Luo Junyao looked around but couldn't find Xie Yan, so he gave up.
Although the Qi people are no longer what they used to be, they are still quite a deterrent to some of the surrounding small countries and tribes.
At a glance, half of the people in the entire hall were not from the Qi tribe.
While Luo Junyao was leisurely observing the guests at the banquet, she suddenly noticed a gaze staring at her. She looked in the direction of the gaze and met Ji Zhan's gaze.
Luo Junyao blinked his eyes and looked at Ji Zhan with some confusion.
Ji Zhan ignored her, and quickly looked away calmly, talking to Bai Jingrong who was sitting next to him.
Luo Junyao could only shrug his shoulders, lowered his head and tasted the wine in front of him.
"Azhan was looking at Chu Chu just now?" Bai Jingrong laughed softly.
Ji Zhan said calmly: "I just didn't expect that my mother would be willing to give her to Wu Ye."
Bai Jingrong sighed and said: "She is a lonely little girl. I have to find a good home for her. A Zhan doesn't like her, so Wu Ye is still a good choice. What a pity..."
"What's a pity?" Ji Zhan asked.
Even the queen sitting on the other side of Ji Zhan couldn't help but look over.
Bai Jingrong said: "That girl refused to follow Wu Ye and almost killed her. I can't watch her die. After the banquet tonight, I'd better keep her by my side."
Hearing this, Ji Zhan looked at Luo Junyao again, and then noticed that his face was a little pale, and his left hand was hidden in his sleeve, motionless, and he only used one hand no matter what he did.
Did you cut your wrists?
She seems to be a little smart, but she is still an innocent and stupid little girl. She actually believed in his mother. Now I don't know what this girl feels in her heart.
Thinking of Chu Chu's firm defense of Bai Jingrong in front of him, Ji Zhan suddenly felt a little gloating.
"Speaking of which, I quite like this girl." The queen suddenly said softly.
Ji Zhan was not interested and said casually: "Since the mother said so and the queen also likes it, it's okay to take her back. It's not like the palace can't afford to support an idle person."
"Azhan is right."
The banquet gradually became lively, and envoys from various tribes came forward to offer gifts and blessings to Ji Zhan.
Ji Zhan responded calmly, chatting and drinking with the guests. The banquet was full of joy for both the guests and the host.
Luo Junyao felt a little bored and couldn't help but lower his head and yawned slightly.
"Chuchu, what's going on?" Wu Ye was sitting next to Luo Junyao, already on pins and needles.
He didn't dare to show it yet, as he had seen the regent's methods in the past two days.
Seeing her listless look, he quickly asked.
Luo Jun said: "I seem a little dizzy."
Wu Ye was overjoyed in his heart, but said calmly: "Since you feel uncomfortable, go back and rest first. This kind of banquet is not too much for you if you are too many, and it is not too much if you are too late for this kind of banquet."
His tone was flat, sounding a bit like he wanted to drive people away.
Bai Ning, who was standing behind Luo Junyao, thought of Chu Chuning's refusal to obey him even to the death, so it was not surprising that he would do this.
Wu Ye always liked to have banquets and have fun, so sitting here would disturb Wu Ye's enjoyment.
It's just that this is the Queen's order, and they have to obey it.
"Sister Bai Ning, I probably went out for a walk because I drank just now."
Bai Ning hesitated and said, "Shall I go with you?"
"No need, I'm familiar with the palace. I'm just going to enjoy the breeze outside." Luo Junyao winked at Bai Ning, indicating that she still had something to do.
Bai Ning understood instantly and had no choice but to help Luo Jun stand up and said, "Then you should be more careful."
"Okay, if the empress asks about Sister Bai Ning, please tell me and I will be back in a moment."
"Go ahead with peace of mind."
Luo Junyao went out quickly. Wu Ye glanced at Bai Ning, who was still standing next to him, and said lightly: "What? It turns out that the Queen Mother didn't ask you to take care of that girl. Who will monitor me?"
Bai Ning lowered his eyes and said, "The general's words are serious. Your Majesty also cares about the general."
Wu Ye snorted coldly, turned his head and drank by himself.
Luo Jun walked out of the hall and looked around casually, and found that there were indeed many guards around the hall.
Compared with Shangyong Palace, the Qi Clan Palace is much smaller, and there are not so many palaces and pavilions. Standing outside the main hall, you can see almost half of the palace at a glance.
Luo Junyao walked out of the main hall and walked slowly towards the Queen Mother's Palace. She had just walked not far before someone blocked her way.
"Miss Chu Chu, where are you going?" Luo Junyao opened his eyes wide and looked at the person in front of him.
This is a young man of mixed blood from the Central Plains and Qi people. Although Ji Zhan is half of the Central Plains blood, except for Bai Jingrong, she has never seen many mixed-race people in the palace these days.
"My hands hurt, and I'm a little dizzy after drinking just now. I want to go back and take a rest first." After that, he asked curiously: "Do you know me? I don't think I've seen you before."
The young man did not answer. He just glanced in the direction of the main hall behind him and said, "It's very dark outside. I'm afraid it won't be convenient for the girl to walk alone. Why don't you send Miss Chu Chu back?"
Luo Junyao tilted his head slightly and said with a smile, "Okay."
"please."
Luo Junyao took the first step towards the direction of the Queen Mother's palace, and the young man followed her silently.
As Luo Junyao walked, he couldn't help but turn around and said, "Brother, what's your name?"
The young man was silent for a while before replying: "I'm Chen Zhong."
"Your surname is Chen? Your father is from the Central Plains?"
The young man didn't answer, but Luo Junyao didn't care and said: "My father is also from the Central Plains, but my mother is not from the Qi people."
The young man had no intention of answering her, and he just responded lightly when he heard this.
Luo Junyao continued: "I was living alone in the Qi tribe. Fortunately, the Queen Mother was kind-hearted, otherwise I might have been assigned to a female slave house."
"The Queen Mother is indeed kind-hearted," the young man said.
Luo Junyao looked back at him and said with a smile: "Right, you feel the same way."
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"Oh, it's nothing. I cut it accidentally."
"Don't you blame the Queen Mother?" the young man asked.
Luo Junyao remained silent, turned around and continued walking forward. The young man didn't say much when he saw this, and just quietly followed Luo Junyao forward.
"Sister Bai Ning said that the Queen Mother had no choice but to do so." Luo Junyao said, "Moreover, she has promised to let me come back to the palace. If it weren't for the Queen Mother, I don't know what would have happened now. By the way, Brother Chen
,You were not a guard in the palace before, were you?"
Hearing this, the young man paused and said in a deep voice: "How do you know?"
Luo Junyao said: "I have never seen you in the palace, and..."
"And what?" the young man asked.
"Besides, this is not the way to the Queen Mother's Palace. If you are a guard in the palace, how could you not know?"
"What..." The young man was shocked, but before he could react, Luo Junyao, who was standing in front of him, had already come around to his side.
The hand he thought he couldn't move hit him hard, and the young man suddenly felt numbness in the acupuncture points in his waist, and he fell uncontrollably towards the shadow of the roadside.
At this time, everyone's eyes in the entire palace were focused on the brightly lit main hall. There were only two or three lights in other parts of the palace, and most places were plunged into darkness.
Just now, while chatting with him, Luo Junyao inadvertently walked in the opposite direction to the Queen Mother's palace, but the man did not notice it at all.
Obviously, he is not a permanent guard in the palace.
Of course, it is also possible that he was transferred here temporarily. After all, there were too many guests in the palace today.
But Luo Junyao always felt that Ji Zhan would not blatantly call people from the Bai family army without officially falling out with Bai Jingrong.
Then the result is obvious, this person is Bai Jingrong.
Luo Junyao dragged the person unceremoniously to a corner of the garden, where few people usually came, let alone tonight.
Under the faint moonlight, Luo Junyao squatted down and patted the young man's face with great interest, and said with a smile: "I'm sorry, does it hurt?"
"Who are you?" the young man said through gritted teeth.
Luo Junyao said: "It doesn't matter who I am, what matters is who you are. Are you not a guard in the palace? What do you want to do when you sneak into the palace?"
The young man was silent and just looked at her coldly, his eyes looking very bright under the moonlight.
Luo Jun shook his shoulders and said: "Look, you don't even dare to scream, which shows that you are more shameful than me. How about you tell me what you want to do tonight, and I don't kill you?"
The young man said coldly: "I don't know where you are from, but don't expect to know any news from me!"
Luo Junyao clicked his tongue, raised his eyebrows and said, "You are so loyal. I could have guessed it even if you didn't tell me. But since you are like this, I'll just say I'm sorry."
Seeing that she was really going to take action, the young man's eyes flashed slightly and he said: "Who are you? What do you want to do? Are you from the king?"
Luo Jun smiled and said, "Does that mean you are from the Queen Mother?"
The young man shut his mouth.
"Shake." Luo Junyao wanted to ask something more, but he heard a familiar voice coming from behind him.
The somewhat fake smile on her face instantly became sincere, she stood up, turned around and pounced on the visitor.
Xie Yan stretched out his hand to pick the person up in his arms, glanced at the young man lying on the ground and asked, "Who is he?"
"Bai Jingrong's people want to look at me." Luo Junyao said, "Didn't you say you entered the palace with Zatuo? Why didn't I see you? I thought something had happened to you."
Xie Yan said: "I did enter the palace with Zatuo, but we did not go to the main hall."
That was the one who came into the palace as Zatuo's servant and bodyguard. Luo Jun was convinced.
"How's it going?" Luo Junyao asked.
Xie Yan said: "Bai Jingrong wants to control the palace, but Ji Zhan's people have already gone to the Bai family army."
Hearing this, Luo Junyao couldn't help but laugh, "The mother and son thought of going together, so what should we do?"
Xie Yan said: "Let's watch a show first."
Luo Jun shook his head, "I wonder who wins and who loses between these two people?"
