"Rise."
The Empress Dowager was smiling and was supported by two palace maids. She was hale and hearty and did not look like a person who had read 60 years old.
"Today is the emperor's birthday, everyone is thoughtful.”
She swept her gaze across the crowd and finally fixed her gaze on Situ Manyao.
"Manyao, how have you been these days?”
The whole Chang 'an knew about the incident last time, which was a disgrace to the Prince's Mansion. Fortunately, the matter was clarified later, and the people gradually forgot about it.
"Empress Dowager, everything is fine in Manyao!”
Situ Manyao did not look at the empress dowager. On the surface, the empress dowager seemed to like her very much, but she knew what she was doing.
No matter how obedient she was, she could only be her daughter-in-law. No matter how close a daughter-in-law was, how could she compare to her son?
"That's good. Yixuan, you must take good care of Manyao. You can't let Prime Minister Situ be disappointed in our royal family.”
Situ Manyao could clearly feel Chu Yixuan's body stiffen, and he nodded in response.
"You're too good at saying that. I naturally believe in Xuan wangye. Otherwise, how could I be at ease to hand my daughter over to wangye?”
Situ Feng had appeared beside the Empress Dowager at some point in time and spoke in a flattering tone.
Everyone had arrived. Not long after everyone was done, the emperor arrived.
Chu Yijing said before everyone got up to salute,""Dear ministers, there's no need to bow. Today is Zhen's birthday, so there's no need to.”
So everyone shouted in unison,"The emperor is wise, long live the emperor."”
Situ Mantiao sat in her seat with her eyebrows lowered, silently feeling disdainful.
A bunch of bootlickers!
Chu Yijing was dressed in a bright yellow robe, which made him look even more energetic. Beside him was a beautiful woman with an outstanding figure.
Situ Manyao had long heard that the current emperor was very young and had yet to have an heir. It was likely that the person beside him was his most beloved concubine.
There were many women in the harem, but only a few could get the emperor's favor. Although he said that they were all equally loved, she believed that there were many women in the palace who had been waiting for his favor for their entire lives, but had never seen the emperor in the end.
Thinking of this, Situ Manyao couldn't help but sigh. She thought of the four madams in the Prince's mansion.
Although it was not as exaggerated as the palace, it was still unbearable.
Fortunately, she did not like him.
Perhaps it was because the banquet was too boring, Situ Manyao's thoughts drifted far away.
"Are you here to attend the emperor's birthday banquet, or are you here to attend the banquet of the dead?”
Chu Yixuan's deep voice rang in her ears. Situ Mantian was already dead, but her brain had yet to react, and she still turned to look at him.
Chu Yixuan naturally understood what she was thinking and curled his lips in disdain.
"Open your eyes wide and look around. Who else has come to the banquet with a bitter face like you?”
If the Emperor found out about this, he would definitely feel uncomfortable.
Situ Manyao was shocked and quickly adjusted her facial expression.
Situ Manyao didn't know what the Emperor was saying, but she was distracted.
Chu Yixuan frowned and looked at her. He saw her staring at the wine glass in front of her, lost in thought. He did not know what she was thinking.
"Emperor, today is your birthday. Mother was thinking about what to give you, so she ordered someone to make this for you…"
After a slight pause, the servant girl standing beside her tactfully opened the exquisitely wrapped box in her hand, revealing the contents.
It was a dragon made of gold.
"I ordered people to make this. The eyes are made of high-quality black pearls. I hope the emperor will like it.”
"Mother, you've troubled me."
Chu Yijing glanced at the Golden Dragon. There was no overly excited expression on his face.
Situ Mantiao looked at the golden dragon. It was obvious that it was made of pure gold. It was shining under the sun.
Looking at the delicacies on everyone's documents, it seemed that in the past thousand years, everything had slowly changed. Only one thing had never changed.
Rich people didn't see money as money, while poor people worried about how to fill their stomachs every day.
It was getting late. Situ Manyao had only eaten some pastries in a hurry in the morning because she was in a hurry. She was already hungry, so she probably didn't need to give gifts one by one.
Otherwise, the banquet would have lasted until night.
Situ Manyao was obviously absent-minded. Suddenly, she felt the gaze from before. She frowned and saw a pair of smiling eyes.
Situ Mantian was stunned. Wasn't he the one who blew the flute in the pavilion just now?
Chu Yiyuan's eyes were smiling. He did not expect the woman he met to be his third brother's wife.
Fortunately, the banquet began very quickly. It seemed that people in ancient times knew how to enjoy themselves. The two sides of the imperial garden were filled with ministers, and there was a large space in the middle for the dancers to dance.
Situ Mantiao picked up her chopsticks and ate a few mouthfuls. It tasted good, but she thought that she shouldn't disregard her image in front of so many people, so she put down her chopsticks and thought about eating more later.
"Yiyuan, we just came down from the mountain this time. Did you get anything?”
Chu Yixuan looked at the man playing the flute with a faint smile on his face.
"I just repeat some things every day. If you want to talk about this harvest, it's just learned from Master. It can't be considered as my own gain.”
Chu Yiyuan glanced at the Emperor and the smile in his eyes slowly faded. He looked at Chu Yixuan.
"I didn't expect that after Yiyuan went up the mountain, Third Brother would marry such a beautiful princess.”
Situ Mantian followed the voice and looked at him. She did not hear Chu Yixuan's reply for a long time and subconsciously turned to look at him.
She saw him looking up and sipping the wine in his glass. He had no intention of answering Chu Yijing at all.
He immediately understood that the relationship between these two princes was not good!
Chu Yijing didn't mind. He raised the wine glass in his hand to Chu Yixuan and drank it in one gulp.
It was unknown if Chu Yixuan had suffered a blow today, but he only cared about drinking. Situ Manyao knew that the time for revenge had come, and her eyes lit up with joy.
The ancient songs and dances were nothing more than reciting some literary poems, and the dance was very boring. Situ Manyao did not have the mood to watch anymore and squeezed the paper bag in her hand hard.
Gradually, Situ Mantiao realized that Chu Yixuan was a little tipsy and was delighted. It was time!
She carefully raised her eyes and looked around. The others were all focused on watching the dance and did not notice her.
"You can't drink anymore!"
Situ Mantiao frowned and snatched the wine glass from Chu Yixuan's hand, pretending to be worried about him.
Chu Yixuan's slightly drunk look instantly became much clearer, and impatience instantly gathered between his brows.
"Situ Mantian, stop pretending to be a good person in front of me!”
After saying that, he snatched back the wine cup from Situ Mantian's hand and drank it all.
Situ Mantiao saw that he had finished the wine in his glass without noticing and couldn't help but smile and look away.
Didn't he force and torture her back then? It was time for him to return the favor!
When Chu Yixuan saw Chu Yiyuan, he thought of Ji Yuqing.
Back then, he, Chu Yiyuan, and Chu Yijing had grown up together with Ji Yuqing. When they were young, the four of them had a good relationship and often went out together. Later on, as they grew up, he expressed his feelings for Yuqing, but he did not expect Chu Yiyuan to like Yuqing too.
For a moment, the two brothers who had a good relationship almost fell out over a woman. However, because Yuqing chose Chu Yixuan, Chu Yiyuan automatically withdrew.
Chu Yixuan recalled Chu Yiyuan's mocking gaze and tone. He must have thought that the woman he was going to marry was Yuqing.
He thought so too.
It was a pity that the heavens were playing tricks on him.
Sensing the presence of the person beside him, Chu Yixuan's eyes flashed with hatred.
If it wasn't for this woman beside him, Yuqing would still be fine now, and he wouldn't have let Yuqing down by marrying another woman.
He turned to look at the woman who was eating happily. He gritted his teeth and spoke with hatred.
"Situ Mantian, if I find out that you're the one who hurt Yuqing, I swear I won't let you off!”
Situ Mantiao did not know why Chu Yixuan suddenly brought up this matter. The hand that reached out to pick up the food trembled slightly.
"I hope you can really wait until you find the evidence.”
Judging from how he was "obsessed" with this matter, she was really worried that he would kill her before he could get any evidence.
Chu Yixuan snorted coldly and retracted his gaze, unwilling to look at her. However, he felt his vision blur and felt that something was wrong.
Was he really drunk?
Chu Yixuan shook his head vigorously, but he felt his body start to feel weak. It didn't seem like he was drunk.
He suddenly recalled the small incident just now and looked at Situ Manyao in disbelief.
"You poisoned my wine?"
Situ Mantiao smiled sinisterly, her eyes filled with hatred.
"Didn't you always say that I killed the person you liked and took my body? Always making things difficult for me? Forcing me to move out of Greencloud Pavilion? You even found someone to limit my production? Chu Yixuan, today, I've confirmed the crime of being a 'bad person'! "She didn't give him a lot of medicine, so I believe it shouldn't be a big deal.
And the words she said were really the resentment in her heart.
She had been schemed against by the person she loved and had come to this foreign world, yet she was still treated like this by him.
There was no woman who did not hold grudges.
Moreover, she was not a generous and tolerant woman.
Beads of sweat appeared on Chu Yixuan's forehead as he glared at Situ Manyao.
He did not expect this woman to dare to scheme against him at the Emperor's birthday banquet!
She had succeeded!
Hatred flashed in Chu Yixuan's eyes. He gritted his teeth and suddenly pounced on Situ Manyao like a hungry tiger.
The latter was caught off guard, and by the time she realized what was going on, she was already under Chu Yixuan.
"You want me to make a fool of myself in front of the emperor? Don't even think about it!”
After saying that, he kissed Situ Manyao fiercely.
The commotion here was too loud. The other ministers who were watching the performance with all their attention turned their heads to look at them when they heard the commotion.
When he saw the two of them kissing tightly together, his face was first surprised, then filled with disdain.
Chu Yixuan was ruthless. Not only did he kiss Situ Mantian, but he also reached out to tear her clothes!
Situ Mantian was shocked. She did not expect Chu Yixuan to do such a thing in your place.
Those sitting here were either relatives of the royal family or important officials of the court!
"You…get lost!"
She tried her best to resist, but Chu Yixuan still pressed his lips firmly against hers, making her speak intermittently and incoherently.
He was clearly poisoned. He shouldn't be lying there weakly. Why was he so strong?
Situ Mantiao bit her lips tightly. Her chaotic brain had lost the ability to think. This wasn't a kiss. He was rubbing his lips against hers. This was revenge. He was the prince of the Xuan Prince's mansion. He wouldn't allow anyone to challenge him or set a trap for her.
Situ Mantian refused to admit defeat, so Chu Yixuan did not intend to let her off either!
Although Situ Mantiao couldn't see the people around him, he could guess the expressions on their faces from the strange atmosphere.
Her eyes turned cold, and she bit his lips without hesitation.
The strong smell of blood poured into his mouth, but Chu Yixuan had no intention of letting go.
A tear rolled down Situ Manyao's face.
She admitted that she regretted it!
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