Chiyang didn't care about the little Jiujiu in Li Jingxing's heart. Taking advantage of the unpredictable expression on Li Jingxing's face, he boarded the carriage with Wan Hong's help.
Li Jingxing suppressed the disturbing thoughts in his heart and got into the carriage.
The journey was uneventful and we arrived at the palace smoothly.
Those who are eligible to participate in the palace banquet are either relatives of the emperor, important ministers of the court, or people who are particularly favored by Li Zetian. This is the top level of vanity fair.
Li Jingxing had just been punished by the emperor, and most people kept a respectful distance from him.
The princelings were also ordered by Li Jingxing not to get close, so they seemed to be somewhat alone.
On the other hand, another strong contender for the throne, Li Jingye, was surrounded by many people.
Although Li Jingxing and Li Jingye have temporarily reached an alliance, they still have to act on the surface.
Li Jingxing flicked Li Jingye's eyes as he always did, and Li Jingye gave him a murderous look in return, then walked past him.
Li Jingxiao arrived relatively late, and Gu Qingluan appeared with him. However, the two of them were in front of each other, with a distance of about ten feet in between. It was obvious to the naked eye that they had a bad relationship.
After a while, Li Jinyan arrived and snatched Chiyang away from Li Jingxing. Soon Wei Lingxi also joined their small group.
Li Jinyan and Wei Lingxi both have relatively simple temperaments. Wei Lingxi has become much more likable since he got rid of his domineering habits, and he soon started playing with Li Jinyan.
Both of them are headed by Chiyang, and they seem to regard Chiyang as the core of the small group.
Chiyang liked these two innocent little girls and was happy to take them with him.
The three of them talked for a while, and then Chiyang saw the Chi family.
Chi Yue, Fu Yilan and Chi Mingli all came. Chi Mingyu was on duty, but Chi Mingyu's wife was pregnant and was afraid something would happen.
Chiyang took Wei Lingxi and Li Jinyan over to greet the Chi family. After talking for a while, Li Jinyan dragged Wei Lingxi away, leaving Chiyang to talk to the Chi family.
Chiyang had been paying attention to the movements of the Chi family and knew that they were all safe and sound. Since there were so many people, he chatted with Fu Yilan about trivial daily matters.
Li Jingxing also talked to Chi Yue and Chi Mingli for a while.
A quarter of an hour before the palace banquet started, Gu Qingzhi appeared with the people from Prince Duan's Mansion.
Although Gu Qingluan entered the Fourth Prince's Mansion, Li Jingxiao had always avoided seeing her, his attitude was cold and disgusting. She did not dare to attack Li Jingxiao, so she could only record all the accounts on Gu Qingzhi. When she saw Gu Qingzhi, she left immediately Come forward and provoke.
Gu Qingzhi ignored her at first, but she didn't react until Gu Qingluan went too far and even ordered the maid to slap her in public.
Seeing Gu Qingluan's aggressive behavior, the Crown Princess Liu spoke up to defend Gu Qingzhi.
As a junior, Gu Qingluan did not dare to go too far in front of Liu, so he left after a few angry words.
Gu Qingzhi did not show off his words, but just looked at Gu Qingluan with a dead look, and then returned to normal. Mrs. Shisun Zhang started talking and laughing.
The palace banquet was carried out according to the procedures. At first, everything was normal. The monarch and his ministers were in harmony, talking and laughing, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.
In the middle of the banquet, the fifth princess Li Jinyao suddenly asked the ladies present to perform their talents to add to the fun.
The fifth princess is the daughter of Concubine Rou, the younger sister of Li Jingxiao from the same mother, and the most beloved daughter of Li Zetian.
Li Zetian disagreed at first, but couldn't stand Li Jinyao's cuteness and agreed.
Although the noble lady has to learn talents such as piano, chess, calligraphy, and painting, these things are only for private appreciation and appreciation. It would be indecent to perform them in public.
Especially at the royal palace banquet, it is inevitable to be confused with the musicians, dancers and other lowly actors, which is really insulting, so no one signed up to participate.
However, unexpectedly, Gu Qingluan suddenly stood up and claimed that his eldest sister Gu Qingzhi was good at dancing. Li Jinyao ordered Gu Qingzhi to perform dance.
Li Jingxiao was about to object, but Concubine Rou stopped her with a look.
Li Jingxiao understood what his mother-in-law meant, that is, if he exposed the fact of his ambiguous relationship with Gu Qingzhi to others at this moment, Gu Qingzhi would be suspected of seducing his sister-in-law.
In this way, it is absolutely impossible for Gu Qingzhi to marry into the fourth prince's house as a concubine.
Even though he knew that the concubine was deliberately making things difficult for his sweetheart, for the sake of Gu Qingzhi's reputation, he could only choose to accept it.
When Gu Qingzhi saw that Li Jingxiao finally chose to remain silent, he was immediately extremely disappointed and resentful in his heart. He hated Concubine Rou for his cruelty and Li Jingxiao for his weakness and incompetence.
Others will not speak out to object. They are either happy to see the success, or they dare not offend the noble person, or they care about the matter as it has nothing to do with themselves.
Although there was no such episode in his previous life, when Li Jinyao made this request, Chiyang guessed that it was probably for Gu Qingzhi.
[Li Jingxiao must have turned around a lot this time. His old mother, sister and young wife teamed up to deal with his sweetheart, but he didn’t even dare to fart. I’m afraid he’ll have to kneel on the washboard when he goes back! 】
Li Jingxing looked sideways slightly.
How could the fourth child be so humble in front of Gu Qingzhi?
What an embarrassment to men!
Chiyang sat upright, assuming a solemn posture of sitting upright.
[Sit tight and concentrate on eating melons. Unfortunately, you can’t eat melon seeds. 】
Li Jingxing couldn't help but glance at Chiyang again.
Why is this woman's inner drama so rich?
Chiyang noticed his scrutiny and smiled slightly.
[What are you looking at? Have you never seen a beautiful woman? 】
Li Jingxing looked away and stared ahead intently, vowing never to peek at Chiyang again.
Li Jing'an was sitting diagonally across from them. His eyes fell on Chiyang and Li Jingxing as if they were absent. Seeing the two people's expressions of affection, he drank the wine in his glass in one gulp.
Gu Qingzhi didn't come on stage for a long time, and Li Jinyao impatiently urged him. Gu Qingzhi had to refuse because he was not dressed enough to dance.
Li Jinyao made up his mind to make her look embarrassed, so he was naturally prepared for it. He said that there were ready-made dance clothes in the palace, and ordered Gu Qingzhi to go to the side hall with the palace people to change the dance clothes.
When Gu Qingzhi saw that there was no one to help him out, even Prince Duan and Princess Duan, who had shown kindness to him, acted like a quail, and a sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth.
It’s never too late for a gentleman to take revenge. Let’s wait and see!
Two-quarters of an hour later, Gu Qingzhi appeared in front of everyone wearing a revealing dance outfit and a hazy gauze scarf.
The tube top and navel-baring top tightly wraps the snow-white breasts, the waist is slender enough to be held in one's hand, the buttocks are perky, and the translucent gauze bloomers are looming, and the part below the thigh is looming, seductive.
The men present immediately stared straight-eyed.
It’s hard to say how good her dancing skills are, but her figure is definitely one of a kind and will definitely leave people with endless aftertaste.
Some pretty dandy brothers openly commented on Gu Qingzhi's figure. Judging from their behavior, they completely regarded Gu Qingzhi as a toy for their entertainment.
Gu Qingzhi's eyes flashed with murderous intent, and his face was cold.
The hands in Li Jingxiao's sleeves had long been clenched into fists, and his expression was frighteningly cold.
