The princess is so sweet and charming that she can't escape if she offends the prince.

Ruan Ning's words were a bit angry and powerful, which made Xiao Lan very angry, but he was not a stalker after all. After hearing what she said, he stopped pestering her.

Time passed day by day, and soon, the emperor came back from his inspection in the southwest, just in time to return to Beijing to celebrate his birthday.

Maybe it was because the trip was going well, but the emperor went out of his way and said he wanted to make a big deal out of it. Not only did he have to hold a palace banquet, he also had to stay away from court for three days.

When he heard about this, Pei Jing was with Xiao Lan, and he couldn't close his mouth in surprise: "I heard you right, this is not like His Majesty's style. He won't go to court for a few days."

Xiao Lan glanced at him and told him not to talk nonsense, but Pei Jing was just curious.

"By the way, didn't you enter the palace today? What did Your Majesty say?"

When talking about this matter, Xiao Lan was also confused: "I didn't see His Majesty, he said he was busy."

Pei Jing was even more puzzled: "It's really strange that I haven't even seen you."

As he spoke, Pei Jing's eyes flashed. He watched Ruan Ning greet other guests and ignored them. He hit Xiao Lan's arm with his elbow and hissed, "Hey, Miss Ruan still doesn't pay attention to you."

Xiao Lan glanced along his line of sight, and when she looked at him again, her tone was cold: "You know, I can't even shut your mouth while eating."

Pei Jing teased: "Why are you talking about me? I don't know who brought it upon herself. I heard that she is very close to Fu Yanzhi. You are not in a hurry. After all, you two have known each other for a long time. It's not like you can't meet anyone." , after a few words the ice was broken.”

Before he finished speaking, Pei Jing was suddenly kicked in the calf. He subconsciously kept silent. When he looked up, he saw that it was Ruan Ning coming over.

He raised his hand to greet Ruan Ning: "Shopkeeper Ruan."

Pei Jing did not blame Ruan Ning, but Ruan Ning's attitude towards him was quite good: "Prince Pei, does the food taste good?"

Pei Jing nodded repeatedly: "Your dishes are getting better and better, and the chef's skills have improved, right, Your Majesty?"

He threw the words to Xiao Lan, intending to give him a chance to communicate with Ruan Ning. Xiao Lan did speak, but it was true.

"This dish is salty. It didn't taste like this last time." Pei Jing was stunned. He asked you to speak, not to cause trouble for you.

Ruan Ning also froze. He picked up a piece with his hand and tasted it. It was really salty.

She looked unhappy and called to other people in the store: "Make a new plate for the prince."

*
The day of the palace banquet.

Guests usually come in the evening, but Zhou Jiayang hasn't seen his father for a long time, so he went over to have lunch with Zhou Yuan at noon.

As soon as they met, Zhou Jiayang threw himself into Zhou Yuan's arms: "Father, I have met you. What have you been busy with recently? I didn't even see my daughter looking for you."

"Zhou Yuan" looked Zhou Jiayang up and down, looking from her straight nose to her red lips, and then down to her hand holding his arm.

He calmly took Zhou Jiayang's hand back, squeezed it in his palm, and exclaimed in his heart: As expected of someone who grew up in fine clothes and fine food, his hands are as soft as tofu.

Ever since he was brought into the palace by Zhou Min, he had been learning how to play the role of "emperor" all day long. Zhou Min was afraid that he would show off his abilities and would not let him touch the concubines in the harem. He would get angry after seeing and eating all day long.

It's not that Zhou Jiayang has never held hands with her father, but that happened when she was a child. Now that she is married, it feels very strange.

She didn't think much and just took back her hand.

After his men were defeated, "Zhou Yuan" thought to himself and said, "Would you like to have lunch with your father today? You can rest here directly after lunch."

Zhou Jiayang didn't know what his father was thinking, so he happily agreed: "Okay."

(End of this chapter)