The news of His Majesty's banquet quickly spread throughout the court, and anyone with an official rank of third rank or above could attend the banquet.
The emergence of Huaide aroused the vigilance of interested people in the court, and Zhao Shangshu was one of them. Other families were dragging their children and raising their daughters, hoping to take this opportunity to make friends with nobles, or to rise to the sky directly, and be favored by His Majesty and included in the harem.
But he didn't want to reveal this news to Xinglan, because his good-for-nothing son wasn't enough to embarrass himself.
But he didn't expect that Xinglan had already known about the banquet given by His Majesty before him. He stopped guarding the city gate and ran directly back to his house to find Li Jiahe.
"The empress is giving me a banquet tonight. I'm going to ask my cheap dad to take me into the palace. Can you go with me? Find an opportunity to get to know her."
Li Jiahe's scalp felt numb at the thought of facing so many faces, but now she had to focus on the overall situation and she had to overcome difficulties.
Half an hour later, Zhao Shiqi had just changed his clothes and left the house when he saw Xinglan and Li Jiahe blocking his door. His face was ashen: "What are you doing?"
"Of course I will follow you into the palace."
"When did my father say that he would take you into the palace? Do you still think that not enough people were thrown out of the palace by His Majesty before?"
How many people did he ask for in order to put his worthless son into the palace? As a result, after entering the palace, this traitor did not think about how to do things for the family, but instead started to engage in crooked ways. He dressed as a woman and broke into His Majesty's harem to bribe His Majesty's palace.
The middle eunuch put him in to serve His Majesty. During the night watch, he accidentally fell asleep and the snoring startled His Majesty awake. His Majesty walked over and took a look, only to find that Xinglan, who was disguised as a woman, had drooled all over his front while sleeping.
For Zhao Shiqi's sake, His Majesty did not punish him, but demoted him and drove him out of the palace.
For more than a month, His Majesty suffered from insomnia in the middle of the night, and his overall condition obviously deteriorated a lot.
"If you don't take me there, I have other ways to go."
Li Jiahe, who had been standing in the back row, wished he could dig a hole and hide in the ground.
Sure enough, this guy should stay away earlier.
In the end, Zhao Shiqi did not take Xinglan to the banquet.
After witnessing the whole process of Xinglan clumsily climbing onto the carriage and then being kicked down mercilessly by Zhao Shiqi, Li Jiahe's habit of embarrassing others fell again.
"Sir, why don't we go?"
Now that he is the laughing stock of the entire dynasty, how strong must his mental state be to be able to face all kinds of cold looks calmly?
"Go! Why don't you go! Today I have to go! Does he think that if he doesn't take me, there will be nothing I can do?"
After Xinglan finished speaking, he turned around and went back to the house. After rummaging around, he ran out holding a waist tag and said, "I found it. Come on, the banquet will start soon."
Li Jiahe saw the word "Zhao" engraved on the waistband. If she guessed correctly, this should be Zhao Shiqi's waistband. He actually gave his waistband to this useless son. It seemed that Zhao Shiqi still loved Xinglan.
Maybe the unhesitating kick just now was just her illusion. The actual situation should be that Zhao Shiqi was forcing Xinglan to grow, and that kick hurt Xinglan's body and hurt Zhao Shiqi's heart.
The two of them hurried to the palace in a small carriage.
They hurried and hurried slowly, but in the end it was a step too late. When they got out of the car, the sound of silk and bamboo could already be heard in the palace.
Xinglan took out the name tag on his waist and feinted in front of the palace gate guard before entering. The guard stopped him with a long sword and said, "Show us the tag again."
From the tone of the elder brothers, the situation seemed a little bad. Xinglan's face also looked a bit off. He waved his badge very quickly and said, "Can you see clearly? My father is waiting for me inside, you'd better not stay away."
Stop me."
Almost as soon as he finished speaking, the guards swarmed up and grabbed his arms: "You are so brave, how dare you steal Zhao Shangshu's waist badge."
Li Jiahe was speechless. She suddenly felt that Zhao Shiqi was worthy of the title of "loving father". If she had fallen in love with such a son, she would have beaten him to death long ago.
After calming down his mind, Li Jiahe stepped forward to stop him: "My lords, my lord is the third son of Shangshu Mansion. Like you, he works in the court as an errand. This action of my lords seems inappropriate, doesn't it?"
Although Xinglan is said to be a coward, he is still a city gate servant. On the surface, everyone looks like a gatekeeper, but in fact, his rank should be higher than these guards.
"Zhao Shangshu entered the palace first and ordered my young master to follow. He is being held captive by you. You should first ask Zhao Shangshu if he agrees? If my young master makes a fuss, everyone present may be in trouble."
When the guards heard this, their expressions changed slightly. It was obvious that they didn't know Xinglan, but they were deliberately looking for trouble.
One person said: "No matter who you are, you are prohibited from stealing waist badges."
Li Jiahe asked: "How can you be sure that my young master's badge is fake?"
The guard smiled evilly: "We have already seen Zhao Shangshu's waist badge. Only adults of third rank or above have this badge, and each person has one."
Li Jiahe nodded: "Is there a possibility that Zhao Shangshu's part is fake? How about you call him out to confront him? Anyway, you have detained my young master, and you have to let him know."
They stopped talking, and finally exchanged glances and put away their long knives.
When Xinglan and Li Jiahe trotted all the way to the palace, Zhao Shiqi was talking to his colleagues. When he looked up, he saw his good-for-nothing son walking in. His face could no longer be described as black. However, because there were other people present, he could only
Able to maintain a smile on his face, and then walk over angrily.
"What are you doing here!"
Li Jiahe saw the muscles on his face twitching unconsciously.
"Father, I am here for your honor. Other adults are raising families, but you are alone and let others laugh. Don't you think so?"
Zhao Shiqi was so angry that he was trembling all over. What should he do to let this good-for-nothing son know that he would be laughed at less if he was alone than if he had him with him?
He was angry, but now that he was here, he couldn't let other people see the joke in the public. He was angry and pulled Xinglan, "Behave yourself in a while. If you make a fool of yourself again, I will beat you to death."
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Xinglan stood motionless: "Then where will my maid sit? I'm eating while she watches, something's not right, right?"
Zhao Shiqi was already furious. Hearing this, his blood immediately rushed back. He didn't care too much, and was about to fly up on the spot and kick this good-for-nothing son home. Fortunately, Kang Le, who was sitting high up, spoke at the right time, so he was saved.
The Zhao family and his son are in danger of losing face.
Kang Le cleared his throat, and the huge palace suddenly became very quiet. He only heard a voice that was slightly deep among women, saying slowly but powerfully: "I invite you all to come here today to celebrate the success of the Tiger Guard, and by the way, I will give you all
Let me introduce the biggest contributor to this battle."
Li Jiahe looked up and saw the woman wearing a bright yellow dragon robe on the high position. Because she was a little far away, she couldn't see Kang Le's appearance clearly, but judging from her body shape, she must be a tall woman.
A slender beauty, to be more precise, is a tall, slender, and ambitious beauty that makes people surrender unconsciously.
She looked at Huaide, with an innate domineering air in every move.
Li Jiahe followed her line of sight and looked to her left. When she recognized the red clothes, her eyes suddenly widened.
"Then, is that the emperor?"
Xinglan's reaction was no better than hers. He held Li Jiahe's wrist tightly and didn't remember anything about the two of them having a holiday. His pupils even started to tremble, and someone who didn't know it thought he saw his biological father. This chapter has been completed!