Before the palace banquet, Qin An was still trying his best to send people to find Shu Jiqing's whereabouts. As for the preparations for the palace banquet, he left them all to his Crown Princess, Wan Ge.
The original owner had always arranged these things very well, so Wan Ge arranged them very well this time as well.
In addition to preparing gifts for Crown Prince Qin An, she also helped a great deal with the banquet.
As the Crown Princess, she naturally had many things to do.
The Empress was ruthless in using this daughter-in-law; she scolded and reprimanded her when necessary, and used her when needed.
Before the Shu Jiqing incident, apart from not giving the Crown Prince a son for so many years and not allowing the Crown Prince to take concubines, the Empress was actually quite satisfied with this daughter-in-law.
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On the day of the palace banquet, Wan Ge and Qin An wore clothes made of the same material, making them look like a couple. This was Qin An's usual style; for any big banquet or special occasion, they would dress like this in front of outsiders, always appearing very affectionate.
No matter how similar their clothes are, they are not of the same mind. They can never be a real couple. The prince deceived everyone, but he did not deceive the original owner of the body.
Perhaps this is what happens when someone has the protagonist's aura; they become unrestrained at certain moments. It's as if no one outside knows anything when the door is closed.
Oh...that's true. It's always been like this before. Even the original owner's personal maid didn't know. Isn't it because they don't know anything after the door is closed?
When the Empress saw that they were wearing the same clothes again, her expression was not good. The Crown Prince was too deeply infatuated with that woman.
Thinking of this, she felt a pang of sadness, because her own niece had been raped and killed not long before leaving the Eastern Palace.
Her brother was even absent from the palace banquet because of this incident.
The emperor understood his feelings, accepted the gifts he sent, offered some words of comfort, and bestowed some rewards upon them to help them grieve.
At the same time, the public was forbidden from continuing to spread the story, just to save them face.
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After everyone was seated, each concubine became even more adept at handling things, but Qin An remained silent, serving food to Wan Ge without glancing at the others.
Besides the imperial concubines, there were also dancers and singers of various styles, but the crown prince still didn't give them a second glance.
Upon seeing this, the officials were once again moved by how much the Crown Prince loved his Crown Princess; they were truly a loving couple.
As many people turned their attention to them, Wan Ge silently poured a glass of wine for the man in front of her, handed the glass to him, and had a faint smile on her face.
Qin An was a little puzzled as to why the other person would suddenly pour him wine, but he still took the wine from the glass. Before drinking it, he smelled it to see if there was anything else in the glass.
The wine's color didn't change at all, and it didn't smell strange, so Qin An drank the wine in the cup in one gulp.
After he finished drinking, Wan Ge seemed to only smell the alcohol afterward and realized that she might have poured the wrong thing. She silently picked up the teapot and poured tea for him, but Qin An stopped the teapot and looked at Wan Ge beside him: "Today is Father Emperor's birthday, so I am naturally happy. Therefore, I will not drink tea and will continue to pour me wine."
After listening, Wan Ge looked worried, but she still continued to pour wine for the other person.
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