Lin Shuran suddenly felt a little depressed. The marriage she wanted was definitely not like this. If the relationship between them as husband and wife would always exist, she had to change the current status quo. Anyway, she didn't hate Xu Junze, so she would give it a try.

Let's cultivate feelings for each other.

She was angry. This was Xu Junze's first feeling. This made him mistakenly think that Lin Shuran hated the kiss he just had. Did the man named Gu Jingcheng kiss her like this before? Thinking of this, Xu Junze stood up suddenly

, and left without looking back.

He was afraid that if he continued to stay, he would hurt her because of the sudden jealousy in his heart.

He didn't know at what moment he started to really take Lin Shuran to heart. Maybe it was the first sight on the wedding night, maybe he heard her protecting Xu Minghao and the others, or maybe it was when she was kidnapped on the street.

He couldn't find the source and didn't want to explore anymore. When he found that her weight in his heart was getting heavier day by day, he knew that he couldn't let go. He didn't want to wait for what he originally wanted to wait for.

There is another man in her heart, and he also wants to fight for a place.

"Why is he still angry?" After Xu Junze left in a huff, Lin Shuran still felt aggrieved. She was obviously the one who was "bullied", but he seemed to be more aggrieved than her.

New Year's Eve is the last day of the year. According to the traditions and rules of the Jin Dynasty, the emperor will hold a palace banquet on this day. At that time, the emperor's relatives, civil and military officials and their families, as well as the vassal envoys, etc. will go to the palace to participate in the banquet and performances.

, Lin Shuran, as the wife of the general, naturally wanted to go with Xu Junze.

However, today, Yue King Zhao Qian, who had been in the fief for many years, was summoned to Beijing to attend the New Year's Eve palace banquet. Xu Junze was responsible for escorting him into the palace, so Lin Shuran went to the palace alone.

The New Year's Eve palace banquet is the last large-scale banquet held in the palace within a year, and it is also the most important banquet. When the invited guests arrive at the palace gate, the eunuchs will lead them to the main hall where the banquet is held. When the guests have arrived, the Queen Mother, the Emperor

Only the queen, concubines, etc. will enter the palace last.

Lin Shuran didn't go particularly early. When she was led into the hall by the palace maid, she found that many people were already sitting in their seats. The royal banquet would naturally be more solemn and solemn. Even if there were voices, they would only be in low voices.

They were whispering, but no one was making any noise or laughing.

In this time and space, men are superior to women. When seated at a banquet, men are in the front and women are in the back. Those on the left are superior and those on the right are inferior.

As the wife of a Zhengyi general, Lin Shuran's seat was very close to the front, and she found that she was arranged to sit with her mother Wen Shi, sister-in-law Ming Shi, Zhen Guo Gong's wife Yang, and Zhen Guo Gong's eldest concubine Qiu Shi.

Lei Yingying sat together.

"Why are you leaving so late?" As soon as Lin Shuran sat down, Wen asked worriedly.

"Back to mother, there are some things at home that have been delayed!" Lin Shuran responded with a smile.

Lei Yingying winked at her and said, "You don't want to come so early. I don't like this kind of occasion either. I'm bored to death!"

Yang glanced at her daughter helplessly, and then explained to Wen: "This child has been spoiled by us, and she can't speak at all!"

Wen Shi smiled back and said: "These two children have been close since childhood. They understand each other better than we do!"

"Mrs. Lin, you know me better than my own mother!" Because Lei Yingying has a good relationship with Lin Shuran, she naturally gets closer to her family members.

"You kid, look for a beating!" Yang pretended to be angry, but her eyes were full of smiles.

Ming and Qiu, who were sitting at the same table, looked at each other and smiled. Ever since Lin Shuran and the stepson of the Xu family rescued Lei Haobai at the Cuju Club, the Lei family has become much closer to the Lin family and the Xu family than to others. The atmosphere when they get along is relaxed and casual.

The hall was almost full of people one after another, and the tables had already been set with fine wine, delicacies, tea and snacks. However, Lin Shuran saw that Xu Junze's seat in the front row was still empty.

After waiting for another stick of incense, four men walked in one after another from the main entrance of the hall. The leading man was about fifty years old. He was dressed in a purple and gold dragon python robe.

With a fierce momentum, as soon as he stepped into the threshold of the hall with steady and powerful steps, everyone's eyes turned to him.

This person is Zhao Qian, King of Yue, the eldest son of the late emperor and Concubine Su, and the first son of the late emperor. He was once the eldest prince of the Jin Dynasty. It is said that he was smart since he was a child, and was proficient in both civil and military riding and archery. He was once the late emperor.

My most beloved and proud son.

However, the late emperor made him the King of Yue when he was fourteen years old, designated Qingzhou as his fiefdom, and issued an imperial edict that he was not allowed to return to Beijing without the emperor's summons.

The current emperor Zhao You is the youngest son of the late emperor and the legitimate son of the current queen mother. He and his brother Zhao Qian are almost thirty years apart. Today will be the first time the two brothers meet.

Along with Zhao Qian, there were three young men of similar age who walked in. Many people were familiar with two of the men in Chinese clothes. They were Zhao Qian's two sons, the eldest son Zhao Wei and the second son Zhao.

Lian, and when the third man in white robe raised his head slightly, many people present showed expressions of seeing ghosts and turned pale with shock.

"Gu——Gu Jingcheng!" I don't know who shouted out first.

"My son - son -" Mrs. Guo, who came to attend the palace banquet today, also saw the man's face. Even though she fainted, Gu Xiruo on the side was also a little frightened, "Brother?"

Xiao Chen immediately turned his eyes to Lin Shuran, but found that her face was very calm. She was more confused than excited. Could she have really let go of Gu Jingcheng? Even when she saw that picture now

Are you still indifferent to the face that looks exactly like Gu Jingcheng's?

Seeing her husband Xiao Chen's eyes full of worry and concern for Lin Shuran, Su Wanwan just snorted coldly, feeling a little gloating in her heart. Lin Shuran probably never expected this situation?!

She took another look at the man in white robe standing in the main hall. Could it be that he had really seen a ghost? Who was he?

"What's going on?!" The voice of King Zhao Qian of Yue was very penetrating. Before everyone in the palace could figure out what was going on, and no one knew how to answer him, then some eunuchs shouted, "The Queen Mother and the Emperor

The others have already arrived.

The chaotic scene was immediately suppressed. Everyone secretly glanced at "Gu Jingcheng" in the hall, but many people also looked at Lin Shuran. They didn't know if they wanted to see her joke or to see her reaction, but Lin Shuran

But he behaved more and more calmly.

Xu Junze accompanied the emperor into the main hall. After entering the hall, he quickly glanced in the direction of Lin Shuran. He seemed to have sensed the chaos in the hall just now, and then glanced at Zhao Qian and others who had knelt down to greet the emperor.

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Chapter completed!