The sound of the blue-clothed palace maid chanting drowned out the noise in the scene. In an instant, the main hall became quiet. Everyone stood up at the same time and looked towards the entrance.

A long silver-white carpet embroidered with flowers rolled slowly into the hall all the way to the main seat.

Then one saw a jade foot lightly stepping on it, with the red cloud cotton skirt dragging, the feet were looming. An Lingyu, who was dressed in a gorgeous dress, appeared in everyone's sight with the service of two palace maids. Her every move gave people a sense of luxury and dignity.

Many young ladies were stunned for a moment. Is this the legendary imperial concubine?

It is so beautiful and noble that it inspires awe in one’s heart.

An Lingyu's powerful aura made some young ladies who were closer to her dare not look at her directly.

"See the royal concubine!"

The sound of salutes continued.

An Lingyu raised her hand lightly, smiling, and said in a gentle and pleasant voice, but still dignified: "No need to be polite."

As they walked forward, many people set their eyes on the woman in white dress standing behind the imperial concubine.

Gu Ruoyi?

Some people who had seen Gu Ruoyi recognized her identity instantly.

Why is she following behind the Imperial Concubine?

Could it be that the empty seat in the front row was reserved for her?

Ye Liyan and Gu Ruoyi also noticed each other. The two girls looked at each other, nodded slightly and smiled at each other as a greeting.

An Lingyu, who was walking forward, suddenly stopped in front of Ye Liyan. She turned sideways to look over and chuckled, "It is said that the Princess of Chu was born with heterochromatic eyes and a stunningly beautiful face. She is a fairy from heaven who has fallen into the mortal world. Seeing her today is indeed true. It is an eye-opener for me. The King of Chu is so lucky."

Ye Liyan lowered her head and replied: "Your Highness, you are too kind. Liyan really cannot bear it."

"I think you can bear it."

An Lingyu curled her lips and smiled, suddenly turned around and changed the subject: "This is the first time I have hosted a flower banquet. Thanks to Madam Xin's help, everything went so smoothly. I hope everyone has fun here."

Upon hearing this, Xin was flattered and waved her hands repeatedly, pushing the credit back to An Lingyu.

Then, An Lingyu emphasized the importance of introducing Gu Ruoyi, the heroic female general on the battlefield of the future, to everyone.

Who says women are inferior to men? She is even more of an example of how women are just as capable as men.

After hearing about Gu Ruoyi's deeds, many young ladies showed fangirl expressions.

At the river bank.

The corners of Shen Yian's mouth twitched uncontrollably. With An Lingyu's eloquence, she would definitely become a master of success in her previous life. Even she made him excited after hearing it. If someone didn't know better, they would think that Gu Ruoyi had returned triumphantly from the battlefield.

Judging from the current situation, everything seems to be pretty much as he thought. An Lingyu's target for this banquet is Gu Ruoyi.

It was not a good idea to stay in the carriage all the time, so Shen Yian stretched his body, opened the curtain and got out of the carriage, ready to take out the fishing gear and cast a few rods by the river.

Unexpectedly, when he was about to ask Cheng Hai to take the fishing rod, he caught a glimpse of a sneaky figure in the distance.

Looking closely, isn’t this Fifth Brother?

Then Shen Tengfeng was seen sneaking up to the Gu Mansion's carriage.

"Hey!"

This sound really scared Qiyun. She was already dozing off while sitting outside the carriage, and this frightened her so much that she kicked Shen Tengfeng in the face.

Qiyun has been trained in martial arts since childhood. While serving Gu Ruoyi personally, he also has to take care of the duties of a bodyguard, so he is considered to be quite capable.

Even Shen Tengfeng, who is about to enter the Profound Transformation Realm, is no match for him.

So after this kick, Shen Tengfeng didn't even have the chance to react, and was hit hard and fell backwards to the ground.

"It's you?!"

After seeing who was coming, Qiyun quickly jumped off the carriage to check the other person's injuries.

"Damn, how come you are so strong? Is my face swollen?"

Shen Tengfeng covered his face with his hands, feeling very aggrieved.

"Uh, it's okay, not very swollen, sorry."

Qiyun looked at the shoe prints on Shen Tengfeng's face and felt a little embarrassed. After apologizing, she couldn't help but curl her lips and said, "Who told you to suddenly show up and scare me?"

Shen Tengfeng rubbed his face, and instead of caring too much, he said with shining eyes: "Why didn't you go to the boat with Ruoyi? Also, what kind of party is this? Why is it so mysterious?"

When he sneaked in, he saw many soldiers guarding the periphery. Even the Luo River had been cleared, leaving only a large ship from Yunjianlai in the river. Who was hosting such a grand banquet?

Qiyun pointed in the direction and saw quite a few people standing on the deck of the Yunjianlai ship, almost all of them were attendants brought along by the guests who attended the banquet. "The young lady was afraid that I would be wronged if I followed her, so she simply asked me to stay here and watch over the carriage."

Then he asked suspiciously: "You are a prince, don't you know that today this is a flower banquet hosted by the Imperial Concubine?"

Of course Shen Tengfeng knew what the Fanhua Banquet was, but he didn't know it was held today because his elder brother had not come out and was still busy with the chess competition.

Also, this Flower Banquet was actually hosted by the Imperial Concubine, no wonder it was such a grand event.

Which concubine?

There were originally four imperial concubines in the palace. One has passed away and one has gone crazy, so you can only choose one of the two, Imperial Concubine An or Imperial Concubine Yun?

Shen Tengfeng rubbed his nose helplessly. It turned out to be a Flower Banquet, and all the participants were women. If it was any other banquet, he might have shamelessly boarded the ship to attend.

But it’s okay. There are only girls at the Banquet, so no one will talk to Ruoyi.

"I've been busy lately, so I don't know."

After hearing Shen Tengfeng's explanation, Qiyun showed an expression of "Do you think I believe it?", and then suddenly reacted and said: "You are not following me and the young lady, are you?"

"Follow? Ha! I have nothing to do today, so I can just wander around."

Shen Tengfeng said this very firmly.

Tianwu City is so big that except for the imperial palace, there is nowhere else he can't go.

Qiyun exclaimed, "Huh?"

Shen Yian stood far away, looking at the two people bickering with each other without any airs, and felt like laughing for some reason.

These two are really a pair of happy enemies.

In the original novel, Qiyun and Shen Tengfeng often disliked and bickered with each other, but it did not affect their relationship at all. The result was that their bellies became bigger.

That’s right, in the original novel, Shen Tengfeng became one of Gu Ruoyi’s concubines, but Qiyun married him and gave birth to a son.

When he saw this, his brain almost failed.

Your circle is really chaotic.

Perhaps with Qiyun around, even if Gu Ruoyi and the second brother get together, the fifth brother won't turn completely evil.

However, what if Qiyun becomes a dowry maid?

Shen Yian shuddered. It was too melodramatic and he didn't dare to think about it further.

Turning his gaze back, Shen Yian shifted his attention back to the big ship.

Yunjianlai Main Hall.

According to the process, after An Lingyu finished her speech, it was time for the talent show. Many of the invited talented women were eager to try. If they could win the favor of the imperial concubine, they would not only be able to enhance their own fame, but they could even join her team and have a bright future.

【A few minutes later】

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