The two main guests of Prince Xun's residence had arrived. As expected, the three protagonists of this trial met in advance. It seemed that Duan Xiaolou also wanted to use this opportunity to test the depth of the other two.
Unexpectedly, before everyone was seated, the attendant at the door sang again, "Welcome, Princess Fenglin and Senior Shui Cangyue."
As soon as the voice fell, everyone present couldn't sit still. They didn't expect Princess Fenglin to be invited. Everyone turned their eyes to Duan Xiaolou in the main seat to see his reaction.
At this moment, Xun Wang Shizi's expression did not change, but a look of surprise flashed across his eyes. He had arranged a big banquet today and invited Hao Ren and Qiao Yongjun to attend. He invited Lin Mengya and Qiao Jun, but he knew in his heart that he didn't invite this lady at all, and he didn't even know she had returned to the imperial capital.
Otherwise, today's seating arrangement would definitely leave a seat for Princess Fenglin, which would be a bit troublesome. The left and right chairs were already seated, and when Princess Fenglin came in, he didn't know where to sit.
However, Duan Xiaolou was also experienced in accidents, and he knew how to adapt to such unexpected situations. He immediately lowered his head and transmitted a few words. Several servants of the prince's residence hurriedly came up and hurriedly set up a table next to the main seat.
Shaoqing saw Princess Fenglin in a palace dress walking over leisurely. Behind her was a handsome cultivator in his thirties. Those who knew him whispered a few words in a low voice. It was Shui Cangyue herself.
Last time, Yi Tian was intercepted by this lady for no reason in Fenglin Prefecture, and he didn't even see Princess Fenglin's lineup.
When he saw her this time, he found that she was 70-80% similar to Luo Ziyan, but she was also a member of the royal family. In contrast, she was more charming and less heroic.
Thinking about it, it was normal. Princess Fengling's cultivation was not enough, and she didn't have to face the intrigues of the imperial court all day long. Naturally, she lacked a decisive momentum.
Everyone's attention was focused on Princess Fengling, so the existence of Viscount Hongshan was directly ignored by those big shots. For Yi Tian, this unexpected situation was very beneficial to him. He was most afraid of being a tall tree that attracted the wind. Hiding at the end of the second row, he could carefully investigate the situation of these people.
Duan Xiaolou stood up and said with a smile, "Sister Qingcheng, please take a seat. Fellow Water Daoist, please join us." He then pointed at the banquet that had just been set up.
Princess Fenglin had come uninvited. After a glance, she knew that this was Duan Xiaolou's contingency plan. However, she understood the general situation and knew what to do in this situation. She immediately went forward and sat down with Shui Cangyue.
The latter exchanged glances with Duan Xiaolou. Everyone's intentions were clear.
After Princess Fenglin took her seat, the banquet resumed, and the sound of music could be heard again.
After three rounds of wine, Duan Xiaolou waved his hand and dismissed the palace maids and attendants. Then, he clapped his hand and four palace maids walked out from the back of the hall, each holding a tray. The tray was covered with a red cloth and it was unknown what was inside.
Duan Xiaolou cleared his throat and said, "I happened to obtain some rare treasures in recent years and used them to brew wine. Today, I invite everyone to have a taste."
After the red cloth was lifted, jars of wine were revealed. Each jar was over five kilograms. The palace maids filled the cups of wine for the cultivators. The wine in the cup was completely red, and a fresh fragrance wafted out, causing people to unconsciously salivate after smelling it.
After Yi Tian scanned it with his spiritual sense, he knew that the Blood Wood Spirit Marrow that Duan Xiaolou had found back then was mixed in. Speaking of which, he had taken a large portion back then, but he had already used two-thirds of it.
Compared to the time when Luo Yao was looking for trouble, Duan Xiaolou's wine seemed to be more powerful.
He secretly laughed in his heart. It would be fine for him to drink over a hundred kilograms of wine, but the cultivators present couldn't. The weaker Deity Transformation cultivators would be drunk after one cup. As for Yuanying cultivators like him, he could only get half a cup.
A moment later, Duan Xiaolou raised his cup and said, "Welcome everyone. Please drink to your heart's content." Then, he drank the cup. The cultivators present naturally didn't dare to go against the master's will. They all drank the wine in their cups.
After drinking a cup, many people's faces changed color. They couldn't bear the surging spirit force in the wine, but they didn't dare to make a fool of themselves in front of the master.
Yi Tian looked around and saw that most of the people around him were like this. He took small bites of the food and was not in a hurry to eat.
After Duan Xiaolou put down the wine cup, he said to Monarch Maplewoods, "May I know why Little Sister Qingcheng is here?" He was straightforward enough and didn't have any intention of avoiding the topic. This time, Luo Qingcheng's uninvited appearance seemed to have disrupted the master's rhythm. Duan Xiaolou most likely wanted to gain the upper hand first before making a decision.
Luo Qingcheng slowly put down the wine cup and said, "Do you know what happened in the imperial capital recently?" Many of the cultivators present were puzzled. Many things could happen in the Imperial Capital in a single day. No one could say for sure which event Princess Fenglin was referring to.
"My Asura Dynasty has been established for tens of thousands of years. During this period, there has never been an assassination of a noble in the imperial capital. Sister Maplewoods was very angry about this and personally summoned me to the palace to discuss this matter." Luo Qingcheng looked at Duan Xiaolou and saw that he also had a difficult expression.
Then, without waiting for Xun Wang's reply, Princess Maplewoods said, "I came here to discuss with Your Highness about how to adjust the imperial guards and strengthen the security of the imperial capital so that the nobles can feel at ease."
Everyone's expression changed when they heard this. Those who knew the inside story chose to remain silent at this moment. Even Qiao Yongjun, the commander of the imperial guards, only had his face twitch slightly. He pretended as if nothing had happened and sat there quietly, waiting for the situation to develop.
Duan Xiaolou's expression did not change at this time, but he knew very well that the current empress was taking the opportunity to get involved while the assassination of a noble was fermenting.
The imperial guards were under the direct command of Prince Wei. Although a quarter of them were Yun Lin's people, the power was still controlled by Prince Wei's faction.
At this time, Luo Qingcheng was obviously instructed by the empress to come and test the reactions of all parties. Needless to say, there would definitely be changes in the imperial court in the near future. The empress might take advantage of the imperial guards' selection and the noble's assassination to make corresponding adjustments.
The most likely thing was to take back part of the imperial guards' authority. However, with the empress's current strength, she couldn't take such a big cake all at once. Therefore, the stance of the various forces was very important. If they made a contribution, they would naturally be able to divide the substantial power in this matter.
After thinking about it, Duan Xiaolou did not answer directly. Instead, he smiled and said, "It's a coincidence that Viscount Hongshan is also here today. He's the person involved in that incident. I want to hear about the situation from him."
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