Are you crazy? Who asked you to hunt for treasures in the emperor's harem?

the next morning,

"This money is really not enough..."

Ye Fan looked at the Naxuan Ring with only a handful of broken silver left, and was a little depressed. The money he and Liu Mengying had pawned the jewelry for had almost been used to buy talismans.

As for the talisman seals I bought and the talisman seals I got from Wang Xie, I had already used them to a great extent yesterday when I was testing and setting up the teleportation circle...

"Little Douya, the palace banquet is in the evening, let's go pawn some jewelry first!"

After thinking about it, Ye Fan suggested.

"But big brother, those jewels... Sister Ning said they might have been on the ship that Concubine Xiao Shu was on..."

Liu Mengying looked a little worried.

"Little Douya, we just pawned the jewelry we found and it has nothing to do with Concubine Xiao Shu!"

"If we just pawn once and then never pawn again, it would seem deliberate when someone asks!"

Ye Fan gently pinched Liu Mengying's cheek and said.

"That's right! Big brother, let's go!"

…………..

at sunset,

After Ye Fan and Ning Zimo went through various inspections, they came to a huge and magnificent palace.

In the innermost part of the huge palace, a huge dragon chair is placed a lot higher than the ground. There are many tables and chairs on both sides of the dragon chair.

At this moment, there were already many men and women dressed in silk and luxurious jewelry sitting at the tables on both sides of the hall.

Every table in the palace was filled with fruits and wine, and there were maids standing beside it, bowing their heads slightly, waiting for orders.

Although there were many people in the banquet hall, it was not noisy at all. On the contrary, it was quite quiet. Occasionally, someone spoke, very quietly and seemed solemn.

After Ye Fan and Ning Zimo arrived, many people on the scene looked at them one after another. Some were curious, some were confused, and some didn't care, but they quickly moved elsewhere. Of course, some were chatting with other people on their own, completely ignoring them. human.

"Ye Fan, that's our seat!"

After Ning Zimo said a few words to an old eunuch, she walked back to Ye Fan, pointed to a table near the dragon chair, and said.

"Oh, okay~"

..........

After a while, Ye Fan and Liu Mengying sat at a table.

"Zi Mo... It's understandable that you sit in such a front position. Why am I also placed in this seat?"

Ye Fan looked around and muttered somewhat depressedly.

He had thought before that he was sitting in that corner, and when the banquet started, he would find an opportunity to sneak away and explore along the direction pointed by the pointer of the Dragon Vein Heavenly Book... If he and Ning Zimo were sitting in front of him, he would want to sneak away. It's not easy to escape...

"I'm not sure about this..."

Ning Zimo also frowned slightly, "I just confirmed with the father-in-law in charge that this is indeed our place!"

"Okay~"

Ye Fan scratched his head, looked at the empty seats at the nearby tables, and asked, "Well, Zi Mo, who are the other empty tables reserved for?"

"It should be seats for several princes or princesses! The closer to the dragon throne, the higher the status. However, His Majesty has not yet established a prince, so the seats for princes and princesses are based on age... We can sit here, They should have caught a blood-sucking monster..."

When Ning Zimo finished speaking, the entire palace suddenly became silent. Everyone turned their attention to the entrance of the palace, and immediately saw six people wearing various jewelry and headdresses, various precious ornaments hanging on their ears and necks, and wearing gold silk. Clothes, looking straight ahead, the young man and woman walking slowly and slowly are the prince and princess that Ning Zimo just mentioned.

"Ye Fan, the first prince is Ming Bowen, then the second prince Ming Bowu, the fourth prince Ming Shi, the twelfth prince Ming Ming, the third princess Ming Yuyan, and the eighth princess Ming Yingying!"

Ning Zimo lowered her voice and quickly introduced Ye Fan.

Soon, the four princes and two princesses sat in their seats.

"His Majesty has decreed that today's celebration banquet will be hosted by the eldest prince Ming Bowen!"

At this time, a masculine voice came to everyone's ears. It was the eunuch Xie Zhong whom Ye Fan had only met a few days ago.

After Xie Zhong finished speaking, a light flashed from his hand, and he handed a long box to Ming Bowen, "This is something that His Majesty asked to be opened on the occasion of the banquet!"

Ming Bowen immediately understood. He quickly stood up and took the long box, nodded slightly to Xie Zhong, and then faced everyone, "Father, I care about all the people in the world. I am committed to the rejuvenation of the country. I work hard day and night. Everything is like a fabric. As a person, It is my duty and honor, my minister, to be able to share my father’s worries..."

After Ming Bowen said a lot, the banquet finally started. One by one, the eunuchs and maids removed the untouched fruit plates and served plates of delicious food.

"This soup is the fish soup of submerged blackfish...but it seems to be a dead fish that has been left for a long time...not fresh~"

Ye Fan filled half a bowl of soup, took a sip, and muttered.

"Ye Fan, have you ever tasted submerged blackfish fish soup before? Or was it made from fresh submerged blackfish?"

Hearing Ye Fan's words, Ning Zimo couldn't help but said in surprise, "Ye Fan, this submerged black fish is a royal tribute, and this is my first time to taste it!"

"Bold Ning Zimo, at the palace banquet, you don't show your true colors, you hide your head and show your tail, you have evil intentions!"

Suddenly, a loud shout rang out, but it came from the second prince Ming Bowu.

After Ming Bowu's words fell, the hall suddenly became quiet. All the guests, including princes, princesses, princes, and ministers, all turned their attention to Ning Zimo. Several princes and princesses even looked like they were watching a good show.

"Your Highness, Zi Mo is born with an extremely ugly appearance. If he doesn't cover it up, I'm afraid it will scare His Highness and other Highnesses, and it will also hinder the view in this main hall!"

Ning Zimo bowed slightly and slowly explained.

"Bo Wu, you don't know something. Ning Zimo is a good person in handling cases, but her appearance is not ordinary ugly!"

At this time, the eldest prince Ming Bowen smiled and said, "It is said that when Wei Xian, the commander of the seventh group, saw Ning Zimo for the first time, he was so sick that he almost vomited!"

"Brother, this is really... Ugly people do a lot of mischief!"

Ming Bowu looked directly at Ming Bowu, "Besides, brother, the commander of the seventh group is Ma Bufang. Wei Xian is just the deputy commander, which is far behind!"

Hearing this, the smile on Ming Bowen's face suddenly froze, and the corners of his mouth even twitched slightly, because what Ming Bowen said "ugly people often do mischief" was superficially referring to Ning Zimo, but actually it was an allusion to him, Ming Bowen, because Ming Bowen was one of the many The ugliest one among the princes and princesses has a big brown birthmark on his face...

In particular, the deputy commander of the seventh group, Ma Bufang, is from Ming Bowu, and the deputy commander is from Ming Bowen. For many years, he has wanted Wei Xian to replace Ma Bufang, but he has never been able to succeed...

Hearing the conversation between Ming Bowen and Ming Bowu, Ye Fan frowned slightly. He remembered that when Ning Zimo took off his mask before, the other party looked very beautiful...how could he become "extremely ugly"?

Although Ye Fan was very confused, he felt that Ning Zimo had made people think he was ugly for a long time, so he must have considered it, so he didn't say it out loud!

"Hey, my father is not here. If you only want to eat and drink, I will leave!"

When Ming Bowen and Ming Bowu disliked each other, the fourth prince Ming Shi, who smelled of alcohol and had bleary eyes, spoke. After speaking, he had already stood up, looking like he was about to leave.

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