The two walked side by side, without getting too close to each other, without saying anything. After a while, they arrived at the Yueyin Hall where the banquet was being held today.
He arrived earlier, and only some invited officials were present in the huge hall. Prime Minister Mu and his family were also here, sitting and drinking tea and chatting. There was also him, Prince Ruiqing of Chudu - Du Zirui, who was alone.
A person was sitting in the far corner of the hall, munching peanuts and drinking wine. Hearing the eunuch's announcement, the officials all stood up and saluted Xiao Yi. Du Zirui also raised his eyelids, just glanced at it, and then
He frowned and lowered his eyelids, his eyes flashing with disappointment for a moment.
Xiao Yi walked slowly to his own position, accepting the courtesy and compliments from all the officials. His eyes slightly glanced at Du Zirui in the corner, and a trace of joy flashed in his heart.
Mu Ziqian raised her head when she heard the eunuch's announcement. She saw Xiao Yi and Lou Muqin appearing together, and felt unhappy. She hated seeing Lou Muqin even more than Lan Duoduo, knowing that there was no one else except her.
It would be an obstacle for her to become Xiao Yi's concubine. Mu Ziqian was not surprised that Lan Duoduo did not show up. She had already heard that she and Gu Ruyan were very close, and maybe she would show up with the crown princess.
Lou Muqin also accepted the compliments from the officials and glanced slightly towards Du Zirui. He was sitting too far away. If there were many people waiting for him, he would definitely not be seen. She simply could not go over to say hello to him. She started from twelve
I have often seen him in Fudu since I was 20 years old. It is also strange that he is obviously the prince of Chudu, but Huang Huang is not generally kind to him. Although he is still Xiao Yi's cousin, the two have never socialized. For him
Naturally, she knew the romantic prince's reputation and misdeeds. She, too, couldn't stand such a playboy. She had always been arrogant and arrogant. When looking at men in the world, except for Xiao Yi, she looked down upon them. All other men were not perfect in her heart.
.She turned around and sat in the most visible position, just facing Xiao Yi face to face.
Today's palace banquet was originally set up for her. Being able to sit here means that everyone has benefited from her.
"Mom, look..." Mu Ziqian was anxious. Since Lou Muqin was sitting opposite Xiao Yi, they were only separated by a table, and she could only sit on Lou Muqin.
When you go down to several places, you have to look at Xiao Yi, and you have to lean over to see half of his face.
"Qian'er, Miss Lou likes to wield swords and guns, just like a man. Many men don't like such women. After all, our Qian'er is Xiao Zhanguo's most talented woman, and is also a lady and dignified. How can we compare with her?
"Mu Ziqian frowned and pouted her lips. After listening to her mother's words, she felt a little more at ease.
Looking at Lou Muzhen's oval face and looking at Xiao Yi smiling across from him, she felt uncomfortable all over; "Mom, she is so close to him, and I am so far away from him, she has already taken the lead."
"Is it useful to sit close?" Mrs. Mu smiled and said, "Look, the princess of Lanling Kingdom married Prince Yi and lived in the same mansion every day. It's not closer, but Prince Yi didn't even let her come to the dinner party."
Although Mrs. Mu comforted her daughter a little, her daughter was unparalleled in her heart. Since her daughter liked Prince Yi, she should follow her, not to mention that Prince Yi might become the future prince.
Following the eunuch's cry, she was wearing a white lotus bra embroidered with light pink flowers, a floor-length floral skirt tied around her waist, a misty green floor-length veil in her hands, a hibiscus bun on her hair, and a beaded flower hairpin in her hair.
There was a god, the charming Gu Ruyan with a smiling face, and the prince Xiao Feng, who was dressed in bright yellow and dark court clothes, walked in hand in hand.
Everyone looked over and couldn't help but marvel. Gu Ruyan was so beautiful today. One look at her gorgeous skirt made it obvious that it was from the Jinxiu Palace. Even Mu Ziqian couldn't help but pay attention to this Xiao Zhanguo's number one.
The beauty is indeed stunning. But Lou Muqin, just glanced at her, and she has never liked a woman as delicate as Gu Ruyan.
She stood up and stepped forward to salute, "Xylophone has met His Highness the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess."
"General Lou, there is no need to be polite, you are the protagonist tonight!" Xiao Feng said with a slight smile, and looked at Gu Ruyan and smiled.
"By the way, Your Highness Prince Yi, why is Xiaoduo not here?" Gu Ruyan looked at Xiao Yi who was sitting firmly. The seat next to him was empty. When Gu Ruyan asked, his expression became slightly uncomfortable.
"Brother Yi, why don't you see the little princess?" Xiao Feng also stared at him with a puzzled look on his face. His father had specifically reminded her that she was coming that day, and all the clothes made by the Jinxiu Palace had been sent by eunuchs.
Mu Ziqian also noticed that Lan Duoduo did not appear with Gu Ruyan. She stood up from her seat and walked over, "Prince Yi, why didn't the princess sister come? I thought she came in to find the princess first!" Mu Zi
Qian asked with a smile, her eyes squinting at Lou Muqin who was standing aside. She was deliberately stepping out to indicate that she was dating Princess Yi.
Sure enough, Lou Muqin's expression became displeased, and she forced a smile and said, "Yes! I heard that His Highness Prince Yi has married a concubine, but today, Emperor Xiao is taking over the duties of Mu Qin, so His Highness Yi Xiang didn't bring Princess Yi to let Xiu Qin take a look." She said.
It was a special reminder that she was the real protagonist tonight! Although she didn't know whether the princess deliberately looked down on her as a female general, or whether Xiao Yi didn't want her to come, but seeing Mu Ziqian's face, she felt
She is ridiculous, a brainless woman, but she is still Xiao Zhanguo's most talented woman.
In the corner, Du Zirui, who had been drinking by himself, suddenly put down the cup in his hand and looked coldly at Xiao Yi, the most conspicuous person in the hall. His distinctive flaxen hair was still noticeable even in the crowd.
You can see it.
Why did he hate him so much? I couldn't tell, maybe it was his hair that made him feel like a donkey.
He shook his head and smiled bitterly. The soreness in his stomach made him unable to drink the wine. He hated Xiao Yi, but why was his third brother his princess? Why didn't she come tonight?
People just like to have trouble with themselves. They don't care about so many beautiful people and things around them, but they linger on things that don't belong to them. God gave her to him, so what can he complain about? He blames God for never favoring him.
, looking at whether others have a mother who loves him or not; he still blames God for giving him a father who regards his son as an enemy. He can't complain, because this is his fate.
No matter how strong a person is, he cannot survive, not to mention that he is not strong.
"The Emperor has arrived! The Queen has arrived!" The eunuch's voice sounded in front of the palace gate. Lou Muqin and others stood in front of their respective positions. Du Zirui also stood up, and together with the civil and military officials, they faced the two most distinguished people.
salute.
Emperor Xiao was still smiling as usual, sitting at the top, and Queen Gu sat beside him. His eyes swept across the people in the hall, and he suddenly frowned: "Yi'er, why isn't Xiaoduo here?"
Xiao Yi stood up from his seat calmly, with a trembling voice, "Father, Xiaoduo is sick." His peach blossom eyes suddenly dimmed, Lou Muqin looked at him thoughtfully, Gu Ruyan heard Xiao Duo
Yi's words showed a worried look on her face. She looked at Xiao Feng aside, but Xiao Feng just patted her hand to comfort her.
"Sick? You were not active and active the day before yesterday, why did you become sick all of a sudden?" Emperor Xiao frowned, his tone was a bit reproachful, and even Queen Gu's face became slightly worried.
"I caught a cold. It's okay. I've taken medicine. It's just that I saw it was raining, so I asked her not to come." Xiao Yi smiled back. Xiao Huang nodded helplessly, and Xiao Yi sat down with peace of mind.
Du Zirui was stunned. He saw her fine yesterday, why did she fall ill all of a sudden? How could Xiao Yi, a donkey, be so considerate?
"Where's Zi Rui? Why do you always like to sit in the corner? Come on, sit in front and let me see you!" Xiao Huang smiled with a kind look on his face. This Zi Rui always likes to sit in the corner seat at every banquet.
, Xiao Huang called him every time, which made many people dissatisfied with him and thought he did it on purpose.
Du Zirui, who was in a daze, woke up with a start, regained his proud smile, raised his eyebrows slightly, walked quickly to the front of the hall obediently, and sat down under Xiao Yi, where the third brother should have been. Xiao Yi and Du
Zi Rui has a three-point resemblance, especially Du Zi Rui's phoenix eyes, inherited from his beautiful mother. Every time Xiao Huang sees him, his face is full of smiles. Although Du Zi Rui knows that half of the reason why Xiao Huang is so good to him is
Because of his status, he was also happy that at least compared to his so-called father, Xiao Huang was many times more affectionate.