The eldest princess of Xiangyang is the eldest daughter of the late emperor.

His Majesty’s eldest sister.

At her birthday banquet, most of the dignitaries in the entire Jade Capital City will come to congratulate her.

Qi Mingyue dressed up early in the morning and followed Mrs. Zheng to the eldest princess's mansion for a banquet.

I don’t know if it’s because she went out today, but her complexion looks much better.

This made Mrs. Zheng feel a little better. When she met Xu Manjin who was waiting for them outside the eldest princess's house, she became a little more kind.

Xu Manjin has been observing filial piety at home and cannot go out in recent years, so this is the first time she has met Qi Mingyue, the biological sister Qi Rongxuan said after learning about the real and fake daughter incident.

She is indeed a beauty whom I feel pity for.

Xu Manjin was not particularly enthusiastic, she just greeted her gracefully and handed over the greeting gift.

"This is the first time I see my sister. This is a sachet embroidered by me. I hope my sister won't dislike it."

"Sister Xu is so polite. I often hear my eldest brother talking about my sister. I am always looking forward to my sister getting married and someone to talk to me." Qi Mingyue looked familiar and hugged Xu Manjin affectionately.

Her arms seem to really like this future sister-in-law.

Xu Manjin was a little uncomfortable. She didn't expect Qi Mingyue to be so enthusiastic.

She only heard Qi Rongxuan say that she was frail and sick, and thought she would be a squeamish little girl.

Just thinking about Qi Wan made her feel a little darker.

Qi Wan's death was a sensation that year, and there were all kinds of rumors. Some said that he was forced to death by the Qi family, some said that the daughter found by the Qi family was actually a heart-eating fairy who ate Qi Wan's heart, and some said

There are different opinions about how Qi Wan offended His Majesty at the palace banquet and danced on the Yunguang Platform. She asked Qi Rongxuan many times, but Qi Rongxuan avoided talking about it.

Xu Manjin suppressed her emotions, pretended to be nonchalant, smiled generously, and followed Mrs. Zheng into the eldest princess's mansion.

Qi Mingyue held Xu Manjin's arm all the way and talked to her sweetly. Xu Manjin responded seriously, neither perfunctory nor overly enthusiastic.

The corners of Qi Mingyue's lips drooped for a moment, then raised again.

It's really annoying. She is so enthusiastic to please her, but she doesn't know what is good or bad.

The group of people were led by the maid of the eldest princess's residence to meet the eldest princess of Xiangyang. Surprisingly, the eldest princess of Xiangyang, who was originally a close friend of Mrs. Zheng, was not very enthusiastic towards Mrs. Zheng and nodded casually.

Just let people sit down without even taking a look at Mrs. Zheng's gift.

Mrs. Zheng was a little embarrassed to be treated so coldly, but she didn't say anything and sat down with Qi Mingyue and Xu Manjin.

No matter how stupid Qi Mingyue is, she can still see that Princess Xiangyang doesn't like them.

She also remembered that in the past few years, the two families had rarely moved around. Although she had met the eldest princess of Xiangyang at other banquets with Mrs. Zheng, she had not said hello.

She couldn't help but tug on Mrs. Zheng's sleeves, leaned over and asked in a low voice, "Mom, is the eldest princess not close to our family? She doesn't seem to like me very much..."

She noticed that the eldest princess seemed a little disgusted when she glanced at her.

Mrs. Zheng's expression changed, and she raised her finger and tapped her head: "Don't think nonsense. There are many people and things going on today. You will stay with your sister Xu later, and don't wander around. Do you understand?"
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Qi Mingyue responded obediently: "I understand, mom, don't worry."

While the two were talking, Lian Jinchen and several cousins ​​from the clan also walked in to give congratulatory gifts to the eldest princess. When Qi Mingyue saw Lian Jinchen, her eyes lit up at first, and then dimmed again.

When Lian Jinchen looked towards her, she lowered her eyes with red circles.

At this moment, a notification came from outside,

"The Imperial Concubine is here!"

Qi Mingyue's face turned pale subconsciously, and she accidentally touched the wine glass at hand, spilling the wine all over her skirt.

"What's wrong?"

Mrs. Zheng and Xu Manjin, who were sitting next to her, both noticed it and immediately looked at her with concern.

Qi Mingyue grabbed Mrs. Zheng's wrist, her heart beating a little fiercely.

The eye circles are even redder.

She doesn’t understand why Qing Hui’s ghost lingers?

Ever since Qing Hui appeared, her life has become a mess, but why can't she be avoided anywhere?

Qi Mingyue's aggrieved eyes were wet.

"What's wrong, Yue'er? Are you feeling unwell? Mom, please ask someone to take you to rest, and I'll take you home later, okay?" Mrs. Zheng hurriedly grabbed her hand and coaxed softly.

Xu Manjin also knew that Qi Rongxuan's sister was not in good health, so she also said, "Yes, if sister is not feeling well, I will accompany you to rest for a while, just in time to change clothes."

The glass of wine that Qi Mingyue just spilled was poured directly on her skirt. She was wearing an orange-yellow skirt layered with bright yellow smoke gauze. Now a large piece of it was wet, which was very conspicuous.

"What Jin Niang said is, Yue'er, can you and Jin Niang go change clothes first?" Mrs. Zheng also saw her skirt and asked the maid to get the spare clothes from the carriage.

Qi Mingyue didn't want Mrs. Zheng to see Qing Hui, but she also knew that she couldn't avoid it, so she could only nodded and said gratefully to Xu Manjin: "Sorry to trouble Sister Xu."

"No trouble." Xu Manjin helped her up thoughtfully, and the two of them followed the maid to the side door.

When I was approaching the door, I heard a slight vibration from the main door, and many people in the hall were breathing lightly.

Xu Manjin glanced towards the door curiously and saw a tall girl entering the door. She didn't see her face clearly, but she could clearly see the majestic white tiger that followed her in.

She was startled, fearing that Qi Mingyue would be frightened, so she hurriedly helped Qi Mingyue out and whispered, "Your Majesty really dotes on this concubine princess, even to the point of death!"

Qi Mingyue turned pale again when she thought of the white tiger. After the two of them went out, she couldn't help but ask, "Has Sister Xu also seen His Majesty's pet?"

Xu Manjin nodded: "I haven't gone out at home in the past few years, but I have seen less of them. I have seen them a few times in the past few years. Once, a foreign envoy came to Beijing and did not follow the rules and caused trouble in the capital. Ji Zhangyin brought destruction with him.

Destruction directly tore all the dozen or so envoys who were causing trouble in the street. They really tore them into pieces. The street was filled with blood..."

Xu Manjin took a breath, as if recalling the terrible thing, her voice trembled slightly, "I was in a treasure shop on the street, and the doorstep was spattered with blood."

Just after she finished speaking, she saw Qi Mingyue's face turned pale, and she hurriedly comforted her and said: "This is all in the past. Not only have they perished in recent years, but even His Majesty's temper seems to have improved a lot. Seven or eight years ago,

, that is..."

As soon as Xu Manjin spoke, she hurriedly stopped the topic, "What I'm telling you to do is all in the past. Don't be afraid. This is the eldest princess's mansion. Your Majesty still respects this eldest sister. You won't

Something terrible happened."

She felt that these words were false. How could His Majesty be a person who respects others? She didn't even finish what she said. After the messengers were killed, His Majesty felt that the other party was too annoying, so he directly led people to kill all the young men of that tribe.

Cut it down and burn it on the spot.

It is because of His Majesty's bloody methods that Xiliang can be so stable in the more than 20 years since he took the throne.

So she didn’t know what the entire Xiliang’s impression of His Majesty was, but to the people of Yujing, His Majesty was a being that was both respected and feared. Some people secretly said that His Majesty was the reincarnation of the son of a god and demon, half a god.

Half demon.

Xu Manjin is quite curious about what it would be like for a woman like him who is loved by a lonely family.

Isn’t that princess who is married to the princess particularly beautiful?

It's a pity that I didn't see it.

I don’t know if I can see it soon.

Xu Manjin's mind was a little distracted, and she didn't notice the dark light in Qi Mingyue's eyes for a while.

In the banquet living room, Lian Jinchen noticed Qi Mingyue leaving and breathed a sigh of relief.

He didn't know why, but he just didn't want Qi Mingyue and Qing Hu to appear at the same time.

After sending the congratulatory gifts, the male guest was supposed to leave, but with the announcement, his cousins ​​all stopped and looked towards the door, all curious to have His Majesty's pet accompany him.

What does the beloved concubine look like?

Until Qing Hu walked in under the gaze of dozens of pairs of eyes, the whole banquet hall suddenly became quiet and could hear the needle drop.

"Wan'er——"

Mrs. Zheng stood up awkwardly and turned over the low table in front of her.

Drinks and snacks were scattered all over the floor.
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