Three days later, the emperor held a family banquet to entertain King Jing and King Huai in Shengping Hall.

No ministers attended this time, but many people came to the harem, and all the concubines of the third rank and above came. Three princesses who were married to Yudu also came.

Although Qu Chu had not married Ning Youbei yet, she was already the circumstantial princess of Chu, so the emperor specially sent oral instructions to let her participate.

Qu Chu still dressed in men's clothes. If she hadn't been with Ning Youbei, the concubines in the harem would probably not have recognized her.

Hai Lizhu also attended the banquet.

When she saw Qu Chu coming in, she naturally stepped forward to say hello to her.

Qu Chu nodded to her, and saw that her face was rosy and there was no trace of depression between her eyebrows, and she knew that she was living a good life.

In addition to Hai Lizhu, Rufei also took the initiative to come forward and greet Qu Chu.

Rufei is in her thirties, with a gentle face and a gentle voice.

"I have heard of General Daming for a long time, but I have never been able to see him. Now I finally see him. It turns out that he is as good as a man."

A gentle tone and a sincere smile make people feel disgusted.

Qu Chu's face softened a little, and he tried his best to make his voice look less cold and hard: "The Empress is too much."

After a brief statement from Concubine Ru and Qu Chu, they stopped disturbing her and returned to her own position.

Except for Hai Lizhu and Concubine Ru, the other concubines did not come forward to say hello to Qu Chu, and Qu Chu was happy.

However, everyone was very curious about Qu Chu at all, and they looked at her from time to time.

Qu Chu looked motionless, and after sitting down with Ning Youbei, he drank on his own.

"Drink less".

Ning Youbei handed over a plate of dried fruits, "If you are bored, eat some dried fruits."

Qu Chu looked at the dried fruit in disgust, but after hearing Ning Youbei's words, he peeled the pine nuts boredly.

Qu Chu found that this was really a good way to kill time. She focused on peeling it, and after a while, she peeled a small plate.

Qu Chu pushed the peeled pine nuts to Ning Youbei and began to peel the second disc again.

The two of them seemed to be alone, but they didn't know how many eyes were looking at them, and how many were thinking in their hearts.

...

When Qu Chu was peeling the third plate of pine nuts, the eunuch sang loudly: "The emperor is here, the king of Jing is here, and the king of Huai is here."

Qu Chu stood up.

When she saw a thirty-seven or eight-year-old man in her eyes, Qu Chu was stunned.

Why is it him?

The man Qu Chu saw was the one who had been poisoned by blood and flower poisoning in the cave and made her stronger.

When Qu Chu took off the man's mask, he saw that it was the man who appeared in front of him.

That is King Jing!

The man wore a black gold mask before. Qu Chu had inquired that only the leader of the Dark Night Alliance was wearing a black gold mask, so Qu Chu always suspected that the man was the leader of the Dark Night Alliance.

But now it is confirmed that the man was King Jing at the beginning. Could it be that King Jing was the leader of the Dark Night Alliance?

The Dark Night Alliance focuses on spying on intelligence and assassination. If King Jing is the leader of the Dark Night Alliance, it would be a bit terrifying!

Qu Chu was stunned and did not hide it from Ning Youbei beside him. He asked softly: "What's wrong?"

Qu Chu turned his gaze away from King Jing and looked at King Huai, "Nothing."

...

King Huai was a lively young man. When he saw Ning Youbei, he came over happily and said, "Youbei".

Ning Youbei also showed him a serious smile.

"Is this General Qu?"

Qu Chu nodded at him.

"I have heard that General Qu is extremely heroic, but now he sees this. How can we men be faced with each other?"

This is what I say...

After a few greetings, King Huai returned to his own position.

Ning Youbei explained in a low voice:

"The biological mother of King Huai was born into a palace maid. After he was born, his biological mother was named the seventh-grade treasure forest. Therefore, he has been cautious since childhood. However, he is not bad."

Qu Chu said he understood.

Ning Youbei's words sound nice, but Qu Chu's understanding is: King Huai is a good old man!

...

After sitting down again, Qu Chu was still thinking.

Although the Dark Night Alliance has a long history, it only rose more than 20 years ago. If it really rose under the control of King Jing, wouldn’t it mean that King Jing started to make arrangements since he was a teenager?

So how cunning is this King Jing? How capable is it?

If he really had this ability, how could he lose in the battle for the reserve?

There are many things that don’t make sense in the middle!

Was he the one he used to be?

Qu Chu looked up at King Jing again.

King Jing looked ordinary and showed a sense of dignity all over his body. But this sense of dignity came from his childhood and growing up in a pampered manner, which was completely different from the temperament of the Assassination Alliance.

Unlike herself, she could not hide her murderous aura after staying on the battlefield for a long time.

When Qu Chu looked over, he was looking at King Jing, and King Jing smiled at Qu Chu.

Qu Chu turned his gaze expressionlessly.

Seeing Qu Chu look at King Jing again, Ning Youbei felt thoughtful.

...

On the way back, Qu Chu said to Ning Youbei:

"When we went to the west before, those who assassinated us were the people from the Dark Night Alliance. How much do you know about the Dark Night Alliance?"

Ning Youbei shook his head.

"When I was training in the world before, I heard about the Dark Night Alliance. I only knew it was an organization that focused on spying and assassination, but I didn't know about other situations.

Why did you suddenly ask about the Dark Night Alliance coming?"

"nothing."

Qu Chu just speculated that he was not sure that King Jing was the leader of the Dark Night Alliance, so it is difficult to talk too much to Ning Youbei now.

Qu Chu had a way to prove whether that person was King Jing at the beginning? But even if it was confirmed, it was impossible to be sure that King Jing was the leader of the Dark Night Alliance.

"You suspected that the 2,000 soldiers who raided that night were private soldiers of local vassal kings. Are there any clues?"

Seeing that Qu Chu had changed the subject, Ning Youbei didn't chase her and asked.

"It's really a headache to say that. I have a few people who doubt it, but I can't be sure who it is. For example, King Jing, and my cousins."

Seeing Ning Youbei mentioning King Jing frankly, Qu Chu thought: He is not shy about himself.

"You haven't doubted King Huai?"

"It is unlikely that King Huai is currently because it does not benefit him at all. He is too weak. Even if something happens to me and the emperor, it will not be his turn."

This is too true!

...

That night, Qu Chu wrote a secret letter, asking the "gray electricity" to be sent to Su Yingxue overnight.

...

The Duke of Wei was the same night

Although it is July, the night is still deep.

A man wearing a hooded black cloak quietly entered the Duke of Wei's Mansion through the side door.

His whole body was shrouded in a black cloak, and he couldn't see his appearance and age clearly.

Under the guidance of the steward of the Duke of Wei's Mansion, this man entered the Duke of Wei's study, where Duke of Wei and others were there.

The two talked for about half an hour, and the man quietly left the Duke of Wei's Mansion.

After this person left, Duke Wei quietly sat in the study for an incense stick.
Chapter completed!