"Bang!"
A loud bang startled everyone, who hid under the table. Even the Emperor and Empress were taken aback.
"Protect the Emperor! Protect the Emperor!" Liu Gonggong shouted in alarm.
Soon, guards surrounded the Emperor and Empress.
Li Zhiwei and Lin Ziyi quickly crouched down and hid under the table.
"Your Majesty, I have completed my mission for today!" Xu Heming said, and then vanished in a flash!
"Oh dear, it turns out that it was His Highness Prince An who shattered that piece of wood!" Looking at the pile of wood fragments not far away, Eunuch Liu said with lingering fear.
"It's alright, it's alright!" Zhu Jingchen breathed a sigh of relief. He was terrified, thinking there really was an assassin.
"Your Majesty, are you alright? This Prince An has gone too far. If you're going to put on a show, then put on a show. Why make it so scary?" Consort Lan quickly stood up and went to Zhu Jingchen to make her presence known.
"I'm fine. Alright, all my beloved concubines, you may all return home. You must not tell anyone about today's banquet. If word gets out, I will not let you off lightly!" Zhu Jingchen said to the concubines.
"Your Majesty, rest assured, we will keep our mouths shut," an older concubine quickly stepped forward and said.
She thought to herself, "I wouldn't mind having more banquets like this!"
It's great to just feast your eyes on it.
Thinking of this, the concubine looked at Li Zhiwei again and said with a smile, "This must be Princess An, right? She is truly blessed." As she spoke, the concubine took a golden hairpin from her hair and put it in Li Zhiwei's hair.
Li Zhiwei didn't know what to say for a moment, so she could only thank Di Qiao politely.
At this moment, seeing Consort De doing this, the other concubines also sent gifts to Li Zhiwei.
Even Lin Ziyi, who was standing to the side, received quite a lot.
After the concubines left, Lin Ziyi and Li Zhiwei had many pearls and jade ornaments stuck in their hair.
The two looked at each other, both appearing rather pathetic.
"My neck is going to break!" Li Zhiwei said helplessly.
Fortunately, she has never liked wearing too much jewelry, otherwise her neck really couldn't bear the weight.
"Go and help the two ladies get ready." Even the Empress was almost frightened by the two people in front of her.
"Your Majesty, I'll trouble you to escort the two of them to the Imperial Study later," Zhu Jingchen quickly said to the Empress.
After all, Xu Heming and Wei Jing'an were definitely waiting for him.
It was her own fault for not telling the two of them that Li Zhiwei and Lin Ziyi would be attending the banquet today.
"If Your Majesty has something to attend to, then please go ahead and attend to it," the Empress said gently.
She was thinking to herself that she still needed to comfort Li Zhiwei and Lin Ziyi.
Li Zhiwei looked at the hairpins on the tray and then at Lin Ziyi with some confusion.
"Sister Lin, is this how you always are every time you go to the palace?"
"I'm still benefiting from your kindness today, little sister." Lin Ziyi was quite self-aware.
Why did those concubines also send him gifts?
It's not that Li Zhiwei's side simply doesn't have a better place to attack, is it?
Fortunately, the concubines only put hairpins in her hair; they didn't hit her too hard.
"Me?" Li Zhiwei asked, puzzled. What did this have to do with her?
The palace maid who was combing their hair simply did so quietly.
"Madams, everything has been arranged for you. Please wait here for a moment."
After they finished speaking, they placed the plate on the dressing table in front of them and left.
After the people left, Li Zhiwei and Lin Ziyi breathed a small sigh of relief.
After all, today's banquet was both surprising and frightening.
While the two were not paying attention, someone outside was secretly blowing smoke into the house.
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