If you keep making noise, I won’t stand it anymore!

On New Year’s Eve, at 1:00 p.m., the year-end banquet of Haoyue’s 26th year officially kicked off.

This was Meixiang's first palace banquet, and also her first close contact with the civil and military officials of the Haoyue Dynasty.

"Emperor Wang, Elder Chu, Elder Feng, Patriarch Situ, the Emperor, the Empress, and the Eldest Princess have arrived." Following the eunuchs' loud and clear singing, Meixiang followed the elders into the palace banquet hall.

She had taken off the complicated palace dress she had worn during the parade to worship the gods, and was now wearing a light pink corseted long skirt. She had fair skin and delicate facial features. She did not need too much rouge or powder. Just a light touch of rouge on her eyebrows and a little red lips were enough to dazzle everyone's eyes.

On her black hair was a butterfly jade tassel hairpin, the ingenious golden butterfly trembled and was about to fly, lifelike. Add to that the faint smile on the corner of her mouth, and her bright eyes seemed to hold the whole world, yet it seemed as if all people and things were not in her sight.

Just like the butterfly hairpin in her hair that seems to be spreading its wings and ready to fly away at any time.

The moment he appeared on the stage, he caught the attention of everyone present, especially the young masters, who wanted to stick to him so much that they even forgot to greet him!

Seeing this, Situ Yidong, who was standing at the third table on the lower left, was so angry that he almost slapped his face on the spot. In his impulse, he almost went up to beat up those young men. He even wanted to carry Meixiang away and hide her so that no one could see her again.

Everything she has belongs only to him—Situ Yidong.

Seeing that he could not hold back and was about to make a fool of himself, Young Master Situ, who had been standing next to him, quickly grabbed his younger brother.

After taking two deep breaths, Situ Yidong managed to suppress the emotions surging in his heart. He then shook his head gently at his elder brother, indicating that he was fine.

Even he himself knew that he had come to value this girl so much and put her completely in his heart without knowing when.

In the past, in Liuzhou Prefecture, for various reasons, he had more advantages than other men of the same age, and could easily catch Meixiang's eye. But now he is in the capital, a place where crouching tigers and hidden dragons are everywhere, and there are many men who can compare with him.

At this moment, a strong sense of crisis arose in Situ Yidong's heart. He looked at Meixiang with resentment and made up his mind to find an opportunity to fight for his status as soon as possible.

Meixiang, who was very sensitive, noticed his mood change at the first moment, but she didn't know what was going on. She looked at him in confusion, but because there were so many people around, she had to put aside her doubts for the time being and ask again when she had the chance.

Chu Zeming and Feng Yizheng, who were the first to come to their senses, saw the silent interaction between the two. Their amazed eyes dimmed instantly, their faces turned visibly pale, and their hands involuntarily pressed on their chests, where they felt a pain like being pricked by needles.

"Haha," seeing the stunned ministers, the emperor felt a sense of pride and chuckled, breaking the stagnant atmosphere in the room.

"Greetings to the Emperor Wang, Elder Chu, Elder Feng, Patriarch Situ, the Emperor, the Empress, and the Princess."

"Greetings to the Emperor Wang, Elder Chu, Elder Feng, Patriarch Situ, the Emperor, the Empress, and the Princess."

......

Everyone who was awakened suddenly remembered to greet each other.

The emperor waved his hand, and after everyone sat down again, he continued, "Seventeen years ago, when the queen was pregnant, old Patriarch Chu calculated that this child was related to the fate of the Haoyue nation, and that there would be a catastrophe when the child was ten years old. Only the northern land, thousands of miles away, could help the child to cross smoothly."

At this point, the eyes of the four elders who had handled this matter were moist. The emperor took a breath and continued, "At that time, the queen was pregnant, took her personal maid and three guards, and quietly left the capital. For the safety of the mother and child, I didn't know where they were until three years later."

Hearing this, all the civil and military officials sitting in the palace were stunned. For more than ten years, the queen had been invisible and had not come out. There had been all kinds of speculations inside and outside the court, and some even privately speculated that she had long been dead. But they did not expect that the truth would be like this.

"May God bless my Haoyue. Mother and daughter are safe. The eldest princess survived the calamity successfully and returned to the capital a few days ago." The emperor's eyes were filled with tears. He straightened his back and looked proud. "Today, I will formally introduce my eldest princess to you all."

As he said this, he walked over to Meixiang and raised her hand.

"God bless Haoyue, may the princess live a thousand years and a thousand thousand years!"

"God bless Haoyue, may the princess live a thousand years and a thousand thousand years!"

......

The ministers saluted again and shouted "Long live the emperor".

This was the first and only time that the emperor explained why the queen had not appeared in public for so many years. It was also an affirmation of the contributions made by the queen and Meixiang to the Haoyue Dynasty.

Amid the sound of stringed instruments, delicious dishes were served on the table one after another. Some of the dishes were things no one had ever seen before. Upon closer inquiry, they learned that they were specialties of Liuzhou Prefecture, and the Queen and the Princess had specially instructed the imperial kitchen to prepare them for everyone to taste.

Especially the wine specially sent from Liuzhou Prefecture was sweet and delicious. Before the dishes were served and the wine was mostly gone, the adults in the various prefectures drank two more cups without realizing it.

Suddenly, a sharp female voice sounded outside the palace door, breaking the peaceful and cheerful atmosphere.

"I want to see the emperor. I am the emperor's woman. You can't treat me like this!"

The sound of stringed instruments suddenly stopped, and everyone in the room looked at each other, not knowing what had happened.

A young eunuch trotted into the inner hall and bowed to report: "Your Majesty, Miss Luo is outside the hall asking to see you."

When this name came out, some people understood, some were confused, some were puzzled, and the emperor's face turned black.

Turning his head, he glanced at Wang Nei Shi and his apprentice who were standing beside them. Beads of sweat immediately appeared on Wang Nei Shi's forehead, and in his heart he cursed the maid who was in charge of guarding the two women.

I even wanted to hit myself hard on the head a few times. How could I have forgotten about these two people?

How can I explain such a big mistake at this time?

"Let me go out and see what's going on." He wiped the sweat off his forehead and asked in a low voice.

"Well, you..."

Before the emperor could finish his words, Luo Li'er rushed in with a piece of broken porcelain against her neck, followed closely by her personal maid and the eunuch in charge of guarding the door.

Now even the faces of Wang Huang and the others turned dark, and the emperor's heart was filled with the galloping of tens of thousands of horses. He could not care about anything else and hurriedly turned around to explain to the queen in a low voice: "I really didn't mean to hide it from you. I really forgot that she was still in the palace. I didn't think about it."

In fact, this woman was mentioned by Wang Nei Shi first, then Xiao Wang Nei Shi, and even in the letters of Mrs. Feng. I remember that once, the old master Feng even wrote a letter to talk about this matter.

But what is she going to do today?

Force the emperor to abdicate? Seek a sense of existence? ...

The beautiful woman and Meixiang looked at each other quietly, both of them were full of interest. This dinner was specially held to be very elegant, without singing and dancing, and without the daughters and young masters of various mansions competing on the same stage.

Unexpectedly, the fun came to me. Interesting, really interesting!

Meixiang couldn't help but narrow her eyes as she looked at Luo Li'er, who was standing in the audience with a fearless look on her face.

She was very smart and chose the right time, but unfortunately, her cheap father had no interest in her, so her efforts were probably in vain.

Seeing that the beautiful woman was indifferent to his words, the emperor could no longer suppress his anger, which turned into a sharp sword and shot towards the person standing in the middle of the hall.

Luo Li'er felt a chill in her heart, and her whole body couldn't help but tremble. However, it was only for a moment, and she soon straightened her back again.

She had no other options. Although she had successfully entered the palace, she had only seen the emperor a few times in the past ten years, let alone sleeping with him.

Two years ago, the emperor even banished her to the most remote cold palace, kept her under strict guard, and left the master and servant to fend for themselves.

Finally, when the Queen returned to the palace to hold a grand banquet, the people in the palace were so busy that they relaxed their supervision over them, which gave her the opportunity to escape.

So, this is her only chance!