The whole family travels through the book, the plot is broken but the characters are not

The day after the parade of Jinshi scholars was the Qionglin Banquet.

This year's Qionglin Banquet will still be held in the royal palace and hosted by the Ministry of Rites.

Guan Xueqin looked at Han Qingyun with envy. They were wearing exactly the same clothes, but Han Qingyun looked much better in them than others. It really was an advantage to be good-looking.

Guan Xueqin looked from Han Qingyun to Liu Minghe, and sighed again, "What a great temperament!"

When Liu Minghe looked at him, Guan Xueqin quickly lowered his head.

These days, he acts like he has stolen other people's things.

He dared to say a few words to Han Qingyun. Han Qingyun had a good relationship with him and had a frank and free-spirited personality. Moreover, it was normal for Han Qingyun to be the third place in the imperial examination due to his appearance. Guan Xueqin would not feel too guilty towards Han Qingyun.

But when facing Liu Minghe, he couldn't help but feel guilty.

Liu Minghe was only a few years older than him, but when he was just starting out, Liu Minghe was known throughout Los Angeles as a child prodigy.

If Han Qingyun chose the third place, Liu Minghe would be the only choice for the first place. I don't know what the emperor was thinking, but he chose him as the first place. It made him feel like he stole Liu Minghe's title...

After Yang Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites came with his officials, they waited for the scholars to pay their respects before letting them take their seats.

The top scholar sits alone, the second and third place scholars sit at a table, and the rest sit at a table of four.

Han Qingyun and Liu Minghe sat together and smiled at each other.

Minister Yang looked at the people in front of him and found the second and third place winners particularly pleasing to the eye.

Although these two people, one old and one young, have a huge age difference, they are both elegant, graceful, and calm.

As the palace maids entered one after another carrying food trays, the Qionglin Banquet officially began.

When all the food dishes were served, Emperor Zhaowen came on stage with his ministers.

Everyone in the room knelt and kowtowed before Emperor Zhaowen, who smiled and said, "Everyone, please stand. Today is a great day for you all, so please be as you please."

"Yes." The newly-appointed scholars returned to their seats one after another.

Han Qingyun looked up at Emperor Zhaowen, then quickly lowered his head.

In his opinion, Emperor Zhaowen was a thin middle-aged man with handsome features and a gentle expression, but there was some fatigue in his eyes.

It is said that Emperor Zhaowen was not in good health. After being crowned king, he rarely went to his fiefdom and basically stayed in the capital to recuperate. He did not look very healthy.

Willows are dark and flowers are blooming, a brocade banquet is set up in the jade forest. Jade flute plays on the fairy island moon, silver candles shine in the purple sky.

As a way for the superiors to show their favor to the newly-appointed Jinshi, the Qionglin Banquet was extremely luxurious, both in the decoration of the royal villa and in the food at the banquet.

Braised shark's fin, charcoal-grilled lamb, three delicacies of deer antler, Buddha jumps over the wall, steamed bear paw...

This was the first time Han Qingyun had seen such a sumptuous meal since he came here. It was worthy of the work of the imperial chef, and every dish was delicious.

Halfway through the banquet, Emperor Zhaowen wanted to invite dancers to liven up the atmosphere, but before the dancers arrived, a eunuch trotted over to Emperor Zhaowen and said something to him.

Emperor Zhaowen's face turned very ugly and he staggered when he stood up. Fortunately, the eunuch next to him was quick and prevented him from falling.

"Li Jixin, how dare he?"

Emperor Zhaowen almost shouted this.

Everyone present heard it and looked at each other, asking, "Is it Prince Lin's second son, Li Jixin?"

What did Prince Lin do to make Emperor Zhaowen so angry?

Hearing the name "Li Jixin", Liu Minghe put the teacup in his hand heavily on the table. Others thought that he was frightened and lost his composure because he did not hold it firmly.

But at this moment, everyone's attention was on Emperor Zhaowen, and no one cared whether Liu Minghe had lost his composure.

But Han Qingyun could clearly sense that Liu Minghe was definitely not afraid just now, but was trying hard to suppress his inner emotions.

Emperor Zhaowen waved his sleeves and left, leaving everyone dumbfounded.

After the Qionglin Banquet, official positions will be granted to the new scholars. Now that the emperor has left, what is the next process?

Yang Ziliang walked to the front, comforted everyone with a few words, and asked them to go back and wait for news. He would go and ask the emperor for his opinion.

Everyone had no choice but to go back and talk about it later.

The wonderful Qionglin Banquet ended in a bad mood, and no one spoke.

After walking out of the Royal Garden, Liu Minghe looked at Han Qingyun steadily.

"Mr. Liu, do you have something to tell me?"

From the very beginning, Han Qingyun felt that Liu Minghe was observing him.

At first, he thought that Liu Minghe regarded him as his competitor for the top spot.

But after several contacts, I found that Liu Minghe didn't care whether he was the top scorer or not. He seemed to just want to see clearly what kind of person he was.

Liu Minghe hesitated for a moment before saying, "The Emperor just mentioned Li Jixin, the second son of Prince Lin. Have you heard of him?"

"It is said that, like Prince Lin, he was taken to the battlefield by Prince Lin since he was young, and he is very good at fighting."

Han Qingyun's answer was very simple. His knowledge of Prince Lin's family was limited to folk rumors and that novel, but that novel gave very little description of the supporting characters.

"Great at fighting? What else?"

Han Qingyun shook his head. Since he came here, he has been struggling to survive. He finally settled down in Luocheng and locked himself in the house to prepare for the imperial examination. He really didn't know much about Li Jixin.

Liu Minghe showed a smile that seemed cold and desolate.

"Rumor has it that he's the Little Killer God of the North, and that he's even more ruthless in battle than his father and brother."

"If it's against the enemy, being ruthless is appropriate. But if it's against our own people..."

Han Qingyun clenched his fists, thinking of the tragedy in Wuping County and the refugees fleeing along the way, and stopped talking.

Liu Minghe showed pity in his eyes. He patted Han Qingyun on the shoulder, turned and left. His back looked indescribably desolate and lonely.

Guan Xueqin saw Liu Minghe leave before he dared to walk over to Han Qingyun.

"Brother Qingyun, what's going on? Why did the emperor suddenly mention Li Jixin?"

"I'm not sure. Let's go back and see what's going on."

Guan Xueqin nodded helplessly, and after making an appointment with Han Qingyun to keep in touch with each other the next day, they went home.

The person who came to pick up Han Qingyun today was Zhao Xingwu. He looked unhappy and told Han Qingyun that his family was waiting for him, then drove back to Han's house.

Lu Youtian's family were all in the reception room, and Lu Yanyan and Chen were also there.

Seeing Han Qingyun coming back, Lu Fugui patted him on the shoulder and asked him to sit down and tell him about the situation in the palace.

Because of the news that Li Jixin suddenly appeared in Luocheng, the Qionglin Banquet was interrupted, and Emperor Zhaowen left, leaving behind the Jinshi who were waiting to be appointed as officials.

The news quickly spread throughout the city.

The people of the Han and Lu families were much more informed than others because they owned Mingxiang Tower and Meishifang. However, after hearing Han Qingyun's narration again, they still found it hard to believe.

It is really eye-opening that the emperor of a country left in anger because the son of a prince abandoned the first batch of disciples he had after he became emperor.

But what did Li Jixin do to make Emperor Zhaowen lose his composure like this?

Han Qingyun looked at everyone in confusion.

Lu Youtian was the first person to receive the news, but he was even more confused than Han Qingyun now. Things were beyond everyone's imagination.

Li Jixin didn't know how he entered the city. Not only did he enter the city, he also brought two hundred personal soldiers with him.

He surrounded the Zongzheng Temple in a big way and demanded to take away two people - the Empress Dowager and the miracle doctor Ye Jianan.

"Two hundred personal soldiers? He's also going to take the Empress Dowager away. Is he crazy?"