Xiao Jinyan attended her little sister’s birthday dressed up.
She was born stunningly beautiful, and her gorgeous goose-yellow dress perfectly highlighted her elegance. She was as dignified and noble as a peony, and as elegant as an ice lotus.
Aloof and cold.
What's more important is that Xiao Jinyan wears a string of fluorescent sapphires on her white jade neck!
It is the national power of the Tianxing royal family. It is made of a deep-sea spirit bead. Not only can the wearer be immune to all evil and all kinds of damage, but it is also said that this national stone can gather the power of the Tianxing National Defense Formation.
Use your strength to exert your endless power!
"Meet Her Royal Highness the Princess!"
"See you in this world, sister!"
"Xiao Heng meets eldest sister!"
"Xiao Chen meets eldest sister!"
As Xiao Jinyan entered the pavilion, Xiao Hongchen and all the guests bowed in salute.
Even the two princes, Xiao Heng and Xiao Chen, showed respect on their faces, but when their eyes glanced at the stone of the kingdom on Xiao Jinyan's chest, they showed a hint of shock and covetousness.
Although the stone that governs the country is not the crown prince's jade order, it is also the most personal treasure of the father and the king. Even if a reward is required, it should be given to the two princes. How could it appear on Xiao Jinyan?
It's good that she is the eldest princess of the kingdom, but she is a girl after all. What does the old guy mean?
Xiao Heng and Xiao Chen couldn't help but look at each other, and they both understood the confusion and uneasiness in each other's eyes.
Could it be that besides the two of them, there is one more candidate for the next head of state?
Or maybe Xiao Jinyan has stepped into the void and can take on the heavy responsibility of defending the royal city?
Xiao Jinyan's frost-like eyes silently scanned the crowd, nodded and said, "No courtesy."
"yes."
After saying this, everyone dared to raise their heads.
"Happy birthday, little sister." Xiao Jinyan walked up to Xiao Hongchen and smiled slightly.
"Sister, let me introduce to you, this is Gu Jian I mentioned to you."
Without saying a word, Xiao Hongchen pulled Gu Jian to him and introduced him happily.
Hearing this, Xiao Jinyan turned her eyes to Gu Jian, and the two looked at each other again.
Seeing Xiao Jinyan again, Gu Jian would be lying if he said that he had no trouble in his heart. After all, the latter was the eldest princess of the kingdom, but she had a dark and dazzling encounter with him, and that meeting even involved a person.
An ulterior secret.
However, precisely because of this, Gu Jian didn't show anything strange on his face.
On the other hand, Xiao Jinyan looked at Gu Jian with a pair of cold eyes, flashing a trace of unnoticed tenderness.
She is arrogant and arrogant, and no man in the kingdom can enter her eyes except her father.
But she didn't know whether she was lamenting Gu Jian's tenacity in the face of adversity, or she was shy about his ambiguous encounter with her in the Gu Mansion, but she had an unexplainable feeling towards the young man in front of her.
However, Xiao Jinyan and Gu Jian were tacitly understanding each other, and their faces remained calm.
"So you are Gu Jian. I know that you refined the Yin Yang Yuan Dan for my little sister. It's very good."
Xiao Jinyan's face was cold.
Seeing this scene, Xiao Hongchen laughed. She knew that her sister had always been cold-tempered.
Moreover, my sister deliberately did not mention the Xuan Bing Void Transformation Pill, she must have wanted to conceal the breakthrough.
In the pavilion, many guests were filled with envy when they heard Xiao Jinyan's "very good" evaluation of Gu Jian.
You must know that Xiao Jinyan not only has a respected status, but her martial arts talent is unparalleled in the country.
Not to mention ordinary geniuses, even the few true disciples of Tianxing Academy could not catch her eye.
"The eldest princess is too praised."
Gu Jian smiled modestly.
Seeing Gu Jian being praised by Xiao Jinyan, the gloom in the eyes of the second prince Xiao Chen became more intense.
Even if Xiao Jinyan possesses the stone of conquering the country, it is not his current obstacle. The top priority is to overthrow the eldest prince first.
And once Gu Jian knew that the Li family and Lord Mo Chen Wu were both his supporters, he would definitely stand against him without hesitation.
Therefore, Gu Jian must be eradicated!
"Please sit down, everyone. Today is my little sister's birthday. You don't need to be so formal."
At this time, Xiao Jinyan spoke calmly.
"yes."
Many guests were seated just now.
"Little sister, when I came in just now, I saw a body being carried down. What crime did he commit?" Xiao Jinyan asked.
"Sister, this matter..."
Xiao Hongchen was about to explain, but unexpectedly, the second prince Xiao Chen rolled his eyes and stood up.
"Sister, you don't know something. Someone killed Li Pingjian at my little sister's birthday party."
Xiao Chen interrupted Xiao Hongchen, a gleam of wisdom appeared in his eyes.
"Today is my little sister's birthday party. Who is so bold as to commit murder here?"
Xiao Jinyan's face turned cold.
Xiao Hongchen is a royal princess with a respected status. Killing people at her banquet is a sign of contempt for the royal family!
What's more, the Li family is one of the four major aristocratic families in the capital, and many members of the family are court ministers. The eldest son Li Ping was killed in the Hongchen Palace. If it is not taken seriously, it may affect the loyalty of the Li family.
So this matter must be dealt with seriously.
Seeing this scene, a cold light flashed in Gu Jian's eyes. It seemed that the second prince was determined to target him.
When Li Ping came forward and said he wanted to kill him, he suspected that the second prince was secretly instigating it. Now that the second prince complained in front of Xiao Jinyan, he must have wanted to use her hands to kill him.
After all, everyone knows that Xiao Jinyan loves Xiao Hongchen the most and will definitely severely punish anyone who disrupts the order of the banquet.
Thinking of this, Gu Jian simply stood up and said, "Your Highness, the eldest princess, I am the one who killed you."
"Did you kill him?"
Xiao Jinyan was stunned for a moment, and then she remembered that Gu Jian seemed to be the only one who had a grudge against the Li family.
"Did you execute him because he spoke rudely to my little sister?"
She hinted to Gu Jian with her eyes that if he answered like this, she would directly reveal the matter.
No matter what, she didn't want to touch Gu Jian.
Unexpectedly, before Gu Jian could open his mouth to explain, the second prince grabbed the conversation again.
"Sister, Gu Jian killed Li Ping entirely because of their personal grudge!"
Xiao Chen speaks righteously.
"Second brother, although this matter is a personal grudge between Gu Jian and Li Ping, it was Li Ping who took the initiative to cause trouble for Gu Jian. It was entirely his own fault that he was killed."
Xiao Hongchen stood up.
"And I didn't say anything myself, why did you make a big deal out of it?"
"Why should I make things worse? Do you think I'm targeting Gu Jian?"
Xiao Chen frowned.
"Little sister, you are still young, and I understand that you do not understand the various relationships between the royal family and the clan.
In your eyes, Li Ping's death may have been his own fault. But in the eyes of the Li family, it is us, the royal family, who watched helplessly as a commoner killed the son of an important official in the imperial court and remained indifferent!"
Xiao Chen pointed at Gu Jian and spoke passionately.
"Furthermore, Li Ping has no power to fight back. Gu Jian had countless better ways to end the matter, but he chose to kill without any room for maneuver. I think he is not only contemptuous of the majesty of the Tianxing royal family, but also
He wants to sow discord between the royal family and the clan, and he is very cruel!"