Chu Yaoyao drooled as she stared at the delicious food in front of her.

[Wow, what a big roast duck! Slurp, it smells so good!]

【I really want to eat this. 】

Chu Yaoyao touched her rumbling stomach, took out a candy from her small pouch and put it into her mouth.

[Alas, if my father doesn't come, we can't have the feast. ]

Emperor Qixuan heard these words as soon as he entered the venue.

The teeth haven't grown in yet.

Let’s have the feast? Wishful thinking! He picked up Yaoyao and said, “Come on, sit with father.”

"Mother!"

[No, no, I want to be with my mother. ]

Chu Yaoyao kicked her calves with all her might, but she was small and weak, so she was suppressed by Emperor Qixuan in just a few moves.

When the ministers saw this, they immediately started talking about it.

"That must be Princess Yaoyao, she seems to be quite favored by the Emperor."

"The emperor has only one princess, so of course she is favored."

"Speaking of which, the emperor still has a few offspring..."

…

"Today's banquet is to welcome the Queen Mother back to the palace. Please feel free to join us."

After Emperor Qixuan finished speaking, the banquet officially began.

As the music started, a group of dancers came in and began to dance gracefully.

Looking at the roast chicken, Chu Yaoyao swallowed her saliva. She turned her big eyes and found that her cheap father didn't notice her, so she quietly stretched out her little hand.

He quickly tore off a chicken leg and was about to put it in his mouth when it was snatched away by a big hand.

Chu Yaoyao looked over angrily, her big eyes full of accusations.

"Bad guy!"

【Tyrant father! Big bad guy!】

Scolding me? Emperor Qixuan put the chicken leg in front of Yaoyao's nose, shook it a few times, then put it to his mouth and took a bite.

"Well, this roast chicken is good today."

【So angry! 】

Chu Yaoyao jumped off the chair angrily and ran to the Queen Mother.

"Grandmother, my father is evil and won't give me seven."

In fact, she regretted it after she filed the complaint.

I was so angry that I lost my mind. She is an adult, but she actually went to the parents when she couldn't win. It's so embarrassing.

Thinking of this, Chu Yaoyao buried her head in the Queen Mother's arms.

The Queen Mother looked at her angry little face, touched her little head with heartache, and waved her hand, "Don't worry, if he doesn't give it to you, the Royal Grandmother will give it to you!"

Emperor Qixuan disagreed, "Mother, Yaoyao is still young and can't eat these."

He turned around and shouted, "Su Maowen, hurry up and take out the food for your little princess."

Su Maowen leaned over and responded, taking out a small snack box.

Chu Yaoyao stretched her neck to look over.

There are two layers, the top one is a bowl of soft minced meat porridge.

[Humph, you want to send me off with porridge again! ]

The bottom layer opened, Emperor Qixuan raised his eyebrows, and took out a small plate from it.

"Oh, it seems that I am the only one who can enjoy this roasted sweet potato."

Chu Yaoyao immediately jumped out of the Queen Mother's arms.

【Baked sweet potatoes! 】

He ran over there with a thump.

【Put down that baked sweet potato, let me do it! 】

Chu Yaoyao was about to grab it and chew it, but Emperor Qixuan raised his hand and dodged.

【What's the meaning?】

Seeing her expression that said, "Are you trying to snatch it from me?" Emperor Qi Xuan said helplessly, "Let Su Maowen feed you."

Thinking of Yaoyao's unrestrained eating manner last time, Emperor Qixuan shook his head in his heart.

As a princess, you should pay attention to your image in public.

Su Maowen scooped up a piece with a spoon, and Chu Yaoyao grinned at him, "Thank you, Suzhongguan."

"Oh, little princess, don't say that. This is what a servant should do."

Hearing that word of thanks, Emperor Qixuan felt unbalanced.

The food was clearly prepared by me.

Chu Yaoyao ate every bite with great satisfaction. Suddenly, her index finger felt slightly hot and a few lines of small words appeared in front of her.

[Oh no, my scumbag dad’s wine is poisonous! ]

"How do these slaves do their job? They serve the wine while it's still warm?"

Chu Yaoyao breathed a sigh of relief.

[Luckily, my scumbag dad has the habit of drinking warm wine, otherwise he would be poisoned. ]

[It's really strange. In the middle of summer, I still want to drink warm wine... Oh, it seems that I am really weak. ]

Emperor Qixuan: ...

You can’t get past this word, right?

"I deserve to die, please forgive me, Your Majesty."

All the palace servants knelt down and apologized.

[It turned out to be Xiao Luzi! Could it be that he hated his scumbag father because of Cui Er's death? ]

Xiao Luzi? Emperor Qixuan narrowed his eyes and turned to Xiao Luzi with a cold look.

Su Maowen, who was kneeling on the ground, felt strange. Except in winter, the emperor had no habit of warming wine? Could it be that there was something in the wine... Su Maowen's eyelids twitched.

When I turned around, I saw Xiaoluzi who looked panicked.

This damn thing is really going to kill him!

"Go down and warm up the pot again!"

Emperor Qixuan looked at Su Maowen calmly and said meaningfully, "You go and do it yourself."

Su Maowen immediately broke out in a cold sweat. Was the emperor... suspicious of him? Su Maowen knew that the emperor wanted him to search for evidence in person and arrest Xiao Luzi in person to prove his innocence.

He also knew that this was his only chance to clear himself of suspicion.

"I obey your order."

As he spoke, Su Maowen took Xiao Luzi and several palace maids and went downstairs.

"Emperor?" There was quite a commotion here, and the empress dowager looked over with concern.

Emperor Qixuan shook his head slightly, "If your mother is tired, you might as well go back to Ci'an Palace first."

Who knows if the other dishes have been poisoned? It is better to end this banquet as soon as possible.

On the other side, after the banquet, Su Maowen asked a few eunuchs to catch Xiao Luzi.

"Master, what are you doing?"

"Don't call me Master! We don't have a rebellious disciple like you!"

After that, he asked someone to search Xiao Luzi.

But nothing was found.

"Lock him up first!"

At the banquet, the singing and dancing had ended, and a group of dancers came forward to pay their respects.

System: Host, something is wrong. The dancer on the far right seems...

Just then, something unexpected happened.

A dancer drew a soft sword from her waist and rushed straight towards Emperor Qixuan.

"ah!"

"Your Majesty, be careful!"

"Someone come! Protect the emperor! Protect the emperor!"

…

There were screams and shouts everywhere.

Emperor Qixuan looked at the sword coming towards him, picked up Yaoyao who was beside him, dodged to the side, and kicked the assassin away.

The assassin who was kicked away knocked over several tables and fell to the ground, where he was surrounded by the Royal Guards who had rushed over.

The female assassin stared at Emperor Qixuan fiercely and her mouth moved.

"Oh no, she's going to take poison!"

But the assassin failed and had his jaw cut off by the royal guards standing by.

The right commander of the Imperial Guards stepped forward and knelt on the ground, "Your Majesty, please forgive us for being late in coming to your rescue."

Emperor Qixuan asked him to stand up, "I remember that you are the son of Zhao Jingwu."

Zhao Chengwen didn't expect that the emperor would remember him, and he immediately knelt down again excitedly, "Zhao Chengwen pays respect to the emperor."

Emperor Qixuan nodded and said, "Stand up."

[Zhao Chengwen? Wasn't he the vanguard who killed countless enemies on the battlefield and wiped out thousands of enemy troops single-handedly?]

Upon hearing this, Emperor Qixuan looked at Zhao Chengwen with great interest. He never expected that this gentle-looking man was actually a talented general.

It would be a waste of talent to stay in the Imperial Guard.

[It's a pity that such a heroic figure finally died under the persecution of treacherous officials.]

Emperor Qi Xuan was furious. All the useful people were killed. How could the Great Qi not perish? The next moment, he felt a black screen before his eyes and lost consciousness.

"Father!"

(End of this chapter)