Qiao Xi grew up in Lingnan, and this was the first time she came to the capital, and it was the first time she participated in such a lively and grand banquet.

The 21 ministers selected to become officials all came here early, waiting for the banquet to begin.

Knowing that His Majesty will not come tonight, Qiao Xi secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He felt that the emperor's gaze was terrifying, as if he wanted to see through him.The fellow ministers also thought so, and someone asked him curiously: "Master Qiao, do you think His Majesty knew you before? His Majesty seemed to be very interested in you that day."

After the man finished asking, the others also looked at Qiao Xi curiously, and they all had the same doubts.However, some people are more jealous. A literati who has just arrived is favored by His Majesty, which really makes the people involved in the selection jealous.

Qiao Xi shook his head calmly: "I don't know Your Majesty." As he spoke, he walked to a place where there were fewer people and sat down.

To be honest, he doesn't like tonight's banquet, but it's a banquet given by His Majesty, and if he doesn't come, it means disobedience.Watching the sky gradually darken, senior officials from the court also arrived one after another. Finally, under the auspices of the Tai Tuo, the Qionglin Banquet officially began.

Qiao Xi performed well in the literary examination, and now he has become the secretary of the Ministry of Officials. Although his official position is small, it represents a starting point for him in the officialdom.Under the leadership of an adult, he and the other two Shu Lingshi who stood out in the essay test toasted the adults of the official department.

Some adults knew Qiao Xi's outstanding performance, and the Taifu had praised him, and they all toasted Qiao Xi one after another.Qiao Xi was new here, so of course it was hard to refuse. She drank a lot soon, and her cheeks started to feel hot.

When Jiang Hao came over, he saw Qiao Xi talking to the minister with a slightly drunken face. His fair skin was a little flushed in his memory, and his clear eyes were a little blurred.

"Your Majesty is here!" Eunuch De's voice immediately interrupted the lively atmosphere, and the ministers hurriedly knelt down to salute.

Qiao Xi was a little bewildered, and almost fell to the ground when he bent down. It was the adults next to him who pulled him up so that he wouldn't make a fool of himself in front of the officials and the emperor.However, this accident still made him half a beat ahead of everyone. After everyone knelt down, he still stood, and then knelt down blankly.

"Everyone is flat." Jiang Hao said, but only looked at Qiao Xi.

Qiao Xi stood up slowly, the fright just now wiped out most of his drunkenness, but seeing Ming Huang's figure slowly appearing in front of him, he was completely dumbfounded.

"Qiao Aiqing, you were disrespectful just now."

Looking at Jiang Hao's calm face, Qiao Xi was a little uncertain about Jiang Hao's meaning. He quickly lowered his head and said, "This humble minister is guilty, please forgive me."

"What's wrong with Aiqing? Naturally, we should have a good time drinking at Qionglin's banquet today." As he spoke, Jiang Hao gave Qiao Xi a little help to get up.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."

Jiang Hao smiled faintly, and then looked at the minister: "You don't need to be formal, everything is as usual."

Having said that, but Jiang Hao is here, how dare the ministers dare to be presumptuous, even the voice of the speech is laughing.Jiang Hao felt bored, and then turned his eyes to Qiao Xi, looking at Qiao Xi's face, he felt more and more comfortable.

Qiao Xi only felt a numbness in his scalp. The emperor was standing beside him.

"Master Qiao, you should go back to your seat and sit down." Seeing that Jiang Hao was frightening, he finally said kindly.

Qiao Xi seemed to be pardoned, and hurriedly walked to her seat, but after drinking, her footsteps were a little flimsy, and she leaned forward directly.With sharp eyes and quick hands, Jiang Hao stretched out his hand to support him, only to feel a gust of breeze in his bosom with a faint smell of wine, making him tremble slightly.

Qiao Xi came back to her senses, looked at Jiang Hao at a loss, Jiang Hao looked at his flushed cheeks, and said with a smile: "Since you are drunk, let's go to rest first."

"I, I..." Qiao Xi wanted to say that she was not drunk, but she didn't dare to object to the emperor's words.

The other ministers all looked here, making Jiang Hao frowned in displeasure. He looked at Eunuch De: "Hurry up and help Mr. Qiao go down to rest."

Eunuch De was a little embarrassed, he explained: "Your Majesty, there is no place to rest in Qionglin Garden, and the slaves should arrange for someone to send Lord Qiao back to the residence to rest."

Only then did Jiang Hao realize that Qionglin Garden is a royal garden, so there is no place for foreign ministers to rest, but he looked at Qiaoxi, and finally said: "Arrange Qiao Aiqing to rest in Shang'an Pavilion."

Eunuch De was very surprised, as were the ministers around him, because Shang'an Pavilion was the place where Jiang Hao rested after the banquet.Eunuch De soon understood, thinking that although His Majesty had never seen the real face of that senior, he still had a special feeling for Qiao Xi who had the same appearance.

Many ministers were envious of Qiao Xi being favored by the emperor, but Qiao Xi herself was shocked.When Eunuch De asked the servant girl to help him, he came back to his senses: "Your Majesty, I'm fine, I don't need to rest."

Jiang Hao glanced at Qiao Xi, didn't say anything, and instead sat at the head of the banquet.

Eunuch De came to Qiao Xi's side: "My lord, please go and rest first."

Qiao Xi was a little hard to get off, so she slowly followed Eunuch De to leave. To be honest, he was really a little drunk, and he felt dizzy after walking a few steps.In the end, it was Eunuch De who asked the maid to support him, so that he could walk to Shang'an Pavilion and lie down on the bed.

Eunuch De also asked him about undressing and washing. He shook his head directly and said, "Eunuch, don't bother me. I'll just lie down for a while." The pavilion is guarding.

Jiang Hao looked at the cups and cups below, but he had no intention of drinking, and he only drank a glass of wine because the Tai Tuo respected him.Soon Eunuch De came back, and he hurriedly asked, "Has he rested?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, don't worry."

"What am I worried about?" Jiang Hao snorted, and picked up a glass of wine boredly to drink.

The sound of silk and bamboo can be heard endlessly, but Jiang Hao found that these sounds were no longer attractive to him, and his thoughts went to other places.He had a subtle feeling in his heart, as if Qiao Xi had left, it was meaningless for him to stay.

Jiang Hao stood up and asked the ministers to continue the banquet, while he walked outside Qionglin Garden.

As soon as he left, the courtiers finally relaxed. Everyone drank and wrote poems, and the scene became more lively.They didn't dare to be casual in front of Jiang Hao, Jiang Hao didn't need to say anything, just sat quietly, his majestic aura could shock everyone.Tonight's party is to congratulate those who have just entered the officialdom. They are unfamiliar with many things when they first enter the officialdom, and they are even more afraid of saying the wrong thing in front of the emperor.

Of course Jiang Hao knew what these people were thinking, but as an emperor, he needed such a deterrent.

When he got on the dragon chariot, Jiang Hao closed his eyes and tapped on the handrail of the dragon head.He thought about the feeling of holding Qiao Xi in his arms just now, the unbearable slender waist made his throat tighten.

Opening his eyes, he found that he was about to leave Qionglin Garden, and immediately said: "Stop!"

Eunuch De hurriedly approached and asked, "Your Majesty, this is..."

Jiang Hao was silent for a while, making Eunuch De's heart ache, and then Jiang Hao said slowly: "Go to Shang'an Pavilion."

Eunuch De's heart stopped suddenly, but he was an old man in the palace after all, although he noticed the subtlety of Jiang Hao's behavior, he still calmly ordered his attendants to divert to Shang'an Pavilion.

Jiang Hao didn't know what kind of mentality he had when he came to Shang'an Pavilion. He got off the imperial chariot and came to the door, but he didn't push the door to enter.

It was already late at night, and a candle lamp was lit in the room, making the whole room hazy.The sound of silk and bamboo from the Qionglin Banquet was far away, and did not disturb the tranquility here. The shadows of the trees shook slightly, casting mottled shadows on the windows.

Jiang Hao hesitated for a long time, and finally said: "Stay outside the door." Then he opened the door and went in.

Eunuch De closed the door, and the old monk stood at the door as if in sedation, but he couldn't wait to see the situation in the room.He was capable of doing that, but he eventually dropped the idea.Ever since the senior disappeared, he could clearly feel Jiang Hao's loss, and this loss has been deeply buried in Jiang Hao's heart, and he can't tell anyone.

Sometimes, Eunuch De wants to impulsively reveal the identity of his senior, but he can't, he can't violate the rules set by Fengyun Pavilion.He stayed here to protect Jiang Hao, no matter how painful Jiang Hao was, he couldn't let Jiang Hao know about the monk.

The senior had already left, and the sudden appearance of Qiao Xi made him suspicious, but he checked Qiao Xi's life experience, and he couldn't find any doubts.Eunuch De also saw it, everyone has their own destiny, the senior can't be with Jiang Hao, what does it matter if Jiang Hao likes Qiao Xi.

Jiang Hao walked slowly towards the candlelight place, he saw Qiao Xi lying on the bed, frowning tightly, seemed to be very uncomfortable.But he was very obedient, he didn't talk in sleep, and he didn't move indiscriminately, just like a beautiful sculpture.However, the sculpture is dyed with a blush, which looks delicate and bright, arousing people's desire for care.

Jiang Hao stretched out his hand to touch Qiao Xi's cheek as if possessed, Qiao Xi's face was very hot, and because of drinking, his whole body radiated heat.

Jiang Hao felt a stream of heat flow out of his body, making his blood start to boil.Jiang Hao knew that his reaction was very abnormal, and from the first time he met Qiao Xi, he began to be abnormal.

He had to admit that he wanted some kind of comfort from Qiao Xi, but he was afraid that the person in his dream would come and scold him.

"You are gone, why bother me!" Jiang Hao said to himself angrily.

He really loves and hates the person who grew up with him and taught him knowledge.He didn't dare to show his emotions before, but now he actually showed his true emotions in front of the drunk Qiao Xi.He smiled, thinking that maybe Qiao Xi was asleep and didn't know what he said at all, that's why he was so unscrupulous.

"It would be great if you were him."

Jiang Hao looked at Qiao Xi's sleeping face, and an inexplicable impulse almost burned his reason.He sat by the bed and stretched out his hand to pull Qiao Xi's clothes. Qiao Xi's chest became even whiter, and Jiang Hao couldn't help reaching out to touch it.

Qiao Xi wore a cold stone around her neck, the sudden coolness cut off Jiang Hao's impulse.He stood up from the bed in surprise, arranged Qiaoxi's clothes indiscriminately, and hurried out of the room without daring to stop any longer.

Eunuch De stood guard outside, and was a little surprised to see Jiang Hao come out in a hurry, and then hurriedly followed Jiang Hao to leave.

Jiang Hao's mind was very chaotic, just like his footsteps, the inexplicable hotness finally receded, but the loneliness in his heart rose up.

……

Since the Qionglin banquet, Jiang Hao tried his best to ignore Qiao Xi's affairs, but news of Qiao Xi still appeared in front of him from time to time.

Qiao Xi worked in the Ministry of Officials, and sometimes, the memorials submitted by the Ministry of Officials were written by Qiao Xi herself.Moreover, Qiao Xi is very capable, and he quickly made political achievements, which made many ministers of the official department appreciate him very much.

Jiang Hao also knew that Qiao Xi had taken all his family members from far away in the south of the Five Ridges to the capital, but he unexpectedly asked the Taifu to arrange a mansion for Qiao Xi.With Qiao Xi's current position, he is not eligible to be awarded the mansion, but Jiang Hao still makes an exception for Qiao Xi, and he dare not let others know.

Eunuch De found that Jiang Hao paid too much attention to Qiao Xi, so he also intentionally or unintentionally revealed the matter of Qiao Xi to Jiang Hao.When he learned that Qiao Xi's mother had arranged for Qiao Xi to marry her, he hurriedly told Jiang Hao about it.

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