Soon, the emperor was going to hold a banquet in the palace, and the news that officials above the third rank had to bring their families to participate in the stepchildren of King Xiaoyao spread all over the capital.

Tang Shuyi hadn't been in contact with the Seventh Prince in the palace for a while, and he didn't know his current situation, but he believed that the kid would seize this opportunity. She also made a special trip to Tang Guogong's mansion, and Tang Guogong told him that as long as the Seventh Prince cooperated, there should be no major problem, and she relieved half of her heart.

Before the banquet, Tang Shuyi called Xiao Yuzhu, Tang Anle and Xue Ying to him, and told them again that this time the sky was falling outside, and they couldn't leave the banquet or the eyes of the elders.

When the three of them attended the banquet, they often sat together, so Tang Shuyi called the three of them together and instructed.

Xiao Yuzhu and the three of them all nodded seriously, they still remember the last palace banquet, and they definitely don't dare to run around anymore.

However, even if the three of them made a promise, Tang Shuyi was not completely relieved, and on the day of the banquet, she detained the three of them to her side. Not only her, but Mrs. Tang and Mrs. Tang, as well as Xue Ying's mother, Mrs. Xue, also put an eye on them.

Xiao Yuzhu's distress at the last palace banquet really frightened them.

On the side of the Seventh Prince, a eunuch from the emperor's side came over early this morning and watched him change into neat and well-fitting clothes, but he was too thin and his clothes fit too well, which made him even more rugged.

The eunuch frowned even more tightly when he saw it, but there was no way to do it, if he wore loose clothes, it would be like wearing someone else's clothes, which made people feel that the emperor had treated the seven princes badly.

"That's it." The eunuch said.

What else can I do? You can't put meat on him, and he doesn't have that ability!

The Seventh Prince tugged at his clothes, looking at a loss. The eunuch walked up to him, and said with a slight bend of his back: "Your Royal Highness, today is the child that the emperor has chosen for King Xiaoyao, you just go through the motions, just don't move and don't talk nonsense when the time comes." ”

This is what Jiao Kangsheng told him to tell the Seventh Prince before he came. The emperor thought that this son was embarrassed and didn't want him to show his face in front of everyone, but he had already said it to the courtiers and asked all his sons to participate. The emperor is a face-saving person, and if he says it, he can't slap himself in the face.

Li Jingyi pursed his lips when he heard his words, and the old eunuch hurriedly said when he saw this: "Don't worry, our Seventh Highness is the most well-behaved." ”

The eunuch looked at Li Jingyi again, and when he saw him, he lowered his head and looked dumbfounded, and sighed in his heart, he was also a prince anyway, but he became like this. He waved his hand, "Your Highness and the minions should go." ”

"Hey." The old eunuch answered, and then pulled Li Jingyi to follow behind the eunuch.

After walking for a while, I saw the honor guard of the queen and several mothers coming from a distance, and several people hurriedly stopped and waited for the queen and several concubines to pass. But when she got closer, the queen asked her to stop, and then looked at Li Jingyi and said, "This is Xiao Qi?" ”

The eunuch in front of the emperor hurriedly replied with a smile: "If you go back to the queen's mother, it is the Seventh Highness." ”

The queen turned her head to look at Li Jingyi for a moment, and then beckoned to him, "Come, take a look at the palace." ”

Li Jingyi lowered his head and didn't dare to step forward, the old eunuch had no choice, so he pulled him to the queen and whispered, "Your Highness, please say hello to the queen." ”

Li Jingyi was stunned, and then made a non-trivial salute, and said in a voice like a mosquito: "Say hello to the queen." ”

The queen sighed, "Poor man." ”

"Concubine Min," Liang Guifei's voice sounded at this time, "This palace remembers that you and Jiang ... You have the closest relationship with Xiao Qi's mother, why don't you take care of him on weekdays. ”

Concubine Min is the mother of the eldest prince, and she is-for-tat with Liang Guifei on weekdays, and now Liang Guifei is sarcastic with words again, so she snorted coldly: "I remember that you had a good relationship with her at the beginning, why didn't you take care of Xiao Qi." ”

"Alright," the queen interrupted the two of them, "today the emperor has chosen a stepson for King Xiaoyao, and you all have peace of mind." ”

With that, she waved her hand, and the guard of honor continued to move forward. When they were far away, Li Jingyi and the others continued to move forward. After walking for less than a quarter of an hour, we arrived at the banquet hall. There were already many people inside, and the eunuch in front of the emperor found a corner and asked Li Jingyi to sit down.

The other princes of the emperor are all sitting in the front, but the second prince is not there, and he is still imprisoned. The eldest prince sat crookedly, his face pale, and he looked like he had been hollowed out.

The third prince stood beside the queen, looking very well-behaved with his head down. After his mother left, he was raised under the name of the queen. The fourth prince was seventeen or eighteen years old, and he was full of anger, as if he could do it with someone at any time.

When the courtiers saw these princes, they shook their heads in their hearts. Some people are even thinking about whether to urge the emperor to work hard again and give birth to a useful one.

"The emperor has arrived, and Concubine Jiashu has arrived."

A shrill voice rang out, the banquet hall fell silent, and the emperor and Concubine Jiashu walked in. After sitting down, the emperor said: "My sixth brother, King Xiaoyao, died young, leaving no man and half girl, and I feel heartache every time I think about it. ”

As he spoke, he sighed, and even his eyes were a little wet, "I discussed with the concubine to give my sixth brother an heir from the clan." Come here, and let the concubine take a look. ”

He beckoned, and twenty or so teenage children walked out and stood in front of the concubine in a row. The emperor glanced at them, frowned, and then looked at the four princes and said, "Jingyang, you come over too." ”

The fourth prince, Li Jingyang, heard the emperor calling him, and walked to stand among the children with a reluctant expression.

Seeing this, the emperor frowned, and then said, "Jing... Jing Yi should come over too. ”

Many courtiers didn't remember who it was for a while, until a weak child who could be blown away by a gust of wind.

The emperor looked at his seventh son dumbfounded, and only felt that his face was dull, but he still said to the concubine calmly: "Look at which one suits your eyes." ”

The concubine nodded, then her eyes swept over the faces of the children, and finally stopped on Li Jingyi's body, she said, "A few days ago, I met this child in the palace. This is? ”

"This is my Seventh Prince." The emperor said.

The concubine smiled and beckoned to Li Jingyi, "Come, I'll take a look." ”

Li Jingyi looked left and right, made sure that the concubine was calling herself, and then lowered her head and took two steps forward, and didn't speak after standing still, just stood like that. The emperor felt that his face was about to be lost. But he couldn't do it at the moment.