Not long after the servant left, Qi Xinyuan received an invitation from the palace.
It was said that this was to celebrate His Majesty's successful unification of the two countries, and all court officials and people in the palace had to attend.
He also wants to introduce his children to everyone at the banquet.
At the banquet.
The court officials were all whispering about when His Majesty had a child, but they hadn't heard anything about it.
If the Sultan is dressing in his chamber,
"Miss, are you going to dress so plainly today too?"
Sudan Ruo never liked to wear plain clothes before, but since the death of General Su, Sudan Ruo has only worn white.
Wearing mourning clothes was not allowed in the palace, and Sultan Ruo had never even seen the spirit tablet of General Su.
This was the only way she could mourn for General Su.
"That's it. Today we're just going to go through the motions with Nian'er and Zheng'er. There's no need to dress too formally.
Besides, I am still in mourning, so this is fine."
Sang'er made a simple bun for Sultanruo and pinned a plain hairpin on it. Then the two of them went out holding the two little ones.
Qu Xiaotan deliberately waited for Sudanruo to come out at the gate of Sudanruo's palace.
When he saw someone coming out, he quickly put on his attitude.
"Hey, isn't this our deposed emperor?"
Only after she finished speaking did she see Sudan Ruo's face clearly. Her fair face was not made up, and her facial features were just right.
On Sudanruo's delicate oval face, it was as perfect as a work carefully crafted by Nuwa.
She was so shocked by Sultan Ruo's beauty that she almost froze. It was only when the maid beside her touched her with her arm that she reacted and continued to stammer:
"You...you're wearing such thin clothes. Didn't the Imperial Household Department send you any clothes? And you're so plain. Don't you know that today is Brother Cheng'an's day to celebrate his success?"
Sultan Ruo sneered, "The achievement he's celebrating was gained by stepping on the blood of my father and my Fengyang soldiers. Do you really expect me to celebrate for him?"
Qu Xiaotan didn’t know before that Qu Chengan and Su Danruo both had children, so how could things have become like this?
Now after hearing what Sudanruo said, Qu Xiaotan finally understood why Sudanruo had such an attitude towards his royal brother.
She thought that if it were her, she might just kill the man to vent her anger.
Qu Xiaotan didn't know how to respond. Suddenly, snowflakes started floating in the sky. Seeing that Su Danruo was wearing very thin clothes, Qu Xiaotan took off her cloak and gave it to Su Danruo.
It just so happened that she was wearing a blue and white cloak, so Sultanruo did not refuse her kindness.
He just looked at Qu Xiaotan in confusion, not understanding why she had that attitude just now and suddenly became so friendly.
Qu Xiaotan only remembered her own character after she put the cloak on Su Danruo.
"Don't get me wrong, I'm just worried that you'll get frozen and faint at the banquet, which will attract Brother Cheng'an's attention."
Su Danruo felt that Qu Xiaotan's reason was a bit lame, but he didn't expose her.
Qu Xiaotan got into the sedan chair without paying any attention to Su Danruo. Su Danruo and Sang'er followed Qu Xiaotan's sedan chair silently with their children in their arms.
Sonny whispered to Sultan:
"Miss, why is she so strange?"
Sudanruo glanced at Sang'er and signaled her to be silent. "Don't talk about others behind their backs. Be low-key and careful in everything you do tonight. Just keep an eye on Zheng'er and Nian'er."
Son'er nodded repeatedly and the two of them stopped talking.
The group walked all the way to the banquet.
Everyone heard that Qu Cheng'an brought a woman from Jingyong Country who had never appeared in public before.
As soon as Qu Xiaotan entered the room, everyone guessed that she was the legendary mysterious woman.
Everyone began to speculate about the identity of this woman.
Qu Xiaotan sat down next to Qu Cheng'an in an intimate manner, with her arms around Qu Cheng'an's arms.
Everyone was shocked. Everyone knew that their Majesty was not interested in women. They had repeatedly suggested to his majesty that he choose a concubine.
As a result, all the memorials were returned intact.
Now he has brought in a woman with whom he has such a close relationship. Could she be his Majesty's former lover?
The moment Qu Cheng'an was hugged by Qu Xiaotan, he became stiff and even wanted to throw Qu Xiaotan out.
Qu Xiaotan sensed Qu Chengan's emotions and quickly whispered in his ear:
"Royal brother, please be patient. The Empress's wife is watching from below! Can you see what the Empress's wife is thinking? Tonight is the night!"
Qu Cheng'an forced himself to suppress the discomfort in his body and smiled at everyone.
Sultan Ruo just took a look and followed the palace maid who came to direct her to the seat specially prepared for her and her two children.
Everyone's attention was attracted by Qu Xiaotan, and no one noticed Su Danruo who was wearing plain clothes.
Only Qi Xinyuan's eyes were always on Su Danruo.
Su Danruo seemed to have become a lot thinner recently, and Qi Xinyuan's eyes darkened.
Qi Xinyuan knew that with Qu Cheng'an's personality, he would not give up on Su Danruo so easily.
He looked at the man and woman sitting in the main seat, and actually felt that the woman looked somewhat similar to Qu Chengan.
However, Qi Xinyuan didn't take it too seriously. He just glanced at it for a few seconds and then turned his gaze back to Su Danruo.
Seeing that Sudan Ruo had no reaction at all, Qu Cheng'an silently pulled his arm out of Qu Xiaotan's hand.
After Qu Xiaotan learned about Su Danruo's experience, she felt a little sympathy for her.
But for the sake of her own life, she had no choice but to sacrifice Sudanruo.
The banquet officially began, but Qu Cheng'an did not introduce the identity of the woman next to him.
He walked straight to Sudan Ruo's side.
Everyone's eyes followed Qu Cheng'an. When they saw Qu Cheng'an stop in front of a woman in plain clothes, they realized that the woman was holding a child in her arms.
Everyone secretly began to speculate that this child should be the protagonist of today's banquet.
Sure enough, Qu Cheng'an took the child from Sultan Ruo in front of everyone's gaze and turned to face the ministers.
Everyone fell silent instantly, waiting for Qu Cheng'an to speak.
"Today, I want to tell you that I have a child. You no longer need to worry about me or my kingdom. As for the child's mother, it is the one beside me. As for the status of the child, we will discuss it later."
When the ministers were wondering why the identity of the child's mother would be discussed later, they suddenly discovered that the woman seemed to be the former empress of Fengyang Kingdom.
Everyone gasped after discovering this fact.
So the former Fengyang Empress's child is actually their Majesty's?!
Everyone knew the relationship between Qi Xinyuan and Su Danruo, and they all turned to look at Qi Xinyuan.
Qi Xinyuan hid his clenched hands in his wide sleeves and looked at Qu Chengan coldly.
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