noffsinger Chapter 685 Testing the 4th Princess
Chapter 685 Testing the 4th Princess
Someone said, "Since it's the Lantern Festival, what topic is there to choose? Let's use the Lantern Festival as the topic. The Fourth Princess is very talented. Let's take a glimpse of her elegance back then."
"Princess Four, please sing a song." Someone started to make a noise.
Zhang Yumo wanted to recite an ancient poem first.
She spoke in the dark, and at that moment, the Fourth Prince, who was already drunk and unconscious on the table, suddenly raised his head and vomited violently. When he finished vomiting, the whole table was filled with his filth. Everyone pinched their noses and looked disgusted.
The Fourth Prince was drunk, but he didn't feel ashamed. Instead, it was everyone present who felt ashamed for him.
Zhang Yurou happened to be sitting at the same table with him. She had suffered an unexpected disaster and had a lot of filth on her body. This operation actually solved her problem.
I saw a flash of disdain in her eyes, and then she asked with concern: "Your Majesty, you are drunk."
"I am not drunk. Drink more. I want to drink more." The Fourth Prince leaned on Zhang Yurou, "I will drink with the princess."
Zhang Yurou's face was filled with embarrassment. She bowed in the direction of Jiang Fenghua and said, "I'm sorry, I may have to take the prince to change clothes first. He is drunk." He got drunk at the right time!
After seeing the vomit, no one was in the mood to listen to her poetry anymore. They just wanted her to take the Fourth Prince away as soon as possible.
Immediately, a palace steward hurriedly sent someone to clean the table.
Jiang Fenghua also lost her appetite instantly and felt nauseous and wanted to vomit. The Fourth Prince vomited at a perfect time. She looked deeply in the direction of the Fourth Prince and saw that he looked like a paralyzed person after vomiting.
She said quickly, "Princess, help the Fourth Prince to the side hall to rest first! The Lantern Festival banquet has just started, sober up before coming back."
Here, just as the Fourth Princess was helping the Fourth Prince leave the table and walk to the door of the banquet hall, a gust of cold wind blew, and the lanterns in the corridor were suddenly extinguished. The surroundings immediately fell into the quiet night. The sky was covered by thick black clouds, and the wind blew through the tall treetops, making a slow rustling sound.
Zhang Yumo looked up and saw a dim palace lantern lit up in the corridor ahead. A graceful and elegant woman was supported by a palace maid and slowly walked towards her.
Zhang Yurou looked carefully and was suddenly startled. The person looked exactly like Concubine Su. The dim halo shining on Concubine Su's delicate and cold cheek made people feel eerie and terrifying.
Zhang Yurou shuddered all over, because she had heard long ago that Su Qingqing was dead. Her people that day were either dead or escaped. How could she appear in the palace, unless...
The more Su Qingqing came towards her, the more frightened she became, and she suddenly dropped the Fourth Prince, who was pressing his weight on her, and screamed in fear.
The Fourth Prince was thrown to the ground heavily. He heard her scream again. He opened his eyes and asked, "What's wrong? What happened? Why did you throw me to the ground?"
Zhang Yurou squatted down and hid behind Xie Yang, pulling at his clothes, her face pale with fear, "Your Highness, look over there, is there anyone there?"
"Where is the person?" Xie Yang looked in the direction Zhang Yurou pointed. "It's pitch black. There's no one, not to mention people, not even ghosts."
In fact, Xie Yang had woken up a long time ago and had been pretending to be drunk. He vomited just to help Zhang Yurou out. He knew very well what her level was and she was incapable of composing a poem.
Zhang Yurou rubbed her eyes. Indeed, there was nothing there. Even the palace maids and palace lanterns seemed to have never appeared, not to mention Concubine Su. She thought to herself: I clearly saw Concubine Su.
How could something disappear in an instant? Could it really be that Concubine Su’s ghost has returned?
Before she could figure out what was going on, people in the banquet hall were attracted by her scream.
Jiang Fenghua walked up to them and said with concern, "Fourth Prince, why is the Fourth Princess squatting on the ground? It's all my fault for not thinking carefully. I should have asked someone to help the Fourth Prince to the side hall. The Fourth Princess is so thin. Someone, help the Prince and Princess up and send them to the side hall to rest."
At the same time, seeing that everyone had gathered around him, Xie Yang closed his eyes and leaned on Zhang Yurou, pretending to sleep.
Zhang Yurou said, "I'd better take the prince back to the palace. We won't stay in the palace. The prince is drunk."
"The maid is taking Princess Yi to the side hall to rest. The Fourth Prince is drunk again, so it's not convenient for him to leave the palace now. Princess, there is no need to be polite. There are guest rooms everywhere in the side hall. It won't be too late to at least let the Fourth Prince sober up before leaving the palace!" Jiang Fenghua said in a gentle voice.
Zhang Yurou thought of the scene she had just seen. She was scared to death, "No..."
"The Fourth Prince is so drunk. If he continues to be jolted around in the carriage, he's probably going to vomit again." Gao Qingtong also echoed Jiang Fenghua's words.
Everyone also said, "Let's send it to the side hall first. The princess is not in a hurry at this time."
Finally, the Fourth Princess couldn't stand being kept by everyone, so Jiang Fenghua asked Wuxin to find a eunuch to help the Fourth Prince leave.
The Fourth Princess naturally had to go and take care of her daughter. Her daughter fell asleep halfway through the meal and the banquet hall was too noisy, so she asked the maid and wet nurse in the palace to take her to a side hall to sleep for a while.
To get to the side hall, one would have to pass through the same corridor as before, or go in the direction where she saw Su Qingqing walking just now. Zhang Yurou followed closely behind everyone but still felt scared.
Wu Xin had someone help the Fourth Prince to quicken his pace. Because the road was too dark, Zhang Yurou fell behind for a long distance. At this time, a palace maid came towards her. The next moment, the palace maid accidentally bumped into Zhang Yurou and almost knocked her down.
Zhang Yurou was already scared, and being bumped into made her even more upset. She frowned and scolded, "Why are you so careless when you walk?"
The maid said in a panic: "I'm sorry, I was careless, there is..."
The maid acted scared, and Zhang Yurou asked in confusion, "What's going on?"
"There is a flying lantern, but I don't know why there is no one here. It's so scary!" The maid said and ran away.
Zhang Yurou's heart tightened, and her legs trembled with fear. At this time, Wuxin suddenly turned back with a lantern in his hand, "Your Majesty, please leave quickly. The strong wind may have blown out the lanterns. I will send you and the prince off and ask someone to light up the lanterns in the corridor."
With the light and Wuxin by her side, Zhang Yurou was not so scared anymore. She kept repeating to herself, "Every wrong has its perpetrator. I didn't kill you. If you want to find someone, look for Jiang Fenghua. She was the one who killed you."
Wu Xin smiled softly when he saw her frightened look, and said, "It's only a few steps away from the side hall. Princess, be careful, it's a little dark underfoot."
"Where is the prince?" Zhang Yurou asked.
"They have already entered the house. I have sent someone to serve the prince. Princess, don't worry!" Wu Xin said again, "Princess Four, please come in."
Wuxin did not take her to the side hall, but to an empty place.