Looking up further, at the junctions of the two blood - red lanterns, half of a red - blood bracelet was used as a hook respectively.
The red blood was intertwined, making them both precious and eerie.
The flickering candle flames between the lanterns seemed to echo everyone's thoughts.
They changed from yellow to red, and finally slowly turned black - green.
As an old saying goes, when the candle flame turns green, a vengeful ghost follows!
Everyone's faces darkened. Yan Zhao was really a sinner!
He liked such underworld things!
But no matter what they thought, no one dared to say it out loud.
After all, no one wanted to receive a human - skin lantern personally made by Yan Zhao in the future.
Empress Chu's eyebrows twitched slightly, and her face turned faintly green.
If she remembered correctly, the red - blood bracelet was a gift she had given to Ning Yuwang back then. It was so precious that it was hard to find another one even after searching the whole world.
Unexpectedly, Yan Zhao had broken it and used it on two shabby human - skin lanterns.
This was despising her reward!
Her fingers under the wide sleeves clenched into fists, but on the surface, she still had to act magnanimous. "Ziyan, you've put a lot of effort into this."
"The beauty lantern for a beauty. Does Your Majesty the Empress like it?"
Yan Zhao seemed extremely concerned about Empress Chu's opinion and was determined to get an answer.
He was extremely handsome, and eight - tenths of his looks were inherited from Wen Sui.
His ink - colored pupils reflected the candle flames. Empress Chu let out a soft sigh. She seemed to see the young Wen Sui!
The sad Wen Sui was asking her why she had helped the evildoer and why she had forced her younger sister!
Empress Chu's face turned deathly pale in shock. When she came back to her senses, she found that it was all just an illusion.
She stared blankly at Yan Zhao and realized that over the years, she had never truly tried to figure out his thoughts.
Maybe she had always regarded Yan Zhao as a child.
Or maybe she didn't expect Yan Zhao to grow up.
But now, she finally found that Yan Zhao had grown up, and his thoughts were becoming increasingly hard to fathom.
The human - skin lanterns...
Empress Chu was suspicious in her heart. Did Yan Zhao simply hate those two concubines and thus casually kill them?
Or was he openly and clearly indicating that he knew what Emperor Chu wanted to do to Ning Yuwang!
And that he also knew that she had helped Emperor Chu!
If it was the former, Empress Chu would just have to swallow this bitter pill.
In the past, when Yan Zhao was unmarried, it was okay to arrange two or three concubines for him.
Now that he was married, and Ning Yuwang was the beloved daughter of Marquis Yongning, who doted on his children.
If she sent more concubines over, I'm afraid Marquis Yongning would be the first to make a fuss.
If it was the latter...
Empress Chu's heart grew gloomy. Yan Zhao might have already noticed or made full preparations.
Not only about today, but he might also know about those past events.
No wonder he was so abnormal today and had premeditatedly sent such a "humiliating" and generous gift.
"I'm very satisfied with Ziyan's gift," Empress Chu thought a lot in her heart, but on the surface, she was still an aunt who doted on the younger generation. "Reward, reward generously!"
Qiaohui was smart enough to go forward to receive the gift. Knowing it was a human - skin lantern was one thing, but touching it personally was another.
Especially when the hands of the two cold - faced twins were extremely icy cold, which added a bit more eerie atmosphere to the human - skin lanterns.
"Ah!"
Qiaohui's hair stood on end. Her hands trembled and she let out a low cry. She almost knocked the two lanterns to the ground.
"Be careful. Don't ruin the lanterns that this young master made especially for Her Majesty the Empress!"
There was a threat flashing in Yan Zhao's eyes. He remembered that it was Qiaohui who had led Empress Chu's order five years ago and tricked his mother to Emperor Chu's side.
"Yes!"
Getting closer, one could clearly smell the fishy and stinky blood on the lanterns.
Qiaohui almost vomited and barely managed to put the lanterns away properly.
After thanking for the reward, Yan Zhao sat back down.
He heard Ning Yuwang's low praise in his ear. "The young master is really astonishing!"
Making things unpleasant for Empress Chu was also making things unpleasant for Emperor Chu!
It was hard for her not to approve!
Yan Zhao coughed softly, and the tips of his ears turned pink. "Thank you, wife, for your praise!"
Ning Yuwang stopped talking and looked at him boldly. It was really because he was so handsome!
She just wanted to observe him closely and play with him!
On the opposite side.
Chu Heye regretted it in his heart. He didn't expect Yan Zhao to be so bold and really send the human - skin lanterns.
It even confirmed the rumor that he was fond of killing people and making human - skin lanterns!
As the one who had led Yan Zhao to present the gift, he naturally received a faint warning from Empress Chu.
After that, he didn't dare to show up again.
As for Emperor Chu, he only frowned slightly when Qiaohui brought the human - skin lanterns back. The rest of the time, he just had fun with Song Yiran in his arms.
It was really Yan Zhao's human - skin lanterns that shocked everyone.
Until the Hai hour, no matter how precious the gifts were, they didn't receive Empress Chu's praise.
There was a faint look of tiredness in her eyes. She even stopped the charming girls who were dancing gracefully.
"I'm tired. Let this banquet end here."
On the surface, it was because of tiredness, but in fact, who didn't know that Empress Chu was scared by Yan Zhao's human - skin lanterns.
But since Empress Chu had given rewards, who dared to openly accuse Yan Zhao.
"Farewell to Your Majesty the Emperor, farewell to Your Majesty the Empress."
Although most people were a bit indignant and resentful. Originally, they thought that Emperor Chu and Empress Chu would take this opportunity to choose concubines for the Second Prince and the Third Prince.
The charming girls were all dressed up and wanted to show their talents, but now they had to put it on hold.
They watched jealously as Song Yiran "rose to prominence" tonight.
Only An Xingzhi was secretly happy.
Her slender waist was exhausted and her legs were trembling. If Empress Chu had stopped a bit later, she might have made a fool of herself and fallen in public.
Thanks to the "good gift" sent by Yan Zhao!
An Xingzhi blushed and laughed shyly. Young Master Yan really lived up to being the man she liked!
Ning Yuwang seemed to hear her thoughts. She slowly glanced at her and coldly scanned her whole body.
The gaze was so intense that An Xingzhi shrank her neck. She then suddenly realized and lowered her eyes, not daring to let her thoughts wander anymore.
After Empress Chu and Emperor Chu left one after another, the crowd dispersed.
The Marquis and his wife of Yongning took this opportunity to come over hand in hand.
"Wangwang."
"Daddy, Mommy."
Ning Fengnian and Yuan Qingrong had long wanted to talk to Ning Yuwang, but there had been so many things happening in the palace that they hadn't had the time to sit down and have a detailed chat.
Yuan Qingrong rubbed Ning Yuwang's slightly cold hands. "What exactly happened today?"
When Lan'er had framed Ning Yuwang in Weiyang Palace, she had wanted to rush out to protect her precious daughter.
But she was stopped by Ning Fengnian, who said that with the young master around, Wangwang wouldn't be wronged.
Yuan Qingrong had managed to endure for the whole night. As for how she endured?
Ning Fengnian rubbed his bruised arm. Sometimes, he really shouldn't have stopped his wife's decision!
Ning Yuwang hugged her arm and smiled sweetly. "Mommy, don't worry. I'm fine!"
Being in the palace, some things were not convenient to say clearly. She could only find another opportunity to talk about them in detail.
Yan Zhao also nodded slightly. "Mom and Dad, don't worry. I'll be by Wangwang's side."
Ning Fengnian was startled by his sudden call of "Mom and Dad". He exchanged several surprised glances with Yuan Qingrong!
But Yan Zhao didn't seem to care and just smiled calmly!
It took Ning Fengnian a long time to stutter back. "That's good... Thank you, young master!"
When Yan Zhao accompanied Ning Yuwang back to her parents' home on the third day after marriage, Ning Fengnian had gotten along well with Yan Zhao and gradually forgotten his bad reputation.
But today's two "human - skin lanterns" had really scared him. It seemed that there was no smoke without fire!
"It's my duty!"
"That's good... That's good!"
The more respectful Yan Zhao was, the more times Ning Fengnian repeated these words. Finally, he calmed down.
Forget it. As long as he was good to Wangwang!
He didn't dare to ask for anything else!