The purpose is to get a large sum of money from Chen Ningzhu.

It is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but it is difficult to go from extravagance to frug

The three people were dragged away, and no one knew what would happen to them, and Shen Ningzhu didn't bother to care.

As for Jiang Qingyi, who was still sitting in the main seat, Shen Ningzhu had long guessed that she would not be punished. After all, this was not the first time that the bastard had stood on her side.

The banquet continues.

Everyone present didn't bother to speculate about the emperor's attitude towards Shen Ningzhu this time, and they all perked up.

The so-called Qushui Liushang, as the name suggests, is an elegant gathering with mountains, rivers and land as the wine table and poetry recitation and lyrics as the basis.

But this is mostly applicable to literati and poets.

When a powerful family holds a banquet of this kind, it is of a higher level, taking the banquet hosted by Princess Qingyi as an example.

The banquet was held at a hot spring resort in the suburbs of Beijing.

Zhuangzi built a long corridor halfway up the mountain. In the middle of the corridor was a stone canal, and a clean stone table was carved beside the canal.

Spring water from the mountains meandered down the canal, and everyone present sat down in order of seniority.

Immediately, rows of maids dressed in the same clothes lined up and placed wine and delicacies in front of each guest in an orderly manner.

Jiang Qingyi stood up, put the wine cup into the water, and watched it float downstream.

Soon, it stopped in front of a noble lady from an aristocratic family. The woman stood up, bowed to everyone, drank the wine in one gulp, and composed a poem.

Everyone cheered, and the woman smiled shyly, glancing secretly at Jiang Xuanyan who was sitting at the top.

Today, Jiang Xuanyan was dressed in black clothes, and the hems and cuffs of his clothes were embroidered with a ferocious five-clawed golden dragon with gold and silver threads, which was low-key yet luxurious.

His body is straight and stiff, like a bamboo.

A crack appeared in the thick clouds, and a ray of light passed through the clouds and fell on him, giving him a golden glow.

His slender fingers gently pinched the white porcelain wine glass in his hand. The light fell on his white knuckles, making the skin of his hand, which was so white that it was almost transparent, look even whiter than the wine glass.

Just one hand is enough to reveal this person's unparalleled nobility.

He didn't do anything, just sat there simply, but the dignity and powerful kingly aura that filled his body was overwhelming, making everyone present unable to breathe.

There is a hint of alienation in her dignity, and there is a sense of oppression that keeps strangers away.

An autumn breeze blew, and his clothes fluttered, raising an elegant arc in the wind, which inexplicably added a sense of elegance and refinement to his whole person, as if he were an immortal.

At this moment, he was drinking with a calm expression, looking straight ahead, without even glancing at the woman who had just written the poem.

His long, curled eyelashes drooped slightly, casting a shadow on his fair, jade-like face. At the same time, it also obscured all the emotions in his eyes. No matter how hard people tried, they could never glimpse what was in his mind.

Seeing that her efforts did not attract the other party's attention, the woman couldn't help but feel disappointed. She clenched the handkerchief in her hand tightly and sat back in her seat quietly.

Chen Ningzhu originally thought that Jiang Qingyi's mischief today should have ended here.

But before long, something happened again.

A maid accidentally poured wine on her, then she knelt on the ground in fear, kowtowed and begged for mercy, saying that she did not mean it.

He also suggested taking Chen Ningzhu to the guest room to change into clean clothes.

Chen Ningzhu raised her eyes and looked at Jiang Qingyi with a half-smile across the crowd.

Just at this moment, Jiang Qingyi also raised her head and their eyes met.

Jiang Qingyi felt a little guilty at first, but quickly calmed down and nodded lightly at her. Her behavior was dignified and there was no fault to be found.

But the hatred in his eyes could not be concealed.

She was free anyway, so since someone wanted to stir up trouble, she would just cooperate reluctantly.

So, Chen Ningzhu stood up and left the table without saying a word, following the maid.

The moment he turned around, he caught a glimpse of the maid who breathed a sigh of relief. She raised her head slightly and exchanged a triumphant look with Jiang Qingyi at the top of the table. Then she lowered her head and walked in front to lead the way for her.

I felt a little funny.

It was all her fault for acting so stupidly before, so that these two people didn't hide anything at all and completely treated her as a fool and a blind person.

The two of them soon came to an empty room. The maid asked her to wait in the room while she went to find her some clothes and then come back.

Shen Ningzhu hummed, strode into the wing room, and found a seat at the table.

The maid carefully observed the expression on her face. Seeing that she looked normal, a trace of contempt flashed in her eyes and she left quickly.

Hearing the footsteps gradually fading away, Chen Ningzhu no longer hesitated, quickly came to the window, opened the sliding window, and climbed out neatly.

As a result, when she looked up, she met a pair of eyes as deep as lacquer. The man narrowed his narrow eyes and a bright smile appeared in his eyes.

"What are you doing here?"

Shen Ningzhu blinked and said in surprise.

She remembered that every time Jiang Qingyi used tricks, Jiang Xuanyan was like a blind man, forcibly lowering his intelligence. Not only could he not see the other party's poor acting skills, but he also always defended the other party and wronged her and Liu Zhiyi.

Today the sun rises from the west.

Jiang Xuanyan naturally saw the mockery in Shen Ningzhu's eyes. He did not explain much, but pulled her away.

Shen Ningzhu frowned and shook his hand away, "What are you doing?"

Jiang Xuanyan sighed deeply, gently took her hands, and said helplessly,

"I know you won't be fooled easily, but seeing you leave the table, I couldn't help but quickly follow you."

"Zhuzhu, Xiaobao, even though I care about you so much, you shouldn't be so harsh to me, right?"

The man looked at Shen Ningzhu deeply, his eyes full of grievances.

Shen Ningzhu twitched the corners of her mouth, said thank you, turned her head away, and said nothing more.

During the stalemate, there was a noise in the room.

Chen Ningzhu quickly opened a crack in the window and looked inside, and saw Yun'er carrying an unconscious woman and throwing her on the bed in the room.

Judging from her clothes, she should be a maid here.

Shen Ningzhu was stunned. Coincidentally, Yun'er also saw her at this moment. She was stunned for a moment, then quickly left the room and closed the door as if nothing had happened.

After a while, Liu Zhiyi brought Yun'er and Xia'er and came to the window where Chen Ningzhu was.

Shen Ningzhu asked,

"Xiaoyi, that maid..."

Liu Zhiyi snorted coldly.

"I know what you mean. I originally thought she was a servant, only doing what her master asked, mostly out of necessity. So I wanted to do the same as you and let her go."

"But you don't know, when I brought the maid over here just now, I happened to hear the maid talking to herself as she walked."

"Their words are filled with malice towards you, and they're excitedly looking forward to seeing you in such a miserable state after being insulted. Their words are as vicious as they can be."