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Chapter 113 - The eyes looking at him

Xiao Qingqian was like a fish back in the water as he faced the court officials, flattering them nonchalantly, occasionally turning his head to look at Wei Qing gently.

When Wei Qing felt the force of his pinching on her waist, she curled her lips with difficulty.

"The princess' beauty can be said to be at the peak of beauty in the kingdom!" Someone flattered him.

Wei Qing felt that the muscles on her face were extremely stiff.

Xiao Qingqian coughed lightly. She took a deep breath and nodded slightly.

In the distance, Chu Yin's hand that was holding the wine cup was tightening, as though if he had a bit more strength, the wine cup would have shattered.

Chu Tiange was extremely worried.

She secretly guessed that maybe Xiao Qingqian had already sensed the relationship between Chu Yin and herself, which was why he intentionally provoked Chu Yin tonight.

"Seventh Brother, you just need to endure tonight. As long as we leave the Northern Kingdom, you will have plenty of opportunities to trample Prince Chu beneath your feet!"

Chu Yin frowned as he looked at Chu Tiange, his eyes full of self-blame.

Chu Tiange held onto his hand, "Don't let anyone catch you red-handed!"

Chu Yin looked at Wei Qing one last time and forced himself to look away.

Wei Qing had also been looking at Chu Yin this entire time, and her eyes were filled with worry. Feeling Xiao Qingqian's cold gaze on her face, Wei Qing hurriedly turned her gaze away.

Xiao Qingqian was extremely jealous at the moment!

The coldness around him grew stronger and stronger, and he wished that he could punish Wei Qing well.

Not far away, Xiao Hanqi shook the wine cup in his hand with interest.

"The emperor and queen have arrived!"

Hearing the chorus from afar, everyone got up and kneeled down.

Old Emperor had a face full of smiles, his eyes quickly swept across the group of people, "Everyone, rise!"

Since it was a banquet to invite Ambassador of the South, and Chu Yin was about to leave the Northern Kingdom, Old Emperor naturally couldn't avoid a conversation.

With a table full of fine wine and delicious dishes, if it was in the past, Wei Qing would definitely be interested in the food and eat without care for her image.

But after hearing what Xiao Qingqian said, she really did not have any appetite.

Xiao Qingqian glanced at her, then said softly, "With a stern face, do you want everyone to know that this duke has treated you poorly?"

Wei Qing looked up at him, his eyes filled with anger.

Xiao Qingqian frowned, and pinched a piece of pastry, he placed it next to her mouth.

Everyone looked over, the dancers in the middle were no longer able to attract their attention.

Old Emperor smiled dubiously, and whispered something to the empress.

Although the empress had a smirk on her lips, her smile did not reach her eyes. She looked past the crowd and met Xiao Hanqi's gaze.

Xiao Hanqi curled his lips, today, Xiao Qingqian was truly playing a good role, but what exactly was hidden behind the wild dog food was truly intriguing!

His gaze landed on Chu Yin's face, only to see him drinking wine cup by cup, the interest in his eyes growing increasingly stronger.

"Father, these dancers are really boring to perform these dances!" Xiao Hanqi lowered the smile on his face and said.

The Old Emperor frowned, "Does the crown prince have any good suggestions?"

"Royal Father, since today is the day to welcome the Ambassador of the South, then we will send the Seventh Prince back to the Southern Kingdom! "This son thinks that this atmosphere can be made more lively!"

"Speak your mind!" I forgive you for your innocence! " Old Emperor's face did not reveal any expression of joy or anger.

Xiao Hanqi immediately said: "This son wants to, why not we just compete?"

"Oh?" The Old Emperor's interest was piqued, his brows slightly raised, "Tell me the specifics."

Xiao Hanqi explained his suggestion, which was to write down all the talents and place them into a jar, and for everyone to choose randomly, if they could not perform, they would be punished to drink three cups!

His suggestion attracted many people who agreed with it. Xiao Qingqian studied him and stared at him, and still drank his cup of wine.

"Third Brother, I heard that Third Sister-in-Law is also considered a virtuous and virtuous person. I wonder if you would allow Third Sister-in-Law to participate?"

Wei Qing looked as if she wanted to refuse, but Xiao Qingqian said: "What is wrong with that? However, royal brother truly cares about the wangfei! "

However, Xu Jiu then returned to his normal self, "Third brother's words are extremely true. No matter what, we are brothers, a family!"

The empress looked at Xiao Qingqian from afar, retracting her hand under her sleeve, and digging her long armor into her palm.

Very quickly, the eunuch followed Xiao Hanqi's orders and prepared everything.

Wei Qing originally wanted to reject, but Xiao Hanqi had already said that, so she could only bite the bullet and go draw.

He rummaged through the pot and stretched out his hand.

Seeing the two words above, Wei Qing's jaw almost dropped out of shock.

Xiao Qingqian frowned as he looked over, "Dance?"

Wei Qing speechlessly curled her lips. How could she dance?

Not only that, her movements were so beautiful just now, yet she was able to bore the crowd, so how great was her performance?

Just as she was at a loss, Xiao Hanqi's "concerned" voice rang out: "Third Sister-in-Law managed to get involved with the dance?"

Wei Qing was just about to say that she would be fine with three cups of wine, but who knew that Xiao Hanqi would actually be waiting for her here!

"Third Sister-in-Law, this wine is not an ordinary wine!"

Wei Qing frowned, only to see three different wine jugs being brought over by the eunuchs.

Everyone's curiosity was piqued. They all stretched out their necks to look over and occasionally whispered a few words to each other.

Xiao Hanqi picked up three wine jugs and poured them into three cups, "This is a mixture of vinegar, wine and chili water, are you sure you want to drink it?"

Wei Qing glared at him, feeling that Xiao Hanqi was purposely digging a pit for her to fall into.

She narrowed her eyes and chuckled, "If I drink this, it will probably take a few days before I can stop."

The corner of Xiao Hanqi's mouth raised slightly. He purposely wanted Wei Qing to make a fool of himself!

As for Xiao Qingqian, from the moment he entered the imperial palace, he had been frantically swatting dog food. He just wanted to see if Xiao Qingqian was really able to help Wei Qing to accept the punishment there.

"That's right. If Third Sister-in-Law were to drink three cups of this wine, who knows how she would feel. Third Brother and Third Sister-in-Law have always been very close. I think that if Third Brother were to accept the punishment in place of Third Sister-in-Law, no one would object, right? "

His every word seemed to be filled with concern, but in reality, everyone knew what sort of bad intentions he had.

Wei Qing glanced at Xiao Qingqian from the corner of his eyes, but when he saw that Xiao Qingqian was not flustered, he could not help but want to laugh.

Xiao Qingqian would never do such a thing!

It could only mean that Xiao Hanqi thought too highly of Xiao Qingqian!

At this time, one of them said in a low voice: "This official is willing to accept the punishment in place of Princess Chu!"

Everyone turned to look, only to see Prime Minister Wei's solemn face, but his gaze on Wei Qing was extremely gentle.

The sounds of discussion rose again, and Wei Qing felt a warm feeling in her heart. She quickly spread towards her limbs and bones, "Isn't it just dancing?"