While the two were competing with each other unwilling to be outdone, a eunuch flicked his fly whisk, stood at the door and shouted loudly: "The Emperor and the Queen have arrived——"
Everyone stood up, knelt down and paid homage in unison.
After sitting down again, Shen Qingyi took the opportunity of holding the cup to secretly look at the empress sitting at the top.
Emperor Suiyuan still looked as usual, no different from the last time at the palace banquet. He was still the awe-inspiring and aloof emperor.
However, Queen Mingyao beside him became much more haggard. However, in less than two months, she actually lost a lot of weight. Her face that was originally like a full moon was no longer rich and thinned into an oval shape.
Shen Qingyi raised her eyebrows.
You don’t need to think carefully to know that it is because of Meng Yi’s death.
Although Meng Yi is not a good person, he is Queen Mingyao's most beloved younger brother. They say that an elder sister is like a mother. What's more, Queen Mingyao only has a prince under her knees, so she has treated Meng Yi like her son since he was a child.
Otherwise, he would not be so arrogant as to dare to verbally insult King Linjiang, the son of a hero, in public.
In just two months, Queen Mingyao lost a nephew and a younger brother, both at the hands of the Liu family. It is estimated that Queen Mingyao was filled with hatred when she saw Liu Muzhi coming to the banquet.
I wish I could punish him immediately.
Liu Muzhi, this kid, looks like he doesn't care about anything that has nothing to do with him. He doesn't know what kind of monsters the Liu family is. Now that his brother and sister have been killed, he still wants to take credit for what happened in Xuanwu Mountain.
If you pass this test, everyone will naturally be happy.
But if it fails and makes Emperor Suiyuan suspicious...
"Miss Shen has not yet been engaged, and she has just made a great contribution. How about adding extra joy to my brother today and asking Father to grant an imperial edict to settle the marriage?"
Shen Qingyi clenched her chopsticks.
After all, he is his biological son. Although he is a stupid playboy and got caught up in the controversy of instigating the Liu family's eldest son Mu Ying to kill Meng Chi, he is not a threat to the throne after all, and his mother-in-law's family is not prominent. He has learned a lesson after being imprisoned for these days.
Now that the Liu family has also lost two younger members, they were naturally released.
The war between the three brothers had just come to an end, and the food was already served over there.
Today's banquet is called a reward, but it is probably a silent test.
Emperor Suiyuan is really still as he was in his previous life, nothing can escape his eyes.
The King of Shu on the side flashed disdain in his eyes.
Shen Qingyi couldn't help but sigh secretly, and glanced at Shen Jingnian beside him with disgust.
Zhao Xiang had just been released from confinement, and his face was still a little pale, which showed that he was indeed not living a good life these days.
Although Liu Muzhi did have unexpected ideas, the only one was to betray his relatives to protect himself. I really don't know how Shen Jingnian could fall into the hands of such a clumsy person like Liu Muzhi in his dream.
The prince naturally had his own spies outside the palace. Outside the palace, he had naturally heard about the affair between Zhao Xian and Meng Yi, and he had also heard about Meng Yi's instigation of Zhao Xian's interest in Shen Qingyi.
aware.
Although Empress Mingyao said she was deeply in love with Emperor Suiyuan, Concubine Su had two sons and one daughter. The two women fought endlessly in the harem, and the two sons secretly formed their own factions in the court, although they secretly hated each other.
They fight each other to the death, but on the surface, the two of them are in harmony, and they almost have brotherhood and brotherhood written on their faces.
There were beads of sweat on her palms, but her face remained calm, and she calmly ate the food in front of her.
Zhao Xian didn't say anything, but smiled awkwardly.
Chu Zhengyue noticed her eyes, and looked back from a distance. Shen Qingyi raised his glass from a distance, and he smiled in return, with gentleness in his eyebrows.
Chu Zhengyue was the eldest son of a king with a different surname, so his position was naturally among the princes, and Shen Qingyi's toast fell in the eyes of the prince, as if he was toasting to Zhao Xian again.
Shen Qingyi's eyes moved slightly, and her eyes fell on Chu Zhengyue opposite.
But in terms of scheming alone, the King of Shu is insidious. Although the Prince is vicious, he is not scheming enough. In terms of ability, the Prince is no match for the King of Shu. It is no wonder that the Liu family wants to betray the King of Shu and fall into the hands of the Prince. After all, compared to the unknown King of Shu,
In terms of when the bomb will explode, a grumpy fool like the prince obviously has better control over it.
No matter how stupid Zhao Xian is, he will never be stupid enough to do such a mindless thing.
However, Zhao Xu and Zhao Hu, two brothers who were at odds with each other because of the throne, were extremely peaceful at the moment, talking and laughing, and enjoying the wine.
But no matter who apparently inherits the world, the real owner will always be the future regent.
However, the two brothers and sisters looked at each other, and each saw a hint of gloom in the other's eyes.
Her eyes wandered aside again, and fell on Liang Wang Zhao Xian, Shu Wang Zhao Xu and Prince Zhao Hu.
No matter how stupid Zhao Xian is, he still knows that he has just been released, and because of Liang Wangyin's incident, the seeds of doubt have been planted in Emperor Suiyuan's heart. Now is the time to keep a low profile. If he is really as the prince said,
By saying that he wanted to marry Shen Qingyi, wouldn't it be equivalent to telling Emperor Suiyuan in public that he coveted the throne?
The food in front of the Shen Qingyi brother and sister was particularly sumptuous. At first glance, it seemed that it was the favorite food of the two brothers and sisters. It could be seen that it was put into entertaining the two of them.
Being able to know everything that the two of them like to eat clearly shows how Shen Yinian got out of trouble, and I am afraid that Emperor Suiyuan was not unaware of it either.
Therefore, he curled up the corners of his mouth slightly, suddenly raised his glass to Zhao Xian, and said with a smile: "Second brother is really very lucky. The eldest brother has long heard that Shen Sanniang is one of the best in the capital for her beauty, and the girls present also
Only the girl from the Yuan family can compare with him. When I saw him today, she seemed to be in love with her second brother.
The beauties in the palace are as beautiful as flowers, and the dancers are also extraordinary. The hearts of everyone dancing in the water sleeves are melting. The smell of wine is filling the air. Everyone has different thoughts, but their eyes are all focused on Shen Qingyi, and they guess in their hearts that Shen Qingyi will stand.
For such a great achievement, I don’t know what kind of reward I will receive.
Shen Qingyi noticed the looks in everyone's eyes but still acted as if nothing had happened. She was chatting and joking with her close friends beside her, and her smile was still the same as that of a pretty and innocent girl. She had always been confident in her ability to hide her emotions and anger, and others must have noticed her.
Can't detect anything unusual.
It was just a song and dance. After three rounds of drinking, the atmosphere was harmonious. Everyone was reciting poems and expressing their displeasure. Emperor Suiyuan waved his hand and the dancers withdrew. Seeing this, Shen Qingyi and Shen Jingnian knew what Emperor Suiyuan was going to say next.
It must be related to them as brothers and sisters, so it unknowingly added a third of tension.
As expected, Emperor Suiyuan looked at the two brothers and sister with a smile and spoke——