Outside, the Heaven-worshipping Ceremony was still going on, but the main characters were the princes, led by the Crown Prince.
As the princess, she could only follow her relatives and watch the princes in front of her complete the ritual of praying for the country.
In the great hall, the five princes of adulthood stood in a row according to their status, completing the blessing ceremony together.
Lin Mengya's eyes involuntarily followed Long Tianhao.
Unlike the flashy Crown Prince, Long Tianhao was wearing a black ceremonial robe, embroidered with a four-clawed green dragon.
Under the sun, the man stood straight, and his every move revealed a natural noble aura.
He sincerely wanted to pray for the State of Jin, and also sincerely respected his ancestors and relatives.
Compared with the Crown Prince's perfunctory attitude, Long Tianhao was much more sincere. But the Crown Prince, who relied on the protection of his ancestors to become the Crown Prince, was only thinking about how to fight for power.
Such a comparison could be regarded as a kind of irony.
In the main hall, all the rituals had come to the last round. All the princes had to draw their bows and shoot arrows. First, it was to pray for Dajin's longevity.
Second, it was to see how much the adult princes had grown. To put it bluntly, it was to show off the princes' martial arts.
After all, Dajin's long-term stability was not only due to the Emperor's wisdom and martial arts.
The valiant martial arts of the army was one of the tricks to make the neighboring countries obedient.
The five princes lined up, and outside the main hall, there were already five targets with hearts.
Lin Mengya didn't know about the others, but Long Tianhao's martial arts were so extravagant that even Qinghu dared not underestimate Long Tianhao.
They drew their bows and shot arrows, and their every move was so steady. Not to mention Lin Mengya, even the royal family members were praising the princes' attitude.
"The country is prosperous, and it will last for a long time. Princes, please shoot the Phoenix Cry Golden Arrow and pray to our ancestors! "
The ceremonial officer's voice sounded, and all five princes drew their bows and aimed at their targets.
With a swoosh, five arrows shot out from the bowstring with a faint sound of tearing through the air.
According to the rules, these people had to shoot nine arrows in a row. However, to everyone's surprise, just as the last arrow was about to be shot out, the Fifth Prince suddenly turned around and shot the arrow at the crowd watching the ceremony.
"Ah! Oh my god! "
For a moment, everyone screamed in fear, and the clan members on this side were scared out of their wits.
What he didn't expect was that the arrow was shot straight at someone in the crowd.
But only she stood there, not dodging the arrow at all.
With a buzzing sound, the Phoenix Cry Arrow brushed past her face and pierced deeply into the vermilion dragon pillar behind her.
The arrowhead's tail was still trembling, but no one dared to breathe heavily.
"Fifth Prince, good archery. It's just that his eyesight doesn't seem too good. This isn't the bullseye. "
A pair of white, jade-like hands reached out and pulled out the arrow from the Coiling Dragon Pillar.
No one expected that Lin Mengya, who should be the most frightened, was calmer than anyone else.
One step, two steps, three steps, Lin Mengya walked to the Fifth Prince unhurriedly. At the same time, he handed over the arrow.
"Since you are praying for the country, you should not have any regrets. Fifth Prince, please send this arrow to where it belongs. "
The atmosphere became a little gloomy because of what had happened just now.
But no one expected that Lin Mengya would be so generous as to give the arrow to the Fifth Prince personally.
The Fifth Prince, Long Yingchu, suddenly smiled evilly, took the arrow from Lin Mengya's hand, and casually pulled it to the bullseye.
But his eyes never left Lin Mengya, who had turned around.
"Third Brother, your princess is out of my expectation. Why? I heard that your favorite person is the sickly Su Linlang, isn't it? Now, you have changed your taste. "
From the moment Long Yingchu shot the arrow, Long Tianhao's heart had been extremely cold.
Because of his noble birth, the Fifth Prince had never cared about people like them. He only had a good relationship with the Crown Prince.
Moreover, every time the Fifth Prince got into trouble, his father would just laugh it off. Unexpectedly, the Fifth Prince dared to shoot Lin Mengya in public at the memorial service.
Long Tianhao held the bow so hard that his hands turned white. He glanced at the Fifth Prince coldly and said in a gloomy voice,
"If she is hurt, I will kill you."
His voice was so cold that it could freeze everything. Even Long Qinghan looked at the Fifth Prince with an unkind face.
"Humph, even my father can't do anything to me. What can the few of you do about it? Your Princess, on the other hand, is really bold. Interesting. "
Their short conversation did not escape the Crown Prince's ears.
But he just looked on coldly, and didn't care about his two younger brothers at all.
Lin Mengya was as beautiful as a flower, even more beautiful than those concubines in his mansion. But she didn't know what was good for her.
If she stayed, she would be a disaster to him sooner or later.
But he was a little surprised that the Fifth Prince dared to shoot at her at this time. He sneered in his heart. "Does this idiot really think that his father dotes on him?"
But it was because the Fifth Prince's mother's family was powerful.
Now, he had committed the crime of despising his ancestors. Didn't they see that the clan members were already frowning?
Even if the Imperial Concubine's family wanted to protect him, they would have to go through a lot of trouble. Moreover, the Fifth Prince's mother, Imperial Concubine Chen, had passed away three years ago.
Things were different now. This idiot was still courting death here.
Maintaining a smile, Lin Mengya controlled her legs and insisted on walking to the place where the ceremony was held.
Only she knew that the scene just now shocked her so much that she broke out in a cold sweat.
Who wouldn't be afraid when the arrow was shot at her?
She was just too shocked and frightened, so she couldn't move her body for a moment.
Beep, beep, beep, beep! She really wanted to curse. Just now, just now, the arrow was only one centimeter away from her, or less than one centimeter away.
If it weren't for her luck, she would have either died or been disfigured.
She was furious. She would never forget the Fifth Prince's face even if she was beaten to death.
Good! The Fifth Prince was really brave!
She, Lin Mengya, swore that one day, she would make the Fifth Prince suffer so much that he couldn't even cry for help!
The ceremony officer, who was shocked, immediately announced that the ceremony was over. God, if there was any delay and blood spilled in the Heaven-worshipping Ceremony, even if he had eight heads, they would be chopped off and used as kicks.
In this way, the Heaven-worshipping Ceremony, which contained conspiracy and threats, ended.
The four maidservants, who had been waiting in the side hall, had been burning with anxiety.
Not to mention other things, Baiji had been anxious because she knew the secret of the clothes.
Fortunately, although Lin Mengya was greatly frightened, she did not forget her maidservants.
She asked someone to bring all of them to her sedan. Listening to the discussions around them, the four maidservants realized what a thrilling scene Lin Mengya had just experienced.
On the way back, it was as glorious as when she came. On the other hand, Lin Mengya had a narrow escape from death. She had indeed made a detour from the gates of hell.
The prayer banquet would be held for three consecutive days.
However, because the Emperor was seriously ill this year, it would only be held for one day.
Everything Lin Mengya had prepared had been brought to the palace early. The moment they arrived at the small courtyard prepared for them, Lin Mengya slumped down on the bed. Her face was as pale as a sheet.
She was scared to death!
"Master, come here quickly to take a bath and change your clothes. What if you catch a cold in your wet clothes? "
Baiji was meticulous. She only touched Lin Mengya's back and knew that her clothes were already wet.
"Okay, okay."
Indeed, she needed a good bath to calm herself down.
She took off her dress, and sure enough, the snow-white shirt inside was stuck to Lin Mengya's slender waist.
After entering the hot water, Lin Mengya, who was still in a state of shock, began to tell her maidservants about what had happened.
"Oh yes, Master, you said that the dress was embroidered with a seven-colored phoenix. But why did it become a six-colored phoenix in the end? "
Baiji tilted her head and asked in confusion.
Lin Mengya just smiled and looked at Baiji with appreciation.
"It's all your Sister Baiji's credit. I just found out that Aunt Bai was the descendant of ghost embroidery, who even the embroidery maids in the palace had to admit defeat. No wonder I always felt that the clothes you made for me were a hundred times more exquisite than the ones in the palace. Ghost embroidery really deserves its reputation. "
Seeing Lin Mengya's appreciation, Baiji felt proud but also a little shy.
It turned out that Lin Mengya had asked Baiji to prepare some dyes to dye the silk thread.
Unexpectedly, when her mother found out the whole story, she gave her a special dye that had been passed down in her family for generations.
This dyes was colorless and odorless, but it had a magical effect.
As long as two different dyes were added one after the other, the dyed silk thread would turn into different colors according to the external temperature.
Baiji first removed the eyes of the phoenix, then carefully bleached and dyed them, and then embroidered them back according to the original design.
Therefore, the eyes of the phoenix were black at room temperature.
But after being smoked by an aromatherapy stove, they turned into the original purple color.
Therefore, she managed to hide it from the ceremonial officer, and also from Chief Yun. No matter how hard she tried, she could not find any flaws.
After hearing Lin Mengya's words, the three maidservants automatically opened their mouths in an "O" shape.
It turned out that Baiji had been missing for a few days because of this.
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