“朕与皇后来的时候看到宋爱卿在与清河县主说话，你们在说什么呢？”


    宋昌修剪整齐的短须颤了颤，犹豫着要不要将先前的话再说一遍。


    坐在顾楠旁边的琳琅小脸更白了。


    就在宋昌张嘴要说话的时候，坐在萧彦旁边的萧怀?忽然冷笑一声。


    “能有什么好说的？无非是求我母亲帮忙求情呗。”


    萧怀?转着手里的酒杯，一脸不耐烦的模样。


    “我说皇兄，宫宴什么时候开始啊，为了这顿，我可是从中午就开始饿着肚子等着了。”


    萧怀恩没好气地扫......


    宋昌看上去像是一只猫在等待猎物的位置，直到他终于开口道：“皇兄，你该多多了解一下宫宴的环境，而不是只顾着吃饭。说得更准确一些，宫宴是我们所有人都必须参加的盛礼，并且有很多高兴的事，虽然我在这之前也多次提起过，然而我的话并没有被放在心上。”


    他想来想去，一边说话一边打量房间里的其他人。清河县主正在不自觉地咀嚼他的肉条，面上带着满足的感受，看起来是很有fun。而琳琅小脸正如常规一样保持着平静的面色，似乎完全没有任何兴趣。同时，她也在考虑一个问题：应该不会是萧彦会在这里露真相吗？这让她感到有点麻烦，因为最近她的注意力都被他吸引了。


    songchangfinallytookadeepbreathandtriedtposehimself.hencedaroundtheroom,takinginthevariousreactionsofhiscolleagues.theusuallystoicsongchangcouldn‘thelpbutfebitfrustratedwiththesituation.


    “alright,let‘sjustfocusonthematterathand,“hesaid,tryingtokeephistoneeven.“iwasaskingifanyonehasheardfromemperortaizongabouttheuingceremony.weneedtomakesurewe‘reallonthesamepage.“


    heshotasidelongnceatlingyan,wholookedlikeshewastryingtoignorehim.hedidn‘tmeher;hewasn‘texactlyoverflowingwithenthusiasmhimself.


    meanwhile,songchangkeptaneyeontheinteractionsbetweenliaoshenandhiswife,aswesleixiao‘erandherhusband,leixiao‘er‘sfacetwistedintoascowl.


    “hey,someoneasktheemperorifit‘sgoingtobeafull-scaleceremonyorjustasmallgathering,“hegrowled.“idon‘twanttowastemyfood.“


    hescowledatliaoshen.hehopedthathisfriendwouldfinallysnapoutofhisfunkandjoinintheconversation.


    butfornow,songchangwasstuckwithnothingbutsilencefromliaoshen.


    songchangsighedandtookanothersipofwine.perhapsheshouldjusttrytoignorehimaltogether?


    songchangturnedtolookatleixiao‘er.hefoundherstaringintentlyathim,hereyessparklinglikestarsinthenightsky.herlipswerepursedslightlyasifshewasthinkingdeeplyaboutsomething.


    hisheartskippedabeatassongchangrealizedthathehadforgottenabouthisconversationwithempresstaizongearlier.nowitseemedlikehedidn‘thaveanythingtosayanymore.


    hencedatlingyan,wholookepletelyuninterestedinthewholesituation.sheseemedjustasboredassongchangwas,andevenmoreso.hewasgratefulforherunderstanding.


    songchangfinallydecidedtochangesubjectsbyaskingliaoshenabouthitestexploits.maybehecouldgetabetterconversationoutofitthistime.


    henoticedleixuelookingathimwithinterest.“so,what‘sthen?“sheaskedhimdirectly.


    songchangdidn‘tknowifheshouldbecharmedorannoyed.however,assoonassongchangheardthatvoice,hefeltlikehewasbeingpulledtowardsheragainandagain.


    histhoughtswereinterruptedbyleixiao‘er.sheopenedhermouthandstartedtospeak.


    “songchang，you‘reamasterofteasingme.you‘resogoodatmakingmugh.“


    leixiao‘er‘swordscaughtsongchangoffguard.hewastakenaback,unabletoprocesswhatshehadjustsaid.