After everyone has arrived, tonight's banquet will begin.
The maids of honor came in one after another with jugs in their hands, and filled the wine glasses for the guests present.
The emperor was the first to raise the wine glass.
He took a sip and praised with a smile.
"The taste is mellow, the aftertaste is endless, it is really a good wine!"
Seeing this, the others also raised their wine glasses.
Yichongyuan looked at the wine glass in front of her, feeling quite uneasy.
She wasn't particularly good at drinking, but she wasn't particularly bad either.
Just such a glass of wine should not make her drunk.
But she still hesitated.
All these wines were offered by King Zhao tonight.
She was afraid that King Zhao would tamper with the wine, such as adding something bad to her wine.
Wen Zhaorong, who was sitting next to her, turned around and said to her with a smile.
"Why doesn't my sister drink it? This wine is specially presented by King Zhao. It is said that it is a rare top-quality wine, and it is very difficult to drink it on weekdays."
Yichongyuan's heart skipped a beat.
She picked up the wine glass in front of her.
"To be honest, these two days are just my small days, and I can't drink alcohol.
But I don't want to waste such a good wine.
If not, I will borrow flowers to offer Buddha, and give this glass of wine to my sister. "
After speaking, she handed the wine glass to Wen Zhaorong.
However, Wen Zhaorong smiled: "Thank you for your kindness, my sister. I don't drink very well. It's enough to have my own drink. Let's keep my sister's wine for myself."
She has been in the harem for so many years, and she has long developed the habit of not eating what others give her.
People's hearts are separated, God knows what was added to the wine handed over by the other party
Seeing this, Yichongyuan is not easy to force.
Concubine Shu, who was sitting on the other side, spoke at this time, with her unique arrogance in her tone: "Since Yi Chongyuan can't drink alcohol today, then don't drink it, it's just a glass of wine, what's the big deal?"
Yichongyuan felt relieved when she heard the words, immediately put down her wine glass, turned around and thanked Concubine Shu.
At the same time, Yichongyuan secretly made up her mind.
She will not eat or drink anything tonight in order to avoid unexpected situations.
Wait for an opportunity to find a reason to leave early.
However, people are not as good as God.
The queen sitting at the top heard their conversation, and knowing that Yichongyuan was inconvenient to drink alcohol today, she sent a cup of warm jujube tea.
Yichongyuan's heart sank.
She resisted everything in her heart, but she had to show a grateful expression on her face, and got up to bless the queen.
"Thank you, Empress, for your concern."
She took the teacup from the hand of the court lady. The tea should have just been brewed, and it was still steaming.
Concubine Shu sighed inexplicably: "The empress is really considerate."
The queen just smiled and didn't respond.
Seeing Yichongyuan's delay in moving, Wen Zhaorong asked puzzledly.
"Why doesn't my sister drink it? You have to drink this red date tea while it's hot. It won't taste good when it's cold."
At this time, the emperor also said: "Yes, this is the queen's wish, don't waste Yi Chongyuan."
Yichongyuan is riding a tiger, and she has to drink if she doesn't drink.
She comforted herself silently in her heart, the red date tea was given to her by the queen, so there shouldn't be any problems.
It's not because she trusts the queen so much, but because the queen has been in the harem for many years and has always acted cautiously and thoughtfully. Even if the queen really wanted to harm her, she would not do it so obviously.
Yichongyuan took a deep breath, picked up the cup, and took a small sip.
The warm tea, with the unique sweet taste of red dates, flows down the esophagus into the abdomen.
She waited for a moment, holding her breath, noticing anything wrong.
Could it be that she was thinking too much
It would be great if that was the case.
Just when Yichongyuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief, Zhao Wang Li Ji suddenly looked over.
He obviously had a smile on his face, but his eyes gave people a sense of oppression for no reason.
Yichongyuan held her breath involuntarily, and her nerves tensed up.
The next moment she heard King Zhao speak.
"Why didn't you see the sixth prince tonight?"
This question is a bit abrupt.
Many people present looked at Yichongyuan, including the emperor and empress.
Yichongyuan smiled helplessly, and wanted to say that the sixth prince had a bit of a stomachache tonight and couldn't come to the banquet.
However, she opened her small mouth, and the words that came out were—
"I didn't let him come, I was afraid you might poison the wine."
As soon as this statement came out, everyone was shocked!
However, no matter how surprised they were, they were not as surprised as Yi Chongyuan himself.
She subconsciously covered her mouth, with a look of horror on her face.
How could she speak out what was in her heart? !
Before she could think of a way to make up for it, Li Ji asked immediately.
"We have no grievances, no enmity, why do you think this king is going to poison the sixth prince?"
Yichongyuan put down her hand and wanted to explain that she was just joking just now, but her mouth didn't listen to her and said something that shocked everyone again.
"Who said we have no grievances
I bought Jin Zhi before and hid a fake jade seal in your residence, trying to frame you.
This is the enmity between us! "
As soon as she finished speaking, Yi Chongyuan knew that she was completely finished tonight.
She subconsciously looked at the emperor.
Sure enough, the emperor's face was extremely ugly at this time, and his eyes were full of hatred when he looked at her.
At this time, in his eyes, she is no longer the gentle, considerate and well-educated Yi Chongyuan, but a femme fatale who will do whatever it takes to achieve her goals.
Yichongyuan's eyes turned black, and she wished she could faint now.
Wen Zhaorong looked at her in astonishment, and asked in disbelief.
"It's you who framed King Zhao? I didn't expect you to be such a person."
Yichongyuan has probably resigned to her fate.
She simply broke the jar, stopped struggling, and let her mouth open and close, expressing all the true thoughts deep in her heart.
"Where do you think you are going
You clearly know that Li Zhaoyuan's statement about being possessed by an evil spirit is false, and you deliberately cooperated with me in saying those words, which caused Li Zhaoyuan to find trouble with Hua Ruren.
Don't you just want to go along with the flow and take the opportunity to stab King Zhao to avenge King Zhao for killing your brother? ! "
Wen Zhaorong didn't expect that she knew all this and said it in front of everyone.
All of a sudden, Wen Zhaorong's face changed.
She wanted to defend herself, but before she could speak, King Zhao preempted her.
Li Ji asked, "Could it be you who did Jin Zhi's death?"
Yichongyuan smiled miserably: "Yes, I'm afraid that Jin Zhi will confess me, so I can only kill people to silence them."
Li Ji: "How did you do it? Could it be that you have an internal response in the Flying Dragon Knight?"
At this point in the topic, it stands to reason that Yi Chongyuan has nothing to worry about.
But she suddenly struggled again.
She covered her mouth, not wanting to tell the truth.
The emperor ordered someone to pull her hand away.
The Flying Dragon Knights are directly under the emperor's jurisdiction, and are responsible for protecting the emperor's safety. The emperor will never allow internal thieves to appear among them.
He must investigate this matter to the bottom!
(end of this chapter)