She hadn't felt such admiring gazes for a long time, and now that she was under such gazes, she felt particularly comfortable.
"Your Highness," Cui Mixue said softly, smiling at Situ Yao. "I heard that today's flower viewing banquet is because the Emperor wants to choose a concubine for you. Is that true?"
He said he was ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth, but he actually became more and more ignorant.
Situ Yao's eyes darkened a little before he curved his lips and said, "I don't even know about this, so how did Miss Cui know?"
"This..." Cui Mixue was stunned.
She couldn't tell Situ Yao that she knew it because she had experienced it once in her previous life, right?
Facing Situ Yao's gaze, Cui Mixue could only force a smile, avoiding his gaze and saying, "I forgot who I heard it from, but it seems it's not true. These people are really something, can they just spread anything?"
"Sometimes the rumors out there are a little outrageous." Situ Yao nodded thoughtfully, his eyes swept over Cui Mixue, and then he chuckled and said, "But the rumors out there say that Miss Cui is both talented and beautiful, which is true."
Cui Mixue was stunned for a moment by the sudden compliment, then she lowered her head shyly.
Sure enough, it was because of Su Mengyan's presence that her and Situ Yao's progress was not smooth. Now that Su Mengyan is gone, their progress is indeed much smoother.
What I said to Situ Yao was indeed correct. Su Mengyan really couldn't be kept.
"This is the legendary Miss Cui. After meeting her today, I can see that her reputation is truly well-deserved."
Just when Cui Mixue was secretly rejoicing, a voice suddenly came from the side.
The man's voice was smiling, but it also sounded a bit malicious.
Situ Yao also looked at the person next to him, his eyes slightly sank, and he chuckled and said, "Royal brother, I haven't had time to congratulate you since I came back. Congratulations on being crowned king."
They all knew how Situ Zhao was crowned king.
Now that these words were spoken, Situ Zhao felt nothing but ridicule, so his eyes darkened a little.
Very annoying.
Situ Yao, however, acted as if he didn't see it, and continued to smile and said, "I heard that the emperor gave the royal brother a fiefdom. It seems that the emperor really loves the royal brother. I am very envious of him."
Although he spoke with envy, Situ Zhao's eyes darkened a little and he became more and more annoyed.
Situ Zhao's expression grew increasingly gloomy. His face was clearly very similar to Situ Yao's, but his temperament was completely different. Now, he exuded a strange aura that made people feel terrified at the sight of him. "There are some things that even my royal brother might envy, but he can never envy."
Situ Zhao was talking about the emperor's favor.
This is also what he usually shows off the most.
However, Situ Yao's expression did not change at all, and he was still smiling. He even glanced at Situ Zhao with a bit of indifference, nodded thoughtfully and said, "That's true. It seems that the third princess is lucky enough to marry, but Yunfu is not."
Situ Zhao's face turned cold.
The matter of marriage has been weighing on Concubine Bai's head recently. Concubine Bai sighs every day, and he feels annoyed just watching her.
"My Royal Brother really wants Yun Fu to go?" Situ Zhao snorted coldly. Even though he knew it was impossible, he still said something: "If that's the case, my Royal Brother can go and talk to the Emperor. The Emperor will definitely agree."
If he really wanted to go, was it necessary for Yunfu to pretend to be dead?
Situ Yao smiled softly, his eyes looking towards Baicheng not far away. "Royal brother, please stop making trouble. The Third Princess and the Fourth Prince of Beiliang are so close, how can we allow outsiders to disturb them? Moreover, now that they are already husband and wife, if they don't get married, how will the Third Princess live in the future?"
Ever since the third princess got married, Bai Cheng has always kept his distance from her and doesn't seem to be unhappy at all.
I think it’s because there is no emotion.
"So my brother also knows that they are husband and wife." Situ Zhao's eyes darkened, and when he looked at Situ Yao, his eyes were filled with a bit of questioning: "But how did my brother know about this?"
Because this incident brought shame to the royal family, the emperor kept it a secret from outsiders. When it happened, Situ Yao was still in the imperial mausoleum. Logically, he should have been unaware of it. Now that he's speaking out so confidently, there's only one possibility.
That is, it was Situ Yao who did it.
Unexpectedly, Situ Yao not only did not feel panic, but instead chuckled. When he looked at Situ Zhao, his expression was filled with pity, and he said with a curve of his lips: "Royal brother, you don't really think that if you keep this matter secret, no one will know, right? In fact, now all the powerful people in the capital know about it, but no one dares to speak out. Miss Cui, don't you agree?"
"Yeah." Cui Mixue forced a smile.
She didn't know what the two were talking about at the moment.
But since Situ Yao had already asked her, Cui Mixue could only nod and agree. She said casually, "This matter...naturally, many people already know about it."
Something is wrong. Something is very wrong.
Cui Mixue secretly glanced at Situ Yao, then at Situ Zhao, and felt that there was definitely something wrong with the current situation.
In the previous life, the one who went to marry was Princess Yunfu, but unexpectedly in this life, she became the Third Princess. Also, the Third Princess and the Fourth Prince had sex, when did it happen?
Shouldn’t the third princess be with Baicheng? What does she have to do with the fourth prince of Beiliang?
It's a mess, everything is a mess.
Cui Mixue felt a little nervous for no reason and felt that things were out of her control.
"Hmph." Situ Zhao snorted lightly. Although he knew that this matter could not be kept secret, he did not expect that Situ Yao could say it so easily.
However, because Cui Mixue spoke, Situ Zhao's attention also fell on Cui Mixue.
"Cui Mixue?"
Cui Mixue was surprised and delighted that Situ Zhao could remember this name. She nodded and said, "Greetings, Second Prince."
"I've heard you're both talented and beautiful, and seeing you today is indeed true." Situ Zhao's eyes swept over Situ Yao, and he didn't know what he was thinking. He said with a half-smile, "No wonder the emperor likes you so much."
Cui Mixue really liked hearing this. She lowered her eyes shyly and said softly, "Your Highness, you must be joking."
"What's the matter?" Situ Yao's eyes swept over Cui Mixue, and he asked in a somewhat unhappy tone, "Could it be that the royal brother also thinks Miss Cui is good?"
There was a hint of possessiveness in these words.
Cui Mixue was secretly delighted, and her favorability towards Situ Zhao increased a little.
If Situ Zhao hadn't suddenly intervened today, Situ Yao didn't know how long it would take for him to realize his feelings for her. Now that there is such a person pushing the plot forward, it is likely that she will become the Crown Princess today.
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