Chapter 459: Forced Competition (3)
Seeing this, Shen Yue's eyes flashed with a hint of gloating. She really wanted to marry Shen Miao to Qin State, preferably to a middle-aged man as a concubine, and torture her to death in a foreign country.
Princess Ming'an hadn't expected Shen Xin to refuse so unceremoniously, and a look of displeasure immediately rose on her face. Since she had just spoken up and had already put Shen Xin's matter behind her, Huangfu Hao had no reason to respond. He was too lazy to speak, sitting aside leisurely drinking and watching Princess Ming'an embarrass the Shen family with cold eyes.
Princess Ming'an said: "You can't say that. Everyone knows that the young lady of the Shen family army is both virtuous and talented. Why, Miss Shen looks down on me and is unwilling to greet me?"
With such an impolite hat put on her, Shen Miao couldn't hide it even if she wanted to. She simply stood up and bowed to Princess Ming An: "Your Highness, I greet you."
She stood up suddenly, and everyone's eyes in the hall fell on Shen Miao.
Two years was enough to change so many things. Even the image of the idiot girl, deeply etched in everyone's mind, gradually faded due to the distance. The girl before him stood up, a completely different person from the one in his memory. Her pale purple dress only accentuated her jade-like translucence. Two years in a place like Xiaochun City hadn't roughened her skin in the slightest, but instead, her aura of nobility had become even more pronounced. Her delicate features were picturesque, comforting, yet her every gesture carried a subtle dignity, a strange blend of softness and strength, a graceful and dignified presence.
Even the empress beside the emperor seemed not as graceful and elegant as her.
Princess Ming An frowned. She hadn't expected Shen Miao to be so beautiful and dignified. She had long known Shen Miao's reputation as a fool, and she had only wanted to embarrass the Shen family by bringing Shen Miao up. She had never imagined that this would actually backfire.
But Princess Ming'an was Princess Ming'an, and she always had a certain amount of arrogance. She immediately raised her eyebrows and looked Shen Miao up and down as if she were a commodity, and said, "Miss Shen is a beautiful lady, truly an outstanding beauty. No wonder General Shen wants to hide her away like the apple of his eye. I wonder which family will be lucky enough to marry her into their family in the future with such a beautiful face?"
This was a bit over the top, and Shen Xin glared at her. Although he had to consider the other party's status, he couldn't tolerate his daughter being talked about in public like this. Just as he was about to speak, Princess Ming An changed the subject: "Miss Shen, I guess she is also very talented, right?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of the people in the hall were very interesting again. Yi Peilan and the others were all trying hard to suppress their laughter.
What talent does Shen Miao have? That is something that everyone knows very well. In the past two years, he went to Xiaochun City again. A border place like Xiaochun City is mostly populated by warriors, so I am afraid they are more vulgar.
Shen Miao lowered her eyes slightly: "This humble servant is not very talented and knowledgeable, Princess, please accept my compliment."
"Miss Shen, why are you being so modest?" Princess Ming'an smiled innocently. "Come to think of it, when I was still in Qin, I heard that a few years ago, Miss Shen won first place in the archery competition during the Mingqi training. When I heard that, my heart was moved. Now that I see Miss Shen again, I remember this old story."
Shen Miao lowered her head and said nothing. Luo Xueyan and Shen Qiu were anxious. If they could not see that Princess Ming An was deliberately looking for trouble and targeting Shen Miao, they would be blind.
This reminded everyone of the scene at the Golden Chrysanthemum Banquet, when Shen Miao and Cai Lin competed in archery, and three arrows shot Cai Lin speechless and left him in a state of dismay. It was also at that time that Shen Miao, a completely different person from before, first appeared before everyone.
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