After the heroine was robbed, save the paranoid villain

When Xiao Jiashan heard Shi Liang's report that the tea that the princes drank was different from that of ordinary officials, he didn't take it to heart.

"Did they run out of tea and temporarily change to something else?" Xiao Jiashan said casually, "There's no need to tell me about such a small matter."

Shi Liang hesitated for a moment. He wanted to say that things were not that simple. The princess treated officials with titles and those without titles differently.

Shi Liang was afraid that his words would reach the ears of the princess, and the princess would accuse him of sowing discord.

Xiao Jiashan clenched his fists slightly. Today was a good occasion to socialize with everyone. If he wanted to leave a good impression on these people, this was undoubtedly a great opportunity.

Xiao Chengji was out on errands, so he didn't come over, which was a good thing for Xiao Jiashan.

Whenever Xiao Chengji was present, everyone's eyes were on Xiao Chengji and they rarely noticed him.

The seventh prince Xiao Qirui approached Xiao Jiashan as if nothing had happened and said with a smile: "Fifth brother, congratulations."

Xiao Jiashan smiled wryly: "There's nothing to congratulate. Father will confer a title on you one day. We are both his biological sons. What I have, you will have sooner or later."

Xiao Qirui laughed and said, "How dare I compete with my fifth brother?"

When it was time to take their seats, maids and servants led everyone to their respective seats.

All members of the Liu family were at the main table, and Wei Ruxuan's uncles and aunts sat closer to the front than the princes.

Wei Ruxuan's father Wei Hao felt that it was inappropriate. He wanted to suggest changing seats so that the royal relatives of the Xiao family sat in the front, but he didn't know how to start the conversation. He frowned and looked at Xiao Jiashan.

Xiao Jiashan looked at this scene and his mind went blank.

He really didn't know how Wei Ruxuan arranged it.

These days, Wei Ruxuan promised that she would do it perfectly to make Xiao Jiashan proud.

Who knew there would be such a big mess in the seating arrangements!

Things have come to this point, and he didn't know how to change the seats of these people and let them sit again.

The Sixth Prince Xiao Jingshuo grabbed a few peanuts from the dried fruit plate and said with a malicious smile: "Tsk tsk, Fifth Brother really cares about your father-in-law's family. This is the first time that a minister has gotten ahead of me."

There were fifteen tables for the men's guests, the venue was larger than the women's side, and there were more people.

The other clan members looked unhappy and followed Xiao Jingshuo to look at Xiao Jiashan.

Xiao Jiashan pursed his lips and said nothing.

The seventh prince Xiao Qirui smiled and tried to smooth things over: "Haha, it must have been arranged by the fifth sister-in-law. It has nothing to do with the fifth brother. These women are partial to their own family members."

The dirty water was thrown on Princess Rui, and the expressions of the royal family members looked a little better.

Soon the food and drinks arrived.

On the male guests' side, three tables were occupied by relatives of the Liu and Wei families, four tables were occupied by royal relatives, and the remaining eight tables were occupied by ministers.

The first seven tables were served with the eight delicacies of the highest quality, medium and lowest quality. Camel humps, bear paws, shark fins, and sea cucumbers were served in various forms. A large plate of roasted suckling deer was placed in the middle, quite eye-catching. Jars of specially granted tribute wines such as Autumn Dew White, Pearl Red, and Qionghua Juice were also served.

The dishes at the last seven tables became quite standard, with meat dishes mostly being chicken, duck, fish and meat, and even the drink being the common Bamboo Leaf Green Tea. It's not that it was bad, but compared with the previous ones, it seemed quite shabby.

The Sixth Prince Xiao Jingshuo almost laughed out loud: "Fifth brother, can't your family afford to eat? Why are the dishes served to these adults different from ours? Hahaha, if you can't prepare such a complete set, there's no need to serve us the best. We would be embarrassed to eat it."

Xiao Jiashan's face turned pale and blue.

This time Xiao Qirui wanted to speak up for Xiao Jiashan, but he didn't know what to say. Besides, Xiao Qirui didn't really want to see Xiao Jiashan win people's hearts, he was just doing superficial work.

He still wants to see Xiao Jiashan make fun of him even if he can.

The men from the Liu and Wei families were even more restless and didn't even pick up their chopsticks.

In terms of status, they are not as good as the royal family members, and in terms of official positions, they are not as good as the ministers sitting behind them.

Some of the superiors of the Liu family members who were officials in the court were sitting in the back. They did not feel flattered but only felt uneasy when they were suddenly promoted to this position.

The older royal relatives either left early or stayed where they were and didn't say anything.

Those of lower seniority all had their own thoughts and were secretly waiting to see Xiao Jiashan make a fool of himself.

Some people heard that the women were in the same situation and started talking about it.

"I heard that the women's families also had two main tables, one for the Wei family and the other for the Liu family."

"The Qin Princess, Princess Xianyi, and Princess Ruijun don't have a good relationship, so they are pushed into a corner."

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Ma Gong and his son Ma Xiao now hold military power and have an extraordinary status among military generals.

Wei Ruxuan knew that the Ma family had been promoted by the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion and was now close to the Prince of Qin's Mansion, so she arranged them father and son in the most remote corner, together with the Shao brothers.

Ma Xiao is now the governor-general of the two camps guarding the imperial city. He is young, promising and powerful, and all the civil and military officials in the court will give him face.

Being thrown into this corner, he was full of anger and sneered: "I have understood the way of entertaining guests in the Rui County Prince's Mansion. The Princess of Qin is the Rui County Prince's biological sister-in-law, and Princess Xianyi is the Rui County Prince's biological aunt. Both of them were thrown into a corner. I believe that His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin will also be arranged in a corner when he comes here today."

After saying this, Ma Xiao and Ma Gong got up and left.

The brothers Shao Junliang and Shao Junshou didn't say anything and left with the people from the Ma family.

Several elderly cabinet ministers looked at Xiao Jiashan. They didn't say anything unpleasant, but they didn't give Xiao Jiashan any face either. They got up and left.

Several people have been at the top of the Wei Dynasty for many years, and most of the decisions of the entire dynasty were made by them. After living half of their lives, they were treated differently. It was so humiliating that no one would believe it if they told others about it.

Duke of England Zheng Can is old. He is the head of the Zheng family and a royal relative. Wei Ruxuan arranged him and Zheng Shu at the fourth table, after the Wei family and the Liu family.

Zheng Can was annoyed and said nothing, letting Zheng Shu help him walk.

As soon as Mr. Zheng left, more than a dozen ministers who had attached themselves to the Zheng family also left.

One after another, more than half of the people left without even eating.

The rest were either brothers of the same generation as Xiao Jiashan or those who did not have the confidence to leave, or they were from the Liu and Wei families.

Xiao Jiashan looked at the banquet table which was mostly empty, and he suddenly felt panicked and an indescribable anxiety suddenly rose in his heart.

He didn't know what he did next, and the whole day passed by.

All the guests left.

Xiao Jiashan felt that he had changed a lot in recent times.

After being conferred the title of Prince, he thought he had become sober and rational, understood the fickleness of the world and the warmth and coldness of human hearts, and began to transform himself.

Now he finds that he is still facing various emergencies like before and doesn’t know how to deal with and solve them.