He squeezed her palm and asked, "Are you scared?"
Wanruo pursed her lips: "I didn't."
"Xu Wanruo, are you so timid now?"
She was so arrogant that she even dared to kidnap the Prince of Beiliang. He thought she was not afraid of anything.
Wanruo was depressed and didn't say anything.
Scared? Not really.
The last time she entered the palace, she nearly died, and she did have some psychological trauma towards the palace, but this time Xie Xianyu was with her. Perhaps she herself was unwilling to admit it, but when he was around, she was not afraid of anything.
He is always omnipotent, always able to control the overall situation and protect her.
He is so arrogant, but he has the capital to be arrogant.
But today, seeing the subtle change in the Xie family's attitude towards him, she felt uncomfortable.
She used to hate his arrogance the most, the way he easily controlled the fate of others, always being superior to her, forcing her to submit and compromise.
He was born superior to others and never felt inferior to anyone. His arrogance made people hate him.
But now, she saw that her family was disappointed in him and even abandoned him. It was as if he had fallen from the altar that no one had ever seen, and anyone could step on him.
She was very unhappy in her heart, and suddenly she would rather he died in arrogance.
Seeing that she was silent, he thought she was really scared, so he stopped teasing her and squeezed her palm.
"Don't be afraid, I'm here, no one dares to bully you."
She raised her eyes and met his rare gentle dark eyes. Her heart suddenly felt a pang of bitterness and she lowered her eyes.
Today's banquet is held in Ninghui Hall, the same place as the last New Year's Eve palace banquet.
King Xuan has now been named the Crown Prince and is in high spirits. Today, he is ordered by the emperor to host this palace banquet, and naturally he is the center of attention. Officials from top to bottom of the court are vying to curry favor with him.
"The Crown Prince is considerate of Your Majesty and personally presided over such a grand palace banquet. It is truly a great effort."
"With the Crown Prince at the helm, His Majesty can rest assured, even though he is ill."
"Yes, the crown prince has been appointed, and the country is safe. With a wise ruler like the crown prince, the Western Zhou Dynasty will surely be able to achieve prosperity and glory again in the future!"
King Xuan laughed heartily, feeling elated at the praise.
The husband was talking when he suddenly heard a young eunuch's voice: "Thank you, Lord Prime Minister, thank you, Lord Prime Minister!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the whole hall fell silent for a moment.
It is reasonable for Prime Minister Xie to come. Now that the prince is hosting a banquet, who dares not come?
But Xie Xianyu... he actually dared to come?!
Those who can get around in the court are all smart people. In the past month, King Xuan was made the crown prince, but Xie Xianyu resigned from the Xie family and became unemployed.
Logically speaking, since Xie Xianyu supported King Xuan, he should have risen to prominence by following King Xuan, but unexpectedly, he was "suppressed" instead.
And once Xie Xianyu is mentioned in front of the prince, he will definitely turn hostile.
Everyone guessed something.
King Xuan was a little slow to react at first, but suddenly he turned his head and saw Xie Xianyu walking into the hall.
He was wearing a blue-gray robe with bamboo patterns, a silver crown to tie his hair, and had a calm expression and a noble temperament. He did not show the slightest bit of embarrassment and panic that a "dog in trouble" should have. It seemed that he was the winner today.
King Xuan's expression suddenly changed.
When Jiang Xuejun saw him coming, her face tensed, but she suddenly looked at the woman holding the hand beside him. She was wearing a moon-white long dress, with only two jade hairpins on her bun. She had a beautiful face and light makeup, but she still had an otherworldly temperament and was a beauty that could captivate everyone at first sight.
Her face gradually turned ugly, and her hands in her sleeves dug into her flesh. She heard that Xie Xianyu was unemployed and at home, taking care of Xu Wanruo personally.
In just over a month, she has become so healthy and recovered so quickly.
The person who was so miserable and deserved to die a month ago, suddenly became beautiful and charming again, standing beside him as if it was a matter of course.
The hall fell into a dead silence, and everyone had different thoughts.
King Xuan finally came to his senses and stared at Xie Xianyu with an extremely grim expression: "You dare to come here?"
Xie Xianyu raised his eyes, a murderous aura surging faintly in his dark, lacquered eyes. His voice was quiet, "Your Highness personally invited me, so of course I came."
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