Exile at the start? The princess is no ordinary woman.

He glanced at Cang Ling behind him, who immediately offered him a hand warmer.

Jun Yanchen took it and placed it in Gu Nanzhi's hands.

"It's still early, take this to warm your hands."

"Um"

Gu Nanzhi's complaint was just a small grumble in front of Jun Yanchen. No matter how much longer it would take, they would have to play along at this banquet.

Fortunately, they were dressed warmly today; otherwise, without a heater in this spot, they would have gotten really cold if they had sat there for a long time.

Zhen Yunzhi, who was sitting right across from them, found the two of them behaving in a rather unseemly manner.

He wanted to mentally complain, "Jun Huaiqing, Jun Huaiqing, can't you at least maintain your public image?"

This is outside, you know. Although you are no longer the regent, your former prestige still remains.

So many people are watching............

Fortunately, it wasn't too outrageous. If you were to show the same attitude you have at home in private, then you would be the main characters today, not the Empress Dowager.

Whether Zhen Yunzhi criticizes Jun Yanchen or not, Gu Nanzhi doesn't know.

Anyway, these two did give everyone a demonstration of changing their expressions, and the speed at which they changed their expressions was truly exceptional, incredibly fast.

Even a glance can bring about a change.

When looking at the other person, their eyes are full of tenderness; when they look at someone else, their eyes are only cold.

Just when I was getting bored, today's main character finally showed up.

The Empress Dowager and the Emperor appeared together in the Yiluan Hall, followed by the Empress and other concubines.

Everyone stopped sitting quietly and, upon hearing the announcement of the Emperor and Empress Dowager's arrival, immediately knelt to greet them.

Gu Nanzhi had no time to deal with this situation; she simply took advantage of the chaos, crouching down to cover herself with her skirt...

As expected of the emperor, he certainly has a grand presence.

He walked from the outside into the hall, and only after taking his seat in the highest position did he slowly utter two words.

"flat body"

The people below were then liberated.

A single word can decide life or death; who wouldn't covet such supreme power?

Sometimes, for a fleeting moment, Gu Nanzhi even found it interesting.

However, it's lonely at the top, and that position isn't easy to hold. For someone as lazy as her, it was ultimately just a fleeting thought.

Because there is a hunting trip tomorrow, and given that today's banquet is also the Empress Dowager's birthday and foreign envoys are present,

Unless someone is excessively radical, they probably wouldn't cause trouble at such a banquet.

Gu Nanzhi and Jun Yanchen also kept their presence to themselves, as they were located at the very end of the entrance, making them unlikely to attract attention.

However, the two of them were still too outstanding, and even so, they still received the attention of foreign envoys when they appeared.

Even after the banquet began, the two of them maintained a low profile, neither taking the initiative nor being passive in the polite conversations and small interactions at the banquet.

In short, they don't take the initiative to participate or strike up conversations. Even when others cast glances at them or seem to want to engage in conversation, they don't go up to them...

Throughout the entire process, the two seemed detached, observing everything from the perspective of bystanders.

Perhaps they were subtly enjoying the talent shows at the banquet, or silently observing the interactions and exchanges between everyone present...

Perhaps many people also looked at the two of them with disdain.

They might even try to verbally provoke or something similar...

However, due to the circumstances, and the fact that the Emperor, Empress Dowager, and Crown Prince had not yet expressed any opinion on Jun Yanchen, they were unable to grasp the intentions of those above them and dared not act rashly.

If you're not careful and guess the wrong thing, you'll end up hurting yourself.

Of course, besides those, there was another pair of eyes that looked over the crowd and landed on them, and that gaze was much more intense than the others.

Gu Nanzhi couldn't ignore it even if she wanted to.

That was the gaze of the beautiful woman in the envoy group. Gu Nanzhi knew that the gaze was directed at Jun Yanchen, and it also swept over her.

The gaze was so intense that Gu Nanzhi initially didn't want to pay attention, but she couldn't resist.

Then he began to speak quietly with Jun Yanchen.

"Huaiqing, does that beauty know you? Has she taken a fancy to you?"

Gu Nanzhi's eyes were filled with amusement, as if she were giving me a good talking to.

How could Jun Yanchen not notice that gaze? Yet he gave no response, and besides, he didn't recognize the other person at all.

Even if he recognized her, he wouldn't be coy in the slightest. In his eyes and heart, there had always only been Gu Nanzhi.

This has always been the case, and it will continue to be so.

"Nan Nan, I don't know her."

Tsk tsk tsk,

"What a convenient way to say 'I don't know you,'" he said without hesitation.

Gu Nanzhi definitely believes Jun Yanchen, but whether the other party knows Jun Yanchen is another matter.

If Jun Yanchen weren't hers, even Gu Nanzhi would sigh at his ruthlessness.

you do not say.

Actually, I didn't recognize his identity at first. It was only when I passed by the entrance of the hall that I couldn't help but stop and stare for a moment because of Jun Yanchen's special appearance and the outstanding looks of him and the woman beside him.

Then, I became really curious about his identity and had some vague guesses.

So the beauty quietly called her maid and inquired, and learned that the woman was Jun Yanchen, the former regent of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and the woman beside him was his queen.

How could she not recognize Jun Yanchen? They had briefly crossed paths on the battlefield, but ultimately, this beauty was captivated by the dashing figure of this foreign general.

But that's all.

However, Jun Yanchen always wore a mask, whether in the imperial court or on the battlefield, so that no one could see his true face.

Being in different countries, and with everything that happened to Jun Yanchen afterward, the ripples that had risen in his heart gradually calmed down.

Years have passed, and now we meet again. The man is still in a bad situation, but his handsome face still stirs up some ripples in the calmed emotions.

But life is unpredictable...

If that person were still the once-renowned Regent, even with his physical disability, she would definitely fight for him...

But now, though he has a face, he's nothing else, and even worse, no one knows how long he'll live...

Given her identity, she could only suppress the ripples of emotion stirred by that face once again...

Upon hearing Jun Yanchen's lack of recognition, Gu Nanzhi slightly curved her lips, then sat up straight, raising her eyebrows to follow the gaze directed at her.

Looking straight up, a straightforward glance back.