On September 16, the prince's birthday banquet arrived soon.

When the first rays of sunlight in the morning sprinkled on the earth, everyone had already gotten up early to serve the masters who had received the invitations in their hands to dress up.

When Mu Xiyue and Mu Xiyan went out, the carriage sent by the concubine in the palace was already waiting, and the old lady personally sent the two out, and the scene was even more magnificent than the daughters of the county lords of the prince's mansion.

No matter what kind of banquet it was before, even the county lord of An Yu, who was deeply liked by the queen mother, had never been treated by the master of the palace who personally sent a carriage to pick him up.

Early in the morning, after packing up everything, Mu Xiyue and Mu Xiyan got into the carriage, the horsewhip in the coachman's hand was raised, and a crisp whip sound swept through the air, startling the pedestrians on the road to automatically get out of the way.

When she met Concubine Duan before, Mu Xiyan had not seen other masters in the palace, but now this time it was at the prince's birthday banquet, and the tension was a little more intense than before.

What's more, now that she can see the prince again, Mu Xiyan thought about it, and she couldn't help but feel a burst of excitement in her heart, she couldn't tell herself this excitement, but it was just a meeting, she shouldn't like the prince, perhaps, because seeing such a high person as the prince in her previous identity can only be imagined, and now it has become a reality, right?

Mu Xiyan thought like this, her expression was a little calmer, as if she remembered something, her face was stunned, and she looked at Mu Xiyue a little nervously.

"Don't be afraid, you learn those rules very well, and you won't make mistakes, not to mention that there is Concubine Duanniang, you just have to follow me closely."

Mu Xiyue saw the nervousness on Mu Xiyan's face, and naturally thought that she was worried that something would go wrong, the corners of her lips were hooked, her voice was softly comforting, she reached out and pulled her hand over, and patted it gently.

Looking at Mu Xiyue like this, Mu Xiyan's heart welled up with warmth.

For so many years, Mu Xiyan thought that the closest person around her should be the fourth aunt, after all, she was her nominal biological mother, but the fourth aunt had a weak personality, except for telling Mu Xiyan what she should do and what she shouldn't do, she never gave a mother the warmth she should have.

This is really a feeling, Mu Xiyan really realized it for the first time, and for a while, her heart trembled, warm, and her eyes couldn't help but turn red.

seemed to be able to understand Mu Xiyan's feelings, Mu Xiyue reached out and patted her back gently, with a little tranquility on her face, but she didn't say much.

The carriage was very stable and fast, and after a while, the two arrived at the gate of the palace, listened to the coachman's "......", and slowly and smoothly stopped.

According to the rules, the carriages going to the banquet could not enter the palace directly, and these high-ranking daughters had to walk in, at this time, Mu Xiyue and Mu Xiyan also chose to follow everyone in.

When the carriage just stopped, the daughters of the famous families who came one step earlier were suddenly attracted by the brilliant and gorgeous carriage, and their words stopped talking and laughing, and their eyes fell on the carriage.

The coachman put the bench at the front of the carriage, Mo Zi got out of the carriage first, and then mixed a handful of red jade, and then Mu Xiyue held Mo Zi's hand and got out of the car steadily.

Mu Xiyue can have such treatment, although everyone is envious and jealous in their hearts, but they don't feel strange, after all, the Queen Mother's favor for her is well known, since the last hunting Yuan Festival, the entire Celestial Empire knows, and now this pomp is also reasonable.

However, when Mu Xiyan, who came down later, appeared in front of everyone, his eyes suddenly widened, and he seemed to be a little unbelievable!

A concubine actually followed the royal carriage to the palace? And looking at Mu Xiyan's dress today, she is also here to attend the banquet, how is this possible!

Everyone watched, whispering, and between words, their eyes swept over Mu Xiyan from time to time, although there was a touch of envy in their eyes from time to time, but more of them were disdain and ridicule.

"The gate of the palace has always been distinct, Su Qianlin, are you in the wrong place?"

A clear and sharp girl came out of the crowd, instantly attracting everyone's attention.

Talking is a woman dressed in a light lake green brocade shirt, look closer, this woman has fair skin like porcelain, a lake green long skirt will reflect her already slender figure more slender, delicate facial features, a pair of big eyes like inlaid zircon, black translucent and shiny, now among the women of Yingying Yanyan, although not top-notch, but also an unforgettable beauty, but the sour appearance of that face has discounted her good appearance.

The second lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion, Li Aijia!

The moment Mu Xiyue saw Li Aijia, the expression on her face sank slightly, the second lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion has always had a close relationship with the county lord of An Yu, and the two are in love together, or they can be said to smell like each other, whether it is in expression or in words and actions, there is little difference.

Now seeing her striding forward with a haughty face, with a weird smile on her face, Mu Xiyue's eyes flashed a trace of defense, and she subconsciously took a step towards Mu Xiyan.

"I, I have an invitation......"

Mu Xiyan saw that everyone's eyes had changed when they saw him, and he was originally nervous, but now he couldn't even speak clearly, and before he finished speaking, he blushed.

Walking forward leisurely, Li Aijia's gaze fell on Mu Xiyan's face with a bit of arrogance, and she sneered disdainfully, her face full of disapproval.

"Oh, you are a concubine of the General's Mansion, how big a face do you have, and you dare to say that you have an invitation? This is the banquet for the prince's birthday, was it your own family at that time? ”

As Li Aijia spoke, a sneer flashed on her face, and she turned to her little sister as she spoke, and in an instant, the people around her immediately laughed at her.

"It's just, it's shameless!"

"Don't look at yourself if you're qualified!"

"You want to get in with it, right? What else to say about the invitation! ”

Everyone, you and I said a word, although they suppressed their voices, but they did not hide their ridicule of Mu Xiyan at all.

"I ......"

Listening to the ridicule of everyone in her ears, Mu Xiyan's heart was even more wrenched, and she was a little overwhelmed by her handkerchief, it was not that she suddenly became stupid, but that she didn't know some of them, and she didn't dare to offend, so she could only pretend to be pitiful.

"Whether you can enter the banquet for the prince's birthday or not, it's not Miss Li's decision, I heard that at the banquet, the emperor and queen and even the queen mother will attend, Miss Li has the kung fu to care about my sister's invitation, it's better to take care of yourself first and don't make mistakes at the banquet, otherwise it will be a pity to be blind to your fresh and refined dress."

Mu Xiyue said as she spoke, stretched out her hand to pull Mu Xiyan behind her to protect her, and between speaking, her clear eyes looked at Li Aijia without the slightest fear, on the contrary, a coldness that was invisibly revealed made Li Aijia a little flustered.

"You!"

Listening to Mu Xiyue's words, Li Aijia's face instantly turned cold, and her bright eyes glared at Mu Xiyue, and the anger on her face was difficult to hide.

Li Aijia's own conditions are also superior among the daughters of high-ranking families, and her aunt Concubine Zhen also has her own set of means to please the emperor and the queen mother, and she is also like a fish in water in the harem.

However, when people are brilliant, there will be people who are jealous, before at the banquet of the Queen Mother, Li Aijia did not know who calculated and fell to make a fool, and her image in front of the Queen Mother fell a little for a while, and now Mu Xiyue mentioned this, as if she had revealed her scars.

"Cut, don't think that your queen mother's blue eyes will get carried away, let's see!"

Li Aijia was gagged, annoyed, and had no interest in mocking Mu Xiyan, she threw her sleeves with a cold face and walked in, and the little sister on the side saw that Li Aijia was gone, and hurriedly followed, and the originally bustling palace gate was suddenly a lot clearer.

The county lord of An Yu watched Mu Xiyue protect Mu Xiyan like this on the periphery, and the expression on his face couldn't help but sink, and a touch of coldness couldn't help flashing between his eyes, but he didn't go in with Li Aijia.

"Qianling, what's going on with you today, why are you talking for this sister who doesn't know what to do?"

Situ Muxue also arrived when Mu Xiyue got out of the car, looking at Li Aijia's embarrassment just now, Mu Xiyan was still in the mood of watching a good show, but she didn't expect that Mu Xiyue would actually speak for this black-hearted sister.

Didn't Mu Xiyue see Mu Xiyan's personality clearly? Why does it seem like a different person today?

Hearing the familiar voice of her friend in her ears, Mu Xiyue's face paused slightly, and she turned her face to look at Situ Muxue with a surprised look on her face, Mu Xiyue's expression eased slightly.

"It's nothing, something happened during this time, I'll tell you more about it later."

Mu Xiyue's voice was calm, the corners of her lips were hooked between words, and she smiled lightly at Situ Muxue, which was originally comforting, but when Situ Muxue saw the helplessness on Mu Xiyue's face, she was even more worried.

Eyes fell on Mu Xiyue's face, Situ Muxue's heart moved slightly, she had been friends with Mu Xiyue for so many years, and she still knew a little about her, and it could be seen just now that Mu Xiyue was not protecting Mu Xiyan out of external pressure, that is to say, she did not do this because she was instructed and ordered by anyone, but because she wanted to do it herself, thinking like this, she couldn't help but have more doubts in her heart.

Turning to look at Mu Xiyan, seeing the nervousness and shyness on her face, Situ Muxue's doubts in her heart became even stronger, it was obvious that Mu Xiyan's dependence on Mu Xiyue was not the same as before, and suddenly these two people had changed, could something have happened?

Thinking in his heart, the people behind him had already left the gate of the palace one after another, Situ Muxue didn't have time to think about it, so he could only follow Mu Xiyue to go in first, although he was still a little uncomfortable walking with Mu Xiyan now, but, looking at her appearance, it shouldn't be right to do anything to Mu Xiyue again, right?

Several people walked to the gate of the palace together, and Mu Xiyue held Mu Xiyan tightly along the way, feeling the coldness of her handtips, and even tightened her a few points.

"Su Qianling, you come over to me!"

At the moment when she arrived at the gate of the palace and was about to enter, Mu Xiyue suddenly felt a burst of force in her arm, looked up, and just saw that Lord An Yu had a dark face, and her hand was already on her arm.