Ms. Liu stood by the door, raised her hand and touched the broken hair beside her ear and smiled.
In fact, Si Yirong knew better than anyone else that a step-sibling could not be put on the stage, and besides, this step-sibling was once his wife from another concubine. The emperor's attitude could be seen from how much the emperor in the palace disliked Empress Dowager Cui, his step-concubine. If Si Yirong dared to bring his step-brother to the banquet, it would be equivalent to challenging the emperor. He is not that stupid. He would rather spend more time appeasing the woman than make fun of his own future.
Regardless of how affectionate Si Yirong was for Mrs. Liu, no matter how deeply he was affectionate, it would not be enough to raise him outside for more than ten years, wait until he became the Marquis of Xiwu, and wait until his wife died before he dared to bring him back to the house?
This man has more means than anyone else.
"Dad, that's..." In front of the palace gate, the father and daughter unexpectedly met Si Haoze, who was also about to enter the palace.
Si Haoze obviously had no intention of talking to Si Yirong and his daughter, so he held his wheelchair and prepared to leave. Seeing this scene, Si Yirong couldn't help but get angry and stepped forward to block Si Haoze's face.
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"Si Haoze, do you still think of me as your father?" Si Yirong stared at him with deep eyes and hidden anger: "Where have you been in the past few months?"
"It seems that it was too late for Father to show concern." Si Haoze looked coldly, glanced at Si Qionglian who was standing behind Si Yirong and twitched his lips. Back then, his father had never brought Ah Chi to the palace for a banquet.
It seems like he has too much to offer, but now it's good. Whenever there is a banquet in the palace, he will definitely bring Si Qionglian with him, praising her to broaden her horizons and increase her knowledge.
"I'm your father, and there should be a limit to my anger." Si Yirong frowned and stared at Si Haoze and said, "Why do you come to the palace because your legs and feet are inconvenient?"
"..."
Such an annoying tone again.
Si Haoze felt a little physically disgusted and really didn't want to say another word. He turned his head and said, "Dong Si, let's go."
Si Yirong still wanted to stop him, but was blocked by Dong Si. He stared at Si Yirong with cold eyes and said: "Master Hou, my general is going to visit the Queen. I'm afraid it's not up to you, Master Hou, to decide whether he can enter the palace or not."
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Dong Si said these words to Si Yirong, then turned around and pushed Si Haoze away.
Si Yirong was stunned when he heard this. He probably didn't expect when Si Haoze got in touch with Si Ningchi. After all, Si Haoze didn't seem to be summoned to the palace to meet the queen after returning to Beijing?
"Dad, is brother still angry?" Si Qionglian looked at Si Yirong with a sad face and whispered: "Does brother not like our mother?"
"Don't think too much, it's not your fault." Si Yirong calmed down the expression on his face, gently touched Si Qionglian's head and said softly: "Don't worry about this matter. Daddy will handle it. Let's go to the palace first." This was the first time Si Haoze went to the Queen's Fengwu Palace. Along the way, he observed the surroundings without missing any details. He just wanted to see if his sister was really safe living in Fengwu Palace.
The palace banquet had not yet begun, but Si Ningchi was dressing up. When she heard that Si Haoze was already waiting in the main hall, she put down her phoenix crown and simply went over to meet him.
"Welcome to the Empress." Si Haoze sat in a wheelchair and bowed his head to greet the Queen.
"Brother, you came a little late. Did you have a hard time on the road?" Si Ningchi raised his hand slightly and asked Shen Ting to serve tea.
"Fortunately, I was a little delayed because I was not familiar with the roads in the palace." Si Haoze did not mention meeting Xiwu Hou and his stepsister at home. Instead, he asked about Si Ningchi's current situation.
"Life in the palace is boring, there is nothing new." Si Ningchi shrugged and answered quite casually.
"I heard that Princess Chaoyang and Concubine Liang have returned to the palace. Concubine Liang..." Si Haoze frowned slightly and looked at Si Ningchi with a bit of worry, as if he was worried that the queen, Si Ningchi, would be bullied.< /p>
"Not worth mentioning."
"..."
Si Ningchi sat in a high position, with a slight smile on his lips. His bright phoenix eyes seemed to have a kind of arrogance that looked down on the world. His light words instantly calmed Si Haoze's heart. It's not worth mentioning.
His sister is really awesome.
A smile spread across Si Haoze's face, he looked at Si Ningchi seriously and said: "After entering the palace, I feel like I have been reborn."
Si Ningchi:...That's not true.
The brother and sister talked for a while in the main hall, and then Si Haoze took the initiative to leave first and let Si Ningchi get dressed up. They would meet again at the Qingxiang Palace banquet later.
"Dong Si." After leaving Fengwu Palace, Si Haoze raised his head and called out: "Think of a way to find out what happened before and after Achi entered the palace. I always feel that Achi seems to have changed."< /p>
"General, you want to..." Dong Si looked tense and lowered his head to ask.
"Maybe I'm overly concerned, but it's better to check it out." Si Haoze frowned slightly, he himself wasn't sure.
In Qingxiang Palace, all the ministers have basically taken their seats.
When Zhao Zongheng and Si Ningchi arrived, the banquet was almost full of people. The female family members and courtiers chatting with each other saw the emperor and the empress arriving and stood up to greet them.
Zhao Zongheng shouted and sat on the main seat with the queen.
Seeing that the banquet was about to begin, a summons came from outside: "The Queen Mother has arrived——!"
Everyone stood up and looked around. Just when they were about to bend down to salute, when they turned around, they suddenly saw the phoenix crown worn on the head of the Queen Mother. It was exactly the same as the one worn by the Queen Mother!?
How could a female officer from the Third Division and Sixth Bureau make such a mistake?
Let the Queen and the Queen Mother wear exactly the same phoenix crown, this is simply...
Everyone in the palace had different expressions on their faces, and there was a lot of discussion. They looked at the Queen Mother, then turned to the Queen, and then looked at the Emperor's face. Suddenly, they felt that the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet had already been a disaster before it even started.
"Your Majesty." Empress Dowager Cui looked at the doubtful eyes in the palace, smiled happily, walked forward calmly and nodded to the Emperor.
"The Queen Mother's outfit today..." Zhao Zongheng clenched his hands and stared at Queen Mother Cui with a cold look. He originally wanted to stand up for the Queen, but he didn't want to say anything halfway, but Si Ningchi held his hand.
"The Queen Mother's dress today is really novel." Si Ningchi said with a smile: "The Queen Mother, please take a seat."
"Hmph." Empress Dowager Cui sneered, and pretended to reach out to support the hair crown on her head, as if she wanted everyone to take a closer look. She also wore the hair crown that the queen wore.
Such an action is simply a slap in the face of the queen.
But everyone couldn't understand the Queen's smiling face. Although they thought the Queen was smiling, why did the smile become more and more creepy the more they looked at it?
Especially De Fei and the others couldn't help but tighten their hands on the embroidered handkerchiefs. They always felt like there was a bloody storm coming.
"Let's have a banquet." Zhao Zongheng held Si Ningchi's hand with his backhand, turned around and called.
