Chapter 381: At the Banquet
In the bright lights of the banquet, among the clinking glasses, there were all the famous young men in the capital. They were either dressed in gorgeous clothes or wearing precious gems, but the most dazzling one was Zhao Zemo.
As the organizer of the banquet and the person with the highest status, the others naturally followed him and came to curry favor with him.
Everyone knew that Zhao Zemo loved beauties the most, and the message Zhao Zemo sent out at this banquet was to introduce his newly acquired beauty to the young men.
So they were very tactful and teased Zhao Zemo as soon as they arrived, asking about the news of the beauty.
It seemed that everyone wanted to see the legendary beauty.
Although the elders of these young masters did not attend in person, they all sent generous gifts to show their importance to the banquet hosted by Zhao Zemo.
Zhao Zemo looked at the prosperity of the scene, the greetings of the young masters, and the flattery of each other, and his vanity was greatly satisfied.
His face was filled with a smug smile, as if the whole world was at his feet.
Not long after, Zhao Shuoer also came to the banquet.
She was wearing a pink long dress, like a blooming peach blossom, charming and attractive. Her appearance immediately attracted everyone's attention, and those young masters were even more stunned.
To be fair, although Zhao Shuoer's character is arrogant, her appearance is indeed not bad, and she can even be ranked among the top among these young ladies in the capital.
Over the years, Zhao Shuo'er has been well protected by Zhao Zemo. Although everyone in the capital knows the name of Zhao Shuo'er of Jinnan Palace, very few people have actually seen Zhao Shuo'er.
Even among these young masters, there are some who don't know that Zhao Shuo'er is Zhao Zemo's biological sister.
"Hey, beauty, are you here alone?"
Qi Feng's tone was very frivolous. At this kind of banquet, although there are few young ladies participating, if there are women coming, if they are not beauties in Zhao Zemo's mansion, they must be the daughters of small families who want to come and catch a rich husband.
Qi Feng saw that the young lady in front of him had a rosy face and a temperament different from ordinary people. He stared at her at a glance and couldn't wait to come over to chat with her.
However, is Zhao Shuo'er the kind of woman who can be easily approached?
Zhao Shuo'er just looked her up and down and sneered.
"You are really a toad wanting to eat swan meat. You don't even know my name!"
Qi Feng was always praised by others before. Where had he heard Zhao Shuo'er say such arrogant words? He was immediately furious.
"But, I am the one who came to the dinner party of Jinnan Palace to catch a golden turtle son-in-law. I look different from others, but I pretend to be noble here. Do you know who I am!"
Qi Feng's words attracted many people's sidelong glances. Some people recognized Zhao Shuo'er and looked a little strange. Others came to curry favor with Qi Feng and pointed at Zhao Shuoer with him, almost making Zhao Shuoer laugh.
"Butler Qiu, why don't you come and drive these annoying guys away."
An angry roar came from behind Zhao Shuoer. Qi Feng's face turned pale and he looked at Zhao Zemo who was angry.
He had naturally heard of Zhao Shuoer's name, but he didn't expect that the young lady of Jinnan Palace would be so beautiful. Just looking at her face, she looked like a well-behaved young lady from an ordinary family, but she was unexpectedly so fierce. Naturally,
several people were "invited" to leave the house by Zhao Zemo.
Zhao Zemo frowned and looked at the people around him with different expressions.
"This is my Zhao Zemo's biological sister. If anyone dares to gossip like them again, don't blame me for being rude to you!"
Knowing Zhao Shuo'er's identity, they naturally dared not say anything and wanted to go around Zhao Shuo'er.
At this time, Qin Qixuan also came to the dinner scene, instantly attracting a lot of attention.
He was wearing a black robe, with a cold and noble temperament.
Qin Qixuan has been a famous person in the capital in recent days.
In fact, these young masters don't get along well with Qin Qixuan. Who would not be annoyed when being told by the elders at home every day to "take Qin Qixuan as an example" when taking the imperial examination?
As "someone else's child", Qin Qixuan not only has excellent results in the imperial examinations, but was recently sent by the emperor to work in the Dali Temple. Some people present were envious, and some were jealous. But on the surface, they were all friendly.
However, Qin Qixuan's aura was very strong this time. After he came in, he did not greet anyone, and did not even say a word to Zhao Zemo. He just looked at him with deep eyes, as if his eyes were brewing deep emotions.
But Zhao Zemo seemed not to notice his eyes. When he saw Qin Qixuan coming, he immediately greeted him, as if nothing had happened, and congratulated Qin Qixuan on taking up his post in the Dali Temple.
"Brother Qin, congratulations on taking up your post in the Dali Temple." Zhao Zemo said with a smile.
Qin Qixuan worked in the Ministry of Justice before, and now he works in the Dali Temple. Although it sounds like their official positions are about the same, anyone with a discerning eye knows that it is easier to get promoted in the Dali Temple.
That's why Zhao Zemo did this and congratulated him in front of everyone.
Qin Qixuan did not ignore him, but just nodded lightly to express his gratitude.
Since Zhao Zemo wanted to act, he would accompany him to act, otherwise he would inevitably be criticized.
He looked around and found that those young masters were looking at him with strange eyes. He knew very well that these people were jealous of his promotion.
"Brother Qin, you are so lucky." Zhao Zemo continued, "Everyone knows that it is easier to get promoted in the Dali Temple. You have a bright future."
Qin Qixuan smiled slightly and did not respond.
Zhao Zemo's words were apparently complimenting him, but in fact they were setting many traps for him to jump into.
If he really agreed, wouldn't he be praising the Dali Temple as better than the Ministry of Justice? Qin Qixuan didn't intend to let Zhao Zemo continue. The young masters around him looked at him with something very wrong.
Qin Qixuan took the initiative to change the subject and went to greet other people.
At this moment, a servant hurried over and whispered in Zhao Zemo's ear.
"Young Master, the young grandson is here."
Zhao Zemo was moved when he heard this.
Pei Xuanyi, why is he here? Although the two of them have met several times, they are not familiar with each other.
However, since Pei Xuanyi is here, it is also a face-giving to him. His status is enough to support the occasion, so there is no reason for him to not let him in.
Zhao Zemo nodded and signaled his servant to bring Pei Xuanyi over.
Soon, Pei Xuanyi appeared in front of everyone.
He was dressed in a green robe, and his temperament was elegant and gentle. He just bowed slightly to Zhao Zemo as a greeting.
"Your Highness, long time no see." Zhao Zemo said with a smile.
Pei Xuanyi also smiled back.