Chapter 26 Liu Yu's birthday banquet, the Crown Prince made no gesture!
He spoke with endless tenderness, each word carefully enunciated: "I just want to spoil you!"
Um.
She believes it!
Xiao Qingxuan's gaze was intense and focused, leaving her no room for doubt.
She pouted.
Xiao Qingxuan understood immediately and kissed her luscious red lips: "I want to give you everything I couldn't give you in the last life."
Upon hearing this...
Qian Yueshu was overjoyed.
She returned Xiao Qingxuan's kiss directly, domineering and passionate.
The men responded enthusiastically.
if you can.
Xiao Qingxuan really wanted to spend his whole life in close companionship with Qian Yueshu.
There was no struggle for the throne, no scheming, and of course, no other women...
Several more days have passed.
During this period.
Qian Yueshu received an invitation from someone else.
It was an invitation to the birthday banquet of Liu Yu, the granddaughter of the Prime Minister.
That's true.
Now that she's a county princess, she can receive invitations.
She didn't have this honor in her previous life.
but.
Qian Yueshu had a rough idea.
The Liu family sending me this invitation is ill-intentioned!
Liu Mansion.
Today is Liu Yu's sixteenth birthday banquet.
However, Crown Prince Xiao Qingxuan did not attend in person.
They didn't even send a single gift.
Not only did he not have it, but neither did the Empress.
On the contrary.
Other princes, and even several concubines in the palace, have expressed their opinions.
The Crown Prince and the Empress, however, made no comment!
This surprised everyone.
Even those from the Crown Prince's faction didn't understand!
Most of the people who came to Liu Yu's banquet today know that Liu Yu is the Crown Princess chosen by the Empress for the Crown Prince.
Even the Crown Prince himself treated Miss Liu quite well.
Why?
Why didn't they appear on such an important day?
Could it be that the Crown Prince has truly fallen for a merchant's daughter...?
Others are just gossiping.
Or perhaps it's due to a lack of understanding.
But there was one person who was truly heartbroken.
She is Liu Yu!
Today, she sat gracefully beside the main seat, her makeup exquisite, a perfectly timed smile playing on her lips, responding to congratulations from all directions.
However, the smile never truly reached his eyes.
Liu Yu's gaze kept drifting towards the corridor leading to the main gate outside the hall, as if she was hoping for the appearance of a certain figure.
However, Crown Prince Xiao Qingxuan never appeared.
After several rounds of drinks and dishes, the guests presented a mountain of congratulatory gifts.
From pearls from the South China Sea to mink coats from the North, from antiques and calligraphy to ingenious gadgets, the selection is dazzling, and each piece is priceless.
Let alone aristocratic young masters.
Even the princes who were on good terms with the Prime Minister's residence.
Princes such as the Third Prince and the Fifth Prince personally came to present generous gifts.
Several concubines in the harem also sent their trusted eunuchs to deliver rewards, including pearl hairpins, jade pendants, and fine silks, giving Liu Xiang and Liu Yu ample face.
But.
Only two people were missing—the current Empress and Crown Prince Xiao Qingxuan.
But they are the people that Liu Yu and Liu Xiang truly need!
at first.
Liu Yu could still defend Crown Prince Xiao Qingxuan in her heart.
Perhaps he's swamped with official duties?
It might appear soon.
She kept a close eye on the doorway.
They eagerly awaited the Crown Prince's sudden appearance, bringing a unique gift that he had personally chosen.
As time went by.
The sun is setting.
As the birthday banquet drew to a close, the anticipation, like charcoal embers extinguished by cold water, left only as cold ashes.
It's not just that people didn't come.
Not even a message or a symbolic gift.
The guests attending Liu Yu's birthday banquet were already whispering amongst themselves.
Those gazes cast upon Liu Yu.
What began as admiration and flattery gradually turned into curiosity and sympathy.
Even a hint of barely perceptible schadenfreude.
Liu Yu felt that the polite smile on her face was about to freeze and shatter.
Every gaze directed at her felt like a needle piercing her heart.
Her hands, resting on her knees, dug her fingertips deep into her palms, using that slight pain to maintain her last shred of dignity.
Liu Xiang's expression was also rather unpleasant.
Despite his long experience in officialdom, he was still able to keep the situation calm and composed.
When the last guest took his leave.
The heavy gates of the Prime Minister's residence slowly closed, shutting out the noise from the outside world, and the residence instantly fell into an unusual silence.
First, get away from the crowd.
Liu Yu then ordered someone to investigate: "What is the Crown Prince doing today?"
soon.
Someone then brought the news: "Today, the Crown Prince is riding a horse with Qian Yueshu!"
horse riding?
Liu Yu could no longer hold back the tears welling up in her eyes.
He actually went horseback riding with that woman and didn't even attend his own birthday banquet.
So, in Xiao Qingxuan's eyes, is she really that worthless?
A cold glint flashed in Liu Yu's eyes: "Qian Yueshu, since you're eyeing what you shouldn't be coveting, don't blame me for taking action against you."
On the other side.
Xiao Qingxuan and Qian Yueshu had a great time riding horses.
I'm very happy to have the Crown Prince with me today.
They were happy in their own fiefdom.
Her fiefdom was in a county not far from the capital.
This county is not wealthy.
A large portion of the land is grassland and woodland, and there are not many people living there.
But it's very close to the capital.
Qian Yueshu is very satisfied with this place.
Anyway, she doesn't lack the taxes from her fiefdom.
But while abundant grasslands and woodlands are not a good thing for others, they are a good thing for Qian Yueshu.
She wants to build several horse farms here.
The Qian family needs a lot of horses for their business.
Later, when Xiao Qingxuan vies for the throne, he will also need warhorses.
After riding horses, the two lay down together on the grass.
Qian Yueshu asked, "Do you regret it?"
"Regret what?" the man asked with his eyes closed.
She suddenly jumped up and threw herself into the man's arms: "Of course I didn't go to your childhood sweetheart's birthday party."
"I don't regret it at all!"
The next day.
Mingyue Tower.
Today is a celebration banquet for Qian Yueshu's conferment of the title of Princess of Jingyang.
It was also a banquet held by the Vice Minister of War's residence and the Qian family's residence.
According to the location that Qian Yueshu had chosen long ago.
The banquet was held at Mingyue Tower.
actually.
As long as the Crown Prince is present, Qian Yueshu will win big.
Unexpectedly, all the noble ladies and gentlemen of the capital with any reputation came.
Of course, they were doing this to give face to Crown Prince Xiao Qingxuan.
Even Qian Yueshu's rival in love, Liu Yu, came.
The newly opened Mingyue Tower in the capital was not doing well.
But today, the area downstairs is filled with all sorts of luxurious carriages, their curtains embroidered with the emblems of different families, signifying the extraordinary status of the guests tonight.
Especially those distinguished guests who were seated on the top floor.
Indeed, the higher the floor of Mingyue Tower, the more prestigious it becomes.
Reflected in the carved beams and painted rafters, it was magnificent and resplendent.
Qian Yueshu wore a light purple dress and a jade hairpin with a bright pearl from the East China Sea embedded in the hairpin, which was dazzling.
She stood in the center of the banquet hall, smiling as she accepted the guests' congratulations, but her eyes kept glancing towards the door, hoping for that person's arrival.
"Sister Yue Shu looks quite dashing today." A clear, melodious voice sounded from behind.
Qian Yueshu turned around and met Liu Yu's smiling eyes.
hehe.
The person who was supposed to come never arrived.
Unexpectedly, someone who shouldn't have come showed up.
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