Princess Jingning did not notice Ruan Tang dressed as a servant.
After saluting the Queen Mother and Chu Mu, she stepped forward and took Chu Mu's arm affectionately: "Brother Mu, Ning'er thought you wouldn't come today."
Princess Jingning's actions were deliberate. Who else didn't understand that she was sending a warning to some noble ladies at the banquet not to covet her brother Mu.
However, in less than a second, Chu Mu took his arm out of her hand, and then glanced at Ruan Tang calmly.
Ruan Tang originally looked at the two of them with interest, but when Chu Mu looked over, she felt like she had been caught peeping, and she quickly turned her head in embarrassment, pretending to look away casually.
Chu Mu's face darkened, and instead of responding to Princess Jingning's words, he turned to the Queen Mother and said, "Mother, let's take a seat."
Jingning was a little embarrassed and was stunned for a moment, but he quickly came to his senses and walked directly to the Queen Mother and held her arm.
"Aunt, Ning'er, please help you."
The Queen Mother nodded, raised her hand and patted her hand on her arm.
Princess Jingning's dull expression improved slightly.
Ruan Tang still remembered Chu Mu's words, telling her to follow him closely and not run around.
Therefore, Chu Mu moved his steps, and she quickly followed, following behind him step by step.
Chu Mu and the Empress Dowager were in the upper position. When walking from here, they had to pass through a long aisle, and both of them had tables and chairs in the aisle. At this moment, it was full of officials and their families.
Ruan Tang had already expected that after walking down this aisle, he would definitely receive a lot of attention.
Of course, these attention gifts are all for Chu Mu.
Only when she was less than halfway there, she realized something was wrong.
She always felt like some unkind eyes were falling on her body, which was a little naked, as if someone had stripped her naked, which made her very uncomfortable.
She lowered her head and glanced quietly to both sides, but she couldn't find who the look came from.
She couldn't help but frown, wishing Chu Mu could walk faster to get rid of those disgusting eyes.
And her feet subconsciously speeded up a few steps.
But Chu Mu suddenly slowed down, and she bumped into his back unexpectedly.
She hurriedly took a few steps back, lowered her head, and spoke in a lowered voice, "Your Highness, please forgive me."
Chu Mu looked back at her and said nothing, but Jingning on the side couldn't help but scolded her: "You dog slave, walk with your eyes on."
But as soon as she finished speaking, Chu Mu said coldly: "My king's people don't need to worry about the princess."
Princess Jingning originally thought that she had good intentions, but she didn't expect that Chu Mu would not appreciate it and directly insulted her. She suddenly felt aggrieved and resentful.
The eyes looking at Ruan Tang were filled with anger.
But when she was about to complain, she was stopped by the Queen Mother.
"Ning'er, Auntie is a little tired. Please help me sit down on my seat quickly."
No matter how stupid Princess Jingning is, she still knows that the Queen Mother is helping her out. In addition, she likes Chu Mu. The Queen Mother knows it, but now she does not support her marrying Chu Mu.
Therefore, she can no longer leave any bad impression in front of her, otherwise, even if she can marry Chu Mu in the future, she, her aunt, will be unhappy.
After leading Princess Jingning and supporting the Queen Mother to walk a little further, Chu Mu glanced at Ruan Tang again, and then said softly: "Let's go."
However, this time, after walking for a while, he glanced to both sides, seemingly casually, but also as if he was specifically looking at those people.
And Ruan Tang also clearly felt that the eyes falling on him were gone this time.
Chu Mu sat down in his seat, and Ruan Tang knelt down on the cushion next to him, imitating other maids and servants, serving him tea and wine.
Not long after, the emperor came with the queen and Concubine Wan Gui.
Everyone stood up and saluted.
The Empress Dowager sat in the upper position and looked down, while Chu Mu stood up and did not kneel down and salute like everyone else.
After everyone stood up, the emperor, the queen, and Concubine Wan Gui saluted the Empress Dowager, and then bowed slightly to Chu Mu. The queen and Concubine Wan Gui were blessed.
After the etiquette was completed, everyone took their seats.
First the emperor delivered a speech, then the empress dowager, empress...
Ruan Tang felt that it was just like the company's annual meeting, where all the leaders made various speeches, which were nothing more than irrelevant and useless speeches.
Ruan Tang almost dozed off while listening below.
When it was Chu Mu's turn, he didn't know if he knew that these speeches were useless, but he only said one or two short sentences.
After that it’s time for singing and dancing.
After the singer came up, everyone started to change cups.
Ruan Tang watched the singing and dancing for a while and found it boring, so he glanced at everyone intentionally or unintentionally.
She found that many of the girls on the court were fixating their eyes on Chu Mu from time to time.
Among them were Princess Jingning and Concubine Wan Gui.
Jing Ning's gaze was affectionate, while Concubine Wan Gui's gaze was as wolf-like as if she wanted to tear Chu Mu into her belly.
Ruan Tang couldn't help but turn his head and look at Chu Mu next to him.
Today, he is wearing a black python robe, half of his long hair is tied up high with a gold and jade crown, and his entire outfit is low-key yet noble and luxurious.
At this moment, he was leaning against the back of the chair, looking lazy, with a light expression on his face.
But his skin is really good, what woman doesn’t love him?
If it weren't for his identity, some women might have been unable to sit still and would have pounced on him.
Ruan Tang looked at him for a while, and then he suddenly turned his head and looked at her.
"Spying on me?" There was a faint smile on his lips, his lips moved slightly, and what he said was extremely shameless.
"It is true that I peeked at His Highness, but it was not me, but other women. I didn't expect His Highness to be so attractive that all those noble ladies would look at him."
When Chu Mu heard what she said, the smile on his lips suddenly deepened, and his gaze towards her became affectionate, "Are you jealous?"
However, when Ruan Tang heard him saying that he was jealous, he felt like he had been stepped on, and his reaction was a little fierce.
She sat up straight first and turned her head to the side, "Jealous? Haha! Are you kidding me, Your Highness? I have nothing to be jealous of."
Chu Mu didn't refute her, but his mood became very good.
Originally, he thought the banquet was very boring, but now it didn't seem so boring. At least, it was not easy to make her jealous.
The interaction between the two of them also attracted the attention of Princess Jingning.
Her eyes were originally on Chu Mu, and when she saw him showing a rare smile to the boy beside him, she couldn't help but start to look at the boy.
It didn't matter if she didn't look at him, but when she looked at him, she found out that he was the servant she hated most, Ruan Tang.
She originally didn't want to see Ruan Tang, but now that she saw Chu Mu talking and laughing with her, jealous anger suddenly burned and spread in her heart, and her whole face became gloomy and terrifying in an instant.
