Jiang Xuanyan didn't understand what was so good about the outside world that attracted her so much. Feeling a little unhappy, he said coldly:
"Sit down properly. It would be disgraceful if people outside saw us like this." Chen Ningzhu paused, turned around and sat down.
With his eyelids drooped, he sat upright.
Jiang Xuanyan's eyes twitched slightly. Why was this woman so reserved today? Didn't she usually love throwing herself at him?
She is spineless and annoying, but what's wrong with her now? She pretends to be a lady from a noble family.
Forget it, it’s better to live in peace.
In this way, the two of them, one with his eyes closed and the other with his head down, had a peaceful journey. Finally, they arrived at the palace gate. After a thorough inspection, they headed towards the banquet venue.
The banquet was held in the Imperial Garden. It was already getting dark and palace lanterns were lit all along the way in the Imperial Garden. When Chen Ningzhu and the other two arrived, most people had already arrived.
The eunuchs shouted that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had arrived, and everyone knelt down to pay their respects.
Jiang Xuanyan simply nodded slightly and sat down in his seat. Shen Ningzhu followed and sat at the table behind him.
Jiang Xuanyan looked at her calmly, "Come to me."
Shen Ningzhu's face fell, "Your Highness, the one who should sit next to you should be the Crown Princess."
"Then come here and stand and serve me."
Shen Ningzhu gritted her teeth fiercely.
Damn, what does this bastard mean? What on earth does he want to do by bringing her into the palace today? He wants someone to serve him. Aren't there any maids in the palace?
During the stalemate, the emperor arrived with a group of concubines, and everyone knelt down to kowtow again.
The emperor announced that the banquet was open without formalities, and everyone stood up and returned to their seats. The palace maids and eunuchs began to serve the dishes one after another. At this time, Jiang Xuanyan's gloomy voice was heard again.
"Aren't you coming yet?"
Shen Ningzhu took a deep breath and stepped forward to stand beside him. Jiang Xuanyan pushed the empty wine glass towards her, and Shen Ningzhu picked up the wine pot, poured a glass of wine and handed it to him.
The other person took it and drank it all, then pushed the glass towards her.
Shen Ningzhu continued to pour wine.
Suddenly she felt someone looking at her, so she looked up and saw that it was Shen Ningxue.
But, what's that look in her eyes?
Resentful, envious, jealous? Jealous of her serving others? Is she seriously ill?
"What are you daydreaming about? Serve me some food."
Shen Ningzhu didn't even look at it, just picked up a few pieces of food with his chopsticks and put them away, "Your Highness, please enjoy."
Jiang Xuanyan didn't move, but ordered, "Hey, I."
Chen Ningzhu took a deep breath, suppressed the urge to stab him to death with a chopstick, picked up the jade chopsticks, picked up a piece of green vegetable and fed it to his mouth.
The other party opened his mouth and took it.
This action had already caught everyone's attention. One of the ministers said sourly:
"I heard that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not interested in women, but now it seems that is not entirely true."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's eyes turned to Shen Ningzhu, especially the noble ladies, who looked as if they wanted to eat her alive.
Then Jiang Xuanyan sneered.
His eyes were indifferent and he said lazily,
"Your Excellency, Prime Minister, are mistaken. As the saying goes, 'The land of gentleness is the grave of heroes.' Just ask yourself, who in this world doesn't love beauty?"
"I am just an ordinary man. It's not that I really don't like women. On the contrary, I am just more picky."
These words are truly heartbreaking.
As everyone knows, the emperor intends to give the prime minister's daughter to the prince as his principal wife. If nothing unexpected happens, this will be announced at the banquet today.
Who would have thought that the prince would actually bring a concubine to the banquet and act so ostentatiously? This was simply a slap in the face of the prime minister.
The daughter of the prime minister is a famous talented woman in the capital, but her appearance is plain and she can only be considered pretty.
The prince's words undoubtedly hit the other party's heart.
It’s cruel, so cruel.
The Prime Minister's face darkened completely, and he said with a forced smile, "From what Your Highness said, you want to marry this woman to be your Crown Princess? If so, I beg your pardon. I cannot agree with you."
"Since ancient times, people have emphasized marrying a virtuous wife and taking a beautiful concubine. This is not uncommon for ordinary people, let alone you, the crown prince."
"The Crown Princess's matter concerns the entire Jiang Kingdom. We must not be careless and make ourselves a laughing stock."
Jiang Xuanyan picked up the wine glass and continued drinking, not taking the other person seriously at all.
Chen Ningzhu also acted as if it was none of her business and poured wine with a numb expression.
The old prime minister could no longer continue his solo performance, so he turned to the emperor and empress above for help.
Receiving the Prime Minister's pleading gaze, the Emperor and Empress exchanged a glance. Finally, the Empress pursed her lips and said gracefully,
"Yan'er, I wonder what arrangements you plan to make for this Miss Shen?"
Jiang Xuanyan stood up and replied:
"To answer your mother, she is now my concubine."
The Queen raised her eyebrows slightly, "Oh? Really? But, how come Mother heard that this girl wanted to be the Crown Princess?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the entire venue burst into laughter.
"What? She's worthy of being the Crown Princess? This woman is crazy. Has she forgotten her own identity? If I remember correctly, her biological parents seem to be just peasants. How dare she dream of becoming the Crown Princess? It's truly ridiculous."
"That's right, it's just a daydream."
"Do you think you can become a phoenix just by having a pretty face?"
"Everyone knows that Chen Ningzhu may look decent on the outside, but in reality, she has a vicious heart and erratic behavior. Such a person is not worthy of entering the Crown Prince's Mansion."
"Your Highness is confused..."
"Could it be that this witch has bewitched your mind?"
…
Jiang Xuanyan listened to everyone's discussion without changing his expression. After a long while, he looked at Chen Ningzhu jokingly.
"Zhuzhu, what do you think about this?"
For a moment, everyone's eyes were focused on Shen Ningzhu's face again.
"I will obey your Highness."
The queen was stunned. "Didn't you say..."
Shen Ningzhu sighed deeply, her tone full of roguery, "In reply to the Queen, there is a saying that goes, ideals are full, but reality is very skinny. I accept my fate."
Wang Zilin, who was not far away, said angrily:
"Then why did you keep saying you wanted to be the Crown Princess and make it known to everyone?"
"Could it be that you are deliberately spreading rumors to smear the Crown Prince's reputation so that you can use it to blame the Crown Prince?"
Everyone fell silent, waiting for Shen Ningzhu's answer. Even Jiang Xuanyan couldn't help but turn his head and look at her with a smile.
Shen Ningzhu raised her eyelids lightly, "Miss Wang, if your brain is not working well, go get treatment. Don't embarrass our ancestors here."
When Wang Zilin heard this, his face turned red with anger, and he pointed at Shen Ningzhu while panting heavily.
"You...what do you mean?"
Shen Ningzhu: “I mean you’re brain-dead.”
"You...bitch, who are you calling a jerk?"
"I'm scolding you, you brainless idiot. What I said on a daily basis was that I wanted to be the Crown Princess. I never said that I was already the Crown Princess, let alone that there was anything going on between me and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. How could this be considered a rumor?"
"Then you are just daydreaming. Are you worthy of being the Crown Princess?"
"Yeah, I was just daydreaming. What's the matter? Who said you can't daydream?"
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