Chapter 534 I will grant your wish.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Nuanzhi immediately picked up some more bean sprout shreds, and then her eyes lit up.
"It's delicious, you should try it, Dongzangkuai."
"Oh, madam, it's really delicious."
As they were talking, a servant brought over another dish. Jiang Nuanzhi smiled and looked at Lord Xie: "Is this a pigeon?"
Seeing the two men's uncouth expressions, Lord Xie felt a little better and sneered to himself, "Of course, this is Eight Treasure Braised Pigeon. It is made by stuffing eight kinds of precious ingredients into the pigeon's belly and steaming and boiling it three times in broth to obtain this one."
"Delicious, delicious! And this one? Is it a steamed dumpling?"
"These are steamed dumplings with crab roe filling, that's what they use inside."
He abruptly stopped mid-sentence. Realizing his mistake, Lord Xie's face flushed red and then paled. His hand, pointing at Jiang Nuanzhi, trembled violently: "You! Utterly insolent!"
"How dare you mock me!"
Lord Xie was furious. He grabbed his spear and was about to charge forward when he vaguely met the eyes of the old man behind Jiang Nuanzhi. He stopped abruptly, and the spear fell to the ground with a thud. He gritted his teeth and said, "Fine! You call these actors? Well, I'll put on a good show for you and see how you pretend!"
Lord Xie squinted and turned around, but after taking only two steps, he heard the soft chirping of crickets from behind him.
"Dongzang, do you think these people are sick?"
"It's one thing to ignore pretty girls, but why bring a bunch of old, ugly, and dirty men here crying and wailing? Could it be that they have some other fetish? But I heard that the prince has a princess? Could it be that he has homosexual tendencies?"
"How dare you!"
Even Lord Xie's expression froze. He swallowed hard and looked up at Xiao Yuanshan.
Xiao Yuanshan's usually emotionless eyes were now filled with coldness, his deep gaze fixed on Jiang Nuanzhi like swords. Anyone could see that this prince was very angry.
Even Lord Zhang, in a daze, kept a little distance from Xiao Yuanshan, afraid that he might kill someone and get his blood splattered on him.
However, the next second, Jiang Nuanzhi, as if out of nowhere, said something else.
"Wait a minute, I heard the Regent and the Queen have a very close relationship, could it be?"
After saying that, he gave Xiao Yuanshan, who was sitting at the head of the table, a strange look.
"However, if the relationship is so good, why didn't they invite the Princess Consort to this banquet?"
The surrounding air fell into a deathly silence.
For a moment, no one dared to even breathe.
Suddenly, with a snap, Xiao Yuanshan abruptly closed his folding fan, stood up, and slowly walked over to Jiang Nuanzhi's crime scene. Looking down at her, a cool smile curled at the corner of his mouth.
"Heh, you like to eat? And you want to watch actors, huh?"
"I will grant your wish, but I hope you won't regret it later."
Xiao Yuanshan's cool voice echoed throughout the hall, and even the old man in black behind Jiang Nuanzhi looked wary.
While the atmosphere in the Regent's Palace was tense, Princess Li Mingyu also received the news in the inner quarters.
"What nonsense are you talking about? The Prince has always cherished only the Princess Consort. How could he possibly invite a woman to a banquet? Did you see that clearly?"
Upon hearing the reply from the visitor, Li Mingyu's personal maid immediately raised her eyebrows and demanded an explanation.
The servant was so frightened that he kowtowed repeatedly: "Your Highness, I saw it clearly. The person in the lead was a woman. She was even wearing official robes. His Highness also invited people to the banquet."
At first, Li Mingyu seemed not to hear what was said, remaining noncommittal and only focusing on bandaging her son's wound.
Even after hearing the rest, he only glanced up.
The maid beside her immediately asked, "How could you see what that little slut looks like? Did you find out where she comes from?"
The servant nodded hurriedly: "I did some inquiries. I overheard her while serving tea. She is the imperial physician who was recently summoned to the palace by the emperor. Her surname is Jiang. By the way, her husband's surname seems to be Li, and his name is something like Li Rong. However, she did not come with her husband this time. Instead, she came to the banquet alone with two servants."
"Ouch, Mother, that hurts! What are you doing?"
Prince Xiao Ziheng frowned repeatedly. Li Mingyu pressed down on the wound on his hand, which had just been bandaged, causing him to break out in a cold sweat from the pain. His already somewhat effeminate appearance became even paler.
In her panic, Li Mingyu abruptly let go, scattering the bandaging supplies all over the floor.
She didn't bother to look at him; her eyes were fixed on the servant who came to report.
"What did you say? Who is her husband?"
The servant was startled and cautiously replied, "Your Highness, his surname is Li, and his name is Li Rong."
Li Mingyu's face turned ashen instantly.
He felt as if he were trapped in a nightmare, his whole body trembling.
"Your Highness, Your Highness!"
Seeing something amiss, the maidservant stepped forward and grabbed Li Mingyu's hand tightly: "Your Highness, it's all over now. The Li family is all dead. It's all over now."
Li Mingyu seemed to calm down after being yelled at like that, a glimmer of life returning to her empty eyes: "Yes, you're right. It's all in the past, all in the past."
"Mother, what's wrong?" Xiao Ziheng looked at his mother, his eyes filled with rage: "Who dares to provoke Mother? I'll kill her!"
"Heng'er".
Li Mingyu took a breath and looked at Xiao Ziheng, who had returned to his previous appearance. She scolded him, "You're still a child. You shouldn't be doing these things. Just focus on recovering from your injury. You can write slowly once you're healed. You'll be able to finish writing eventually. Don't break things anymore."
Then, she looked at the maid beside her and said, "Go and tidy up. I'll go to the front hall to take a look."
After changing her clothes, Li Mingyu led her people to the front hall.
Behind him, Xiao Ziheng's previously obedient demeanor vanished instantly. He pulled out a dagger, a sinister smile that seemed completely out of place for his age curling at the corner of his mouth.
"Dare to provoke my mother, she deserves to die."
Having said that, he got up to follow.
The servant behind him turned pale with fright: "Your Highness, no! The Princess Consort wants you to rest properly."
Xiao Ziheng, however, turned his gaze to the person trying to dissuade him: "What, do you want to die too?"
The servant's face had lost all color, and he shook his head desperately, pleading, "Your Highness, spare my life! This servant is guilty!"
A smile spread across Xiao Ziheng's somewhat childish face. The next second, the dagger pierced the hand of the servant kneeling on the ground, and blood slowly flowed out. Xiao Ziheng's eyes lit up as if he had seen something beautiful.
Ignoring the servant's wailing, he suddenly pulled out the dagger, then looked at the bloodstains on the dagger, wiped it lightly, and put it in his mouth.
"Pah, stinks, it's disgusting."
He glanced at the servant on the ground with disgust: "I have other matters to attend to. I'll deal with you when I return later."
Having said that, he immediately rushed out.
When Li Mingyu entered the front hall, the main hall was quiet.
She subconsciously looked towards the regent and saw that her husband was staring at a woman eating.
Looking at the woman again, her eyebrows were like distant mountains, her eyes like spring water, her nose was delicate and her lips were red, her skin was like solidified cream—she was practically flawless, possessing an alluring beauty.
What startled her even more was that this woman with such outstanding looks was dressed in an incongruous official robe and was eating snacks. She had a free and easy demeanor, yet she was like a rare orchid in a secluded valley, making people unable to resist wanting to investigate her.
For a moment, Li Mingyu instinctively withdrew her fist, a smile playing on her lips. She gently looked up at Xiao Yuanshan.
"Your Highness, you're hosting a banquet for distinguished guests today. Why didn't you inform me?"
(End of this chapter)
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