Salt-free enchanting

Chapter 81 Queen Zhao's Attention
Seeing the cowardly and ugly Sun Le, Ying Shisan's eyes sparkled, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and he turned his head away.

After chattering for a while, everyone in Ji's mansion had already sat down according to each mansion in each place.Of course, the bohemian Yan Si didn't pay attention to these things, he forced the fifth son to wait in a corner beside him.

After sitting down, there were occasional greetings.

As the host of the banquet, Queen Zhao has already sat back in her seat in dismay.She waited until the people in the hall became a little quieter, then she cleared her cough, smiled a little forcedly, and called out in a clear voice: "Now even the people from Qi Diji's Mansion have arrived, so the people from that clan should be here, right?"

When she spoke of 'Qi Di Ji's Mansion', she bit her voice deliberately, her beautiful eyes clearly filled with unhappiness.The eyes that glanced at the Fifth Young Master and the others seemed to imply that they should offer an apology on the spot in order to calm her anger.

Most of the people here are old foxes with such eyes, and everyone can see it clearly.All of a sudden, the disdain in everyone's eyes became clearer.Even the Fifth Young Master had a cold handsome face.However, the corner they were in was a bit dimly lit, and outsiders could not see the fifth young master's expression clearly.

After Queen Zhao showed her dissatisfaction, she waved her jade hand and shouted: "Banquet! Play music!"

As soon as Queen Zhao's voice fell, a group of court ladies carrying food boxes lined up in a long line like a winding road, passing through the front of everyone's table.The chimes against the wall at the back of the hall were also lightly struck by a court musician.With the melodious music from Qingyuan, everyone slowly returned to silence.

When everyone's tables were served with food and wine, all the maids backed away with their hands tied, and stood neatly by the walls on the left and right sides.

Queen Zhao's smile was much brighter at this time, and she glanced at the clansmen in the first hall with satisfaction, as if she had found her absolute authority as the master.

Raising the jade cup with her jade hand, Queen Zhao said in a clear voice, "It's rare for all clansmen to get together, so I offer you a toast!"

After all, she took the lead in drinking the wine in the glass.

All the clansmen also raised their wine cups and drank them all in one gulp.

Queen Zhao smiled sweetly, and said again: "I think you all know what this gathering is for! Seven days later, there will be a meeting of the wise men of the Five Kingdoms. Although all of you present here are only vassals of envoys from various countries, those who stand on the platform of Zhuzi , never caring about status but only about talent and learning. If anyone can make a big splash that day, then he will not only enjoy the attention of the world!" When she said this, her voice slowed down a little, and she said word by word: "He will get the attention of the family! He will even become the young patriarch with the most common surname in the world!"

When Queen Zhao said this, her gorgeous face flushed red, her eyes sparkled, and she seemed very excited.She wasn't the only one who was excited, everyone in the hall, no matter what their expressions were before, they were all full of energy and morale when they heard this!
Queen Zhao obviously enjoyed the feeling that a single sentence could arouse everyone's pride. Her eyes swept across everyone's faces, and slowly turned to the seat in Qi Diji's mansion, and then swept across the fifth son.

When Queen Zhao looked around, a young man stood up abruptly. This young man was sitting in Zhao's seat, obviously from Zhao Diji's mansion.

The boy was about fifteen or sixteen years old, about the same age as the fifth son, but he looked extremely ordinary, with only a pair of big black eyes that were sensitive and shrewd as they rolled around.

The young man crossed his hands at Queen Zhao, and said loudly: "Sister Queen, I don't know if anyone from my family has come? Who are they here? Where are you resting now?"

When the young man opened his mouth, he said what everyone was eager to know.All of a sudden, everyone looked at Queen Zhao.City Lord Ji, Fifth Young Master and others also raised their heads and looked nervously at Queen Zhao.

Especially City Lord Ji, who looked at Queen Zhao with nervousness and irritation.A few days ago, he kept sending people to Queen Zhao to inquire about the people from his family, but Queen Zhao didn't say a word, which made him very unhappy when he thought about it.In his opinion, if Queen Zhao, the master, can't even provide this little convenience to the people in Qidiji's Mansion, then she has no meaning for herself and Qidiji's Mansion.

Queen Zhao enjoyed the gazes cast by all the clansmen very much. She slowly passed her gaze across the faces of all the people.It is her duty as a master to receive people from her family and provide them with all conveniences, especially in the matter of inspecting the heir, and it is her duty as a master, and it is also the prerequisite for her to show off in front of her clan.

Looking at the expressions of everyone quietly, after a while of silence, Queen Zhao finally smiled, turned to the boy and said, "Zhao Qidi, why are you so impatient? When they want to show up, they will naturally show up." Come on, have a drink!"

After finishing speaking, she picked up the jade cup in front of her again, raised the jade cup Zhao Qi, and shook it at everyone, especially the people in Qi Diji's mansion. Queen Zhao smiled sweetly, raised the wine cup and drank it down in one gulp.

Everyone was disappointed at this time.

On the seat of Qi Diji's mansion, the third son was already angry. He stared at Queen Zhao displeasedly, and said sullenly: "The fifth younger brother can get her help by talking about courtesy and humble words! Shit! It's useless." No!"

As soon as the third son's voice fell, Mu Gong said behind him: "Third son's words are wrong. Queen Zhao is not a person with a big heart, and the generous words suggested by the fifth son are not wrong. Now is a very good time, we don't It’s not bad if she doesn’t want her to look at my Qidiji Mansion differently, but just asks her not to deliberately slander me in front of my family.”

When Mugong said this, everyone nodded frequently.

Queen Zhao looked at the dejected crowd with enjoyment, and the smile on her gorgeous face became even brighter.She is very happy. The neglect she received just now has finally returned with revenge.

After quietly admiring everyone's expressions for a while, Queen Zhao's eyes turned to the fifth son.

She looked at the fifth son without blinking.Everyone's attention was originally focused on Queen Zhao, but now everyone followed her gaze and looked at Ji Wu.

Ji Wu straightened her back and quietly met Queen Zhao's gaze.And beside him, Yan Si muttered dissatisfiedly: "It's coming again! Fifth, as long as there is a woman present, you won't be able to hide it!"

Ying Shisan, who was sitting behind Yansi, smiled slightly when he heard the words. He leaned against the person behind him, took a sip of the wine lazily, and watched the scene with interest.

Queen Zhao stared at the fifth son, and suddenly, a flower bloomed on her beautiful face.She opened her red lips, and said in a crisp voice, "Although Fifth Brother Qi came to Handan not long ago, he has gained a great reputation. Not only did he fall in love with the Eighteenth Princess, who is deeply loved by His Majesty, but even the Eldest Prince valued him a lot. But Fifth brother, these reputations are not good for you."

Queen Zhao's voice was delicate and gentle, and she seemed very kind, especially the last sentence.

But after she said the word 'but', everyone was obviously excited, while the five young masters and other people in Qi Diji's mansion were all stunned.

Amid everyone's attention, Queen Zhao smiled and continued: "Recently there are rumors that you, fifth brother, are proficient in inner chamber affairs. This is not a good word,"

Her procrastinated word "呀" was so long and soft that Sun Le felt a little numb when he heard it.And as soon as the phrase "be good at things in the inner room" was said, as expected, there were bursts of laughter in the hall.

The fifth son's handsome face darkened, and he frowned a little angrily.Queen Zhao quickly raised her voice and said, "Fifth brother is a smart man, how can such a reputation spread to the world, right? Fifth brother, I have a very difficult question here, if you can answer it If they come out, those rumors will be self-defeating, I wonder if Fifth Brother is interested in answering?" She turned to the people in the hall, and said with a smile: "Of course, everyone here can also answer."

After Queen Zhao said this, she looked at the fifth young master leisurely, waiting for his answer.

In the hall, whispers arose everywhere.Although Queen Zhao is an ignorant woman, she is a queen after all, and there must be talented people around her.Even she said it was very difficult to solve, so the problem should be really difficult.

Everyone in Qi Diji's mansion looked up at Queen Zhao, and they really didn't understand what she meant by asking the fifth prince a question on such an occasion.Could it be that she was angry with the Fifth Young Master and vowed to make him look ugly?

Sun Le is also quietly looking at Queen Zhao, she can see that Queen Zhao has always had a good impression of the fifth son.Originally, it was also true that it was hard for any woman not to have a good impression of a gentle and handsome young man like Wu Gongzi.But why did she embarrass him in public like this?

Suddenly, Sun Le's heart skipped a beat!Could it be that this question was not meant by Queen Zhao, but by someone sent by the family?

Thinking of this, Sun Le looked up at Queen Zhao. Queen Zhao was still staring at Fifth Young Master Ji. Her gorgeous face was slightly apologetic, and her bright eyes, looking at Fifth Young Master Ji, were also very gentle.After Sun Le glanced at her a few times, he realized in his heart that what he expected was right.

The fifth son did not expect that Queen Zhao would embarrass himself on such an occasion, and he was very angry at the moment.His handsome face darkened, his thin lips pursed, he bowed slightly and was about to stand up and refuse.

Seeing his movements, Sun Le tilted his upper body slightly, and said in a low voice behind the Fifth Young Master, "Fifth Young Master, this question was probably asked by the descendants of King Zhao's family! Young Master, don't act rashly!"

Sun Le's voice was very small and soft, but the fifth son could still hear it clearly.However, not only he understood it, but also Yan Si who was watching the excitement, and Win Shisan who was sipping wine with a lazy face.The two men turned their heads in surprise and looked at Sun Le at the same time.Especially Ying Shisan, he looked at Sun Le quietly, with surprise, curiosity, and consideration in his eyes.

Sun Le met the eyes of the two, lowered his head, and shrank back, letting himself hide beside Ah Fu, avoiding the gaze of the two.She wasn't afraid of what the two of them discovered, but felt that in this kind of occasion, the abnormal behavior of the two of them would draw more people's attention to her.

Now Sun Le doesn't have the power to protect herself, and she doesn't want to expose herself to the world.

(End of this chapter)