From an angle unseen by Yuwen Hao, a glint of light flashed in his eyes, which bore a resemblance to Xie Yuan's.
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The birthday banquet started at noon.
In addition to the elaborate winding stream banquet, there were also musicians, Hu women, actors and performers taking turns to perform.
The entire palace was filled with the sounds of drums, laughter, and all sorts of noise.
As Empress Xie Yuan, and also the Empress Regent who oversaw all the affairs of the court, she was undoubtedly the most honored person at the entire banquet.
She was surrounded by a group of women, with Nanling standing guard beside her.
"Your Majesty, you shouldn't have come!"
"Now that you know their plan, you can just take charge and make arrangements directly. Why put yourself in danger?"
Nanling smiled, but worry flickered in her eyes.
She whispered as she offered Xie Yuan a toast.
Xie Yuan maintained a dignified and gentle smile, nodding to the other women while whispering to Nanling, "If I hadn't come, they would have suspected you!"
"They're already on the verge of action, and if they become suspicious of you, you'll be in danger!"
"Besides, my personal presence is the best bait!"
Xie Yuan knew that ever since the news of Helian Jue taking in a foreign beauty came, the capital had become noisy again.
Besides the rebellion of the Prince of Ruyang's family, several other powerful families were also plotting their own rebellion.
The latter were not treasonous, but they wanted to fill the harem with women and even considered replacing the empress.
Therefore, besides the murder plot set up by the Prince of Ruyang's mansion, there were other conspiracies in the shadows.
Xie Yuan's plan this time was to personally go fishing and catch them all in one fell swoop.
Perhaps this is her last time fishing, because she has also "gambled"!
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