She frowned slightly. When she raised her head and casually swept over the crowd, she met Baili Xiao's eyes that were filled with a smile that was not a smile. She clearly looked at him.
However, thinking of how he had helped her on the street, she smiled and nodded her head.
Baili Xiao wanted to express something, but he felt a cold pressure coming from beside him. His body trembled. He hurriedly retracted his gaze and straightened his sitting posture, and in the blink of an eye, he looked at the people around him with a coy smile. Royal Uncle, this County Prince's Fruit Wine is pretty good. "
Baili Moxun's dark gaze swept past Bai Zhiling's position and landed on Baili Xiao. "That's right."
Naturally, there would be dancing and singing during the banquet, and when the chefs were cutting the venison, there would be dancers coming forward to give them a dance.
Actually, a banquet like this could be said to be a disguised blind date. However, County Princess did not intend to give those ladies a chance to show off.
Her daughter, Hee Qiqi, had always loved to play with swords and guns since she was young. She could be said to be inexperienced with all kinds of things. When she looked at the few brothels sitting next to Hee Qiqi, how could she let them steal Hee Qiqi's limelight!
Therefore, since she didn't mention it, the other ladies wouldn't be so tactless as to not care. After all, County Prince Lee had actual military power, and they couldn't win him over in time.
"Every year, there will be singing and dancing at banquets. How boring."
While everyone was admiring the song and dance, the old prefecture lord who sat at the highest seat spoke in a low voice.
The old Emperor passed his sixtieth birthday last year, so he could be considered an old man. However, Bai Zhiling noticed that other than his white hair and eyebrows, he didn't look like an old man of sixty.
A hint of helplessness flashed across County Prince Lee's face. He knew that this old naughty kid's dad wouldn't easily speak up. As long as he opened his mouth, he would do something. Does Daddy have any interesting ideas? "
The old prefecture lord frowned and thought for a while before saying, "Then let's play a few games. Prince Jing Ling, Prince Yun, Third Prince, what do you think?"
Baili Xing smiled humbly but without losing his composure. The Old Duke is right, isn't it a little boring to sit there and play games? "
"Yes." "Yes." The old prefecture lord nodded. "Then let's play archery."
County Prince Lee heard that archery wasn't an inappropriate game, so he sent his men down to prepare for it.
County Princess's eyes lit up when she heard this.
Shooting arrows was something that Hee Qiqi was good at. This biological grandpa was different. He was giving his granddaughter a chance to fight for her.
If the Old Duke knew that County Princess was thinking this way, he would definitely say that she was overthinking it.
"Since father is so interested, we can't afford to be left behind. You should all go and make preparations."
Some of the madams in the lower seats frowned in dissatisfaction. Although their daughters also had hunting and shooting skills in the female academy, they didn't care much about it in the end. How could they compare to Hee Qiqi, who had been practicing with the Old Lord since he was young?
The target and the bow were quickly brought up.
The old prefecture lord had the roasted deer carried to one side, leaving a space in the middle.
"There's no point in competing in the archery competition based on the way I used to shoot my arrows. Today, I'm going to use objects as my targets." "With that, he told maidservant, who was standing beside him, to hold the apple on the table." "Go, stand by the target and hold the apple over your head."
Bai Zhiling looked at maidservant, whose body was already starting to tremble, and knew that this elder was definitely someone with a bad taste.
Do you really think that everyone has such great archery skills?
The old prefecture lord did not care about how others looked at him, and he drew his longbow to its side.
"Bai Zhiling heard a whistling sound as it pierced the air, followed by a scream of terror." "Ahhh!"
"Useless thing!"
The Old Duke looked at maidservant squatting on the ground and then looked at the apple on the ground. He was fuming with anger.
"Spare me, the old prefecture lord, spare me …"
When County Prince Lee saw it, he finally understood that the old prefecture lord wanted to play this game!
It was fine if he played this game by himself in the mansion, but now, he was using it in front of so many people. If word of this got out, it might cause County Prince Lee Manor to completely disregard the lives of the servants.
"Father, isn't this a bit too dangerous? Let's change the rules for this game."
"The old prefecture overseer's temper also flared up." What? Do you think that your father is useless now that he is old?
"Of course it's not father, it's just that …"
"What is this? If she hadn't moved just now, I would have definitely hit that apple!"
Well, there was nothing to talk about here.
However, the game could not continue. The worst thing was, before County Prince Lee could open his mouth, the old prefecture lord spoke first.
"I've long heard that Prince Jing Ling is very good at riding. Today, let me broaden my horizons. I believe in the prince so I willingly set myself as a target." The Old Duke tossed the bow in front of Baili Moxun, turned around, and walked towards the target with a dragon eye the size of an eyeball.
County Prince Lee was shocked, but no matter how he tried, he could not stop it!
"Father, your son is begging you. You can do whatever you want, but you can't joke about your body."
The old prefecture lord glared at him. Are you saying that Prince Jing Ling is useless and can injure me? "
County Prince Lee was about to cry. Of course he wouldn't dare to say that, isn't that offending people!
Although the Old Duke was a person who loved to cause trouble, he could not bear to see his son's sullen face. He could only sigh and turn his gaze towards the female guest area.
"You, little girl, come here." He had thought that the Old Prince would stop his ruckus, but who would have thought that he would casually point at the crowd.
Everyone turned to look in the direction he was pointing.
Bai Zhiling, who was about to put a grape in her mouth, raised her head and saw all sorts of gazes. She raised the grape and held it in her mouth for a long time.
Although the old prefecture lord was sixty years old, his eyesight was extremely good. He snorted when he saw the blank and clear expression on Bai Zhiling's face, without the slightest hint of fear.
He actually dared to calmly eat grapes while playing such an interesting game. This was truly unforgivable!
Bai Zhiling slowly ate the grape in her hand … He raised his eyes to look at the Old Duke, who was pointing at him.
Old fellow, can't you let me keep a low profile?
"What are you doing just standing there? Why aren't you coming over?"
The old prefecture lord's face was dark, and he indeed looked somewhat frightening. But why was it that Bai Zhiling saw a hint of abominable, nasty interest in his eyes?
It was like a scoundrel trying to make a bad child do something bad.
"Grandfather, let me do it." Hee Qiqi stood up.
"Sit down. I didn't call you. It's her."
Seeing that it was Bai Zhiling, no one could stop her. County Princess saw that it was Bai Zhiling, who ignored her parents, and the barbarian girl abandoned by her husband's family. At most, she would just give them more gifts if she was hurt.