When Dai Yue and Ying Yue saw that Shi Sheng had really invited the Daoist priest of Mt. Wanyuan down the mountain, they were both surprised and pleasantly surprised.
This time, the Empress had nothing to say.
But when they looked at the Daoist …
My Lord, are you sure you didn't just pick a random person?
So young?
"Where is Priest Tianxu? My Lord … You can't just randomly pick someone! "Although this little Daoist priest looked quite handsome, this matter was not about looks!
"What Heavenly Oasis? I didn't see him. There were only two people in the entire temple."
One was underage, and the other …
He was probably underage as well.
Feiyue: "…"
"Master is traveling outside, so I'm in charge of Mt. Wanyuan. If the two ladies feel that I'm not up to the task, I'll return."
The two Yues looked at each other and bowed. "Please don't be angry, Taoist Priest. We were rude. Since he is Taoist Priest Tianxu's disciple, he must be competent."
It took a lot of effort for His Excellency to invite someone down. At least it was better than those who he had not even seen before.
Shi Sheng jumped onto the carriage, not caring about what Er Yue had planned for Ling Yue.
Ling Yue only felt that this woman was being ridiculous.
He didn't provoke her, so why was she angry?
When the Empress heard that the Shi Sheng had managed to invite Ling Yue back, she happily rewarded the Shi Sheng with many gifts before sending someone to escort Ling Yue into the palace.
Shi Sheng did not say anything during the whole process.
Dai Yue and Ying Yue could tell that Shi Sheng was in a bad mood, so they didn't dare to say anything. They were very careful when serving him.
"My Lord, there will be a banquet tonight. Do you think …"
"I'm not going."
Ying Yue's words were stuck in her throat, she hadn't finished speaking yet.
"Your Excellency, this banquet is to welcome Daoist Ling Yue back. As the Prime Minister, it would be inappropriate for you to not attend," Dai Yue continued.
Shi Sheng looked up at Dai Yue. Dai Yue immediately lowered her head. Did she say something wrong?
Why was his Excellency's gaze so terrifying?
…
The imperial palace.
Ling Yue sat on the seat of honor to the right.
He was the only male in the entire hall, and the gazes that were sizing him up made him very uncomfortable.
The past few days in the palace had made him even more miserable.
Shi Sheng sat diagonally across from him. His eyes were downcast as he played with the wine glass in his hand.
Ling Yue's gaze swept past her, then he lowered his gaze as if he hadn't seen her.
The Crown Princess sat across from Ling Yue with a fangirl look on her face, drooling at the corner of her mouth.
Jiang Zhi looked at the Crown Princess with disdain. As the Crown Princess, how could she not care about her image?
Perhaps sensing Jiang Zhi's gaze, the Crown Princess put away her fangirl expression and glared fiercely at Jiang Zhi. "You've already offended the Daoist priest, yet you're still shamelessly approaching him. Why didn't I realize that you're so shameless before?"
Jiang Zhi snorted. "I'm just apologizing to the Taoist priest. Do you think everyone is as shameless as you?"
"Who are you calling shameless?" The Crown Princess was furious.
She was the future empress. So what if she took a fancy to a man? That was his fortune. In the future, he would be her husband.
But this woman just had to go against her. She even went to the Empress and caused her to be punished by copying scriptures for so long.
Even something like the Heaven's Ritual had been handed over to her by the Empress.
"I'll tell whoever asked."
"Jiang Zhi, don't be so smug. This time, I won't let you off the hook."
The undercurrent between the two of them was turbulent, and the people below were also in a heated discussion.
"This Daoist Ling Yue is really handsome. What a pity …"
"Shh, lower your voice. He's Daoist Tianxu's disciple. Don't speak carelessly."
"Hey, I heard that the Crown Princess and the Ning Princess are both fawning over him."
"Daoist Ling Yue …"
"Ling Yue …"
"Clack —" A wine cup was slammed down on the table, and the chatter around them abruptly died down.
Everyone turned to look in the direction of the sound.
"This Prime Minister sees that you all have a lot of free time on your hands. How about this Prime Minister submit a request to the Empress to reduce your salary? What do you all think?"
All the officials: "…" How did we offend this jinx?
Wasn't it just a few words of discussion …
Everyone glanced at Ling Yue, then at Shi Sheng's icy expression. They all fell silent.
It seemed that the Crown Princess and the Ning Princess weren't the only ones interested in Daoist Ling Yue. Even the Prime Minister was interested in him.
The Empress didn't appear at the banquet. Apparently, she wasn't feeling well.
Thus, the Crown Princess became the host of the banquet.
Shi Sheng watched as the Crown Princess leaned over to speak to Ling Yue, her body almost touching his.
Jiang Zhi probably noticed that Ling Yue wasn't used to it, so she went over to pull the Crown Princess away. The two of them began to bicker again.
No one knew what Shi Sheng was thinking as he downed cup after cup of wine, an oppressive aura surrounding him.
While the Crown Princess and Jiang Zhi were bickering, the others took advantage of this opportunity to offer Ling Yue a toast.
He didn't drink alcohol, so he used tea instead.
"I've never heard of Daoist Priest abstaining from alcohol. Didn't Daoist Tianxu always drink alcohol? Daoist Priest, you must drink this cup of wine. "
"I don't drink alcohol." Ling Yue's brows were tinged with displeasure, but his tone was the same as usual.
"Is Daoist Priest looking down on me?"
This voice caused the noisy scene to quiet down. Everyone's gazes were focused on Ling Yue and the woman who was toasting.
"Lord Lin, what are you doing?" Jiang Zhi immediately stepped forward. "Daoist Priest must have his reasons for not drinking alcohol. How about this, I'll drink in his place."
Jiang Zhi poured a cup of wine, raised it at Lord Lin, and downed it in one gulp.
"Ning Wang, you're in the wrong here. Today, we're all here to welcome Daoist Priest, so how can you help him? No, no, Daoist Priest should at least drink a cup to express his sincerity."
"That's right, Daoist Priest should just drink a cup to express his sincerity. We don't need him to drink too much."
As more and more people joined in, their words became more and more unpleasant, and the scrutinizing gazes became more and more blatant. Ling Yue's expression gradually turned unsightly. He lowered his gaze, hiding the surging killing intent in his eyes.
After a while, he reached out to grab a cup filled with wine and downed it with a frown.
The ice-cold wine slid down his throat and down his esophagus, where it immediately heated up.
"Good!"
"Daoist Priest, as expected of Daoist Tianxu's brilliant disciple. Let me toast you."
Right now, quite a few people were drunk. With such a good-looking man sitting there, it was like a little lamb falling into a pack of wolves.
Ling Yue was completely surrounded by people.
Some were urging him to drink, some were vaguely flirting with him …
He gripped his sleeves tightly, the killing intent in his eyes threatening to overflow.
Master said that his face was too eye-catching and would bring him disaster.
He didn't believe it before, but today, he experienced it firsthand.
"Ah!"
This scream abruptly resounded throughout the hall. The person who had been the loudest just now had been kicked, and was now sprawled on the table next to Ling Yue like a tortoise.
Shi Sheng pushed aside the people blocking his way and roughly flipped the person over. "You want to drink, right? Go get some wine. "
The first sentence was directed at the person he was carrying, while the second was directed at the onlookers.
"Prime Minister …"
Shi Sheng looked over coldly. "Bring some wine."
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