Bring a scumbag girl to bully me, and you are afraid of using modern weapons.

The other concubines sat on both sides of the main seat.

After the Empress Dowager sat down, Emperor Kunming looked at the people kneeling on the ground and said, "No need to bow!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Everyone thanked him and stood up.

Beitang Yuan came up to Xie Jinglan and whispered, "I know everything that happened in the bamboo forest. Don't worry, I will definitely help you get revenge."

Xie Jinglan looked at him and nodded slightly.

She really wanted to say, asking others to help her avenge her own revenge is not as satisfying as avenging it herself.

An eunuch came over and led the three generations of grandparents and grandchildren to sit in their seats.

There is no distinction between men and women in the palace banquets of Yuyong Kingdom. The whole family can sit together. The Qianhe Hall is also large enough for all guests to sit inside.

"The envoy from Nanyang has arrived!"

"The eldest princess has arrived!"

The eunuch's shrill voice came in.

Upon hearing this, the people who had just sat down for a while stood up to greet him as a sign of respect.

Xie Jinglan had never seen the eldest princess who married into the Nanyang Kingdom. She only knew that her name was Beitang Hui, she was 42 years old this year, and she was married into the Nanyang Kingdom 25 years ago. This was her first time returning to her motherland.

Someone walked in at the door of the hall, and she looked up curiously.

The first person to enter was a middle-aged woman with a very plump figure, walking in with an elegant gait. She was wearing a black phoenix robe with a long skirt that trailed behind her. She wore a phoenix crown on her head, had delicate makeup, and her facial features looked a bit like Emperor Kunming.

"Welcome the eldest princess!" Everyone in the hall bowed and saluted.

"Imperial sister, you are here." Emperor Kunming stood up.

"Royal brother, we haven't seen each other for many years!" Queen Nanyang smiled brightly and slowly walked to the front of the imperial palace. She knelt and bowed to the Queen Mother, "Your Highness, your son greets you, Mother."

The Queen Mother looked at her and nodded slightly, "I'm glad you're back!"

Sikong Xiao and Princess Yuzhu, who were following behind him, also came forward to pay their respects.

"Xiao'er pays homage to the Emperor's grandfather, to the Emperor's uncle, and to the Empress' aunt."

"Dai also paid his respects to the emperor's grandfather, his uncle the emperor, and his aunt the empress."

"Greetings to the Queen Mother of Yuyong Kingdom, Your Majesty, and the Queen!" Several envoys from Nanyang Kingdom also paid their respects one by one.

At this moment, Xie Wanying's voice reached Xie Jinglan's ears, "Lan'er, this Princess Yuzhu is not Beitang Hui's biological daughter. She was born to one of the Nanyang Emperor's other concubines. They chose Princess Yuzhu for the marriage alliance, and Beitang Hui registered her as his own."

[I understand, Grandma.] Grandma specifically told her this; the purpose of these two people's visit might be related to her.

Thinking about how Yuzhu was targeting her today, she must have some other tricks up her sleeve.

"No need to be polite. You have all come from far away and have worked hard. Please take a seat," said Emperor Kunming with a smile.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"Hui'er, come and sit next to me." said the Queen Mother.

"Yes, mother." Beitang Hui lifted the hem of her skirt and walked up the stairs.

Sikong Xiao was worried about her skirt, so he came over to help her get up, "Mother, please be careful."

"The envoy from Luofeng Kingdom and Prince Jin have arrived! Princess Mingjing has arrived!" Another voice came in.

Upon hearing this, Xie Jinglan looked towards the entrance of the hall again.

Several envoys from Luofeng Kingdom also arrived. Two of them were walking in front, one of whom was Prince Jin, Mu Wenye. Next to him was a woman wearing a plain white long dress, with a slender figure, a few pearl hairpins in her hair, and a white veil on her face.

Xie Jinglan looked at Princess Mingjing's figure and felt a sense of familiarity.

She opened her eyes and scanned over, revealing a familiar face, and her face immediately turned cold.

Xie Wanying also recognized who this woman was, and the two looked at each other.

[It's actually Lin Ruyan! When did this woman become the princess of Luofeng Kingdom?] Xiao Jinzi's surprised voice rang in her ears.

[When we were at Linggun Mountain, I thought Mu Wenye was a good person, but he actually kept a vicious and treacherous person like Lin Ruyan by his side. In my opinion, he is the biggest conspirator.]

"Don't forget he's the prince of Luofeng. None of these royal family members are simple." Xie Jinglan said.

The person Lin Ruyan likes is Beitang Hong, and she gets together with Mu Wenye, probably to achieve some kind of benefit.

"Ye, I pay my respects to His Majesty the Yuyong Kingdom."

"Mingjing greets His Majesty!"

"Haha! Prince Jin, Princess Mingjing is here! You must have been tired from the journey, please take a seat." Emperor Kunming said politely.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After everyone sat down, Emperor Kunming raised his glass, delivered a speech welcoming the envoys from both countries, and then announced the start of the banquet.

"Go on to singing and dancing!"

Singing and dancing are indispensable programs at palace banquets.

The pleasant sound of stringed instruments rang out, and the dancers began to dance gracefully.

Xie Jinglan glanced around the hall and saw Beitang Hong and Lin Ruyan exchanging glances.

It seems that Beitang Hong and Mu Wenye are plotting something.

She couldn't help but look at Beitang Yuan, and saw that he was looking at her too, and the two of them looked at each other from a distance.

At this moment, she noticed someone was looking at her. She looked up and saw Beitang Hui on the stage.

Seeing her looking at him, Beitang Hui did not avoid it, and there was something meaningful in his deep eyes.

After the dance, the dancers retreated one after another.

"As I've been walking along, I've heard the people talk about the most the surprising rumors about Miss Xie from Duke Li's Mansion. This has made me very curious." Queen Nanyang on the stage suddenly spoke first.

Xie Jinglan straightened herself up. Was this the start of the conversation?

This was ridiculous. As the queen of a country, she was always surrounded by her followers wherever she went. Which commoner would dare to approach her? And why would she listen to the people's comments?

"You are too kind, Princess." Xie Wanying answered her neither humbly nor arrogantly.

"Miss Lan is indeed a good girl, and she is a perfect match for Yuan'er." The Queen Mother said with a smile.

Beitang Hui's expression froze slightly. She looked at Xie Jinglan, then at Beitang Yuan, her eyes flickering. "Come to think of it, Yuan'er is almost twenty now! I heard that even though he's the crown prince, he still doesn't even have a woman by his side. How can this be possible?"

She looked at Emperor Kunming beside her and said, "Royal brother, you have to take care of this matter. Yuan'er is the crown prince, and offspring are particularly important."

"Of course I know about this..."

Just as Emperor Kunming was about to speak, he was interrupted by the Empress Dowager, "Yuan'er has been in poor health since he was a child. He just returned from Linggun Mountain, and I have already arranged a marriage for him and Lan."

"Mother, just one Crown Princess is not enough. We need to arrange for a few more Consorts and Consorts for him." Beitang Hui said again.

The Queen Mother's face darkened slightly, but she said nothing more.

Emperor Kunming noticed that the Empress Dowager's expression was not right, and hurriedly said, "Royal sister, Yuan'er's Crown Princess has already been chosen for him. As for the others, let him choose for himself!"

Emperor Kunming was an experienced person and felt that apart from the main wife, who was the most important, it would be better for his son to choose the concubines he liked and give him some freedom.

"Your Majesty, what you said makes sense." Beitang Hui nodded in agreement, looked at Princess Yuzhu, and said with a smile, "My daughter Dai Yi is also quite good. I don't want to give her away to anyone else. I think she and Yuan'er are a good match, so I brought her here and betrothed her to Yuan'er!"