The Villain's Heart Black Moonlight

Cen Jinzhao was still wearing the same black gown as usual. Without any pause, he strode to the center of the banquet hall and half-knelt on the ground.

The man had an indifferent expression, his eyes slightly lowered, and there was no sign of anything unusual.

After he came, the atmosphere became a little subtle.

The ministers did not dare to speak, for fear of angering Emperor Kang.

Tang Qingyuan in the crowd opened his eyes wide in disbelief.

In her memory, Cen Jinchao clearly did not attend the banquet, but how could he appear here?

This was the first time in Tang Qingyuan's memory that there was such a big error.

She swallowed hurriedly and forced herself to control her expression - it was just this one thing and it didn't mean anything.

Tang Qingyuan comforted herself in her heart, but this uncontrollable panic still surrounded her deeply.

At this moment, Kangdi, who had just been furious in the hall, smiled slightly, but his eyes were still cold:

"It's good that you are here, my dear. I feel like something is missing if you don't come."

Although he said so, Emperor Kang had no intention of asking Cen Jinzhao to stand up. Instead, he looked at the other half-kneeling figure with cold eyes and asked hypocritically, "Did something happen to you, my dear minister? Or did the people below report the wrong time?"

Emperor Kang pretended to be angry and turned to look at the eunuch next to him: "I remember that you were the one who informed Prime Minister Cen, right? How could such a problem arise?"

Everyone saw this performance that Kangdi directed and acted out himself.

Most people could understand what Kangdi meant - he was just pretending to be ignorant while knowing the truth, and was deliberately picking on Cen Jinzhao to make things difficult for him.

However, there were some people who were not very tactful and thought that Kangdi was trying to make excuses for Cen Jinzhao, and they couldn't help but frown slightly.

"Your Majesty, Eunuch Wang is also responsible for notifying me, so there is no problem with the timing."

"Yes, yes...I also remember that I did not notify the wrong time."

Eunuch Wang spoke tremblingly.

"Oh?" Kangdi pretended to be confused and wanted to turn around and ask Cen Jinzhao again.

The man had already spoken expressionlessly: "Your Majesty, I was delayed on the road this time. It has nothing to do with Eunuch Wang."

"…Something delayed you?"

"Well, the carriage broke down." Cen Jinzhao said calmly.

His expression did not change much from beginning to end, even though Kangdi had deliberately made things difficult for him just now. It did not seem to cause any reaction from him. Even when he tried to make excuses, he seemed so perfunctory and careless.

——As everyone knows, Prime Minister Cen’s carriage is the best in the capital. It is so expensive that it can even rival the imperial carriage.

"I see."

Kangdi's face looked a little unhappy when he heard this. He knew that Cen Jinchao was just making up an excuse, but he couldn't expose it in this situation.

Although everyone is well aware of the relationship between the two, the prime minister and the emperor have not yet completely torn their relationship apart, so some things are not easy to do in the open.

So he could only nod and say, "Then don't kneel down, my dear. Take your seat quickly. The banquet is about to begin."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

After Cen Jinzhao sat down, the atmosphere in the banquet hall became a little better. Dancers came in from outside and the singing and dancing performance officially began.

Conti still knows how to enjoy it.

These dancers were all more beautiful than the other, with excellent figures. The whole song and dance performance was quite stunning. Chi Chu was sitting nearby, watching with great interest.

However, she was still paying attention to Cen Jinzhao.

Because through Bobo's system, she could see Cen Jinchao's mental and physical state. Although there was nothing abnormal on his face, it was not difficult to see one thing from the system's data -

Cen Jinzhao was injured, and the injury was not light.

Judging from the time, Chi Chu was probably injured when he was talking to the heroine of the world.

The statement that something happened to the other party on the way here is probably not just a perfunctory statement, but the real fact.

But...which side took action this time?

Chi Chu's eyes moved imperceptibly across the faces of everyone present.

It is unlikely that it was Kangdi. If he had asked someone to do it, then he should have been well aware of Cen Jinchao's late arrival and would not have been so angry.

As for the others...

Chi Chu looked at Crown Prince Ning Hekun, as well as Concubine Xian and the Queen who both had smiles on their faces, and finally took a deep breath.

——Forget it, no matter who did it, it will be fine as long as we solve it all at once.

"Just watching the dancers perform is always a bit boring. Today is a festive day, how about having a poetry competition?"

Halfway through the banquet, Kangdi suddenly spoke with a smile.

Although the crowd below was a little restless because they were unprepared, they had no reason to refuse the suggestion made by the emperor, and they all nodded in agreement.

Among the crowd, only Tang Qingyuan's expression moved slightly, revealing a determined smile.

Her memory was correct on this point.

As expected, Emperor Kangdi suddenly initiated a poetry competition halfway through the banquet. Based on what he remembered, Tang Qingyuan had already made all the necessary preparations in advance to strive to shine in this competition.

Cen Jinzhao's arrival just now had dealt a bit of a blow to Tang Qingyuan, but as things seemed to be back on track, she slowly regained some confidence.

Just when she was feeling pleased with herself.

At this time, Kangdi turned his head and looked at Cen Jinzhao: "My dear Cen, do you have any good suggestions about the poetry competition?"

Tang Qingyuan's expression froze slightly.

A bad premonition arose in her heart.

As expected, what Cen Jinzhao said instantly destroyed most of her confidence.

"I think it's very good, but in addition to this, I think it's also possible to add some other forms of calligraphy and painting, such as combining pictures with poetry."

“Do you do poetry and painting together?”

Kangdi showed an interested look: "Then do as you say."

After a few words between the two, the format of the game changed completely.

Tang Qingyuan's expression was stiff, and he felt that his plan today was not going smoothly.

Who would have thought that Prime Minister Cen, who had originally claimed to be ill and did not come, would suddenly come this time, and because of his arrival, His Majesty even temporarily changed the format of the competition.

This put a huge dent in her preparations. Although painting also required composing poems, the problem was...

Tang Qingyuan's painting skills are not that great!

However, at this point, the problem of painting skills was a minor matter. The biggest problem was the serious panic caused by the deviation in the development of things.

Tang Qingyuan couldn't help but doubt her own memory. This had always been her biggest trump card. She didn't dare to imagine what would happen after she lost this ability, even if she kept comforting herself in her heart.