The Evil Emperor's Favorite: The Sickly and Poisonous Concubine Goes Crazy

"Princess, the guests have arrived and have been arranged to sit in the front hall." A palace maid walked slowly over, bowed to Mu Xi, and said softly.

"Got it, I'll be right there." Mu Xi nodded slightly and held Su Jingning's arm.

"Today we have invited some famous young men and women in the capital. You rarely attend banquets. Come with me today to get to know them."

Su Jingning naturally understood what she was thinking. She had been back in Beijing for more than two years and rarely attended these banquets. She had gone to the spring hunt before and something happened, so not many people had seen her. Today, Princess Xuyang hosted this spring banquet, and she personally sent a sedan chair to pick her up and bring her to the palace. She also took her to meet the noble ladies in Beijing, intending to help her expand her connections and support her in front of the noble ladies. After all, her reputation in Beijing was not very good.

In the future, she will marry into the Beiyang Palace, and will have to deal with those people.

She nodded to Mu Xi, smiled gently, and joked, "You haven't been in Beijing for a long time, do you know all those noble ladies and gentlemen?"

"Hehe, they don't recognize all of them, but it doesn't matter. As long as they recognize you and me, it's enough." Mu Xi pulled Su Jingning and smiled proudly, and the two of them walked towards the front hall together.

In the front hall, the noble ladies who were at the palace gate were led by the palace maids to the banquet. Because Princess Xuyang had not arrived yet, they were all talking in low voices, and occasionally laughter could be heard.

"Princess Xuyang is here!"

A sharp voice from the eunuch was heard, and everyone immediately stopped talking and stood up to look towards the palace door.

Princess Xuyang was dressed in a scarlet palace dress with a flower palace painted on her forehead. Her facial features were delicate and profound. She walked with a heroic air, and her dignity carried the domineering air of a royal family, making people dare not look directly at her.

"Meet Princess Xuyang!"

Everyone bowed and saluted to Mu Xi. Mu Xi raised a dignified smile and gave everyone a soft touch. She said in a delicate voice: "You are all my distinguished guests, there is no need to be so polite."

"Thank you, Princess Xuyang!" Everyone bowed to Mu Xi again, then stood up and took their seats.

Only then did he dare to look up and secretly glance at the woman who had been standing beside Princess Xuyang, with her arm around her intimately.

She was wearing a plain orchid brocade skirt, with vivid orchids embroidered with silver thread. She was dressed in a plain and simple outfit, with the temperament of an orchid in a valley. She stood quietly beside Princess Xuyang, looking at the people in the palace indifferently. Even with such a plain dress, people dared not ignore her. Her cold eyes seemed to be able to see through people's hearts at a glance. Standing next to Princess Xuyang, who was dressed in a scarlet palace dress, she was not outdone by a single point, and was not inferior to Princess Xuyang at all. The two of them, one gorgeous and one plain, stood together, and they looked as beautiful as a painting.

She is the second daughter of the Su family who has been discussed in the capital these days, and the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo whom the Prince of Beiyang wants to marry.

Mu Xi took Su Jingning's arm all the way to the seat of honor. She deliberately arranged Su Jingning's seat to her right.

As soon as she sat down, she was about to wave her hand to start the banquet, but she was interrupted by the eunuch outside the palace.

"His Royal Highness is here!"

"Princess Zi Yan is here!"

A trace of displeasure flashed across Mu Xi's eyes, but it was gone in an instant. Why did the prince come to join in the fun? She didn't invite him.

The people in the hall listened to the message coming from outside the hall and stood up again after just sitting down.

Mu Xi stood up and went out to greet him.

"My brother is usually so busy that he is not seen. How come he has time to come today?"

Mu Feng was wearing a navy blue uniform with five dragons on it, with his five hair straight and straight. He looked at Mu Xi who came over and smiled warmly.

"It's rare to see you hold a banquet. Your palace is so lively today. I want to take a break from my busy schedule to join in the fun. Are you welcome?"

Mu Feng has been riding high these days because of the Wushao Casino case, which dealt a heavy blow to the power of Prince Chen's lineage. Prince Chen was put in solitary confinement in the palace, and His Majesty did not specify a time limit, and no one knows how long he will be imprisoned for. He took over the military command of the Western Border from Prince Chen, and Concubine Shu was demoted again. Now she is just a talented person and has long lost the emperor's favor.

"You are definitely welcome. Please come in, my royal brother!"

"Princess Zi Yan, are you used to living in the capital? I heard that the princess left the capital two days ago, and I thought you were not in the capital. Why did you come with your royal brother today? Please come in." Mu Xi said to Princess Zi Yan beside Mu Feng with a smile on her face. A suspicion flashed through her mind. How could the Princess of Xiliang be hanging out with the crown prince?

"A few days ago, I went to Wenlou and Chengfenglou in Da Zhou under the care of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. It really lived up to its reputation. I came here today to thank the Crown Prince. I heard that the princess was holding a spring banquet with magical flowers from the Western Regions to admire, so I came to join in the fun. I hope I won't disturb you." Princess Zi Yan was dressed in Western Liang clothes, which was exotic and gorgeous, and graceful.

"Since the princess is here, she is a distinguished guest. Please come in." Mu Xi invited the two in with a smile.

The prince had arrived, and he must sit at the main seat. The female official beside her was always smart, and she added two seats next to Su Jingning, and she, Su Jingning and Princess Zi Yan sat below the prince.

The seat on the left side of the prince was bigger than the other seats, and it had been empty all the time, and no one dared to sit there. Mu Feng glanced at that seat, and then turned away in an instant.

Looking at the female official who hurried in through the palace gate and whispered to Mu Xi, he smiled slightly. The person he was waiting for had arrived.

After the female official whispered a few words to Mu Xi, Mu Xi's eyes lit up instantly: "Please ask Uncle Master to come in. Forget it, I will go to pick him up myself."

She blinked at Su Jingning excitedly, then stood up and walked out excitedly, even her steps were brisk.

Su Jingning looked at her cheerful steps, smiled and shook his head.

Mu Xi walked out quickly and saw the young man in a moonlit white robe, holding a bone fan and walking towards her. After seeing who was following him, she slightly widened her eyes. Surprise flashed in her eyes.

She walked quickly to Song Ci'an, folded her hands and raised them to her chest, lowered her head and leaned over to respectfully perform the salute of a disciple of Mo Linyuan towards Song Ci'an.

"Mu Xi, a disciple of Mo Linyuan Wu Sect, greets Uncle Master."

Song Ci'an put away the bone fan in his hand and nodded gently to Mu Xi.

Mu Xi looked at Song Ci'an and thought of the prince inside. He naturally understood what the prince was planning. After hesitating for a while, he said:

"Uncle Master, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince must have heard about your coming, and he just came. If you don't want to see him, I will find a reason to drag him away first."

Song Ci'an looked at her with a slight smile on his face, and said softly, "It's okay."

Mu Xi breathed a sigh of relief and turned sideways: "Then please come in, uncle."

Mu Xi then walked behind him and looked at Qi Nanfeng with surprise. She had been worried about Mo Linyuan's new disciples these days. Uncle Shi never played by the rules, so she was afraid that Nanfeng would not be able to join Mo Linyuan. Unexpectedly, it was reported two days ago that Uncle Shi had accepted a disciple from the Academy of Literature. She asked around but couldn't find out who he was.

"What's going on?" Mu Xi and Qi Nanfeng walked side by side behind Song Ci'an. She glanced at Qi Nanfeng and asked curiously.

"Senior Sister, please take good care of me in the future." Qi Nanfeng winked at her, glanced at Song Ci'an and whispered to Mu Xi.

A flash of surprise flashed across Mu Xi's eyes, and he reached out and slapped Qi Nanfeng on the shoulder, making him grimace.

"You can do it! You even dare to hide it from me!"

She was used to using swords, so her hands were stronger than those of ordinary people, and she used 70% of her strength in this palm strike.

Mu Xi stole a glance at Song Ci'an, hugged Qi Nanfeng, who was grinning from being slapped by her, and said with a hint of ruffian: "Don't worry, I'll protect you from now on."

Qi Nanfeng rubbed his arm and rolled his eyes at her while she wasn't noticing, muttering in his heart, "Don't protect me like this, or I'll be beaten to death by you before I even get bullied."