nycdaug Chapter 153 Su Mei attends the banquet
Chapter 153 Su Mei attends the banquet
Not long after He Tingxi and Ling Xiyue sat down, Ling Xiu came to the banquet with only Ling Junqi.
They first went to "pay their respects" to He Tingxi, and then took their seats.
Because of their status, they sat far away from He Tingxi.
"His Royal Highness Prince Lu has arrived." The eunuch outside the palace shouted loudly.
As soon as he finished speaking, He Jingcheng walked into the hall, but the person next to him was not Princess Lu Qu Xiaowan, but Su Mei.
Everyone was shocked when they saw Su Mei.
But they all stood up and saluted, except He Tingxi and Ling Xiyue.
"Greetings to His Royal Highness Prince Lu."
"No courtesy, sit down."
Ling Xiyue had been looking at He Jingcheng and Su Mei, and was very confused about why He Jingcheng brought Su Mei with him.
He Jingcheng brought Sumei to He Tingxi's table and bowed to He Tingxi first.
"Royal brother, Royal sister-in-law."
"Good luck to His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan and His Majesty the Princess of Yan." Su Mei bowed to He Tingxi.
Su Mei hadn't seen He Tingxi since she was sent out of Prince Yan's Mansion. When she saw the handsome He Tingxi again, she became inexplicably excited, and the look in her eyes when she looked at He Tingxi became "confusing".
When Ling Xiyue looked at Su Mei, she noticed Su Mei's "strange" gaze. She frowned slightly and couldn't help but wonder in her heart: What is that look in Su Mei's eyes? Is she still nostalgic for His Highness? However, His Highness is more handsome and elegant than He Jingcheng, so it is normal for her to be nostalgic.
He Tingxi's eyes were always on He Jingcheng. He just glanced at Su Mei and then looked away. Naturally, he did not notice Su Mei's gaze.
When Su Mei saw that He Tingxi just glanced at her quickly, her eyes were full of disappointment.
"Second brother, you are here, where is your sister-in-law?" He Tingxi asked deliberately.
"Xiaowan is feeling a little unwell today, so I won't bring her here." After He Jingcheng responded, he looked at Ling Xiyue.
"The emperor's sister-in-law looks good and energetic today. My emperor brother is taking good care of her."
Ling Xiyue had been looking at Su Mei. When she saw He Jingcheng talking to her, she looked at He Jingcheng and said perfunctorily, "Is everything okay? I can eat and sleep well."
"That's how lucky the Emperor's sister-in-law is." He Jingcheng praised with a smile.
Ling Xiyue forced a smile and responded, "With the blessing of His Royal Highness King Toru."
At this time, Jian Yeshen, who had been standing, saluted to He Jingcheng and said, "Greetings, His Royal Highness Prince Lu."
Hearing the voice, He Jingcheng immediately looked at Jian Yeshen with a smile on his face.
"Doctor Jian, no need to be so polite."
"Thank you, Your Highness Prince Lu." Jian Ye nodded deeply.
"Su Mei, this is the great doctor Jian, who has made great contributions in curing His Royal Highness Prince Yan. Hurry up and pay your respects to him." He Jingcheng looked at Su Mei and ordered.
When Su Mei heard He Jingcheng talking to her, she immediately withdrew her gaze from He Tingxi, fearing that He Jingcheng would notice something.
She bowed deeply to Jian Ye with a respectful look.
"Su Mei has met Dr. Jian."
"I don't deserve it. You are from the Prince Lu's Mansion, why are you bowing to me? I can't accept it." Jian Ye Shen responded hurriedly, and then looked at He Tingxi with a puzzled look on his face.
After He Tingxi glanced at Jian Yeshen, he half-jokingly said to He Jingcheng, "Second brother, isn't your courtesy a bit too much?"
He Jingcheng smiled disapprovingly.
"It's okay. Doctor Jian cured your leg disease, and he is a great contributor to the Nanyou Kingdom. He deserves it, doesn't he?"
Seeing that He Jingcheng was smiling with ill intention, He Tingxi said nothing more, but gestured with his hand to He Jingcheng to sit in the seat next to him.
"Okay, take a seat. Father and the others will be here soon."
"Okay." He Jingcheng looked at the position and nodded in response.
Then, He Jingcheng took Su Mei's hand and walked to the seat next to them and sat down.
He Jingcheng deliberately asked Su Mei to sit next to Jian Ye Shen. Jian Ye Shen took a look and instantly had a bad feeling in his heart, but he acted very calm.
After He Jingcheng sat down, everyone else sat down. Their eyes shifted to He Jingcheng and Su Mei. They were full of curiosity about why He Jingcheng brought Su Mei here.
He Jingcheng glanced at the entire room and was secretly delighted to see that everyone's eyes were on him and Su Mei.
Ling Xiyue had been looking at Su Mei and He Jingcheng. When she saw He Jingcheng let Su Mei sit next to Jian Ye Shen, she couldn't help but frown.
She withdrew her gaze and turned to He Tingxi, and He Tingxi also withdrew his gaze and looked at her.
She leaned close to He Tingxi's face and whispered, "Tingxi, the Prince of Lu was acting strangely today. He didn't bring his wife, but a concubine. He even ignored the etiquette and asked Su Mei to pay respects to Doctor Jian. It must be something bad."
He Tingxi also whispered: "I have been thinking about this problem just now. I guess He Jingcheng is likely to want Brother Jian to treat Su Mei later."
Ling Xiyue was startled, her eyes widened, her face full of disbelief, and she cried out, "Look..."
But after she said that, she reacted and stole a glance at Jian Ye Shen looking at her. She quickly clapped her hands on her mouth and whispered, "See a doctor? Tingxi, is that true? What disease does Su Mei have that requires Doctor Jian?"
He Tingxi smiled confidently and whispered, "It's very likely infertility."
Ling Xiyue stared at He Tingxi blankly, her eyes full of disbelief.
After being stunned for a while, when Ling Xiyue wanted to continue asking, she heard the eunuch's voice coming from outside the hall.
"Your Majesty has arrived, the Queen Mother has arrived, and the Queen has arrived."
Ling Xiyue had no choice but to stop asking questions and stood up with He Tingxi to greet him.
Everyone in the hall stood up, took their seats to greet and salute.
After seeing the emperor and his entourage take their seats, the people in the hall returned to their seats.
After the emperor sat down, he turned his gaze to He Tingxi. Seeing that He Tingxi was dressed very energetic and handsome today, a smile appeared on his face.
He said to He Tingxi, "King Yan, today's banquet is to celebrate your recovery from your leg disease. Please stand up and show everyone how you have recovered."
"Yes, father." He Tingxi stood up and responded, then left his seat, walked to the center of the hall, and faced everyone in the hall.
The emperor was very pleased to see He Tingxi standing tall in front of everyone.
"How about you take a few steps and show it to me and everyone else?" the emperor suggested.
"Yes."
He Tingxi responded respectfully, then walked to the door of the hall in square steps, and then walked from the door to the emperor's desk.
At this moment, everyone's eyes were on He Tingxi, including Ling Xiyue.
Most of them had gleams in their eyes, and were attracted by He Tingxi's tall and straight figure and handsome appearance.
Ling Xiyue was also stunned, muttering to herself: This walk is comparable to a model's catwalk, but much more noble than a model's. It's too perfect, how come I am so lucky?
The more Ling Xiyue thought about it, the happier she became, with a look of joy all over her face.
When He Jingcheng saw this, a hint of disdain flashed in his eyes, but he still had a smile on his face and there was no sign of anything unusual.
Su Mei also kept looking at He Tingxi, completely immersed in He Tingxi's "beauty".
The emperor looked at his handsome son with a face full of pride.