Chapter 1382 Beautiful women are all vicious! But the Empress is not.

Upon hearing this, Chen Xin and the other two were startled and immediately turned to look.

Xia Tingyu tilted her head and looked at the three of them.

immediately

Xia Tingyu bowed to Chen Xin and said, "Greetings, elder brother."

Chen Xin looked at Xia Tingyu, and then at Yu Taohua, Wu Mao and the others behind Xia Tingyu. He felt a little ashamed. He had been so busy gossiping that he hadn't even noticed these people coming over.

However, looking at Xia Tingyu, Chen Xin pursed his lips. He had several younger sisters, but only two could give him a headache: one was the current Xia Emperor, and the other was the one in front of him.

Chen Xin laughed and returned the greeting, glancing at Xia Yaomo.

He found the kid looking at him pitifully with a pleading expression.

After ignoring his brother's pleas for help, Chen Xin noticed the two Japanese women accompanying Xia Yaomo.

Chen Xin had heard about the fact that the Japanese princess fell in love with Xia Yaomo at first sight, and that the Japanese king even wrote a letter to the emperor.

But Chen Xin didn't intend to say anything more, or even pay any attention to it.

Prince An and Princess An are perfectly fine, why should it be my turn to do this?

Besides, his younger sister and brother-in-law are still alive.

However, after just that one glance, Chen Xin disregarded everything else and looked towards Qi Pei.

Su Zifan, like him, looked at Qi Pei with a surprised expression.

What's going on?!

Does Qi Pei like her own eldest daughter?

Qi Pei looked at Xia Tingyu, clasped his hands in greeting, and said, "Greetings, Lord of Shu."

Unlike Xia Fengxiang, who studied in the palace from a young age, Xia Tingyu, although also studying in the palace, could freely enter and leave the palace. Therefore, Xia Tingyu would often audit the private schools where Qi Pei, Su Linhan, and Zhao Huniu studied.

Back then, that small private school not only produced a talent like Zhao Huniu, but also Qi Pei.

He went it alone.

One of them, however, recruited thugs from outside the gang and formed a faction.

In a way, the two are mortal enemies.

The only person they could unite against was Xia Tingyu.

Looking at Xia Tingyu, whose lips curled into a playful smile and whose foxy eyes were fixed on him, Qi Pei spoke directly: "Please, Lord Shu, do not speak recklessly. I only have gratitude and respect for Her Majesty the Empress, and I have no feelings for her. Moreover, I am attracted to men, not women."

Xia Tingyu gently tapped her forehead with her folding fan and said with a confident expression, "It seems that I do like the Empress."

Qi Pei frowned: "I prefer men; I only treat women as friends."

After saying this, Qi Pei clasped his hands in a fist salute to Xia Tingyu and Chen Xin, left with the words "I'll take my leave first," and then turned and quickly left.

Su Zifan looked at Qi Pei's retreating figure, hesitant to speak. It seemed that the logic was correct, but something still felt off.

However, Chen Xin rubbed the whisk in her hand, looked at Qi Pei's back and sighed inwardly. "You like men, then that makes sense. Oh dear, this brother-in-law, how many people has he seduced? But tell me, isn't this marriage a bit premature?"

Xia Tingyu smiled alluringly, gently tapping her fan against her hand. "You've missed a lot in Da Mengzi's notebook! She's even seduced someone like Qi Pei, huh!"

However, thinking this, Xia Tingyu tilted her head to look at Chen Xin, a sly smile appearing on her lips.

Chen Xin felt a chill run down his spine for no reason. Seeing Xia Tingyu's expression, he immediately grabbed Su Zifan's wrist: "Little sister! I'll go and ask Qi Pei about that girl. You take good care of Yao Mo and don't let that kid cause trouble."

He left as soon as he finished speaking.

It's not that I don't like Tingyu.

I've watched her grow up since she was little, how could I possibly dislike her? It's just that I really can't outsmart this girl.

Especially since this girl's smile terrified Chen Xin.

Xia Tingyu watched her second brother escape with Su Zifan, then giggled and turned to Xia Yaomo: "The way you looked at my second brother just now, was I bullying you?"

Xia Yaomo's face immediately fell, and she shook her head: "No, my sister would never bully me."

Xia Tingyu asked again, "So you're not smiling, but making a face for His Majesty's benefit? You want His Majesty to stand up for you and punish me?"

Xia Yaomo's face twisted immediately: "No! Really, no."

Xia Tingyu nodded: "Then apologize to me."

Xia Yaomo honestly replied, "I'm sorry."

Xia Tingyu nodded: "I forgive you."

Xia Yaomo pursed her lips, not even knowing why she was apologizing.

Xia Tingyu continued walking towards the city gate with satisfaction, but suddenly her eyes fell on Li Yueyue who was walking out of the crowd, and she immediately smiled.

...

For this palace banquet, there is no need to wait outside Chengtian Gate for the imperial city gates to open before entering.

You can go in directly; you only need to pass through the guards at the entrance.

After leaving his sword at the Imperial Guard's location, Qi Pei passed through Chengtian Gate with the others, but not in a group like the others.

She walked alone, and even when someone came up to greet her, she would only offer a polite response.

At that moment, she was thinking about what Xia Tingyu had just said.

Does she like the Empress?

Um!

like!

The kind of liking that carries feelings.

Qi Pei was more certain of her feelings than Yu Youwei in this respect.

People of the martial arts world, they like what they like.

However, Qi Pei couldn't let others know.

Because it's weird!

It wasn't because the person he liked was the Empress, but because he, Qi Pei, liked a woman.

Therefore, Qi Pei does not acknowledge this matter publicly.

Qi Pei was very certain that the person she liked was a man; she had always been like this, but she had never met anyone who stirred her heart before.

The only time I felt a flutter in my heart was when I saw that person in the blink of an eye, and he said, "Your tattoo is really nice."

But the other party turned out to be a woman.

Qi Pei once thought that perhaps it was because the Empress looked beautiful that he did this.

But Qi Pei was also very certain that he could never fall for a woman.

Thinking of this

For no apparent reason, Qi Pei recalled the smiling face of the woman he first met when she pointed to the small boat she was on and looked at him.

But this sudden thought made Qi Pei tap his forehead. "It's impossible for me to like him. Don't overthink it! I was just tempted by his good looks."

Just as Qi Pei finished speaking, a small figure suddenly appeared in front of her: "Temptation! What kind of temptation? Beauty?"

Qi Pei looked down and saw Shen Tu Kuyue holding a large meat bun, eating it as she walked with her towards the main hall, her big eyes blinking as she looked at her.

Kuyue was one of the least injured, so she didn't have any obvious external injuries at the moment.

However, upon seeing Ku Yue, Qi Pei immediately clasped his hands in greeting: "Greetings, Deputy Commander!"

Ku Yue waved her hand, swallowed the bun in her hand, took out another one from her bosom, and handed it to Qi Pei: "Here you go."

Qi Pei accepted it respectfully, not daring to be careless.

Shen Tu Kuyue's reputation in the martial arts world is not a good one, especially after she started to go mad.

Ku Yue took out another one from her bosom and looked at Qi Pei: "Just call me Ku Yue. But you, what were you talking about just now? All that talk about beauty, did you find a doll that's completely bewitched by you? Boy or girl?"

Qi Pei replied, "It was just me talking nonsense."

Ku Yue squinted, looking at Qi Pei with suspicion.

Qi Pei felt ashamed. Although he knew that there would be a lot of people attending the palace banquet tonight, he did not expect that this person would take the initiative to speak to him.

Ku Yue waved her hand, "Fine, whatever you want to say. But little girl, remember, the Queen said, don't be greedy for beauty, the prettier the girl, the more wicked she is."

Upon hearing this, Qi Pei inexplicably thought of the Empress again.

Ku Yue seemed to have figured out what Qi Pei was thinking, so she said, "The Empress doesn't count."

Qi Pei clasped his hands in a fist salute.

However, Ku Yue looked at Qi Pei from side to side and said, "You didn't show off your tattoo today. The Empress has been saying you look good."

Qi Pei paused, looking at Ku Yue as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

Ku Yue turned and continued walking towards the main hall. "I was thinking of getting one too, but I don't know why I changed my mind. But, Qi Pei'er..."

Ku Yue turned to look at Qi Pei and said, "Let me tell you, I'm incredibly clever. I can tell that Her Majesty cares about you a lot."

Qi Pei's pupils contracted, he clenched his fist for no reason, and even swallowed hard, looking completely astonished.

Kuyue said, "What are you standing there for? Hurry up and go, there are a lot of people inside. I'm going first."

Having said that, Kuyue stopped talking and ran towards the main hall.

Everyone is walking.

It's not that we don't want to run, but that we dare not, and there's no need to.

As Ku Yue ran, she felt a pang of regret. She had wanted to see Qi Pei to check out the tattoo shop, but the girl was dressed too formally today.

After all, the Empress has been talking about Qi Pei's tattoos, and she seems to care about them a lot!

Qi Pei, however, remained standing in place.

The initial excitement had subsided, but now it's happening again.

...

Inside the main hall, the screens on both sides were removed, which was unusual, just to allow more people to sit down.

Soothing music filled the hall, carried by the musicians' fingertips.

Inside the grand hall, quite a few people had already arrived, from the imperial court to the martial arts world. Many moved freely, while some, more reserved, sat in their seats and closed their eyes to rest.

Several grandmasters of the martial arts world looked into the main hall. This was the first time in their lives that they had entered the most authoritative hall in the Great Xia Dynasty, and perhaps they would never have a second time, so they wanted to take a good look around.

When Ku Yue dashed into the main hall, she saw Liu Fenggu and the others looking around aimlessly. After giving them a disdainful look, she ran towards the spot where the Emperor and Empress were placed side by side at the top.

When Feng Chun and Aunt Sun saw it, they recognized it as Ku Yue. They were puzzled for a moment, but did not stop her.

The main thing I noticed was what Ku Yue was holding in her arms.

But when Aunt Sun saw Kuyue stuffing the buns into the small drawer on the table, a strange look appeared on her face.

He immediately understood that it was probably the Empress who gave the order, since although the banquet would start soon, there would still be some tedious things to do beforehand.

Aunt Sun smiled helplessly.

As for Kuyue, after putting the two buns in the drawer, she looked at them and remembered that she had brought ten with her when she left. She had eaten six on the way, given one to Qipei, and now she would eat one herself and give one to the Empress and her son.

Your Majesty, that's more than enough!

Kuyue, quite satisfied with how she had handled the matter, nodded and turned to look down. She saw that the old blind man seemed to be arguing with Mu Xu, so she immediately ran over to watch the commotion.

As Aunt Sun watched Kuyue leave, she thought about how she had only given the Empress two steamed buns, which was hardly enough.

(End of this chapter)