Chapter 457: Trouble

Mo Lingwei won the first place and naturally won the colorful phoenix lantern.

But when Shen Ningning was holding the colorful phoenix lantern and waiting at the exit of the maze with everyone, she couldn't wait for Qi Xiuwei.

She couldn't help asking everyone: "Who of you met Xiaowei just now? Why hasn't she come out yet?"

Everyone shook their heads and said they didn't see her.

Some people even asked: "Is she still trapped inside?"

"It shouldn't be, it's overtime. Just now, the two of us were found by the shopkeeper to remind us that the time was up. She may have come out."

Shen Ningning frowned and looked around.

There were too many people on the street, and Qi Xiuwei didn't bring a maid.

Seeing the worry on Shen Ningning's little face.

Mo Lingwei hesitated to speak several times.

In the end, he took the initiative to say to Shen Ningning: "I met her, but I didn't take the same road as her."

Shen Ningning heard it and immediately said: "Let's wait for her together!"

It's impossible for them to go back to the palace first and leave Qi Xiuwei here alone.

At this time, the Ninth Prince and his party, who had been brought out long ago, came over.

They learned that Shen Ningning was waiting for Qi Xiuwei.

Mo Zhirou covered her lips, a little surprised: "Didn't Miss Qi tell Her Royal Highness the Princess? Just now we saw that she had already left the maze, and she borrowed a carriage from us and went back to the palace first."

Shen Ningning was stunned.

The Ninth Prince's eyebrows were faint, with a tentative smile.

"I remember that you, Funing, have a good relationship with your cousin. Why didn't she tell you and let you wait?"

Mo Zhirou shook her head and sighed: "Fortunately, the princess met us, otherwise if she had been waiting here, she would have missed the time to return to the palace. The emperor said that we all had to go back early and watch him give the glass Buddha to the first prize winner of the lantern."

Everyone had to go back after playing, especially Shen Ningning.

Because it was announced to the outside world that the glass Buddha was blessed by her, she had to be present.

If she missed the time, the emperor might not punish her, but it would be a bit bad.

Shen Ningning didn't care. She pursed her pink lips and looked at the Ninth Prince and his party with a cold face.

"Today is the Lantern Festival. I don't want to argue with you."

She directly pulled Mo Lingwei, who was about to get angry, and said, "Brother, let's go back to the palace to confirm whether Xiaowei has returned."

After all, the mouths of the Ninth Prince and Mo Zhirou are not trustworthy!

Mo Lingwei nodded, and they took a carriage back to the palace.

It happened that the guard came to report that the winner of the lantern had appeared, and they were about to let the person bring the lantern he made into the palace to receive the award.

As soon as Shen Ningning returned to the palace, she asked the palace people.

"Has anyone seen Miss Qi?"

Everyone said that they had seen her: "Miss Qi came back not long ago. She seemed to be in a bad mood and went for a walk in the bamboo forest near the Zhaori Tower alone."

After the maid said this, Shen Ningning wanted to find her.

"Shen Ningning." Mo Lingwei called her from behind.

The little girl turned around and blinked her round black eyes: "Hmm?"

Mo Lingwei hesitated to speak, his narrow and dark eyes looked a little helpless.

"I," he hesitated whether to say it, but facing Shen Ningning's curious face, he still confessed, "Maybe I provoked Qi Xiuwei."

Shen Ningning was stunned: "Are you mean to her?"

Mo Lingwei shook his head and half-twisted his long eyebrows: "Not mean, I always speak to others in this tone, I just said a few words and let her go first."

Except that he provoked her, he really couldn't think of any other reason for Qi Xiuwei to leave early without saying a word.

But he did this to avoid suspicion.

Qi Xiuwei couldn't be deeply affected by what he said, right?

But when she left, her expression was still normal.

Seeing that Shen Ningning cared so much about Qi Xiuwei, Mo Lingwei felt that it would be better to confess in advance.

In case the little girl knew, if it was really him who provoked her, he could avoid a misunderstanding.

Shen Ningning's eyes were dark, but she didn't blame him.

"Xiao Wei is not such a fussy person. Maybe she has encountered something else. The oppression from her family recently has caused her a headache."

After that, she took the initiative to hold Mo Lingwei's hand: "Brother, let's go and take a look. If it's really you who bullied her, then we can talk it out."

Mo Lingwei was rebellious, but after meeting Shen Ningning, he just said whatever she said.

This time he didn't veto, and followed Shen Ningning to the direction of Zhaori Tower.

The other good friends followed from behind.

Everyone was talking and laughing, and at this moment, the imperial guards hurriedly ran in front, shouting--

"Hurry up and inform the emperor, someone broke the glass Buddha in Zhaori Tower!"

Everyone was shocked.

The glass Buddha is a treasure that the emperor placed in the national temple.

If it wasn't for mobilizing the positive emotions of the people this time, it wouldn't be invited out.

Who would go in and break the glass Buddha that was well enshrined in Zhaori Tower? !

Shen Ningning's heart skipped a beat, and she just felt bad.

"Let's go quickly, Xiaowei might be in trouble."

She trotted all the way.

When she arrived at the Zhaori Tower, she found that the imperial guards had surrounded the place.

Commander Lu happened to be on duty in the palace today.

He looked at Qi Xiuwei, who looked pale and helpless, pursed his lips and said ruthlessly: "Miss Qi can't leave now. Everything will be decided after the emperor comes."

Shen Ningning looked up and saw a hazy blue figure standing in the moonlight, weak and slender. Who else could it be but Qi Xiuwei!

"Xiaowei!" She ran over quickly.

But the imperial guards stopped her outside.

Commander Lu took the initiative to explain: "Princess, please don't come close. Miss Qi broke the glass Buddha. I was waiting for the emperor to come."

Qi Xiuwei's face turned pale, as if she was frightened: "I didn't do it! When I went in, the glass Buddha was broken!"

Commander Lu didn't listen to these explanations, but said: "Wait for the emperor to come, Miss Qi will talk to the emperor alone."

Soon, the emperor arrived with a group of people.

Tonight, the lantern festival, the emperor and the concubines in the harem were having a great time, including Concubine Qi.

Everyone drank a little wine and came with a blushing face, but the emperor's face had turned cold.

Especially when the emperor saw Commander Lu holding the broken glass Buddha in front of him.

His stern eyes turned to Qi Xiuwei.

"Why did you enter the Zhaori Tower?"

Qi Xiuwei trembled all over: "My subject, I heard the cry of an eagle in the Zhaori Tower and thought there was an eagle trapped."

The emperor narrowed his eyes and glanced at the Zhaori Tower.

"Then did you find the eagle?"

Qi Xiuwei shook her head and her face became even paler.

She originally came here to relax in despair, because the bamboo forest was quiet and no one could find that she was crying.

She just didn't want her embarrassment to be discovered by everyone.

But when she heard the cry of the eagle, she thought of Meng Yi first.

The cry was anxious, as if it was accompanied by the sound of flapping.

Strangely, there were no patrolling imperial guards passing by.

Qi Xiuwei could only go in by herself. She searched repeatedly, but did not find the so-called eagle. Instead, she found that the glass Buddha had been broken and was on the ground.

Concubine Qi frowned and said worriedly: "The citizen who won the first prize will come to the palace to receive the glass Buddha. The emperor has already said it, but if we can't produce the glass Buddha, how can we win the trust of the people in the world?"

As she said that, she looked at Qi Xiuwei, shook her head and sighed: "Wei'er, you are so reckless. If you do this, won't the emperor become a person who doesn't keep his word?"

This sentence brought Qi Xiuwei's situation to the bottom. (End of this chapter)