"She has betrayed so many people in her life, but she is still worried about others betraying her?" Bai Xu said disdainfully.
Although Bai Xu is one of his few remaining blood relatives in this world, Bai Xu has no feelings for Bai Jingrong, his aunt.
Maybe there was once, but when he knew how his father was framed by Bai Jingrong, and how Bai Jingrong took over the Bai family army, this blood relationship had already turned into hatred.
For Bai Xu, when the Xie family defeated the Bai family, they were the winners and losers in the fight for the world.
But what Bai Jingrong did was a betrayal of his father and the Bai family.
As for Yao Zhong, it is even less likely that he has any sympathy and understanding for Bai Jingrong. This kind of emotion can only exist in people like Luo Junyao who have no deep hatred for Bai Jingrong.
"What did Ji Rong say?" Xie Yan asked.
Yao Zhong chuckled and said: "Ji Rong has long wanted Bai Jingrong to die, so why would he care about her life or death? During this period, Ji Rong secretly got close to Ji Zhan, but..."
Yao Zhong glanced at Xie Yan and said, "This ninth prince of the Qi tribe is not a light-hearted person either. Be careful if he stabs you in the back."
Xie Yan said: "If Ji Zhan is not good enough, he will be even worse. Do you think stabbing me will do him any good?"
It is indeed a pity for Ji Rong. If he were in the Central Plains, he might not be able to achieve success.
It's a pity that as a mixed blood between the Qi people and the Central Plains people, he was born in a place like the Qi people, which meant that he would never be able to sit on the throne of the Qi people.
Yao Zhong thought of Ji Rong's hatred for Bai Jingrong and felt that Xie Yan's words made sense.
If Xie Yan can win over the Qi tribe and Bai Jingrong, he may give Ji Rong a new choice.
If the status quo is maintained, no matter who wins in the end between Ji Zhan and Bai Jingrong, the best result for Ji Rong in this life will be like this.
And this happened to be the situation Ji Rong hated the most.
In the blink of an eye, the next day came, and the entire Qi royal court became lively early in the morning.
Today, not only the palace will hold a banquet, but also the entire royal court outside the palace will be decorated with lanterns, colors, singing and dancing.
In the Queen Mother's Palace.
Bai Jingrong sat in front of a huge bronze mirror, and her still beautiful face was reflected in the polished bronze mirror.
The maid behind her was carefully braiding her hair. Bai Jingrong looked at herself in the mirror carefully. The faint wrinkles at the end of her eyes made her mood instantly gloomy.
She gently stroked the end of her eyes and sighed softly.
The maid tied her hair into a bun and couldn't help but ask: "The king is holding a banquet today. Isn't the empress happy?"
Bai Jingrong glanced at the maid and said: "Of course I am happy, I am just a little sad that time flies so fast...A Zhan has become so old in a blink of an eye, and I am also old."
The maid's face couldn't help but turn pale. The whole Queen Mother Palace didn't know that the most taboo thing for the Queen Mother was to hear the word "old"?
Bai Jingrong didn't express his anger. He picked up the lipstick on the table and slowly applied makeup on himself.
"Your Majesty, General Wu wants to see you." Bai Ning respectfully reported outside the door.
"Let him wait outside." Bai Jingrong said casually.
Wu Ye sat in the main hall and kept drinking tea, looking a little uneasy.
Bai Jingrong came out and saw him like this, she couldn't help but frowned and said displeasedly: "What's wrong with you?"
Wu Ye said: "I'm a little nervous."
"What's there to be nervous about?" Bai Jingrong said coldly, "Things have reached this point. It's not up to us to choose whether to do it or not, right?"
Wu Ye lowered his eyes and said, "The princess is right."
Yes, it's not up to him to choose whether to do it or not.
Wu Ye did not raise his head to look at Bai Jingrong. He was now restricted by the whereabouts of others, but he still resented Bai Jingrong.
Bai Jingrong didn't even notice that Princess Dasheng Regent had been hanging around him for so long, and he still wanted to overthrow Ji Zhan and take control of the entire Qi clan?
Wu Ye sneered in his heart, even if he was not controlled by Xie Yan, he was not optimistic about Bai Jingrong's plan.
How can the Qi people accept a foreign woman ruling them?
It was also because of this that he secretly made other plans, but it was a pity...
"What are you thinking about?" Bai Jingrong walked up to Wu Ye, put a hand on his shoulder and asked softly.
Wu Ye raised his head, with a hint of fascination in his eyes.
He raised his hand and held Bai Jingrong's hand on his shoulder, and said: "I am thinking about what happened tonight. Ji Zhan is King Qi after all, and those nobles will still support him. Just in case..."
Bai Jingrong hummed and said, "Are you scared?"
"how come?"
"Don't worry." Bai Jingrong said calmly, "Since I chose to do this, I am absolutely sure that I can control the situation. As for A Zhan, I will spare his life."
Wu Ye wanted to say something else, but was interrupted by Bai Jingrong.
"By the way, is that girl Chu Chu okay?"
The veins on Wu Ye's forehead couldn't help but twitch a few times.
Bai Jingrong asked with great interest: "What's wrong? Is she bad?"
"No!" Wu Ye gritted his teeth and said, "It's just a little girl, what's so good about her? Do you think I can't deal with her?"
Bai Jingrong covered her lips and smiled: "That girl is young and may be a little stubborn. It's okay. She will get better as time goes by."
"That's what the princess said." Wu Ye lowered his eyes and said, "Besides, how can a little girl be inferior to you, princess?"
Bai Jingrong hummed and said, "You don't have to say this to coax me. I'm old, how can I be as fresh as a little girl? I heard that you haven't let that girl go out in the past two days?"
Wu Ye was not big.
Seeing his somewhat displeased look, Bai Jingrong said with a smile: "Okay, I'll just leave it alone. I didn't mean to send anyone to spy on you. It's just that I've raised that little girl for a long time. I'll pay you back."
I’m a little reluctant to part with it.”
Wu Ye said: "Of course I don't mean to blame the princess. If I had known that the princess was so reluctant to leave, I wouldn't have let her go." For bringing such a disaster star into the house, he regretted it for the past two days.
"Would you like to bring the girl into the palace to have a look at the banquet tonight?" Bai Jingrong asked.
Wu Ye said: "Forget it, a little girl with no name and status, don't follow me and cause trouble."
"What? I can't even see her even if I want to?" Bai Jingrong looked displeased and said coquettishly.
Wu Ye said: "If the princess wants to see her, just summon her directly. If you really can't bear to part with her, I will return her to you. Don't worry, I didn't touch her. The princess can still let her be your daughter-in-law."
It's best to let her kill Ji Zhan!
"You didn't touch her?" Bai Jingrong looked at him suspiciously and said, "I didn't know you were such a compassionate person."
Wu Ye snorted softly and said: "That girl is seeking death. I don't want her to be dripping with blood. Isn't she just a woman? She's not a stunning beauty who will conquer the country."
"..." She received the news that Wu Ye wouldn't let them see Chu Chu, and even called the doctor in the yard.
She thought Wu Ye had injured someone and didn't want her to know. Did it turn out that the girl committed suicide?
"Is it serious? Can you let her come into the palace and let me have a look?" Bai Jingrong thought of the little girl, and for a moment she didn't know what she was feeling.
Chastity is too far away for her, and even for many women in the royal court of the Qi people.
She had forgotten that half of this girl's blood was from the Central Plains.
Maybe her father also taught her a lot about the ridiculous concept of chastity of Central Plains women?
"I almost lost my hand. The princess just wants to see me and have someone take her into the palace." Wu Ye said impatiently.
"She's just a little girl. What does the princess keep telling me about?"
"Okay, just don't say anything." Bai Jingrong smiled.
Two quarters of an hour later, Wu Ye walked out of Bai Jingrong's palace.
When he walked out of the hall, he saw Qu Fang standing by the pillar under the eaves with his sword in his hand, not knowing what he was thinking.
Wu Yeqing snorted and walked away from him.
It wasn't until he had walked a long distance that Wu Ye suddenly stopped at his feet.
Qu Fang has lived in Shangyong for several years, and his apprentice is still Xie Yan's confidant. He happened to come back at this time. Is it really for Bai Jingrong?
Did he really not recognize the Princess Regent?
Wu Ye did not slow down. At this point, these things were no longer important.
In the evening, things gradually became lively outside the palace gate.
Envoys of all colors and appearances wearing various costumes arrived one after another and walked towards the palace under the guidance of the guards and officials outside the palace.
Luo Junyao did not line up with these people to enter from the main entrance of the palace, but entered from the door closest to the Queen Mother's Palace on the other side of the palace just like when he came out two days ago.
She deliberately missed the time and went in. When she walked into Bai Jingrong Palace, Ji Zhan had already sent someone to invite the Queen Mother to attend the banquet.
Bai Jingrong looked at Luo Junyao and found that her face was paler than usual, and even her lips had no color.
There was a bloody mark on his neck, and his left hand was tightly wrapped in gauze, hanging unnaturally by his side, motionless.
As you get closer, you can smell a faint smell of blood mixed with the smell of herbs.
If Luo Junyao looked like a wild flower with strong vitality before, now he looks like a wilted wild flower that has been burned by the scorching sun and beaten by cold frost.
"You girl..." Bai Jingrong said pitifully, "Why are you so stubborn? Didn't I tell you that I would take you back after a while?"
Luo Jun shook his head and said timidly: "I'm sorry, I've let you down."
Bai Jingrong sighed softly and said: "That's all, since you don't want to, I have already told Wu Ye that you can stay in the palace after tonight."
Hearing this, Luo Jun shook his eyes and lit up, "Really, really?"
"Of course it's true." Bai Jingrong said: "If I had known you were like this, I wouldn't have let you go. But you still have to stay with Wu Ye tonight, you know?"
Seeing the repulsive look on her face, Bai Jingrong said: "Don't worry, he won't hurt you again in the future, and I will send someone to follow you to protect you. Let Bai Ning stay with you tonight, okay?"
"
Luo Junyao glanced at Bai Ning quickly, and saw Bai Ning looking at her with a smile, and then nodded slowly.
"I listen to your Majesty."
"That's good." Bai Jingrong said with satisfaction: "How is the injury? Let me take a look."
Luo Junyao raised his hand with some difficulty and said: "It doesn't matter, the doctor said...the meridians were not injured..."
"That's good." Bai Jingrong raised her hand to touch it, but withdrew her hand when her fingers were about to touch the gauze.
"Your Majesty, the time has come. Your Majesty and the Queen have invited you." The official outside the palace urged again.
Bai Jingrong turned around and said, "I understand, let's go."
"Farewell, Your Majesty." Everyone in the palace sent Bai Jingrong off in unison.
After sending Bai Jingrong away, Bai Ning said to Luo Junyao: "Chu Chu, let's go, let's go find General Wu."
Luo Junyao nodded silently.
Seeing her like this, Bai Ning couldn't help but sigh softly and said, "Don't blame the empress, it's not easy for her either. The empress has been thinking of you all the time in the past two days."
Luo Jun shook his head and said, "Sister Bai Ning, I know, I don't blame the empress."
"That's good, let's go too."
When the two of them passed through numerous guard inspections and arrived at the main hall where the banquet was held, Wu Ye was drinking with someone.
Most of the people sitting near him were generals of the Bai family army. Just looking at their positions, it was obvious that the Central Plains people were being suppressed in the royal court of the Qi people.
The place where they were sitting was not close to Ji Zhan and Bai Jingrong who were sitting in front of them. Even the envoy from Wumo City was a little ahead of them.
Luo Junyao immediately saw Zatuo, the second prince of Wumo City, and Zhu'er sitting next to him, but did not see Xie Yan.
Didn’t you say that you would come in with Zato?
Could it be that he was also disguised? But Luo Junyao looked at the people around Zatuo carefully, and he didn't find any of them who were disguised by Xie Yan.
"Chuchu?" Bai Ning called in a low voice.
Luo Jun said calmly: "Ah, I saw the new lady who seemed to be the king's palace, and I talked to her."
Bai Ning said: "That's the princess of Wumo City. Taking advantage of today's banquet, the king specially allowed their brother and sister to sit together."
"I see."
Wu Ye, who was sitting next to him, listened to the conversation between the two and felt his whole body stiff and his expression dull.
This regent princess is really good at acting. She obviously knows everything, but she still pretends to be ignorant.
It's simply scarier than Bai Jingrong. If Xie Yan marries such a princess, who is also Luo Yun's daughter, isn't he afraid that he won't be able to sleep at night?
"General? General?" Someone came over to offer a toast. Seeing Wu Ye motionless in a daze, he couldn't help but shout.
Only then did Wu Ye come back to his senses and cheer up to toast the people in front of him.
Luo Junyao looked at the guests in the hall with great interest. Thanks to the guidance of Bai Jingrong, she was now able to roughly recognize the nobles of the Qi tribe.
Even if you don't know him, isn't there Bai Ning standing next to him?
Her eyes fell on Ji Rong, who was sipping tea with her head down. Occasionally, she would only respond with a few words when someone came up to talk to her, but it usually ended quickly.
It has to be said that as King Qi's only biological brother, Ji Rong seems to be too low-key.
Luo Junyao's eyes suddenly stopped on a person. He was a tall and imposing middle-aged man in gorgeous clothes. He didn't look like a Qi tribe member, but the look and demeanor on his face didn't look like those from the Qi tribe.
Envoys from small countries or tribes who pay tribute.
He had a lazy and playful look on his face, as if he was not attending a palace banquet but coming to see a play.
Luo Junyao frowned slightly, "Sister Bai Ning, who is that?"
Bai Ning followed her gaze and frowned, saying, "I haven't seen him before. He's not from the Qi tribe. He should be a tribute envoy from some tribe, right?"
Luo Junyao was dissatisfied. She saw the man's eyes falling on Bai Jingrong who was sitting next to Ji Zhan.
Yin tribe, King Chaqin?
The Yin tribe is not a tribe that pays tribute. Is it because King Chaqin came to the palace blatantly because no one in the Qi tribe knew him?
