After being reborn, I hugged the villainous boss tightly.

The banquet began, and the ministers and noble ladies and gentlemen took their seats.

After a while, a sharp voice came.

"The Emperor has arrived!"

"The royal concubine is here!"

Upon hearing the sound, everyone stood up and knelt in worship.

Only after the emperor had taken his seat did he return to his place.

Curious about what the legendary Imperial Concubine looked like, Ye Zhuxi secretly glanced at the woman sitting in the hall. She saw that the woman was charming and beautiful, with delicate features, a faint smile on her rosy lips, and captivating eyes full of charm. She looked extremely alluring and noble, and Ye Zhuxi couldn't help but look at her a few more times.

She couldn't help but marvel: No wonder she could rise from a lowly concubine to a high-ranking imperial consort in just three years. With that kind of looks, who wouldn't be mesmerized!

The others below also glanced at the woman in the hall, but only briefly; none of them dared to be as blatant as Ye Zhuxi.

When Ye Zhuxi saw others peeking at the Imperial Concubine, she turned to look at Fu Jingyuan.

Unexpectedly, Fu Jingyuan not only looked at it, but also blatantly glanced at it several times.

Ye Zhuxi's lips twitched. She thought Fu Jingyuan was indifferent by nature and not interested in anything, but she forgot that he was also a man!

Ye Zhuxi picked up the half-eaten green rice dumpling and took a bite. Her eyes darted around, and she suddenly thought of a way to make Fu Jingyuan quickly lower his guard!

If she finds Fu Jingyuan a beautiful wife, then Fu Jingyuan will definitely be grateful to her, and may even forgive and forget what happened before.

"..."

However, Ye Zhuxi dismissed this dangerous idea after thinking about it. Who was Fu Jingyuan? Would he be interested in the person she had found?

Fu Jingyuan felt a strong gaze on him from the side. He turned around and saw Ye Zhuxi biting into a green rice ball, staring blankly at him.

Fu Jingyuan frowned as he watched Ye Zhuxi chew on the green rice dumpling with her small mouth, the juice still clinging to her rosy lips, making it look incredibly "sweet and delicious".

After glancing at it for a while, Fu Jingyuan felt a little thirsty, and even the finger that she had accidentally put in his mouth earlier became hot.

His deep eyes narrowed slightly, and he indifferently withdrew his gaze, then picked up the teacup on the table and took a small sip...

Just as Ye Zhuxi was lost in thought, a person walked into the main hall, instantly catching her attention.

"Your Majesty, I am late! Please forgive me!"

This familiar voice!

Ye Zhuxi's eyes widened; it was the person who had almost shot her!

Although his attire immediately revealed his extraordinary status, it was unexpected that he was actually the Third Prince.

No wonder he looked familiar. It turns out he had seen him on the day of his wedding to Mu Zichen in his previous life. He was the Third Prince Ye Xiaoran, who came to the Mu family to offer his congratulations!

At that time, he had some urgent business to attend to. He offered a few words of congratulations and left in a hurry. Ye Zhuxi only peeked at him through the gap in the veil and never saw him again. Even when she came to the Mu residence, she went directly to the study to meet Mu Zichen.

The emperor laughed a few times and waved his hand: "It's just a family banquet, no problem!"

Ye Xiaoran bowed and got up to sit in his seat.

Ye Zhuxi kept her eyes fixed on Ye Xiaoran until he sat down and met her gaze. He raised an eyebrow slightly, then smiled and picked up the wine glass on the table, gesturing to her.

Ye Zhuxi snapped out of her daze and, remembering the three questions she had asked him, felt a little embarrassed.

In his previous life, Ye Xiaoran had indeed defeated many princes and ascended the throne. However, he had only been on the throne for a few days when Fu Jingyuan launched an attack. The original crown prince and the second prince also rebelled. Beset by internal and external troubles, he was unable to resist them at all and was dethroned after only two years as emperor.

Ye Zhuxi remembered that Ye Xiaoran ultimately committed suicide.

Ye Xiaoran looked up at the man and woman opposite him. He recognized the cold-looking man as Fu Jingyuan, the adopted son of the Ye family. He had sent people to investigate his true identity, but unfortunately, they found nothing.

The woman beside him was the eldest daughter of General Ye's mansion. He knew Ye Zhuxi as a simple-minded, willful, and capricious young lady.

But why can't he be seen as simple in her eyes now? Instead, her eyes seem to be filled with a lot of things, making it impossible to see the bottom!

Fu Jingyuan felt Ye Xiaoran's gaze on him, but he never looked up at him, instead leisurely sipping his tea.

Next came various song and dance performances. In the dead of winter, Ye Zhuxi looked at the thinly dressed dancers on stage and subconsciously pulled her fox fur coat tighter around herself.

Despite the presence of so many beautiful women dancing, the old emperor barely glanced at them, his eyes mostly fixed on the Imperial Concubine.

But the Imperial Concubine's eyes kept glancing towards... Ye Xiaoran!

"..."

On stage, dancers sang and danced, while the ministers below whispered amongst themselves, glancing at the beautiful women every now and then. After saying something, they all wore knowing smiles.

"..."

It's obvious that these people are only discussing intimate matters between men and women, and their lustful and lewd eyes are practically bulging out.

Ye Zhuxi then turned to look at Fu Jingyuan, only to see him staring expressionlessly at the woman dancing on the stage, his eyes devoid of any impure thoughts.

Ye Zhuxi clicked her tongue lightly. Fu Jingyuan was indeed the future king; ordinary women couldn't even catch his eye.

She pursed her lips and suddenly realized that finding a beautiful wife for Fu Jingyuan that would catch his eye wasn't so simple.

After the dance ended, the dancers withdrew one by one, and only then did the emperor shift his gaze away from the imperial concubine.

He looked down at the joyful and peaceful scene below and slowly began to speak.

"I heard that a very big thing happened in the Imperial Garden today. Can anyone tell me about it?"

The emperor's tone was unreadable, but his narrowed eyes revealed his displeasure.

Seeing the Emperor looking towards Fu Jingyuan, Ye Zhuxi was startled and immediately stood up and knelt down in the center of the hall.

"Your Majesty, it was a disagreement between me and the Crown Prince that alarmed you. I beg Your Majesty's forgiveness!"

The emperor rested his hands on his knees and looked Ye Zhuxi up and down.

After a long pause, he finally spoke: "I seem to remember that you are General Ye's daughter!"

Ye Zhuxi nodded: "Yes!"

"Then why did you fight with Ye Fan?"

Ye Zhuxi gritted her teeth, her eyes filled with anger.

"Because he not only insulted my elder brother, saying that my father was a brute who only knew how to brandish knives and guns, but also shamelessly said..."

Ye Zhuxi paused for a moment, and the emperor frowned: "What else did you say?"

"They also said that my father had been stationed on the frontier for many years and had long harbored rebellious intentions..."

After saying this, Ye Zhuxi immediately bowed to the emperor: "Your Majesty, my father is loyal to the Great Qi Kingdom and has guarded the border for many years to protect the people of Dazhao. He cannot be slandered in the slightest!"

"This Ye Fan..."

The emperor looked at him with a face full of disappointment and frustration.

"I will deal with Ye Fan, don't worry!"

Ye Zhuxi quickly knelt and bowed several times: "Thank you, Your Majesty."

The emperor nodded, then looked at Fu Jingyuan beside him.

"So, he's the one who started this whole farce!"