Being favored by the paranoid master, the whole imperial capital kneels down

2Today's banquet is hosted by the Prince's party and the Queen.

The intention is to win over court officials.

The drinks at the banquet were not very rich.

Liu Jie could not hide the disappointment on his face.

He had thought that the banquets in the palace would be much more extravagant than those in the homes of high-ranking officials he had visited.

As a result, it is not even as good as the family dinners hosted by some high-ranking officials.

The homes of those high-ranking officials were filled with hordes of servants, and their tables were filled with delicacies from land and sea.

When Liu Jie sent the most beautiful ladies to the residences of high-ranking officials, he received a lot of rewards.

He looked ahead with boredom at the palace maids dancing in a very conventional manner.

Liu Jie found an excuse and slipped away from the banquet, intending to look for Nan Chuzheng.

Xu Jiaoxue had been secretly keeping an eye on Liu Jie. When she saw Liu Jie slipping out, she hurriedly whispered a few words to Su Shizhi.

She lowered her head and slipped out of the banquet unnoticed to find Liu Jie.

Outside the palace, Liu Jie was walking towards Nan Chuzheng.

Xu Jiaoxue grabbed him.

She had an anxious look on her face.

"Don't go yet. Go back. Today's banquet is not the small-scale feast we usually have in the imperial capital."

"Didn't you see there were people from Northern Xinjiang at the banquet?"

Why did the prince insist on having Su Shizhi attend this banquet?

It’s because several generals returned from the northern border.

The prince's party and the queen negotiated with Nan Chenrao of Yama's Ministry for many days before they finally took the right to hold the banquet from Nan Chenrao.

This is a good opportunity for them to seize power.

As long as they can win over the relationship with the generals in the northern border, the power of the prince and the queen will be even greater.

That's why the Queen specifically instructed the Prince to call Su Shizhi over this time.

Su Shizhi stayed in the northern border for decades.

With Su Shizhi's reputation, he must be loved by many people in Northern Xinjiang.

Both the Queen and the Crown Prince had good thoughts. If Su Shizhi could be highly respected among the children from poor families, then he must be the same in the eyes of the generals in the northern border.

Xu Jiaoxue deliberately inquired about the purpose of holding this banquet over the past two days.

She knew that Su Shizhi played an important role in this banquet.

Therefore, it is even more impossible to allow Liu Jie to run around in the palace and cause trouble.

But Liu Jie shook off Xu Jiaoxue's hand and said to her in a sinister tone,

"From the moment I was about to enter the palace, you showed no interest in helping me."

"Why? Are you afraid that I will find someone more beautiful than you and take your place with me?"

"Don't worry, even if I get Nan Chuzheng, you will still be useful to me."

Yes, there is no real love between Xu Jiaoxue and Liu Jie.

Don't mention the vows they made in bed.

It's all fake.

Liu Jie knew it, and Xu Jiaoxue knew it too.

When Xu Jiaoxue was a teenager, she was used to seeing the ugliest faces of men in brothels.

She clearly understood that being with Liu Jie was just a matter of mutual benefit.

Xu Jiaoxue said to Liu Jie in a cold voice,

"Don't you see where we are? This is the imperial palace."

"The last person who made a fool of herself in the palace is now missing. Do you want to do the same?"

Xu Jiaoxue had done her homework and she knew why Su Shujing married into the Wang family.

Now, the Wang family hates Su Shujing and is also dissatisfied with Su Shizhi.

If Liu Jie really were in the palace and caused some trouble.

The one who will have to bear the consequences is Xu Jiaoxue.

Seeing that Su Shujing was determined to stop him, Liu Jie raised his hand and slapped Xu Jiaoxue in the face.

The sound of a slap in the face was so crisp that it immediately attracted the attention of the imperial guards.

Liu Jie panicked and quickly covered his face, kneeling in front of Xu Jiaoxue.

"Madam, it's my fault. Please punish me, Madam!"

In terms of acting skills, Liu Jie and Xu Jiaoxue are equally good.

In the eyes of the imperial guards, this matter was like Xu Jiaoxue, the master, slapping Liu Jie, the servant.

It is only natural for a master to teach his servants a lesson.

So, the patrolling imperial guards took a look at the two of them and walked past them.

Xu Jiaoxue's face turned pale, she breathed a sigh of relief, and then lowered her voice and said to Liu Jie,

"If you want to die, I won't stop you. If you have feelings for Nan Chuzheng, I won't stop you either."

"But no matter what, you can't do this in the palace."

"There are too many eyes and ears here. You want her to abort the baby. Even if you succeed, I'm afraid you won't be able to leave this palace."

Liu Jie stood up from the ground and slapped Xu Jiaoxue again.

"Do you even need to say this?"

"I just went to see her and satisfy my addiction."

He turned and left Xu Jiaoxue.

Xu Jiaoxue couldn't stop him at all, she could only return to the banquet with a stern face.

During the banquet, the Crown Prince and the Queen had a pleasant conversation with the generals who had returned from the northern border.

From time to time, they brought the topic to Su Shizhi, trying to build closer relations with the generals in the northern border.

Su Shizhi smiled faintly, and his every move seemed very natural.

But the way those Northern Frontier generals looked at Su Shizhi was very intriguing.

No one deliberately mentioned Su Shizhi's recent situation in the northern border.

But they are all familiar with Su Shizhi.

Especially when he saw Xu Jiaoxue coming in from outside the hall and sitting next to Su Shizhi.

One of the generals from the northern border asked Su Shizhi with a smile,

"Mr. Su, why didn't your wife accompany you into the palace today?"

Xu Jiaoxue lowered her head and glanced at Su Shizhi again.

Su Shizhi replied with a smile,

"Her sister passed away recently, and Madam is at the Chu family to take care of her sister's funeral."

The gazes of those Northern Frontier generals fell on Xu Jiaoxue again.

She didn’t know if it was Xu Jiaoxue’s illusion, but she always felt that the looks those men gave her were full of discomfort.

It was just like when she was in a brothel, being targeted by many disgusting men.

But look at Su Shizhi again.

Su Shizhi calmly introduced Xu Jiaoxue to the generals of the Northern Frontier.

"This is my concubine."

"Recently, I have been thinking about making my concubine my legal wife."

The generals who came back from the northern border burst into laughter.

"This is a good thing. Mr. Su's wife is old and may not be able to take care of her children."

"Now that Mr. Su has a young wife, she can take better care of us."

At first glance, the general's words seemed meaningless.

But if you look closely, it seems a little weird.

Everyone present was confused except the Crown Prince and the Queen.

Everyone has heard about how Su Shizhi sent Zhou Mingzhu to the bed of a Northern Xinjiang official.

They couldn't help but look at Xu Jiaoxue with eyes full of various thoughts.

Xu Jiaoxue felt cold all over.

But think about it, this is the imperial palace, the richest place in the world.

Those people are the top figures in the Great Sheng Dynasty. How could they possibly do anything to her?

Thinking of this, Xu Jiaoxue felt relieved again.