AWB Chapter 222: Bewitched by this vixen?
Chapter 222: Bewitched by this vixen?
"It's so tiring to attend a palace banquet! And it's so troublesome! Just because of this palace banquet, I wasted a whole day. It's better to stay in Wutong Courtyard and sort out medicinal herbs."
Jiang Yimo complained to herself in a low voice and shook her head helplessly.
Her eyes swept over the many officials and their families present, and saw that they were toasting and greeting each other happily, and the scene was very lively.
Seeing this scene, Jiang Yimo couldn't help but feel annoyed, and couldn't help but mutter softly: "This kind of occasion is really too torturous! Too boring."
However, her whispered words did not escape the ears of the people around her.
Feng Wuhen raised his eyebrows slightly after hearing this, turned his head sideways, and his eyes happened to meet Jiang Yimo's.
There was a barely perceptible smile in his eyes, and that smile revealed an elusive and ambiguous aura.
Jiang Yimo felt Feng Wuhen's gaze and her heart tightened.
She quickly lowered her head, trying to avoid his burning gaze, but seemed somewhat unwilling to do so, and occasionally she would secretly look up at him.
The atmosphere between the two became increasingly subtle, as if an invisible electric current was flowing in the air.
At this moment, a subtle and coincidental scene happened to fall into the eyes of Lu Jialing, who had been paying close attention to the two of them.
At this moment, anger surged into her heart like a tide, causing her originally relaxed brows to wrinkle slightly, as if covered by a layer of light dark clouds. Deep in those clear, seemingly innocent eyes, there was a faint glimmer of imperceptible anger, like an undercurrent surging secretly under the ice-covered lake.
At this moment, under the table, Lu Jialing clenched her fists, her fingers tightly grasping the handkerchief, her originally sharp and slender nails ruthlessly digging deep into her palms, but strangely, she did not feel any pain in her heart.
However, in stark contrast, her face was so gloomy that it was frightening, like the sky before a storm.
What a little bitch named Jiang!
I didn't expect her to be so shameless that she dared to flirt with the evil king in public! How would everyone view this?
It's simply shameless!
Thinking back to the beginning, I was infatuated with the evil king, but he ignored me. Now, I am actually bewitched by this vixen.
The more he thought about it, the angrier he got. He wanted to rush up and slap her in the face to relieve his hatred! But due to the situation, he could only suppress his anger and grit his teeth in secret.
At this time, she saw a group of officials holding wine glasses and running to toast the evil king.
She instantly thought of an idea to embarrass Jiang Yimo.
At this time, Jiang Yimo was looking up at the main stage. Among the people sitting on the main stage, Jiang Yimo had only seen the old emperor and Concubine Xian, and she had never seen the other women.
However, Jiang Yimo could guess their identities based on where they were sitting.
The woman sitting on the emperor's left and wearing a gorgeous red palace dress must be the queen without a doubt.
She looked to be around forty years old. Although her facial features were not absolutely beautiful, they were pretty, with just a few traces of the vicissitudes of time.
She wore a phoenix crown inlaid with various precious gems, sparkling with brilliant light; her makeup was both delicate and solemn, showing her nobility and majesty as the mother of a country, and faintly revealing her inner tenderness and charm.
The queen is like a blooming peony, blooming in this palace with grace and elegance, emitting the most dazzling light.
Although the Queen's appearance is slightly inferior to that of Concubine Xian, and she is not as delicate as Concubine Rou, her calm and dignified temperament is hard to ignore.
The old lady sitting on the right hand side of the old emperor must be the legendary Empress Dowager.
Although the years have left deep and shallow marks on her face, judging from her bright eyes and the demeanor revealed in her every move, the old lady is still vigorous and full of energy.
Especially those eyes, which are as bright and moving as the twinkling stars in the night sky, but the silver hair in the head is silently telling the passage of time and the vicissitudes of life.
However, if you look closely, you will find that the Empress Dowager's face is actually quite beautiful and dignified.
Jiang Yimo couldn't help but speculate secretly: I guess the Queen Mother must have been a stunningly beautiful woman when she was young!
I just don't know if she is easy to get along with. I heard from Concubine Xian that the Queen Mother favors Concubine Rou and Prince Kang the most. She has seen what kind of people Concubine Rou and Prince Kang are like. Both mother and son are arrogant and self-righteous. I guess the Queen Mother is not easy to get along with either.
At this moment, the Queen Mother was wearing a gorgeous court dress, on which were embroidered lifelike dragon and phoenix patterns with delicate needlework, as if she could take off into the air at any time.
The color of this dress is both bright and dignified and elegant, and it looks even more dazzling and golden in the moonlight.
The colorful gemstones and round white pearls dotted among them shine brilliantly like stars fallen from the sky to the earth - such luxurious and exquisite dress shows the supreme and respected status of the Queen Mother to the world.
Sitting below the main seat were several concubines whom Jiang Yimo had never met before, but Concubine Rou was nowhere to be seen.
Come to think of it, ever since Jiang Yimo poisoned Concubine Rou with that strange poison that made her whole body stink, Concubine Rou can only hide in her own palace now, and dares not even step out of the palace gate.
After all, no matter where she was, the stench would follow her like a shadow and would never go away.
However, Prince Kang and Princess Cangyue were present.
At this moment, King Kang was holding a wine glass, with a smile on his lips, and his narrow eyes were slightly narrowed, revealing a cunning light that was hard to fathom.
His eyes drifted towards where Jiang Yimo and Feng Wuhen were from time to time, as if he was observing something interesting.
Whenever an official came to toast him, he would reluctantly look away from them and perfunctorily clink glasses with the official.
King Kang disappeared for more than a month and no one knows what he has been doing.
Princess Cangyue was arranged to sit next to the Queen Mother. She was dressed in a gorgeous brocade dress with a skirt that flowed like clouds. She wore a dazzling pearl and jade hair accessory on her head, and she exuded a noble and elegant temperament.
Her beautiful big eyes were always staring at Jiang Yimo with a smile, and her eyes revealed her love for Jiang Yimo.
Princess Cangyue sat obediently beside the Queen Mother, but at this moment she wished she could get up immediately, walk over to Jiang Yimo and sit down, have a chat with her and share each other's joys and sorrows.
However, tonight's palace banquet has strict etiquette regulations. As a royal princess, she must abide by these rules and cannot act at will.