In the Weiyang Palace, where a banquet was specially set up, the lights were brightly lit and the heating filled the huge space.
Those invited were all high-status and prestigious families with big surnames in the capital.
The Mi family seemed a little out of place among this group of people.
The main reason is that not long ago, Master Mi, the pillar of the Mi family and the scholar of Wenhua Palace, was imprisoned for offending His Highness the Crown Prince.
The Mi family gradually became embarrassed among the aristocratic families in the capital.
But no one seemed to have expected that the Mi family would be among the invitees to today's banquet.
"Wouldn't that guy from the East Palace have a crush on that girl from the Mi family?"
The officials who followed the prince that day knew the inside story, and he couldn't help but talk to his colleagues.
They all looked at the eldest son of the Mi family who was smiling at the aristocratic family in the crowd, and their eyes were full of sympathy and pity.
"Haven't you heard in the city these days that the girl from the Mi family is a divorced woman, and she even carries an oil bottle with her?"
"Is there such a thing?!" The man was a little surprised.
He thought to himself that the girl from the Mi family looked strangely young, and she must be a girl waiting to be married in a boudoir.
"But there are also rumors that the divorced woman's child is not her ex-husband's."
In this corner, everyone was chatting about the gossip of the Mi family, which has become popular recently.
Here, Mi Xiayao was standing in the front yard of Weiyang Palace. In front of her, she was blocked by a woman wearing a gold hairpin and gorgeous palace clothes.
She wore a bright green double-breasted skirt to the banquet today, with a white velvet-trimmed cape covering it, which made her skin white and rosy, making her appearance more delicate.
Compared with the women in palace clothes, both of them are beauties with different styles.
"Are you the divorced wife of the Mi family?"
The woman raised her chin proudly, almost looking down at her.
She could see the disdain of the woman in palace clothes. Her eyes fell on the golden hairpin in the woman's bun, and she confirmed the woman's identity in her heart.
"My daughter has seen your concubine."
She calmly revealed the identity of the other party, which made Xiao Guibi's eyes flash with surprise.
Xiao Guibi suddenly became wary of Mi Xia Yao.
"The prince told you about me?"
Mi Xia Yao bowed to Xiao Guifei again and said, "The noble concubine looks like a noble lady, and it is difficult for me not to recognize her."
"Glib talk! I'm warning you, if you dare to have an idea of the backyard of the East Palace, I will make it difficult for you to gain a foothold in this capital!"
Xiao Guibi is famous for her exquisite figure.
To put it bluntly and down-to-earth, she is a woman with big breasts and no brains, but she relies on Prince Qin Qiao's unique love for her to be proud of her.
This kind of person is decisive but also full of loopholes. He is difficult to deal with and difficult to get rid of.
Mi Xiayao had no intention of fighting with such a useless person at the moment. She just wanted to give Xiao Guifei a step down.
Who knew that the other party would not accept her favor at all.
Instead, she was stung all over her body, and with a gentle warning, she entered the Weiyang Palace with high spirits.
Xiao Guibi had just entered with her front foot, when Pei Xingyuan swung the jade pendant around his waist and stood beside her with an easy pace.
"Are you all here to serve as pick-ups by my side?" Mi Xiayao couldn't bear it anymore and complained to Pei Xingyuan.
He glanced at Xiao Guibin's swaying back with his red phoenix eyes, and twitched the corner of his lips, with a stern expression showing a little helplessness.
"You are considered a popular figure at today's banquet. People in the palace may be discussing you."
He raised his chin and motioned Mi Xiayao to look at the eyes of the people in the hall who were looking around.
She skillfully glanced at those fiery gazes and said, "It was originally the Hongmen Banquet."
"Will you follow me today?" Seeing her confident look, he couldn't help but ask.
"There's no time, don't be in a hurry."
Mi Xiayao in turn comforted Pei Xingyuan.
When this happened, people who didn't know it thought it was because Pei Xingyuan was eager to show off.
The man laughed angrily at her calm and calm look, "Okay, then I won't care about you today."
After that, he walked straight into Weiyang Hall.
It took a while for Mi Xiayao to take her seat. Before she could warm up her seat, there was a commotion outside, and she saw a guard of honor with a bright yellow curtain walking in.
Those who didn't know better thought it was the emperor who had arrived.
After Prince Qin Qiao stepped into Weiyang Palace, the first thing he saw was not the beloved concubine on the throne, but Mi Xiayao's position in the crowd.
She bowed along with the crowd and could feel the burning gaze without even raising her head.
Prince Qin Qiao pressed the tip of his tongue against his back alveolus, chuckled, and walked to the main seat without stopping.
He said ridiculous things from the main seat and asked everyone to have fun and eat today.
The more ridiculous the prince acted, the sharp contrast between the people outside made Mi Xiayao feel disgusted with the prince.
"Your Highness, the people of Daqi are open, but not everyone can let go," Xiao Guifei raised her wine glass and said to Prince Qin Qiao, "I have heard people say that some people have not yet reconciled with each other.
At that time, she became pregnant with another person's child. According to the laws of Daqi, such a person should be counted as Shen Tang."
Every word and sentence she spoke loudly seemed not to mention Mi Xiayao, but she was described in every sentence.
Those who knew the inside story looked at each other in confusion, and their expressions were not very good.
Pei Xingyuan was twirling the wine glass in his hand. When he heard these words, his red phoenix eyes cast a gloomy look at Xiao Guibin.
Only the person involved sat calmly in his seat.
Prince Qin Qiao laughed dryly, but before he could speak, Xiao Guibin directly called out the name.
"Miss Mi, am I right?"
Apart from my uncle, the only person coming from the Mi family is Mi Xiayao.
There is no one else Xiao Guibi named here except Mi Xiayao.
Immediately, everyone in Weiyang Palace looked at the woman sitting upright.
The woman was seen wearing green clothes. Compared with what Xiao Guibi said just now, some people could vaguely see the green grass above the head of the big enemy.
Mi Xiayao raised her head and looked at the arrogant and proud concubine Xiao Gui in the main seat.
She did not get angry because she was exposed. On the contrary, she spoke slowly and slowly, as a girl from a well-known family in the capital should behave.
"It's a good thing that your Majesty is familiar with the laws of Daqi."
The lukewarm words put Xiao Guibi in an awkward position.
"But I have only heard a few things. Some things must be seen to be believed, and hearing may not be true."
Her clear voice was particularly light in Weiyang Palace, and even every word was echoing what Xiao Guibi just said.
In front of various aristocratic families, Mi Xiayao has established an image of being articulate and articulate.
The uncle sitting next to her had his face visibly darkened.
But the people in the main hall were so confused that he didn't dare to say that right and wrong were created out of thin air.
For a moment, the hall fell into an eerie silence.
Xiao Guifei's face was not very good. Prince Qin Qiao didn't speak, so no one dared to answer her question.
At this juncture, another noble man walked in calmly at the door of the hall.
"I'm just wondering why Weiyang Palace is so lively."