The concubine entered the palace and the concubine was very attractive

Chapter 144: Assassination before the Banquet

"Get up."

Nan Xiang said this in a cold voice, and the concubines, palace maids and eunuchs stood up obediently.

The layout of the Qixi family dinner was similar to that of the Empress Dowager’s birthday dinner last time.

In the center of the Funing Hall, facing south and north, is placed the Emperor's Golden Dragon Banquet Table. On the left side (on the ground), facing west and east, is placed the Empress' Golden Dragon Banquet Table.

Downstairs in the Funing Palace, the main banquet tables for the inner court were arranged in a row from east to west.

The first table on the west side: Imperial Concubine (Song Nanxiang), the second table: Virtuous Concubine, the third table: Beautiful Concubine,...; the first table on the east side: Huaian Prince Gu Jintang, the second table: Concubine Wang, the third table: Leng Concubine and Shangguan Changzai...

Because Gu Junshen was hosting a family dinner this time, no banquet table was set up.

The two corridors of the Funing Hall played Zhonghe and Shao music, and the sounds of various strings and bamboo instruments were heard...

Originally, the Queen Mother was going to come, but was declined for some reasons.

No one knew the reason except Gu Junshen.

Then the emperor and empress appeared together.

As soon as Gu Junshen walked into the Funing Palace, his eyes were always looking for Nan Xiang's figure.

Finally, he saw Nan Xiang sitting right below his main table. She looked calm and there was no strange expression in her eyes when he looked at her.

It made him feel quite disappointed.

Nan Xiang's eyes were not actually looking at Gu Junshen, but at the bright moon in the sky outside the hall, which was rounder than ever and looked extremely pleasing to the eye.

She couldn't help but look at him a few more times, not intentionally not responding to Gu Junshen.

Then a series of shouts of "Long live the emperor" woke her up from her staring, and she also said it casually, but did not stand up.

She finally sat down and had no intention of getting up, and Gu Junshen had already exempted her from greetings, so she could do so.

The concubines sitting near Nanxiang, especially those who entered the palace with Nanxiang, looked at Nanxiang with more complicated emotions.

Originally, the difference in their status was not much, at most they were one level lower than the nobles, but now they are three or four levels lower than Nanxiang. How could they feel good about this?

When Shangguan Qingyu saw Nanxiang, who was now glamorous and pregnant, she pursed her lips slightly, showing no jealousy or resentment, and her eyes were filled with kindness.

She was not someone who wanted to compete for favor, nor did she have any extravagant demands for the prince. She just wanted to live a peaceful life in the palace.

Now seeing how much Nanxiang has changed, I just feel a little nostalgic.

It turns out that what determined the huge changes between the two was not the difference in their identities, but their personalities and the choices they made.

In her eyes, Nan Xiang's character was always willing to be herself, and she had never heard of what means she used to gain the emperor's favor, but she was particularly loved by the emperor.

Coupled with her innate advantage in appearance, it would be unbearable for her to not be favored.

The noble lady Leng was looking at Gu Junshen at this time. To her, Nanxiang was just a concubine who served the same husband. What she really cared about was the emperor.

Gu Junshen hadn't turned over her card for many days, which made her feel a little resentful.

The virtuous concubine who was sitting next to Nanxiang was also feeling very complicated at this moment. Half a year ago, Nanxiang was a concubine who had just been promoted to a noble lady, but now she had become a noble concubine whose rank was one level higher than hers.

Even when seeing Nanxiang, he had to bow and greet her.

Although she wanted to do something to Nanxiang, what happened some time ago forced her to stay calm for a while.

This period of endurance seemed like a year to her.

"Today we are having a family dinner. There are not many rules. My dear concubines, just enjoy it."

As Gu Junshen spoke, he picked up the wine glass in front of him and drank calmly.

His eyes would look in Nanxiang's direction from time to time.

"I haven't seen Concubine Shu for a long time. She has become even more gorgeous and stunning."

Gu Jintang smiled with his brows and lips slightly raised. He picked up the wine glass on the banquet table and raised it towards Nanxiang.

Nanxiang pursed her lips slightly and smiled faintly.

"King Huai'an, thank you for your praise."

Gu Junshen looked at Gu Jintang's eyes that were almost sticking to Nan Xiang's face, and suddenly a feeling of jealousy surged in his heart.

A pair of eyes filled with resentment and coldness stared at him.

Gu Jintang seemed to sense the coldness in those eyes, and he stopped looking at Nan Xiang.

His original intention was just to say hello to Nanxiang, but he didn't expect to be fascinated by what he saw for a moment.

After becoming pregnant, Nan Xiang's temperament did not diminish, but instead became more unique, which made him take a second look at her.

Feeling guilty, he raised his glass and apologized to Gu Junshen, "Brother! This glass of aged wine is a bit intoxicating."

Gu Junshen snorted coldly, then picked up the wine glass and nodded lightly in response.

Nanxiang still did not touch the food and drinks on the banquet table, but instead ate the lotus cakes and osmanthus cakes that Juping helped to serve.

There is also refreshing orange juice in Caiyun's hand.

This was what she instructed Caiyun to do. After all, she was a little bored of always drinking warm water, so it would be nice to change the taste.

Upon seeing this, Concubine Xian's brows became even more profound.

He thought to himself, no wonder his arrangements failed time and time again, he was such a cautious person.

It seems that I have to carefully consider my future plans against her.

The queen, who was sitting at a table across from the emperor, began drinking alone from the moment she sat down.

She was not unhappy, just a little jealous.

Seeing that Gu Junshen's eyes were no longer on Nanxiang, and he completely ignored her, the queen, it was really embarrassing in front of everyone.

Nanxiang couldn't eat anymore after taking a few bites of snacks. She had just had a small meal at Wangyueju half an hour ago and was still full.

Just drink some juice.

Gu Junshen looked at Nan Xiang who was so pretentious, and his eyes couldn't help but show a bit of pampering.

Just as he raised his hand to drink, a stealthy figure quietly walked around the pillar beside the temple and came to the direction where Nanxiang was.

It made his eyes darken a little.

Nanxiang also heard the sound of footsteps behind her, and her uneasiness became more and more obvious.

At this time, her stomach also made some noises, and her little feet kept kicking around.

All this made Nanxiang even more nervous and uneasy.

Suddenly, the noise behind her became more and more rapid, and Nanxiang's heartbeat was shaking like a drum.

She couldn't help but grab the hand of Kikuhei beside her. Just as she was about to stand up, she heard a loud voice.

"There's an assassin coming!"

Gu Junshen then shouted loudly.

Nanxiang immediately walked quickly into the hall with the support of Kikuhei.

The concubines sitting around were also frightened and turned pale, and they stood up one after another and moved behind him.

After a while, they heard screams of pain.

what--

Nanxiang glanced back and saw a man in black being pinned to the ground by several guards.

He kept rubbing his face against the ground, and soon there were several obvious bloodstains on the ground.

It makes people look extremely creepy...

As soon as Nanxiang took a look, she started to feel morning sickness.

It turned out that her alertness just now was correct, and someone really wanted to attack her.

Fortunately, the other party did not succeed and she left in time.

But she was a little worried, who was going to attack her?