The Thirteenth Princess

The Minister of Rites had governed the Ministry of Rites for so many years, but he had never shown any interest in the palace banquet. Everyone sat below, drinking wine and eating meat, while watching the performance of singing and dancing.

was bored to death as he sat on the banquet. Originally, they should have been family members eating a lively reunion dinner together, and even though they were close relatives, they were born in the majestic palace city, and spent their days fighting and scheming for their own benefit. Therefore, even if they sat together, they wouldn't have any feelings for each other.

Ever since Duan Yingluo experienced what happened last time, her personality had no longer been as arrogant and despotic as before. She quietly sat down and watched the performance alone.

"I heard that the Emperor wanted to point out a marriage for the Sixth Princess, and he chose the eldest son of Marquis Chang Ting. After the New Year, Sixth Princess will also get married. "

"I heard that Sixth Princess has already agreed to this marriage. Sixth Princess had done something wrong before, and there was already a conflict between his and the Emperor. Furthermore, she does not wish to continue staying in this palace city. Instead, it would be better for his to marry early. "

It was unknown which of the princesses was currently speaking in a low voice. However, it accidentally entered Duan Yunfei's ears.

As she drank, she couldn't help but want to laugh. Even if they were in the palace, they would still have some connections.

Duan Yingluo sat quietly and followed the other princes and princesses in kneeling, kowtowing, and toasting, as if nothing had happened. Duan Yunfei could not bear to look over, she only gazed at her from afar, her heart having complex emotions. She didn't know why, but she would rather see the Sixth Princess who didn't know his place. Even if she was jealous and grumpy, she didn't want her to live like a puppet like she was now.

But in the end, perhaps it was truly because of her that Duan Yingluo's life had completely changed.

"Your Majesty, please drink another cup. I wish you good luck and good health." The concubines by the side all crowded over, smiling as they chatted with the emperor. His Highness' singing and dancing had reached a new level, and the dancers were dancing non-stop. This old year would soon be over.

Duan Yunfei slowly placed the cup in her hand on the table, got up and walked out, wanting to go outside to take a breath of fresh air.

It was quiet outside, and he had just walked out of the palace. Duan Yunfei could not help but shiver as he stretched out his hand to pull at his own clothes. She looked up and saw a bright moon hanging high in the sky. Tomorrow is the first day of the new year. The moon is bright and the stars are thin.

She was pacing down the corridor when she heard a faint rustling sound outside. Duan Yun was always alert, so when he heard the sound, he couldn't help but frown. He drew his dagger from his waist and walked towards the direction of the sound.

"Who's here?" Duan Yun asked that person as he held his dagger tightly in his hand.

When he suddenly heard a sound, that person also jumped and hurriedly turned his head around. Only now did he realize that it was Duan Yunfei who had appeared here.

"Yunfei." The man gently shouted and waved Duan Yunfei over.

That person was clad in a black robe. Both of his hands were clasped behind his back as he stood upright, conversing with a person who looked like a guard at the side. Borrowing the moonlight, Duan Yunfei realized that the Seventh Prince was actually here.

She could not help but smile and put away her short sword. She walked quickly to the seventh prince and smiled. She stretched out her hand to pat his shoulder and said, "Seventh Brother, what are you doing here? It really gave me a fright."

When the guards beside the Seventh Prince saw Duan Yun walking over, they hurriedly lowered their heads and bowed towards Duan Yunfei as well, respectfully shouting, "Greetings, Thirteenth Princess."

At the side, Duan Yunfan lightly nodded his head and turned to look at the Seventh Prince.

The seventh prince's brows were tightly knitted, no one knew what urgent matter had occurred.

"What's wrong?" Duan Yunfei realized that something was wrong and quickly suppressed the smile on her face. She looked up into the Seventh Prince's eyes and asked him in a low voice, "But something important has happened, why don't you tell me, Seventh Brother, and see if I can help."

Hearing Duan Yunfei's question, the Seventh Prince sighed, hesitated for a moment, then nodded at Duan Yunfei.

The moonlight was like snow, illuminating the entire palace.

Seventh Prince hesitated for a while, and after seeing that no one was around, he said to Duan Yunfei in a low voice, "Something went wrong with the emperor's dish that was given to him as a gift. It was almost time for him to die. Now that he didn't have enough ingredients, it was impossible for him to cook. Things have happened so suddenly, I really don't know what to do right now. "

Seventh Prince, who was standing in front of Duan Yunfei, slightly frowned, and continuously rubbed her hands together.

The emperor's gift of dishes had always been one of the most important ceremonies in the New Year's Sacrifice Ceremony. The quality of the dishes represented the emperor's affirmation and praise of the ministers in the imperial court. If the emperor found out that there were only two less dishes, he would definitely go into a rage. Not to mention that everyone in the royal kitchen had been implicated, the Seventh Prince, as the person who had been preparing for the ceremony, was bound to bear the greatest responsibility.

As he thought of this, Duan Yunfei couldn't help but frown. He didn't know what to do.

"Brother Seven, which dishes from the mansion are missing?" Duan Yunfei hesitated for a moment, and hurriedly asked the Seventh Prince.

"The Mansion of the Marquis of Changting and Prince Mu's Mansion." As the seventh prince spoke, his brows couldn't help but furrow even tighter.

"The Prince Mu's Mansion is alright, but right now the Young Prince Mu is still in the palace. As long as he comes forward to mediate, we can suppress the New Year." Duan Yunfei calculated as she continued to speak to the Seventh Prince, "It's just that the Marquis of Chang Ting has always been closer to the Fifth Prince, and now that royal father has betrothed the Sixth Princess to the heir of the Chang Ting family, the marriage between the two families is even closer. If word of this gets out, the Duke of Chang Ting will definitely take this opportunity to refer you to royal father.

Hearing Duan Yunfei's words, the Seventh Prince hurriedly nodded towards Duan Yunfei, frowned, and said to Duan Yunfei: "That's right. Yun Fei, I really don't know what to do right now. Right now, royal father is setting up a banquet to entertain the clan and relatives. If I were to enter and report this matter to royal father just like this, it would definitely cause Long Yan to become furious. "

"You can't do this." Before the Seventh Prince could finish speaking, Duan Yunfei had already stretched out her hand and waved at him. Right now, royal father is in high spirits, if you rashly inform him about this matter, he will definitely be furious. It's the new year now, and I don't know how many people who are implicated in this will be unable to live well this New Year. "