"The guests have arrived, let's begin the meal."
She shouted, and palace servants began to bring in food, carefully placing various rare and exotic dishes in front of Gu Jiangli.
Gu Jiangli was indeed quite hungry.
Even if Princess Jinghe hated her, she wouldn't poison food in front of so many people, so she simply began to enjoy the meal.
Princess Jinghe glared at her fiercely from the main seat, but she pretended not to see it.
Xie Shiyan ate two bites of food without any taste, patiently waiting for Jinghe's trick.
After everyone had finished eating and enjoying their meal, Princess Jinghe finally spoke:
"Speaking of which, I'm not the only one celebrating Brother Ayan today; his soldiers are also here."
"Hearing that I was planning a banquet, they even specially prepared a sword dance to entertain us."
Gu Jiangli put down her chopsticks, thinking to herself: It's finally here.
Princess Jinghe clapped her hands twice, and then a group of soldiers in soft armor, carrying peach wood swords, entered from one side of the Imperial Garden.
Once they were in position, they formed a battle formation.
Ten mighty soldiers roared, unleashing their full power.
There were only ten of them, but they wielded peach wood swords and yet they exuded the aura of a thousand troops.
The young men and women around them stared intently, praising the spectacle repeatedly.
Gu Jiangli was also watching with great interest, because she noticed that there were several familiar faces among the people performing the sword dance.
Just as she was thinking this, the lead swordsman met her gaze.
With just one glance, that imposing aura vanished instantly.
The soldier immediately stopped, his wooden sword feeling as if it weighed a thousand pounds, and he couldn't hold it steady, so it fell directly to the ground.
He stood there blankly, his body seemingly frozen in place by witchcraft, completely unable to move.
The originally neat formation instantly fell into disarray because of his pause in movement.
They stood out in the crowd.
Those around, unaware of what had happened, whispered among themselves:
"What's wrong? Why did you stop dancing?"
"Yeah, everything was fine just now."
Gu Jiangli shrugged as he looked at the scene and let out a cold laugh.
The man instantly knelt down, burying his head in the ground, and said in a trembling voice:
"This humble official was unaware that Miss Gu was here... I did not mean to offend you... Please do not take offense!"
Princess Jinghe stood up and asked in confusion, "Vice General Li, what are you doing? What's wrong with Miss Gu here? You were celebrating Brother Ayan's sword dance, how did that offend her?"
Gu Jiangli rolled her eyes.
When it comes to the tactic of feigning ignorance, Princess Jinghe is no less skilled than her.
Lieutenant Li spoke slowly, his voice trembling, as if he had been thinking for a long time:
"This humble official... once promised Miss Gu that he would appear before her for the rest of his life."
"Princess only said that she was hosting a banquet for General Xie, and I did not know that Miss Gu would be coming along... So I broke my promise unintentionally, which was really not my intention."
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