I was given the contraceptive soup and became the emperor's white moonlight

Xiao Heng was also a martial artist, and he knew the power of the sword best. His expression changed slightly and he moved his fingers. Li Zhao stood up, drew his sword, inserted it straight into the middle of the long table, took off the scabbard and jumped up.

The scabbards collided and a clanging sound was heard. The prince retracted the scabbard and felt the slightly numb palm of his hand. The look in his eyes changed again and again. He grinned and flew up unexpectedly, pointing directly at Li Zhao's face in an instant.

Li Zhao turned around to avoid the attack and lightly hit the prince on the wrist. The prince let go of the sword unconsciously because of the pain, but caught the scabbard with his other hand while turning around and attacked him again.

The two of them fought for more than a hundred moves before they stopped. When they separated, both of them were a little out of breath. The prince shook his numb wrist, dropped the scabbard, and clasped his fists towards him.

"Nice knife! Thank you for your advice."

"Your Highness is too modest." Li Zhao bowed in return.

Although both of them were unharmed and even had the energy to greet each other, anyone who practiced martial arts could tell who would win and who would lose in this contest. Xiao Heng relaxed when he saw that Li Zhao had the upper hand and said with a smile, "You two are truly the pillars of the country."

"Good! I will reward you handsomely!"

The gold, silver and jade items were placed in front of the two of them as if they were free of charge, but the prince was obviously not interested in them, so Marquis Yueyang stood up and thanked Xiao Heng for the reward on his behalf.

"Thank you very much, Your Majesty, for your grace. I am a rude and rude son, but I am extremely grateful to Your Majesty for being so lenient and not making a fuss about it!"

He spoke modestly, but the arrogance in his eyes had not diminished in the slightest.

Xiao Heng naturally saw it clearly, but the Marquis of Yueyang was different after all. No matter how much he disliked him, he could not just do anything.

Li Zhao and Xiao Heng looked at each other and nodded slightly. Xiao Heng withdrew his gaze and arranged for them to go down and rest.

At this time, a figure stood up and walked into the hall and bowed, "The two masters' superb swordsmanship just now really makes this minister admire you."

"I, your humble servant, would like to dance for your majesty to entertain you all."

As soon as these words were spoken, the place fell silent for a moment. The ladies in charge of the families who had female relatives all turned their eyes to Su's mother. Su's mother could not bear such gazes and could only lower her head without saying a word.

Xiao Heng was stunned for a moment. He had no impression of this woman. The Queen saw his embarrassment at a glance and reminded him in his ear: "That woman came with Lord Su."

"The girl from the Su family?" Xiao Heng's face changed when he heard that. He neither refused nor agreed. Instead, he turned his gaze to Su Minglang who was sitting beside him.

Su Minglang couldn't help but be stunned to see her being so bold. Although she knew that the Su family intended to send her to the palace, she didn't expect that they would resort to such means. You know, it would be best if she got what she wanted. If she failed to enter the palace, it would be even more difficult for her to choose a husband in the future after what happened today.

After all, which man in the world would like a woman who is flamboyant and unbridled? Moreover, she was doing this in front of the emperor. Anyone with a discerning eye could see the reason for this.

It’s no wonder that those ladies from aristocratic families looked at Su’s mother in that way.

However, in Xiao Heng's eyes, her shocked look seemed like she was humiliated and timid, and he dared not say much. His expression darkened, and he looked at the Su family with a bit more hostility.

How could he not understand what the Su family was thinking? Since the Su family took the initiative to send someone to him, it would be rude for him not to respond.

"Okay! The girl from the Su family is quite courageous. I agree." Xiao Heng nodded in response.

Just as Su Xinrong was about to strike a pose, she heard Xiao Heng continue to say, "Come here, give me some wine!"

Although the women could drink alcohol at such banquets, most of what they drank was fruit wine which was not intoxicating. However, the wine Xiao Heng gave was definitely for men to drink, and girls like them who never drank alcohol would probably not be able to bear it.

Su Xinrong obviously did not expect such a change, but how could she dare to refuse with the emperor looking at her from above? The hand holding the wine glass was shaking slightly. As soon as she put it to her lips, the rich aroma of wine filled her face. Su Xinrong felt that she was drunk before she even drank the wine.

The spicy wine choked the girl to tears the moment it entered her throat. If it were at home in the past, she would have thrown the cup away long ago. However, now in front of Xiao Heng, not only could she not throw the cup, she had to drink up the wine without leaving a drop.

After drinking a glass of wine, Su Xinrong felt a burning pain from her throat to her stomach. The expression on her face remained unchanged, but when you got closer, you could see a faint flickering light in her eyes. It was this light that made her look so pitiful. The people who were close to her felt their hearts ache and looked at her with a little more pity.

Yes, how could such a grown-up girl take the initiative to show her face? It was because her family forced her to do so. Everyone looked at the Su family with even more hostility.

Xiao Heng had seen many beauties, so he would not be fooled by her expression. He just thought that whether it was teasing or making things difficult for her, there should be a limit. After all, he didn't want to embarrass the Su family.

At Xiao Heng's signal, the musicians started playing their instruments. Su Xinrong quickly adjusted her posture, letting the music flow as she danced gracefully. With every bow, she showed off all her beauty to everyone.

Su Minglang had been watching her when she was drinking just now. If she had hesitated for a moment, Su Minglang would have asked her to stop. However, she not only drank the wine, but also danced these low-class erotic dances with great interest. Su Minglang also knew that she was determined to enter the palace, so he stopped interfering in her affairs.

Su Xinyi's dancing skills were indeed excellent, not inferior to those professionally trained dancers, but she could only compete with those dancers.

Although the dancing styles of the two are different, their general purpose is the same, which is to show oneself to perfection.

Although there were women in the palace who were good at dancing with long sleeves, their dancing moves were so graceful and soft that people felt as if they were fairies, which was completely different from those women dancing with heavy makeup.

Although men also like this kind of flamboyance and unrestrainedness, they only stop at watching and playing with it. If anyone marries such a woman, he will probably be laughed at.

Su Minglang knew this very well and wondered in his heart why the Su family would resort to such a desperate measure. However, seeing that Su's mother had no idea what was going on, he was afraid that his good cousin was just acting on a whim.

But her actions were really amusing. Not only did she get herself involved, but the Su family's century-old reputation would soon become a laughing stock among the people.

Everyone present had different expressions. Those rigid and polite scholars like the Wen family lowered their heads and didn't look. However, Su Xinrong was completely unaware of this. Her thoughts were all on Xiao Heng.

But what about Xiao Heng? While everyone's eyes were focused on the woman, he took the cake off the table and handed it to Li.