21

Swiftly, the flow of time continued on as Qi Ah lazed about his estate with Weizhi to help him. Though he'd secretly keep a tab on the process of the plot with the help of servants, Qi Ah himself didn't really need to leave to keep an eye on it.

With the flow of time moving steadily, it was soon the banquet to congratulate the newly married main leads. His own mood having become a bit more depressed as Weizhi had said he needed to leave for some issues that cropped up at home. Don't get him wrong, it wasn't like he needed Weizhi around! It was just....He was kind of missing the man. Even if he never saw his face, Weizhi was like family ah?

There was also the fact that without Weizhi, Qi Ah was once more inflicted with the pain from the poison. Maybe it was his own strangeness, but he could of sworn that the pain was greater than before! He couldn't bare to even twitch without having sharp bursts of pain tormenting him!

Regardless of how bad he felt it hurt, Qi Ah remained calm on the outside as he sat on his seat in the banquet hall. Since Weizhi left, even the Emperor could tell that the youth was no longer in the mood for anything, and half expected the sweet brother that had become lively for a short while, to just rush back home! Because of his idle worry over the little brother that was hidden, he'd even had Qi Ah's seat moved closer to his own.

"Qi-Qi, Are you sure you don't want to rest a bit ah? I can prepare a room for you." he said softly to the side as the rest of the guests were busy giving their congrats and gifts to the wedded couple. Qi Ah himself just sighed as he shook his head. He really wanted to leave, but it would be here that the Villain Prince's attended would arrive to announce his arrival!

Though he wasn't sure at what point during this banquet the Prince would send his stand in, he was sure it wouldn't be to much longer ah! The banquet was almost over, the 'bride' Princess had already retired to the back where the ladies were waiting for her. Now that she was married, she'd no longer have the chance to 'mingle' at the main banquet were the men were.

Though, she shouldn't have ever had the ability to 'mingle' with males, being the only and dotted upon princess, she had a few allowances that were not typical for girls in this time period.

Seeing that the Male lead was about to to excuse himself as well, Qi Ah began to wonder if something happened, and the plot had changed? Clearly the Prince hadn't arrived yet!

However just as he was about to ask his little system what was going on, the doors opened with a loud thud before a haughty servant stepped in. "Prince Xiao has arrived!" he called out ignoring the proper way for a 'visiting' royalty should be announced.