Concubine's Survival Handbook

Chapter 270 The Palace Banquet

During the conversation, Xiao Lin, Father Xiao and others had already entered.As soon as Xiao Lin came in, his eyes were glued to Jing Ning's body.Wearing a pale pink dress with a thin layer of makeup, she looked extraordinarily beautiful under the reflection of the light.

Xiao Yuan noticed her brother as soon as he entered the door, and now seeing her brother staring at Jing Ning intently, she raised her eyebrows, "Look, I'm right, my brother really can't take his eyes away. "

When Jing Ning looked over, he happened to meet Xiao Lin's eyes unexpectedly. The man's eyes were dark and deep, but burning.She blushed slightly, and quickly lowered her head, not daring to look at Xiao Lin again.

Xiao Lin withdrew his gaze calmly, knowing that Jing Ning was shy, and he didn't look over there again, but his heart was already turbulent.

Today's Jingning seems to be more pleasant and beautiful than before... Xiao Lin thought in his heart.

Thinking that he and Jing Ning would be married in a month or so, the corners of his lips curled up slightly.

Father Xiao who was at the side saw that his son's usual cold face was now softened, and he looked at the place he just looked at without leaving a trace in his eyes.

It was Ayuan and the others, their eyes stayed on the pale pink figure for a while, he smiled, no wonder Xiao Lin was so abnormal today,

Someone came towards Father Xiao and the others, Father Xiao saw that it was his colleague in the court, so he walked over, Xiao Lin followed, but he just said hello and left.Father Xiao was left alone to talk to the official.

"Father Tiger has no sons." The official stroked his beard and looked at Xiao Lin's back with emotion.

Father Xiao has always been proud of Xiao Lin, and now he laughed when he heard his colleagues praise his son.

Because of Chen Zhi's absence, Feng Ting will not come to the palace banquet, and other officials and Xiao Lin, a son of a rich family, look down on him.So Xiao Lin stood aside by himself, unconsciously looking at Jingning again.

The girl Xiao Yuan seemed to say something, which made Jing Ning and the others smile.Xiao Lin watched quietly, his eyes lingering on Jing Ning's smiling face.

"Brother Xiao."

Sensing someone beside him, Xiao Lin slightly frowned and looked away, only to find that it was Yun Heng.The eyebrows furrowed even more.He didn't forget that this person was interested in Jing Ning, he showed courteousness to Jing Ning in front of his face that day, but luckily he was clever enough to find an opportunity to get him away.

"Is there something wrong?" Xiao Lin said lightly.

Yun Heng didn't care about Xiao Lin's hostility towards him, anyway, he also had hostility towards him.He smiled, "I heard that Brother Xiao and Jing Ning have a marriage contract?"

Jing Ning?Hearing Yun Heng's name, Xiao Lin's eyes became more gloomy, "To avoid other people's misunderstanding, Mr. Yun should call Jing Ning Miss Zheng."

Yun Heng sneered, "Then why did Brother Xiao also call Jing Ning?" The word 'Jing Ning' was emphasized by Yun Heng.

Xiao Lin's face remained unchanged, and he said solemnly: "Young Master Yun also knows that I have an engagement with Jing Ning, and she is my fiancée."

Yun Heng's expression changed.He naturally knew that Jing Ning was Xiao Lin's fiancée, and the two had a marriage contract.I came here to ask specifically to tell Xiao Lin that they can only be fiancees, and they are not really married.

Yun Heng was about to say something when a sharp voice sounded.

"The emperor is here! The empress is here!"

All the officials and female relatives in the hall knelt down.

"Long live the emperor! Long live the empress!"

The emperor sat on the top of the hall in a dragon robe, and the empress sat beside him with a gentle face.

"Stay flat." The emperor raised his hand.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Everyone stood up and took their seats.

The emperor said some simple words, and the palace banquet began.

Jing Ning sat on the seat, watching a group of dancers dancing in the middle of the hall with some boredom.Demonic singing and dancing, the dancing style is lively.

She hasn't attended the palace banquet for several years. She never thought that the palace banquet is still so boring, either singing or dancing.Jing Ning yawned secretly, and when he looked up, he found Xiao Lin looking at him quietly, and found that after he realized it, he didn't take it back. Instead, he returned a smile generously, and his originally cold eyes curved up nicely , making Jingning's heart beat suddenly faster.

Jing Ning hastily looked away, her cheeks were slightly warm.

Yun Heng has been watching Jing Ning all the time, and naturally he also saw Jing Ning's strangeness, he and Xiao Lin are far away, although he doesn't know what Xiao Lin's expression is now, but Jing Ning's strangeness must be related to Xiao Lin.

Besides Yun Heng, there was another person who had been watching Jing Ning from the beginning of the palace banquet, and that was Zhao Ying.

Zhao Ying's seat was lower than the emperor's high platform, but higher than the usual officials, so he could clearly see the movements of Jing Ning and Xiao Lin.

Zhao Ying's eyes sank, and he clenched his hand holding the wine glass tightly. He passed the news of Lan Yao and Chen Zhi to Yang Qin in order to use Dr. Yu Shi's hand to spread the news, so that Jing Ning could ask him for help.But when the news got out, he didn't get any benefit.Although I have done this matter neatly, no one will find out that I did it, but the shrewd old fox of Fu Guogong must know that there is someone behind Doctor Yushi.Even if he doesn't know it's him now, after a long time, he will inevitably have suspicions about him. Now he has lost his wife and lost his army.

Later, I learned that Xiao's family had gone to the Prime Minister's Mansion to propose a marriage. Although they have not married yet, the time must be coming soon.If Jing Ning is really married to Xiao Lin, it will be even more difficult for him to get the support of the prime minister.

Zhao Ying was not reconciled.He felt that he was much better than Xiao Lin's ice-faced reckless man.If Jing Ning marries herself, then she will be the third imperial concubine.When he gets to that position in the future, then Jing Ning will be the queen of Zhao country.

But Jing Ning actually fell in love with that dumbfounded Xiao Rin.Zhao Ying felt that he really didn't understand.

Although Jing Ning felt that there were other people's gazes on her besides Xiao Lin, she didn't take it seriously.Thinking about it, besides Yun Heng, the only one who can keep paying attention to himself is Zhao Ying.

She looked towards Lan Yao, Lan Yao changed from being active in the past, and just sat quietly watching the dancer dance, her eyes were quiet.

Jing Ning sighed inwardly, feeling that after Chen Zhi left, Yaoyao's soul was gone, she was not the same as before.She was about to look back, as if she had noticed something, her eyes suddenly stopped on Lan Yao's hair accessories.

Lan Yao is dressed very simply today, with only one hosta in her hair.Jing Ning didn't notice the hairpin, but just now where he looked, he suddenly found that the top of the hairpin was a plum blossom.

Jing Ning recalled that Yaoyao once showed her and A Yuan the sachet she embroidered for Chen Zhi, which also had a plum blossom on it, and Yaoyao said that the plum blossom looked very similar to Chen Zhi...

Jing Ning's gaze stayed on Lan Yao's hairpin for a long time, his eyes were obscured, and finally retracted his gaze, and sighed in his heart.

(End of this chapter)