Lord, your mask fell off

Chapter 1144 She Don't Be A Puppet Anymore

The appearance of Xiao Xu caused another commotion.

Civil and military officials were shocked by his aura and admired his youth and promise.

The young man worshiped him as the God of War, capable of writing and martial arts, defending his family and country, and his reputation spread far and wide.

The noble ladies admire him for his outstanding temperament, and he is a hero in the hearts of the people.

Xiao Hou looked at Xiao Xu who walked in with no dust in his eyes, lightly pinched the cup with his fingers, and a meaningful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, I want to see if you have so many checkpoints set up for you tonight, are you ready? Can you come out one by one?
Xiao Xu ignored everyone's gaze, and walked directly to his seat. Tang Lanhan and Jin Yueqing immediately retreated to their seats to make room for the young couple.

Chu Qingyan smiled at the two of them, then raised her head and said to the human being who was sitting down, "Is everything done?"

Xiao Xu took the cup she handed over, and the corners of his mouth slightly curved, giving her a unique gentleness that others could not enjoy, "The troops are well deployed, there is no major problem."

She nodded. At such a large palace banquet, the most worrying thing was accidents. As long as no one risked their lives to enter the palace to assassinate them, then basically everything would be fine.

"By the way, I just heard that His Majesty seems to intend to marry the Second Prince and Princess Nancang." She asked in a low voice.

Xiao Xu raised his eyebrows slightly. He has been busy with business recently and rarely paid attention to these things. "I don't know about this matter. Father has this plan? But if it's the second brother, it's not impossible."

The second younger brother has already reached the age of marriage, but because of his loose personality, he kept procrastinating, and now the Princess Nancang's status is embarrassing, no matter which prince she is betrothed to, it is not appropriate, but no matter in terms of status or character, And for future cooperation between the two countries, the second brother is a good candidate.

"Then it seems that the answer will be revealed tonight."

Chu Qingyan brightened her eyes expectantly. This palace banquet was nothing more than choosing a son-in-law for Princess Nancang under the cloak of being a clean-up for the envoys.

No matter who gets it, it is a matter of curiosity.

Although she didn't have a good impression of Xiao Hou, both Xiao Yao and Xiao Ran were candidates worthy of entrustment.

As soon as she thought of Xiao Ran, she realized that a line of sight had been falling on her body. She looked up and saw that sitting on the seat opposite was Xiao Ran, whom she had never seen since returning from Huguo Temple.

Although the window paper between the two of them was not pierced, she still felt unnatural when facing Xiao Ran.

Xiao Ran began to pay attention to her from the moment he entered the palace, but she only had eyes for his eldest brother, and he was a little disappointed that he did not see him coming in with him, but when he thought of what might happen tonight, Things, his mood cheered up again, although he didn't know what method the mother and concubine used, but if Qingyan could get rid of the marriage and let him have the right to pursue power, then it would be great.

After Xiao Xu Xiao Ran entered the palace, most people's eyes turned around the two of them.

One is the most popular and popular prince today, and the other is the little prince who is much loved by His Majesty.

No matter which one you climb, the future is limitless.

Yu Tianyue sat on the side, propped her chin and complained, "It would be great if I could sit next to Sister Qingyan, chatting with her is the happiest, she speaks like a spring breeze, and she can know many stories that don't exist in the capital. "

"These positions are arranged according to their titles. Naturally, we can't sit with them." Qi Lingyi replied with a smile after listening to her complaints.

Ever since Xiao Xu appeared, her attention has been on him, and she was looking forward to meeting him before she came. Now that he has come, it seems that a pool of spring water has been disturbed, and she has been fluctuating all the time. Can't help getting hot.

Yu Tianyue didn't notice the change in her friend, she turned her head to look at the person opposite, "Look at everyone dressing up very carefully today, even people like Jing Mingzhu put a lot of effort into dressing up."

Yu Tianyue would say this because a few days ago, a batch of new products arrived in the fine jewelry pavilion in Kyoto. Both Jing Mingzhu and Meng Shishu took a fancy to the same treasure of the store, and sparks flew everywhere during the period. In the end, the one with the highest bid won, and was bought by Jing Mingzhu. Meng Shishu's resentment was hard to appease, and suddenly became the topic of conversation after dinner.

"That's natural. It's only a few times a year that we can gather celebrities and noble ladies from all over the capital, so everyone cherishes this opportunity." Qi Lingyi was not thinking about it, so some words came out of her mouth without thinking. It caused Yu Tianyue to take a few more glances.

"This doesn't seem like something sister Lingyi would say." Yu Tianyue pursed her lips and smiled.

Only then did Qi Lingyi realize that she had made a slip of the tongue, and immediately lowered her eyes and smiled to fool her, "I've always heard what other people said, so don't talk nonsense."

The talking and laughing between the two came to an end.

Because it was still early for the palace banquet, the Empress Xixuan and the concubines had not yet arrived.

Everyone greeted each other, men talked about political affairs and academics, women talked about women's beauty, and it was fun.

However, after drinking two cups of tea, Xiao Hou felt his eyebrows twitch. He turned his eyes to look at Pang Zhijing who was not far away. She seemed too quiet tonight.

He thought for a while, then explained a few words to the subordinates around him, then covered his lips and coughed and left.

Soon, a palace attendant appeared beside Pang Zhijing. After hearing what the palace attendant said, she subconsciously looked at Xiao Hou's seat, but it was already empty. She didn't want to go out at this time, but in the end she obeyed. He found an excuse and left the hall.

Under the guidance of the palace people, she stood still under a remote palace wall, and standing not far away was Xiao Hou who ordered her to come out.

"Call me out at this time, not afraid of being seen by interested people, and use it to make a fuss?" Pang Zhijing clenched her fingers and said preemptively.

Xiao Hou was a little surprised by her stubbornness at this time, he smiled softly, "I am afraid that the princess will forget things and forget our plan, so I specially invited the princess out at this moment, and reiterated that we will cooperate tonight Target."

Pang Zhijing thought it was so, she said angrily, "Xiao Hou, you just think that everything is under your control, so there won't be any accidents?"

Xiao Hou looked at her vigilantly, "Princess, what does this mean?"

Pang Zhijing waved her hand and said sickly, "Okay, okay, don't worry, I will follow your request and choose Xiao Xu when your father asks about whom you want to marry. Don't make a fuss!"

Although he was still a little worried, but seeing her haggard face, Xiao Hou did not continue this topic, "King Zhiben is looking forward to the princess's next performance."

Pang Zhijing smiled calmly at him, and then said, "I can't leave for too long, so I'll go first."

After she turned around, she took a deep breath and let go of her tightly clenched fingers. She didn't want to be so obedient this time!
Don't let her be a puppet anymore!
Xiao Hou looked at her going back, was silent for a moment, and finally followed her back to the hall.

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