Chapter 246: Choosing a Husband, the Lady is Jealous

Shen Chuwei looked at herself in the mirror, with her delicate makeup and luxurious and gorgeous pearls, as if she was participating in a beauty pageant.

After getting dressed up, she hardly recognized herself.

She turned her head and looked at Chunxi, "Chunxi..."

Before she finished speaking, Chunxi guessed what she wanted to say, "My lady, today's banquet is of utmost importance. If you cause trouble..."

Shen Chuwei also guessed what Chunxi was going to say, "If you offend His Highness, you won't be able to attend the banquet. I understand!"

Chunxi chuckled twice, "I'm glad you understand. Let's go out."

Shen Chuwei looked in the mirror and saw her neck almost bent by the headdress, but she endured it for the sake of the banquet.

She walked out of the inner room with the help of Chun Xi.

Xiao Jinyan had been waiting outside. When he saw Shen Chuwei dressed up, he was stunned. It's not like he had never seen Shen Chuwei dressed up before, but this time, he found it a little different from the past.

The skirt of the formal dress was very long, and Shen Chuwei didn't dare to walk too fast, for fear of stepping on the skirt and falling flat on her face.

Suddenly, there is a spotless hand in front of me. I can clearly see the lines on the palm. The hand is beautiful, and even the lines are beautiful.

She raised her head and looked at Xiao Jinyan, only to see him turning his head and staring at her.

Shen Chuwei put her hand in his palm. With someone holding her hand, she walked more steadily.

Chunxi followed behind, looking at the two holding hands with a motherly smile.

When receiving envoys from other countries, etiquette is taken very seriously.

Shen Chuwei was not well versed in ancient etiquette, so she held Xiao Jinyan's hand and followed him wherever he walked or sat.

Just as she was walking forward, Xiao Jinyan stopped her, "Stand still."

"Oh." Shen Chuwei stood obediently until Xiao Jinyan came back and took her to the table.

The palace ladies brought delicious dishes and aged wine to the table one after another.

Shen Chuwei's eyes were always on the food in front of her, just waiting for the emperor to speak so that she could eat.

At this time, the shrill voice of Eunuch Li came from outside the door, "Princess Xueyan of Xueyue Kingdom greets His Majesty."

When Shen Chuwei heard Princess Xueyan, she raised her head curiously and looked towards the door of the hall, only to see a graceful young woman walking in slowly. The woman had a pink face scarf on her face, revealing a pair of beautiful eyes, and a touch of cinnabar between her eyebrows, which made her look charming.

She was wearing a white satin dress with fluttering sleeves, looking like a fairy from the mortal world.

The rumor that Princess Xueyan surrendered the country to the city is not without reason.

Xueyan took light steps forward and bowed, "Xueyue Country's Xueyan pays respect to His Majesty."

The emperor looked down at Princess Xueyan and said, "It is said that Princess Xueyan is a woman who would betray the country and the city. Seeing her today, it is true that her reputation is worthy of her."

Xueyan smiled faintly: "Your Majesty is very kind."

After a few polite greetings, Princess Xueyan and the envoy were seated, just opposite Xiao Jinyan.

Shen Chuwei admired the beautiful woman, picked up a grape and put it into his mouth.

Xiao Jinyan saw this and whispered, "Pay attention to your manners."

"Yeah." Shen Chuwei nodded vigorously. When she was spitting out the skin, she covered it with a handkerchief. Appearance is very important.

Xiao Jinyan just looked at her quietly.

Shen Chuwei looked at the crystal pork elbow, raised her head and glanced around, her hand had already grasped the pork elbow, planning to take a bite when no one was watching.

As a result, I saw Princess Xueyan, who was sitting opposite me, looking over here, probably staring at Xiao Jinyan.

She turned her head to look at Xiao Jinyan and found that he was looking at her. She followed his line of sight and looked down to the hand that was holding her elbow.

For a moment, it was so awkward.

Shen Chuwei said, "I will pick it up gracefully and take a small bite."

Xiao Jinyan didn't believe that she would gracefully pick up the crystal pork elbow and take a small bite. With her greedy nature, she would only take a big bite and eat slowly while covering her mouth.

"This is not a good occasion to eat crystal pork elbow."

Shen Chuwei heard that it was still edible if you were careful.

While the emperor was talking with the envoy, Shen Chuwei was looking for a suitable opportunity to take a bite of the crystal pork elbow.

Finally, when they clinked their glasses in the air, Shen Chuwei took the elbow, took a big bite and put it back, then covered it with her wide sleeves. To outsiders, it looked like she was drinking.

Xiao Jinyan happened to see her biting the pork elbow, and just as he had guessed, he couldn't help but hold his forehead and looked down at the whole crystal pork elbow in front of him. He wondered why the lunch room didn't slice it this time?

It's not convenient to eat.

As the banquet was coming to an end, the emperor indicated that the crown prince and other princes should accompany Princess Xueyan to get familiar with the palace.

Everyone knew the emperor's arrangement, which was to let Princess Xueyan choose her own husband, which was also the greatest honor for the princess.

The emperor did this with the diplomatic relations between the two countries in mind. Although Daxia won the battle this time, it was a narrow victory.

In addition to giving two cities to Princess Xueyan, the Xueyue Kingdom also gave her a very generous dowry.

As a courtesy, Da Xia should naturally treat Princess Xueyan well.

After leaving the main hall, we arrived at the Yu Garden.

Princess Xueyan is beautiful and has an ethereal aura that will make anyone fall in love with her.

The princes surrounded Princess Xueyan and introduced themselves, all hoping that Princess Xueyan would choose them.

Xueyan looked at the man in a black brocade robe standing not far away and asked the Sixth Prince, "Is he the Crown Prince?"

The Sixth Prince Xiao Qi followed Xue Yan's gaze and landed on Xiao Jinyan. He nodded, "Yes, he is my fourth brother, the crown prince of the dynasty."

Xue Yan stared at the slender figure for a long time, and asked Xiao Qi in confusion, "Why doesn't the prince come over?"

"I'll ask him to come over." Xiao Qi walked towards Xiao Jinyan, "Prince."

Shen Chuwei held Xiao Jinyan's hand and glanced at Princess Xueyan secretly, "Your Highness, shall we go back now?"

Xiao Jinyan saw Xiao Qi approaching, retracted his gaze to look at Shen Chuwei, and said softly: "You go back first, I will go back later."

"Oh." Shen Chuwei bowed and glanced at Princess Xueyan before leaving.

Chunxi supported Shen Chuwei and looked back at His Highness, "My Lady, could it be that Princess Xueyan is attracted to His Highness?"

Shen Chuwei asked: "If it were you, who would you choose among those princes?"

"Of course it's His Highness. He's handsome, has a noble temperament, and is also the Crown Prince..."

Chunxi realized something was wrong as she was talking, so she said cautiously, "If Princess Xueyan chooses His Highness, then wouldn't the East Palace have another woman vying for favor?"

"Maybe." Shen Chuwei saw that the hem of her skirt was inconvenient, so she simply lifted it up.

Chunxi saw her calves exposed and quickly held them down, "My lady, you can't lift your skirt so high."

"What a trouble." Shen Chuwei had no choice but to let down her skirt again.

"Princess Xueyan is so beautiful, what if Your Highness..." Chunxi raised his eyes and glanced at Shen Chuwei, "My lady, are you jealous?"

Shen Chuwei asked, "Are you going to have dumplings for lunch?"

Chunxi knew that her young master only cared about eating.

"My dear, what I mean is, do you feel bad when you see His Highness with another woman?"