C830 Shock
Ye An burst into laughter at the empress dowager's question. "Auntie Huang, I'm Anan, not Weiwe. Weiwe isn't here today. This is Mingzhu, the daughter of my godfather, Mu Shangqing. "
Ni Xiyue looked at Mingzhu in surprise. "Xinxian's goddaughter?"
Ye An nodded. "Yes. Ming Zhu, this is Auntie Huang. "
Ming Zhu's palms were full of sweat because her small face was still being held in the palm of her hand. She pursed her lower lips and softly said, "Ming Zhu greets the empress dowager."
On the stage, the Empress quickly held onto the microphone and began today's opening speech. In one breath, she listed a lot of companies and individuals' names, expressing her gratitude towards their generosity. The small episode of the Empress Dowager coming down from the stage was instantly brought over.
Ni Xiyue heaved a sigh of relief in her heart and later remembered her recklessness.
She let go of Ming Zhu's small face, turned around and returned to the stage to host today's dance with the Empress.
Ming Zhu leaned closer to Ye An nervously. "Brother An An, I... I'm fine, right?"
Ye An could tell that she was nervous.
The little hand in his arm, which was holding him tightly, was shaking slightly.
A young girl who had always been obedient suddenly had her face held in the hands of a big shot for a long time under the gaze of so many people. This kind of strange thing that happened to any girl would be somewhat apprehensive.
Ye An held her small hand and gently comforted her: "It's fine. Auntie Huang views me as Weiwe. Didn't Weiwe have a girlfriend before? Then they broke up. That's why she was curious when she saw that I brought you with me. "
Pearl didn't say anything else.
After the opening speech, the ball started. Interestingly, the Empress suddenly smiled and said on the stage, "The Second Master of Qiao family, Anan, never attended such an event in the past, but today, she came with a girl. Why don't we invite them to dance? "
The sound of the dance was everywhere.
Ming Zhu became even more nervous.
The melody of the dance was warm and just, with a bit of Latin style.
Ye An asked in a low voice, "Can I?"
There was a benefit to Pearl's personality, which was that she would be strong when she met the strong.
She looked quiet and thin, but her small body contained a lot of energy. Things had already developed to this point, so she would only face it actively. If she kept her word, she would be safe when she arrived.
She nodded and took a deep breath. "Sure."
Ye An smiled and walked in front of her to make a dance gesture. Ming Zhu put her hand in his palm, then he held her hand and walked to the center of the dance floor under the expectant gazes of thousands of people.
They looked at each other and listened to the lively and cute music. Ming Zhu suddenly smiled at Ye An.
At that moment, Ye An also laughed.
The two of them, who had never cooperated, jumped up on the dance floor in tacit understanding.
The lively dance wave lit up Ming Zhu's entire person. The audience quietly looked at her, thinking that she was His Majesty's Princess Qing Yu.
The Empress and the Empress Dowager had already hidden in a corner to discuss.
His Majesty was a master who doted on his wife as much as his life, and was extremely filial. The Empress took a small video of Pearl dancing with Nighttime and sent it to the Emperor's cell phone, then said: "Mother is too anxious, quickly come"
Thus, after the opening dance, Ye An happily pulled Pearl away from the dance floor.
He brought her to the side to eat something. Not far away, there were also royal family members' calligraphy and paintings. As an auction item, in the auction, all of them were donated to the poor students by the ball.
Ming Zhu ate the cake and Ye An handed her a drink. She held a plate in one hand and a spoon in the other. Ye An handed it directly to her mouth. She was a little embarrassed, but she still opened her mouth and swallowed it.
Ye An smiled.
He thought, I'll live like this for the rest of my life. Although I like her, I'll protect her like an older brother. It's not bad.
At least, familial love could last for the rest of their lives, but love could change.
When a person truly wanted to cherish another person, he would understand that the best way to love her was not to have it, not to obtain it, but to protect her, but to give it up.
He knew that Ming Zhu was not used to such occasions, so he specially brought her to eat in the food district.
When the ball progressed to a third of the time, the emcee suddenly smiled and said, "Our next auction item is a ink painting that Crown Prince drew when he was ten years old. The starting bid is fifty thousand, each increment is ten thousand, starting now!"
Ming Zhu was surprised and said, "Crown Prince has a lot of works today."
Ye An looked around and whispered into Ming Zhu's ear, "I heard Crown Prince is sick. I wanted to use this charity to buy more works from Crown Prince and donate them to the poor. It could be considered a blessing for Crown Prince. However, don't tell anyone. "
Ming Zhu nodded repeatedly." I won't say, I won't say. "
" You two. " A sudden voice interrupted their silence.
"Ah." Ming Zhu was frightened again. Luckily, her voice was relatively soft, or else she would have become the center of attention again. "Wh, what?"
The female official politely said, "Please follow me. The empress dowager wants to meet you in the VIP room."
Ming Zhu looked at Ye An. Ye An pulled her hand over and smiled warmly. "It's fine. The Empress Dowager is a very easy person to get close to. Let's go. Just treat it as your grandmother. Just say a few words. "
With Ye An accompanying her, Ming Zhu's heart was slightly relieved.
On the way to the VIP room with the female official, she took out her phone from her dinner bag and looked at it.
Heavens!
All 19 missed calls were from Mingxi!
58 missed messages were also from Mingxi!
This madman!
He randomly clicked on one and read a long speech. "Ming Zhu, are you crazy? Why did you go out on a date with Second Brother? I can't go to the ball you guys went to. Protect yourself. Especially since you're a girl, don't be at a disadvantage, okay? I've already thought of a way to save you, wait for me, hold on!"
Pearl's temple was throbbing.
Was there a problem with her coming out with her Second Brother?
On the contrary, when she was with Mingxi, she was always on tenterhooks. Her heart was hanging in the air, up and down.
However, she felt very comfortable and at ease when she was with Ye An. Because she knew that he was her family and Second Brother, she wanted to rely on him.
More importantly, even if Ye An did not know that she was his sister, he would always be polite and gentlemanly. He would not be like Mingxi, who would say things that were out of tune and do things that were out of tune.
What did it mean for a girl to be at a disadvantage?
Did Mingxi think of all the men in the world as himself?
She will only be at a disadvantage when she is with Mingxi, alright?
Ming Zhu stuffed her phone back speechlessly. It was the right choice to keep silent!
Walking along the gorgeous corridor to the end, there was a heavy and luxurious yellow rosewood door in front of her. The two sides were guarded by the guards of the National Defense Army. The female official went forward and knocked on the door. "Empress Dowager, Your Majesty, Empress, Second Young Master Qiao and Miss Mingzhu are here."2
Ming Zhu was very nervous. Why was Your Majesty here?
Ye An held her hand. "It's fine."
The soldiers on both sides opened the door.
Ye An led Pearl inside and saw a large round table inside. There were several delicate hot dishes and a bottle of red wine on it.
Ye An smiled politely. "Auntie Huang, Royal Brother, royal sister-in-law."
Linglie was having dinner. He was working overtime in the study room and was called over by his wife. So he just finished dinner here. Anyway, it was a family meeting.
He nodded and took a napkin to wipe his mouth. The moment he looked up at the pearl, his eyes were filled with the same shock as his mother Ni Xiyue.
Ming Zhu's eyes were very calm but her voice was very nervous. "Junior Mu Mingzhu greets His Majesty, the Empress, and the Empress."
The Empress added more food to Linglie's plate. "Eat more."
"Wait a moment." Linglie immediately got up and walked to the window with his back facing everyone. He made a phone call, "Royal Father, do you have something that you forgot to hand over to me?"
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