As he was talking, he heard a high-pitched voice, "The Emperor has arrived!"
"Long live the Emperor!" Seeing the bright yellow shadow getting closer and closer, Leng Qisu led everyone and leaned over.
"We are all family members, so there is no need to be so polite. Just treat it as casually as a family banquet!"
When Mo Shuang heard that familiar voice, her heart was extremely complicated for a moment.
Was that the voice she once thought was the most beautiful in the world, the man she once vowed to marry when she grew up
Did he know about Suwen's pregnancy
You should know it!
Since Leng Qisu said he was taking advantage of his birthday to celebrate the upcoming birth of his third child, he must have known about it.
Will he remain indifferent
Just as she was thinking to herself, an arm suddenly hugged her waist and lifted her up.
She was caught off guard and fell straight into the man's arms, with the faint, familiar scent of ambergris lingering on the tip of her nose.
Her face suddenly turned red. Even though Brother Yi said it was just a family dinner, she still felt extremely embarrassed because there were so many family members at the door and Leng Qisu's generous embrace.
"Fourth brother and fourth sister-in-law have a deep love for each other, which is really enviable to others!" Leng Qiyi's joking voice came.
Mo Shuang subconsciously looked up and said teasingly, but there was no smile in Brother Yi's eyes.
Does he care
Strangely, all this never caused a ripple in her heart.
Leng Qisu smiled charmingly, and glanced at Mo Shuang beside him with his black eyes. He did not hide his ambiguous and affectionate feelings. Without saying a word, at the end, he smiled at Leng Qiyi again and stretched out his hand towards him without being humble or overbearing. Made a gesture of please.
"Yeah" Leng Qiyi nodded with a smile, turned around and led the way into the house.
Everyone had already automatically divided into two rows, leaving a wide path in the middle.
He walked majestically in front of everyone. At a certain moment, he saw Su Wen and his eyes moved slightly.
The seemingly casual glance already made Su Wen tremble so much that he could hardly control himself.
Leng Qisu followed closely with Mo Shuang, then the officials, and finally the ladies of the palace and the servants.
The banquet was held in the front hall of the palace.
There are more than a dozen tables in the huge front hall. Leng Qiyi and today's four protagonists Leng Qisu, Mo Shuang, Su Wen, Meng Ruxue, as well as the princess Yun Chaoxi of the palace, the eleventh prince Leng Qixi, and The nine princes, Leng Qichen, who rarely interacted with each other, sat at the head of the table in the center.
The rest of the people also sat down quickly according to the seats assigned in advance.
Rows of maids filed in with trays in hand, and within a short time, the table was filled with all kinds of exquisite dishes.
There were two maids serving the dishes next to each table, and they began to pour wine juice into everyone's wine cups one by one.
Mo Shuang searched and found Linglong's figure nowhere.
Leng Qisu really protected her very well!
Just thinking about it, she couldn't help but feel sour in her heart.
Over there, Leng Qiyi picked up the wine cup, said a few symbolic words, and said the banquet was open.
For a time, there was a lot of excitement and excitement among the people.
The atmosphere at their table was very strange and extremely divided.
The four men kept chatting with each other and caused bursts of laughter from time to time. They seemed to be extremely harmonious, but the four women sat there slightly embarrassed, with different thoughts and expressions.
Meng Ruxue's face was cold, Su Wen's face was pale, and Yun Chao's face was full of reluctance. Only Mo Shuang kept the corners of his lips slightly raised as he sat down. In fact, his heart was already like fifteen buckets fetching water, and he was racing up and down. .
In the middle of the banquet, Leng Qisu proposed that each of the women offer a glass of water instead of wine to express their gratitude to the emperor.
Mo Shuang was the princess, so of course she was the number one person. She pinched her palm and told herself to calm down.
After calming down her mood, she picked up the cup, stood up, and smiled brightly at Leng Qiyi, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for coming to the prince's birthday banquet despite your busy schedule. Even though it's water, I'll do it first as a token of respect!"
After saying that, he lightly lifted his sleeves to cover the cup, raised his neck and drank it all in one gulp.
Leng Qiyi's eyes flashed slightly. For some reason, he felt that her bright smile hurt his eyes. He lowered his eyes and drank the wine in one gulp. He frowned slightly as he swallowed it and said with a smile: " No wonder the fourth brother is so affectionate towards the fourth sister-in-law, the fourth sister-in-law is really different."
Before Mo Shuang could react, Leng Qisu smiled lowly, stretched out his hands to hold her in his arms, "It is true what the emperor said, your fourth sister-in-law is indeed not an ordinary woman. In the eyes of this king, she is just Like a mystery, it can bring surprises to me every day."
Like a mystery
Mo Shuang's heart trembled, but she couldn't make a move.
The dim light in the corner of his eyes secretly glanced at Leng Qiyi, and found that his smile was also slightly stiff, but after a moment, he smiled lightly, but the smile did not reach his eyes, "Really? Congratulations to fourth brother, you have married a treasure."
Leng Qisu smiled and said nothing.
Because Yun Chaocheng was the concubine, it was her turn for the second glass of wine. She stood up, making a lot of noise, picked up the cup, and was about to toast Leng Qiyi, "Cousin..."
Before he finished speaking, Su Wen beside him suddenly spoke softly, "Princess Xi is holding my cup."
Yun Chaoxi glanced at her disapprovingly, with a provocative look on his face.
Of course she knew what she was holding was her cup, what Su Wen was getting was water, and what she was getting was wine, she did it on purpose.
During this period of time, she had suffered enough in the palace, and it was rare for her to express her anger when the emperor's cousin came.
She knew that because of the emperor's face, Leng Qisu wouldn't say anything to her.
"Isn't your name written on this cup?"
She raised her eyebrows and looked at Su Wen disdainfully.
Leng Qisu and Leng Qiyi both flashed their eyes, but they had different thoughts and cared about different things.
"Although there is no name, Princess Fang's is wine, and mine is water."
Su Wen spoke very quietly and tactfully, but as soon as she finished speaking, a sudden "slap" sound resounded loudly in the front hall.
A red slap mark suddenly appeared on Su Wen's right cheek.
Everyone at the table was startled, especially Leng Qiyi, whose expression changed slightly.
Yun Chaoxi glared at Su Wen, who was covering his cheek, and gritted his teeth, "Are you laughing at me for not having a child?"
"Don't dare!" Su Wen bit her lip tightly, lowered her head and covered her face, with tears glistening in her eyes.
Mo Shuang was also stunned by the scene in front of her. Although she knew that Yun Chaoxi had always been arrogant and domineering because she was the Queen Mother's niece, she did not expect that she would be so presumptuous.
He raised his eyes to look at Leng Qisu, only to see his eyes flickering slightly. After a while, he turned to Yun Chaoxi with a serious expression, "Yun Chaoxi, as the side princess, you are so intolerable!"
Although his tone was extremely cold, Mo Shuang could not see a trace of anger in his eyes, whether it was because of his inner feelings or not, and even saw a hint of interest.
That's right, if Su Wen is like this, how could he care about her? To stop him verbally is just for show.
On the other side, when Yun Chaoxi saw Leng Qisu talking about her like this, she refused, with a look of grievance on her face, "My lord, you also saw it, don't pregnant women have to drink water instead of drinking water? She was clearly laughing at her. Concubine."
Seeing that Leng Qisu pursed his lips and had no intention of helping her, she turned to Leng Qiyi and said, "Cousin, you can help me with the review. I am also a side princess. She has a child on her own, so she is arrogant. Man, should I teach you a lesson?”
Leng Qiyi's eyes flashed slightly, he looked at Su Wen, and saw that she was also looking towards him, her eyes were red and tears were rolling in her eyes. He didn't dare to look directly, so he quickly looked away, clearly Clearing your throat, embarrassed not knowing what to say.
"That's enough!" Leng Qisu shouted in a low voice, "On this special day, do you have to make someone stand on your back to make you happy?"
Yun Chaoxi pursed her lips, and seeing that Leng Qiyi had no intention of helping her, she sat down unconvinced, picked up her wine cup, and drank it all in one gulp.
The atmosphere was a bit awkward.
Leng Qisu curved his lips and smiled, picked up the wine cup, stood up, and bowed slightly to Leng Qiyi, "It's all because of my brother's incompetence in teaching my wife. I just made the emperor laugh. I punish myself with a drink for my brother!"
After saying that, he raised his neck and drank it all in one gulp.
"It's okay! Cousin Chao Chao is also a bit impatient. As a cousin, I hope that the fourth brother and this lady will not take it to heart." Leng Qiyi smiled, his eyes hovering around Su Wen vaguely. of the head.
Leng Qisu took a panoramic view and said with a smile, "When a family lives together, it is inevitable that there will be some bumps and bruises. Su Wen has always understood the general situation and will not get angry over such a trivial matter." After saying that, he turned to look at Su Wen. "Su Wen said that right?"
Su Wen bit his lip and nodded. The five bright red finger prints on his right face were so shocking.
"Su Wen, why don't you toast the Emperor too!"
(End of chapter)