Chapter 719 Attending The Banquet

Yun Shang didn't know why Luo Qingyan was so sure, but his confidence calmed her down. Since he said there is no need to worry too much, he must have a point.

Xiao Yuanshan looked at Luo Qingyan for a long time before he stood up and said goodbye to them.

After Luo Qingyan left, Luo Qingyan held Yun Shang in his arms, bent down and kissed her softly. Yun Shang turned to look at Luo Qingyan and finally asked what had been bothering her, "Do you have a backup plan?"

Neither nodding nor shaking his head, Luo Qingyan beamed and replied, "You'll know when the time comes."

Yun Shang squinted at Luo Qingyan, the man who always wears a long face in front of others but smile a lot when he is with her. Staring at the faint smile on his face, she couldn't help saying, "Uncle, has anyone ever said that you look like a fox when you smile?"

Only when Yun Shang was in a good mood would she call Luo Qingyan uncle like a spoiled child. Luo Qingyan squinted at Yun Shang with a bigger smile, "You are the first one..."

Yun Shang thought he meant that she was the first one to say that he smiled like a fox, but Luo Qingyan continued, "who've seen me smiling like this."

Yun Shang was stunned for a while before she realized what Luo Qingyan was talking about. Her heart softened as if she had eaten countless osmanthus cakes.

There was hardly ten days to the Wanshou Festival. In the letters sent by Cangjue Qingsu, it was said that he had passed the border. He even wrote to Xia Huanyu about the local customs of every city he had passed by in detail. However, the letter from the secret guards to Luo Qingyan and Yun Shang reported that Cangjue Qingsu had stopped at the Mohuai, the city next to Lingxi, where about one hundred thousand soldiers of the State of Yelang was stationed.

Xia Huanyu must also have received the news.

Most of the soldiers of the State of Xia were stationed around the cities so that they could be gathered at any time. The provisions had been prepared early and taken the lead. The seven princes and Su Ruhai went out with only a few thousand guards. They might have left overnight and almost no one noticed them.

For three or four days in a row, the two of them did not go to the court. The explanation given by Xia Huanyu was that they were preparing for the expedition. It was not until the sixth day that some people gradually sensed that something was wrong.

Now that someone had discovered it, Xia Huanyu didn't hide it anymore. He announced that there was someone deliberately causing trouble at the border, destroying the friendship between the State of Yelang and the State of Xia, and that has ordered tthe seventh prince and Su Ruhai to lead troops to frighten them.

Everyone was aware that something was wrong, when Qingsu, the Emperor of the State of Yelang, who had been delivering the letters all the way and friendly saying that he was already on the way for the Wanshou Festival, had been delayed for a l

ress is here." Hearing the singing tone of the eunuch announcing the Empress' arrival, Yun Shang stood up with the other ladies in the hall.

Soon, Su Ruji appeared in front of everyone. She was wearing a scarlet phoenix robe and a golden phoenix crown. Her makeup looked delicate and flawless.

Everyone hurriedly knelt down and bowed, "Your Majesty."

"Rise." Su Ruji said indifferently, "It's just an ordinary banquet today. You don't need to be so formal. Take your seat."

There was a touch of mockery in Yun Shang's smile. The Empress wore a phoenix robe and a phoenix crown at an ordinary banquet?

The Empress' eyes swept over the people in the hall and paused on Yun Shang for a while before she said with a smile, "Tomorrow is the Wanshou Festival. By convention, the imperial household will have a small party before it, and this year is no exception. During this period of time, all the officials, as well as envoys from other countries have sent me many good birthday gifts to the Emperor. His Majesty is so kind that he has given me many good things. I can't use them all. Today, I will show them to everyone. If you like any of them, just tell me."

Hearing this, Yun Shang smiled slowly. The Empress is like a favored wife who is showing off in front of the concubines.

But Yun Shang still didn't understand why she was invited to such a banquet?

While she was thinking, the empress looked at her with a smile. "The red coral bracelet given by Lady Rui a few days ago is also very exquisite. I heard that the State of Ning boasts many resources and treasures. As the princess of the State of Ning, Lady Rui must have a lot of experience in appreciating treasures. I have some said-to-be rare treasures I have never seen before. That's why I specially invited Lady Rui here.

The expression on the empress's face was very soft, and her voice could be considered gentle. However, a thought almost immediately emerged in Yun Shang mind: There is a trap.