The reception hall is the place responsible for organizing royal banquets. The king's coronation ceremony and birthday banquets are all held in this place.
This place has witnessed the glory of K country, hundreds of years have passed, and it has also received countless foreign guests.
Nowadays, the king's dinner party is held here, and the invited guests are already waiting in the banquet hall. The waltz is melodious, and the person playing the piano is a band dedicated to the royal family.
Many of the musicians and pianists currently active on the continent are from the royal bands, and their strength and level are top-notch.
But when these people got here, they were just acting as background.
The lights flickered as people drank wine, and when everyone looked up, they could see the bright patterns tattooed on the colorful glazed tiles that had been used hundreds of years ago.
Even after a hundred years, the styles of these glazed tiles are still as bright as ever.
The waiters shuttled through the hall, the champagne on the tray in their hands glowing bright yellow under the light.
Those who should be waiting have already come and are waiting, and the leaders of the three major organizations have also been invited here.
When he entered, Quan Yanling smiled and joked, "I finally chased someone here, but I was turned away. My wife, you are different from others."
Quan Yanling couldn't help but laugh at the thought of this.
Not all the women who had been chasing him wanted to pounce on Fu Yuxiu, but the little ancestor he had found by himself really didn't take him seriously at all.
It's really funny.
"Really?" Fu Yuxiu leaned on the back of the sofa, took a glass of wine from the passing attendant and held it in his hand.
"But why do you still enjoy watching you after being rejected by your wife?" Quan Yanling raised his eyebrows.
The corners of the man's lips curled up slightly, and his originally handsome and enchanting face became a little more alluring now.
"People who are not married don't understand this feeling."
Quan Yanling smiled and shook his head. He really didn't shy away from it at all. Since getting married, the anger in his body has really subsided.
Sure enough, women are fragrant at the Tomb of Heroes.
"But it seems that your wife is doing well here and is well taken care of." Quan Yanling looked forward and pointed.
Fu Yuxiu looked up and saw Wen Li standing at the table holding snacks. Of course, Wen Li was not the only one.
After seeing the man beside her, the man's eyes narrowed slightly.
"I originally thought you were good at attracting bees and butterflies, but now that I see it, there are quite a few butterflies around your wife."
Besides Lu Zhizhou, there seemed to be other people.
Wen Li was busy getting pastries. For her, the most satisfying thing about such a banquet was the pastries.
Anyone who can work as a chef in the royal family must have first-class craftsmanship. The ingredients for making snacks are all top-notch, and the natural taste is not compromised.
"This is delicious, this is not bad." Lu Zhizhou put the small blue cake on hand into Wen Li's tray.
She looked at the people around her speechlessly, put down the plate solemnly and raised her hand, revealing the wedding ring on her ring finger.
"Lu Zhizhou, I'm married, do you need me to remind you?"
Lu Zhizhou shrugged and said nonchalantly, "I know. Even if you are married, it doesn't stop me from liking you and taking care of you."
Xia Chen took a step forward and dragged the person over without any courtesy.
"Why do I think you are deliberately provoking Mr. Fu?" Xia Chen said and glanced around, "The entire palace can see the wedding ring on the boss's hand. If you follow the boss so eagerly, I'm afraid it will Causing unnecessary gossip."
After listening to Xia Chen's words, Lu Zhizhou lowered his head and thought for a while.
He didn't care what the man thought, but he couldn't care less about what others said about Wen Li.
"I understand." Lu Zhizhou lowered his head and moved a little to the side.
Next to her, Su Jingjing took advantage of the opportunity and stepped in with her wine glass in hand, "I've only been away for a few days, why did something happen?"
Lu Zhizhou looked at Su Jingjing who suddenly appeared. This person disappeared for many days and then suddenly came back.
"I'll go over there and you guys can chat slowly."
Seeing Lu Zhizhou leaving, Su Jingjing chuckled. This person was really too naive too often.
"How are you doing over there?"
Su Jingjing took a sip of her wine and said with a smile, "K country has experienced frequent disasters and changes in the past two months. As you might think, there is indeed a problem in the North."
Although no one has been there for many years, you can still feel that something is wrong.
"only these?"
Su Jingjing put down the cup, took out two photos from her phone and showed them to her, "I took the time to go to the south. I heard that Princess Lejia had gone to Nanfang University to study in the early years. After much searching, she found the Alumni album, these are the photos that have not been deleted.”
The woman in the photo has a clear outline. Although she is young, she is clearly beautiful.
Wen Li also recognized the person in the photo at a glance. It was indeed Hua Yan, and the mole on her chin was clearly visible.
Her mother was Princess Lejia who was executed.
"It is said that when Princess Lejia rebelled, she had many generals under her command. After she was questioned, in order to show her virtue, the king did not execute the accomplices, but simply punished them. Those people are still active in all walks of life. I After looking for a few of them, I found that many people have died due to various reasons over the years, but now there are not many alive."
Wen Li has always been curious about this matter. Was his mother really killed and resurrected for treason
But judging from Hatas's attitude towards her, the juice of the moon vine was put in to confirm her identity.
This shows that Hatas also suspects that she is Lejia's daughter.
In this way, Hatas, the man who sent his daughter to death, may know the fact that Lejia is not dead.
"The person who is still alive today who was directly involved in Lejia's case is Marquis Nari, who is still retiring in the south. According to him, they had no idea that the princess was plotting rebellion at that time, but only received an order to lead troops back to defend the palace. , received the military order in a daze, entered the palace in a daze, and became a rebel."
It wasn't until Princess Lejia was executed that these people realized that they had been deceived by the princess.
The military orders were like mountains, but Hatas did not affect lower-class people like them.
"Didn't you say that he doubted your identity? Could it be that Hatas was not cruel enough at the beginning?"
A father, even if he is a person in power, really makes up his mind to kill his own child, he cannot do so easily.
Therefore, it is not known whether it was true or false that Hatas personally supervised the torture.
"Invite Marquis Nali over tomorrow and have a good chat," Wen Li said.
Until now, Wen Li still doesn't believe that the gentle and elegant mother in her childhood memories could be a greedy person who would not hesitate to rebel.
"That's not what we need to pay attention to now. When I came back from the west, I received news that Ni Chang had secretly mobilized troops to come back. King K's palace is probably going to be in chaos," Su Jingjing said.
It's almost time for these guests to leave.
"You don't look surprised."
"It was expected." Wen Li replied.
Ni Chang has never concealed his ambitions, and it is not surprising at all that he would take this step.
The two people's attention was quickly attracted by the applause from over there.
Hatas walked in surrounded by everyone, with a decent smile on his face and greeted everyone around him one by one. "Why don't you go sit with your husband? How can he bear to be separated like this?" Su Jingjing asked.
These two were so inseparable some time ago, and now they are so separated, I'm afraid the man must be uncomfortable.
"The current situation dictates." Wen Li just replied.
Everyone stood up to greet the king. They all stood neatly and respectfully, and Hatas did not waste any time.
After briefly saying a few polite words, everyone was left to their own devices, and the proper ceremony was over.
The dinner party is just for receiving guests. The most important thing is that the people present can move freely.
Yin Sa almost came in with Hatas. In the past, in every public occasion like this, Yin Sa, who was sitting in a wheelchair, had a cold face and a lifeless expression.
Therefore, most politicians and royal family members did not dare to provoke him, and many believed that he had no value.
But today was different. After the morning sacrifice, Hatas activated Yin Sa, who had been ignoring state affairs for seven years.
Everyone already has the answer in their hearts.
Most of the people who gathered around him obviously treated Yin Sa as the future king.
Just adapt to the wind, that's all.
"Miss Wen Li, I've been looking for you for a long time." Jia Tong suddenly appeared behind Wen Li and spoke politely.
This was the first time the two of them saw Jiatong wearing a crown. Princesses would only wear crowns on formal occasions.
Su Jingjing stared at it and heard that the crown of Princess Jiatong was modified from the crown of the previous queen.
No matter from which angle you look at it, it is priceless.
"Are you okay?" Wen Li looked at Jiatong.
The woman in front of me seemed a little embarrassed, but she still asked the question, "What was the test result after Miss Wen Li took my blood sample last time?"
Knowing that this was the issue, Wen Li did not shy away from it, "I will have the relevant reports sent to your palace."
Hearing this, Jiatong shook her head hurriedly, "I hope you can let me arrange for someone to come and pick it up."
Su Jingjing and Wen Li looked at her without moving, and Jiatong explained, "I know that my health is not good, and I don't want my husband to know. He will be very sad."
After all, it was her physical condition and it was hard for her to say anything.
Wen Li nodded and agreed to Jiatong's request.
"The eldest princess seems to like this ring very much. You have been wearing this ring on your hand since I first saw you in the palace. Is this your wedding ring?" Su Jingjing looked at Jiatong's hand. emerald ring.
"This is not my wedding ring. It was given as a national gift by Country M many years ago. My eldest sister and I each have one." Jiatong's eyebrows softened as she looked at the ring.
Su Jingjing showed a look of sudden realization, "It turns out that we are sisters. The eldest princess must like this ring very much. It must have never left your side."
Jia Tong nodded, "Yes, this is a symbol of our sisterly relationship. I have always kept it carefully."
A ring that cannot be lost no matter what.
There were many earls and marquises of the same age as Hatas in the banquet hall. When they saw Wen Li, they all focused their attention on Wen Li.
Among them, there were expressions of surprise, astonishment, and even panic.
For these old people, seeing this face again would be as unacceptable as Harry's.
Hatas sat on the main seat and saw Wen Li standing at the table eating from a distance.
"This time, the pastry chef also put in some effort to suit Miss Wen Li's taste." Nilen said, looking at the little girl who curled her lips in satisfaction.
She is very satisfied.
"No matter how young and mature they are, they are not just children, they are still children who have not grown up." Hatas smiled.
Nilen also nodded. As long as Miss Wen Li eats happily, His Majesty will be in a good mood.
"Your Majesty." Prince Pei's voice sounded from the side.
When Nilen saw Prince Pei coming, he consciously stepped aside and stood.
"You don't seem to be in good spirits." Hatas glanced at Prince Pei.
The latter smiled and said, "Do you know what happened to Harry who fainted today?"
Hatas glanced at Nilen, who shook his head. Hatas had been piling up large and small things since the morning.
There is no time to take care of other things.
"Are you scared by the snakes, insects, rats, and ants that suddenly appeared from nowhere?" Hatas was unmoved.
He knows his brother very well. He is timid and will not faint even if he is casual. This may not happen if there is a huge impact.
"He saw Miss Wen Li who lived in Ming'an Palace and was so frightened that he fainted." Prince Pei reminded.
Hatas was stunned for a moment, but he had forgotten this.
"Your Majesty, don't you think she looks a lot like Le Jia?" Prince Pei asked suddenly without knowing why.
Hatas said cheerfully, "It's just that they have similar looks."
Prince Pei took a step forward, "Just because of their similar appearance, His Majesty was able to cook for her personally. In order to take care of her taste, he mobilized the original pastry chef. This girl is really lucky."
Such a neither salty nor bland sentence made Hatas' face darken.
"I hope things are not what I thought. Otherwise, Your Majesty will be embarrassed to face the entire people of K Country."
After Prince Pei left, Hatas suddenly tightened his hands on the armrests of the chair.
"Your Majesty." Nilen called.
Hatas looked calm and said, "Ignore her and just follow the original plan."
Behind the Roman column in the distance, Yin Sa watched the confrontation between the two.
The relationship between Prince Pei and his father is neither far nor close. This is the first time that there is a vague smell of gunpowder between the two.
Is it because of Wen Li
Has he overlooked something important all this time
In a hidden corner outside the banquet hall, Prince Pei took what the attendant handed him.
"Is this definitely what she used?"
The attendant nodded respectfully, "Yes."
The cup wrapped in plastic film had just been taken back from the table. He looked at the cup that Miss Wen Li put down with his own eyes.
"well done."
Prince Pei put the cup in his arms, hoping it wouldn't be what he thought...
(End of chapter)