The fate was changed, the mistress of the Hou family was slapped in the face and made money to win

Chapter 563: La 8 Banquet

"What's the problem? Just ask." Jiang Mushi spoke immediately.

"You and Sui Ning are not biological siblings, but your relationship seems to be better than that of ordinary siblings. Is it because you get along so well?"

Wei Yao's tone was full of curiosity. She didn't have any brothers or sisters, but when she was a child she had seen other families' brothers and sisters getting along with each other. Even if they were born of the same mother, it was difficult for them to get along completely without any barriers or conflicts.

What's worse, they would quarrel endlessly over various things, but when she looked at Sui Ning and Jiang Mushi, the relationship between the two was exceptionally good.

Jiang Mushi smiled, "To be honest, when I first met my elder sister, I was also very resistant. Not only did I not want to call her, but I also wanted to cause trouble for her."

"So how did you get along well later?"

"Because my sister is amazing and kind enough, and if it weren't for her, I'm afraid I wouldn't have studied hard in my life. Although I'm not taking the path of studying for the imperial examination now, at least I once had such a choice, and reading is wise. The more I learn, the more I realize that my previous thoughts were shallow."

Although he seldom said it, he was actually very grateful to his elder sister in his heart. He was grateful that she came to the Jiang family, grateful that she appeared in his life, grateful that she grew up with him, and grateful that she gave him advice at critical moments.

The two of them do not have any blood relationship, but in his heart, Ajie is his biological sister, and they are family members who can support and rely on each other.

Wei Yao stared at Jiang Mushi intently, with a smile on her face and envy in her heart.

"very nice."

After expressing her heartfelt emotion, Wei Yao's heart couldn't help but sink again and she continued to ask.

"So what would you do if someone hurt your sister?"

"Of course I will never let him go!" Jiang Mushi said without hesitation, "If anyone dares to hurt my sister, hurt my family, and..."

Jiang Mushi looked at Wei Yao and added: "There is also someone I care about. No matter who he is, I will never let him go! I will use all my abilities and try every possible way to make him pay the price!"

The light in Jiang Mushi's eyes was too intense, and Wei Yao's heart felt like it was burned. She subconsciously wanted to avoid his gaze, but she couldn't move her eyes away.

The two looked at each other, affection flowing in their eyes.

Just when Jiang Mushi mustered up the courage to ask the question again, Wei Yao withdrew her gaze first.

"I'm a little tired today. Can you ask the driver to speed up? I want to go back and rest early."

Jiang Mushi's words were interrupted before he could finish them. Looking at Wei Yao's tired expression, he did not speak again, but ordered the driver to speed up.

Wei Yao leaned against the car wall with her eyes downcast, her heart beating rapidly.

She knew what Jiang Mushi wanted to say just now. She almost said it herself, but...

Wei Yao took a deep breath secretly, his eyes dim.

But, could she and Jiang Mushi really have that kind of fate? Or in other words, could she really have this good luck?

……

Laba Festival.

Starting this morning, small snowflakes have been falling sporadically from the sky, adding more scenery to this winter day.

The Laba Banquet was held in the Qixiang Hall in the imperial palace. Jiang Suining walked to the door of the hall holding an umbrella, folded the umbrella and shook off the snowflakes on the umbrella before handing the umbrella to a palace maid and walking into the Qixiang Hall.

Everything in the hall has been arranged properly, from the charcoal fire to the seating arrangement, everything has been confirmed over and over again, so there won't be any problems.

After the last snow-viewing banquet incident, the arrangements for banquet dishes became more strict, and everyone's dietary restrictions were confirmed multiple times.

Wei Yao and He Qingrui had already arrived at the hall in advance. When they saw Jiang Suining come in, they walked up to her side.

Jiang Suining looked around, but found that Lu Yan was nowhere to be seen.

"Hasn't Yan come yet?"

"She had come before, but someone just sent her a message saying that she had to leave the palace for urgent matters, so she left in a hurry. But before she left, she said that she would definitely be back before the banquet started." He Qingrui explained.

"That's good." Jiang Suining nodded.

"Sui Ning, what did the Queen say to you just now?" He Qingrui asked.

Originally Sui Ning was going to come with them, but before leaving, he was sent away by the nanny beside the Queen Mother.

Jiang Suining's expression darkened slightly. "It's about the previous snow viewing banquet. Who pushed Princess Chu? We still haven't found out who did it. The Queen said that it's almost the end of the year and the palace is busy. She doesn't have enough energy to investigate this matter. She hopes that I can go to Princess Chu and tell her that this matter needs to be put on hold for the time being."

In fact, since the incident at the Prince of Chu's Mansion, the matter has not been investigated further.

The Queen might have thought that since she had agreed to this matter before, she should have an answer. But even if the Queen did not say these words, the matter was shelved, and everyone knew the reason.

"So it's because of this matter. Now that something has happened in Prince Chu's Mansion, Princess Chu has no one to rely on. It is indeed difficult to investigate this matter further." He Qingrui sighed, "Speaking of which, if Princess Chu hadn't been in trouble, she would definitely be able to attend this year's Laba Banquet, but now..."

He Qingrui did not continue to speak, and the atmosphere between the few people became much more serious because of these words.

"Let's not talk about this anymore." Jiang Suining shook his head to break the somewhat gloomy atmosphere. "The most important thing right now is the Laba Banquet tonight. There must not be any problems."

"Don't worry, nothing will go wrong. We have checked it over and over again. And this time, even the Fifth Princess won't dare to mess up."

After all, the Emperor and the Empress will attend the Laba Banquet. If any trouble breaks out, it will be a big deal. The Fifth Princess certainly doesn't have the courage to do that.

"I hope so." Jiang Suining nodded in response.

Wei Yao stood aside and didn't say much.

Time passed minute by minute, and when there was still half an hour before the banquet was to start, people began to arrive in the palace one after another.

Lu Yan also mixed in the crowd and returned to the Qixiang Hall.

It’s just that Lu Yan’s eyes were red and her mood was not good. It seemed that something had happened.

While instructing the palace maids to lead the royal relatives, ministers, and women from various families who were attending the banquet to their seats, Jiang Suining walked to Lu Yan and asked in a low voice.

"Ayan, what happened?"

She suddenly disappeared for such a long time, and looking at Ayan's appearance, it was obvious that she had been crying.