When the queen heard the voice, she looked over with a sharp look.

It turned out that Qi Wanyin was just about to bring tea to chat with the Queen, but just as she reached the door, she heard the Queen's words about finding a lover for her, and she was instantly stunned as if struck by lightning.

The tray in his hand began to tremble, so that he couldn't hold it firmly, and the tea instantly spilled out and fell directly to the ground with a loud "splash".

Qi Wanyin suddenly woke up and realized that she had lost her composure.

He knelt down like a lost soul and admitted his fault, saying with a trembling voice: "Aunt, please forgive me. Wanyin's hand just slipped."

She lowered her head and her body couldn't stop shaking. She didn't know whether it was because the teacup fell to the ground or because she heard the news about Zhao Lang.

The queen frowned and looked at her, sighing helplessly in her heart.

She naturally knew what Wanyin was thinking, but since the prince had clearly refused, the queen could not force the prince to marry her.

The only person the queen cares about most is her son, and it is impossible for her to destroy her relationship with her son for the sake of a niece.

"Get up, it's okay."

"Thank you, aunt."

Qi Wanyin stood up, trying hard to suppress the fear in her heart, and clenched the corners of her clothes tightly with both hands, her knuckles turning white from the force.

When Princess Minghui saw Qi Wanyin's distraught look, she couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth, her eyes full of gloating.

Doesn’t she want to marry the emperor?

Oh, it’s just a fool’s dream.

"Mother, why don't you hold this wedding banquet under the pretext of Miss Qi finding a husband, and put my marriage off until later."

Princess Minghui had a smug smile on her face. She glanced at Qi Wanyin with contempt and said in a delicate voice.

The queen knew that the two of them were not on good terms, but it was just a minor quarrel, so she didn't care.

However, as the queen, it was legitimate for her to hold a banquet for the princess in the palace, but it was against the rules to hold a banquet for Qi Wanyin. Her identity was really embarrassing.

"Nonsense, you are a princess, and this banquet in the palace can only be held for you."

After rejecting Princess Minghui, the Queen turned and looked at Qi Wanyin.

"Wanyin, at this banquet, I will also announce to all the invited noble families that you are a daughter of the Qi family and officially included in the Qi family tree. By the way, I will also choose a husband for you at the banquet."

The queen looked serious and her tone left no room for doubt.

When Qi Wanyin heard that her aunt was really going to choose a husband for her, her face turned pale and she staggered to the queen and knelt down.

"Aunt, Wanyin likes my cousin the Crown Prince. Even if I have to be his concubine, Wanyin wants to enter the Eastern Palace. I beg you to grant my wish."

Qi Wanyin grabbed the queen's skirt with both hands, her voice was filled with tears, and tears were welling up in her eyes.

"Wanyin, your father has returned from the frontier. From now on, you will be a proper daughter of the Qi family, and your status will be noble. If you marry into a family of lower status, you can still be the mistress of the household. Why do you need to enter the Eastern Palace?"

The queen looked at Qi Wanyin's humble and pitiful appearance, leaned over slightly, and patted Qi Wanyin's shoulder gently with pity in her eyes.

She knew her son's temper. If he really didn't like her, he would probably suffer after entering the East Palace.

"Aunt, I..."

Seeing that she was about to continue speaking, the queen interrupted her.

"It was the Crown Prince's idea to let me choose a husband for you. If the Crown Prince doesn't want to marry you, I can't do anything about it."

Qi Wanyin's eyes widened instantly, her pupils dilated, and she looked at the queen in disbelief.

Cousin...why?

"Yes, Wanyin will follow my aunt's instructions."

Qi Wanyin lowered her head, and tears finally burst out, falling drop by drop to the ground.

Is she so annoying?

When she first entered the palace, her cousin was the only one who did not mock her. When other princesses and princes insulted her, she would teach them a lesson.

So she always regarded her cousin as her only salvation in the palace. She wanted to marry into the Eastern Palace and have a sense of belonging in the capital.

It turned out that she was just being sentimental.

The capital city has never been able to accommodate her. Her foreign blood makes everyone hate her and stay away from her.

Who will be attracted to her at this banquet?

He was just there to serve as a foil for the princess.

After chatting with the two of them for a few sentences, the queen lost interest and both of them seemed absent-minded.

The queen leaned back on the couch and held her forehead with her hand. "I am tired. Please leave."

"Yes, your son/Wan Yin will take his leave."

Princess Minghui and Qi Wanyin spoke in unison, then bowed and slowly left the palace.

Qi Wanyin's steps were unsteady, as if she were a walking corpse, while Princess Minghui had a smug look on her face. Although Young Master Yan was not present at the banquet, her mother did not say that she must choose a prince consort for her from the banquet.

However, Qi Wanyin's distraught state made Princess Minghui feel comfortable.

As soon as she left the hall, Princess Minghui immediately raised her chin and acted arrogantly.

She glanced at Qi Wanyin with contempt and a mocking smile.

"Qi Wanyin, you should put those thoughts aside. How could the emperor like you? You still want to enter the East Palace, haha."

She raised her eyebrows high, protesting to Qi Wanyin.

"After some time, you can choose a suitable bastard at the banquet that my mother will host for me, and we will get married."

When Princess Minghui spoke, she emphasized the word "this palace", which naturally meant that Qi Wanyin was not even qualified to hold a banquet in the palace.

After saying that, he walked past Qi Wanyin, even bumped into her slightly, and went back to his palace.

Qi Wanyin looked at Princess Minghui's back, clenched her hands into fists, her nails dug deeply into her palms, but she seemed to feel no pain.

She kept asking herself in her mind what she had done wrong to make them hate her so much.

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