Chapter 58 Didn’t it scare you?
The first thing is that Ji Yanxing did not hide anything at all, his eyes seemed to be glued to Ling Qingyan.
Ever since he was rescued by His Highness, he has been busy dealing with his family, formally disobeying his father, and even competing for the position of head of the family and changing the Ji family.
I haven't seen His Highness for a long time.
But Her Highness would send over many exquisite snacks from time to time, and the snacks were in the shape of hearts. Even though she was tired all day, she would still be filled with happiness when she saw the girl's loving pastries.
Soon, very soon the affairs at home will be over, and then he will be able to see his highness every day.
Then there is Pei Wuyou.
The emperor specifically invited Pei Wuyou to attend today's palace banquet.
Pei Wuyou is, after all, the prince of Wei, and he is also a hostage in Ling State, which can demonstrate the power of Ling State.
But Ling Qingyan's seat was too far forward, so Pei Wuyou definitely couldn't sit in such a forward position. In fact, Pei Wuyou's seat had to be much further back.
The two people were far apart, but as long as Ling Qingyan looked up, she could basically meet Pei Wuyou's dependent expression.
It seemed like this was the first time he was invited to a palace banquet as a hostage of the State of Wei. There was a look of bewilderment in his eyes, and every movement he made seemed extremely restrained.
He seemed to be asking for help, as if saying that he felt insecure without his sister by his side.
But there was no way he could feel safe. Ling Qingyan couldn't possibly give him a sense of security in such an occasion.
Mu Xianzhi and Ling Yu hid their sight.
They seemed to have swept past everyone, so that no one would notice the clues during the half moment that Ling Qingyan stayed.
There's much more to it than that.
There were also court officials who looked at her inquiringly as she sat in this position.
Everyone in the court is a shrewd person.
Ling Qingyan’s ability to sit in this position was naturally approved by His Majesty.
That means His Majesty dotes on Princess Tangning extremely, even more than his other biological princes and princesses.
The ministers were all calculating in their minds.
Anyone who could marry Princess Tangning would be greatly favored, and his family would prosper...
There were also many unfriendly looks.
The queen, sitting high on the throne, looked at the prince and the girl beside him who were very close to her.
The prince was very caring towards the girl. He noticed that she loved cheese and brought his own plate to the girl's table, which was very natural.
To outsiders, the prince is a very responsible brother.
But the queen felt her heart sink to the bottom.
She pinched her desk, her fingertips turning slightly white.
This can't go on any longer.
The prince dared to let Ling Qingyan sit next to him in such a big occasion.
If she doesn't stop it, Ling Qingyan will definitely become a stain on her son's life.
She couldn't let her son's reputation be ruined by Ling Qingyan, and she couldn't let Concubine Yuan's daughter ruin her son.
She looked calmly at Xiao Yuanzhao who was looking at her as if he was selecting a concubine, and her eyes moved slightly.
There were still singing and dancing at the palace banquet, but there was no princess preparing a program to become famous.
The reason is known to everyone.
But I didn’t expect that the prince of Li Kingdom would actually bring it up in person.
"I heard that at your country's palace banquets, princesses have always been willing to display their exquisite talents, giving people the opportunity to witness their beauty. This king came here, admiring the princesses of Ling Kingdom, hoping to see how amazing their talents are, but it seems... a little disappointing."
"It seems that all the princesses are not very satisfied with me." There was a hint of loss in Xiao Yuanzhao's voice.
The people of Ling are relatively open-minded. Princesses or girls from aristocratic families will not be ridiculed when they show their talents at banquets. On the contrary, they will be praised. The most outstanding ones will even be praised in poems. Some poems will be spread among the people, causing a sensation and becoming famous.
Like Ling Qingyan's last dance, it was so mesmerizing that many poems praising her flowed out after the palace banquet. These poems were praised by the people and even inspired some scholars to work harder to pass the imperial examinations and become officials so that they could attend the palace banquet and see the beauty of Her Highness.
In contrast, the customs of the people in Li Kingdom were not so open. Xiao Yuanzhao thought that most of the women he met in Li Kingdom were rigid and boring, so he came to Ling Kingdom in person to ask for a princess and see how lively the women in this country were.
But apparently, no one paid any attention to him.
The emperor at the top was also a little embarrassed. He could understand that his daughters did not want to marry, but he was also in a dilemma about who to choose and who not to choose.
A clever minister from Ling State came to smooth things over: "Your Highness, what are you talking about? It's just that the princesses are shy. How could they be dissatisfied with Your Highness?"
Xiao Yuanzhao smiled.
"Yes, that's understandable." Xiao Yuanzhao stood up and bowed to the emperor, saying, "Your Majesty, I can offer you a sword dance as a token of my appreciation."
"I will be the brick. Princesses, please stop hiding your abilities." Xiao Yuanzhao raised his lips with a very good attitude. He did not put on airs and took the approach of retreating to advance.
The opponent has put himself in such a low position. It would not be a good look if no one comes on the stage before the sword dance.
The emperor responded with a smile, then glanced at the princesses and coughed twice.
The implication is obvious.
But the princesses still lowered their heads like quails, as if looking for something on the ground.
Ling Qingyan was tasting the fine wine.
It was very tiring to dance, and besides, it wasn't an important day for any of her male protagonists, so she had no plans to appear tonight.
It is very relaxing to enjoy singing and dancing, taste delicacies and drink fine wine under the moon.
Xiao Yuanzhao had already started to move. The eunuch brought him an unsharpened sword. The musicians played music and the man danced with the sword under the moon.
Xiao Yuanzhao was dressed in black, his dark hair flying as he moved. A breeze blew from his sleeves, and a cold light instantly cut through the dark night. His movements were smooth, his sword moves were flowing, and the sword flowers were scattered. There was a smile in his eyes, and his posture was light and graceful, and his clothes rustled.
A smile played on his lips. Suddenly, he turned the sword and took out a purple flower from somewhere. He threw it as if unintentionally, and the flower was about to fall in front of Ling Qingyan.
Just at this moment, the prince was drinking wine. His eyes flashed, and with his other hand he casually drew out the long sword of the guard beside him, and lightly tapped the purple flower in the air. The flower fell in front of Ling Yao with a beautiful arc. Xiao Yuanzhao's long sword steadily caught the flower in front of Ling Yao.
That was the ending move designed by Xiao Yuanzhao. It was unruly yet had a touch of romance, and was most popular with little girls.
Ling Yao was scared half to death.
Because the prince didn't pay enough attention to the force with which he flicked the flower, the flower landed less than an inch in front of Ling Yao's face.
So much so that the tip of Xiao Yuanzhao's sword that caught the flowers was very close to her face, which she had carefully protected.
She leaned back almost subconsciously and was forced to meet Xiao Yuanzhao's eyes.
He was indeed good-looking, but he was far inferior to the banished immortal-like figure like Master Mu. Besides, Ling Yao would never leave her country and mother to marry to such a faraway place!
"Princess, I'm sorry." Xiao Yuanzhao apologized with a smile.
He glanced at Ling Qingyan not far away.
The sour scholar from Ling State was indeed very good at describing beauties. He had seen all those sour poems in Li State.
The flower was also aimed at the beauty in the poem, and originally wanted to leave a deep impression in front of the beauty, but unexpectedly, it was blocked by the Prince of Ling.
The prince smiled gently and looked at Ling Qingyan: "Imperial sister, I didn't scare you, did I?"
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