"Empress Huifei has something to say to me." Yu Tanqi said.
Jiang Shi then saw Yan Qingyu and said, "Greetings, Concubine Hui."
The young man bowed to her politely.
Yan Qingyu pursed her lips, and the bitter taste on her tongue almost made her unable to maintain the smile on her face.
She lowered her eyes and said, "Since Prince Jiang has come to see you, I will leave first."
"Farewell, Empress Hui."
After Yan Qingyu left, Jiang Shi asked Yu Tanqi, "What did Concubine Hui say to you?"
She seemed to have no previous connection with Concubine Hui.
Yu Tanqi said truthfully, "Empress Hui told me to be careful with the Fourth Princess and not to become close friends with her."
Jiang Shi did not have a very deep impression of the Fourth Princess Gao Xianyue and Concubine Hui Yan Qingyu, but he had a general idea of their personalities.
The fourth princess has disliked him since she was a child.
Although Concubine Hui had a not-so-good father, she was indeed dignified and generous. When she saw him, she would always greet him politely with clear and gentle eyes.
Jiang Shi whispered, "Since Concubine Hui asked you to be careful of the Fourth Princess, she must have her reasons. You can trust her."
Yu Tanqi nodded obediently: "Yes, I know."
Jiang Shi looked at her. Her skin was fair and fragile, and her eyelids were slightly swollen. It was obvious that she didn't get enough rest last night.
He felt distressed, so he whispered, "Hold on a little longer. After we finish our meal at the banquet, I'll take you away and watch over you to rest for a while."
Yu Tanqi shook his head gently: "It's okay, I'm not tired or sleepy now, and it's not good for your health to go to bed right after eating."
"Then tell me when you're tired, okay?"
"I know."
The two then went to the main hall of the Hall of Supreme Harmony together to attend today's state banquet.
After the state banquet began, there was singing and dancing, and the music of stringed instruments was pleasant, creating a luxurious and lively scene.
Yu Tanqi enjoyed the food while appreciating the music and dance, and experienced the joy of being a powerful person.
Ever since the two actors that Jiang Shi found for her left due to illness, he had not looked for any more actors, and she had not said that she wanted to find actors to listen to music or watch dance, otherwise it would seem that she was very fond of pleasure.
She still wanted to maintain a relatively good image in front of him.
The dancers and musicians at the state banquet were the highest-level entertainers. Yu Tanqi was so engrossed in watching them that his eyes could not help but fall on the dancer's snow-white, flat belly.
What a great figure.
She couldn't help but touch her belly. Even though she was wearing three layers of clothes, it was still bulging, like a three-month pregnant woman.
She seemed to have lost control and ate a lot.
Every time I eat, my stomach swells up.
She sighed softly.
Jiang Shi looked at her: "What's wrong? Are you feeling uncomfortable in your stomach?"
She shook her head and whispered, "No, I've eaten too much. I don't want to eat anymore."
Jiang Shi saw her touching her belly and said, "Eating too much will cause indigestion. When we return to Fengyi Palace later, I will go to the kitchen to make you eight-treasure cake to help you digest the food."
Eight Treasures Cake can nourish the middle and replenish qi, relieve indigestion, strengthen the stomach and spleen, and it tastes delicious. It is a cake that Yu Tanqi likes to eat.
Her eyes lit up: "Okay, okay."
Then he thought of something and frowned slightly, "But this is in the palace. Wouldn't it be inappropriate for Zi'an to cook for him personally?"
There are so many people in Fengyi Palace. If the news that Jiang Shi cooks for her gets out, there will definitely be a lot of people mocking him.
Jiang Shi curved his lips and said, "It's okay. Don't worry about what others say."
Yu Tanqi blinked.
Jiang Shi was worried that Yu Tanqi had a stomachache, so he wanted to take her back to Fengyi Palace before the state banquet was over.
As the two of them left the Hall of Supreme Harmony, an urgent voice came from behind them.
"Prince Jiang, Tan Qi."
Yu Tanqi sighed inwardly, and turned around with Jiang Shi, bowing and saying, "Fourth Princess."
Gao Xianyue walked up to them and said with a smile, "The state banquet hasn't ended yet, where are you going?"
Jiang Shi said, "Tan Qi is not feeling well and didn't get enough rest last night. I will take her back to Fengyi Palace to rest."
Gao Xianyue looked at Yu Tanqi with concern and asked, "Are you feeling unwell? I'll ask the imperial physician to come and see you."
Yu Tanqi shook his head gently: "No need, I'll just go back and rest for a while."
"Let me take you home." Gao Xianyue insisted on walking beside them.
Jiang Shi frowned slightly and said softly, "Thank you for your kindness, Princess. However, the state banquet has not yet ended. If the princess leaves early for Tan Qi and me, Tan Qi and I will be very worried."
Gao Xianyue looked at him with a smile in her eyes: "It's okay, Tan Qi and I are good friends. She is not feeling well, so of course I have to accompany her."
Yu Tanqi hesitated to speak and pursed his lips.
Gao Xianyue walked on the other side of Jiang Shi, getting closer and closer to him. "I heard that Prince Jiang returned to the Imperial College to participate in the next imperial examination, is that right?"
Jiang Shi distanced himself from her without leaving any trace, "Yes."
Yu Tanqi was also taken to the side.
While she sighed that Jiang Shi was indeed a good male protagonist who kept himself clean, she also found it funny.
She lowered her head, pursed her lips slightly, and inevitably felt a little gloating.
This was the first time she saw Jiang Shi being entangled by peach blossoms.
Still a bad peach blossom.
Gao Xianyue always dressed gorgeously, and even the fragrance on her clothes was specially sprayed, just to make people clearly and deeply realize that she was a stunning beauty.
She doesn't think her appearance is worse than anyone else's.
In her opinion, Jiang Shi's avoidance was just his habitual cultivation. He was always so self-disciplined and polite.
Gao Xianyue grew up in the deep palace and has seen many women in the harem using all their tricks to seduce the emperor in order to gain power.
While she despised these women for their dissolute and despicable behavior, she also learned all their methods.
It was common knowledge that Jiang Shi was weak and frail, and that the Marquis of Wu'an's mansion didn't even have a young maid.
Gao Xianyue also specifically asked the women in the brothel how to seduce a man who had never been with a woman and make him fall in love with her.
Although the women in brothels are of low status, they know best how to control men's bodies, and some of them can even make men die for them.
In order to control Jiang Shi, Gao Xianyue did not mind learning the tricks of brothel girls to seduce Jiang Shi.
However, the boy seemed to be very wary of her. Not only did he always keep a certain distance from her, he also never touched the corner of her clothes. She couldn't use her method of touching and teasing him inadvertently.
Gao Xianyue couldn't help but frown, but because Yu Tanqi was still there, she held back and didn't say anything.
Jiang Shi's upbringing and rules did not allow him to directly point out Gao Xianyue's misconduct in public. He and Yu Tanqi had been squeezed from the leftmost side of the road to the rightmost side by Gao Xianyue.
He frowned, and his usually gentle voice turned a little cold. "The princess seems to be feeling unwell. Why don't you have the eunuchs bring the sedan chair over so she can sit and rest."
Yu Tanqi pursed her lips and tried to suppress her smile.
Gao Xianyue understood the hidden meaning of Jiang Shi's words, her cheeks turned slightly red, and she was very embarrassed and angry, but she didn't know how to get angry.
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