Xia Luotong whispered the matter to Wu Zechen beside him, and saw that Wu Zechen's eyes also deepened, and he obviously felt that the move of Fengguo Duke's mansion was a bit unusual.
But there was nothing he could do at the moment, so Wu Zechen could only tell Xia Luotong again to pay attention to safety and stay by his side as much as possible.
Xia Luotong responded repeatedly, but his eyes couldn't help but be attracted in a certain direction, and the people standing over there were the Xia family and several other families.
Xia Luotong was naturally looking at the Xia family, because she found that the expressions on the faces of Li and Xia Zhihe today were a little strange, as if... they were in a cold war!
Li's eyes always fell on Xia Zhihe from time to time, and there were bursts of anger in his eyes. As for Xia Zhihe, his face was calm, and he didn't even look at Li, making it clear that he didn't want to pay attention to Li.
One look at the expressions of these two people showed that something was wrong, not to mention Xia Zhilu behind them, whose expression was also not quite right. She always peeked at Li and Xia Zhihe's reactions. Although she didn't make any movements, it was enough to attract Xia Luotong's attention. .
Xia Hongzhang is the one who looks the most normal in the family, but he is also the one who obviously knows nothing. He is focused on the ladies from various families who came today, and his eyes are hidden among the ladies. Shuttling between them, Xia Luotong's eyes were filled with disgust.
She was a little curious about what happened in Xia Mansion. Why did Xia Zhihe seem to be so hardened? And Li became the one whose attitude softened?
Xia Luotong winked at Lindong beside him. Lindong looked at it and immediately understood. He nodded to show that he understood Xia Luotong's instructions, and later went to inquire about the situation of the Xia family.
Throughout the morning, everyone stood on the deck and accompanied them in the blessing ceremony. It was not until noon that all steps were completed, and the dragon boat also turned around and began its return journey.
After standing all morning, everyone felt very tired. The emperor, who was no longer young, was no better than everyone else, so he skipped the afternoon activities and let everyone rest separately, just waiting for the dinner party to begin in the evening. Regroup.
Xia Luotong followed Wu Zechen back to his room. After a brief lunch, he lay on the soft bed and fell asleep in Wu Zechen's arms.
The sun was setting in the west, and the fiery red sunset attracted many people to the deck to watch the beautiful scenery, and today's dinner kicked off in this sunset.
The dinner on the dragon boat was more casual and not as formal as in the palace. After the emperor simply said a few opening remarks, he immediately announced the banquet. Everyone was eating, drinking, laughing, singing and dancing, and it was extremely lively.
Xia Luotong could feel all kinds of eyes around her falling on her, but she didn't bother to pay attention to it. She only focused on the food in front of her, while Wu Zechen on the side kept helping her pick up the food.
Such a picture, in the eyes of most people, is a beautiful scene of a couple, but there are a few people who cannot see such a scene, and the coldness in their eyes becomes more and more intense.
"...Don't just pick up the food for me, eat more yourself." Xia Luotong swallowed the food in his mouth and said to Wu Zechen on the side.
"Don't worry, I have something to eat, you just didn't see it." Wu Zechen smiled and gave her another chopstick.
Xia Luotong glanced at the plate in front of Wu Zechen and found that there was indeed food, so he said nothing more and glanced at the two young men who had just left the banquet, with a hint of interest in his eyes.
"I didn't expect that there would be people who came up directly for the roll call competition, but it was very direct." Xia Luotong said in surprise.
The two young men just now looked like they were not easy to deal with on weekdays. One of them suddenly came on the stage and pointed out that he wanted the other young man to come up and compete in throwing pots, which immediately caused a lot of booing.
For such a competition, everyone seems to be happy to join in the fun. In such an atmosphere, even if they know that their skills are inferior to others, no one will refuse the invitation to compete.
After all, being timid without fighting is more embarrassing than losing after fighting.
Sure enough, the young master who accepted the challenge lost in the end. After all, those who dare to take the initiative in such an occasion must have a certain degree of confidence in their own strength before they dare to do so.
But pot throwing is quite interesting. She can play it when she returns to the palace later.
Xia Luotong was thinking this while eating, and suddenly felt that something was not right in the surrounding atmosphere. She raised her head and glanced around with some confusion, and sure enough, she saw that almost half of the people at the banquet were looking at her.
She raised her eyebrows slightly, but she didn't have any stage fright. She said directly: "What's wrong? You guys are looking at me like this, is there something wrong?"
When Wu Zechen saw Xia Luotong's appearance, he knew that she must have been distracted just now, so he explained: "Princess Ronghui just issued a 'war letter' to you and wants to compete with you in piano skills."
Princess Ronghui?
Xia Luotong was stunned at first, but then quickly realized, isn't Princess Ronghui the same person who helped Liu Yingxue find trouble for her at the last New Year's Eve dinner? The fourth son of the late emperor and the daughter of Prince Jia.
Is it possible that Liu Yingxue failed to defeat him last time, so this time Princess Ronghui is going to play on her own to help Liu Yingxue regain her position?
But Xia Luotong was also puzzled. After all, she had never heard that Princess Ronghui could play the piano. Could it be that she was actually a master who usually kept it secret? More powerful than Liu Yingxue?
However, the next moment, Xia Luotong knew that he was overthinking. Princess Ronghui was not accepting the challenge on her own. It turned out that she was the one who took the lead and helped Liu Yingxue to invite him to challenge...
"Prince An, don't get it wrong! It's not me who wants to compete with the princess, it's Xue'er who competes with the princess!" Princess Ronghui hurriedly explained after hearing Wu Zechen's words, for fear that she would be dragged into the game. You know Her piano skills are truly unparalleled!
It's a small matter of embarrassment. If this leaves a bad impression in front of Mr. Liu, won't all my efforts these days be in vain?
When Xia Luotong heard this, he turned to look at Liu Yingxue who was sitting next to Princess Ronghui. Seeing the latter's cheeks were red and she looked embarrassed and gentle, she suddenly felt very sick to her stomach. This woman had been acting like this all day long. It's really not tiring to put on a show.
But Liu Yingxue is not tired, she doesn't have the time to act with Liu Yingxue!
Xia Luotong looked at Liu Yingxue coolly and said unceremoniously: "Again, competing with Miss Liu? Didn't Miss Liu already lose last time?"
