"Alright, it's not your fault. Come back and sit down." The Empress Dowager was unusually kind at this moment.

Upon hearing this, Guo Li felt a surge of gratitude.

She thanked him and quickly returned to her seat.

If she could, she would like to leave the situation immediately, but it was clearly inappropriate.

So although she sat back down, she kept her head down, too embarrassed to look up. Moreover, she was afraid of farting again, so she didn't dare to relax at all, resulting in an awkward and stiff posture.

Next, the other young ladies also performed a few talents, creating a lively atmosphere, as if they hadn't been affected by the earlier incident.

Guo Li felt extremely uncomfortable, as if everyone was looking at her with strange eyes. She just wanted the banquet to end quickly so she could leave this embarrassing place as soon as possible.

The Empress Dowager glanced at her and saw that she didn't even dare to raise her head, let alone seduce the Emperor Emeritus. The Emperor Emeritus didn't even glance at Guo Li, clearly still bothered by her farting earlier.

Thinking of this, the Empress Dowager finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Originally, this banquet was specially set up for her. She originally wanted to take Guo Li as her goddaughter through this banquet. In this way, she could thwart the Emperor Emeritus's thoughts and avoid falling out with him. Even if the Emperor Emeritus was unhappy, he would have no reason to argue with her.

Of course, taking Guo Li as her goddaughter was really giving her too much credit, but she didn't want to strain her relationship with the retired emperor and his son, so she had no choice but to do this.

But to her surprise, before her plan could be implemented, the Emperor Emeritus himself had already lost interest in Guo Li, this vixen.

No well-mannered girl would do something as rude as farting in public. Even if Guo Li and Consort Li looked alike, the Emperor Emeritus was probably already sober by now.

In this way, she wouldn't need to adopt Guo Li as her goddaughter.

The Empress Dowager was completely relieved and no longer worried about the matter. She then focused on watching the young ladies' talent performances.

After enduring the banquet for so long, Guo Li finally breathed a sigh of relief and rose with everyone to pay her respects to the Empress Dowager and the others.

Seeing that the Emperor Emeritus was about to leave, she bit her lip and finally mustered up the courage to chase after him, "Emperor Emeritus..."

When Emperor Zhaojing heard her call his name, he had no choice but to stop. "Miss Guo?" His tone was much more distant than before.

Guo Li's heart sank. Sure enough, the Emperor Emeritus was still bothered by her farting earlier.

She lowered her head, adopting a pitiful posture.

Seeing her like this, Emperor Zhaojing did feel a pang of pity. Just as he was about to speak, a strange sound suddenly reached his ears.

"Pfft! Pfft!"

He paused for a moment, then realized what was happening. He instinctively took two steps back, raised his hand to cover his mouth and nose, and looked at her with a somewhat complicated expression.

She was dancing in the arena earlier, far away, and the place was spacious, so he didn't smell anything strange. But now, they were closer, and she suddenly farted, so the stench naturally entered his nose.

If he had any hesitation just now, his feelings for Guo Li have completely vanished by now.

He had never seen a girl be so rude.

Guo Li's whole body stiffened, her face turning red and then pale. She forced herself to explain, "Your Majesty, I..."

"Don't come near me," Emperor Zhaojing interrupted her urgently.

Now, Guo Li's face turned ashen; he had lost all face and dignity, and stood there like a wooden statue.