The mind-reading sick prince led me and the system to go crazy

When it is almost the hour of Xu, the palace banquet will begin.

When Xie Xi brought Lu Xiaoxiao and Concubine Xiao to the outside of the banquet hall, they saw that all the ministers and their families were already sitting at the banquet.

There was a festive atmosphere and excitement everywhere. The palace maids and eunuchs standing on both sides were all smiling, and no one dared to show any sadness at this time.

Xie Xi had a gentle expression on his face and glanced around calmly. He inadvertently saw the eldest prince and the third prince sitting together.

The two of them talked and laughed and got along well.

If he remembered correctly, his royal brother had been put under house arrest by his father, and it had been less than a month. How could he be released so soon?

The emperor was still soft-hearted. If he knew, the eldest brother was not his biological son at all...

It's a pity that he doesn't have any definite evidence in his hands now, so it's not appropriate to make it public for the time being.

Xie Xi unnoticedly retracted his gaze, lowered his eyes, and said to Lu Xiaoxiao: "Let's go, our location is in front."

As the crown prince, he naturally had to sit with his elder brother and younger brother.

"it is good."

In front of everyone, Concubine Xiao responded with a smile.

Lu Xiaoxiao followed quietly beside him, looking well-behaved, dignified, gentle, and not causing any trouble.

In fact, she was so nervous that her heart was pounding when she saw so many court officials at once. The melon-eating function in the system kept beeping, just like a seizure, and it was disturbing her brain.

There were so many plots to unlock that she simply couldn't keep up.

Seeing that His Highness and Concubine Xiao were almost gone, Lu Xiaoxiao quickly shut down the system and quickly followed them.

After noticing the movement behind him, Xie Xi's frown gradually relaxed. He subconsciously slowed down his pace, turned his head, and said to Lu Xiaoxiao: "There are many people coming to the palace banquet. Stay by my side and don't run around."

Any palace banquet is where accidents are most likely to happen.

No matter how strictly the imperial guards guard, there will always be some people with ulterior motives who take the opportunity to sneak in.

Xie Xi really didn't dare let Lu Xiaoxiao go too far away; she had to be within his sight.

Lu Xiaoxiao knew the worry in His Highness' heart, so she responded obediently: "Don't worry, Your Highness, I will stay by your side and won't leave anywhere."

This was her plan before entering the palace. She believed that it would be safest to stay with His Highness.

After all, she was just a little cannon fodder, and if she dared to run around in the palace, that would be the easiest thing to happen.

Seeing this, Xie Xi felt a little relieved, but he still whispered a few words to Concubine Xiao.

If he is unable to take care of her for the time being, Concubine Xiao will have to keep an eye on Lu Xiaoxiao.

Concubine Xiao nodded and responded with a smile.

While they were talking, the three of them sat in the front seats.

There were exactly three seats, and Xie Xi, Concubine Xiao, and Lu Xiaoxiao sat down.

Next to Xie Xi was the eldest prince, and next to the eldest prince was the third prince.

As soon as Xie Xi arrived, the eldest prince and the third prince fell silent and no longer mentioned what had just happened.

The two of them looked up at Xie Xi at the same time. A hint of depression flashed across the eldest prince's eyes very quickly, but then he withdrew. He smiled and said, "I didn't expect that the second prince would come so soon. I thought that the second prince would enter the palace with the fourth prince."

The eldest prince said this on purpose. His people had already heard that the relationship between the second and fourth princes had become much more distant recently, and it seemed that the two had been at odds not long ago.

Although he didn't know what they were arguing about, the eldest prince thought this was a great opportunity.

It would be best to alienate the second and fourth royal brothers and let them fight among themselves!

Only in this way will the emperor stop focusing his attention on himself. He can then take the opportunity to bide his time, raise private soldiers and store food, and then try to persuade his father to hand over the position of crown prince to him!

"The fourth prince is in Feng'an Palace. He will come out with mother."

Xie Xi said in a calm tone.

He could sense his eldest brother's ill will towards him, but it was not something to be afraid of and was not worth taking to heart.

Once it is revealed that the eldest prince is not the biological son of the emperor, he will be completely out of the game and will no longer have a chance to turn things around.

Being locked up in the mansion and unable to come out, the news from the palace was delayed. The eldest prince had no idea that his fourth younger brother was actually in the palace accompanying the queen!

As a result, not only did he fail to annoy his second younger brother, but he was ridiculed by him instead!

The eldest prince hated it very much, but he had to smile: "It turns out that the fourth prince has already been in the palace."

Xie Xi glanced at his eldest brother calmly and said nothing more.

The third prince originally wanted to say a few words, but when he noticed the slightly gloomy expression on his eldest brother's face, he fell silent and wisely shut his mouth.

After a while, the fifth prince Xie Yue and the sixth prince Xie Min also arrived.

Seeing that his father, mother, and concubines had not yet appeared at the palace banquet, Xie Yue quickly found the location of his brother the Crown Prince and ran over there without saying a word.

The Sixth Prince Xie Min, who was left behind, was a little confused: ???

The fifth royal brother was just standing next to me, how come he disappeared in the blink of an eye?

Xie Yue had no idea that his Sixth Brother was looking for him. He was still confused and uneasy about his young sister-in-law's thoughts.

He wanted to follow the Crown Prince and wanted to know what his sister-in-law meant by that...

"He will die in a few days." What is going on?

Does my sister-in-law think that he will die soon?

Where did the little sister-in-law get the news from?

"Brother Crown Prince!"

[Eh? Why did the Fifth Prince come here? There are no seats left here, Your Highness. You can't let the Fifth Prince sit on the floor, right? ]

Xie Yue quickly walked to the side of his brother the Crown Prince, and just after he called out, he heard his sister-in-law's voice again.

Xie Yue was speechless: "..."

If he dared to sit on the ground, his father would probably kick him out if he saw him.

However, he managed to stay calm and pretend that he heard nothing.

Xie Xi put down the wine glass in his hand and looked up at his fifth brother. He frowned slightly and said slowly, "Fifth brother, why are you here?"

Xie Yue: “…”

The Crown Prince and my sister-in-law are really a perfect match. Even their words are exactly the same.

"cough."

Xie Yue secretly glanced at his sister-in-law who was sitting next to Concubine Xiao, then quickly looked away. However, he felt inexplicably guilty. He coughed lightly and said calmly, "Crown Prince, you left too quickly. I had something to say just now. I wonder if I can still go to the Crown Prince's Mansion after the palace banquet?"

Xie Yue made up his mind that tonight he must find out what his sister-in-law meant by her true feelings. Otherwise, he would not be able to return home and rest in peace.

Seeing the guilty look on the Fifth Brother's face, Xie Xi guessed what he was thinking instantly.

Indeed, there are some things he still needs to clarify with his fifth brother.

"can."

Xie Xi nodded.

Xie Yue smiled immediately and breathed a sigh of relief. "Then I'll have to trouble you, Crown Prince, to wait for me later. I'll go to my seat first."

Xie Xi: "Go ahead."

Concubine Xiao didn't know what happened in the pavilion in the front yard, nor did she know that the Fifth Prince could hear Sister Lu's thoughts, and she didn't know that the Fifth Prince would die early.

Seeing that His Highness and the Fifth Prince seemed to have a good relationship, Concubine Xiao couldn't help but ask, "Your Highness, is the Fifth Prince going to stay at the mansion tonight?"

Xie Xi hummed softly, "Fifth brother will live with me in the front yard."

If we want to talk about serious matters, we can only do it in the front yard.

Hearing this, Concubine Xiao nodded and stopped asking about the matter.

Since His Highness was going to live in the front yard with the Fifth Prince, there was no need for her to arrange for someone to go back to the mansion to clean up the guest house in advance.

Concubine Xiao noticed that Lu Xiaoxiao seemed too silent, so she thought she had ignored her. "Sister Lu, do you think it's a bit noisy?"

As long as His Majesty and the Queen did not show up, the palace banquet would be noisy everywhere and there would be no way to calm down.

When the ministers sat together, they could not help but discuss state affairs. As for their families, they would talk about the women's rouge, powder, clothes and jewelry, competing and showing off with each other. They also gathered together to gossip, and all the gossip in each mansion had to be told secretly.

"Ok?"

After hearing what Concubine Xiao said, Lu Xiaoxiao came back to her senses. She blinked and looked up at Concubine Xiao, still a little confused: "Sister Concubine, what did you just say?"

Concubine Xiao: "..."

Could it be that Sister Lu was in a daze just now?

Concubine Xiao smiled and repeated what she had just said.

Lu Xiaoxiao shook her head: "Don't make any noise, the palace banquet should be lively."

In fact, Lu Xiaoxiao didn't notice the noise at all. After sitting down, she couldn't help but open the system, and then she learned something -

[They can quarrel as they please, I'll just watch mine~]

[I really can't believe that the Minister of Personnel is so old, but he can still be a groom every night? ]

[What's even more outrageous is that those girls were willing to be concubines of the Minister of Personnel? What kind of magic potion did the Minister of Personnel give them? ]

Lu Xiaoxiao rolled her eyes speechlessly in her heart, and when she looked down, it was even more outrageous——

[This is outrageous. The top scholar of this year's imperial examination who was destined to marry the Seventh Princess already had a wife in the countryside, and he even had the audacity to keep a mistress in the suburbs of Beijing? ]

[That's not right. Didn't His Majesty send anyone to find out what kind of person that number one scholar is? ]

Xie Xi: “…”

Concubine Xiao: "..."

Lu Xiaoxiao was gossiping a lot while Xie Xi and Concubine Xiao looked at each other in bewilderment.

As far as Xie Xi knew, the reason why his father had chosen the number one scholar for this year's imperial examination for his seventh sister was because his sister fell in love with him at first sight and insisted on running to his father and asking him to become her consort.

The emperor was so annoyed that he only issued an edict to grant the two of them a marriage after consulting the top scholar.

But now, Xiaoxiao said that the top scholar not only already had a wife, but also had a mistress...

This number one scholar was indeed well educated, but his character was too bad and he was too good at hiding his faults, so he was not worthy of being the number one scholar.

Xie Xi frowned, his face looking slightly gloomy.

This is a matter of imperial marriage, and the wedding date has already been set. This matter must be reported to father as soon as possible so that he can handle it.

After all, truth will come out sooner or later.

"Your Majesty has arrived——"

"The Queen has arrived——"

"Her Majesty the Virtuous, the Virtuous, the Good, and the Shu are here—"

As soon as Eunuch You's shrill voice rang out, everyone present knelt down and saluted.

Even the princes including Xie Xi were no exception.

Lu Xiaoxiao was panicked for a moment. She quickly shut down the system with her consciousness and then knelt down in a hurry.

She knelt firmly and the pain in her knees was very real.

When Concubine Xiao, who was standing by, heard the "bang", she was so frightened that her heart almost jumped out.

When Concubine Xiao saw the regretful look on Sister Lu's face, she felt both distressed and inexplicably amused.

Sister Lu is really too cute.

Xie Xi also noticed it.

However, his seat was closest to his father and mother, so it was not appropriate for him to do anything inappropriate in front of them.

Emperor Li and the Queen walked side by side and sat together on the highest seat.

As for the four concubines and other imperial concubines, they sat below the two of them.

"Everyone, get up."

Emperor Li smiled and said, "You don't have to be restrained at the palace banquet tonight. I want you to have a good time."

Everyone present stood up and sat down again.

Although His Majesty said that there was no need to be restrained, they, as his subjects, could always feel his majesty on a daily basis. Now that the His Majesty was still around, how could they dare to act rashly?

The family members did not dare to act presumptuously. All the ladies sat dignified and polite, smiling and keeping silent.

In an instant, the entire palace banquet fell silent.

The queen seemed not to notice. Suddenly, she pursed her lips and smiled at His Majesty: "Your Majesty, this is a gift from your concubine."

Before she finished her words, Aunt Yincong, who was standing behind the queen, came forward. She was holding a tray in her hands, which was covered with a red cloth so that no one could see what was inside.

"Oh?"

Emperor Li raised his eyebrows, and a smile suddenly appeared on his usually serious face. He looked at the Queen with a very gentle look: "I wonder what gift the Queen has prepared for me?"

The queen chuckled, "Your Majesty, please unveil the red cloth."

As soon as these words were spoken, almost everyone's eyes fell on the red cloth.

What kind of gift is this? Why is it so mysterious?

Looking at the emperor's smiling eyes, Concubine Shu was so jealous that she almost tore her handkerchief into pieces.

The Queen is as hateful as the Prince!

Aunt Yincong bent her knees slightly and lowered the tray.

Emperor Li raised his hand, and his bony fingers gently fell on one end of the red cloth.

Slowly open it.

Under the red cloth is a painting.

Emperor Li subconsciously turned his head to look at the Queen, who was still smiling: "Your Majesty, open it and take a look."

Emperor Li slowly opened the painting, and after just one glance, he was stunned.

The person in the painting is him.

It turned out to be the scene when he accompanied the Queen to appreciate the flowers in the imperial garden.

Emperor Li never knew that his queen's painting skills were so superb.

"I wonder what His Majesty thinks?"

Just by looking at the emperor's expression, the queen guessed that the emperor liked this painting very much.

In fact, she hasn't touched a painting for many years.

If it weren't for the emperor's previous words, she wouldn't have suddenly thought of drawing him.

But the end result is good.

If His Majesty likes it very much, then her efforts will not be in vain.

"Queen, I like this gift very much."

Emperor Li suppressed his excitement and joy and looked at the Queen intently.

It turns out that the queen still has him in her heart...