As soon as the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet started, there was singing and dancing and laughter. Li Shengxuan and Fang Ziqin were at the main seats, with the Empress Dowager and Empress Dowager on both sides. Next were King Yucheng Li Qiyou and his two princesses.
Fang Zilan watched with cold eyes. She was more interested in the female family members than the common adults on the scene. For example, it was the first time for her to see Li Qiyou's two princesses. The two sisters look very similar, but they each have their own charm. Their low eyebrows and slight smiles are indescribably charming.
Xiao Xuan'er had told her before that Di Rong and the Miluo royal family were married a hundred years ago, and the subsequent generations of princesses absorbed the beauty embryos of the two families, and they became gentle knives one after another.
The most famous one is the bloody palace banquet of the Miluo royal family. Princess Di Rong, who was married to the concubine of Miluo, worked together to let Di Rong's army enter the palace. Suddenly, only a few young princes were left in the Miluo royal family. …
There was no Dajing at that time, and it was the time when the former Chu Dynasty was in turmoil. The turmoil in Miluo gave the rulers of Chu a chance to breathe, but it also made the Xia family's army in Baiyue next door unstoppable and pointed directly at Dajing. Come……
Fang Zilan looked at the dancers in red clothes in front of her and felt a little dazed. How could the change of dynasties end? The previous dynasty is long gone, and Ji Ningtian's plans cannot come true.
Both rise and fall are suffering. What people in the world want is to live and work in peace and contentment. What they care about is not the previous dynasty or the present dynasty.
Thinking of this, Fang Zilan finally made up her mind. She picked up the jug on the table, poured a full glass of wine, and drank it all. Then she stood up and walked to the center of the hall.
"Today is a wonderful Mid-Autumn Festival. The beauty of the full moon is rare. I, the Duke of Yue State, Zi Lan, would like to dance with my sword to cheer me up."
As soon as she finished speaking, Ji Ningtian looked over calmly. Regarding the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet as a fraud, he imagined many situations, such as deliberately making things difficult, poisoning the food and wine, and even assassinating in public through singing and dancing.
But he never expected that the person wielding the sword would be his Lan'er. Is this Li Shengxuan's request or Lan'er's own intention?
Li Shengxuan happily agreed, but Fang Ziqin hesitated to speak. The Empress Dowager and the Queen Mother exchanged glances, and both saw in the other's eyes a dignified look as if they were facing a formidable enemy.
However, no one expected that at this juncture, it would be Li Qiyou who said: "Master Fang, there are still female relatives present at the banquet today, so I'm afraid it's inappropriate to dance the sword."
"Your Majesty, the ladies here are not mediocre and timid." The speaker was a little girl next to Wei Subaru. She stood up gracefully, "Weixing'er, I have long admired Master Fang's grace. If I can get it today, Seeing Master Fang dancing with the sword, I think I will have no regrets in this life."
Ouyang Zirou also stood up and bowed: "Ouyang Zirou also wants to take a look."
Mrs. Ouyang's hands hidden in her sleeves were clenched into fists. The palace banquet was full of dignitaries. Fang Zilan would not bring up the sword dance for no reason, she must have some agenda. Swords have no eyes, they are all deadly weapons. These girls' families are now joining in the fun, if something happens... But before she could signal Ouyang Zirou, other ladies from other families also agreed.
Seeing that the situation had reached this point, Li Qiyou said nothing more and watched helplessly as Fang Zilan took her plum sword from the guard's hand, unsheathed it, and gently and deftly held it in a sword flower.
The cold light of the sword reflected Fang Zilan's eyes, which were calm and without any killing intent, but revealed an indescribable determination.
Whatever you make up your mind, you have to do it anyway, so why think too much? Let’s wait and see what the consequences will be after she does it.
Amid the admiration of everyone, Fang Zilan stood up and fell back, and in the blink of an eye they had made three moves. She silently counted the moves in her mind, even though she was not looking away, she was still planning her moves. Don't be too deliberate, otherwise it would be bad for others to see it in advance.
But in front of everyone, as long as she takes action, she will have nowhere to escape.
Thinking of this, Fang Zilan took a deep breath, suddenly changed direction when she jumped up, and pointed the plum sword in her hand directly at Ji Ningtian.
For a moment, everyone else in the hall was stunned, only Li Shengxuan watched calmly - Ji Ningtian didn't make any move, and allowed Fang Zilan's plum sword to be forced in front of him, just one step away from touching his neck.
Fang Zilan didn't pause for a moment. She knew Ji Ningtian wouldn't dodge, but would she really kill Ji Ningtian? Before the truth about her mother was investigated, Ji Ningtian was her savior. but……
Ji Ningtian's goal is to overthrow Dajing and regain Dachu. If he were to be killed right away, he would be able to completely put an end to the thoughts of his men from the previous dynasty, and Dajing would no longer have any worries.
Fang Zilan's hand holding the plum sword tightened. The moment the sword tip was about to rub against Ji Ningtian's skin, she heard a clang, and the wine glass suddenly flew out and hit the plum sword, taking away her strength and causing the sword tip to deflect. direction.
The wine glass immediately fell into pieces, and the fragments cut Ji Ningtian's face, leaving a trail of blood. His clothes were also scratched, and there was a faint trace of blood. Even so, he still kept his original posture motionless, but his face turned much whiter.
Fang Zilan took advantage of the situation and sheathed the plum sword. She looked at Ji Ningtian intently. A drop of blood slipped from his face, dripped on the collarbone, and disappeared into the skirt of his clothes with the rise and fall of his chest.
Ji Ningtian lowered his head and glanced at the torn clothes, then raised his hand to wipe the blood on his face, his fingers trembling as if he had been greatly frightened.
Fang Zilan took a deep breath and was about to apologize when she heard the sound of clapping hands. She looked back and saw Li Shengxuan saying loudly: "Princess Wuqing is indeed the daughter of the former General Zhenbei, King Pingnan. Her skills are truly extraordinary."
Wu Qing bit her red lips, stood up slowly and saluted, "I was reckless, please forgive me, Your Majesty."
"How could Princess Wuqing be so reckless?" Li Shengxuan said with a slight smile: "Today the Duke of Yue was greedy and a little drunk, and almost hurt King Yuning."
He paused for a moment and said meaningfully: "If it weren't for Princess Wuqing, the Duke of Yue would probably be in trouble."
"Your Majesty is right." Fang Zilan bowed her hand to Wu Qing and said, "Thank you very much, Princess Wu Qing."
Wu Qing was stunned for a moment, then said: "Master Fang said something serious. In front of Master Fang, I am making a fool of myself, which makes me laugh."
As soon as these words came out, there was a burst of whispers in the hall. Everyone could see Fang Zilan's probing intentions, and even more so Li Shengxuan's desire to protect her. On the contrary, it was Princess Wuqing who showed up halfway, which was intriguing.
Li Shengxuan looked at Wu Qing with interest. She was so nervous that cold sweat broke out on her forehead and her mind went blank.
"Princess Wuqing, I heard that you and Prince Yuning are engaged, right?" Li Shengxuan suddenly changed his voice. Wuqing hummed subconsciously. Before she could react, she felt Ji Ningtian's eyes falling on her. He felt a chill on his body.
"In that case, you might as well take advantage of today's Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet and let me decide your wedding date." Li Shengxuan's words were like a huge stone, stirring up thousands of waves.
The engagement between Ji Ningtian and Wu Qing was well known to everyone, but due to their special status, no one dared to mention it as long as the emperor of Beijing did not speak. When Emperor Ningshun was in power, the two were already of marriageable age, but Emperor Ningshun was afraid of the old forces of King Pingnan of the previous dynasty behind Wu Qing, so he delayed the marriage.
Who would have thought that Li Shengxuan would actually grant a marriage to the two of them. In this way, all the forces in the previous dynasty would merge into one, and it would be difficult to eradicate them.
