Rebirth, guarding the mute at the tip of my heart

It was already past the 3:00 p.m. time, and Emperor Kang Yuan had not yet shown up.

If His Majesty does not come, the palace banquet cannot begin.

Not only His Majesty, but even the older princes have not been seen yet.

Xie Ze didn't really care about it. After all, a palace banquet was nothing more than some dancing and talent shows organized by the ladies in the harem. He and Ashin didn't know much about these.

Only the meals in the imperial kitchen could interest him.

Completely ignoring the resentful and complicated looks of the ministers, Xie Ze put a piece of squirrel fish into Jiang Xin's bowl and said considerately: "The chef in the imperial kitchen made this dish quite well. Try it. It's sweet. You will definitely like it."

"...Hmm." Jiang Xin felt the piercing gazes coming from all directions. He looked at the fish pieces in his bowl and finally chose to eat it.

They have been sitting here for nearly two hours. He is really a little hungry and doesn't want to share the joys and sorrows with everyone else.

Everyone: "..."

Xie Ze smiled and was about to speak when he heard a familiar young man's voice coming from beside him: "Brother Wang, Young Master Jiang."

Xie Ze turned his head and saw the Tenth Prince Xie Yongyan, who had walked over at some point, looking at them with a look of trepidation and anticipation.

"What's the matter?" Xie Ze paused, put down his chopsticks and said lightly.

Xie Ze is indifferent by nature. To him, all people in this world can be roughly divided into two categories: one is Jiang Xin, and the other is everyone else.

Although Xie Yongyan was his successor in his previous life and had inadvertently received his help in this life, it made no difference to Xie Ze.

Xie Yongyan felt a little disappointed when he saw Xie Ze's cold attitude, but he quickly cheered up, took out a small box from his arms and handed it over, saying in a low voice:

"Thank you, Brother Wang and Young Master Jiang, for helping me last time. This is my wedding gift to Brother Wang and Sister-in-law. I hope Brother Wang and Sister-in-law don't mind."

Xie Ze was their cousin. On the day of his wedding, if the princes wanted to go out and play, they only had to ask their mother or father, which should not be a difficult thing under normal circumstances.

However, Xie Yongyan had no mother, and Emperor Kang Yuan seldom thought of him. He also didn't know how to act coquettishly in front of his father who sat high up in the clouds. He probably wouldn't be able to attend Xie Ze and Jiang Xin's wedding.

Fortunately, since Xie Ze mentioned his situation to his father last time, his father was furious and severely punished several concubines in the harem. The princes who were about the same age as him were scolded and did not dare to bully him for the time being.

This gave him the opportunity to appear at the palace banquet today, and he finally had the chance to personally hand over his gifts to his two benefactors.

When Xie Ze heard him call Jiang Xin "sister-in-law", his expression softened. He took the gift from the other party and said with a smile, "Thank you."

Xie Yongyan curled his eyes happily, scratched his head and said a little embarrassedly: "It's not a valuable thing, I hope Brother Wang and Sister-in-law like it."

Jiang Xin, who suddenly became my sister-in-law: "..."

"Has anyone bullied you again?" Perhaps because he was in a good mood, Xie Ze rarely asked a question of concern.

"No more." Xie Yongyan quickly shook his head and looked at the two of them gratefully: "My father has spoken, and now there are people going to the prince's residence to check every day. They dare not hurt me anymore."

"Ah."

"Then I'll go back to my seat first." Xie Yongyan didn't know what to say, so he bowed sincerely and said, "I'd like to wish you and your wife a long and happy marriage."

He was still young and didn't understand worldly etiquette or moral principles. He just thought that his brother the king and his sister-in-law were both so beautiful and must be the most suitable person in the world.

As Xie Yongyan was about to turn around and leave, he heard Xie Ze suddenly say, "On the day your sister-in-law and I get married, you should come and watch the ceremony. I will tell His Majesty later."

Xie Yongyan immediately turned around excitedly, wanting to jump up with joy: "Okay! Thank you, Brother Wang! Thank you, sister-in-law!"

Jiang Xin: “…” His Highness responded quickly to the word “sister-in-law”.