Qiao Diyi had already received Qiao Tianjing's instructions. He only had two tasks today:

One is to hold my little sister tightly, and the other is to follow Meng Guxue closely.

Seeing Meng Guxue get up and leave, Qiao Diyi looked at Qiao Tianjing calmly and followed her out.

As for Qiao Tianjing, the Crown Prince will have dinner with the envoys of the two countries today, and as an official appointed by the court, he has to accompany them.

A group of people stood up. Baili Chengyou noticed Qiao Tianjing following behind the prince and raised his eyebrows and asked:

"Your Highness, who is this?"

The prince smiled and said, "This is Qiao Tianjing, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue."

Qiao Tianjing then bowed to Baili Chengyou and said, "Greetings to His Royal Highness the Third Prince."

"Qiao Tianjing?"

Baili Chengyou repeated it calmly, and suddenly he seemed to have thought of something and showed a meaningful expression.

"It's the Qiao family..."

Qiao Tianjing noticed Baili Chengyou's expression, smiled faintly, stood up, and spoke calmly.

Baili Chengyou is just a prince of another country. As an official of the Yong Dynasty, he represents the face of the Yong Dynasty. It is enough for him to be polite, but there is no need to be servile.

But as the Fourth Prince said before, this Prince Baili is indeed interesting.

His expression just now was as if he knew some unknown secret...

In the East Suburb Villa, a sumptuous lunch had already been prepared.

Everyone sat down, toasted each other, and the atmosphere was quite harmonious.

At this time, Baili Chengyou suddenly brought up the topic.

"Your Highness, your Yong Dynasty is indeed full of talented people. Today's poetry gathering is so lively. I'm sure tomorrow's Wanshou Palace Banquet will be an eye-opener for me."

"But, what a pity..."

The prince's expression remained unchanged upon hearing this. He smiled and asked, "I wonder what the Third Prince is regretting?"

Baili Chengyou drank a cup by himself, and then said: "I have long heard of the stunning reputation of your second prince. There will be a banquet in the palace tomorrow, but I wonder if I will be lucky enough to see him in person?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere in the field suddenly became subtle.

Qiao Tianjing looked at Baili Chengyou with a smile, trying to guess his intention behind saying this.

At this time, Baili Chengyou said without hesitation: "I heard that the second prince's mother was the princess of the Northern Kingdom back then. This is the first time that Master Che has come to Yong Dynasty. I believe he also wants to meet the second prince, right?"

"Hey, I don't know what the second prince did wrong to be confined for a year. It's really unbelievable."

"But as a son, no matter what mistakes I made, I must attend my father's birthday party. Master Che, what do you think?"

Baili Chengyou tilted his head and looked at Che Hebi with a smile, his peach blossom eyes shining.

When the Northern Kingdom was defeated, they offered Princess Yu Liu as a token of their gratitude, and that was how they were able to survive.

This is a shame that the Northerners will never be able to wash away in their lifetime, but Baili Chengyou spoke it out loud in front of the Northern delegation.

Che Hebi's brows were gloomy, and before he could speak, Baili Chengyou continued:

“Alas, the Second Prince has half Northern Kingdom blood after all. It would be a shame if Master Che didn’t meet him since he has come all the way here.”

"I do have an idea."

"Tomorrow is the Wanshou Palace Banquet. You can pretend that you are not aware of the house arrest. Then, in front of all the civil and military officials, you can beg to see the Second Prince."

"Emperor Yong will not want to offend you in public, so he will definitely issue an order to release the Second Prince in advance."

"Master Che, what do you think of this idea of ​​mine?"

Baili Chengyou had a smile on his face, and he looked so sincere, as if he was truly considering the envoys from the Northern Kingdom.

Qiao Tianjing raised his wine glass and took a sip, covering the slightly curved corners of his mouth.

Is this Prince Baili giving advice to the Northern Kingdom's envoys? This is clearly tearing off someone's fig leaf in front of them!

However, judging from what Prince Baili said, he seemed to have already determined that the Northern Kingdom delegation was here to rescue the Second Prince.

How did he know...

Che Hebi looked at Baili Chengyou with a serious face. After all, he was the emperor's teacher. The next moment, he curled his lips and smiled as if nothing had happened.

"Prince Baili, this is a great idea. We would like to meet the Second Prince, but we have no other options."

"I didn't expect that Prince Baili would be so enthusiastic to help us out. If we don't do as he says, it would seem like we don't know what's good for us."

"If Emperor Yong agrees to this at the palace banquet tomorrow, I will definitely thank Prince Baili on the spot."

As Che Hebi spoke, he raised his hand and toasted Baili Chengyou.

The prince smiled as he watched the interaction in front of him, his expression extremely calm.

My second brother will definitely show up at the palace banquet tomorrow.

Perhaps, the second brother will take the opportunity to do something to regain his father's favor, and thereby return to the court and into everyone's sight.

Thinking of this, the prince was not at all flustered. Instead, he raised the corners of his mouth in anticipation.

Second brother, let's just treat this as a game between you and me, and let's officially start tomorrow...

Baili Chengyou was not annoyed that he did not gain the verbal advantage. He smiled and drank a cup with Che Hebi, then suddenly stood up again.

"Your Highness, now that I have eaten and drunk enough, I would like to leave early and go for a walk. You won't blame me, right?"

The prince shook his head, "No, please do as you please, Third Prince."

Upon hearing this, Baili Chengyou strode out directly, the bell on his waist jingling.

As soon as he left the room, an attendant came up to him and whispered something in his ear.

Baili Chengyou raised the corner of his mouth, "Let's go and take a look."

Qiao Tianjing listened to the sound of the bell fading away, his eyes brightening slightly.

Next, it's my second brother's turn to get busy...

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Meng Guxue was really scared by Sheng Xiuran, so she just stayed away from the river.

Moreover, today was incredibly smooth. She felt very nervous, fearing that someone would harm her, and she did not dare to go into the crowd.

Finally, after searching for a long time, he pulled Xiaotao into the peach forest and sat down in a remote place.

Qiao Diyi had outstanding martial arts skills and followed in unnoticed while holding Qiao Jiaojiao.

He found a big tree to hide his body and made a hushing gesture to Qiao Jiaojiao in his arms.

"Little sister, don't make any sound." Qiao Diyi said silently.

Qiao Jiaojiao quickly covered her mouth with both hands, looked at Qiao Diyi eagerly, and nodded repeatedly.

Qiao Diyi smiled and gave Qiao Jiaojiao a thumbs up, then his expression slowly became serious.

A few trees away, Xiao Tao took out the water bag and pastries and handed them to Meng Guxue.

Meng Guxue only drank a sip of water and had no appetite for the pastries.

Seeing this, Xiaotao was worried and confused.

If she guessed correctly, the young lady had gone to great lengths to attend the poetry meeting, and the man she wanted to win over was the third prince of the Nanli Kingdom, right?

Didn’t the young lady perform very well at the poetry gathering just now?

The third prince even took the initiative to talk to the young lady and applauded her. This was a treatment that other girls did not have!

But why does the lady look unhappy at all?

Xiao Tao had some questions in her mind, and seeing that there was no one around, she asked.