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When he saw her coming over, he immediately questioned her, "Didn't I tell you to follow behind me? This is the inner palace, and there are no rules that can be broken. Do you want to implicate the entire Shen family?"

Shen Ninghua knew that she was using this opportunity to vent some of the anger and frustration that he had towards the Zhao Family's mother and daughter. However, she did not want to be reprimanded for no reason. "The things that my second sister did before didn't reveal anything, but it made my heart relax. Grandmother, please forgive me." Now that Mrs Zhao is about to be released, if you have the ability then go and deal with Shen Linghan and Zhao Yunxiang. She is not a soft persimmon that anyone can pinch.

The smile on Chu Junyi's face flickered as she listened to his words. She pretended to nod in acknowledgement, and then left the room in a steady pace.

Mrs. Xiao fiercely glared at Shen Ninghua and said, "Good, your wings have already hardened. You still haven't learned how to fly yet and you're already flapping around with all your might. Hmph." If she really thinks that she can do anything, then she will just ignore everything and see who is the unlucky one in the end.

The Su Clan knew that Shen Ninghua was a scheming person, but looking at the Xiao Clan's current state, they could not help but worry. After all, the Imperial Palace was not like the Shen Mansion.

Noticing the Su Clan's worry, Shen Ninghua smiled at her and followed behind them with her head slightly lowered. If she were to say that the place she was most familiar with was the palace before her eyes, she would even know the locations of a few ancient trees. She was Shen Dong's direct daughter, with her identity, as long as she did not commit a grave mistake, it would not be easy to take her life.

It was not the time for the banquet to begin yet, so those who had arrived early were all waiting at Bi Fang Pavilion. When Shen Ninghua followed Madam Xiao to the door, there were already quite a few people there. There were people sitting and standing around as they chatted.

"This servant greets Madam Xiao. When the empress learned that the old mistress wanted to come, she had already prepared some snacks in advance and invited the old mistress to take a seat. " As soon as the Xiao family stood in place, a servant came forward to greet them.

"I'm sorry to trouble Lady Meixue."

Meixue was Empress Zhao's concubine, and her status was much higher than what the palace normally agreed to. Now that she was assigned to personally guide Madam Xiao to her seat, it could be seen that the empress wanted to give the Shen family face.

Mei Xue wore a friendly smile on her face. Her attitude was respectful but not humble, and her actions were especially thorough. "Old Mistress Xiao is too irritating. The Empress has personally instructed several times for this servant to take care of you.

She waited until Lady Xiao had sat down before looking at Shen Ninghua and saying, "This must be Eldest Miss. When the Empress heard that Eldest Miss had come back, she always said that she wanted to meet you."

Shen Ninghua had a faint smile on her face. Upon hearing her words, she stood up and curtsied slightly. "I'll have to trouble Miss Meixue to represent her daughter and thank the Empress for her concern."

"Miss Shen is too courteous, this servant will definitely deliver the message." Mei Xue's pupils contracted slightly. She was extremely astonished. The news that came from below clearly stated that Shen Ninghua had never received any formal instruction, but she had just performed the etiquette of the palace.

Shen Ninghua smiled in a reserved manner. She slightly nodded her head, revealing a shiny and full forehead. In between her brows, a fresh and elegant feeling could be seen.

Mei Xue turned her head to pay her respects. "Madame, if there's anything, please send someone to tell me. I will return to report to the Empress."

"Alright." The Xiao family had gained a lot of face and their smiles were especially brilliant.

Mei Xue had just left when Zhao Ruyun and Shen Ling Han walked over, "Greetings Madam."

Shen Ling Han couldn't hide her excitement. When she saw Mrs. Xiao looking at her with a dark face, she did not feel embarrassed. She only called out gently, "Grandmother."

"Where have you been?" The Xiao family was displeased.

"I …" Shen Ling Han lowered her head.

Zhao Ruquan held her hand and explained for her, "I just took my younger cousin to see the empress's aunt. Aunt praised her so much. The banquet is about to start, so I'll leave first. Please forgive me." After which, he left.

The Xiao family's people turned pale and snorted coldly at Shen Ling Han, "Why aren't you sitting down?"

"Yes." Shen Ling Han obediently sat to the side, while her fingers that were wrapped around her sleeves continued to tighten.

Seeing her actions, Shen Ninghua couldn't help feeling puzzled. Even if she saw the empress, she shouldn't be so excited. Could it be that something happened in the empress dowager's palace …

After a short while, Meixue came back, "Ladies and gentlemen, you may take your seats."

Everyone stood up to tidy up their clothes. They waited for everyone to stop and stand firm on their feet. Xue Zhu turned around and indicated for them to enter. Dozens of palace maids entered in succession, leading the crowd to the banquet held by the Wan An Pavilion in accordance with the rankings.

Shen Ninghua and Shen Linghan walked forward side by side. As they walked, a yellow tassel was faintly revealed from Shen Lingghan's sleeves. Shen Ninghua's heart skipped a beat as a guess popped up in his mind, 'Could it be that Shen Linghan met the crown prince in the Queen's Palace?' In this palace, the only person who could use bright yellow was the crown prince. If the emperor had bestowed something to her, she would have already shown it to the Xiao family. Suppressing the surging thoughts in his mind, Shen Ninghua followed the palace maid who was leading the way and took his seat.

The pavilion was extremely large, and apart from the empty seat at the seat of honor, the rest of the place was already filled with people. Shen Ninghua's eyes swept across the crowd and coincidentally met the gaze of the Second Prince, Baili Jinchuan.

Baili Jinchuan raised the teacup in front of him subtly, lowering his head and taking a sip. Shen Ninghua smiled and nodded her head to return the greeting. Then, she swept a glance at Baili Jinze, whose emotions could not be discerned. The Second Prince and the Crown Prince, Baili Jinze must have gone mad with anxiety. After all, he hated people who were better than him the most.

Chu Junyi, who was sitting across from Shen Ninghua, saw their movements. He lowered his eyes to hide the emotion in his eyes. The emotions around him had grown slightly colder.

"The emperor arrives, the empress arrives."

Everyone kneeled down in salute, and after the crisp sound of a pearl jade, a dignified and low voice sounded: "Stand up."

Shen Ninghua raised her gaze slightly to look at the Emperor, Baili Qingyuan, who was sitting on the throne. He was fifty-eight years old. His hair and beard were slightly white, but the aura around him was very complicated. He had just accepted the worship of the officials. His aura was ice-cold, and his expression was like a sharp blade deep in the cold pond. When he emerged from the water, his murderous aura was so sharp that anyone who saw him would shudder in fear. But now, he retracted all of the edge of his blade. It was so calm that it was like a gentle breeze blowing across a lake, causing people to feel close to him.

Baili Qingfeng looked at everyone, "The Second Prince is brave and good at fighting. He has protected the peace of our Great An territory and he has chased the army of Great Yue State a hundred miles away. We are very happy in our heart. There's no need to worry about the difference between monarch and official, it's better to be happy. "

"The Emperor is merciful." Everyone hurriedly knelt down, "We thank the Emperor for his grace."

Waiting for everyone to sit down, Baili JinChuan stood up, "Father, this son does not dare to disappoint you. If the borders can be peaceful, then I am not the only one capable of doing so. A thousand warriors do not fear life and death, and have valiantly paid the nation's debt, and my royal father even gave me a thousand gold coins as a reward. I am not at ease, and I am willing to exchange all of my rewards for money to settle the families of the fallen soldiers on the battlefield. "

Hearing this, Baili JinChuan was full of praise, "As expected of your real son. Alright, let's do as you say."

"Thank you, royal father."

All the officials began to praise the Emperor for his brilliance and kindness. For a moment, the entire Wan'an Pavilion was filled with praise and joy.

On the other hand, Shen Ling Han looked at Baili JinChuan unhappily, as if she was extremely resentful. Shen Ninghua could not help but frown. Shen Lingghan had not learned her lesson. Leaking her emotions on such an occasion was taboo, especially when the person she was targeting was the Second Prince. Was she crazy? Fortunately, everyone's attention was on the emperor.

"The banquet begins." After the attendant announced this loudly, the sound of silk bamboo immediately rang out, and everyone began toasting each other.

Shen Ling Han quickly controlled her emotions and lowered her head.

Since the Emperor had said that it didn't matter whether the Emperor was the ruler or the subject of the court, no matter how timid they were in their hearts, they still had to put on a show.

Shen Ling Han personally poured two glasses of wine, raised her glass and said to Shen Ninghua, "Big sister, I wasn't very sensible in the past, and some things misunderstood me, please don't blame me. This cup of wine is my apology to big sister, please forgive me."

Shen Ninghua turned to look at her and said, "The things that have happened recently were too much. I can't even remember what exactly happened. Was my sister apologizing for that matter?"

Shen Ling Han waved the glass of wine in her hand, and her smile froze, "The past is over, from now on I will listen to everything my sister said." With that, he raised his head and drank the wine.

Shen Ninghua raised his wine cup. The wine was clear and cold with a faint fruity aroma. It was the extremely valuable and precious Hundred Incense Wine of Daan.

"Big Sis doesn't want to drink it, but you're still angry at me?"

Shen Ninghua smirked as she raised her head to drink the wine. "I won't." It was not anger, but hatred!

Shen Ling Han was extremely happy, and her face was covered in a bright smile.

Shen Ninghua's expression was indifferent as she turned her head away, no longer trying to guess what she was up to. She would do whatever she had to do, wait until she made a move, then deal with it.

Suddenly, she felt a gaze land on her. She couldn't help but look toward Baili Qingfeng. The person who was looking at her was unexpectedly the Emperor, Baili Qingfeng! Shen Ninghua restrained herself from lowering her head and looked at him with a puzzled look. She even smiled with her eyes bent.

Baili Qingfeng's gaze trembled. After being slightly surprised, he smirked, "You're Shen Ninghua?"

Shen Dong immediately put down his wine cup, stood up and was about to apologize when he heard Shen Ninghua's clear voice, "Reporting to your majesty, this subject's daughter is Shen Ninghua."

"Yes." Baili Qing Cang sized her up and praised, "You look like a good person. How old are you?"

"Reporting to the Emperor, this subject's fourteenth daughter."

"Mm, let's go back and take a seat." It was as if he was just asking this question. After that, Baili Qingfeng no longer paid attention to Shen Ninghua. The Emperor could usually understand more than 180 meanings with a frown, not to mention that the one he was paying attention to right now was a young lady who was not very famous.

Shen Dong knew that the Second Prince bought the Military Strategy from Shen Ninghua. Could it be that this was the reason why the Emperor paid attention to her?

Empress Zhao Huiying spoke, "Prime Minister Shen has two good daughters. She has an outstanding appearance and a strong aura, and I've heard that Ling Han and the eldest son of the Shen family are born of the dragon and phoenix. I haven't seen her before, but we've met for a few days."

Shen Ninghua raised his head to look. Zhao Huoying was wearing a red empress palace dress, with a five phoenix hairpin in his hair, and twelve jade hairpin cards that tied up his hair. His appearance was beautiful, his lips were white, and his speech carried a noble air, like a lofty phoenix, causing people to feel ashamed of their inferiority.

At this moment, her words drew everyone's attention to Shen Lingghan!