Chapter 20 Choosing the Second Princess
But the prince of Yuefeng Kingdom did not give up and said, "It is not my destiny to be with Miss Han."
After he said this, he paused and looked at Han Xiyue meaningfully.
Han Xiyue didn't look at him.
When Lu Xingwan saw this scene, he couldn't help but complain.
[I feel disgusted. How could Yuefeng Country choose such a person as the Crown Prince? He is so despicable. With such a Crown Prince, how can the country last long? ]
Listening to Lu Xingwan's inner thoughts, the Emperor of Great Chu was delighted.
I secretly complained in my heart: What our daughter Wanwan says is not only extremely useful, but also very pleasant to the ear.
The ladies and young ladies were surprised to see that the Emperor of Chu, who always had a stern face and made people fear him, was actually smiling tonight.
The Crown Prince of Yuefeng continued, "Why not let the Emperor of Great Chu decide and give me a princess as the Crown Princess?"
After saying this, he did not forget to flatter: "I heard that the royal family of Great Chu has many princesses. Seeing how brilliant the crown prince of Great Chu is, I think your majesty's princess must be pretty good too."
Lu Xingwan couldn't help but roll his eyes.
[You know that the prince is handsome and elegant, and you are definitely not someone as ugly as you.]
[There are a lot of princesses. You just want to say that my father has few sons! So what if there are few? The princes of my great Chu are all elites. For someone like you, it would be useless to have more.]
"Cough cough cough..." Concubine Chen Guifei on the side couldn't help laughing and could only use coughing to cover up her smile.
The Great Chu Emperor could no longer hold back and looked at Concubine Chen: "How is Concubine Chen?"
In fact, it is just used to cover up one's smile.
The Emperor of Great Chu naturally did not want to marry his daughter to a foreign country: "But now my Great Chu princess has no one of the right age."
After another round of excuses.
However, it was Concubine Shu, who had been punished a few days ago, who stood up and said, "Your Majesty, the Second Princess has now passed the age of marriage. For the sake of the long-term friendship between the two countries, I am willing to let the Second Princess marry to Yuefeng Country."
When Shupin said this, everyone present was shocked.
[Is this woman crazy? Sending her own daughter to another country, if there is a war between the two countries in the future, won't the second princess suffer? ]
Not only Lu Xingwan was surprised, but even Concubine Chen couldn't help but look at the Emperor of Great Chu when she heard what Shupin said.
There is actually a mother who sends her daughter to marry in another country. If she had no choice, it would be fine. Now that His Majesty is mediating, she...
[I remember now! In the storybook, this Shupin sent her own daughter out to marry, and then was named Shupin by her father. No wonder I don't remember it.]
【But I thought she was forced at that time, but it turns out she took the initiative. 】
[It's really scary that someone would go to such lengths for power and status. ]
[Wuwuwu, luckily my mother is not that kind of person. I really want my mother to hug me! ]
As he spoke, he moved his little body towards Concubine Chen Guifei.
Upon seeing this, Concubine Chen hurriedly ordered Jinxin to hold Lu Xingwan in her arms. Seeing her daughter's pitiful look, she comforted her.
When the people in the scene saw Concubine Chen Guifei like this, they just thought that Concubine Chen Guifei was just expressing her feelings.
Seeing that everyone was hesitant, the Crown Prince of Yuefeng Kingdom quickly spoke up: "I think this lady is the second princess's biological mother. I think the lady can make the decision for the princess. Please allow the Emperor of Great Chu to do so."
After saying this, he leaned forward again, forcing the Emperor of Great Chu to agree.
The Emperor of Great Chu glanced at Shupin. Although he was dissatisfied in his heart, he was now trapped in this situation and could only agree to it for the time being and find a way to refuse it later.
Shupin was delighted to see that the Emperor of Great Chu agreed. She thought that by sending the princess to marry, she would be helping the Great Chu State and her position in the harem would be secure.
She didn't expect that the Emperor of Great Chu would be upset with her because of this matter. Not only did he not get a promotion, he even didn't show up in her palace.
"Your Majesty," the prince of Yuefeng Kingdom saw that his goal had been achieved and spoke again, "My Yuefeng Kingdom has another valuable gift to present to you."
He clapped his hands immediately, and saw a group of dancers rushing in. The woman in the middle was particularly eye-catching.
The dance is over.
The Crown Prince of Yuefeng Kingdom walked to the center of the field again and said, "This is my third sister, named Zhuli. Father is giving my third sister to the Emperor of Great Chu as a token of his sincerity."
After she finished speaking, the girl called Zhuli walked slowly forward and took off her veil, revealing a beautiful woman.
However, the Emperor of Chu did not want to accept concubines from foreign countries, so he wanted to refuse.
But unexpectedly, Lu Xingwan's baby voice was heard again at this time.
【Wow, the highlight of tonight is here! 】
[Father, please take a look at your brother, Prince Rong. He is obsessed with Zhuli and cannot take his eyes off her! ]
[Zhuli, Zhuli, aren't the names given by the people of Yuefeng country too rustic? Have they not read any books? I wonder what the name of the prince is, and whether it is also so rustic.]
The Great Chu Emperor was listening carefully to Lu Xingwan's complaints and glanced at Prince Rong. Sure enough, his eyes were full of infatuation and ambiguity.
But I didn't expect that Wanwan's mind had wandered off and she started thinking about the other person's name. I must tell Wanwan the prince's name someday to resolve her doubts.
But now, Prince Rong's affairs are more important! The Great Chu Emperor coughed to remind her to continue.
Lu Xingwan lived up to expectations and quickly came back to his senses.
[The story says that on the first day that Lipin came, my father was busy handling government affairs and did not go to the harem. Lipin actually got together with Prince Rong, cuckolding my father for a long time, and later assisted Prince Rong in killing my father! ]
[What a bad woman! My father is so good, yet they want to kill him.]
[From the beginning, Yuefeng State had bad intentions when it sent envoys to the Great Chu State.]
When the Emperor of Great Chu heard this, he reached out and touched Wanwan's little head. He felt very sorry for Wanwan today.
He just needed an excuse to get mad about the matter between Yuefeng Country and Prince Rong, and Zhuli just came to him.
He immediately laughed out loud and thanked the Emperor of Yuefeng for his kindness. Then, as Wanwan had said, he conferred the title of Lipin on Zhuli.
The Crown Prince of Yuefeng Kingdom thought that it would take some persuasion to get the Emperor of Great Chu to accept Zhu Li, but he did not expect it to be so smooth. He thought to himself that the Emperor of Great Chu was not as the outside world said, and was just a man who was attracted by beauty.
This Zhu Li was naturally specially selected by the Emperor of Yuefeng Kingdom to be placed beside the Emperor of Great Chu Kingdom.
After this incident, the Emperor of Great Chu could no longer sit still. He said that he still had government affairs to deal with, so he asked Concubine Chen to preside over the palace banquet and went back to his study.
Without the presence of the Great Chu Emperor, the ladies felt much more at ease.
This palace banquet was also an occasion for the ladies of each family to meet each other. Seeing so many people gathered around her mother again, Lu Xingwan couldn't help but sigh:
[Blinded by greed~]
Yes, if she loses the position of Crown Princess, she still has Crown Princess! Now that the Crown Prince is striving for success and Concubine Chen is deeply favored by the Emperor, it is only a matter of time before the Crown Prince ascends the throne.
Today's concubine will be a concubine in the future, or even a noble concubine.