THE REVENGE OF FOX CONSORT

CHAPTER 25. Silver needle

***Emperor Wei's palace***

Prince Wei Bu Yi suspected that Ying Ying's bell-band bracelet must have been damaged because there had been no loud bell sound since Ying Ying was sitting beside him.

"Maybe the bracelet had such a meaningful meaning to Chang Le that he kept it on and hid it under the arms of hanfu," Wei Bu Yi's inner voice.

"Mulqi dinner is served!" eunuch Cao said in a loud voice and echoed inside the palace hall.

Dozens of palace ladies walked into the palace hall carrying dishes containing dinner dishes in their hands.

About ten court ladies-in-waiting stood in front of Emperor Wei's throne, just below the stairs and in a not-so-close distance.

Eunuch Cao and several junior eunuchs took a plate from the hand of the palace lady-in-waiting and served it on the table that was in front of Emperor Wei, as for Queen Wen's personal lady-in-waiting and Consort Ming Lan's personal lady-in-waiting to do the same.

The regulations within the court of Emperor Wei were extremely strict. Anyone must not be too close to Emperor Wei, to prevent the occurrence of things that endanger the life of Emperor Wei if there are enemies who sneak and disguise as palace ladies or eunuchs.

Most of the other palace ladies spread out into the hall to the left and right to serve dishes containing dinner dishes on the table of the invited guests.

Eunuch Da Duo and Eunuch Xiao Duo checked the food on Wei Bu Yi and Ying Ying plates with silver needles.

Emperor Wei did give special treatment to Prince Wei Bu Yi. Prince Wei Bu Yi's watchful attitude was echoed by Emperor Wei.

"This what?" ying Ying asked as she pointed at the silver needle in the hands of Eunuch Da Duo.

"Miss Li Chang Le, this is a silver needle to check for toxins in food and drink" Eunuch Da Duo replied.

"Looky! I want a silver needle. Can I?" ying Ying asked as she turned her head towards Wei Bu Yi.

If Ying Ying managed to obtain the silver needle from Wei Bu Yi, then Tan Xiang would not need to inspect the food secretly in order to avoid getting caught by Bai Lu and Chang Ru.

One definite head nod from Wei Bu Yi made Eunuch Da Duo give one small tube to Ying Ying.

"Miss Li Chang Le! It's a new silver needle" said Kasim Da Duo.

"Thank you Prince We Bu Yi!" said Ying Ying.

Ying Ying opened the lid of the small tube and looked at the contents. There were five new silver needles of a size thicker than the silver needles Feng Xi had given him. Ying Ying tightly closed the small tube and gave it to Tan Xiang.

Ying Ying was eating quietly while enjoying a performance in the middle of the palace hall.

The daughters of unmarried officials take turns demonstrating their respective expertise to the maximum. They will not waste a golden opportunity.

A prince can only have one official wife, but they could have many concubines like Emperor Wei so the main purpose of the officials' daughters was to attract the attention of Wei Wu Xian or other princes who were old enough to marry.

Although most of the young girls also admired Wei Bu Yi, but they did not want to become a victim and die in vain.

Of all the music and dance performances, Ying Ying acknowledged that the dance performance performed by Yang Zi was very beautiful and interesting.

Yang Zi moved her body with a gleam so that most of the young men who were single watched the dance with enchanted gazes, including Wei Wu Xian.

Ying Ying saw clearly Yang Zi gazed towards Wei Wu Xian several times so that Chang Ru's face became grim.

Ying Ying was sure that Yang Zi was trying to tease Wei Wu Xian. "Chang Ru's! I can't wait to see you hostile to Yang Zi fighting over Wei Wu Xian," Inner Ying Ying.

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Time passes quickly. The palace dinner went very well. Only Ying Ying alone did not display her skills.

The main meal on Ying Ying's plate was indeed very delicious, but Ying Ying did not finish it. Ying Ying preferred the small snack that Ying Ying had never tasted before.

Although Wei Bu Yi sat quietly tasting his food, Ying Ying's movements were monitored by Wei Bu Yi secretly.

Wei Bu Yi realized Ying Ying liked the little snack so much that it gave an eye gesture to Eunuch Da Duo.

Eunuch Da Duo understood Wei Bu Yi's wish and had the palace lady-in-waiting pick up even more small snacks for Ying Ying.

One of the palace ladies who delivered the cake, accidentally nudged the wine bottle so that it spilled and hit Ying Ying's clothes.

"Miss Chang Le!" Tan Xiang advanced forward and wiped Ying Ying's hanfu with a handkerchief.

The palace dayang was frightened and trembling from getting a sharp gaze from Prince Wei Bu Yi.

While Chang Ru who was sitting across from smiled sinisterly. Chang Ru was very happy that Ying Ying's new hanfu was dirty.

"What's in there?" queen Wen asked as she pointed towards Ying Ying.

"Queen Wen! This palace dayang accidentally spilled wine onto Miss Li Chang Le's hanfu!" Tan Xiang representing Ying Ying answered Queen Wen's question.

"Why not be careful? Quickly drive Li Chang Le to the dressing room to change new clothes!" queen Wen's Order.

"Okay, Queen Wen!" answer the palace lady.

Ying Ying and Tan Xiang followed the palace ladyboy from behind, while Wei Bu Yi watched Ying Ying's back from a distance.

Wei Bu Yi had a hunch that Queen Wen was planning something against Ying Ying so as to gesture an eye to Eunuch Xiao Duo to follow Ying Ying secretly.

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The palace dayang brought Ying Ying and Tan Xiang to a distant place. The Palace of Emperor Wei was huge and vast. The path that passes resembles a labyrinth so that it can make people get lost easily if they never pass through it.

"Miss Li Chang Le. The clothes are in the room. Dirty clothes will wash you clean. I'll wait here!" said the palace ladyboy while opening the door.

Ying Ying used the power of long-distance hearing to check if there was a sound of someone inside the room, before walking inside with Tan Xiang.

There was nothing suspicious inside the room so Tan Xiang helped Ying Ying change clothes quickly, but the palace lady who was escorting them had already disappeared the moment Tan Xiang opened the room door.

"Miss Chang Le! The palace dayang that brought us lost" said Tan Xiang.

Tan Xiang walked quickly forward about twenty steps and still did not find the palace lady. Tan Xiang ran over to Ying Ying.

"Sorry Miss Chang Le! Tan Xiang didn't memorize the way back to the banquet place," Tan Xiang panicked.

"It's okay, Tan Xiang. I've already made marks along the way," Ying Ying said.

Tan Xiang saw along the way there were flower petals or leaves that splattered irregularly. If not carefully observed, then it only looks like the petals of flowers and leaves that fall due to the blowing of the wind.

Tan Xiang recalled clearly Ying Ying asked at length to the palace maids regarding every type of flower and leaf they passed through.

It turned out that Ying Ying had intentionally left the palace lady in confusion and was unaware of Ying Ying leaving a trail with flower petals and leaf strands.

"Miss Chang Le is very smart!" praise Tan Xiang.

Ying Ying smiled slightly and walked inside the dressing room again. Tan Xiang followed him with a feeling of wonder.

Ying Ying took the hanfu gift from Wei Bu Yi and gave it to Tan Xiang.

Ying Ying did not want her hanfu to be used as one of the tools to trap her later.

The sudden disappearance of the palace lady-in-waiting made Ying Ying suspicious of Queen Wen. Either there was an obstacle let alone intercepting him to return to the palace hall.

"Tan Xiang's! Give me that silver needle tube earlier," Ying Ying said.

Ying Ying wanted to use a silver needle as a weapon to protect herself in case a threat suddenly appeared.

Tan Xiang gave a tube of silver needles from Eunuch Da Duo, and they both followed the trail of flower petals and leaves to return to the dinner place.

Eunuch Xiao Duo saw clearly all the events so using body lightening science to speed up his footsteps gave a report to Prince Wei Bu Yi.

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