Appointing a General as a Concubine: Where Can General Xiao Escape?

At court banquets, the four seats closest to the throne, two on the left and two on the right, are usually reserved for people of more favored status besides concubines.

On the left, Qi Yue was sitting on one seat, and the remaining one belonged to Qi Minxiu, but now she was sitting there.

If she didn't let him out, Qi Minxiu should have sat opposite him, but how could he let Qi Yue and Xiao Mo sit together while he sat far away and watched?

But the third seat here is reserved for concubines or high-ranking officials of ordinary status.

Qi Yue looked at Qi Minxiu's face as if he was watching a show, hoping to see the expression he wanted to see on his face.

But Qi Minxiu didn't let him succeed. He kept smiling and stared at Xiao Mo with a doting look.

"If it were anyone else, it definitely wouldn't work, but it's different for A-Mo. If she wants to sit here, then she can sit. I'll sit next to her."

As he said that, Ling Su wanted to swap the table in front of Xiao Mo with the one Qi Minxiu mentioned.

When he took action, Xiao Mo realized that the seat she was sitting in was indeed a little different from the others.

Maybe it's to take care of his body. After all, his legs and feet are indeed not as convenient as those of normal people.

Thinking of this, Xiao Mo subconsciously glanced at the empty seat on the high position.

The next second she quickly stood up and stepped aside: "Ling Su, don't change, I'll go sit next to A Niang."

Seeing that she was about to plunge into the crowd with her swift movements, Qi Yue quickly grabbed her again: "Why are you running? Have you forgotten what I just said?"

"You want to kill me! If the emperor comes out and sees me sitting here, I'm afraid he'll chop off my head right then and there."

Xiao Mo struggled and grabbed Qi Yue's hand which was tightly held on her.

Just as the two were secretly competing with each other, Qi Minxiu's gentle voice rang out: "It's okay to sit here, A-Mo."

Xiao Mo looked at him, and before she could say anything in defense, a sharp voice echoed throughout the hall: "The Emperor has arrived."

As soon as the eunuch finished speaking, the people in the hall sat down in their seats in an orderly manner.

Xiao Mo wanted to take this opportunity to run away, but Qi Yue was still holding her wrist tightly, and she almost fell down because of the excessive force.

"If you don't want to stand out, sit down quickly. Otherwise, you won't be able to explain yourself after everyone is seated."

Qi Yue's ruffian voice came from behind Xiao Mo. Xiao Mo turned around to look at him and was pulled to sit down by him.

She quickly put her hands on the chair handle and tried to jump up, but before she could move, she saw everyone walked to their seats and saluted the emperor in unison.

She quickly tidied herself up and knelt with everyone else, shouting "Welcome to the Emperor!"

The emperor stood on a high place, glanced at the prince, said "Stand up" and sat down on the dragon throne.

Only the high-ranking concubines and a few middle-ranking concubines who had been favored recently accompanied him. Their seats were on both sides of the emperor, sitting in an arc.

After the emperor took his seat, the banquet officially began. After the dancers came on stage, Xiao Mo dared not move anymore.

She gritted her teeth and looked at Murong Shu opposite her. After a moment, Murong Shu also looked at her.

As soon as the two looked at each other, the maid who served the food placed a plate of stewed bird's nest in front of Xiao Mo.

Xiao Mo looked at the food and thought for a while. Since it was already like this, she might as well eat first. If the emperor blamed her, she could find a solution then.

Seeing her using chopsticks so awkwardly, Qi Minxiu laughed out loud: "Amo, where's Shen Yun? Didn't she come with you?"

Xiao Mo replied without even looking up: "Well, she didn't come."

"Then who came with you?" Qi Yue asked in a surprised voice.

Just now he had asked her why her follower had not come, and her answer was that she had asked her to stay in the mansion.

At that time, he thought she was talking about Shen Hanzhou, but he didn't expect that she was talking about Shen Yun.

She seems to have only these two followers. So according to her, the person who entered the palace with her today should be Shen Hanzhou?

Xiao Mo looked at Qi Yue as if he were a fool: "What do you think?"

"Shen Hanzhou is considered to be very good among the servants." Qi Minxiu praised Shen Hanzhou sincerely, but only he knew that this sentence had a purpose.

Hearing this, Xiao Mo was a little unhappy, and frowned slightly: "He is not a servant."

Qi Yue's eyes flickered, and his tone became less peaceful: "A servant is a servant. Exceeding one's status is a serious crime."

Xiao Mo stared at him for a while, pursed her lips and said nothing, just turned her head and ate silently.

He is a prince of noble status and a prince with a title. He grew up in a place with strict palace rules. Naturally, he looks down on people of Shen Hanzhou's status.

If it were someone else, she could still debate with them, but if it were the two people in front of her, keeping silent was the best answer.

Qi Yue saw that Xiao Mo wanted to protect Shen Hanzhou, and looked outside the hall dangerously.

He didn't know if it was his illusion, but he seemed to have really seen Shen Hanzhou's shadow in the outer corridor.

His subconscious told him that this man must be eliminated.

Now Xiao Mo may only like him. If their relationship develops into love, he will really have no chance.

Who is Qi Yue? What can't he get? From childhood to adulthood, as long as he wants it, he will get it.

As his younger brother, Qi Minxiu could barely compete with him, but who was he, Shen Hanzhou? Was he worthy?

Thinking of this, Qi Yue turned his head to look at Yuan Mu beside him. Yuan Mu understood what he meant and walked forward, bent down and put his ear in front of him.

He whispered a few words, and Yuan Mu nodded and left the hall.

On this side, Qi Minxiu was chatting and laughing with Xiao Mo with a smile on his face, picking up food for her with chopsticks from time to time, and glancing in Qi Yue's direction intentionally or unintentionally.

Seeing Yuan Mu quietly retreat from the back row, the smile on his face unconsciously deepened a lot.

Because Xiao Mo was unhappy with Qi Yue's words just now, she kept her back to him from then on.

In addition, Qi Minxiu intentionally or unintentionally guided her not to look in that direction, so she naturally did not see the scene of Qi Yue and Yuan Mu whispering.

Originally, Xiao Mo was worried that the emperor would find out that she had taken Qi Minxiu's place and blame her, but it turned out that the emperor didn't seem to care at all.

Later, when the emperor was chatting with everyone, she was worried that Qi Yue or Qi Minxiu would have a mental breakdown and come out to ask for marriage again.

She ate the whole meal in fear, but fortunately, nothing she worried about happened.

Just when the banquet was drawing to a close and she thought it was finally over, the two mentally ill people on her left and right started arguing with each other over an insignificant remark.

She really couldn't bear it any longer, so she told them that she was feeling stuffy and wanted to get some fresh air, and then she left in a hurry.