C304 Worship of the Hundred Officials

In the main hall, the emperor and queen sat on a throne embroidered with dragons and phoenixes.

The court and the civil and military officials all bent down to kowtow, wishing the Emperor and the Empress all the best of fortune.

The sound of silk and bamboo filled the air.

A smile appeared on the emperor's face that he hadn't seen for a long time. He stretched out his hand and waved to the crowd below, indicating for them to rise.

"Today is the Empress' birthday." "Today is the Empress' birthday. All of our beloved officials have gathered here to celebrate the Empress' birthday. We are very happy. " As the Emperor spoke, he gestured for the ministers to take their seats.

First, the Fifth Prince walked out and knelt before the emperor, greeting the emperor and the empress. He said with a face full of joy, "Today is the birthday of Imperial Mother. This son wishes Imperial Mother on her good health and health, and wishes Imperial Father and Imperial Mother ten thousand blessings."

The Emperor smiled and nodded before asking the Fifth Prince, "It's been a few days since we've last met. Fifth Prince, do you have time to spare for studying?"

"Although I am stupid, but the ancients often said, 'The tree is in the rope, the tree is in the wheel, and its rules are in the song. Although there is violence, those who do not stand up are in the right place.'" "Therefore, I have risen early in the morning to study and diligently trained. I finally managed to obtain some benefits." The Fifth Prince knelt down and kowtowed before the Emperor, saying these words to the Emperor word by word.

"Not bad, not bad. When we have time another day, we, father and son, will have a good spar and let royal father see how you're progressing."

"Your son is still young, how could he dare spar with the Emperor? I only hope that the Emperor can guide your son a little more, his progress will definitely be faster and faster." Seeing the Emperor so satisfied, the Empress helped the Fifth Prince speak up.

"Yeah, the reason the Fifth Prince has such awareness at such a young age is because the Empress is usually able to guide him." The emperor smiled at the empress and nodded at her.

Upon hearing the emperor's words, the people of the palace and the empress began to praise the Fifth Prince as well.

Zuo Yuan had always been shameless towards these people, so when he heard them say that, he couldn't help but to turn his head away, unwilling to listen to them speak anymore.

Duan Yunfei saw the unhappiness in her heart and reached out to pull her sleeve.

Zuo Yuan looked around and saw that everyone was busy talking with everyone. She lowered her voice and whispered into Duan Yunfei's ear, "The one thing I dislike the most every year is the empress' birthday. In the past there had been Sixth Princess s, but this year they were imprisoned in the palace by the emperor and weren't able to come out, instead they gave birth to a Fifth Prince. "

Without waiting for her to finish speaking, Duan Yunfei took a piece of dessert from the banquet and stuffed it into Zuo Yuan's mouth. He glared at her and said softly: "Girl, be careful not to say anything bad."

Zuo Yuan choked and took a long time to recover. She smiled craftily at Duan Yunfei, bent over, and whispered into Duan Yunfei's ear: "How could I not know that trouble will come from the mouth. It's just that I can only tell you these words, my heart is at ease."

Although Zuo Yuan usually seemed carefree, her thoughts were much more meticulous than others. If not for treating Duan Yunfei as her best friend, she would never have said such a thing.

Thinking about that, Duan Yunfei laughed lightly, and looked to the side, to see Xiliang who was staring at the two of them.

Duan Yunfei lightly patted Zuo Yuan's arm, and then pointed at Xiu Huang.

Xiu Huang gestured to her, causing Zuo Yuan to blush from embarrassment, but he still nodded at him.

After a while, while the officials were toasting each other, Xiu Huang secretly left the scene.

Duan Yunfei was sitting at the table, bored out of her mind, drinking wine. Since Mu Chuyang did not come today, the banquet had become less interesting. She also didn't know how the wound on his shoulder was faring.

Just as Duan Yunfei was thinking about Mu Chuyang, Zuo Yuanyuan suddenly prodded him with force.

Duan Yunfei then regained her senses, and glared at Zuo Yuanyuan.

Zuo Yuan pointed outside and said to her in a low voice: "Yun Fei, Xiu Huang said that he doesn't want to drink and have fun with these people. He went to the imperial garden to rest alone, I want to go out and find him. Help me stay here first, I'll be there shortly. "

"Sigh, a girl really can't stay in a girl's house anymore." Duan Yunfei let out a fake sigh, and waved to Zuo Chong. For someone with a strong will like to do so, it's better for you to hurry up and leave, so that your Young Master Xiu Huang and the others won't get too anxious. "

Zuo Yuan smiled at Duan Yunfei and quickly slipped out.

At the current banquet, only Duan Yunfei was truly left.

"Thirteenth Princess." She was drinking when someone called out to her from behind.

Duan Yunfei turned around, and discovered that it was Princess Eleven Duan Yuying standing behind her.

"Who do I think it is? So it's the Princess Eleven." Duan Yunfei laughed and bowed to Duan Yuying.

Although Duan Yuying and she were siblings, their personalities were completely different. Duan Yingluo had been arrogant and despotic since she was young, but she was actually a coward. She treated his servants extremely well, and rarely argued with them.

"Even though we are both in the palace, we haven't seen each other for months. I wonder how Thirteenth Princess has been these days? " Duan Yuying smiled at Duan Yunfei and sat down to talk with her.

Duan Yunfei laughed faintly, and politely replied to her words. Thank you, Princess Eleven, for your concern. "

"That's good." Duan Yuying smiled at her, then sighed and said, "A few days ago, I heard that Thirteenth Princess was sick, and should have gone to visit her, but back then, mother was also sick, I really couldn't spare any time, and after Thirteenth Princess's condition had improved, great events in the palace occurred one after another, so I was delayed, and I hope Thirteenth Princess would not take it to heart."

Duan Yunfei naturally understood what she meant. She and Sixth Princess were siblings. Everyone in the imperial court said that Sixth Princess was unconscious for many days because they had secretly poisoned his. It was precisely because of this that the Emperor placed the Sixth Princess under house arrest, preventing her from leaving this place for eternity.

On the cusp of such a storm, if she came to visit Duan Yunfei again, she must have confirmed the truth about the Sixth Princess framing him. Furthermore, when she visited Thirteenth Princess, she would be criticized by the world as not being good enough for her own sister, and she was merely someone who sought fame and reputation. At that time, how would the Sixth Princess feel at home, and how would she feel at home?

Thinking of this, Duan Yuying did not know what to do.