Ling Yuan looked at him with a sad face, "What should I do? When the dinner comes, won't everyone stare at me? No matter how thick-skinned I am, I can't stand such attention!"

"Hmph, don't let me know who is behind this. If I find out, I will poison her to death!"

This time, it wasn't the corners of Wei Jie's mouth that twitched, but the corners of his eyes and mouth twitched together.

Shangguan Qingxi, ah Shangguan Qingxi, you are really looking for trouble!

It was probably because the news of the late queen's handwritten letter suddenly broke out in Ningsheng Palace, so that the front court and the harem suddenly became quiet.

No one dared to violate this taboo, and they all waited quietly for the palace banquet to begin in the evening.

After finally making it to dark, Ling Yuan's eyelids suddenly twitched.

"I don't know why, but I feel like something big is going to happen tonight. Do you think anything will really happen?"

"Maybe. Remember to act according to circumstances at night and don't try to be too aggressive."

When Wei Jie said this, Ling Yuan subconsciously fell silent, "No way, is something big really going to happen?"

"Hmm." I'm not sure about other things, but Shangguan Qingxi should be able to design something.

"Yes, is it the Dragon Empire?"

Wei Jie raised his eyebrows slightly: "Why do you say that?"

"It's an opportunity. Tonight is just like the Four Nations event a year ago. It's a good chance to catch them all in one fell swoop."

“Why do we need to catch them all?”

Wei Jie's question immediately stumped Ling Yuan, "Yes, that man is now like a stray dog. Things are different now. He came to the Dragon Empire to unite with us, not to..."

Thinking of this, Ling Yuan's eyes suddenly lit up: "So Your Majesty, you have already calculated this, right?"

"So, will they show up tonight?"

Wei Jie's eyes were dark and gloomy, as if it was an endless night with no end in sight.

"It's hard to say. Maybe it will come, maybe it won't. Fortunately...what is supposed to come will come. Why are you asking this all of a sudden?"

Ling Yuan sighed helplessly, "Don't forget, Hong Xie is not dead, he is the eldest prince's man. As long as this person is around, the virus may spread at any time. By that time, not to mention the Four Continents, even the Dragon Empire will be a dead city."

Wei Jie had personally experienced the horror of zombie poison, so when Ling Yuan mentioned it, he suddenly realized, "What about those antidotes you extracted before?"

Ling Yuan shook her head. "The zombie poison is constantly evolving. It was still a semi-finished product during the Four-way Festival, but it is already a finished product when it arrives in the City That Never Sleeps."

"Now that nearly a year has passed, how could it still be stuck at the same stage as before? Moreover, I heard that this Hong Xie has a master with great magical powers!"

She had a premonition that this time when the eldest prince attacked, he would choose their Siyou Kingdom first, not for any other reason, but simply because she was here.

Since she could think of this, Wei Jie naturally thought of it as well. He originally thought that Ling Yuan had the antidote, but he never expected that the poison could also evolve. In this case, the previous arrangements were far from enough.

"Don't worry too much. Go to the Imperial Garden first. I'll go down and make some arrangements."

"Haven't you already made the arrangements? I'm already in place. As soon as I give the signal, they'll go into the palace. As for you..."

"Some details need to be arranged. Basically all the personnel are in place, but in order to prevent them from suddenly causing panic, I have to make some arrangements."

"Okay, then be careful,"

The two of them tacitly agreed not to mention how the arrangements were made. Since Wei Jie knew Ling Yuan's identity, he could naturally guess her general arrangements.

As for Wei Jie, he might have to find a way to get these people into the palace first, because even he himself was a little worried about tonight...

The couple left Lan Tingxuan one after another. Ling Yuan was so worried about Hong Xie that she didn't notice that she had taken the wrong path.

An Hui and Annie were also unfamiliar with the palace, and the other eunuchs thought that the young Princess Feng wanted to go somewhere else.

No one reminded her, so Ling Yuan unknowingly walked to a more remote place in the palace.

By the time Ling Yuan and the others reacted, they found themselves surrounded.

Standing right in front of her was a tall man in a black robe.

He was hidden in the shadows. Although Ling Yuan couldn't see his face clearly, his pair of black eyes were staring at her with an lingering gloom.

Ling Yuan was slightly stunned, and a chill came over her. In a flash, she blurted out two words...

At the hour of You, people from all parties began to enter the Imperial Garden one after another.

Empress Dowager Wen, accompanied by Concubine Xi, Princess Rong, Shangguan Qingxi, Ruyan, and several court ladies also entered the venue one by one.

After the Empress Dowager took her seat, the female members of the family were almost all seated. Even Concubine Zhen sat in her seat without her knowing when.

But she, who usually makes her presence felt, was very quiet today, with her head down the whole time, and no one knew what she was thinking.

Her eyes were dull, and Concubine Xi thought she was frightened. She looked at him once and then stopped looking. She even sighed that this retribution came just in time!

Shangguan Qingxi looked around calmly, but did not find Ling Yuan, and immediately frowned.

At this time, there was an overwhelming voice of greetings coming from afar. Everyone looked over and stood up and knelt.

Wei Yuchen was seen walking towards the Imperial Garden surrounded by Wei Ziheng, Wei Jie and others.

Now, Shangguan Qingxi was even more puzzled. Even Wei Jie was here, so where was Ling Yuan?

Wei Yuchen shouted "Stand up", and everyone sat down one after another.

Although the female members were in the inner garden, separated by flowers and plants, the men in the area could still see clearly what was going on over there.

When Wei Jie glanced at the empty seat next to Princess Rong, his eyes suddenly changed.

What's going on? Didn't this girl come here before him?

How come it’s already this late and they haven’t arrived yet?

But at this moment, a report of "Princess Feng has arrived" suddenly came from outside the garden.

Immediately afterwards, Ling Yuan walked in, surrounded by palace maids. She walked forward without looking away, and greeted the Emperor and the Empress Dowager with lowered eyebrows.

Wei Yuchen already had a lot of grievances against Ling Yuan, and he didn't expect that he would be able to catch such a big handle on her in such an occasion. He was unwilling to let it go, frowned, and looked at her unhappily.

"Princess Feng, why are you so late? Don't you know what time the state banquet starts? Isn't it inappropriate to let everyone wait for you alone?"

"I know my crime, and I beg Your Majesty to forgive me." Ling Yuan knelt down neither humbly nor arrogantly, with no expression on her face, and no sign of fear.

Wei Yuchen thought Ling Yuan would explain a few words, but he was so stunned by her apology that he couldn't say a word.

Just as he was about to say a few words as a punishment, Empress Dowager Wen's unhurried voice sounded from the right.

"Well, on such an important day, everyone is waiting for the emperor to start. This child is entering the palace for the first time, so it is inevitable that he will get lost. Yuan'er, thank the emperor quickly."

Ling Yuan knelt down respectfully to thank Wei Yuchen without even raising her eyelids. Wei Yuchen swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue and waved at her in disgust. Ling Yuan then hurried to her seat.

During this time, many people looked at her sideways, but Ling Yuan didn't even glance at them. She just walked to the Queen Mother, greeted her, thanked her, and was then pulled by Princess Rong to sit down.

From beginning to end, he didn't even look at Wei Jie.

Wei Jie frowned, feeling that something was wrong, but he couldn't put his finger on it.

I thought Ling Yuan was nervous and pretending to be serious, so I didn't think much about it.

However, Princess Rong, who was closest to Ling Yuan, touched her hand when she handed her tea. The cold touch made her shudder suddenly, and then she frowned and held her hand tightly.

"Sister-in-law, why are your hands so cold? Are you feeling unwell?"

Ling Yuan calmly withdrew his hand, without even looking at her, and said coldly: "I'm fine."

Princess Rong felt a chill down her spine when she heard her sinister voice. She wanted to say something, but suddenly she smelled a faint stench of rot. She subconsciously covered her nose, then secretly glanced at Ling Yuan beside her. She felt something was wrong.

Is it her illusion?

Why do I always feel that my seventh brother’s wife is acting weird right now?

Especially that strange smell, which seemed to be coming from her.

But at this moment, Wei Yuchen announced the start of the state banquet, and the entire imperial garden suddenly became lively.

Such occasions are nothing more than everyone sitting together to eat, have fun, and discuss the future of the country, which is both boring and uninteresting.

After the singing and dancing band came on stage, the male guests began to toast each other.