Chapter 681 Strong Enemy
Many people present noticed the emperor's abnormality and subconsciously slowed down their movements.
After a long while, Luo Qinghan finally spoke, his voice still as cold as ever.
"Are you Princess Nanfeng?"
Xiao Xixi: "Yes."
Luo Qinghan nodded to show that he understood, then raised his glass and drank it all.
Before, when others toasted him, he would just take a sip or not drink at all.
Now he actually drank up the wine in the glass in one gulp, which really gave too much face to the Nanyue delegation.
The Nanyue envoys also drank up the wine in their cups.
The four of them sat back in their original seats.
Others toasted to the emperor later, but the emperor did not touch his glass.
He just sat there quietly, looking as if nothing was wrong.
What no one knew was that his fingers hidden in his wide sleeves were trembling constantly.
If he were to take his hands out now, he might not even be able to hold the wine glass.
He didn't have this problem before, but since he knew Xixi was gone, he developed this problem - whenever he got too excited, the index and middle fingers of his right hand would shake uncontrollably.
Few people knew that he had this problem, except himself and the eunuch Chang who had followed him for many years.
But he concealed it very well at this time, and even Eunuch Chang, who was familiar with him, could not notice anything unusual about him.
Xiao Xixi's heart was beating like a drum and she was extremely nervous.
She didn’t know if Luo Qinghan recognized her?
If she is recognized, how should she respond?
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but look up at the man sitting above her again.
When he looked over, his gaze happened to meet Luo Qinghan's.
Xiao Xixi's whole body suddenly stiffened, and her breathing seemed to have stopped.
Just when she thought Luo Qinghan would say something, he just looked away expressionlessly.
Seeing this, Xiao Xixi felt a huge sense of loss in her heart.
Didn't he recognize her?
Although she had expected this result, she still felt disappointed.
Yue Gang saw that she was feeling uncomfortable and offered to pour her some wine.
"Princess, this wine is good, would you like to try it?"
Xiao Xixi picked up the wine glass and drank it all.
Yue Gang exclaimed: "The princess has a good alcohol tolerance!"
Xiao Xixi turned her grief and anger into appetite, tore off a chicken leg and started to chew on it.
It was as if she was not chewing on a chicken leg, but on some bastard who had forgotten his old love and found a new one!
Before he knew it, he had eaten up all the food and wine on the table.
She was so absorbed in her eating that she did not notice the secret gaze from the emperor.
The banquet is coming to an end.
The Empress Dowager had already left.
After all, she is old and lacks energy.
In the past, when encountering such lively occasions, the emperor would only stay for a short while and leave early when he felt the need.
Everyone knows that he likes quietness and doesn't like to be surrounded by too many people.
But tonight the emperor sat at the top seat and showed no intention of leaving.
He didn't get up and leave until the banquet was completely over.
Before leaving, he glanced at Princess Nanfeng seemingly unintentionally and gave a faint instruction.
"Send the Nanyue envoys out of the palace. Don't neglect them."
At this time, Xiao Xixi was already drunk and felt dizzy.
But she still remembered what her senior brother had told her, and no matter who came to talk to her, she always looked like "I can't do it, I don't know anything."
Those who tried to test her while she was drunk all came back empty-handed.
Yue Gang helped Xiao Xixi into the sedan chair.
The palace maids held palace lanterns and led the way in front, with dozens of imperial guards following on both sides, escorting the Nanyue delegation out of the palace.
Outside the palace gate, there was already a carriage waiting.
The Nanyue delegation returned to the Honglu Temple in a carriage.
Fang Wujiu looked at the drunk Xiao Xixi and asked with a frown.
"Why did you drink so much?"
Xiao Xixi giggled: "The wine is good, and the food is delicious too."
Fang Wujiu asked someone to bring hot water and helped Xiao Xixi wipe her face and hands.
Xiao Xixi suddenly started to sob.
Fang Wujiu stopped and said, "Why are you crying? Did I hurt you by being too strong?"
Xiao Xixi cried and said, "I saw him, but he ignored me. Didn't he recognize me?"
Fang Wujiu: "That only proves that he is blind. What are you crying about?"
Xiao Xixi: "But I feel uncomfortable."
Fang Wujiu: "Even if you feel uncomfortable, you can't drink so much. It will hurt your body."
He stuffed a bowl of sobering soup into Xiao Xixi's hand.
"Drink the soup while it's hot, or you'll get a headache tomorrow morning."
Xiao Xixi drank the soup obediently.
She hummed, "Big Brother is so nice to me."
Fang Wujiu carried her to the bed and covered her with a blanket.
"Have a good sleep, and nothing will happen when you wake up."
Xiao Xixi's eyes were still a little red, like a poor little rabbit.
She said in a muffled voice, "Good night, Senior Brother."
Fang Wujiu touched her head, then stood up and left.
He found Yue Gang and asked about the details of the banquet.
Yue Gang told everything he saw.
After listening to him, Fang Wujiu had a rough idea in his mind.
It's late at night.
However, there were still many people in the palace who couldn't sleep.
For example, Concubine Jing has been thinking about the emperor's reaction when he saw Princess Nanfeng at the dinner. It seemed that the emperor did not say much, but she could feel that the emperor's attitude towards Princess Nanfeng was different.
What if the emperor really took Princess Nanfeng into the harem, wouldn't she have another powerful rival?
Bai Fei couldn't sleep either.
She thought similarly to Concubine Jing.
When the emperor was still a prince, he was very fond of Concubine Xiao.
She alone outshined all the concubines in the Eastern Palace.
Concubine Xiao finally left, and now here comes Princess Nanfeng who looks similar to Concubine Xiao.
This keeps happening one after another, will it ever end?
Bai Fei felt sour and hateful, and the more she thought about it, the more unwilling she felt.
And there are the six newcomers who have just entered the palace. Logically, the emperor should pick one of them tonight.
But until late at night, there was still no news of the result.
The six newlyweds thought that the emperor had fallen asleep and could only go to sleep with full disappointment.
Inside the Weiyang Palace, the lights were still on in the bedroom.
Luo Qinghan couldn't sleep.
He held a book in his hand, his eyes fixed on the pages, but his thoughts had already drifted away.
Eunuch Chang reminded cautiously.
"Your Majesty, it's getting late. You should rest."
Luo Qinghan withdrew his thoughts and murmured, "She's back."
Although she looked very different from before, he still recognized her at a glance.
That's her, there's no mistake.
No one in this world will ever look at him like that again.
She is the only one.
Eunuch Chang was puzzled: "Who is back?"
Luo Qinghan had no intention of explaining and only gave one order.
"Summon the Southern Moon envoys to the palace tomorrow morning."
Eunuch Chang didn't understand why the emperor suddenly mentioned the Nanyue envoys, but he didn't ask any more questions and responded respectfully, "Yes."
Luo Qinghan put down the book, stood up, and let the palace servants help him change his clothes.
After changing into loose and comfortable pajamas, he lay on the large bed, recalling the scenes at the dinner party in his mind.
The moment he saw her, he really wanted to rush up to her and interrogate her, asking her why she left without saying goodbye.
(End of this chapter)
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