Li Wuyan frowned. "But I'm full."
Li Bijun sat properly beside her, obediently waiting for the next dish. She tilted her head to look at her with some apprehension and raised a hand, wanting to pull her back.
Li Huang laughed. "Let her go and play. Why make her sit here listening to our boring talk-Little General, what are you off to do?"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, I'm going fishing." Holding her fishing rod, Li Wuyan solemnly bowed.
"All right. If you catch one tonight, I'll have the Imperial Kitchen cook it for you at once." Still smiling, Li Huang turned to give instructions. "It's slippery beside the pool. Send a few attendants with her."
Li Wuyan craned her head to look at Pei Ye. He waved her on, so she ran off toward the back by herself, looking a little disappointed.
The sky gradually turned a cold blue, making the full moon overhead all the more conspicuous. Li Huang withdrew her gaze from Li Wuyan and said gently, "Though tonight is chiefly about dining, there is also a family matter I wish to discuss with you all."
Chapter 640: Born a Qilin Son, How Can This Blood Be Washed Away? (4)
The atmosphere did not change. Everyone finished what they had been saying with smiles still on their faces, then fell briefly quiet. Some looked toward the head of the gathering, while others looked at Yong Ji.
"The heir has been in the capital for some time now. Unfortunately, our schedules never aligned, and only today has he come to the palace for a gathering." Li Huang rested her gaze on Yong Ji and addressed everyone. "His Majesty often tells me of his youth, when he fought bloody battles against the enemy on the Northern Frontier, bow and halberd