When Qin Weiyang's gaze swept over the black owl beside Shang Xiye, her eyes paused for a moment, then she rolled her eyes back.

Seeing Hei Xiao's meaningful smile, Qin Weiyang left with the help of Qi Xuan and Qi Ying.

To be fair, Qin Weiyang could be considered a beauty, but that was before she was poisoned by the Gu worms and fell seriously ill.

Now she is emaciated, her face is withered, and she is so thin that she is just skin and bones. Moreover, because she has to use her blood to feed the Gu worms while she is sick, her eyes are bulging out.

At this moment, her charming smile at Black Owl was truly terrifying.

Black Owl felt a sudden gust of cold wind rise from the sweltering heat, making the hairs on his body stand on end.

This wicked woman is defying the heavens!

Ji Fengyao found it strange. Qin Weiyang rolled her eyes at her, but why was she giving Hei Xiao a sinister smile for no reason? Could it be that she felt that Hei Xiao, the divine doctor, was in her way and wanted to intimidate or even eliminate Hei Xiao?

"Brother, I've given you so many good things, you shouldn't have been tricked by that woman Qin Weiyang, right?" Ji Fengyao whispered to Hei Xiao, still a little worried.

"She plotted against me? That's impossible," Black Owl said dismissively, stroking his handsome beard with icy eyes.

He's not Shang Xiye. If that woman dares to provoke him, he'll tear her tendons out and skin her alive, and avenge Xiao Jiu and the little bandit together!

Thousand Eyes Island was a royal summer retreat, built to be extremely comfortable and luxurious. Shady paths wind around the lake, the surface slightly uphill but smooth and without steps, making it very easy to walk on. Where the shade suddenly breaks, there are pavilions and long corridors with carved beams and painted rafters, providing shelter from the sun and rain without obstructing visitors' enjoyment of the breathtaking scenery of Thousand Eyes Lake's hundred-mile expanse of misty waters and towering peaks.

The group followed the emperor and his consorts into the lavishly decorated banquet hall and took their seats in order of rank.

Because of the limited area of ​​Qianmu Island, the banquet hall, apart from the few chairpersons in the main seats, is arranged somewhat like a viewing platform, with seats arranged in order of rank and status.

When everyone saw Ji Fengyao take the musical instrument from Xi Que's hand as she entered the banquet hall, their lips twitched.

Is this bandit planning to disgust people again at this imperial banquet?

If those lousy instruments were played in this small banquet hall, the deafening sound would be quite unpleasant to imagine.

As a result, no one dared to mention anything like "the emperor and his subjects enjoying themselves together" or "singing and dancing to add to the merriment" during the entire imperial banquet.

The Empress Dowager and the Emperor did not mention it, and the Empress and Consort Yin could not arrange the song and dance on their own initiative.

I'm afraid that if the bandit gets carried away and starts slurring a tune on that broken instrument, he might just start playing it again.

Aside from burying their heads in their food, everyone engaged in dry, polite exchanges and commercial flattery. The annual lake tour banquet, which was usually a resounding success, became exceptionally difficult this year due to the presence of the Ninth Prince's wife.

The culprit, however, showed no embarrassment whatsoever. He kept ordering the Ninth Prince to get this and then grabbed him, demanding that. He ate with great relish amidst the table full of delicacies, leaving the dishes in a mess.

Empress Dowager: I originally came here to teach those bandits a lesson, but why do I have the feeling that I'm being taught a lesson instead?

Emperor: Have I shot myself in the foot?

Ministers: The Ninth Prince is so pitiful, having only one son.

Ministers and nobles: Damn it! That filthy bandit's eating manners are so disgusting, yet he still looks beautiful to people. Is God blind to give such an amazing face to a vulgar bandit?

Qin Weiyang was furious, just then Qixuan returned from outside the door.