Transmigrated To Another World: General, I'm Not Your White Moonlight - Chapter 241

Chapter 241: Shame
Seeing Xie Yanghui sit back and ignore her, Dai Qianyi clenched her hands under the imperial robe’s wide sleeves.

She took a breath to calm down, turned to look at her son, and asked gently, “Rui Qinwang, since you fainted at the last imperial banquet, Ai Jia has been worried about your health. Are you feeling better now?”

As soon as Wan Sifan heard his biological mother’s question, his deep eyes flashed with hatred and disgust. He sneered inwardly, recalling those years when she had personally forced him to drink the poison that destroyed his body and health. It’s so hypocritical of her to ask this question now.

Although he didn’t want to talk to her, he still had to act like a filial son toward her in public. Wan Sifan clenched his fists tightly until blood oozed from his palms before his emotions could calm down.

Two seconds later, he smiled and replied, “Thank you, Huang Tai Hou, for your concern. Er Chen is fine.”

When she heard that her son still refused to call her mother, Dai Qianyi’s smile disappeared. She nodded and said, “That’s good to hear. You should take good care of yourself and stay in your mansion to recuperate.”

Seeing that Dai Qianyi had finished her performance as a benevolent Huang Tai Hou and mother, Emperor Yong’an raised his wine cup and said, “Zhen would like to thank everyone for your hard work this year. Let us forget about hierarchy and enjoy the banquet freely.”

As soon as these words came out, everyone stood up, raised their wine cups, and said, “May the Xia Empire be blessed by Heaven forever.”

After they said that, Emperor Yong’an drank his wine in one breath, and everyone followed suit. Putting the empty cup on the long table, Emperor Yong’an nodded to Qiu Yuanbo.

Qiu Yuanbo bowed slightly to Emperor Yong’an, then raised his voice and said calmly, “The summer banquet has begun.”

Following Qiu Yuanbo’s words, a group of dancers walked into the hall, and the summer banquet officially began. Although Emperor Yong’an told them to enjoy the banquet and not worry about hierarchy, no one dared to do so. No one dared to really relax, just smiling and exchanging pleasantries with acquaintances,

As the dancers performed in the center of the main hall, the palace maids came in with food and drinks. With more plates placed on the table in front of everyone, the atmosphere slowly became lively.

Sitting on the highest seat, Emperor Yong’an could see everything clearly. Seeing everyone talking and laughing but Wan Sifan still sitting motionless in his seat, he raised his eyebrows slightly. There seemed to be a barrier between Wan Sifan and the outside world.

Emperor Yong’an became increasingly interested in his frail and sickly half-brother and smiled, “Rui Qinwang, do you like the food?”

When Emperor Yong’an asked Wan Sifan, he came out from his thoughts. He raised his eyes to look at Emperor Yong’an, then smiled, “Tonight’s food is delicious.”

After hearing his perfunctory answer, Emperor Yong’an looked at the untouched food and drinks on the table in front of Wan Sifan and couldn’t help but think of Xuan Ruiquan’s warning. He drank slowly and observed Wan Sifan until Dai Qianyi spoke.

“Your Majesty, just watching the performances of these dancers is not interesting. How about we invite a few noble ladies to show off their talents?” Dai Qianyi asked with a smile.

As soon as she finished speaking, everyone fell silent. As the music stopped, the dancers retreated. Everyone knows that Huang Tai Hou has been trying to put women into Emperor Yong’an’s back palace for seven years, but she has never succeeded.

Judging from what she just said, it seems that Huang Tai Hou still wants to put women into Emperor Yong’an’s back palace. Unlike those noble madams and noble ladies who were happy and excited when they heard Dai Qianyi’s words, Emperor Yong’an felt annoyed.

He put down his wine cup and said coldly, “Since Huang Tai Hou wants to see the young ladies perform, then just let them perform.”

After he finished speaking, the unmarried young ladies’ smiles brightened. Seeing this, Xie Yanghui chuckled, took a sip of wine, and looked at his disciple’s frosty expression. Finally, there was something interesting for him to watch. Perhaps he could see who would become his disciple’s wife tonight.

After getting permission from Emperor Yong’an, the noble young ladies went to prepare for their performances. Soon, the first young lady came out. She stood in the center of the main hall, slightly bent her knees, and gracefully saluted Emperor Yong’an and Dai Qianyi.

“Chen Nu, Dai Ruo, greets Your Majesty and Huang Tai Hou.”

Emperor Yong’an couldn’t help but roll his eyes when he saw her face. This young lady is the granddaughter of the current Grand Tutor. In other words, she is the daughter of Dai Qianyi’s younger brother.

Letting her perform first tonight means that Dai Qianyi wants everyone present to know that her niece will become the Master of the back palace in the future.

Just when Emperor Yong’an was still despising Dai Qianyi in his heart for her low-level scheming, the young lady secretly peeped at Emperor Yong’an’s handsome face and saw him rolling his eyes in disgust.

When she saw Emperor Yong’an’s expression, her originally rosy face instantly turned pale. She couldn’t stand the stimulation and staggered back.

“Ah!”

The moment she fell to the ground, her originally pale face became even paler.

Emperor Yong’an heard her scream and came back from his thoughts. He looked at the young lady, who was still standing and smiling not long ago, already sitting on the ground, and wondered in his heart, ‘Is the show over? So fast?’

Thinking that he had missed the performance, Emperor Yong’an coughed to cover up his embarrassment and said, “The performance was very good. You can retreat.”

As soon as these words were spoken, the main hall of the Qian Qing Palace fell into an eerie silence.