Chapter 95 First Update

  As this was a banquet set up by the Minister of Qinglan, it did not prevent the various ministers from finding suitable wives for their sons. The ministers had their sons dress up carefully, and if they could catch the emperor's eye, that would be best; if not, having them catch the eye of some minister's daughter would also be good.

  Yun Ning sat in front of the copper mirror, carefully painting his eyebrows. On the bed lay the clothes he had only worn once, still exquisite and captivating. Through the copper mirror, he saw Zi Ruoye gazing at him with a hint of a smile, "Your Highness, why not go see Qing Yu and the others?"

  I recall the man's triumphant smile last night, he was also helpless, that person actually said she wanted to steal the spotlight from everyone, who would be so presumptuous, today is a banquet set up by Qinglan Shichen, because tomorrow Qinglan Shichen will return to report back.

  Zi Ruoye sat in the house, her clothes relatively simple compared to men's, so at this moment she was staring intently at the delicate eyebrow makeup, and couldn't help but think that she had always thought that men drawing eyebrows should be something she couldn't accept, yet every time she saw Yun Cong draw eyebrows, she would indeed become entranced.

  Hearing Yun Cong's helpless tone, Zi Ruoye could only stand up, "I still want to take a look at it for a while, okay, then I'll go and see the others."

  Yesterday, I told Wu Er that everyone would be going together, which scared the child. However, Tuo Tao and Zuo Er seemed more excited. Then yesterday, she was busy arranging this and that, from carriages to food, making her a bit puzzled. After all, they were just taking a carriage ride to the imperial palace, not going on an outing.

  Zi Ruoye walked slowly to Shangguan Meng's courtyard, which was relatively closer than Liu Qingyu's. Before entering, she saw a misty fog inside the courtyard and couldn't help but pause - Meng'er was studying array formations again?

  The servants standing outside saw the king wanting to enter and hurriedly spoke out to stop him, "Your Majesty, Master Shang is probably studying his things, so it's better if Your Majesty doesn't go in." How could these servants know why Master Shang's courtyard was always misty every time, even though it was a sunny day? Ever since someone went in, there would always be some small collisions coming out. After Master Shang put up a sign later, they also knew better than to enter again.

  "No problem." Zǐ Ruò Yè nodded slightly and walked in, but she had thought that the little ball would be picking out clothes or daydreaming, never expecting it to actually be studying formations...

  As soon as he entered the fog, the small bell beside Shang Guan Meng in the house rang softly. A small figure immediately pushed open the door and exclaimed excitedly, "Wife!"

  Following the sound, Ziyue Ye stepped out of the formation in an instant. This formation was just a ordinary fog formation and didn't harm anyone. As soon as Ziyue Ye arrived at the front, Shangguan Meng rushed over, wearing only a thin undergarment. Ziyue Ye was taken aback and subconsciously hugged the little ball in front of her, which felt different from usual. Now, with only a thin layer of undergarment separating them, the tip of her nose caught a faint scent of milk.

  "Meng'er, why haven't you put on your clothes yet?" Hurriedly carrying him into the room, how did he end up coming out like this? How was Upper Official Fei educated? After entering the house, all that could be seen were warm yellow clothes scattered all over the floor and bed.

  This is...

  After Shangguan Meng's feet touched the ground, he looked at Ziyue Ye with some embarrassment, his face a bit red. In fact, he didn't know what to wear, this was the first time his wife had taken him to attend a palace banquet, and he didn't want to make his wife lose face, even though she might not care at all.

  Zi Ruoye picked up a piece of clothing, the warm yellow dress had cute little daisies on it, the pale white petals were very vivid. Looking at others, they were all cute little flowers. For Shangguan Meng, this was simply the most suitable clothes. "The clothes here are all great, isn't there one that Meng'er likes?"

  Officer Miao stepped forward, slowly moving to the front of Zi Ruoye, and said in a low voice, "Miao didn't think she had so many clothes, thinking about looking at them one by one, then finding the most suitable one...". As he spoke, his voice became smaller and he stared directly at his own small feet.

  "As a result, after looking at it once, I thought they were all suitable, so I kept dragging on until now?" Zi Ruoye looked at the clothes scattered all over the floor. This was just a palace banquet, although in her memory, apart from her birthday banquet where Guan Yun attended, the Minister of Justice had never brought Guan Yun to attend any occasion.

  "Hmm..." He felt ashamed and couldn't show his face, he had indeed looked at it once but then couldn't find it again. In a hurry, he started to set up the formation, hoping that the formation would calm him down, but as he saw the approaching time, not only did he not calm down, but he became even more flustered. He didn't want to trouble his wife at all, but it seemed like every time things went against his wishes.

  He's not as helpful as Yun Gege to his wife, how can he be so useless? At this moment, Shangguan Meng feels frustrated and wants to lower her head to her chest.

  Zi Ruoye looked at Shang Guan Meng, slightly raised an eyebrow, feeling that the person in front of her was like a deflated balloon, walked towards the clothes scattered on the ground, and then looked at the pile of clothes on the bed. She picked one up, still made of warm yellow fabric, with a light white transparent gauze outside, embroidered with cute dandelions. She walked towards Shang Guan Meng, stretched out her finger to poke his small face, "How about this one?"

  Shangguan Meng raised his head and saw that Ziyue Ye was holding a piece of clothing in her hand, smiling at him. He took it from her, and his small face instantly transformed into a smile that could melt ice. He nodded lightly, filled with satisfaction and delight. "Mmm! Meng likes it very much. Meng will wear this today."

  Looking at Shangguan Meng's delighted little face, Ziyue Ye's heart moved slightly, and she rubbed his little head, "Take it easy, there's still time. I'll go take a look at Qingyou." She only felt that in that instant, she had just helped him pick out an outfit, but the smile on his face was incredibly satisfied, as if he had obtained the most wonderful thing in the world.

  Walked to the distant gate of Liu Qingyou, saw Liu Qingyou standing under the tree in a daze, not knowing what she was thinking about. Her clothes had already been changed, still wearing that white dress with beautiful orchids embroidered on it, tall and slender, no longer the envy of many people's eyes.

  Walked up, lightened footsteps, hugged him from behind, and the person in his arms stiffened, then slowly relaxed, and a familiar voice came into his ears, "Damn it, can't you walk without making a sound? What are you pretending to be in broad daylight! Hmph!"

  He had been thinking about it just now, and suddenly remembered Li Yu, who had been forgotten for a long time. As soon as he returned to the Prime Minister's mansion, he heard from Grape that Li Yu had frequently visited him in August. He thought of the few times they met, and Li Yu often clashed with the dead scoundrel. Today, he went to the palace feast, wondering what would happen again.

  For the first time in his heart, he regretted his ignorance when he was young and didn't understand people. "Damn it..."

  "Hmm? What's wrong?" Zi Ruoye asked lightly, she only felt that the reality was quiet and peaceful at this moment, a rare tranquility.

  "Nothing." Thought for half a day and still couldn't say it out loud. That dead scoundrel had said that they would be together, so the most important thing was to believe her.

  "I thought you would be like Meng'er and not know what to wear."

  "Only a few pieces of clothing, how would I not know?" Indeed, following that idiot for no more than three sentences and he'll get angry, what a pain.

  "Damn it, doesn't it matter that there are so many of us?"

  "What's the big deal? The whole world knows that Zi Ruoye's husband is Liu Qingyou from the Liu family, her secondary husband is the newly appointed Crown Prince Lan Ge of the Qinglan Kingdom, and her third husband is Yun Ning and Shangguan Meng. Can't I take you guys there? Don't worry, that scoundrel Zi Yanran can definitely afford to raise these few mouths."

  This bastard... clearly knew what he meant wasn't that. But when she said she was his wife, her heart felt sweet.

  It wasn't until the sun was about to set in the west that Zǐ Ruò Yè finally got into a carriage with four men and headed towards the imperial palace. The carriage was spacious and comfortable, and the five of them sat inside without feeling cramped at all. It was only then that Zǐ Ruò Yè realized that her family's carriages were also quite large, she had just never paid much attention to it since she usually rode alone.

  Shangguan Meng poked out his little head, seemingly never having been to a night market before. Yun Qing was quietly smiling, occasionally glancing at Zi Ruoye. Liu Qingyou saw Shangguan Meng being so careless and quickly turned his head away, pulling him back in case he fell over, but his eyes still occasionally darted outwards. As for the night market, these men had only heard about it before. Lang Ge had been sitting on her left side all along, but remained silent throughout the journey.

  "Do you want to go out and take a look?" Seeing Liu Qingyou wanting to look but not daring to, Zi Ruoye also curiously lifted the curtain, only to see an ordinary night market.

  "No way!"

  "It's okay."

  "I want to go!"

  “……”

  Four men, different answers. Zǐ Ruò Yè looked outside and then put down the curtain, saying "I'll take you guys out to play at night market another day." On the contrary, four men except for Lán Gē who had been silent all along, others expressed that it was just a temporary curiosity, no need to deliberately bring them out. Zǐ Ruò Yè didn't force them either, waiting until they really wanted to go out before taking them.

  "The palace banquet should be more interesting." Thinking that they would be excited when they saw the arrangement of the palace banquet. Zǐ Ruò Yè leaned against the carriage, leisurely drinking wine.

  Even the ministers who arrived earlier than Zi Ruoye were shocked. They had been to many grand and small palace banquets, but this one was truly unique.

  Delicate lanterns were hung all the way, with exquisite hundred flower patterns painted on them. On more than a hundred lanterns, there were more than a hundred different flowers, vivid and surprising. As soon as they entered, someone had already started playing music, the melody was light and cheerful, not as grandiose as the palace music of the past, but extremely suitable for the current banquet, without the dullness and with more joy.

  What makes them feel amused is that under each lantern, a small bell is hung, and with the gentle movement of the wind, it emits a string of playful bell sounds. The layered bell sounds do not make people feel annoyed, but rather find it amusing.

  The ministers all burst into applause, especially those men who had come with the minister, and were already captivated by the lanterns in front of them.

  "Prince Ye has arrived!" As the soldier guarding the door shouted, everyone involuntarily looked over, it was just an unconscious action. But after seeing the person following behind Zi Ruoye, they all involuntarily took a deep breath.

  Zi Ruoye wore a purple robe with embroidered hibiscus patterns, still carelessly holding a small wine jug. When she arrived at the palace gate, she jumped down with one hand supporting her body. Then, she turned around and stretched out her hand from the carriage, "Come down, Qing Yu."

  It doesn't matter who comes down first, but in front of outsiders, Liu Qingyou will be her husband from now on. She didn't want others to say bad things about Liu Qingyou, so she helped him down first.

  Qingyu? Isn't that the young master of the Prime Minister's estate, Liu Qingyu, the one who has been engaged to Ye Wang but never got married?

  A slender hand stretched out from the carriage, with long fingers and distinct joints, steadily grasping Zi Ruoye. With Zi Ruoye's help, Liu Qingyou got off the carriage, wearing a white dress adorned with elegant jasmine flowers, making her look like a refined and noble orchid, as pure and clean as the moon in the clear sky.

  "Damn it, I can get down myself." Yu Qingyou knew the implication of Zi Ruoye asking him to get down first, and although he meant to thank her, the words that came out were different, but his eyebrows and eyes still showed gentle affection.

  Zi Ruoye smiled unruly again, "One's own husband, if you don't help him up, are you going to let others do it?"

  Liu Qing gave her a cold stare and stood aside, this rascal was again speaking without reserve, but in his heart he was sweetly delighted.

  "Lang Ge, come out." He was also wearing a white robe, but it had only a few faint cloud patterns on it, and nothing else. However, this couldn't stop his icy and elegant demeanor, which was like a snow lotus. Adding to that, he had the face of an immortal and silver hair cascading down like a waterfall, making him seem as if he would ascend to heaven at any moment.

  As soon as Langya appeared, after taking a deep breath, he was met with a strange gaze. Although the ten princes of Qinglan were amazed by him, they couldn't accept the fact that he was different from ordinary people for a while. Moreover, it is said that even though he is considered the number one beauty in Qinglan, he is also seen as an unlucky star.

  After Lan Ge came down, he seemed to be unaware of the expressions of those ministers, still standing quietly on one side, as if all things in the world had nothing to do with him. Then Zi Ruoye brought Yun Ning and Shangguan Meng out again.

  When Yun Cong appeared, everyone saw Yun Cong's attire and was stunned. All the men who had attended Zi Ruoye's birthday banquet were wearing clothes that were rare in the world, and since they had seen them once before, they had never seen them again. Now that they have seen them again, they are all envying.

  Yun Cong is oblivious to the admiring glances of men and the overly eager gazes of women, remaining calm and composed as she looks at Zi Ruoye standing in the middle. Her expression is soft and gentle. Your Highness, Yun Cong has only ever been devoted to you alone. The peach blossoms seem to be blooming on her clothes, a breathtaking sight.

  The upper official's eyes were full of curious expression, the warm yellow clothes had lovely dandelions on them, pure and seemingly like the most transparent crystal, beautiful enough to make people feel like a fallen glass doll, a little fairy.

  Shangguan Meng couldn't help but open her small mouth wide as she saw the decorations inside the palace, "Wife, look at these beautiful lanterns, there are hundreds of different kinds of flowers painted on them." The layered lanterns had non-repeating flower patterns on them, it was unknown who did this, but they were done so beautifully.

  It was clear that he yearned for the lanterns in his eyes, and Zi Ruoye leaned close to his ear, whispering, "I'll make one for you when we get back." These lanterns were made by the skilled craftsmen arranged by Zi Ruoye in the palace. To the shining eyes of Shangguan Mou that seemed like stars, Zi Ruoye also winked at him, indicating that what she said was not empty words.

  "Wife is... wife is so formidable." Shangguan Meng rushed into Ziyue's arms, even if the wife thought of him as a younger brother now, but one day she would understand his heart. She definitely would...

  Several people nearby also heard Zi Ruoye's whisper to Shang Guan Meng. Liu Qingyou looked at the lanterns, "Damn it, I didn't think you'd even know how to do this..." Suddenly, he seemed a bit defeated. Although he wasn't very good at cooking, he could still manage, but since that time when the damn guy cooked in the kitchen, he had been feeling depressed. Why did this guy know how to do things that only men should know?

  When Yun Cong saw these lanterns, his eyes had already shown a knowing expression. He then thought of the day when Zi Ruo Ye half-knelt in front of him, and that 'marriage proposal' was probably one of his most treasured memories for life. As long as it was related to Wang Ye, these were his most precious memories.

  "Let's go. After all, we're not the main characters today." Zi Ruoye said with a smile, shaking the small wine jug as she walked forward, and the four men followed behind her.

  As soon as they arrived at the imperial garden for the banquet, under the blooming flowers, Zi Ruoye lifted her head and saw Liu Qingyue beside Zi Yanran. The two were indeed a perfect match, with the man's talent and the woman's beauty. Liu Qingyu followed Zi Ruoye's gaze, and his heart skipped a beat. Actually, he had always felt that this scoundrel had some inexplicable special connection to his brother, but he couldn't quite put his finger on what it was.

  "Dead idiot?" whispered, why is this dead idiot always staring at brother? Brother is a phoenix...

  Zi Ruoye turned around, her eyes shining with clear and calm light. She smiled gently at Liu Qingyou and said, "Qingyou, let's go sit down. The banquet is about to begin." Yun Cong and the others had already been seated on one side, but only stopped when they saw Zi Ruoye pause.

  Liu Qingyu nodded slightly, after all the guests had arrived, and the banquet was about to begin soon. She walked in the direction of Yun Cong and others with Zi Ruoye.

  Zi Ruoye was arranged to be on the next level below Zi Yanran, after all, apart from Zi Yanran, Zi Ruoye is the only prince, so naturally the palace level is closest to Zi Yanran.

  Everyone looked at Ziyu Ye's side, each with a different demeanor, all of them were the most handsome men in the world. They couldn't help but feel envious, how did they think that this king who didn't seem to be very popular usually seemed to be enjoying himself? The men also looked at the men beside Ziyu Ye with either admiring or jealous eyes.

  Digression

  Here is the translation: Then... one more update coming up~