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"Although your words are polite, isn't disobeying the empress dowager's wishes to make things difficult for the emperor?" The empress quickly spoke up to curry favor with the empress dowager, at the same time taking on her own empress status.

"Empress, there is no need to force this subject's daughter. Since I'm a subject, I naturally won't disobey the empress dowager, and I won't make things difficult for the emperor." It's just a sword dance in public, this subject will just dance with her. " Even if he would become the joke of today's palace banquet, Xue Ruoyun wouldn't make things difficult for Mu Zheng.

With that, she spun, and instantly grabbed the sword in her hand. She raised the sword up to her eyes with one hand, while with the other, she prepared to pull out the sword. Between his brows, they were filled with righteousness.

Just as the empress, Changle, and the rest were secretly rejoicing, the crisp sound of a weapon suddenly came from outside the door. The only sound that could be heard was the sound of a weapon being pulled out, followed by the sound of a treasured sword flying into the air. In an instant, the treasured sword that was half pulled out by Xue Ruyun was struck back.

"Since we're looking for the royal family who knows martial arts, isn't brother Chen the same?" With a slight step forward, before the crowd could clearly see the silhouette, Mu Ying's tall and handsome body was already standing in the middle of the hall.

"Mu Sheng, why is it you?" Xue Ruyun watched as a gust of wind passed. Mu Ying was already standing by his side, a bit shocked.

Mu Yong glanced at her coldly. "Quick, draw your sword and pick up your seat. With your martial arts, don't embarrass yourself like this."

"Big brother Mu won." Chang Le shouted out in excitement, and then, realizing that he had cried not long ago and that his face had lost a lot of color, he quickly covered half his face with a silk handkerchief.

"Mu Ying, what are you doing?" Xue Luoyun had long since heard what he had just said, and knew that he was acting for his own sake. He was somewhat moved, but she quickly stopped Mu Ying and said, "Thank you, you don't have to do this for me … …"

"Not obedient?"

"Eh?" Xue Muyun didn't understand.

Before she could finish her words, Mu Ying stretched his arms and picked her up.

"What are you doing?" Put me down. " Xue Luoyun's beautiful face paled. With so many people watching, he felt extremely embarrassed.

When Mu Zheng saw this, he stood up and was about to say something when he saw Mu Ying put his mouth close to Xue Ruyun's ear. "Since you're disobedient, I can only carry you back. Don't move, or I don't know what to do. "

When Mu Zheng saw this, his heart was filled with a taste of food. It was as if someone had snatched something of his own, yet it was not easy to make a ruckus.

Hearing his words, Xue Luoyun embarrassedly buried his face in Li Feiyu's chest. Mu Ying looked at her head full of black hair falling into his embrace. Normally, they would be so stubborn, but today, they actually thought of her like a little kitten. Unexpectedly, the corner of his mouth revealed an evil smile.

He was the Emperor's younger brother, the empress dowager's own son. Normally, they were not to be trifled with, but even more so, no one dared to touch this hard nail.

Everyone stared at them, watching as Mu Ying carried Xue Ruyun back to his seat. Only then did they walk back in. After which, he pulled the sword out of the ground and knelt down gracefully. "Weren't you looking for the swordsman, your servant brother? He's the best candidate." Mu Sheng's tone was cold, without the slightest hint of warmth.

Mu Sheng's appearance caught everyone off guard. With his status, no one would dare let him practice his sword skills. If one wanted to see him brandishing his sword, there was probably no one other than the current empress dowager who would dare to hold such an honor. At this point in time, Mu Ying had brought up the idea of himself dancing with the sword, so everyone remained silent.

The ministers sitting beside him cried out in alarm, "Absolutely not!"

How could the Empress Dowager allow such a request when she saw Mu Ying make such a request? How could his own son become the laughingstock of everyone? She immediately put on a pleasant face and waved her hands, "My son, stop messing around. Quickly come and sit by mother's side."

When Mu Ying saw the empress dowager calling out to him, he smiled and insisted on standing in the main hall. "But all the people at the palace banquet want to see a sword dance, how can this child ruin everyone's mood?" As Mu Ying spoke, he swept his gaze across the Empress, Yu Le Jun, and the others. These people had long heard that Mu Ying was not to be trifled with and did not dare to meet his gaze. They all lowered their heads and pretended as if nothing had happened.

"What are you looking at? It's all nonsense." The empress dowager pulled Mu Ying along with a smile on her face. Mu Ying had always disliked participating in palace banquets, but now that he made an exception and made his way here, the empress dowager was naturally overjoyed.

Seeing that the empress dowager had already spoken, everyone began to eat in silence. That's all.

Xue Ruyun looked at Mu Ying with a grateful smile. At that time, he had already said that he wouldn't care about her, but now he had come to help her. Xue Ruoyun's heart was very warm. However, Mu Sheng didn't even look at her, his face full of indifference.

The emperor sat down and quickly ordered the servants to serve the dishes. Usually, Mu Sheng rarely attended such a palace banquet, so this sudden visit made him even more surprised. He was always cold and indifferent. Yet, Mu Zheng had deliberately come today to help Xue Ruyun out of trouble. In his heart, Mu Zheng could faintly feel that he had some special feelings towards Xue Ruyun.

No one dared to target Xue Ruyun after Mu Ying made trouble for him. They all ate in silence, enjoying the singing and dancing.

After three rounds of drinking, Xue Shaoli suddenly stood up and left. Not long after, Liu Xu hurried over, and whispered a few words into Xue Ruoyun's ear. There was a strange expression on Xue Ruoyun's face, and he also walked out.

Although Mu Sheng seemed to be eating the entire meal seriously, he was actually secretly paying attention to Xue Ruoyun. Although he was expressionless when he saw her leave, he was actually a bit worried.

"What happened to your young miss?" Xue Luoyun was pulled by Liu Xu, and only after walking to the door did he open his mouth to ask.

"My Miss just drank a few cups of cold wine, and now she suddenly has an unbearable stomachache. She is currently in the side chamber. Please go take a look." Liu Xu's face was full of panic as she begged for help.

"I can see that she has a good tolerance for alcohol. This is the way things are today." Xue Ruyun was a bit suspicious, but his life was in danger. Seeing that Liu Xu was so anxious, he could only anxiously ask as he walked.

"I'm not too sure either. It seems like Miss Yue is approaching so I didn't notice."

"Is that so?"

"My family's young miss has always been a cold palace, she would usually have to suffer pain for four to five days if things were to happen within a month. And now, after drinking a few cups of cold wine, I don't know what to do. " As she spoke, Liu Xu turned her face away to wipe the corners of her eyes, as if she was about to cry.

Seeing that she didn't seem to be faking it, Xue Ruoyun quickened her pace.

"Miss, how are you?" Xue Ruyun followed Liu Xu and walked around in a zigzag manner before finally arriving at a side hall.

He saw Xue Shaori lying on the chaise longue with one hand holding his head while the other clutching his stomach. His brows were tightly knitted, and he looked like he was in extreme pain.

"How are you? Why aren't you called an imperial physician? " Xue Luoyun walked up and asked.

"Elder sister, it's not like you don't know that the imperial physicians of the palace can only pass down the imperial edict if they're from a royal family. Moreover, it was already late at night today, how could he be easily summoned? "I think we can only wait until after the banquet is over before we can return to the manor and receive medical attention." Xue Shaoli said, out of breath.