Chapter 5: Unexpected Harvest Before the Banquet (1)

  "Come, Fei Xue, sit here," the queen and the imperial concubine led me by the hand to the hall and sat down. "We know that life in this palace may be difficult for you to accept, and the emperor wants you to be the empress, which is actually fate. Don't worry, no matter what happens in the future, we three will not let you come to harm. Dangdang and Xiaodezi, from the moment they met you, you are their master, and they will protect you for life. Their martial arts skills are more than enough to protect you, and there are few people in this world who can match them. So, no matter where you go in the future, you must let them follow you, do you understand?" After finishing speaking, she called Dangdang and Xiaodezi over again and said: "From now on, you two remember to protect the princess well, no matter where she goes, you must follow her closely, listen to her words, and not let her come to any harm." "Your servant will definitely swear to protect the princess with my life, never abandoning her."

  My goodness, I'm so touched! Are there still people like you in this world? From now on, I'll love you two even more, haha!

  "Fei Xue, you rest well first, tonight will be a great time to attend the banquet, don't worry, everything will be fine with Auntie here, we'll all help you." The Queen said.

  "Your Majesty the Queen, Your Highness the Imperial Concubine, I'll take my leave first. You both rest well too, see you tonight." He bowed to them and exited the Phoenix Palace.

  What's going on tonight? What about the two sons of that emperor, and what's-his-name, the rotten monk? I'll find time to see him and ask him what's really going on.

  "Knock knock, who is that monk from Ci'an?"

  "Master Ci'an is the most profound master of the imperial court, all his prophecies are very accurate, he can predict the future. So the emperor trusts him very much," Dongdong said.

  Xiao Dezi next to him said, "Except for the emperor and empress, as well as the four senior officials, no one in the imperial court knows what he looks like or where he comes from. Even his fellow monks at his own temple do not know his true identity."

  What kind of person is this?!

  "Why did he say something about snow falling from the sky, what day was it, how did he put it?"

  "The princess is 'the snowflakes falling from the sky, the emperor's auspicious sign. The heavens have sent down a strange girl, a blessing to the people.' You are the princess who has descended from heaven, seen with the emperor's own eyes, so you must be that strange girl."

  "Oh." I'm really unlucky, why didn't it fall in a place where no one can see.

  It's frustrating, it seems I really can pick a place to cross over, and I truly don't know if it's good luck or bad luck.

  "Right, Xiao Dezi, will there be many people at tonight's banquet? What else should I prepare?" Can't afford to lose face, must protect my little life, still have to keep my life to go home.

  "Princess, you're already doing great, don't prepare anything. There are programs arranged at the banquet, usually those are the daughters of civil and military officials who have programs, and then there's the music and dance performances by the palace maidens from the Luyu Palace, so Princess, you don't need to worry."

  "Oh." There's still a show, it seems I also need to make some preparations, just in case something unexpected happens...

  Wish you a safe passage tonight.