Shen Ze'an whispered in Rong Xi's ear, but the more he spoke, the more outrageous it became, causing Rong Xi to blush.
"Du Gong, your face is getting thicker and thicker. Don't you even know where you are?"
"Don't worry, if you are willing, I will take you back now."
Rong Xi rolled his eyes at him, as if to ask, "Do you think it's possible?"
Shen Zean shrugged in amusement, and the way the two interacted attracted the attention of everyone around them, especially the people from the royal family.
The most shocked among them was naturally the Fifth Princess. Before they got married, she saw Jiang Rongxi making a big fuss in the Queen Mother's Palace, but in just two months, they were able to get along so harmoniously.
Needless to say, Shen Ze'an's appearance was outstanding. She had once had a crush on him when she was young and in love.
When the Queen Mother found out about this, she punished her severely and told her about Shen Zean's identity and the fact that he was too simple.
At that time, Shen Ze'an had already been the Supervisor of the Western Factory. After the Empress Dowager exaggerated these things, she no longer paid enough attention to them.
After she stopped paying attention to them, she kept noticing that someone was always staring at her.
She looked over quietly and found that it was the prince of Qing. Their eyes met, and the prince of Qing nodded politely to her.
Jiang Yuchu was satisfied and nodded slightly as well, with a gentle smile on her face, and her every move exuded a noble temperament.
Their interaction was also seen by others. The Queen Mother's face froze and she asked the nanny beside her to lower her head and whisper something.
Soon the nanny walked to the fifth princess and whispered in her ear.
"Fifth Princess, the Queen Mother said you've had too much to drink. Go back and rest for a while before coming back."
The fifth princess was puzzled. She didn't drink much and she didn't want to go.
"Mammy, I'm fine. Go tell my mother. I'll be back soon."
Seeing that she could not persuade her daughter, the nanny had no choice but to return to the empress dowager. The empress dowager was angry when she saw that the people around her had returned but her daughter was still sitting there.
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Ke Yihan, who was sitting on the other side, also had a dark face at the moment. Although he and the fifth princess had not talked about their relationship openly, they had already developed feelings for each other and had hinted about this to His Majesty intentionally or unintentionally. He had also made up his mind that after the people from Qing Kingdom left, he would go to His Majesty to ask for the marriage.
They were together even before coming here today, and except for the last step, they did everything they should and shouldn't do.
He had indeed had feelings for the Fifth Princess for a long time, but before, the Fifth Princess had always ignored him. However, her attitude towards him had changed a lot in recent months.
Now seeing them like this, he felt very uncomfortable.
They both knew that the Prince of Qing came this time with the intention of seeking marriage. He didn't understand what the Fifth Princess was thinking at the moment?
Rong Xi looked at them and felt that the show was even better than the one in the center of the hall.
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On the other side of the matter, Shiyue changed her clothes and put on new makeup before coming to her mother.
The Shangshu had been looking for her early in the morning. As the banquet was about to begin, she was still nowhere to be seen. She became anxious because this was the imperial palace and she didn't want anything to happen here.
Fortunately, a little palace maid came to tell her after a while that her daughter was changing clothes in the back, and she felt relieved.
There are so many people here, so it's inevitable that clothes will get dirty. As long as nothing serious happens, it's fine.
She was finally relieved when she saw her daughter come back, but only when Shiyue approached did she see the slap mark on her daughter's face.
Although it has been covered with powder, the swollen face is still quite obvious.
She asked anxiously, "Yue'er, what happened to you? Who bullied you?"
Jiang Shiyue could no longer bear the grievance she had just felt, but she was afraid that others would laugh at her and that it would disturb His Majesty, so she whispered what had just happened in Jiang's mother's ear.
"You, what are you talking about? The last time someone caused trouble in Yunshangzhai, it was the Ninth Princess, the wife of the Western Factory Supervisor!"
Jiang Mu almost couldn't hold back her voice and was quickly held down by Jiang Shiyue.
"Mom, please keep your voice down."
"You've caused a great disaster. Do you know who the Western Factory Supervisor is? He can kill people and confiscate property without reporting to His Majesty. He's going to destroy the Shangshu Mansion."
"Mom, what should I do? I didn't know what I was doing just now."
Mother Jiang looked towards the position of Rong Xi and Shen Ze'an, and saw that there was nothing unusual on their faces and they were not looking in their direction, so she felt relieved.
"Get ready to make amends. If you don't want your entire family to die with you, you'd better be obedient. You're such an idiot! You already know her identity as a princess, yet you still dare to gossip about her in front of Marquis Ke. How could I have given birth to such an idiot as you?"
The general's wife was so angry that she wanted to beat this rebellious girl to death. If she had known, she would never have brought her here.
She loved her daughter, otherwise she would not have brought her into the palace. But compared with the life and death of hundreds of people in the family, big and small, she still had a clear mind.
"mother……"
Jiang Shiyue didn’t know what to say now. She felt so wronged. She had done nothing, but things turned out like this.
"Okay, shut up now. From now on, stay with me and don't go anywhere."
Jiang Shiyue could only reply with a frustrated "Yes!"
As for Rong Xi, she noticed from the beginning that Jiang Shiyue had returned to the banquet, and it seemed that Ke Yihan allowed it.
But I didn't expect that such a stupid person actually has a relatively smart mother.
Seeing Rong Xizi in a daze, Shen Ze'an wanted to know what she was thinking, so he picked up a piece of fish with chopsticks and put it in her bowl.
"What are you thinking about? You look so absorbed."
"nothing."
Rong Xi picked up the fish and ate it in small bites. It tasted pretty good.
The banquet was gradually coming to an end. The emperor had originally planned to say a few symbolic words to express his gratitude and blessings, and then end the occasion, but unexpectedly, the prince of Qing Kingdom walked straight to the center of the hall.
His actions attracted the attention of everyone present, and everyone was curious about what he was going to do.
"Your Majesty, your country's Fifth Princess is incredibly beautiful and has a heavenly appearance. I admire her deeply and wish to marry her to be the consort of the Fourth Prince of Qing. Please grant this wish, Your Majesty."
The one who reacted the most was naturally the Fifth Princess. She was about to kneel down and refuse, but was stopped by the people around the Queen Mother.
"Princess, the Queen Mother said she won't agree to this for now. Princess, please don't embarrass His Majesty at this banquet."
Jiang Yuchu's hands and feet were shaking. She had clearly made arrangements long ago, and this shouldn't have happened. She didn't want to marry into Qing Country and didn't want to leave here.
Feeling wronged and sad, her eyes were already filled with tears. She looked to Ke Yihan for help, hoping that he could come out for help at this time. She also said that they had already developed feelings for each other.
But he just sat there quietly.
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