The Crybaby Prince is Reborn, Where is the Prince Going?

A quarter of an hour later, the leading eunuch arrived at the Imperial Garden, and his shrill voice interrupted the adults who were chatting and laughing.

"My Lords, please follow me to the Hall of Supreme Harmony."

Jin You was mixed in the crowd as he walked towards the Hall of Supreme Harmony. He felt uneasy all the way, not knowing whether Xiao Yunzhen had tested Emperor Xuan, nor whether Wanqi was prepared.

The poisonous insect has been given to her. As long as she finds the right time to let Emperor Xuan drink it, the matter will be foolproof.

But the problem now is no longer a simple question of whether the poisoning can succeed, but whether Emperor Xuan can hear Xiao Yunzhen's inner voice. If he can hear Xiao Yunzhen's inner voice, then Wanqi's plan will fail. But if he does not give up Wanqi, he will have to give up Xiao Yunzhen.

In a dilemma, Jinyou will choose the side that is most beneficial to himself, so compared to Xiao Yunzhen, Jinyou values ​​Wanqi more.

Even if Wanqi has ambitions, it is difficult to control him. If he is not careful, he will end up in a miserable situation by courting disaster.

As Jinyou was thinking, he saw the people in front of him stopped and changed their formation on their own.

Jinyou had no choice but to walk to the front and stand with the three cabinet ministers.

The gate of the Hall of Supreme Harmony was opened wide from the inside, and the ministers entered one after another.

Yoshinobu stood in the center of the hall, waiting for the ministers.

As soon as the ministers came in, he shouted, "Greetings, my Lords! Please take your seats in order."

All the ministers took their seats, and Jinyou could only sit quietly aside with patience.

Then the palace maids came forward with wine and food in their graceful robes and placed the wine and food on everyone's table.

But Jinyou looked at the wine and delicious food on the table but had no intention of tasting them.

Even though he didn't show any nervousness on his face, his heart was in a mess. He was afraid that Xiao Yunzhen would succeed, but he was also afraid that he would not succeed.

It is a tangled but unchangeable fact.

After the wine and food were served, the sound of stringed instruments slowly rang out, and the orioles and swallows came in.

Musical instruments, dancing, and a banquet.

The dancers were graceful and graceful, their bodies moving to the rhythm. Their beauties were picturesque, making the adults' hearts wander.

The atmosphere at the banquet gradually became lively, and even someone came up to Jinyou to talk to him.

"Your Highness, why is the Regent not here?"

Jinyou looked up at the person who came. The man had no hair and was as fair as a steamed bun made with leavened dough. It was Gao Jili, the newly promoted assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice.

"Oh, it's Master Gao. You're so concerned about my father. What's on your mind?"

Gao Jili is a member of the prince's faction. No matter what the purpose of talking to him is, he doesn't need to give him much face.

Gao Jili smiled and bowed to Jinyou: "You are joking, my prince. The prince is very busy, but today is the Mid-Autumn Festival Palace Banquet. I wonder if the prince is..."

"Hmph, I don't know where that dog barking comes from, it's ruining the music."

Jinyou still recognized the veteran's fighting ability, and he defeated Gao Jili as soon as he opened his mouth.

Gao Jili had just entered the court less than two years ago, and he was embarrassed by what the cabinet minister said.

He gritted his teeth, said nothing, and left with a grim face.

"Thank you, Master Cui, for rescuing me."

Jinyou clasped his fists towards Cui Guangdao, raised his cup and nodded slightly to Lord Cui.

Lord Cui also responded to Jinyou, took a sip of wine, and waved his hand: "It's okay, even if I don't show up, you can still deal with him. But at this time, it's better to have less trouble than more. The emperor and the empress will soon..."

Just then, Qingxi's voice broke through the sound of stringed instruments. He shouted, "The Emperor has arrived, the Empress has arrived, and the Imperial Concubine Chen has arrived!"

Everyone stood up and saluted, "Your Highness, the Empress, and the Imperial Concubine Chen. Long live the Emperor, long live the Empress, a thousand years, a thousand years, and the Imperial Concubine Chen."

The Emperor and Empress walked hand in hand, and Concubine Chen walked beside the Empress, but the Empress did not look well. Even with a thick layer of rouge and powder on her face, she still could not hide her sickly look.

Jinyou was secretly shocked when he saw the Queen's appearance. Could it be that the Queen was really going to "die of illness"?

But what was the reason for the Queen's death? Was it a relapse of an old illness or some other reason?

"Please don't be polite, my dear ministers. Please take a seat. Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, so there is no need to be formal."

"Yes!"

Although Emperor Xuan told everyone not to be so formal, who would dare to really ignore etiquette and fail to perform the full ritual?

After Emperor Xuan and his two companions were seated, the music started playing again, and dancers came in one after another.

Suddenly someone suggested, "Your Majesty, watching dancers perform dances is always the same. I wonder if there is any noble lady who will dance for Your Majesty this year?"

As soon as these words were spoken, they were echoed by everyone present. Even the three elders remained silent but did not object.

Jinyou's heart skipped a beat. Here it comes! According to the story in his previous life, it was General Degui's daughter, Chu Ruijia, who performed a sword dance for the emperor and was chosen to be his concubine...

I just don’t know if it’s still her in this life.

But who would have thought that, as everyone echoed him, Emperor Xuan shook his head and said, "I think this year's palace banquet could be different from previous years. Seeing these young ladies from aristocratic families is boring. Why don't you think of something new to liven up the palace banquet?"

The ministers were shocked. Why were they starting to punish them? Every year, the young ladies from the noble families would perform, in order to select a few who were suitable and send them to the palace to increase the power of their own families.

But why is this year different?

They have all turned into a pile of rotten bones, what can they perform?

"What does His Majesty want to see? I can only recite some poetry and songs, but I'm afraid they won't be pleasing to His Majesty."

Everyone spoke up, but most of them expressed rejection, either overtly or covertly.

Emperor Xuan waved his hand indifferently and didn't care much about their attitude.

Anyway, he didn't really want to watch their performance. The reason why he stopped watching the noble ladies' performance was to give an explanation to the Queen. After all, he hadn't told the Queen about Xiao Mingxin yet.

The queen is already ill and can no longer bear the blow, but her fifth son is a loser who has caused such a big mistake. He must give an explanation to everyone!

Emperor Xuan was silent for a moment, then waved his hand: "Forget it, continue."

The dance and music continued, but the initial enthusiasm in everyone's hearts had disappeared. An inexplicable emotion lingered around them and could not be shaken off.

Jinyou took small sips of the sweet wine, his eyes always glancing at He Zhiyi.

For some reason Xiao Yunzhen still didn't show up.

Even if Emperor Xuan did not favor Xiao Yunzhen very much, he should not have kept him in Rende Palace because of He Qianzhao's power.

Jinyou's heart skipped a beat, fearing something might have happened...

Jinyou had a bad guess in his mind, but he saw that there was no reinforcement of troops outside the Hall of Supreme Harmony, and it didn't look like the plan had been discovered, so he could only pretend to be calm and wait for Princess Wanqi to come on stage.

He Zhiyi was also feeling uneasy like him.

Although she was smiling, she looked a little uncomfortable and the smile on her face was extremely fake.

He pinched the handkerchief with both hands under the table and tore the silk thread off one corner of the handkerchief.

The person next to her noticed that something was wrong with her and suddenly asked, "My dear, what's wrong with you?"