"Go to the banquet separately?" Xia Luotong asked in confusion.
Seeing the puzzled look on her face, Xi Menghan guessed that she might not know about this, so he explained: "On the first day of the twelfth lunar month, another military general's family held a banquet. That family has been in the army for generations, and our Xi family and Si family Our families are all related to each other, so we must all go to the banquet. The only direct relatives of the Si family now are the Queen Mother and Han Yan in Beijing. Naturally, the Queen Mother cannot leave the palace to attend the banquet, so she can only go to the banquet with Han Yan. She must not be able to leave. I'm pregnant, so I'm thinking of letting my mother go to the banquet, and I'll go to Prince An's Mansion to accompany you."
Unexpectedly, there was actually a banquet held by another family. Hearing what Xi Menghan said, Xia Luotong felt warm in her heart, knowing that she was worried about him, but she still said: "Don't go to such trouble, just follow Mrs. Xi to the banquet over there. , don’t take my side into consideration.”
"But I heard that there were many people at Concubine Xu's banquet. What if they make things difficult for you? I have to protect you!" Xi Menghan said after thinking about it, still feeling a little worried.
"Don't you trust me? I'm the only one who can bully others. Who can bully me?" Xia Luotong comforted her with a smile, "Besides, at this banquet, those people should only be testing. I won’t do too many things. After all, this is my first public appearance since the incident in the main hall. Not many people attended the previous provincial banquet. Most of the dignitaries in Beijing have not seen me yet. I don’t know much about it either.”
After hearing this, Xi Menghan felt that it made sense, but she was still a little worried, because she also knew how sensitive the position of Princess An was, not to mention that there were so many women like Liu Yingxue who were thinking about this position. From the perspective of outsiders, Xia Luotong is just an abandoned daughter of the Xia family who has no one to rely on, and she seems to be easy to deal with.
What's more, it was rumored in the main hall that Xia Luotong was poisoned since childhood. Who doesn't know what happened in the major families? How many people would believe that Mr. Li had no idea that she was being kept in the dark by her servants? The Xia family treats their daughter like this, so naturally they won't protect her.
From the perspective of the big family, how much attention can a helpless woman receive from her husband's family? Big families are bound by benefits, so what's the use of a daughter-in-law who can't bring benefits? He will certainly not be protected by his husband's family.
Isn't it true that such a woman can be flattened and rounded by anyone?
"I'm worried that if too many people miss you, you will be hurt if you are not careful." Xi Menghan was still a little worried.
"I will accompany her to the banquet that day." Wu Zechen suddenly spoke, and everyone was stunned.
"Your Majesty, is he free that day?" Xia Luotong was a little surprised. She remembered that she had heard from Lian Ye two days ago that he had other important things to attend to on the first day of the twelfth lunar month.
"I will finish my work as soon as possible and try to come back before the banquet starts to accompany you to the banquet." Wu Zechen turned to look at Xia Luotong beside him, and the coolness in his eyes melted away instantly.
The huge contrast between before and after made Xi Menghan stunned for a moment. Seeing the gentle smile that was completely different from Xia Luotong's when he spoke, she was the first to not believe it if Prince An meant nothing to Xia Luotong!
She suddenly didn't know whether Prince An's change was good or bad, whether it was sincere or had ulterior motives? She felt that she really had to explore Prince An's situation.
"If you have something to do, Your Majesty, just go and do it. It's okay for me to be alone. Lindong and Zhuxuan are with me." Xia Luotong didn't expect that Wu Zechen had such a plan. If it weren't for Xi Menghan, he wouldn't worry about mentioning this. After all, she thought Wu Zechen would not attend Concubine Xu's banquet that day.
"The banquet doesn't start so early. I've finished my work enough. I'll rush back to accompany you then. It's better to have me here." Wu Zechen said firmly. He really wasn't worried about Xia Luotong going to the banquet alone. Not only It's because of Concubine Xu.
"Then...well, you don't need to be too anxious. They are all in the palace anyway." Xia Luotong paused and did not force it. It was up to him to decide. Maybe he planned to take advantage of the banquet to show off his affection again. ?
Seeing that Xia Luotong agreed, Wu Zechen said nothing more. Xi Menghan saw this and stopped worrying about the matter. Since Prince An was following him in person, according to Xia Luotong's previous statement, since the two of them were cooperating, there should be no problems. As for the big problems, as for other small things, Xia Luotong's own abilities are not worth worrying about at all.
After the meal, Xi Menghan suddenly pulled Mu Jinyu to the other end of the private room to whisper. Xia Luotong was slightly startled. Thinking of how the two of them were chatting and laughing so well together today, she didn't expect that they actually got along quite well. Coming?
But now that the two of them were together, in order to create a chance for Si Hanyan and his senior brother to get along, Xia Luotong had no choice but to drag Wu Zechen to the other side to talk, leaving the two of them alone space.
"What's wrong?" Wu Zechen looked at the slender white hand holding his sleeve with a smile in his eyes, and there was a sweetness in his heart. It turned out that liking someone would have such emotions, and it would be because of this bit by bit. Small gestures of joy.
"It's nothing, let's chat here." Xia Luotong pulled Wu Zechen to the desk and put some distance between him and Si Hanyan.
Wu Zechen saw Xia Luotong's peeking eyes, glanced at Si Hanyan's shy look at Yue Qinglu with his peripheral vision, and immediately understood the reason: "Miss Si likes your senior brother?"
"Did you see it too? Is it so obvious?" Xia Luotong looked at Wu Zechen with a face full of surprise. Is this person so sharp?
"I see." Wu Zechen looked at her with a smile. Maybe it was because he also had a crush. He could see the affection behind Si Hanyan's expression at just one glance. But he didn't know that when he looked at her, Is it the same expression?
But what surprised him was that the person in front of him was so sensitive to others? Did Si Hanyan tell her his feelings, or did she discover it by herself?
If she discovered it by herself, does that mean that she is not inexperienced, and that she will one day realize her own thoughts?
But no matter what, this is a good thing. In addition to showing that she is not unreasonable, it also shows that she has no such thoughts about Yue Qinglu, since it will create opportunities for her best friend and senior brother.
Naturally, she herself had no intention of being interested in Yue Qinglu, and based on his observation, Yue Qinglu should only treat her as a younger sister, nothing more.
Thinking that he had been thinking about everything related to her all day long, Wu Zechen couldn't help but feel funny. He didn't expect that he would also have such a day, and his heart and eyes would be filled with the woman in front of him.
