Rushed to the palace banquet.

Grand Tutor Xu came with more than ten carriages.

The two uncles of the Xu family, plus the children of school-age;

There are also Jiang Kangan, Jiang Wenjing, Jiang Sulan, Jiang Zhiyu, etc.

On the other hand, his scumbag father Jiang Zhaorong.

A lonely little carriage, carrying the resentful Song Shiwei!

Following at the end of Master Xu's convoy, they drove together.

At the palace gate, the motorcades of officials from various families were parked on both sides.

The officials greeted each other and talked in low voices.

"Hey, that carriage behind Grand Tutor Xu looks like Prime Minister Jiang's!"

"That's right! If you didn't know, you would have thought that Prime Minister Jiang had become the son-in-law of the Grand Tutor's Mansion!"

"Well, you don't know! Prime Minister Jiang does want it, but unfortunately Grand Tutor Xu doesn't want it..."

"Is that true?"

Seeing Master Xu approaching, everyone fell silent.

They all bowed to him and said:

"Master Xu is here!"

"Jiang Shishu, I haven't seen you for a few days. You seem to have grown a lot taller..."

When Jiang Zhiyu heard the compliment, he imitated his elder brother and cupped his hands in response.

Xu Yanli originally didn't want to pay attention to their boasting and flattery.

When he heard people praising Jiang Zhiyu, he smiled, which was rare.

"Children aged twelve or thirteen do grow up faster!"

"No way!"

Jiang Zhiyu giggled and took Xu Yanli's arm.

Xu Yanli also knew that Jiang Zhiyu had been busy with the epidemic recently, and rubbed her head lovingly.

"Eat more at the palace banquet and grow taller!"

"Okay~"

Jiang Zhaorong saw this scene...

Even more sad.

Glancing at Song Shiwei cowering behind him, he became even more upset.

Song Shiwei originally wanted to pretend to be aggrieved in order to gain sympathy and love.

Seeing Jiang Zhaorong speeding up his pace, he had no choice but to follow him in small steps.

Ever since she was last imprisoned in the Dali Temple, her reputation among the noble ladies in Beijing has been completely ruined.

She had originally not wanted to come to this palace banquet, but she hadn't seen Xiao Yili for a long time...

She was afraid that Xiao Yili would not abide by the moral code of martial arts and would replace the old with the new!

The banquet began and everyone entered the hall.

The emperor arrived late, glanced at the people who bowed and saluted, and spoke slowly.

"Since this is a palace banquet, there is no need to be so formal."

Everyone thanked him and took their seats.

The seating at a palace banquet should be arranged according to the order of official rank.

But because the emperor specially summoned Jiang Zhiyu to his side last time, the eunuch learned his lesson this time.

Jiang Zhiyu and Ji Xiurong's seats were actually next to several princes, and their seats were higher than their scumbag father's.

Even so, the emperor still felt it was not enough.

The palace banquet was noisy, and he was worried that he couldn't hear Jiang Zhiyu's true feelings.

He asked her to sit next to him.

"Zhiyu, I have a crab roe pastry here, which is always your favorite. Come and sit with me."

Jiang Zhiyu didn't think there was anything wrong.

After all, this is how they always eat in the Imperial Study.

But when these words were spoken, all the civil and military officials in the court were frightened!

Jiang Zhaorong was even more confused.

That location...

But even the queen has never sat on it!

Your Majesty, is it not...

Could it be...

Jiang Zhiyu didn't think too much about it. She sat down at the side of the long table and picked up a piece to eat.

There were clearly no less than a hundred people in the hall.

At this moment, there was complete silence.

No one dared even to breathe.

Only the emperor's voice echoed:

"How is it? But what flavor did you like in the past?"

Quiet.

Everyone listened with bated breath.

Just a pause of a few seconds.

But it feels like a hundred years...

"It's okay, maybe a little salty..."

Jiang Zhiyu's casual words made everyone sweat again.

The crab roe pastry is clearly sweet, so why is it salty?

Isn't this like calling a horse a zebra?

The emperor will surely be furious!

Accompanied by a gulp, which was not known to come from Jiang Zhaorong or Xu Yanli.

The emperor suddenly burst into laughter.

"Hahahaha, then I'll tell them to make the taste lighter next time!"

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Jiang Zhiyu finally reacted.

[Eh? Why did the music stop? Keep playing and dancing!]

The emperor looked at the musicians, and the palace banquet returned to its peaceful and harmonious state.

Jiang Zhiyu looked at Ji Xiurong who was sitting alone in her original seat, and signaled to her with her eyes to eat and drink well and not to be nervous.

Ji Xiurong smiled faintly and nodded.

Despite being extremely panicked, he remained calm.

However, Xiao Yili, who had been quietly observing her and the second prince, started to stir up trouble.

"Father, I dare to ask you to dance for me. I have heard that Miss Ji, whom Minister Jiang brought with her, is a beauty and talent that has captivated the entire capital. I have specially requested that Miss Ji perform a dance for you to feast your eyes on."

He had already checked it.

The reason why Xiao Chuji made such a big mistake at the fighting ceremony.

It’s all because of this woman.

And the monk from Yuhua Temple was specially invited by Xiao Chuji in order to please her.

Unexpectedly, the monk was ungrateful!

He actually refused due to illness...

But when Xiao Chuji heard it, he had no reaction and did not blame him.

It is conceivable how important this woman is in Xiao Chuji's heart.

And at this moment, he was deliberately making things difficult in public.

The purpose was to provoke Xiao Chuji to behave inappropriately in front of the palace again.

I think, this time...

Xiao Chuji was afraid that he was really going to lose the emperor's heart.

Besides, he wanted to see it himself.

What is so charming about this woman!

She was able to make his second elder brother so infatuated with her.

really……

Xiao Yili had just finished speaking before Jiang Zhiyu could slam the table.

Xiao Chuji, who had been staring at Ji Xiurong, stood up.

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