Since the last time he left the palace, Xie Qi has had no time to leave the palace because he was preparing for the Queen Mother's birthday.
On the birthday, many dignitaries came to the banquet, and almost every minister was accompanied by his wife and his young and beautiful children.
Xie Qi sat at the front of the table, with the Queen Mother sitting beside him. The first person to present a gift to the Queen Mother was the Prime Minister's daughter.
At this moment, the Prime Minister's daughter stepped out from her seat. She first glanced at the Emperor, then folded her hands in front of her and bowed slightly. "Hello, Empress Dowager! Your humble servant, Liu Yanxue, respectfully wishes you a happy birthday. May you be in good health and blessed with a long life."
The Queen Mother smiled slightly, her eyes gleaming with admiration. She gently fanned him and said in a gentle voice, "What a beautiful and graceful woman! She has a virtuous and balanced temperament. You are truly a perfect match."
After the empress dowager finished speaking, she shifted her gaze away from Liu Yanxue and turned to look at the emperor, with a hint of inquiry and thought in her eyes, secretly guessing what the emperor was thinking.
However, when the empress dowager saw the emperor's indifferent expression, she couldn't help but frown slightly, but then she relaxed and looked at the woman with a smile.
"I've heard you're quite talented," the Queen Mother said, her gaze wandering over Liu Yanxue with a smile in her eyes. She slowly said, "I see you're beautiful. Would you mind writing a poem about your appearance?"
When the woman heard the Queen Mother's order, she lowered her eyes and smiled softly, "Your Majesty, your praise is too great. I will present a poem to you."
Afterwards, Liu Yanxue pondered for a moment and said, "The clouds resemble clothes, the flowers resemble beauty, the spring breeze blows across the threshold, the dew is gorgeous..."
However, before Liu Yanxue could finish her words, the emperor on the high platform suddenly stood up and even knocked the wine glasses on the table to the ground.
At this moment, everyone saw that the emperor's eyes were fixed on Liu Yanxue.
When the empress dowager saw the emperor losing his composure, she coughed lightly, covered the corner of her mouth with the handle of her fan, and a barely perceptible smile flashed in her eyes.
Then he asked, "Your Majesty, are you interested in this woman?"
At this moment, Xie Qi also came back to his senses. His eyes first fell on Zhan Ze, then he sat down as if nothing had happened and said, "Your Majesty, you are overthinking it. I just saw a flying insect and was scared."
The Queen Mother: "Flying insects? How do these servants do their work?"
Xie Qi: "It's okay, the flying insect has already run away. Ministers, please continue."
The banquet continued, but Xie Qi was not at all calm. He asked 948 in his mind, "948, what's going on? Wasn't the poem she just mentioned written by Li Bai? Is there a time traveler in the original plot?"
948: "Host, there are no time travelers in the original plot."
When Xie Qi heard this, he looked at Liu Yanxue again and couldn't help but wonder what the purpose of this time-traveling girl was.
Is he destroying the plot, or dominating the harem? Or is he just a simple time traveler? But no matter what, this is an uncertain factor. If you want to avoid the plot being destroyed, then there is only...
While Xie Qi was still thinking, the Queen Mother smiled and asked, "Your Majesty, what do you think of this woman's poem? What reward would you like to give her?"
When Xie Qi heard about the reward, he blurted out the second half of the sentence that had just come to his mind without even thinking: "Grant of death."
However, as soon as Xie Qi finished speaking, the originally lively and peaceful banquet suddenly became silent, and the atmosphere seemed to be frozen.
Everyone looked at each other, their movements halted, and their expressions were filled with astonishment. Even Zhan Ze couldn't understand what Xie Qi was thinking.
The woman in the middle was struck by lightning. Her face turned pale in an instant and she knelt on the ground, at a loss.
The Empress Dowager's face was filled with displeasure, her brows furrowed, and her tone was full of reproach. She asked the Emperor in a deep voice, "Today is my birthday banquet. Why is Your Majesty acting in this way? Are you dissatisfied with me?"
At this time, Xie Qi also came back to his senses. He coughed lightly and said, "I'm just joking, don't take it seriously."
The emperor said it was a joke, but none of the ministers believed it. They could only smile awkwardly.
Xie Qi then continued, "What's your name, the family of that minister?"
Liu Yanxue knelt there and said respectfully, "My name is Liu Yanxue, and I am the daughter of the Prime Minister."
At this point, the Queen Mother's expression softened slightly. She looked at the Emperor again and asked gently, "Your Majesty, since she is the Prime Minister's daughter, and she possesses both talent and beauty, how about taking her into the harem?"
Xie Qi ignored the Queen Mother and asked Xiang Liu Yanxue, "Do you want to enter the harem?"
Upon hearing this, Liu Yanxue's face instantly lit up with joy. She quickly looked up at the emperor and said anxiously, "Your Highness wants to."
Xie Qi was always paying attention to the changes in Liu Yanxue's expression. Although the other party looked happy, Xie Qi could clearly observe that the other party's happiness was not a love for wealth and glory, but rather the joy of being about to achieve a certain goal.
Zhan Ze saw this scene at this time and thought that the emperor had taken a fancy to Liu Yanxue. He drank the wine in the glass with a blocked heart.
But just when he thought the emperor was about to issue an order to take her into the harem, he heard Xie Qi say, "Then think about it, I will not agree to let you enter the palace."
The Empress Dowager could no longer maintain her composure and demanded, "Your Majesty! Are you really trying to make things difficult for me?"
Xie Qi ignored the Queen Mother. He stood up from his seat, walked to the guard, drew a sword from his waist, and walked towards Liu Yanxue.
Everyone was horrified when they saw this scene. Some family members even covered their eyes. After all, the emperor had just said he would sentence them to death.
The Queen Mother also shouted angrily: "Your Majesty! What are you doing?!"
Liu Yanxue stared at Xie Qi who was walking towards him with even greater vigilance.
Xie Qi walked in front of her, placed his sword on the floor in front of him, and using it to support his body, he bent down and looked at Liu Yanxue, saying, "I will give you one chance to achieve your goal. If you don't act, I will kill you now."
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