Chapter 284 Palace Banquet
"I got up."
When Bai Shuang heard the response, she opened the door and walked in. Mother Zhao followed behind her, holding the palace dress she was going to wear today.
Su Ying looked at the nearly ten layers of palace dresses, and the veins on her forehead jumped. "If I wear a few less pieces, no one should be able to tell?"
Mother Zhao laughed and said, "That's not possible. If the princess wears one less piece of clothing, people will notice it."
Su Ying deliberately puffed out her belly, and Mother Zhao was helpless when she was trying to tie her waist.
"Other ladies try their best to keep their waists cinched, but the princess is so bad that she wants her belly to burst."
Su Ying said, "Just follow this size, otherwise you won't even be able to drink your saliva."
Mother Zhao knew Su Ying's temper and was afraid that if the corset was too tight, it would make her feel annoyed. If she simply threw away her clothes and refused to go, it would be difficult to deal with. So she could only make the corset looser.
"Where's Xiao Jin?"
"The prince got up early in the morning to practice martial arts, but he should be ready to come by now."
As soon as Mother Zhao finished speaking, Su Ying saw Xiao Jin walk in.
He was dressed in a black python robe, which made his features look even colder and harder, and his eyes were deep. Fortunately, the white jade belt around his waist served as an embellishment, which slightly dissipated the coldness between his brows.
His facial features are very deep, and his angular jaw would look wider if it's a little wider, and feminine if it's a little less. Even though she has seen this face countless times, Su Ying couldn't help but sigh when she looked at it again, saying that this boy is really good-looking.
Xiao Jin walked into the room and was stunned when he saw Su Ying.
She was wearing a moon-white long dress with wide sleeves, and the light-colored satin ribbon just bound her slender waist. Even though Su Ying had tried very hard to inflate her belly, in Xiao Jin's opinion, her waist was still as slender as usual.
Her skin was fair, and a red gem was dotted on her high hair, which matched the red flowers blooming on her skirt. She looked cool and yet dazzlingly flamboyant. Such a contradiction was unexpectedly stunning.
Xiao Jin was stunned for a moment.
The two people's eyes collided in the air, creating strange fireworks.
"Mother, Father, we are all ready."
The appearance of two little kids interrupted the brief silence.
Xiao Jin came back to his senses and held the two children's hands, "Let's go."
Su Ying nodded slightly, and the family of four got on the carriage and headed towards the palace gate.
The State of Chu defeated the State of the South again. Emperor Kangze was very happy and invited all officials above the fifth rank to attend the banquet. Because there were so many people, the banquet was held by the open-air Tianchi Lake.
As soon as Xiao Jin and his companions arrived outside Tianchi Lake, the eunuchs' shrill singing was heard.
"Prince Qi, the Princess Qi is here."
The sound of singing attracted everyone's attention to Su Ying and Xiao Jin.
They are also the two people that the noble families talked about the most in the past two days.
They were not surprised that Xiao Jin was found and made great military achievements.
What surprised them was why Xiao Jin wanted to bring Su Ying back.
The stupid things Su Ying had done before were well known to everyone. Isn't it a humiliation for Xiao Jin to bring her back?
When everyone was puzzled, the moment they saw Xiao Jin and Su Ying walk in, they seemed to understand.
Xiao Jin was so imposing and majestic that they felt that anyone standing next to him would be inferior.
But when they looked at Su Ying, their previous thoughts changed miraculously, because Su Ying was no less inferior to Xiao Jin.
It is rare to find a woman with such a strong aura who can stand calmly beside the God of Evil and even be outdone by him in momentum.
Xiao Jue narrowed his eyes as he looked at Su Ying who walked in. He had thought about the scene of seeing Su Ying again countless times, but it would never be like this. His eyes were wide open as he looked at her.
The Su Ying I saw abroad before was dressed in dark clothes, and her eyes were full of unremovable hostility.
The Su Ying in front of him was dressed in luxury, with an arrogant and sharp look between her brows, as if she didn't take the people in the garden seriously at all.
Who gave her such arrogance?
The family of four were not afraid of the eyes of the crowd at all, they just sat down in their seats happily.
The two treasures held Su Ying and Xiao Jin's hands the whole time, but those scrutinizing and staring eyes still made them nervous and awkward.
Su Ying felt that the children were not in a good mood, so she squeezed their hands to comfort them and said gently, "Don't be afraid, your mother and father are here."
"Mom, why are they all looking at us?" Erbao didn't understand.
“Because we are good-looking.”
"Ling'er doesn't like it."
Su Ying didn't like it either, so she glared at him.
When everyone met Su Ying's stern gaze, they felt their scalps tingling.
Who could have imagined that the Princess of Qi, who looked so gentle and virtuous the previous second, would turn into a vicious killer the next moment.
Those who were swept by Su Ying all withdrew their gazes obediently.
"Why are you so fierce?" Xiao Jin peeled an orange, divided it into three parts, and gave each of them to the mother and her two children.
Su Ying ate the orange in one gulp, without any of the dignity and reserve that a princess should have, "We are not monkeys."
Su Ying felt a strong gaze falling on her. She raised her head and met Xiao Jue's eyes.
Xiao Jue was stunned at first and then saw Su Ying raising her middle finger at her.
Xiao Jue didn’t know what this meant, but from Su Ying’s eyes he could tell that this was definitely not a compliment to him!
"Yan'er, Yan'er?" Xiao Jiang Yuanshi called several times, but found that Su Yuyan did not respond.
She frowned slightly and touched her gently.
Su Yuyan came back to her senses and looked at Xiao Jiang Yuanshi in a daze, "Pay attention to your manners."
Su Yuyan sat up straight subconsciously.
Xiao Jiang Yuanji followed her line of sight and saw Su Ying leisurely eating snacks on the table without any regard for the rules.
She picked up the teacup and took a sip, hiding the sneer on her lips. She wondered how much this idiot had changed. How was he any different from before?
Su Yuyan took the opportunity of drinking tea to look at Xiao Jin again.
She never knew that a man's aura could be so strong. Why didn't she think the King of Qi was good-looking before?
Looking at Su Ying again, she was as rude as ever. She got so angry whenever she thought that it was she who stole her bracelet.
But soon, she'll be good-looking.
"The Emperor has arrived, the Empress has arrived..."
Everyone stood up and saluted.
Su Ying only felt a pair of black boots passing by, and not long after, she heard Kang Zedi's joyful voice sounding from above.
"Everyone, get up."
Everyone returned to their seats and sat down.
Emperor Kangze quickly glanced at Xiao Jin and the others before speaking with a smile, "Today is a celebration banquet to celebrate Chu's victory over the Southern Kingdom, which led to the Southern Kingdom's voluntary surrender. This is all thanks to the Chu generals."
Kang Zedi paused and said, "Lian Shen."
Lian Shen stood up and walked in front of Emperor Kangze, "I am your humble servant."
"You are the commander-in-chief of this expedition. You have led the Chu army to achieve successive victories. I am very pleased. And General Yongwu, you are all great contributors to my leaving the palace."
Emperor Kangze happily rewarded the two men. After the two men left, Emperor Kangze turned his gaze and landed on Xiao Jin, "Xiao Jin."
(End of this chapter)
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