After she became a county magistrate, she took the ghost to investigate the case

Chapter 297 Attending the Banquet

"Your Highness, you don't have to be so hostile to me. Back in Wenwa, I thought I treated you well. My father hurt you, but he also died in your hands. We are even now, aren't we?"

"The princess is right. So, why does the princess want to see me?" Li Siqi didn't want to talk nonsense with Ye Dina. Instead of wasting time arguing with her here, he might as well go back home to see Xu Yingying. Thinking of Xu Yingying, Li Siqi felt a little worried, and at the same time, he felt more resentful towards Ye Dina.

"Look at this princess's memory. I was so excited to see you, Your Highness, that I almost forgot the main business. I think the Regent King knows that this time I brought people to the Great Zhou to seek peace. Of course, the Western Regions have also provided enough sincerity. The Western Regions can become a vassal state of the Great Zhou and pay tribute to the Great Zhou every year. In addition, in order to show the sincerity of the Western Regions, the Great Zhou can marry with the Western Regions and become a family from now on. I think the Great Zhou can also trust the Western Regions a little more."

"Marriage? Princess has a good plan. According to your opinion, who is the most suitable candidate for this marriage?" Li Siqi said sarcastically with a wry smile.

"Of course it's you and me, Li Lang. When we were in Wenwa, you and I got married and became husband and wife. Now we are just renewing our past relationship. Why not do it?" Ye Dina said with a smile, as if she didn't understand Li Siqi's words.

"Yedina! You are so brave! We are in Dazhou now, not in Wenwa. I am the regent of Dazhou, not a prisoner of Wenwa. I am reluctant to take action against you because you are a distinguished guest. You'd better be sensible!"

Li Siqi was furious. He had never thought that Ye Dina was so shameless. Now he really hated Ye Dina to the extreme.

"Why is His Royal Highness the Regent so angry? Is what I said unreasonable?" Ye Dina smiled charmingly, but that smile was extremely dazzling in Li Siqi's eyes.

"Yedina, I warn you, don't challenge my patience again and again. If you want peace in the Western Region, don't try to anger me." Li Siqi completely lost his good attitude towards Yedina.

"Someone, come and send Princess Wenwa back!" Li Siqi didn't give Ye Dina a chance to speak and sent her away directly.

Ye Dina's smile also disappeared. She wanted to say something, but when she met Li Siqi's gaze, Ye Dina chose to shut her mouth. She had her own plans in mind and knew that now was not the right time.

After seeing Ye Dina off, Li Siqi just felt very tired. Seeing that it was almost time, Li Siqi went back home to see how Xu Yingying was doing.

After returning to the Regent's Palace, Li Siqi saw that it was still early, so he went to find Xu Yingying first.

Before entering the main courtyard, Li Siqi asked about Xu Yingying's condition as usual. He was relieved to learn that she had improved today.

When he opened the door, Li Siqi saw Xu Yingying leaning against the head of the bed, thinking about something.

Hearing the voice, Xu Yingying looked towards the door and met Li Siqi's gaze.

"You're back? Why are you back so early today? Is there nothing happening in the palace?" Xu Yingying smiled at Li Siqi.

Li Siqi walked to the bedside and sat down, briefly telling Xu Yingying about the envoys from the Western Regions.

"You mean, Ye Dina has already arrived in Kyoto?" Xu Yingying frowned. Like Li Siqi, she had imagined the current situation, but she did not expect it to happen so soon.

Speaking of this, Li Siqi became even angrier and began to recount what happened in the imperial study before he returned home. The more Li Siqi spoke, the more aggrieved he felt.

"Yingying...you don't know, I really wanted to drag her out and chop her to death at that time." Li Siqi complained to Xu Yingying aggrievedly.

In Xu Yingying's opinion, Li Siqi is now like a big dog that has always been wronged. The more she looks at him, the cuter he becomes. In the end, Xu Yingying laughed out loud, "You are so wronged. When we were in Wenwa, people treated you well."

Li Siqi's face froze, and then he acted as if he had heard something disgusting. "She doesn't deserve it. Besides, how could I be nice to her after what she did to you? She knew you were my wife, but she still forced me to marry her. I am already showing great tolerance for being able to see her now. It's impossible for us to go any further."

The two talked for a while until the maid came in and said it was time for dinner, and then Xu Yingying prepared to get up.

"Have someone deliver the things to the room. You still need to take care of your body." Li Siqi stopped Xu Yingying from getting out of bed.

Xu Yingying was a little embarrassed, "I'm just pregnant, not disabled. I know my body well, don't worry."

But Li Siqi still refused to give in, and Xu Yingying had no choice but to agree to Li Siqi's request.

After dinner, Li Siqi accompanied Xu Yingying, who had eaten a little too much, for a walk in the yard, and casually mentioned the banquet for the envoys from the Western Regions.

"Tomorrow is the time to entertain those people from the Western Regions. You can come with me." When Li Siqi said this, he was actually uncertain. After all, compared with the conflict between him and Ye Dina, the conflict between Xu Yingying and Ye Dina was more intense. Li Siqi was a little worried that Xu Yingying would refuse to attend the banquet because of Ye Dina.

"Okay, I'll go with you. What time tomorrow?" What Li Siqi didn't expect was that Xu Yingying actually agreed.

"It's okay... Did you agree?" Li Siqi was a little surprised.

"What's wrong? Is it weird?" Xu Yingying didn't know why Li Siqi reacted so strongly.

"No, I thought you wouldn't want to see Ye Dina." Li Siqi expressed his concerns.

Xu Yingying nodded, "I did think about never seeing Ye Dina again. After all, I suffered a lot under her hands."

Xu Yingying paused, then continued, "But now I am the regent princess. If I don't go to the banquet for the envoys, I don't know how people will criticize me. You are already being watched by those ministers, and I can't hold you back at this time."

"If you really don't want to see Ye Dina, you don't have to force yourself. I'm here, and no one dares to say anything to you." Li Siqi felt very sorry for Xu Yingying who was like this.

Xu Yingying just shook her head. "I'm fine. If I don't go, I don't know how arrogant Ye Dina will be. You don't want to be entangled by him all the time, do you?"

At this point, Li Siqi was silent. Xu Yingying's words made a lot of sense. After a long while, Li Siqi spoke: "Then I will go back to the mansion to pick you up and bring you to the palace tomorrow."

"Okay." Xu Yingying smiled warmly, and the matter was settled.

In the blink of an eye, it was time for the banquet to begin. Many ministers had arrived at the banquet venue, but Li Siqi was nowhere to be seen.