Tonight is a welcome banquet hosted by the Emperor to celebrate their triumphant return. Women are welcome to bring their families, and the Empress will certainly be there as well.
"Okay," Guan Nianxiang replied softly, without refusing.
Mu Qingzhou spoke again: "I know you like running a business. Don't worry, although Riyue Tower has been shut down, I can still find a better location for you. You can open another one then."
Guan Nianxiang nodded obediently, her face full of gratitude: "A-Zhou, thank you, you are so kind."
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Since the banquet to welcome the returning soldiers was hosted by His Majesty the Emperor, the Empress should also attend.
Wan Ge glanced at the various formal outfits that were being delivered and told them to change into them. She prepared an outfit that was elegant and stylish, but not too flashy.
Returning in triumph is something to be especially happy about, but many soldiers were also lost on the battlefield. The welcome banquet should be a cause for celebration, but she shouldn't have worn anything too bright.
So she chose an outfit that was appropriate for the occasion, but not particularly festive.
Ye Zhao looked at Wan Ge walking towards him, who was clearly dressed up carefully. He reached out and hugged his little empress in his arms: "What should I do? Little Ge is so beautiful. I don't want anyone to see her at all."
"Ah Zhao, you can't be silly." Wan Ge patted his head, as if to comfort him.
Ye Zhao hugged and kissed her directly, making Wan Ge breathless before she spoke: "I was not joking. This pretty little girl over here, I really want to hide her away."
At this moment, all the palace maids and eunuchs lowered their heads. The head maid wanted to remind His Majesty and the Empress that they should go soon, but she dared not disturb His Majesty's mood.
In the end, he simply stood silently to the side with the chief eunuch, waiting for Ye Zhao to remember.
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In the end, Wan Ge still attended, but she wore a veil on her face.
Mu Qingzhou, sitting on the side, watched Wan Ge being held in Ye Zhao's arms, and unconsciously tightened his grip on his cup.
Ye Zhao picked up a wine pot and poured the wine into a cup: "This is fruit wine from a vassal state. I've heard it's very sweet and delicious. How about Xiao Ge'er tries it for me?"
As his lawfully wedded wife and the person who had been by his side day and night these past few days, Wan Ge was naturally aware that he would get drunk as soon as he drank alcohol.
There were wine pots on both sides of the table, but one side contained tea and the other contained real wine. Ye Zhao was actually drinking tea.
"Okay." Wan Ge replied obediently, then picked up her wine glass and drank the wine in it in one gulp.
Ye Zhao curled her lips and moved closer to Wan Ge, raising her hand to cover their faces with her sleeve.
But... what the two of them did behind their sleeves is something everyone knows.
However, the other ministers present seemed oblivious to this; the Emperor and Empress frequently displayed their affection at banquets, and they had become accustomed to it.
Besides, they didn't dare to look so much; every time they noticed, they would silently turn their gaze away.
Mu Qingzhou was different from the others, so the wine glass in his hand was crushed and deformed.
Guan Nianxiang, who was beside him, naturally noticed this behavior as well. Following his gaze, she saw the Emperor and Empress in the main seat.
Ye Zhao always wears a mask unless he is in front of Wan Ge, so Guan Nianxiang has no idea what the emperor looks like, but she doesn't care.
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