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Nangong Waner also couldn't be bothered to care about Nangong Ruyu as he brought Ju Xiang back to his own courtyard. After carefully washing himself, he changed into a clean set of clothes.

On top of that, the Assistant Minister s of the Department of Public Affairs were invited to participate in the Zhongshu Officer's birthday banquet. Just as he was about to leave, he saw the Prince Zhan leisurely walking in.

Lord Assistant Minister was sweating profusely as he bowed respectfully, "May I know what is Prince Zhan talking about?"

Prince Zhan said in an extremely relaxed tone, "Is Lord Assistant Minister going out?"

"Zhongshu Officer, it's your birthday today. This subordinate is going to attend the banquet." Lord Assistant Minister said respectfully.

"Oh, This King has nothing better to do today, so I'll join you in joining in on the fun." His tone was still as relaxed as before, but when Assistant Minister heard this, he could feel a slight chill in his ears.

Lord Assistant Minister was speechless. Since when did Prince Zhan have such a good relationship with him? Naturally, he did not dare to be slow on the surface. He respectfully invited Prince Zhan along, but in his heart he thought, Nangong Yi's birthday is not going to go well today!

On the side of the Zhongshu Officer Residence, the Zhongshu Officer and his family gathered at the entrance, ready to receive the Lord Assistant Minister in a grand manner. But when he saw who it was, he was shocked. Isn't, isn't that Prince Zhan? He was about to bow. He could not help but secretly curse in his heart: "Why did Assistant Minister invite Buddha? Why are you secretly blaming Assistant Minister?"

At this time, Nangong Waner and Nangong Ruyu were standing neatly beside Madam Yang, not knowing what was going on.

When Nangong Ruyu saw how calm and indifferent Nangong Waner was, he was even more annoyed. He secretly shook his hands and stared straight at Nangong Waner.

"Exquisite... Prince Zhang... " Nangong Yi was so nervous that he unconsciously stuttered and was about to bow to the Prince Zhan.

When Prince Zhan saw Zhongshu Officer lose his composure, he was not angered at all. He was still calm and composed, "This king has nothing better to do. Let's join in the fun and don't take offense to Zhongshu Officer."

"Down..." This official is not... "I dare …" Zhongshu Officer was stuttering more and more.

Nangong Waner heard the familiar voice and unconsciously looked up. He was stunned as soon as he lifted his head, "Isn't this … "Big Brother Xian …"

"Prince Zhan? What's the position of the Prince Zhan? " Nangong Waner seemed to have heard Zhongshu Officer calling him respectfully just now. Seeing how nervous his father was, he should be a very big official, luckily he did not do anything excessive and was lost in thought. He frowned, thinking to return the money he earned from earning him. Unconsciously, she looked straight at Prince Zhan, who smiled gently and looked at her.

Suddenly, Madam Yang realized that his daughter was being rude. He hurriedly tugged at his daughter and respectfully lowered his head. Seeing Nangong Waner's performance, Nangong Ruyu laughed complacently.

Prince Zhan looked at the story in Nangong Waner's eyes, but no one noticed and smiled. "I wonder what this girl is thinking."

On the other hand, Zi Ye, who was standing behind Prince Zhan, truly admired his master from the bottom of his heart when he saw this scene. It was impressive, it was his own master, Xu Wan Er was originally Nangong Waner, he had long been investigated by the young miss, and had caught up with her. It was unknown why his heart was surging. He still had a calm and unperturbed expression on his face. It was simply something that he admired from the bottom of his heart.

Everyone prepared to take their seats, but Nangong Waner obediently found his own seat. Soon after, Prince Zhan took the opportunity to sit beside her, respectfully saying, "Prince Zhang, with your status, please sit here …"

When Zhongshu Officer saw that the Prince Zhan did not even bother speaking to him, he did not even look at him. Forget it, wherever the Prince Zhan liked to sit, he would signal Madam Yang to pass the food to him.

Nangong Yi was very happy today, he was prepared to drink and chat with the Lord Assistant Minister, the dishes were very special and hard to come by. Nangong Waner watched the dishes move about in a happy mood. He almost drooled, but he did not see his father move his chopsticks even after waiting for a long time.

Zhongshu Officer and Lord Assistant Minister also lowered their heads silently, not daring to say a word. They were thinking whether they should wait for Prince Zhan to start his meal. Nangong Waner looked up at his father with his head lowered, then looked at Prince Zhan, who was sitting there like a huge buddha, exuding an imposing manner without getting angry, Nangong Waner secretly cursed in his heart, "Why didn't you notice it earlier?"

Nangong Waner looked at Prince Zhan and frowned, his eyes looking straight at Prince Zhan.

"Haha!" Everyone suddenly heard Prince Zhan laugh out loud. Just as they were wondering in their hearts, the calm voice of Prince Zhan came from above them, "Zhongshu Officer, don't you want to start a meal? This King is hungry. "

"I was rude. Open …" "Let's eat." It was the Zhongshu Officer's slightly terrified voice.

Just as Zhongshu Officer finished his sentence, Nangong Waner happily raised her chopsticks and started to eat. As she ate, she could not help but have a happy expression. Prince Zhan instinctively picked up a piece of meat and placed it into Nangong Waner's bowl, using a voice that could only be heard by two people, "Eat slower, carefully eat your stomach."

Nangong Waner took the chance and picked up the piece of meat from Prince Zhan and stuffed it into his mouth.

Then, Prince Zhan passed over a cup of tea. Nangong Waner drank the tea and continued to eat his food.

Ju Xiang, who was serving at the side, was completely shocked, then he looked at the Old Master and the Old Lady who were lowering their heads and eating without seeing anything, then turned to look at Zi Ye who was behind the Prince Zhan. Zi Ye welcomed Ju Xiang's questioning gaze. His eyes were indifferent, as if he did not see anything. Ju Xiang suppressed the doubt in his heart and continued to stand respectfully at the side.

Zi Ye looked at his master who was pouring tea for Nangong Waner from time to time. From his initial admiration, he became speechless.

After a light meal, Nangong Waner and Nangong Ruyu began to present their birthday presents that they had prepared. The thing that Nangong Ruyu offered was a good Ink Platform, it cost her eight taels of silver, and she spent a lot of effort on it. In order to win her father's favor at the Zhongshu Officer's birthday banquet, Nangong Ruyu looked at his father and mother's happy and satisfied smile, he was very satisfied, and laughed complacently at Nangong Waner.

He himself had embroidered Nangong Yi's name, and spent two taels of silver to buy two jade beads to decorate the bag, saying that he hoped that his father would use it to carry around his personal seal, as well as his daughter's love and blessings to father. Nangong Yi was very moved. He almost wanted to cry. With trembling hands, he placed the seal on his waist and said emotionally, "Good, good."

Nangong Ruyu saw that Nangong Waner had won the favor of the Zhongshu Officer with two taels of silver, it had overshadowed his limelight, he was so angry that he held his breath, unable to go up or down.

The meal ended blandly, Madam Yang took his daughter and left.

Zhongshu Officer looked at Assistant Minister, and Assistant Minister looked back at Zhongshu Officer. Prince Zhan didn't seem to have any intention of leaving, he just sat there calmly. In order to break the awkward situation, the Zhongshu Officer suggested, "How about we play chess?"

The Prince Zhan actually agreed.