The General is Pregnant: His Majesty Abstinence and Sexual Devotion Every Night

Chapter 3 Return Banquet

The glass was gradually filled with wine. Gu Junqing raised her eyes lazily, glanced at the palace maid casually, and then turned to look at the ministers sitting opposite her.

The people on the opposite side are all civil servants, and almost all of them are from aristocratic families!

However, at this time, the three major families had no news about joining forces. It seemed that they were still in a delicate stalemate as usual, and had no disputes with Prince An and others.

It's hard to say, maybe it's just a show for everyone to see, and no one knows where the private activities inside are going...

In the magnificent palace, the emperor and his subjects are happily holding up their wine glasses and drinking from each other. It seems simple and warm, but in fact, there are sharp swords hidden inside and undercurrents surging.

Not long after the banquet officially started, Qi Yunjin sat on the dragon throne, looking at the ministers below who were having a great time and the harmonious scene between the monarch and his subjects. He suddenly felt a little impatient and simply said, "Everyone have fun and there's no need to be restrained." Then he picked up the wine glass and sipped it elegantly.

But his eyes glanced at the place where Gu Junqing was inadvertently, and he didn't know who he was looking at.

Gu Junqing's eyes were slightly stunned. She was very sure that Qi Yunjin was looking at her just now.

She lowered her eyes, picked up the glass filled with wine, shook it, as if she was thinking, but she didn't drink it.

"General Gu"

Minister Zhang of the Ministry of Personnel...

A voice came from her right. Gu Junqing paused in shaking the wine glass. The corner of her mouth curled up imperceptibly. Then she sideways glanced at the minister who called her with a half-smile.

For some reason, when Zhang Shilang saw Gu Junqing's clear, bright and beautiful eyes looking at him, he felt a strange and creepy feeling in his heart. He sighed silently in his heart, Gu Junqing has always been upright and honest, and he has been in the battlefield for a long time, so how could he have the illusion of being stared at by a venomous snake or a ferocious beast? Maybe he was wrong.

Before she could speak, Minister Zhang took the lead and seemingly greeted and showed concern for the Gu family army led by Gu Junqing, and also earnestly reminded the soldiers not to overwork themselves.

Gu Junqing just smiled faintly and didn't say much.

"...General Gu led the Gu family army to fight against the Goryeo army on the northwest border for three months. Now he has returned with a great victory. He is truly brave and resourceful! He is worthy of being the top general of our Great Qi! Come! General Gu! I offer you a toast! I hope the general will not despise me..."

"Of course, this general will not dislike you, Minister. However, I have been feeling unwell recently and I am afraid I have caught a cold. I am afraid that I can only use tea instead of wine to thank you for your concern for me and the Gu family army!"

After he finished speaking, before Minister Zhang could say anything else, Gu Junqing took the teapot in her hand, filled a new cup with tea, shook it in a toast to the minister opposite who was paying attention to her from time to time, and then took a sip of the cup.

Minister Zhang was holding his breath, feeling very uncomfortable, but he couldn't show his dissatisfaction on his face.

It's impossible to have another drink. Gu Junqing just said that he was not feeling well and couldn't drink. If he said he was toasting the general, wouldn't others suspect him?

So Minister Zhang could only maintain the smile he had when he came just now, a gentle and natural smile. After politely telling Gu Junqing to take good care of himself, he sat back in his seat and said no more.

Maintaining an indifferent attitude and pretending not to notice the ministers' surprised looks, Gu Junqing drank his tea slowly.

A general should drink a lot of wine and eat a lot of meat, even in public. It is a bit strange for a general not to drink but drink tea. However, there is no sense of disobedience on Gu Junqing. His slow and elegant posture makes him look like a nobleman from a powerful family, not a general from a powerful general's family. All the ministers in the palace were a little surprised by Gu Junqing's current posture. You know, Gu Junqing once said that she didn't like to drink tea. What is she doing now?

Perhaps some people have a new opinion of Gu Junqing, and they know it very well.

Since Minister Zhang went up to her to propose a toast but was turned down, the ministers who had wanted to join in the toast had to stay in their seats and toast to Gu Junqing. Some people with ulterior motives were so angry that they gritted their teeth as they watched her leisurely drinking tea while they drank wine.

Half a quarter of an hour passed, and the atmosphere reached its climax unknowingly.

Perhaps it was because the atmosphere at the moment really made the people present feel a little intoxicated. At the same time, under the influence of alcohol, their nerves were a little confused, making them seem to be somewhat indifferent to the occasion.

"Why is there no beauty around General Gu? Or does he look down on these pretty girls?" A arrogant and slightly drunken voice sounded.

He is the Shaoqing of Taichang Temple.

Gu Junqing squinted his eyes and smiled softly: "Of course"

She doesn't like it.

He answered confidently and didn't feel that there was anything wrong with what he said.

...There's really nothing wrong with that.

The Shaoqing of Taichang Temple looked at Gu Junqing's face, and considering what she had just said in response to him, he was so angry that he didn't want to speak, but he was also unable to refute.

After all, among all the people present, except Emperor Qi Yunjin, no one can compare with him in terms of beauty!

Helpless, I had to suppress my anger and sit down obediently.

The others were speechless listening to the conversation between the two.

Qi Yunjin, who was sitting at the top of the table, looked at Gu Junqing, who was drinking tea leisurely below, and a hint of smile flashed across his eyes. This person was quite interesting.

In the magnificent Hengya Hall, people drink fine wine and enjoy the singing and dancing and the graceful beauties.

Qi Yunjin, who was sitting on the dragon throne, had just ordered the eunuch Li Yuan, who was standing beside him, to pour wine. But when he looked up, he saw Prince An Qi Ye standing up unsteadily, holding a glass full of wine in his hand.

He narrowed his eyes slightly, and a cold light flashed in his eyes.

Gu Junqing looked at Prince An walking towards her and clenched her hands. She lowered her eyes and pretended to be fascinated by the wine glass. She didn't even look at Prince An's gradually cooling eyes. In fact, she could already imagine it without her seeing it.

After all, in her previous life, there was a time when Prince An and the Shi family jointly reported to the emperor that she was not in charge of the Gu family army. As a result, the emperor ordered her to be placed under house arrest in the general's mansion for a month.

During this month, Prince An had come to "visit" him many times in the name of official business, which was extremely arrogant! But the emperor turned a blind eye.

What was different from his previous life was that at this moment, Prince An's tone of voice was extremely gentle and polite.

I only heard him say gently:

"General, it's rare for you to leave the palace today and rush to attend the returning banquet. You must not want to disappoint the emperor's trust in you. The people love you. A few days ago, you returned victorious and the whole country welcomed you. But at that time, I was busy with official business and was not in Kyoto, so I couldn't welcome you in person. Today's returning banquet is just right. Come, General Gu, I am here to welcome our Great Qi God of War General with the people of Great Qi. Let's toast to General Gu!"

After finishing his words, Gu Junqing stood up and looked at the other glass of wine that Prince An had already prepared in his hand. When he raised his eyes, Prince An's smile was kind and natural, without any mistakes.

Gu Junqing took the wine glass from Prince An's hand and smiled flawlessly.

"Since it is Prince An who is offering the wine to this general on behalf of himself and the people of Daqi, how dare this general refuse?"

After saying that, she raised her glass high and drank it all.

As a result, Gu Junqing did not notice that Prince An and some ministers changed their expressions instantly after hearing what he said, as well as the smile that flashed across the eyes of Qi Yunjin who was sitting high on the dragon throne.

Representing the people of Daqi? How can you, the Prince of An, represent the people of Daqi? Unless you are the emperor of Daqi!

So what Prince An said just now meant that he wanted to usurp the throne and become emperor!