Ye Xichen was not angry even though he was disliked. He called the maid beside him to help Zhou Yi comb his hair.
The little maid was clever and deft, and in no time she styled Zhou Yiyi into the most popular hairstyle of the time.
She held up a tray and asked Zhou Yi to choose a hair accessory. Zhou Yi looked for a long time but couldn't find anything he liked.
Ye Xichen reached out and picked up a pure gold phoenix hairpin and helped her put it on her head.
"Take this, it looks good on you."
Zhou Yiyi looked at the phoenix hairpin in the mirror. It was not satisfactory, but better than the others.
He nodded reluctantly.
"It's okay, this one will do. It's just a little too heavy. I don't like wearing such heavy hair accessories."
Ye Xichen stood behind Zhou Yiyi, put his arm around her waist, and they both looked into the mirror. "Just make do with what you have for now. I'll arrange for a special batch of light, flexible, and beautiful ones to be made for you."
The maids in the room didn't dare to make a sound, because they all knew that these accessories were the most popular at the time, especially the phoenix hairpin, which was the most valuable and could not be bought even with money.
But the girl didn't like it, but the prince indulged her, which shows that the girl had a special position in the prince's heart.
After the servants figured it out, they became even more cautious in front of Zhou Yiyi.
Ye Xichen waited until Zhou Yiyi had finished dressing up before he took her hand and left the room.
The entire banquet hall was now packed with officials from all fiefdoms who came to attend the welcoming banquet.
These people arrived at the banquet hall early. According to past practice, the banquet should have started by now, but now everyone waited and waited but there was no sign of Ye Xichen.
Even Ye Ming was a little surprised.
He sent someone to inquire, and the news he got was that he was waiting for the girl who was accompanying him to take a bath.
Ye Ming frowned, his mood plummeting instantly, his initial enthusiasm shattered. But then something struck him, and he clenched his fists, the fire in his eyes reappearing.
Just as everyone was whispering, the servant announced that the Regent had arrived, and everyone stood up and went out to greet him.
The Regent was seen walking slowly towards them, holding the hand of a dignified, elegant and exceptionally beautiful girl. In order to accommodate the girl's pace, the Regent took much smaller steps.
The banquet hall is located at a relatively high position, and you need to climb more than a dozen steps to enter the hall.
At this time, all the officials knelt down at the foot of the stairs and waited.
Ye Xichen took Zhou Yiyi's hand and walked up the stairs.
After entering the hall, he still did not let go of Zhou Yiyi's hand until he reached the main seat and realized there was no seat for Zhou Yiyi.
Ye Xichen looked at Ye Ming expressionlessly. Just one look made Ye Ming break out in a cold sweat, and his back was instantly soaked with sweat.
Everyone present was silent, and no one dared to plead for Ye Ming.
Ye Xichen first asked Zhou Yiyi to sit in his seat. Zhou Yiyi did not refuse and sat down confidently.
Ye Xichen then had someone move another chair and sat in the seat below Zhou Yi.
"Someone, remove Ye Ming's seat. Doesn't he like standing? Just let him stand."
Ye Ming's seat was originally the first one on the right side of Ye Xichen. Now not only the stool was removed, but even the table was moved away.
Ye Ming stood there in panic, at a loss as to what to do.
Ye Xichen withdrew his gaze and turned back to gesture for everyone to take a seat.
He didn't say anything else, but took care of Zhou Yiyi directly, helping her pick up food, scooping soup for her, and stopping her from drinking.
Even when eating in front of so many people, Zhou Yiyi still maintained good manners and manners.
Everyone below sat there motionless, no one dared to pick up their chopsticks.
The entire banquet was in complete silence. Only Zhou Yiyi was eating. Ye Xichen, the regent, was just serving tea and water like a servant and didn't eat a single bite of food.
Seeing that Zhou Yiyi had almost finished eating, Ye Xichen stopped feeding him.
"Are you tired, Yi Yi? Why don't you go back and rest first?"
Zhou Yiyi tilted his head and looked at Ye Xichen with a faint smile, "Are you going to lose your temper with these people later?"
As she spoke, she pointed at the people below and blinked her big eyes innocently, "Being angry is harmful to your health. It's not worth it. Otherwise, they will say that I am a witch who brings disaster to the country.
Why don’t you prepare some snacks and let’s go back to the room and eat some. I can’t feel full just watching them here.
Let them all retreat!"
Ye Xichen smiled, grabbed Zhou Yiyi's little hand and played with it.
When he looked at the crowd below, his eyes became fierce, "This is General Zhou's daughter. I have been seeking her hand in marriage for more than a month. The imperial edict was sent to the Zhou family every day, but Miss Zhou did not agree.
"Who do you think you are to look down on this person whom I have always wanted but cannot obtain?
Ye Xichen's eyes fell on Ye Ming, "He's just a dog of mine. He eats too much meat and wants to bite his master. He forgot that he eats shit."
Ye Ming was so scared that he fell to his knees on the ground. Knowing that he had done something wrong this time, he kowtowed madly.
"Your Majesty, I was wrong. I will never do it again."
Ye Xichen ignored Ye Ming and took the jade pendant that Zhou Yiyi had given her from her waist and held it in his hand.
When everyone saw this, they couldn't help but gasp. Before, they were only paying attention to Ye Xichen and ignored the jade pendant worn by Zhou Yiyi.
"I gave this jade pendant to the eldest daughter of the Zhou family when I first proposed to her. I believe you should know its function."
Everyone present fell to their knees.
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