If the Empress Dowager holds a banquet, then everyone will definitely go. Those concubines who are not often seen will probably also be invited. If she doesn't go out again, the Emperor and the Empress Dowager will not tolerate her anymore.
It’s so cold...wouldn’t it be nice for everyone to stay at home and spend the winter there?
Life is not easy, the evil woman sighed.
It was a rare opportunity for her to go out, and the King of Yanping and his sister would definitely seize this opportunity to take revenge.
With Lou Yan here, the palace maids are under his control and he will definitely not let those two people harm her. After all, he is still thinking of asking her for a reward.
As for the intrigues that are happening in public, it is not certain who will be the one crying then.
Her only worry now was how to find a way to tie Liu Xueyin up without alerting anyone.
If you want to do something, of course you have to do it quietly.
Especially when dealing with the heroine, you always have to be on guard against the various crazy male supporting roles around her. It's easy to deal with them one by one, but you're afraid of accidentally poking a hornet's nest, which would be a disaster.
Money makes the world go round. Xiao Jingzhao was surrounded by people he brought from his fiefdom in Yanping. It was not easy to bribe them, but it was not difficult to find out more about them.
Unexpectedly, even Jiaruo found out that Lian Jiaruo had plucked the maid's hair to make a wig for himself, but he didn't leak any information about Xuezhi.
This shows how much Xiao Jingzhao values her.
There was no way to get Liu Xueyin out, and no way to go in and catch her.
The people around Xiao Jingzhao were not good-for-nothings. The reason why he suffered such a miserable fate in Fuyun Building that day was because the other side had few people and Jia Ruo was in her hands. If they had fought openly, it would be hard to say who would win or lose based on their kung fu skills alone.
Moreover, if she rushed in directly to arrest people, if the situation got out of hand, the emperor would not just stand by and watch.
Xiao Li sighed helplessly: "No rush."
As long as we know where the person is, it doesn't matter how much time is wasted. We always have to wait for the opportunity.
However, she gave up this plan. After entering the palace, she saw Liu Xueyin sitting next to Xiao Jingzhao as a concubine.
Xiao Li: “…”
This makes her look like a joke.
No, is it necessary to attend this banquet?
Did they think everyone else was blind? A Princess Chen who often appeared in the palace, now wearing a veil, a group of people didn't recognize her?
Is that veil some kind of magical tool for cultivating immortality?
Xiao Jingyi winked at her: "Imperial sister, you are finally here."
The emperor gave a warning look: "Xuan Yang, come and sit down."
Xiao Li laughed, there are still two people who understand.
The Queen Mother's generation had not arrived yet. Xiao Li glanced around and saw a more mature couple sitting on the left side of the throne. They were obviously the King and Queen of Southern Qi. There was also a woman with two children sitting behind them. They were the King of Southern Qi's concubine and his two children.
Below the King of Southern Qi are Xiao Jingzhao and his concubine Xuezhi, and below that is Xiao Jingyi.
The seat on the right was empty, but Xiao Li's seat was third. Obviously, the seats in front of her were for two concubines, and behind her were two little princesses. The older one was sitting with her biological mother, and the younger one had obviously lost her mother and could only sit alone at the table.
Seeing Xiao Li's gaze, they immediately smiled ingratiatingly: "Royal Sister."
I didn't see Jiaruo, I'm afraid she was with her biological mother.
Xiao Li walked to his seat and was about to sit down when Xiao Jingzhao spoke from across from him: "Xuan Yang, it's been ages since we last met. Why didn't you say hello to your brother?"
Xiao Li sat down calmly, straightened his clothes, and adjusted his posture. Then he looked up, as if he had just noticed the other person's expression and was very surprised: "Are you talking to me?"
Xiao Jingzhao's eyes were filled with viciousness, and he forced a false smile on his face: "What else? I don't have many sisters, so I can recognize them."
Xiao Li smiled and said, "Of course, you will not forget a sister as stunningly beautiful as me. But Second Brother looks much older than before, with wrinkles around his eyes. I didn't recognize him for a moment, so please don't blame me."
Xiao Jingyi clenched the wine glass to cover the upturned corners of his lips, and the show began.
Xiao Jingzhao didn't expect that Xiao Li would be so shameless as to praise him and attack his appearance. However, Xiao Li's killer move was not over yet.
She looked at Xuezhi next to her and asked, "Why is this girl covering her face? She can't face people."
"She looks quite young. Could she be Second Brother's daughter?" He then sighed, "It's been so long since we last met. Things have changed. Second Brother's daughter has grown up so much."
Sometimes, words can be more lethal than a knife and can really break your heart!
Age is not just a flaw for women, but also for love-brained men.
Seeing Xiao Li pretending to be stupid and talking nonsense, Xiao Jingzhao wanted to kill her even more, but he could only hold it back for now.
"Xuan Yang, what nonsense are you talking about? This is my concubine Xue Zhi."
Xiao Li clicked his tongue and shook his head: "Second brother, you are an old cow eating young grass, you have no shame."
“Bang!”
Xiao Jingzhao slammed his palm on the table in anger, but the pain temporarily restrained his impulse. He looked at the emperor and asked, "Your Majesty, are you just not going to take care of her?"
"Ahem..." The emperor came back to his senses, trying hard to suppress the corners of his mouth that were gloating, and pretended to be majestic: "Well...Xuan Yang, don't say anything nonsense, look how angry Second Brother is."
Xiao Li leaned back slightly on the armrest and raised his glass lazily: "I'm just not good at talking, Second Brother, please don't be angry. This glass of wine is an apology."
After saying that, he drank it all in one gulp and then turned the glass upside down.
There was no sign of respect in that look, but rather full of provocation.
The wine glass in Xiao Jingzhao's hand was almost crushed, but he couldn't lose his temper. He could also feel Xuezhi trembling beside him. She was now afraid of Xiao Li opposite him. He had to suppress his anger and reached out to hold her hand to comfort her.
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