283 Hunting and using the eldest son
What? My Qingchen?
As soon as these words were spoken, it was as if time stood still. Everyone present stopped what they were doing, and their mouths were open for a long time. They all looked at Wang Jinling, as if they wanted to ask him what he meant by these words?
Was this a slip of the tongue by Wang Jinling, or was he announcing to everyone that Feng Qingchen had been branded as "the eldest daughter-in-law of the Wang family"? Did Wang Jinling get the Wang family's consent for what he said?
Facing the stares of the crowd, Wang Jinling remained calm and did not explain. Dong Ling Zichun's face flushed red. If Zhai Dongming hadn't held him back, this group of people would have probably slammed the table.
He finally caught his eye on a girl, so what did Wang Jinling mean by competing with him for her?
Dong Ling Zichun's eyes were blazing with anger, but as this was the Ninth Prince's villa, he did not dare to offend the Ninth Prince's face and only kept a secret in his mind.
Xiling Tianlei frowned, looking dissatisfied, while the others seemed to be thinking about something. Under Wang Jinling's upright and sharp eyes, they all avoided him...
Only the Ninth Prince did not change his mood or hand movements from beginning to end, as if he had not heard anything.
Feng Qingchen was so shocked that when Wang Jinling said this, she just stared at Wang Jinling blankly. She had no time to care about everyone's reactions. She just wanted to ask Wang Jinling what he meant by this?
This happens in public. Do you want to kill her?
The Wang family would never agree to let her enter the Wang family. If the Wang family knew what Wang Jinling said today, they would definitely kill her to put an end to Wang Jinling's thoughts.
When Feng Qingchen thought of the Wang family's reaction after hearing this, she felt a chill all over her body. She blinked at Wang Jinling desperately, signaling her to make amends quickly, but Wang Jinling smiled and comforted her, and gave Feng Qingchen a subtle wink, asking her to be patient.
Feng Qingchen was extremely anxious, but she also knew that Wang Jinling was not a frivolous person, and that he must have a deep meaning behind his actions. Although she had a lot of questions and worries, she might as well ask them now and just keep them to herself.
Seeing that everyone turned away and stopped asking questions because of Wang Jinling's forced abandonment, Feng Qingchen could only comfort herself that it should be fine, and Wang Jinling would not sit idly by and watch her being hunted down by Wang Jinling...
Ahhh… Feng Qingchen was extremely upset because of what Wang Jinling said. Seeing the chicken soup in front of him, he simply buried his head and ate it. He finished the bowl of soup in a few gulps and handed the empty bowl to Wang Jinling, saying angrily, "I want more!"
There are not many opportunities to order the eldest son of the Wang family around. She wants to get some benefits before being hunted down by the Wang family.
The voice was not loud, but because she and Wang Jinling had accidentally become the focus of the dinner, their every move was particularly noticeable. As soon as these words were spoken, the people present could not help but look at Feng Qingchen and Wang Jinling again.
Dong Ling Zichun almost rushed forward to snatch it from Wang Jinling, but Zhai Dongming was sitting next to him and he was held down in his seat by Zhai Dongming.
Facing the envious and jealous eyes of the crowd, Feng Qingchen pretended not to see them and enjoyed the service of Wang Jinling, the number one young master in the world, without any pressure.
The maidservant who was waiting on the side, receiving the hint from the Ninth Prince, stepped forward to serve the dishes for Feng Qingchen, but was rejected by Wang Jinling: "No need, my Qingchen is picky, let me do it."
There was an intimacy in his words.
Feng Qingchen smiled and did not refute, but took the opportunity to look at everyone's expressions. You know, Wang Jinling is not like this usually. Not to mention in public, even when the two of them are together in private, they are extremely polite. Wang Jinling's behavior seems to be deliberately done for someone to see.
But who is that someone?
Feng Qingchen glanced from left to right, back and forth twice, but could not tell. Everyone present was a smart person and would not easily show their emotions.
The most suspicious person was the Ninth Prince, but he was unmoved and didn't even raise his eyelids, which made Feng Qingchen feel a little upset.
Well... people don't take her seriously at all, but she still cares about their reactions. She should just concentrate on eating. With her brain, she is totally incapable of playing with the people present. Wang Jinling will never harm her. No matter what Wang Jinling wants to do, she just needs to cooperate.
At worst, the Wang family will hate him. He can definitely handle the trouble caused by Wang Jinling. Anyway, Feng Qingchen has never thought of marrying into the Wang family and becoming the eldest daughter-in-law.
Wang Jinling and Feng Qingchen went straight from the background to the protagonists. When the Crown Prince and Dongling Ziluo greeted Xiling Tianlei and others, they couldn't help but take the time to look at Wang Jinling and Feng Qingchen, and their brows twitched from time to time.
These two people think that being corny is funny. Don't they know that this is rude?
Seeing that the Crown Prince and Dongling Ziluo were dissatisfied, Zhai Dongming had to cough twice, hinting Feng Qingchen and Wang Jinling not to steal the limelight too much. Didn't they see the murderous eyes of Princess Anping, Su Wan and Xiling Yaohua? These two people really could sit still. Does Wang Jinling want all women in the world to be jealous of Feng Qingchen?
Wang Jinling smiled apologetically to everyone at the right time, then lowered his head to eat, still not forgetting to add more food for Feng Qingchen.
You could say that Wang Jinling was impolite, but he did all this openly with so many people watching. Besides, he was only serving food to Feng Qingchen and didn't do anything else intimate. Apart from saying "my Qingchen", he didn't express anything further.
After the meal, no one except Feng Qingchen and Wang Jinling was really eating, and no one was full. Xie San and Wang Qi were worried about Wang Jinling and Feng Qingchen, so they didn't feel like eating.
Of course, no one came here just to eat. Everyone basically had an idea of what they wanted to achieve with this meal.
After the meal, the Ninth Prince invited everyone to go to the viewing platform to admire the lotus flowers. The villa had been prepared in advance, with lights on everywhere, just like daytime.
Seeing that the Ninth Prince did not seem angry or show the slightest concern, Feng Qingchen felt a little lonely. It was certain that she was unhappy in her heart, but Feng Qingchen could only try hard to ignore it.
She couldn't force the Ninth Prince to do anything. She had long understood that the Ninth Prince would only tease her when he was in a good mood. After all, she was just a woman, so how could she expect the Ninth Prince to treat her as a dish?
The Crown Prince and the Ninth Prince were walking in the front. Xiling Tianlei, Beiling Fengqian, and Dongling Ziluo, Zichun, and Zhai Dongming were about half a step behind each other. If you didn't look carefully, you would think they were a group walking together.
Princess Anping asked Princess Yaohua and Su Wan to walk together. Xie San and Wang Qi didn't care and simply fell behind. They didn't expect the Ninth Prince to be a diligent host.
The young masters of the Wang and Xie families are of course very elegant. When they walk with the other princes and dukes, they do not appear to be weak at all. Even when they are ignored, they are still relaxed and graceful.
Normally, in such an occasion, even if Wang Jinling was just a man in white, he would still be sought after by everyone. However, Wang Jinling deliberately fell behind a few steps and walked at the back with Feng Qingchen.
Wang Jinling seemed to be particularly attached to Feng Qingchen tonight. The Ninth Prince also acquiesced to Wang Jinling's behavior and was vaguely creating opportunities for him.
"Jinling? What happened?" Feng Qingchen pulled Wang Jinling, deliberately slowed down his pace, kept a distance from the person in front, and asked in a low voice.
If she didn't ask, she would suffocate to death. What happened tonight was too weird. From her clothes to Wang Jinling's attitude towards her, everything was weird.
Wang Jinling slowed down his pace. When he heard Feng Qingchen's question, the smile on his face was slightly worried. He pointed at Zhai Dongming's group and said, "Qingchen, didn't you hear what they said at the dinner table before?"
"What did you say?" The prince and his companions seemed to have talked a lot, saying everything and yet it seemed as if they had said nothing. She had never cared about such diplomatic terms.
"Marriage for peace!" Wang Jinling was neither as relaxed nor confident as usual, and revealed a hint of worry and uneasiness.
It was rare to see Wang Jinling like this, which made Feng Qingchen unconsciously nervous. He just asked, "Does this have anything to do with me?"
Feng Qingchen was very puzzled. What did the marriage between the four countries have to do with her?
These people just want to use the marriage to whitewash the situation and tell the other side that I have no intention of attacking you. Not only that, I also hope to make friends with you and we pursue peace.
Nanling and Xiling married their noble ladies to Dongling, one to flatter the emperor and the other to plant spies. Beiling married the princess, vaguely intending to recognize Dongling as the boss and use Dongling's national strength to develop itself.
Everyone treated Dong Ling as a sucker, and Dong Ling plotted against them. But these national affairs had nothing to do with a little girl like her.
"You, sometimes you are very smart, but sometimes you are very stupid." Wang Jinling knocked on Feng Qingchen's head. Feng Qingchen quickly dodged and touched his head pitifully: "Why do you hit me on the head one by one? I am not smart to begin with. It will be terrible if I become stupid."
"What? Someone hit you on the head?" A sharp light flashed in Wang Jinling's eyes. He glanced in the direction of the Ninth Prince, laughed and said nothing more.
Since Feng Qingchen is not a concubine, he cannot marry Feng Qingchen as his wife. Similarly, that person cannot make Feng Qingchen his principal wife. Even if the emperor agrees, those literati and moralists will not agree, and the people of the world will not agree.
You know it's impossible, but still come to provoke me. I really don't understand what your intention is.
Wang Jinling (7) blocked Feng Qingchen behind him without leaving a trace. He could not marry Feng Qingchen, nor would he allow others to destroy Feng Qingchen's happiness.
Feng Qingchen muttered something but didn't answer. Seeing that Wang Jinling didn't ask any further questions, Feng Qingchen breathed a sigh of relief.
She couldn't explain the incident with the clothes today, and if she told others about what happened in the lotus pond this afternoon, she wouldn't be able to clear herself even if she jumped into the Yellow River.
I guess Su Wan and her gang hate her to death, Princess Anping and her gang must be jealous too, and there is also Xiling Yaohua...
She did not forget that Dong Ling Zi Luo had looked at her and Wang Jinling several times today. That look in his eyes...tsk tsk tsk, it was as if she, Feng Qingchen, was Dong Ling Zi Luo's property and was having an affair in front of him.
Feng Qingchen curled her lips and decided to ignore all this for the time being. When she put on this outfit, the Ninth Prince had already pushed her to the forefront. It was impossible for her to avoid it. The most important thing now was, "Jin Ling, what is going on with this marriage between the four countries? Is it really related to me?"
Wang Jinling nodded. He was not sure at first, but when he saw Xiling Tianlei's appearance and thought of the clothes of the Ninth Prince and Feng Qingchen, he understood...