After rebirth, the Queen of Madness has gone against the will of Heaven

With Murong Yanhui's arrival, the banquet officially began. Delicious dishes were brought to the table one by one. Murong Yanhui hugged Yu Qingli and sat on the main seat.

The seats had been arranged in advance, and Qingjiu, who was in charge of the arrangements, even wrote the name of each attendee on the corresponding seat. This really impressed Yu Qingli. She had previously thought that Qingjiu was just a servant running errands, but she didn't expect him to be so efficient.

All the officials and the female relatives sat down one after another. Murong Yue was arranged to sit next to Murong Yan, while Baili Changjue and Ye Lixue sat a little further away. The officials were arranged on both sides in order of their status.

The sound of stringed instruments came from everywhere, adding a bit of fun to the birthday party. Soon, a beautiful dancer walked into the hall to the sound of music. Her graceful dance made the eyes of the officials present shine.

The ladies from prominent families all lowered their eyebrows and blushed, as if they were not interested in such a show. However, they could not hide their curiosity and secretly raised their eyes to take a glance from time to time.

Looking at Murong Yanhui again, he was half leaning comfortably on the huge golden nanmu bench, whispering a few words in Yu Qingli's ear from time to time, and sometimes even picked up some delicious fruits and stuffed them into Yu Qingli's mouth when he was in a good mood.

Such ambiguity and recklessness made the officials who had previously held some illusions completely give up the idea of marrying their daughters to this prince. A prince who likes homosexuality may not necessarily bring happiness to their daughters even if they get married.

The banquet was in full swing, but Yu Qingli was a little puzzled. Wasn't this Murong Yue's birthday party? Why were the officials who came to toast Murong Yan offering congratulatory words?

At first she thought these officials wanted to flatter her, so they sided with Murong Yanhui in their words, but after looking around, she found that no one mentioned the child's birthday.

Fortunately, Murong Yue didn't mind it too much. He sat next to Yu Qingli and ate with relish, finishing all the delicious food on the table.

Seeing that Yu Qingli was staring at her, little Murong Yue raised her head, her mouth stained with oil and food crumbs. Yu Qingli frowned, reached out and took out the handkerchief that had been placed beside her, and wiped Murong Yue's mouth.

This scene attracted the attention of the daughters of officials who were interested in Murong Yanhui, and among them, the daughter of Minister Chen of the Ministry of Personnel was the most excited.

This Miss Chen is quite good-looking, with a small oval face, a pair of big watery eyes, almond-shaped eyebrows, and a red mouth, and a bit of shyness.

Before today, she had seen Murong Yanhui once. It was during a boat trip on the lake. She happened to see Murong Yanhui sitting on the flower boat. His every move was noble yet a bit romantic and unrestrained. Compared to those rigid young men from aristocratic families, this man with a little bit of badness made her fall in love with him at first sight!

From then on, she made inquiries from many sources and finally found out that this was the famous Prince of Yan in the court. She immediately became even more delighted. With her qualifications, if she could marry into the prince's palace and become a princess, it would not be in vain for her father's cultivation. Especially after discussing with her father, she became more certain of this idea.

Today, she begged her father to bring her along, just to attract Murong Yanhui's attention here.

To this end, she prepared various talents. She heard that the King of Yan liked beautiful women, especially those with special skills. She believed that she had outstanding appearance. As for her talents, she was also one of the best in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. She was confident that she would be appreciated by Murong Yanhui.

But what Miss Chen never expected was that before she could even perform all her preparations, Murong Yanhui already had a lover with an ambiguous identity by her side. The most unacceptable thing was that this person was actually a man!

This is simply unbearable!

Thinking of this, she stood up with the wine glass in hand. Minister Chen next to her was a little frightened when he saw this, and vaguely felt that something big was going to happen. But it was probably too late to stop his daughter now, because she had already walked around the table and headed towards the table where Murong Yan had returned.

Minister Chen was secretly anxious. A general named Lu, who was on good terms with him, frowned and whispered in a low voice, "Brother Chen, what is your daughter planning to do?"

Minister Chen sighed, "What misfortune for our family! What misfortune for our family!"

"Now all I can do is pray that my daughter doesn't cause any serious trouble!"

Seeing someone come forward to toast, Murong Yanhui narrowed his eyes slightly. How interesting! A woman actually came forward to toast. Could it be that this woman has taken a fancy to him? Even though he had been so deliberate today, she actually took the initiative to show her affection. If a woman like this is not after power and wealth, then she must be a little bit stupid, right?

Murong Yanhui tightened his grip on Yu Qingli's shoulders and pulled her closer to his arms. Yu Qingli noticed Murong Yanhui's movements, frowned almost inaudibly, and soon snuggled obediently into Murong Yanhui's arms.

Anyway, today she just needs to play the role of a good lover, and by the way, she can also watch the show.

Miss Chen walked lightly to the table, her pretty face blushing a little. Although she tried her best to hide it, the hand holding the wine glass was still shaking a little.

Murong Yanhui secretly laughed. This woman was pretending to be so calm. He really wanted to listen carefully to what she wanted to say.

"Your Highness, I am a humble girl, but I have come to wait for you today. I wish you a happy and prosperous year every year."

After Miss Chen finished speaking, she took a sip of wine and then looked at Murong Yanhui with anticipation. Murong Yanhui raised her eyes and swept her gaze over Miss Chen's face and figure wantonly, and finally set her sights on her proud breasts. There was a hint of evil smile on her lips, and the teasing and wantonness in her eyes were self-evident.

Yu Qingli secretly complained in her heart. She had previously thought that Murong Yanhui was just a playboy but not vulgar. However, looking at his performance now, she had overestimated him before.

Being stared at so presumptuously, Miss Chen's face turned even redder, but she still mustered up the courage to continue, "I don't have anything to offer His Majesty on your birthday today. I have only learned a little bit of zither playing, hoping to please His Majesty."

Yu Qingli was well versed in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and was an expert in them. So when someone offered to play music for her, she became interested. It was a pleasure to learn from other masters, and she believed that a person who could recommend his music skills would not be bad at all.

Yu Qingli's eyes sparkled, and she was very much looking forward to it.

Murong Yanhui obviously did not miss Yu Qingli's expectation. The words that were originally intended to make the woman leave turned into, "Okay, in that case, please let Miss Chen play for us!"

When Miss Chen received the order, she immediately showed joy on her face and encouraged herself in her heart. It seemed that this prince must be a person who likes music and she had guessed right.

Miss Chen had already made preparations and ordered the servants to bring over the guzheng that had been placed on the carriage. Since she was used to playing the instrument, she could naturally play beautiful music.

The tables and chairs were already prepared. Miss Chen sat in the front of the hall, with guests coming to congratulate her on both sides and the prince she admired in front of her. She calmed herself down and started her own performance.

The young lady was playing a piece of music called "Phoenix Seeking the Phoenix". After the first part of the music, Murong Yanhui closed her eyes. Everyone thought that she was just enjoying the music quietly, but only Yu Qingli understood that she was taking a break from her busy schedule and taking the opportunity to take a nap.

The piano music was tortuous and melodious, which could be considered as a good performance. However, compared with Yu Qingli, it was a bit of an amateur showing off. However, even so, Yu Qingli still listened to the music very carefully and even clapped her hands very seriously.

When the song ended, Murong Yanhui finally opened his eyes again. He lazily glanced at Miss Chen's face and praised her insincerely, "Not bad, you put some thought into it. I accept your gift, Miss." As he spoke, he instructed Qingjiu beside him, "Pick out some jewels worthy of you."

Qingjiu responded and left. There were many jewels in today's gifts.

Seeing Murong Yan's lackluster reaction, Miss Chen felt somewhat dissatisfied. Shouldn't he be so engrossed in her music that he also fell in love with her? How could he simply let the servants take some jewelry to get rid of her?

Thinking of this, Miss Chen's face showed some displeasure. It must be caused by this androgynous person beside the prince, otherwise the prince would not be so careless.

Minister Chen, who was sitting at the table, was so frightened that he broke out in a sweat, and his already slightly plump body was almost stiff. He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that his daughter had finally completed the performance successfully without being criticized.

However, at this moment, something happened that left Minister Chen speechless and surprised. Miss Chen did not thank him and leave. Instead, she took a step forward and pointed her delicate finger at Yu Qingli beside Murong Yan and said, "Sir, I think you must be a close friend of the prince. On such an important day today, don't you plan to give the prince a special gift?"

Yu Qingli was stunned. What did it have to do with him? She was actually quite impressed by Miss Chen, who was even more foolish than she looked.

She had thought Murong Yan would help her reply directly to the woman, but unexpectedly, he took over and said, "Miss Chen really spoke my heart. Lili, aren't you going to give me some gifts today?"

Yu Qingli frowned. Although she agreed to help him act, it did not include performing monkey tricks in front of everyone. Besides, she had already prepared the gift for Murong Yue today, and she would give it to Murong Yue personally.

Yu Qingli frowned and lowered her voice, "What is your Highness doing? Are you trying to push me into this mess?"

Murong Yanhui stretched out his long arm, "What? Lili, don't you realize that you are already in the center of the storm?"

Yu Qingli glared back at Murong Yan and said, "I have already prepared Murong Yue's gift. I will give it to him personally, so there is no need to trouble Your Highness."