Chapter 97 Souring Birthday Banque (2/2)

“Willing!” Yu Liu Li and Hua Mu Qing said in unison.

“Not allowed!” Feng Yi Xuan eyes were full of deep light.Whether male or female, they cannot take away Nian Nian’s attention.

“Alright, we’re only going to sit and check it out.Why talk as if we’re going to do something there.If you don’t agree then I’ll just go with Mu Qing jiejie and Liu Li gege!” Lan You Nian huffed deliberately.

When everyone heard this, what more could they say?Afraid that Yu Liu Li led Lan You Nian astray, although not willing, they finally agreed.Feng Yi Xuan seeing such a slippery Nian Nian, his eyes were full of doting and helplessness.He couldn’t do anything against her.

The housekeeper came and reported that all the guests were almost there.Hua Mu Qing led everyone into the inner courtyard, not afraid that she would cause tongues to wag because she the host of the banquet did not greet the guests.She was by herself.What rumors was she afraid of?

Upon entering junzhu’s inner courtyard, welcoming them were three large characters, “Mu Qing Pavilion”.Several cycad trees and several other well-known trees were planted in front of the doorway.Green leaves were everywhere.Under the sunlight, they were fresh and bright.Crossing the stone arch, a ten meter high fake mountain stood tall and straight in magnificence.Beneath the mountain was a winding lotus pond, with a small bridge over flowing water, the “ding dong, ding dong” sounds mixed with bursts of laughter, intertwining into a moving piece of music.At the top of the mountain peak, with twists and turns, the tree of heaven and flowers of first spring intermixed with yellows and greens, a particularly moving sight.Green mountains and green waters, pavilion and towers, a picturesque scenery.

“Nian’er meimei, is sister’s inner courtyard pretty?” Hua Mu Qing asked proudly.The arrangements of this inner courtyard took up a lot of her time. When building this junzhu manor, she spent a lot of thought on this inner courtyard.

“The scenery is really nice!” Lan you Nian praised.She didn’t expect Hua Mu Qing’s junzhu manor to be so beautiful.

“Since Nian’er meimei likes, then come more often.Otherwise, living alone in such a big junzhu manor is boring!” Hua Mu Qing lamented.

“Since Mu Qing jiejie feels lonely, how about go to Nian’er’s place instead?If you come with a different identity,it will be even better!” Lan You Nian said, eyes drifting between Hua Mu Qing and Lan Mo Xian.Everyone understood Lan You Nian’s meaning and smiled ambiguiously.

“You, Nian’er meimei, when have you become so talkative!” Hua Mu Qing cried with embarrassment.

“Junzhu has become angry from embarrassment,” Jing Wu. An interjected.

“It looks like it to me!” He Chu Yang looked grave as he nodded.Now Lan Mo Xian couldn’t keep silent.

“Let’s go to the banquet.Otherwise if the host isn’t there, who knows what they’ll gossip about!” Finished, he dragged Hua Mu Qing away.

When they arrived at the banquet, each wangye, princess, young master and young lady were already seated in their arranged seats.Hua Mu Qing and the others were seated at the same table.Although the status of each person was different, and the co-gender group did not conform to the rules but who dared to provoke the people of this table?

“Announcing His Mahesty!” Eunuch Lu’s sharp voice rang and everyone stand up in salutation.Wearing a yellow dragon robe, Feng Xuan and Noble Consort Lin walked into the banquet.As soon as Noble Consort entered, her eyes landed on Lan You Nian, provoking Feng Yi Xuan’s cold aura.

“Alright, rise.Today is Mu Qing’s birthday.Zhen specially came to take a look.You young people continue to play yourselves.”The Emperor sat with Noble Consort Lin at the very top.He checked to see if there were any outstanding women at the banquet.However when he saw his sixth son, fourth son, and Hua Mu Qing sitting at the same table as a girl he didn’t recognize, he couldn’t help his curiosity.

“Mu Qing ah, what do you want for your birthday?” The Emperor said kindly to Hua Mu Qing.Although his mien was stern, his tone was much kinder.After all Hua Mu Qing was a pitiful child.Otherwise Emperor wouldn’t give her the title of junzhu.

“Thanks Your Majesty.Mu Qing is already very happy that Your Majesty can come!” Hua Mu Qing said endearingly.Although she was usually very fierce but in front of the emperor, she put away much of her temper.After all this person controlled their life and death and honor.

“Haha, Mu Qing, when have you learned to speak like this?Eunuch Lu, give the things to Mu Qing!” The Emperor seemed to be overjoyed by Hua Mu Qing’s words.Eunuch Lu had a eunuch who came with him to gift down tray after tray, each with various kinds of jewelry.

“Many thanks Your Majesty!” Hua Mu Qing curtsied.Though her face showed her happiness, there was not a trace of fondness for the objects rewarded.Hua Mu Qing didn’t care for these materialistic things.It was the same every year.She no longer had any interest.

“Mu Qing ah, the little girl beside you belongs to which family?How come zhen hasn’t seen her before?” Emperor seemingly unintentionally asked.In fact, when he noticed this young girl with a veil covering her face, sitting with his sons, Jing Wu An, and the others, he knew she wasn’t a normal young miss from an official’s family.The Emperor was curious.

Lan You Nian was thinking about other things when the Emperor said her name.She pushed her thoughts into the back of her mind, stood up lithely and gently curtsied, “This girl is General Lan, Lan Jian Jun’s daughter-Lan You Nian!”

“Oh?You are General Lan’s daughter.Zhen has heard about you from the imperial tutor before!” The Emperor carefully inspected her.What was so different about this girl that made so many people want to protect her?

“It is this girl!” Toda, Lan You Nian still wore a veil so you could only see a pair of pure eyes.A face without any makeup, clothed in a pure white dress, a freshly picked white hibiscus tucked into her hair, besides this, there was only an exquisite jasper seven treasure hairpin.Simply standing there, she was a picturesque image.Meeting the Emperor’s gaze, she did not evade as if nothing made her afraid.

When the Emperor realized this, he knew this girl was indeed different.What lady of the boudoir would be so unhurried when meeting the Emperor for the first time.She even dared to meet his gaze.Although this girl was young, but the aura she possessed was one the Emperor has never seen before, noble and heavenly aura, unattainable by mere mortals.

“En, indeed a good child!” The Emperor nodded allowing Lan You Nian to sit back down.Not everyone had the same thoughts.They have all seen Lan You Nian’s talent, and the fact she was little sister to several people with high status, in addition with the Emperor’s praise, most women looked jealously at Lan You Nian.Although the men were captivated by Lan You Nian, however not only was she still young, she was also disfigured, so more or less it blocked their desires.

“Che’er, see a woman you like?If you ask for marriage today, it will definitely succeed !” Noble Consort Lin said to Feng Lin Che sitting beside her.Attending this banquet for the most part was because her son needed to marry an official consort, an official consort who can help her son.

“Mother Consort, what do you think of her?” Feng Lin Che’s finger pointed at a woman.

“Her?” Noble Consort Lin followed his gaze to look at the woman, asked her son in confusion.