As soon as she opened her eyes, she was forcibly carried back to the East Palace by the paranoid pri

At dusk the next day, the palace became unusually lively. Many palace lanterns were lit, and palace servants held lanterns and led the way in front of the guests.

Envoys from various countries arrived one after another and sat on the left side of the Hetai Hall. Even the injured prince of the Lan Kingdom was present. He looked cowardly and lacked masculinity at all.

The courtiers of the Yun Dynasty all sat on the right side with their wives. Bai Huixian attended with Li Xiaoshu and lowered his voice so that others could not hear, "The Crown Princess has ignored you, and you have lost an important bargaining chip. You should be honest from now on. I will not lack your glory."

Although Xia Suling was the legal wife, she was not actually qualified to attend. The imperial edict was received by Li Xiaoshu, so naturally she had to wear the imperial edict dress to attend such a banquet, but Xia Suling did not have it.

However, only Li Xiaoshu could get this imperial edict. She had saved the prince, and the prince treated her with favor. If she was not given the imperial edict, the prince might have a prejudice against Bai Huixian. However, Bai Huixian also relied on Li Xiaoshu to board the prince's giant ship that was not easy to capsize. This was a completely messy account that no one could figure out.

At this time, an eunuch announced loudly, "Your Highness, the Crown Prince, the Crown Princess is here!"

Everyone's eyes instantly focused on the palace entrance, mainly because the Crown Princess He was truly mysterious. Half a year ago, she was unexpectedly hailed by the Crown Prince as a respected and noble Crown Princess.

When this incident first happened, it caused a huge uproar and all the civil and military officials in the court were shocked. Many spies said that they saw with their own eyes that He was forcibly abducted back to the Eastern Palace by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in her bright red wedding dress. The Crown Prince even dispatched his officers and soldiers.

As for the marriage certificate presented by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in the court at that time, it was even more nonsense, but everyone just kept silent about it tacitly.

Ever since entering the Eastern Palace, He has not seen outsiders. The only two exceptions were both wives from the Bai family. Thinking of this, some court officials secretly looked at Bai Huixian, only to see that he had a calm expression. Tsk - he is indeed a shrewd man.

He Yue and Ning Rushong appeared together at the palace gate, wearing luxurious crowns and clothes of the same color. One was elegant and pretty, while the other was graceful and dignified. They looked a perfect match.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was obviously very fond of the Crown Princess, and his expression towards her was gentler than they had ever seen him. This was truly the case of "one thing conquers another".

The two of them sat at the top, just one step away from the dragon throne.

He Yue walked slowly, the intricate and elegant pearl hairpin in her hair barely swaying. She sat down dignified and politely, with a cold and arrogant look on her face. She was a cold beauty, but in fact she was constantly complaining in her heart.

When will the damn banquet end? These hairpins are really heavy. She usually just wears a simple bun and only uses two hairpins at most.

The prince of Lan Kingdom said in amazement, "This Crown Princess is truly a beauty."

The voice was quite loud, and He Yue couldn't help but look up at the Lan State Prince. The Lan State Prince realized that he had spoken out loud, and hurriedly explained, "This prince was just shocked by the Crown Princess's appearance, which was more splendid than the morning sun. I didn't mean to be reckless."

He knew that the morals of the Dayun Dynasty tended to be conservative, and what he had just said was already considered impolite.

The envoy sitting behind him quickly poked him and lowered his voice, "Second Prince, stop staring at the Crown Princess of Dayun Dynasty. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is looking at you!"

"Ah." The Prince of Lan turned his gaze and looked into a pair of cold and terrifying eyes. His heart trembled and he quickly lowered his head.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Dayun Dynasty is indeed as terrifying as the rumors say!

Half an incense stick of time passed before Emperor Jingmu and Empress He finally showed up at the banquet. Emperor Jingmu was wearing a dragon robe, his features were clear and elegant, with beads wrapped around his wrists. Despite his heavy aura, he actually looked like a Taoist priest.

Following behind her were four palace concubines above the rank of imperial concubine, all of whom were rare beauties, each with her own charm.

After the two most important people took their seats, the banquet officially began.

Envoys from various countries presented precious gifts one after another. This was actually the main purpose of their visit, to demonstrate their loyalty to the Dayun Dynasty, which was their awareness as a vassal state.

The prince of Lan was pushed to his feet by the Lan envoy and bowed quickly, "Lan is willing to offer the most beautiful woman in the country."

As for offering women as sacrifices, it is quite common, but most of the time they would not be offered in public at such a grand banquet, unless the woman is special enough.

He Yue became interested, and a light appeared in his eyes. Oh, the excitement is coming, an exotic beauty.

Ning Rusong raised his hand and gently held her hand under the table, whispering in her ear, "It's probably for dancing."

He was obviously very experienced. He Yue looked back at him and replied softly, "Then I am lucky to see you."

"The Eastern Palace also has a group of extraordinary dancers. Yueyue can ask them to dance for you when she returns." Ning Rusong thought for a moment and then said, "Almost all of them were sent by officials from various places. I have never touched them."

This sentence had no meaning to Ning Rushong. No one could restrain him whether he touched it or not, but he just said it subconsciously for He Yue to hear, even though she might not care.

Ning Rushong lowered his eyes, and stroked the exquisite cup with his free hand. He was like a person who had been in a nightmare and had just woken up.

He had to sort it out. He had to figure out how serious his feelings for He Yue were and how irreversible the situation was.

His rationality, which was good at weighing the pros and cons, warned him that he had to wake up and stop indulging in petty love affairs that he didn't know the depth of, or he would drown.

"Your Highness, I want to eat the pastry on your left." He Yue moved her fingers that were held in Ning Rushong's hand. The pastry looked really good, and she wanted to taste it to see if it was delicious.

"Okay." Ning Rushong raised his hand and placed the stack of pastries in front of He Yue.

His heartstrings suddenly snapped, and his rationality collapsed at He Yue's casual words. He reminded himself countless times at this moment that it was just the possessiveness that was at work.

Arrogant people are unwilling to lower their heads first, so they can only pretend to cover up.

Ning Rushong opened his eyes and saw He Yue eating pastries in small bites. She seemed to be completely out of this relationship.

Emperor Jingmu sat on the dragon throne, his face did not show any fluctuations, he just spoke smoothly, "Go ahead."

A woman in red wearing a veil walked in lightly from outside the palace. Her fox eyes were charming and attractive. She folded her hands in front of her chest and bowed, "Moer pays respect to His Majesty."

She is still going for the mysterious route, He Yue thought. She sat with a dignified posture, took a sip of tea, and admired Moer in a good mood.

Even without showing her face, she is still an absolute beauty, with cold, white and smooth skin, and even her drooping hair has a unique charm.

A civil servant in the court frowned tightly, "What kind of nonsense is this? How can this woman wear a bright red dress at a banquet?"

The prince of Lan Kingdom hurriedly explained in panic, "In our Lan Kingdom, red clothes are something that ordinary women can wear at any time."