Shangguan Ruoli met Shang Feng Jinxing's gaze and forced himself to remain calm.
She is now Princess Xuan, not Hua Xiaoyu, so she cannot express acquaintance with Feng Jinxing.
Feng Jinxing also looked away at a glance. It was rude to stare at a woman. Besides, all the women present had status. Anyone who offended could be charged with lese majeste.
But just the look he exchanged with Shangguan Ruoli made his heart tremble inexplicably. It was a feeling of déjà vu.
Those clear and shrewd eyes, that calm and confident look, that distinctive temperament, they are so similar...
Like who?
Feng Jinxing frowned and thought, but before he could think of it, he heard the eunuch singing: "The emperor has arrived! King Li, King Qin, and the fifth prince have arrived..."
Feng Jinxing had no choice but to calm down and stand up to salute with everyone.
Shangguan Ruoli was thinking about how to get this guy out of the palace early. Tonight was destined to be dangerous.
The emperor walked to the front, stood still, raised his hand slightly, and said, "Without courtesy, stand down!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Everyone stood up straight.
The emperor said solemnly: "Today is the Lantern Festival. The monarchs and ministers gather together to have fun with the people. Don't be restrained and feast to your heart's content."
Everyone responded in unison: "Yes!"
But in my heart, I complained that I was not restrained at the palace banquet? Don’t take it seriously, otherwise it will cost someone’s life!
Everyone was divided into priorities, men and women took their seats, the emperor finished his toast and raised his glass to announce the start of the banquet.
King Li raised his wine glass and toasted to the emperor: "I wish my father good health and long life!"
The emperor's eyes flashed and he nodded repeatedly, "Okay! Okay!"
King Li raised his glass and drank it all in one gulp, then looked at the emperor with a look of expectation in his eyes.
It was agreed that he would be announced as the crown prince at today's palace banquet. The next step should be to announce this and celebrate a double happiness, right?
King Qin also stood up and raised his glass to toast the emperor. The emperor seemed very happy today and drank the wine in one gulp.
Due to the effect of the drink, a blush appeared on his pale face, making him look less sinister.
Seeing other princes standing up one after another, eager to toast the emperor, Concubine Rou said tenderly: "Your Majesty, the dragon body is the most important thing. The imperial doctor said you should not drink too much."
The emperor chuckled and put down the wine glass, "Okay, I'm not thirsty anymore."
Concubine Rou smiled softly, "Then the emperor will use water instead of wine."
"Okay," the emperor said obediently.
Prince Li narrowed his eyes and coughed slightly, indicating that it was time for the emperor to declare him the crown prince.
Unexpectedly, the emperor seemed not to have heard his prompting and ordered Eunuch Zheng beside him to replace the wine in his glass with water.
Concubine Rou said softly: "Your Majesty~, shall we sing and dance?"
The emperor nodded, and Concubine Rou gave Eunuch Si Li a look.
The eunuch who presided over the ceremony understood what he meant and said loudly: "Play music!"
Shao music started, and a group of dancing girls came gracefully, waving their water sleeves, twisting their thin waists to the music.
The colorful sleeves are flying and the dance is graceful.
King Li's eyes were gloomy, and veins appeared in the hand holding the wine glass.
The emperor's gaze swept across his face, his eyes flickering slightly with a hint of wariness.
This is his most beloved son, and he has always wanted to pass the throne to him. However, today he learned that he had raised zombie soldiers and sent them to assassinate Dongming Ziyu, which made him want to reconsider.
Raising zombie soldiers is more serious than raising private soldiers. The combat effectiveness of those zombie soldiers is much stronger than that of ordinary soldiers.
This shows that King Li is not as careless about the throne as he said. He has been planning to seize the crown prince's position. So, it is hard to say whether the Taoist priest recommended to him will make him immortal or harm himself.
He can give his things, but he can't try to rob them.
There was great singing and dancing in the middle of the hall, but everyone in the hall had their own thoughts, and few really appreciated the singing and dancing.
In the past, the eyes of unmarried women lingered on the male guests' table. Today, because of Feng Jinxing, all the women's eyes are looking at him from time to time.
Although the third son of the Feng family has no fame, his status is no worse than that of the princes and nobles. It is not bad to marry such a handsome and gentle son and become the mistress of the Feng family.
Shangguan Ruoli's expression was indifferent, he was eating a piece of snack, and he glanced at Feng Jinxing who was opposite him through the dancing girl's flying sleeves.
Feng Jinxing watched the performance calmly and said a few words to the noble prince next to him from time to time.
Obviously, even in this place where the royal family and nobles gathered, he still talked and laughed freely, and the smile on his face made people feel like bathing in spring breeze.
Feng Jinxing is Feng Jinxing. No matter where he is, no matter how high his status is, his essence remains unchanged.
It happened that Feng Jinxing looked over and met Shangguan Ruoli's eyes again.
He was slightly shocked. This woman's eyes were different from the burning eyes of other women looking at him. They were clear and indifferent.
He turned his head and asked the young master next to him, "Excuse me, who is that beautiful woman over there wearing a lake blue palace dress?"
The young master raised his eyes and said, "This is a legendary woman, Princess Xuan."
Feng Jinxing was shocked. He had met King Xuan once. King Xuan was a man of extraordinary magnificence. No wonder Princess Xuan looked at him differently.
It's just that this look seems very familiar, but I can't remember where I've seen it before.
Just as he was about to ask Princess Xuan how legendary she was, all the singers waved their sleeves and retreated, but one of them walked out of the group and knelt down respectfully in the palace.
Everyone was astonished. The singer first bowed three times and kowtowed nine times, then straightened up and said, "A common woman has come to see the emperor. Long live the emperor, long live, long live the emperor!"
Her voice was filled with tears, and if you look carefully at her face, which was heavily smeared with makeup, you could see that there were signs of age, and she was definitely not a young singer.
Emperor Dongming sat high up in the main seat, some distance away from the ground where he knelt down to worship. Emperor Dongming squinted his eyes. He could not see clearly the appearance of this person, but he only felt that she was polite and well-behaved.
At first glance, it seems that she has received strict etiquette training, which is not the manner a singer should have.
The show was about to start. Shangguan Ruoli put all the snacks into his mouth and straightened his back.
Concubine Rou dignifiedly held the handkerchief and pressed the corner of her mouth where she had just drank wine, and asked: "Who are you? Why do you look familiar?"
Emperor Dongming also felt impressed and had some doubts in his heart. He quietly ordered the woman below him: "Come forward and raise your head."
The woman followed the instructions and knelt down for a short distance, raising her head slightly so that Emperor Dongming could see her face clearly.
Emperor Dongming's eyes were narrowed to a narrow slit, and the more he looked at this face, the tighter his frown became.
King Li felt that something was wrong, and intuitively felt that what happened next was directed at him.
Prime Minister Xu clenched his fists and retracted them into his sleeves. Panic flashed through his eyes, but he immediately regained his composure and winked at King Li next to him.
King Li was shocked. Sure enough, someone was going to deal with him. Although he didn't know the inside story, he still had to be prepared and gave the boy next to him a wink.
The boy nodded and quietly exited the hall. This chapter has been completed!