The celebration banquet in the palace was over, Jing Shan invited several members of the family back to the mansion, and personally organized a dinner to cleanse the dust.

Festive red lanterns were hung up and down the mansion, the maids and servants were busy, and the princess was finally willing to walk out of the courtyard where she had been staying all year round, and looked curiously at the door.

"What's going on?" She grabbed Jing Shan's sleeve, her eyes were clear, but there was always a sense of ignorance, "Shan'er, why is it so lively today?"

Xu Shi recalled the tragedy of Xue's family many years ago, when she grabbed Jing Shan's sleeve with extra force, a row of fine beads of sweat appeared on her forehead.

"Mother, don't be afraid." Jing Shan thoughtfully took out a handkerchief from her arms and wiped the sweat off her forehead, "Lin Ce came back from the war, and my son is holding a banquet to reward him. Tonight, I have your favorite roast Chicken and osmanthus cake."

The princess was stunned for a moment, then let him go hesitantly, and then smiled again: "Okay, okay, the banquet is good."

She still didn't understand the meaning of the banquet at all, she only knew that there was her favorite pastry today.

Jing Shan shook her head dumbfoundedly, and then asked the maids to look at the princess and asked her to walk around the yard for a while.

The sky was getting dark quickly, and the banquet was quickly set up. The hall was brightly lit, bright as day, and the fiery red lanterns in the courtyard were like berries. It was pleasing to look at, and the air was full of intoxicating aromas of wine and all kinds of meat. The aroma, just smelling it, makes the tongue salivate.

Because there were only close friends and relatives at this banquet, Jing Shan didn't care about the bloody rituals, and only placed a huge round table. After the princess took his seat, the rest of the people sat down in no particular order, and surrounded the huge circle. .

There is a boiling hot pot in the center of the table, in which old mutton is stewed as the soup base. Pour a few drops of red oil into it, and it will be full of hot aroma. There is warm wine in hand, which is intoxicating.

On a whim, Xue Lince washed the melons and fruits and cut them into pieces, placed them in small bowls, and then stacked them neatly on the ice, adding a lot of coolness to the sweet melons and fruits.

Although it was a gathering at home, Jing Shan still raised his glass to congratulate Xue Lince in a dignified manner.

"Lin Ce's military exploits are outstanding, and he has the aura of my uncle who swallowed mountains and rivers." The always serious and stern man had an extremely moving smile on his face, "This glass of wine, my brother respects you."

Xue Lince was about to raise his glass to respond, but Tang Luoyu stretched out his hand to hold him down.

She also toasted and stood up, with a calm smile on her face, "Lin Ce was injured in the war, and now he is recovering, it is not suitable for drinking, I drank for him."

After finishing speaking, she raised her head decisively, and drank the fine wine in one gulp.

The tacit understanding and loving appearance of the husband and wife made the princess clap her hands and shouted happily that although she often forgot Xue Lince and Tang Luoyu, she was still happy for them from the bottom of her heart.

This action also made Jing Shan feel relieved, and let out a series of hearty laughter.

Then, he got up to toast the wine of Chai Jin and Ke Ran, and the two of them naturally did not refuse, the atmosphere of the party became more and more lively, there was a lot of laughter during the banquet, and the air was full of joy.

But such a harmonious atmosphere was quickly broken by Cen Ju.

Just when everyone stood up and toasted together, Cen Ju sat on the spot holding the quilt as if he had taken root, his eyes fixed on the table, his brows were frowned, as if he was facing an enemy.

Everyone was taken aback, Jing Shan's brows twitched, she didn't realize what was wrong, and asked patiently: "What's wrong with Mr. Cen? But what's on your mind?"

Relying on what they knew about Cen Ju in the past, the rest suddenly felt that something was wrong, and all looked back at him.

I saw him sitting without saying a word for a while, then suddenly discarded the cup, left the stool, strode to the open space, then lifted the hem of his clothes, and simply "plopped" on the ground.

Everyone was shocked, and Chai and Ke curled their lips at the same time, exchanging a helpless and disgusted look.

Jing Shan frowned, still very patient, "What's wrong with Mr. Cen? But do you want to ask for something?"

"Lord Jing!" Cen Ju knocked his head on the ground without saying a word, "Cen Ju is guilty!"

Jing Shan was puzzled, "You traveled a long distance to assist Lin Ce, what is your fault? Get up quickly."

Xue Lince's temples twitched twice. He thought he was going to confess the shocking words that encouraged him to assassinate the regent during the war, but he made a loud noise again, with his forehead on the ground, and said in a crying voice: "My lord, I'm sorry for Lord Marquis!" ! Lord Jing and Lord Xue please punish me!"

Everyone felt bad and looked at each other.

Cen Ju paused, and then said: "This trip to the south to rehabilitate was the best time to assassinate the regent to avenge the [-] members of the Xue family, but the villain made the regent come back safely! The villain I let go of the culprit, so I am guilty, please punish me!"

He spoke tearfully, and he didn't hear Jing Shan's words for a long while, so he was puzzled, so he raised his head quietly, just in time to meet Jing Shan looking at him from top to bottom with a gloomy expression.

His heart tightened, and he was about to say a few more words, but was stopped by Jing Shan's words.

"Understood, get up."

He responded indifferently, put the cup on the table, and then sat down without a word, and the rest of the people also sat down, and no one said anything.

Cen Ju's heart pounded, and he still knelt on the ground, "My lord..."

"I know what you said." The smile on Jing Shan's face faded, replaced by the usual cold and serious expression, "Now is the time for the whole country to celebrate the successful redress, and I will not punish you for the time being."

Cen Ju was taken aback.

"However," Jing Shan changed the subject, with a stern look on his face, "The 'punishment' I mentioned today was not because the regent returned to Beijing safely, but because you refused to listen to Lin Ce's dissuasion many times. Instigated once, held back many times, what you want to do, do you put the people in your eyes? Do you have the general's order in your eyes?"

Cen Ju trembled when he met his gaze, and stammered when he spoke, "My... my lord..."

Jing Shan put the cup on the table with a "bang", and a rare layer of sullenness appeared in his eyes, "When you arrived in the south, you tried to entrap Luo Yu many times, and even threw him in the mountains , Lin Ce has spared you many times, and you have made progress many times, is there such a thing?"

Cen Ju's face was pale, and he was sweating profusely. He could no longer speak a complete vocabulary, and could only keep calling "My lord".

Ke Ran didn't like him a long time ago, and immediately gloated when he saw this, "It's right, this guy will spoil the scenery and cause internal strife. If the news of inciting Lin Ce to assassinate the regent gets out, I'm afraid Brother Jing will not be spared. And sit here and eat and drink with peace of mind."

Cen Ju was so angry that he ground his molars, and out of nowhere he burst out with strength, glared at Ke Ran and said, "I didn't talk to you, why are you so proud?"

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