The arrogant imperial concubine arrives, the favorite of the regent

There was no one present who was not shocked by the Night King's posture and gait.

First of all, I realized that the news that the Night King's legs had healed was true! The news that the assassin organization had secretly spread a few days ago, and that someone had been spreading widely in the past few days - the news that the Night King had healed was true!

Secondly, the outrageous rumor that had been circulating in the streets for more than half a year... that the Night King had recovered for a long time was actually true! Lord Night was really good at tricks. He had manipulated countless people, whether it was the people of the Haolian Emperor in the court or the people of the other four countries, all of them had been kept in the dark by the Night King for a long time.

Smart and clever people, especially the experienced civil and military officials, all recalled what had happened in the past few months belatedly, and recalled and savored every occasion when Ye Xiaohan appeared. They sighed in their hearts that the Night King might have recovered long ago, but no one knew about it - even Haolian Emperor's Dragon Staff Guards and the killers from the major killer organizations could not find any clues. On the contrary, they were led by the Night King to make random inquiries, and they thought that the news that the Night King was disabled in his life was true, and they were foolishly complacent.

Some of the guests in the garden reacted and the subordinates from the Night King camp immediately knelt down and kowtowed to Ye Xiaohan and Yun Mujiu.

Yun Mujiu wanted to let go of Ye Xiaohan's hand. After all, this was also a relatively traditional feudal world, and Ye Xiaohan had an aloof and cold image to the outside world. How could she keep shaking Ye Xiaohan's hand in public...

Can't loosen.

Ye Xiaohan held Yun Mujiu's hand even tighter and mouthed two words to Yun Mujiu.

"side by side."

Yun Mujiu's eyes narrowed slightly, and a huge wave of shock rose in her heart. Ye Xiaohan, Ye Xiaohan, she always remembered what she said. She said that one day in the future, she would rely on her own efforts and strength to stand shoulder to shoulder with Ye Xiaohan.

Ye Xiaohan remembered what she said, that true matching is not about backward compatibility, but about being equally matched.

Now Ye Xiaohan pulled her to stand shoulder to shoulder with him to face everything. Ye Xiaohan fully recognized her as a person.

Yun Mujiu stopped struggling and stood straight beside Ye Xiaohan, accepting the greetings from everyone.

After the couple asked everyone to stand up, the scene fell into silence again. Everyone had a thousand thoughts and emotions in their minds, but they didn't dare to ask Ye Xiaohan for any information. Are you kidding? The news about the Night King is not something that people like them can easily find out!

Princess Gaoyang was pulled aside by Prince Consort Cao, who stepped forward and guided Yun Mujiu to his seat with a smile.

The banquet was about to begin at this time, and everyone found their seats and sat down.

The banquet seats are arranged in a triangular shape. The seat on the high platform belongs to the host, and below the platform there are several rows of seats arranged on both sides surrounding the long stage in the middle.

Ye Xiaohan and Yun Mujiu sat in the third seat in the first row on the lower right side of the platform. The reason why they didn't sit in the first seat was because they didn't want to sit too close to the platform.

Of course, once they sat down, no one dared to sit in the two seats in front of them. As for the seats behind them, some people slowly took their seats.

The row opposite them is mostly occupied by other royal relatives.

Soon, Concubine Liang, Concubine Yu, Princess Gaoyang, Princess Ji Ling, the Second Prince, the Fifth Prince, the Seventh Prince, the two Princesses of Beihan, the Second Prince of Nantai and others took their seats.

Those present besides the royal family members were seated in order according to their status.

Seeing that the seat next to Yun Mujiu was empty, Meng Ninglang, after parting with Meng Shihao and his wife, took his wine glass and sat near Yun Mujiu. However, he sat behind Yun Mujiu, not in the first row. Wei Bai and Du Ziheng also sat near Meng Ninglang, while Wei Song, who was recuperating in the Night Palace, was absent.

Since then, the banquet has been ready to begin. People's curiosity has been aroused again, and they whispered about what happened at the door of the Grand Princess's residence not long ago, and marveled at the stunning appearance of Prince Ye and Princess Ye.

Servants shuttled among the seats like swimming fish, placing plates of fruits, snacks, meals and delicacies on the square table in front of everyone.

Yun Mujiu took a few deliberate glances and said to Ye Xiaohan, "Your Majesty, I noticed that many of them don't seem to be from Gaoyang Mansion."

Ye Xiaohan said: "The emperor has assigned a group of people from the palace to assist her."

Yun Mujiu said "Oh", "No wonder. I remember Princess Gaoyang sold many of the servants in the palace, so she didn't have any extra money to buy extra servants."

Princess Gaoyang's industry has completely collapsed under the suppression of the Night King's Palace, and she has no chance of rising again.

When entering the house, most of the guests handed the birthday gifts to the person in charge of the front yard. Only a few people kept the more special birthday gifts, waiting to present them to Madam Cao on the spot.

Before the banquet officially began, Madam Cao, supported by two maids, slowly walked up to the main seat on the podium.

She had silver hair and a thin face with protruding cheekbones. Her face was wrinkled and lifeless. Her body was hunched over and she seemed to have no strength to walk.

Yun Mujiu frowned. She remembered that the last time she saw Madam Cao, although the old lady was old, her spirit was definitely not as weak as it is now.

She told Ye Xiaohan her thoughts, then raised her eyes to meet those of Princess Ji Ling, Bai Yanshuang and You Luoyan. Meng Ninglang behind her also exchanged glances with her.

A few months ago, Yun Mujiu and Ji Ling and their friends had discussed the affairs of the Grand Princess's mansion. At that time, they analyzed that Madam Cao was not really sick as the outside world said, or that Madam Cao's illness was deliberately exaggerated by Princess Gaoyang. Princess Gaoyang spread the news of Madam Cao's illness just to delay the wedding banquet for Wu Mingwei and to find an excuse to stay in the capital to take care of Madam Cao instead of going to the temple.

However, in recent days, there have been frequent reports that Madam Cao is seriously ill and on the verge of death. The Cao family even prepared a coffin at home. This is why Wu Mingwei's banquet was hastily held in the Grand Princess's residence, and then today's last banquet was held specifically for Madam Cao.

At this moment, Yun Mujiu and his companions saw that Madam Cao's illness was real and very serious. If we simply judged by her complexion, Madam Cao might not have much time left...

Yun Mujiu whispered to Ye Xiaohan: "Princess Gaoyang is really cruel."

Ye Xiaohan raised his eyebrows slightly and said nothing.

The two of them understood that Madam Cao's illness was caused by human factors, but the Cao family and the outside world were completely unaware of it...

On the high platform, Madam Cao managed to say a few words of introduction. Princess Gaoyang stood beside her, showing a warm and caring smile. Then, Princess Gaoyang spoke on behalf of Madam Cao and announced the start of the banquet. After she finished speaking, Princess Gaoyang also deliberately glanced at the guests in Yun Mujiu's group.

Yun Mujiu lowered her head to sip her tea, her big eyes showing a hint of cunning. Ye Xiaohan knew at a glance that this girl probably had some new idea in mind...