Just now, Lin Qingluan wanted to raise a toast, but Concubine Xian interrupted her. She didn't know whether the other party was intentional or unintentional, and she didn't go into details. But after such a delay, she made a mistake.

Lin Qingluan smiled slightly, raised the wine glass with her white hand and said, "I just want to wait for the emperor to ask."

"Hahaha, is that so? It seems like it's a good thing I asked, otherwise I wouldn't be able to drink your wine today." Shangguan Lie said with a smile.

Lin Qingluan raised her glass and was about to drink when she suddenly heard Shangguan Lie say again: "Hey, I don't have any wine here. Does your concubine still have any?"

His meaning was obvious. Lin Qingluan stood up helplessly, took her own wine bottle and went up to pour wine for Shangguan Lie. Shangguan Lie looked at her with a smile: "I drank your wine, please drink less of that cup.

Eat more."

"Concubine, thank you, Your Majesty." Lin Qingluan tilted her head and glanced at him, then raised the wine glass and brought it to Shangguan Lie's lips, "Your Majesty..."

Shangguan Lie laughed loudly, raised his hand to take the wine glass and drank it down in one gulp, then patted Lin Qingluan's hand and said angrily: "Squeamish."

Lin Qingluan shook his body reluctantly, finally left his wine bottle and returned to his seat.

As soon as she sat down, she heard a timid voice: "I have not paid tribute to the emperor yet..."

The voice might have been too soft, because someone happened to be talking to Shangguan Lie over there, so Shangguan Lie seemed not to hear him and only talked to the minister over there.

Lin Qingluan turned around with the tea cup in hand and saw Su Baolin, who was blushing and biting his lip, with a bewildered face.

Shangguan Lie really didn't like it, so he didn't want to give anyone any face.

Lin Qingluan drank half a cup of tea and ate the food slowly. The atmosphere of the banquet was getting better. The dancer prepared by Zhai Hanjing also came on stage. She danced far away through a gauze curtain, and the accompanying music was faint.

The sound is clear but not vulgar, and it goes well with the moonlight in the sky.

Concubine Xian came over and said to Lin Qingluan: "I haven't heard the sound of silk and bamboo in the past three years because I kept filial piety to the late emperor, but now it's better."

"My sister is in the palace, has she started preparing for the Longevity Festival?" Lin Qingluan said with a smile.

Concubine Xian also smiled: "Yes, after all, the Wanshou Festival will be held soon after the emperor returns to the palace, so I must prepare in advance."

While the two were talking, they suddenly heard a voice from behind. It was Wen Jieyu who stood up holding a pipa and said she wanted to play an autumn leaf tune for the emperor to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Shangguan Lie was naturally happy and agreed.

Lin Qingluan raised her eyebrows slightly, and saw that Concubine Xian had no time to say anything more to her, and turned back to discuss something with Hu Jieyu.

Looking at the other concubines, there are also a few who are a little bit unable to sit still, probably because they never thought that they could perform such a show and invite favors.

Lin Qingluan drank another half of the tea and felt it was a bit tasteless. She stood up and said something to Kapok behind her, then took An Lan and Hibiscus out for a walk.

She only drank half a glass of wine and didn't need to change her clothes. Of course, this banquet was mainly led by Lin Qingluan. She also made sure that she didn't eat anything she shouldn't. She just sat there and watched the concubines surrender.

I feel like it’s not worth it to do things like a singer due to my status.

The surrounding environment of Guipo Pavilion is really good. Lin Qingluan took two palace ladies and walked and watched. Finally, they stopped at the waterside and looked at the moon reflected in the water in the sky, like two jade plates, facing each other from a distance.

An Lan and Mu Jin joked and made Lin Qingluan happy. Lin Qingluan also smiled a few times. They were a little tired from walking around. The three masters and servants were about to return to the banquet. Unexpectedly, before they sat down, they looked at

Hu Jieyu was pushed out by Concubine Xian and was about to play the flute.

Lin Qingluan:......

Forget it, she'd better go see the moon.

Only this time, she walked a little further, and there were no lanterns near the foot of the mountain. Lin Qingluan just felt a little scared, and suddenly a hand stretched out to hold her.

"Ah!" Lin Qingluan screamed and was pulled behind the tree. The familiar smell and embrace surrounded her. Lin Qingluan paused for a moment before she realized who it was.

She knew that Zhou Chumu was at the banquet, but she didn't see when he came out.

"What are you doing, walking around here?" Zhou Chumu trapped her between himself and the tree pole, smiling and bowing his head.

Lin Qingluan also smiled: "Let's look at the moon."

"Huh? Just to look at the moon." Zhou Chumu raised his eyebrows slightly, showing a somewhat aggrieved look, "I thought you came out to find me."

Lin Qingluan was embarrassed to say that she didn't notice Zhou Chumu coming out. She coughed lightly and looked around: "My palace maid..."

"Don't worry, let them wait for a while." Zhou Chumu said, then lowered his head and buried it in her neck, his voice became lower and lower, "Let me lean on you..."

"What's wrong?" Lin Qingluan felt that Zhou Chumu was shaky, and subconsciously raised her arms to wrap around him, "Didn't you say that the injuries were healed?"

"Tired." Zhou Chumu rubbed her neck, and her snorting made her feel a little itchy. Lin Qingluan pushed him: "Then you go back and rest..."

"The old man has been very strict recently. It's very inconvenient for me to go out at night." Zhou Chumu felt aggrieved, "You don't even miss me?"

Lin Qingluan did not answer him directly, but said: "Master Hou is also doing it for your own good. Since you are tired, you should rest more."

"...No heart." Zhou Chumu muttered, wrapping his hands around her waist and hugging her harder.

There were not many people in this area, but there were occasional footsteps. Lin Qingluan was a little nervous, afraid of being seen, but Zhou Chumu didn't seem afraid at all. He just held her and didn't speak. Lin Qingluan was afraid that he would fall asleep, so she called him

Several times, Zhou Chumu responded, but still did not raise his head.

Lin Qingluan had no choice but to find something to talk about, and after chatting, Su Baolin was mentioned.

Lin Qingluan also asked Zhou Chumu about Su Baolin last time. Zhou Chumu said he would ask about it. This time, Zhou Chumu interrupted her impatiently: "Don't worry about her anymore."

Lin Qingluan was a little surprised, Zhou Chumu said: "She chose it all herself."

Okay, Lin Qingluan stood for a while and finally said: "It's time for us to go back."

"Well..." Zhou Chumu slowly raised his head and kissed the corner of her lips. Lin Qingluan kissed her lips again before she could dodge.

"I miss you." He sighed, taking in the taste of her mouth, and kissed Lin Qingluan, leaning against the tree branch, but he held the back of her neck, unable to resist at all.

It was An Lan who had the courage to call "Master" not far away, and Lin Qingluan suddenly woke up from a dream. She pushed Zhou Chumu away, covered her lips with one hand, and said angrily: "You..."

Zhou Chumu came over and kissed her forehead: "Then you go back first. I'll leave after a cup of tea."

Lin Qingluan was thinking that she still didn't know what was going on with her mouth. She covered her lips to hide it, kicked Zhou Chumu and walked out quickly.

After turning out of the forest and passing by the water, Lin Qingluan saw that there was no one around and took a look at herself on the water. She made sure that her lips were just a little brighter and nothing serious, so she returned to the banquet with peace of mind.

The performance continues, and now it is Fang Meiren’s turn.

Lin Qingluan sat back in her seat and was about to take a sip from the teacup when she suddenly noticed that the cups and plates in front of her seemed to have been tampered with.
Chapter completed!