The dinner starts!

Baili Hongzhuang took her seat, with Emperor Beichen and Mo Yunjue sitting across from her.

"Master, it seems that the Lan family deliberately separated you from Emperor Beichen and the others," Little Hei's face was filled with displeasure. This arrangement seemed reasonable but was actually absurd.

"I suppose they learned a lesson from the previous banquet, so they made this arrangement," Baili Hongzhuang said calmly. Lan Jingkuang and the others clearly came prepared, and she could only observe their intentions.

"It doesn't seem appropriate to have Hongzhuang seated alone over there," Mo Yunjue lowered his voice.

Emperor Beichen's gaze was deep and enigmatic. "We can only take it step by step and remain vigilant. There shouldn't be any problems if we're cautious."

Fortunately, Hongzhuang was a poison master herself, so Emperor Beichen wasn't too worried about other methods aside from the concern of poisoning.

Mo Yunjue nodded slightly. "Now we can only watch their performance."

Originally, Baili Hongzhuang was curious about the methods Lan Jingkuang and the others would use today. However, when she saw that the person seated next to her was actually Yue Siqing, she suddenly found it amusing.

Was this an attempt to show off?

Yue Siqing was skilled in poison techniques, and if she were to poison someone else, they might not be able to defend against it. But trying to poison her, Baili Hongzhuang, would be meaningless.

Yue Siqing clearly didn't know that Baili Hongzhuang was the same person as Xuan Yi from before, and she assumed that Baili Hongzhuang had no knowledge of her past. The elderly face still held a somewhat hypocritical smile.

"Miss Bai, let's consider the previous incident as a misunderstanding. I hope you won't hold it against me," Yue Siqing spoke slowly. After this month, she had recovered from the previous events.

Although the incident had been embarrassing, with Lan Jingkuang and the others supporting her, she hadn't suffered any harm.

Moreover, if she succeeded in poisoning Baili Hongzhuang today, she would truly become a hero of the Lan family!

"Master Yue, I don't hold any grudges. I won't mind it," Baili Hongzhuang said with a half-smile.

Yue Siqing felt a bit displeased seeing Baili Hongzhuang's expression, but she had to suppress it.

Just then, a voice attracted everyone's attention, and the entire banquet hall fell silent.

"The head has arrived!"

Following everyone's gaze, they saw Lan Hongtai slowly approaching, his determined face displaying a faint smile.

Lan Hongtai took his seat at the main table and looked down at the crowd with a smile. "Let the banquet begin!"

From the moment Lan Hongtai entered the banquet hall, Lan Jingkuang and the others had been paying close attention to the interaction between Lan Hongtai and Baili Hongzhuang.

However, to their surprise, Lan Hongtai and Baili Hongzhuang had hardly exchanged any eye contact throughout, as if they had never spoken before.

"The reason for hosting this banquet today is to celebrate the young master's imminent ascension to the position of family head. I hope everyone will enjoy themselves and not feel restrained. Allow me to propose a toast to everyone," Lan Jingkuang raised his wine cup and spoke to the crowd.

Lan Hongtai's gesture completely stole the limelight, directly asserting his authority and completely disregarding Lan Jingkuang's existence.

Lan Kaicheng and the other elders also stood up one after another, echoing Lan Jingkuang's actions.

"Young master, congratulations! It's impressive to become the family head at such a young age!"

"From now on, we'll look up to the young master!"

"I believe that the future of the Lan family will only get better under the guidance of the young master!"

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