"The King of Northern Mongolia has arrived—"

A long shout rang out from outside the hall.

The King of Northern Mongolia appeared with a messenger from Northern Mongolia, bowing with his hands crossed in front of his chest, and said, "Wishing Your Majesty a peaceful and healthy Dragon Boat Festival."

The one who spoke was the messenger next to the King of Northern Mongolia.

The King of Northern Mongolia kept his promise, remaining silent and even skipping the formalities of bowing.

The emperor felt pleased to see the constipated look on the Northern Mongol Prince's face, and disregarded his rudeness, waving his hand and saying, "No need for formalities, please take a seat."

The Northern Mongol King sat down with a bang.

Accompanied by a burst of music with an exotic flair.

A group of dancers dressed in exotic costumes came on stage, instantly attracting everyone's attention. The dancers were bare-chested, barefoot, and had bells jingling on their ankles and wrists.

Accompanied by the sound of drums, the dancers formed a circle and began to spin, resembling a bewitching red spider lily, with gold and red intertwined.

suddenly--

The dancers stopped, gathered together, and bent backward, like a blooming enchanting flower. Suddenly, a bright red figure appeared in the center of the flower. Her face, full of exotic charm, was heavily made up, her eyes were seductive, and her waist was like a snake. She began to dance quickly. At this moment, all the dancers became her foils.

Surrounded by stars, the entire stage became her domain.

Jumping, spinning, flying...

The exotic woman was like a fiery red fox, or a proud peacock, captivating everyone's hearts as she twirled and leaped...

Jiang Jiaojiao looked at the foreign woman with great interest.

What's going on? Is it now fashionable to give beautiful women as gifts?

However, this alluring beauty didn't seem to be interested in the emperor on the steps.

Instead... several princes?

The foreign woman flicked the bright red ribbon on her wrist, moving from in front of the Second Prince to in front of the Fifth Prince, paused slightly, and then landed in front of the Seventh Prince.

The second prince's eyes widened in astonishment.

The Fifth Prince wore a gentle smile, along with a hint of arrogant confidence.

Did the Fifth Prince know that this woman would choose him?

Jiang Jiaojiao was slightly taken aback. In her previous life, this woman had indeed chosen the Fifth Prince and become his concubine, causing quite a bit of trouble.

The drumbeats stopped, and the dance ceased.

The dancers bowed in unison, wishing the emperor good health and longevity.

At a single glance from the King of Northern Mongolia, the messenger immediately proclaimed loudly, "This is our Northern Mongolian Princess Alina, who admires..."

"Alina likes the Seventh Prince!"

Before the messenger could finish speaking, Alina spoke directly.

The Northern King was so angry his beard was practically standing on end. He shouldn't have let Alina come along. They agreed to choose the Fifth Prince, but today she couldn't take her eyes off the Seventh Prince.

Everyone in the hall was stunned by the straightforwardness of this Northern Mongol princess.

The messenger glanced furtively at the King of Northern Mongolia, and said with a forced smile, "Our Princess Alina admires the Seventh Prince, and we beg Your Majesty to grant her wish."

The emperor smiled, ignoring Chen Jin'er's fiery glare, and looked at the seventh prince, "Seventh Prince, what do you think?"

Alina walked straight to the Seventh Prince, her eyes sparkling. "I heard you're already engaged? If I become your princess consort, I can allow her to be your concubine, but only one, no others."

Jiang Jiaojiao almost spat out her tea. In the time it took to dance this dance, she was about to become a concubine.

I immediately sensed the gloating looks from the group.

The most popular one was Jiang Xue's eyes.

Jiang Xue was pleasantly surprised. She never expected that this little princess from Northern Mongolia would take a fancy to the Seventh Prince. In the story, the Seventh Prince was not present at the Dragon Boat Festival banquet because he was unwell. This princess from Northern Mongolia had taken a fancy to the Fifth Prince and became his concubine along with the concubine's daughter from the Marquis's mansion in the story.

This Northern Mongol princess was jealous and caused unrest in the Fifth Prince's harem. After the Fifth Prince became the Crown Prince, she was demoted to a concubine for beating the concubine of a Marquis's daughter who was to be named Crown Princess. After the Crown Prince ascended the throne, she was again named a Mongol Consort. However, after the new Northern Mongol King came to power in the chaos of the Northern Mongol Kingdom, she died of illness in the Cold Palace.

Unexpectedly, this princess from Northern Mongolia took a liking to the seventh prince.

First came the Holy Maiden of Southern Xinjiang, then came the Princess of Northern Mongolia.

OK!

She wanted to see how the Seventh Prince would choose between Jiang Jiaojiao and the Holy Princess. Just thinking about how Jiang Jiaojiao would be beaten and tortured by this little princess from Northern Mongolia made Jiang Xue very happy.

This princess of Northern Mongolia is the most beloved younger sister of the King of Northern Mongolia. Behind her stands the entire Northern Mongolian Kingdom, and the Fifth Prince has been envious of her for a long time.

She didn't want to be beaten up by this Northern Mongol princess like the concubine's daughter in the storybook.

"Your son will only ever have Jiaojiao in his life, and will never take a concubine."

The Seventh Prince's voice was resolute, without the slightest hesitation.

The hall fell silent instantly.

Alina's expression changed instantly. Just as she was about to lash out, she suddenly heard a cold laugh from outside the door.

"We already know what Seventh Brother's feelings are, so there's no need to emphasize it again, is there?"

The eldest princess walked in, dressed in a magnificent palace gown.

He curtsied and said, "Your Majesty, I am late. Please do not blame me. I have prepared the finest wine to celebrate this festive occasion."

A row of palace maids came up carrying fine wine.

The aroma of the wine was irresistible, instantly attracting everyone's attention. After all... they certainly wouldn't get a chance to be with the beauties, but they could certainly get a chance to enjoy the fine wine.

Alina stomped her foot.

She casually picked up a jar of wine and shouted, "Who is Jiaojiao? This princess will have a contest with you!"

All eyes turned to Jiang Jiaojiao.

Jin Yuwan instinctively stepped in front of Jiaojiao, while Old Madam Jin stepped in front of both Jin Yuwan and Jiaojiao, glaring at the Northern Mongol Princess, "My granddaughter is not good at drinking and cannot compare to the princess's capacity for alcohol."

Alina looked directly at Jiang Jiaojiao through the two of them, "How can someone as timid and cowardly as you, hiding in the shadows, be worthy of the Seventh Prince!"

Jiang Jiaojiao met Alina's provocative gaze and said, "Whether you're good enough or not isn't up to you to decide."

"Do you dare to compete with me?"

Alina looked proud.

Jiang Jiaojiao shook her head, "No way—"

"you--"

Alina was furious. How could someone be so spineless, not even daring to compete? "Since you don't dare, you should take the initiative to annul the engagement with the Seventh Prince..."

Jiang Jiaojiao looked at Princess Alina with an expression as if she were an idiot, pointed at her head, and asked the Northern Mongol King, "Is your princess mentally ill?"

"Or do you have a tradition of competing to win a marriage by drinking?"

"good--"

Alina didn't understand Jiang Jiaojiao's sarcasm and said smugly, "In our Northern Mongolia, if two people both want the same marriage, they'll compete to see who wins!"

"I see."

Jiang Jiaojiao's gaze suddenly fell on Jin Jiaqi, who had just slipped in and was giving her a meaningful look. "He—he is the best drinker in our dynasty. If you want to compete, compete with him!"

Jin Shiqi was suddenly called out by name, and he looked completely bewildered.

He had just finished his business and sneaked in; he knew nothing about it.

The other Jin family boys quietly stepped back, looking at Jin Shiqi with sympathy.

Better to die than to die myself; may you find your own good fortune.

Alina looked at Jin Shiqi with arrogance, "Is this pretty boy any good?"

"Fine! A real man can do anything!"

A man should never say no, that was Jin Shiqi's constant mantra. How dare they look down on him? Whatever, he'd just agree first.

"Good! It's a man!"

Jin Shiqi's straightforwardness earned him the respect of the Northern Mongol princess, who tossed him the wine in her hand and said, "Come on!"

After saying that, he tore open a jar of wine, and without even using a bowl, poured it directly into his mouth.