The banquet of the royal family was actually very boring. Everything had to be done in an orderly manner. Even conversations had to be done in hushed voices, including the performances in the hall. Although they were exciting, they were just a formality.
During this period, the old Emperor and Empress came by once and said a few simple words. They left without even watching a part of the dance. It was as if they were treating today, and everyone could eat and play as they pleased. All expenses — — would be deducted from the national treasury.
The old Emperor's health was really deteriorating day by day. If Li Yi's guess was correct, he must have forgotten who Liu Jimin was, let alone the imperial physician's instructions.
With such a workaholic boss, the employees naturally couldn't be lazy. In the imperial court of the Jing Kingdom, there was almost no such thing as extravagance or slacking.
After the old Emperor left, the atmosphere in the hall became visibly livelier.
At this time, it was up to them to choose to continue watching the dance and chatting in the hall, or to go out and watch the lantern show in the garden.
The arrogant Lolita brought Yong Ning out to play. Li Yi also stood up and walked out.
Li Xuan hurriedly stood up and asked, "Where are you going?"
"It's so stuffy here. I'm going out for a walk," Li Yi said casually.
Li Xuan also patted his clothes and stood up. "Then let's go together. I have a lot of things to ask you about the military rations."
Li Yi looked at him and asked, "What military rations?"
"How do you seal the military rations? How do you store it?" Li Xuan looked at him and asked doubtfully. "That day at the Xue Residence, you said it."
"Worthless people usually don't have a good memory." Li Yi shook his head. "I've forgotten how to store the military rations. These … I don't understand."
With that, he walked out leisurely.
Li Xuan was stunned for a moment, then immediately chased after him. "Don't. Think carefully. I'm sure you'll remember …"
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There were actually more seats outside the hall, extending out in a long line. More than ten dancers danced in the wind, dancing elegantly.
Li Yi saw a few familiar faces as soon as he walked out of the door. Young Duke Qin and a few of his followers were sitting outside, freezing like dogs in the cold night wind. They sniffled, and when they saw Li Yi walk out, their faces were filled with awkwardness, hatred, shame … Their expressions were rather complicated.
Li Yi glanced at them and didn't look again. There was no sense of accomplishment playing with these guys.
He decided to go to Ruyi's place. The Empress had accompanied the old Emperor just now.
A group of imperial guards rushed past them with solemn expressions. Li Xuan was just fretting over how to cure Li Yi's amnesia. He stopped one of them and asked, "Where are you going?"
The imperial guard replied, "Replying to Your Highness, Imperial Consort Niangniang has lost her bracelet in the palace hall. This subordinate will bring people to investigate."
Li Yi was still surprised that a random guard knew Li Xuan. After a moment of surprise, he waved his hand and said, "Let's go and take a look!"
"Look at what?" Li Xuan asked curiously.
"Watching the show."
…
"You two, you can't go in here." When Li Yi and Li Xuan walked out of the hall, they were stopped by two guards.
Li Xuan took out a token from his waist and waved it in front of the guard. "The Imperial Consort lost her bracelet. The Secret Intelligence Office is assisting in the investigation. If there is any delay, can you bear the responsibility?"
"Your Highness, please!"
The guard recognized the token of the Secret Intelligence Office's commander. Although the hall was full of women and men were not allowed to enter, the situation was special. There was already a team of guards in front of them, so the people from the Secret Intelligence Office didn't dare to stop them.
Inside the Jade Hall, it was quiet.
Imperial Consort Cui looked at the broken bracelet on the ground. Her face was pale.
A maid knelt on the ground and said while trembling, "Your Highness, this has nothing to do with me. This bracelet just fell from her body."
The maid turned around and pointed at the woman not far away.
All of the capital's noblewomen in the hall looked over. That woman was standing there with a calm expression on her face.
What happened was simple.
The women gathered together to talk about women's topics, not national affairs.
For example, Ruyi Lane had released a new perfume that was popular regardless of age. A few days ago, he had spent a lot of money on a piece of jewelry that happened to be on clearance sale. It was worth the money. The rouge in the newly opened rouge shop in the capital was very good. After using it, he felt that he was very beautiful, and so on and so forth …
Just now, the Imperial Consort showed everyone a jade bracelet. The jade bracelet was crystal clear, without a trace of impurity. It was extremely rare.
As everyone knew, the largest jewelry shop in the Jing Kingdom was backed by the Cui family. Only Imperial Consort Cui could produce a jade bracelet of this quality.
However, as the crowd passed it around, they talked. In the end, no one knew who it ended up in, but the jade bracelet mysteriously disappeared …
None of the people present admitted that the jade bracelet was in their hands. This jade bracelet was so precious that it was rare in the world. Imperial Consort Cui immediately sent someone to inform the imperial guards. However, before the imperial guards arrived, the maid rushed back and accidentally bumped into someone. An item slipped out of the sleeve of the woman she bumped into and fell to the ground. It was Imperial Consort Cui's jade bracelet.
For a moment, the way everyone looked at the woman changed.
Although the jade bracelet was good, everyone present was a person of status. Stealing something like that was indeed beneath their status.
Moreover, the jade bracelet was now destroyed. Looking at Imperial Consort Cui's expression, today's matter would not be settled peacefully.
"I remember now. Imperial Consort Cui's bracelet seemed to have been passed there." A woman said in a low voice.
"Who is this woman? I've never seen her before … The person next to her seems to be the Crown Princess of Prince Ning's family."
"That is the wife of County Earl Li. The perfume that everyone uses is from her family …"
"No matter what, she is the County Earl's wife. How could she do such a despicable thing? It is really shameful."
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Countless whispers could be heard. Suddenly, a figure slowly walked out from the crowd. She looked at the maid and asked, "Imperial Consort Cui and the other concubines are all here. Think carefully about what you should say and what you shouldn't say. Don't say a word of falsehood."
Seeing the silver-haired, weak-looking woman stand out, many people's faces showed surprise.
Didn't the Chen family and the Li family have deep enmity? At this moment, why would the Third Miss of the Chen family stand out to speak for her?
At this moment, another person stood out and said, "Sister Liu and I have been talking here. We can testify that she did not touch the jade bracelet at all."
If it was only the Third Miss of the Chen family, it would not be a big deal. Now, even the Crown Princess of Prince Ning's family stood out to speak for her. The whispers in the hall suddenly became much quieter.
"This servant's words are all true." The maid stood up and pointed at the woman. She said, "Even if I had the guts, I would not dare …"
Slap!
A resounding slap rang out in the hall. The maid covered her face with her hand, her face filled with disbelief.
The silver-haired woman's weak temperament suddenly disappeared. She looked at the maid with a sullen face. "How dare you, lowly maid. The dignified County Earl's wife is not someone you can casually slander!"
The Third Miss of the Chen family had a gentle temperament. Because of the incident 20 years ago, she had been hurt to this day. Most people present knew that. However, they never thought that the gentle Third Miss of the Chen family would have such a cold and harsh side.
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