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Xiao Ruyue retracted the hatred in her eyes, and retracted her gaze from Yuwen Chenglian and the others, and took a deep breath.

After the dance was over, a few dancers went on stage, and the musicians played a new piece, which was still full of bliss and bliss.

The imperial clansmen whispered amongst themselves, chattering about family matters and family matters. Occasionally, however, they would mention matters of the court, and from time to time they would glance at the empress and quickly withdraw.

At this Mid-Autumn Family Meet, the empress Xiao Ruyue was undoubtedly the focus of everyone's attention.

Regardless of whether or not the feast was set up well, in the eyes of the royal family, Da Xia, she was still a princess of the East Mausoleum, an outsider at the end of the day.

Especially since she had entered the palace, the imperial harem and imperial court had been in constant turmoil. Regardless of whether or not these matters had a direct relationship with her, the outcome would naturally be blamed on her.

Fortunately, Xiao Ruyue was open-minded, and wouldn't take it to heart.

She indicated for Yin Lin to come closer and whispered some instructions to him. Yin Lin could not help but look towards Yao Ziyan and prepared to leave.

Xiao Ruyue looked in Yuwen Chenglian's direction. Yuwen Chenglian was constantly staring at Xiao Ruyue, and the first thing she noticed was that Xiao Ruyue was looking at her. Yuwen Chenglian immediately met her gaze with a fawning smile.

Yao Ziyan also quickly noticed Yuwen Chenglian's abnormality, and unhappily glared at him, causing him to slightly restrain himself.

Xiao Ruyue suppressed the coldness in her eyes and turned away as if nothing had happened and took a sip of her tea.

Empress Dowager pulled Princess Qing He along as they spoke. Both of their laughter intertwined as if they were extremely happy. The content of their conversation was heard by everyone, the majority of it were singing and dancing, with Yuwen He's old story inserted in the middle.

They had a good grasp of the situation as they talked about the deeds of their lord in front of a large crowd.

Xiao Ruyue carefully observed Princess Qing He. She had a pretty good appearance, with a small, cute oval face the size of a palm, a exquisite body, and a green palace dress that accentuated her youthful charm. Her twin bun had been adorned with a beautiful jade hairpin, and a hollow peach-blossom hairpin was even more eye-catching.

Princess Qing He could be said to be beautiful. She was also the daughter of the Princess Duanyun, so she was the granddaughter of the Empress Dowager, the cousin of Yuwen He. Empress Dowager felt that she knew her limits, and that it was more suitable than any other princess for her.

Furthermore, since ancient times, there had been cousins who had gotten married for the Royal Family's purity. This was common in the Imperial Family, but it was common even in the outside world.

Empress Dowager wanted to kiss her granddaughter, so it was understandable. However, she had already thought of this. She just didn't expect it to come so fast.

Thinking about it, Xiao Ruyue glanced at Yuwen He. Yuwen He's expression was calm, as if he did not care about what the Empress Dowager said to Princess Qing He. As if, no matter what they said, he would not care.

Xiao Ruyue's ten fingers, which were painted with pancake, were as tender as green onions. She bent index finger and lightly tapped on the table in front of her as she watched Yuwen Chenglian and Yao Ziyan.

After a while, a person who looked like a young eunuch walked behind Yuwen Chenglian, and whispered something into his ear. Yuwen Chenglian's face revealed a look of happiness, and said goodbye to Yao Ziyan, then left.

Yao Ziyan originally wanted to stop him, but she couldn't, and because of the situation, she could only remain silent.

After a long while, she cast a glance at Xiao Ruyue, as if she was extremely angry.

Suddenly, he saw Princess Qing He raising her hand and standing up. She said in a clear voice: "Today is the festive day of the wedding, I, your sister, wish to offer a piece of music to My Lord and all the elders to celebrate this holiday."

"Alright, I've heard that Princess Qing He's zither skills are outstanding. "I'm so blessed to be able to listen to a song." One of the dukes praised, and the crowd followed after him.

The Empress Dowager smiled and said: "It's good, it's been a long time since I've heard Qing He playing with the zither. "Someone, bring me the green Qizhi from This Dowager's palace."

"Thank you, Royal Grandmother, for your kindness." Princess Qing He smiled. She was truly a proud daughter of heaven.

The servant quickly went to get the "Lu Qi" zither from the Lushua Hall. The "Lu Qi" zither was a famous zither that had been passed down for a hundred years, and the "Empress Dowager Love Zither" was famous for it, and no one was allowed to touch it.

The zither moved up, and Princess Qing He blessed the Empress Dowager before walking into the arena and sitting down in front of the zither table.

Princess Qing He's gaze wandered around once, and finally landed on Yuwen He's body.

Lightly activating the vermilion lip, he slowly said: "Qing He has been too disgraceful."

The imperial garden immediately fell silent.

Princess Qing He stroked her zither with both hands as the zither music slowly flowed out from her fingers. Twisting the strings, playing softly and slowly, each note was filled with love.

Everyone agreed.

The busybodies looked towards the empress, only to see the empress looking as calm as usual. A smile hung on her lips as she lightly followed along with a nod.

On the contrary, the king was expressionless, it was unknown what he was thinking.

He didn't even move in the slightest when faced with such a beautiful sight.

As Xiao Ruyue listened to < < Begging Phoenix > >, she looked at Yao Ziyan without anyone noticing.

A young lady who looked like a palace lady came to Yao Ziyan's side and whispered something into her ear. Yao Ziyan's expression immediately changed, and she looked around in panic.

Yao Ziyan paused for a moment, and quickly recovered her calm. She whispered something to Cai Wei who was beside him, and left.

He left in a hurry.

At this moment, everyone's attention was on Princess Qing He, no one noticed that the Wei Wangfei had left.

Cai Wei glanced at the direction Yao Ziyan left in, and smiled at him.

Xiao Ruyue also smiled lightly and continued to sing along with Princess Qing He's tune.

"Phoenix Cry Phoenix" was originally a song with deep love. When it was played by a young married woman, it was even more unique.

The song was full of love and deep love. The young girl's heart was originally filled with the desire to talk, but now she was bold and unrestrained, directly expressing her feelings.

After the song ended, the sound lingered in the air.

Once the zither music ended, thunderous applause rang out.

Princess Qing He stood up, her face filled with happiness and shyness.

Her gaze turned towards Yuwen He, but because she was shy, she quickly avoided her gaze.

Empress Dowager looked at Yuwen He and asked politely, "Your Majesty, what do you think of Little Qing He's tune?"

"Yes, Princess Qing He's zither skills are excellent." Yuwen He was currently a rough guy who did not know how to react.

It was obvious that he was not interested in this piece.

Empress Dowager still did not give up and continued to ask: "Your zither arts are not bad, what about the tune?"

"< < Phoenix Cry for the Phoenix > > is a good song. It's a masterpiece that goes back thousands of years." He finished his words again, his interest in the matter waning. He completely ignored the young girl's worries.

Princess Qing He's face looked a little awkward. She didn't know if she should enter or retreat as she stood there.

Empress Dowager was a little unhappy. "Your Majesty, what are you saying? Do you think that Qing He is not good? "

"Royal Grandmother has misunderstood. Princess Qing He's zither skills are excellent and her intentions are good as well.

Princess Qing He felt wronged and bit her lower lip until it was bleeding. She murmured, "It was indeed Qing He's fault.

Yuwen He acknowledged her and then ignored her.

Empress Dowager glared at Yuwen He somewhat angrily, and then swept his gaze at Xiao Ruyue as if he had seen a ghost.

Xiao Ruyue immediately felt wronged.

Yuwen He didn't want to marry the little girl, so she was still the one who should be blamed in the end.

Presumably, in the heart of the Empress Dowager, he was already done.

Even if Empress Dowager didn't classify her as the kind of person who would flirt on the side of the bed, Princess Qing He's granddaughter had suffered so much that she could only bear the guilt.

After all, to the Empress Dowager, compared to her, her granddaughter-in-law who was not related in any way to the Princess Dongling, her granddaughter was naturally closer, and it was more important.

Xiao Ruyue was very clear in her heart that she did not feel guilty nor was she timid when she raised her eyes to meet Empress Dowager's gaze.

Empress Dowager snorted, and turned her face away.

She would not be angry with her own grandson, her grandson had suffered, so she could only vent her anger on Xiao Ruyue, the outsider.

These days, life in his parents' home was not easy. Even if he married someone, he would still be willing to become the scapegoat. It truly wasn't easy.

Xiao Ruyue sighed lightly as she saw Yuwen He waving at her.

"What's wrong?" Xiao Ruyue moved his head over, and Yuwen He gently rubbed her head without saying a word.

Xiao Ruyue could roughly understand what he was trying to say.

He felt heartache that she had been wronged.

Empress Dowager was his grandmother after all, and he was already old, so he was filial to her, and allowed her to hold him in the center.

Yuwen He looked at Xiao Ruyue, the smile in his eyes shallow, and a trace of pain.

Xiao Ruyue shook her head.

On the other side, the servant had already removed the "Lu Qi" zither, while Princess Qing He returned to Empress Dowager's side with a sullen face.

Princess Qing He continued, "The Empress has heard that the East Mausoleum's women are gentle, emotional, thoughtful and gentle. They are also versatile and proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting. The Empress was the princess of the East Mausoleum. Qing He dared to ask if the women of the East Mausoleum were really like the rumors. Could Qing He be so bold as to ask the Empress to play a song? "

When Xiao Ruyue heard that someone had called for him, she immediately looked over in high spirits. As she met Princess Qing He's gaze, a glint flashed across her eyes. With a light chuckle, she said:

"The women of the East Mausoleum are indeed gentle and graceful, their talents are exceptionally good. But I am a foolish person, since primary school everything is slower than others. Speaking of the zither arts, with Princess Qing He's Pearl Jade in front of us, if I were to display my crude skills again, I would definitely be able to make a laughing stock out of it. "

"Esteemed Empress is too modest." Even His Majesty and the Empress Dowager praised the Empress for being pure and pure, and the Empress grew up in a great country of the East Mausoleum. Qing He's humble skills were only shown off in front of the Empress. " Princess Qing He bit on it and refused to let go, making up her mind to push him further.