After swallowing my anger and taking the blame, I became the lucky little queen

Qin Guanqing shook off the messy thoughts in his mind and walked over to take a seat.

The seats of the five brothers were next to each other. Except for Qin Junyu sitting at the head and Qin Wenyuan sitting next to him, the seats of the other three were not particular. Qin Guanqing was good friends with Qin Junyu and was the second oldest, so he naturally sat next to him.

Before the banquet started, Qin Guanqing drank half a pot of wine and repeatedly invited Qin Junyu to drink with him, but he refused.

The ministers took their seats with their wives and children one after another. Although the concubines in the harem were having fun with them, there was a large screen between them so one could only hear their voices but not see their faces. Of course, those who were of higher status or favored could follow the emperor and receive congratulations from the ministers.

For example, the empress was of a high rank, and Concubine Xin was favored. Concubine Ning was both favored and of a high rank. The emperor even invited her to sit on the dragon throne with him, but this time Concubine Ning unexpectedly did not take advantage of her favor and sat obediently at the bottom.

This year's Mid-Autumn Festival banquet was no different from an ordinary palace banquet, but because the princes were choosing wives and concubines, the girls all wanted to be in the spotlight and express themselves. Many of them had prepared talents and they took turns to show them off. After one round, there were quite a few that were worth savoring.

Nian Qiaoyue, who always loves to show off, had no intention of showing off.

Nian Susu turned around, and Nian Qiaoyue was absent-mindedly twirling her handkerchief and did not notice her gaze.

"Sister Qiao Yue, don't you plan to show off your singing skills?" she asked with a smile.

Nian Qiaoyue exclaimed "Ah", looked up at her panickedly, her eyes flickering frequently. She forced a stiff smile and stammered, "I... was going to sing a song to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, but... but my throat has been feeling uncomfortable these days, so I had to give up." She put on what she thought was a sincere look.

Nian Susu suddenly realized, "Oh, so that's how it is. I guess it's because the weather has been hot these days and my sister ate something that made her throat uncomfortable."

"Yes, yes, yes." Nian Qiaoyue quickly followed up on her words, "I just got angry."

Nian Susu smiled meaningfully and turned his head back.

Nian Qiaoyue patted his chest and breathed a sigh of relief.

After three rounds of drinking, Qin Guanqing was a little drunk and spoke more and more boldly. He even asked the emperor when he would set a date for the prince's wedding. The lively and cheerful atmosphere was suddenly covered by endless fear and the place became cold.

Everyone watched the emperor's reaction in fear.

The emperor's expression was not ugly, but it was not good either. He waved his hand and ordered the chief eunuch Li Gonggong: "The second prince is drunk, send him back to Xingyao Palace."

Eunuch Li answered "yes" tremblingly and quickly called a few people to hold Qin Guanqing.

Seeing this, Qin Guanqing sobered up a lot, but had to pretend to be drunk. He chatted with the guards who were holding him, and walked out of Qinghui Palace staggeringly.

The Queen was secretly delighted and went to see Concubine Ning immediately.

Concubine Ning's son said the wrong thing and was driven out by the Emperor on the day of family reunion. The Queen must have been very uncomfortable knowing Concubine Ning, and her face must have been darker than the ink pool. But unexpectedly, Concubine Ning leaned sideways and had a pleasant conversation with Concubine Xin. She looked normal, as if the person who was taken away just now was not her son.

The Queen felt a little regretful that she didn't see the distorted expression on Concubine Ning's face.

As soon as Qin Guanqing left, everyone's eyes were almost fixed on Qin Junyu and Nian Susu. They looked at them and talked about them, but they couldn't do anything about them.

Nian Susu was feeling depressed, so he found an excuse to go out for some fresh air and left the table.

But Qingyu, who came with her to the banquet, was kept back. Nian Susu asked him to keep a close eye on Nian Qiaoyue, and to be flexible and inform her in time if anything happened.

As soon as Nian Susu left, Qin Junyu also left, and left A Falcon behind.

The two men left the table one after the other, leaving their personal guards behind. It was hard not to arouse people's imagination, but because they were engaged, no one dared to say bad things about them openly.

"You say, did Miss Nian run away because she was upset and angry when she heard the Second Prince mention marriage and thought that marriage was a long way off?"

"I think it's probably true. Didn't you see how ugly the Crown Prince's face was when he left? He must have gone to coax Miss Nian."

"But the Second Prince didn't do it on purpose. He just casually asked when the wedding would be so that he could decide whether to go traveling or not. Who knew..." She didn't dare to comment on the emperor's decision. Even if she felt aggrieved, she couldn't say it.

Qingyu couldn't help but frown as he listened to what these people were saying.

Nian Qiao Yue took advantage of the opportunity and while everyone was busy gossiping and no one was paying attention to her, she secretly called a little palace maid over.

The palace maid knelt down to listen to her words. Those who came today were all young ladies and gentlemen from famous families. A little palace maid did not dare to offend her, but she looked embarrassed after hearing her words.

"What? I'm the second Miss Nian. Don't you believe what I say?" Nian Qiaoyue winked at her.

Qingyu was standing guard not far away. Seeing her secretly plotting something with the palace maid, she winked at Axuan who was standing opposite her.

A Falcon understood and nodded.

The little palace maid believed Nian Qiaoyue's words and ran away quietly.

Nian Qiaoyue left through the side door calmly and Qingyu followed.

After a while, a guard came to Qin Fengtian and said a few words.

Qin Fengtian looked confused and wary. After hesitating for a while, he followed the guards.

A Falcon also followed Qin Fengtian.

……

Nian Susu didn't dare to walk too far, for fear that he would not be able to find the way back, so he just walked straight along a road with palace lanterns.

Today's moon is very bright and round, enough to illuminate the road ahead even without the palace lanterns.

She had just drunk some wine and felt a little dizzy in the Qinghui Palace. Now, the refreshing and cool breeze made her feel much more sober.

Suddenly, there were footsteps behind her. Nian Susu became alert and quickened her pace. However, because her headdress was too heavy and her clothes were too complicated, her movements became clumsy. Her Dengyun Shoes accidentally stepped on the hem of her skirt and she fell forward.

As she watched the cobblestone ground getting closer and closer to her, she cried out in fear, but a strong arm grabbed her waist and pulled her back, straightening her body from an inclined angle to a right angle, and her back hit an unknown object.

"hiss……"

With a muffled groan, Nian Susu quickly turned around.

Qin Junyu was looking at her with his eyebrows raised, and he hadn't let go of her hand yet. The two of them were very close.

"Your Highness? Why didn't you make a sound? You followed me silently. I thought..." She thought the Queen was going to attack her. Nian Susu was still in shock.

Considering that this was the imperial palace with many people around, she pushed Qin Junyu away after she stood firm.

Qin Junyu covered his chest with his hands, revealing a painful expression, "I just saved you, but you didn't even say thank you, and you still blame me for not saying anything."

Nian Susu snorted and wrinkled his nose. "If you hadn't followed me, I wouldn't have been scared. If I wasn't scared, I wouldn't have fallen. So this is all your fault."