The Queen Mother arrived and the birthday banquet began.
Today is both the Empress Dowager's birthday and the Mid-Autumn Festival, so a large round table for ten people was set up outdoors in front of the gate of Kang'an Hall for people to feast and enjoy the moon.
The table of Xiao Li and his group was very interesting. Prince Chen and Liu Xueyin, Prince Wei Xiao Jingyi, Xiao Li, Lu Yanzhi, Chen Pingting, two unmarried little princesses, and a pair of children from an unknown prince were arranged to sit here.
They were all of the same generation, so there was no problem of fighting over food. However, King Chen had a cold face, Liu Xueyin had red eyes, Lu Yanzhi looked dazed, and Chen Pingting was fidgeting, as if there were nails on the stool.
The atmosphere was so uncomfortable that the two little princesses, who were in their early teens, looked left and right, and dared not eat a single bite of the delicious food in front of them.
The other brother and sister were a little older, about fifteen or sixteen years old, but they didn't seem familiar with anyone. They pursed their lips and didn't say anything.
Xiao Jingyi leaned slightly towards Xiao Li: "Those are Uncle Duan's children. Auntie Duan was sick and didn't come, so Uncle Duan sat with a group of older people, so Sister-in-law Duan arranged for these two people to come."
Xiao Li nodded to show that he understood.
As they were talking, someone started eating. There was a fish meatball in Xiao Li's bowl, which was picked up by Lu Yanzhi.
After Xiao Li looked over, he pursed his lips and smiled: "Princess, let's eat first."
That smile was as guilty as it could be.
He turned his eyes and looked at Chen Pingting again, whose chopsticks were almost poking the bowl into pieces.
I can't eat any of this meal.
Xiao Li picked up the bowl, stood up and walked towards Liu Xueyin under Lu Yanzhi's gaze.
One could sense that someone was so frightened that they dared not breathe. Then Xiao Li placed the bowl in front of Prince Chen, a creepy smile on his lips: "Royal brother, please have some fish balls."
"Plop, plop..." Whose heartbeat was out of balance due to fright?
Prince Chen frowned: "What are you making a fuss about?"
Xiao Li chuckled when he heard this: "Royal brother, I am not your woman. Don't speak to me in such a tone that makes you want to be beaten. I advise you to eat it. After all, this is a gift from my husband."
This sounds very meaningful.
Prince Chen was still preparing to cool down, but Lu Yanzhi couldn't sit still anymore and hurriedly stood up to get the bowl: "I was negligent and forgot that the princess doesn't like fish balls. Princess, please don't be angry."
Xiao Li dodged his hand, but the next moment he poured the fish balls into Liu Xueyin's bowl: "Even if my brother doesn't eat it, it doesn't matter if my sister-in-law eats it."
He leaned close to Liu Xueyin's ear and smiled like a venomous snake: "The emperor's sister-in-law will definitely not refuse the prince consort's kindness, right?"
Xiao Li squeezed Liu Xueyin's shoulders with his hands, full of threats.
Then Liu Xueyin picked up the meatball and ate it in front of everyone, feeling aggrieved.
At this moment, the subtle atmosphere on the table dropped to freezing point. Oh, a certain scumbag realized something belatedly.
Liu Xueyin shed a tear after finishing her meal. Lu Yanzhi sat back in his seat weakly, and Chen Pingting even broke the chopsticks in her hand.
Only Xiao Li leisurely sat back in her seat, picked up her chopsticks and started eating, as if the previous incident had nothing to do with her.
The bright moon hangs high in the sky, the music of stringed instruments plays in the air, and everyone is toasting each other, enjoying themselves to the fullest.
After three rounds of drinks, led by Prince Duan, a group of people stood up to celebrate the birthday, and then some special birthday gifts were presented in public.
There are many rare treasures, and what is even more amazing is that there are living creatures among them, such as peacocks with colorful feathers, mighty and ferocious lions, and fluffy snow foxes, which make a group of people marvel again and again.
Just when the party was getting heated, something unexpected happened.
The lion actually knocked open the door of the iron cage that held the lion, and the angry lion jumped out almost instantly.
For a moment, the world seemed to be paused and all sounds disappeared.
"Roar!" With a roar, the lion pounced on the man.
Joy turns to sorrow in the blink of an eye.
"Ahhhh... the lion is coming, run!"
The originally wonderful banquet turned into chaos in an instant, and everyone ran backwards in fear, rolling and crawling.
"Ahhh, here it comes, here it comes!"
"Ah! Help, help..."
This group of people had just used all kinds of powerful words to praise the lion, but now they truly felt the lion's ferocity. No one could laugh, and they were all pissing and shitting, looking very embarrassed.
Of course, Xiao Li couldn't help but feel afraid.
Without a gun in hand, she couldn't look any more powerful in the face of this top predator.
She looked down at her sleeves. When the lion came out just now, Xiao Jingyi immediately pulled her to the stage. He was quite conscientious.
"roar!"
The imperial guards rushed forward. Although they were numerous, they were helpless in the face of the ferocious lion. The main reason was that the lion had already rushed into the middle of the crowd, and the imperial guards' attack was hindered.
On the high platform, the emperor roared,
"Quick, surround it and kill it on the spot!"
A lion was biting a man, and someone saw an opportunity and chopped it down with a knife.
"Roar!" The injured lion roared, then bit the person who hurt it to death.
The moonlight and lights made the place extremely bright, and also clearly illuminated the lion's blood-red eyes, which were ferocious and terrifying.
The soldiers were frightened, and at the moment they were cowardly, the lion leaped forward and pounced on them again.
There were already casualties on the ground, and blood was scattered everywhere.
Almost everyone stared at the battlefield, nervously waiting for the lion to be killed.
"ah!"
A sudden exclamation was particularly harsh.
Liu Xueyin, who was originally standing on the side of the platform, suddenly fell out for some reason, instantly attracting many eyes, including the lion with blood-thirsty eyes.
“Roar!”
The lion bit the soldier in front of it to death and rushed towards this side madly. Its target was obviously Liu Xueyin.
At such a tense moment, Xiao Li looked back and saw a palace maid behind the place where Liu Xueyin had just stood, staring at the scene with pride.
Although he had never seen her before, Xiao Li was very sure that this person must be Jiang Yuer who came to avenge Gu Ling.
Jiang Wan'er's worries were not unnecessary, because Jiang Yu'er was indeed planning to cause trouble, but she was worried about the wrong person. Jiang Yu'er was targeting Liu Xueyin.
"princess!"
"Xue Yin!"
Prince Chen and Lu Yanzhi rushed forward immediately.
Prince Chen grabbed a knife and started fighting with the lion, while Lu Yanzhi quickly pulled Liu Xueyin back.
Liu Xueyin was scared silly, and Lu Yanzhi was also terrified. At this moment, neither of them cared whether they were seen by others. Lu Yanzhi hugged Liu Xueyin tightly.
Poor King Chen, his wife was taken away by someone else, but he was still fighting hard.
Prince Chen is a martial arts expert, and he fights the lion alone. As expected, this is the hero's highlight moment.
"Puchi..." King Chen was hit by a claw and blood spurted out far away. It looked painful.
Well, that's normal. The battle damage is beautiful. The male protagonist is injured and the female protagonist is distressed. It's a good time for the relationship to heat up.
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