Su Jue shook his head, "No! The fifth prince had just met the emperor and mentioned that he had heard that there was a woman with both talent and beauty in the capital, and especially mentioned the two birthday gifts you presented, which he greatly praised. The emperor was immediately delighted.
I promised that I will see you at the palace banquet tomorrow night."
Su Xiyue frowned slightly, what did the emperor mean by this? According to the emperor's wisdom, it was impossible not to hear the false meaning in the fifth prince's words, why did he insist on entering the palace?
"Sister, what's wrong?"
Su Xiyue shook her head, "If father has no other instructions, then my daughter will leave first."
"Go for it!"
"Father, do you think something is wrong?" Su Zhi asked without rushing back.
Su Jue sighed heavily, "What a bad fate! The people who come to this Moxihua City are evil!"
"Father?"
"The war between the two countries did not happen overnight. Why did the fifth prince not come earlier or later, but came just when the emperor had just issued a decree to confer marriage? Moreover, from the looks of it, it should have been as soon as the emperor's decree came out.
, they set off, it can be seen that the news about the fifth prince came quite quickly!"
"Father, what's wrong with these fifth princes?"
"Azhi, do you still remember that one year, the Hehe Kingdom became an envoy, and you and your cousin Li Bing were sent by your uncle to the cold northern Xinjiang for training?"
"This, father, has been at least ten years, right?"
"Exactly ten years! That year, your sister was six years old. Her temperament was still a little timid at that time, and she was often bullied by Su Lian in the palace. At that palace banquet, the emperor ordered my father to bring your sister
Enter the palace."
Su Zhi's expression tightened, "Father, who was the envoy from the Hehe Kingdom at that time?"
"He was the prime minister of the Hehe Kingdom at that time. There was another one traveling with him, the fifth prince!" Su Jue's eyes were slightly erratic, "I still remember that year, the emperor ordered a banquet to be held in the imperial garden. The total number was
There are only a dozen or so people. Among them are the children, the fifth prince, the then young Prince Rui, Prince Qin, and the little girl in our house."
"Father, you mean to say that my sister met this fifth prince ten years ago?"
"Exactly. It's just that she was too young at that time, so your sister doesn't seem to have any impression of this matter."
Su Zhi also understood somewhat. After all, Su Xiyue was only six years old at the time. How could she remember these things? Moreover, with her sister's temperament at the time, she would not even dare to look up at them!
"Father, why do you suddenly remember what happened ten years ago? But what unexpected situation happened?"
"In the middle of the palace banquet, the fifth prince said he was a little bored and wanted to go outside for a walk. The emperor ordered the then King Rui and Yue'er to accompany him for a walk outside. Who knew he would pass?
At a quarter of an hour, Girl Yue ran back crying. At that time, she didn’t say anything to the emperor or I, she just kept crying. Later, we saw that the fifth prince was beaten by King Rui with a bruised nose and a swollen face."
Su Zhi was stunned for a while before he understood, "Father, do you mean that at that time, King Rui was probably trying to protect his sister, so he took action against the Five Emperors?"
"Probably, everything is just our speculation. None of the three children wanted to say anything about that matter, and the fifth prince had no intention of pursuing anything, so the matter was dismissed as nothing. But I didn't expect that,
Ten years later, the fifth prince unexpectedly came to the capital again and met Yue'er and Prince Rui again!"
"Father, judging from my son, my sister obviously has no memory of these things. Moreover, it was ten years ago. The fifth prince shouldn't be so stingy, right? You see,
Is it necessary to remind her?"
"No need. I just need to pay attention to her at the tomorrow's palace banquet. I hope I'm just too worried."
At the palace banquet the next day, the female relatives who came were all noble ladies or legitimate daughters. Girls born from concubines were not qualified to participate in such a grand banquet.
"Sister Yue." Su Xiyue looked back and saw that Cheng Zilan had also arrived. Looking next to her, it was Mrs. Cheng. At this time, Mrs. Cheng's face was a little ugly. Who would have thought that she thought it was too much at first?
The girl, when she turned around, was about to become King Rui's royal concubine? Moreover, I heard that the prince also ordered that the Su family was not allowed to arrange for concubines. How much pampering was this?
!
"It's time to pay homage to Mrs. Cheng." It was said that with Su Xiyue's current status, there was no need to pay homage to a lady whose rank was lower than hers. However, Su Xiyue was also thinking about Cheng Zilan and Su Zhi.
I wanted to give Mrs. Cheng some face, so I gave her a junior ceremony. At least, I couldn't embarrass her too much. Otherwise, their future marriage would be even more difficult.
"Don't dare! Second Miss, please forgive me." Mrs. Cheng obviously didn't expect that after that incident, Su Xiyue would salute her with such a good face? I thought she would see the opportunity and go up.
She came to humiliate herself, but now it seems that she was too petty. But when she thought of her son who went to the border because of her, Mrs. Cheng's attitude that had just softened became a bit cold again.
"Mom, please go and sit down first. I'll go over and talk to Sister Yue." Cheng Zilan didn't wait for her mother to react, so she took Su Xiyue's hand and stood to one side where there were fewer people.
"Sister Yue, what's going on? You were actually given a marriage to Prince Rui so soon? You don't know how desperate the look in your brother's eyes was when he left!"
"Zilan, don't talk nonsense! There is no connection between Crown Prince Cheng and me anymore! He chose to go to the border to protect his family and country, and also to fulfill his own wish."
"Sister Yue, are you willing to marry King Rui?"
Su Xiyue smiled faintly, "Prince Rui is my famous hero in Daqing, why wouldn't I want to? Zilan, you'd better stop worrying about my affairs! You've reached the age to discuss marriage now, so think about yourself.
"
"You two, what are you whispering about?" came a playful voice, and the two of them knew that Song Wan'er was here without turning their heads!
"Why did you come so late? But you came here with a stomachache first?" Su Xiyue joked. Who among those who often attend palace banquets doesn't know that basically you can't eat anything at palace banquets?
You have to take care of your own manners and think about how to show your elegant and dignified charm. You can't lose face on such occasions, otherwise it will be a shame for the entire family.
"You girl, I haven't seen you for a few days, but your mouth is getting smarter!" Song Wan'er glared at her unceremoniously and cursed with a smile.
