Chapter 231 Royal Family Banquet

Yan Li was stunned for a moment, and it took him a moment to realize what Mu Cang was asking about.

Oh, just now Xiao Changhai said that the Queen of Jin and the four princes would protect her.

Yan Li raised the corner of her mouth slightly, walked up to Mu Cang, stretched out her hand to lift his chin: "I have an unparalleled husband, and I still need protection from others?"

Mu Cang grabbed her hand, put it to his lips and kissed it: "You are capable of protecting yourself."

Because of Yan Li's special status, even if the two got married, their most intimate actions would only be like this and could not go any further.

"Speaking of self-protection." Yan Li took out his hand and stretched his body, "This body is really not good enough to protect itself. I heard that the Jiuwang Mansion has a school dedicated to martial arts training. I'm afraid it will cause trouble to Jiuwang. The prince discusses with me more every day and helps me."

"I'm very happy." Mu Cang raised his lips slightly and turned around to go back to the room with her, "But practicing martial arts shouldn't be difficult for you. There are already skills in archery and hidden weapons. What you lack is just strength. Start practicing tomorrow. For physical fitness, two months should be enough.”

Cavalry and archery, hidden weapons, martial arts, military strategy.

As long as you are good at riding, archery and concealed weapons, and you improve your physical strength, there won't be any problem. Martial arts will take a little longer, but it won't be too long.

The art of war and strategies are in the mind, there is no need to study them deliberately.

Yan Li asked casually: "What are your plans after I go to Jin?"

Mu Cang's eyes darkened slightly: "I will escort you there."

"Huh?" Yan Li raised her eyebrows and glanced at him, "Don't you have anything else to do?"

Mu Cang was silent for a moment. How should he tell her that the most important thing in his life was her?

Only everything about her mattered.

"My princess cannot allow others to bully her." Mu Cang's tone was calm, strong and domineering, "There are too many evil men in the Jin Kingdom, so we have to guard against them."

Yan Li laughed: "How did you know it wasn't me who bullied them?"

"It's their honor for you to bully them." Mu Cang said calmly, with a sense of matter-of-factness.

Yan Li: "..."

There are red and festive "囍" characters posted everywhere in the house, the curtains are fluttering, and the atmosphere of a happy wedding is everywhere.

The maid served tea, Yan Li took it and moistened her throat, then put down the tea cup and put on the luxurious robes belonging to the Ninth Princess under Qing Lian's service.

Among all the princes and concubines in the current royal family, Yan Li's robes are of the highest rank and the most elegant and gorgeous.

Apart from being young and still retaining the immaturity of a girl between her eyebrows and eyes, and unable to display a graceful and luxurious demeanor, Yan Li was able to crush anyone else in other aspects, whether it was appearance, temperament, figure, or knowledge.

Mu Cang looked at her, his eyes naturally filled with joy.

The two of them changed their clothes, walked out of the palace, and headed to the palace with their guards.

It was now broad daylight.

Emperor Zhaocheng announced that he would be exempt from court today. If ministers have important affairs to report, they can directly go to the imperial study room to meet the emperor or submit documents.

Although he and Jiang Yi did have a long talk last night, he was probably in a good mood after meeting his old friend, and his energy was still good early in the morning.

When the palace door opened, he asked Xiao Changhai to arrange for someone to go out and deliver the message, ordering the royal family, princes, and princes to enter the palace early in the morning to attend the family banquet.

Because the Ninth Prince is getting married, according to royal family rules, the juniors have to pay their respects to the Ninth Emperor Uncle and Ninth Emperor Aunt.

Therefore, the clan members entered the palace early and dared to go in early to wait, but did not dare to keep the emperor and the ninth prince waiting.

So when Mu Cang and Yan Li arrived at the palace, many people had already arrived at Zhaoyang Hall, where the family banquet was held.

In addition to King Jing, King Yu and King Xian, the eldest prince Yuan Wang who likes poetry, calligraphy and painting, the fifth prince Shun Wang who is in poor health, and the war prince Mu Tingchuan, there are also the family of Prince Yu and Prince Xian and his son's family are present.

For women, there are the third princess Mu Wan, the sixth princess Murong, the seventh princess Mu Xue, and the eighth princess Mu Yunzhu.

There was a crowd of people in Zhaoyang Palace.

In addition to Jiang Jingyue, who was pale and embarrassed, Yan Li also saw Gu Anxian, whom she hadn't seen for a long time, and the seventh princess Mu Xue, who was under house arrest with the queen for reflection.

The daughter-in-law of the Gu family looked like she was not having a good life. She stood aside with her eyes closed expressionlessly, her eyes no longer filled with the aloofness and arrogance of the past.

Muxue looked haggard. When she saw Yan Li, there was a moment of resentment in her eyes, but she didn't dare to hate her too obviously, so when she quickly looked away, it inevitably left people with a bit of flinching.

Mu Cang, who was dressed in noble and radiant clothes, walked into the Zhaoyang Palace with the dazzling Yan Li. The juniors present, whether they were princes, princesses, princes or princesses, all bowed down and saluted.

Gu Anxian could only salute, and then she raised her eyes slightly, staring at Mu Cang's face that made her think about it day and night, and her hands hanging by her sides clenched tightly involuntarily.

With her heart corroded by jealousy, Gu Anxian wanted to rush over and pull Yan Li away to keep her away from Mu Cang.

She is not worthy of the Ninth Prince at all!

However……

"What are you looking at?" Mu Wenxuan noticed her eyes and lowered his voice to warn her, "Gu Anxian, you'd better be calm, otherwise I'll make you look good."