Fortunately, Acha's gaze only lingered on Yuan Yao's face for a moment, and after a moment of surprise, he looked at Huai Yao and Huai Rou.
Finally, her gaze fell on Huaiyao's face: "Greetings, Princess in the middle, Acha."
Polite?
Is this what you call polite?
The barbaric Northern Barbarians!
Huaiyao wanted to swear.
Huaiyao's face flushed red, and she picked up her whip, about to get up.
"How about I do it? Huaiyao hasn't been feeling well lately and it's inconvenient for her to perform." Huairou gave Huaiyao a reassuring look and then stood up gracefully.
"You?" Acha's gaze fell on Huairou.
Huairou held her hands and looked back at her with grace and poise: "Princess Acha, my name is Huairou, I am Huaiyao's elder sister, the eldest princess of Daqi."
Yuan Yao looked at Huairou with great worry.
As if sensing her gaze, Huairou turned her head and smiled gently at her.
Yuan Yao: "..."
No wonder the emperor asked her about her talents when he was at Qianhua Palace.
The emperor must have figured it out; the Northern Di princess will probably find someone to challenge her to a duel.
She's just a little dumpling over three years old; she can't do any of the traditional arts like music, chess, calligraphy, or painting!
A talent competition?
Isn't this making things difficult for Fat Yao?!
She does know how to play musical instruments like the piano and guitar, but unfortunately, there aren't any here!
Fortunately, the Northern Di princess did not come looking for her.
Otherwise, she would definitely lose all face for the Great Qi.
Harmful!
At this moment, Yuan Yao realized how useless she was!
She's a complete waste!
fortunately!
Fortunately, the Northern Di princess didn't take a liking to her!
While she was thinking, Huairou had already lifted her skirt and stood up.
She beckoned to a palace maid and whispered a few words in her ear.
Soon, the palace servants brought up the guzheng, the qin table, and the stools, and set them up one by one.
Huairou sat down in front of the guzheng, raised her slender hand, tuned the instrument, and a melodious and clear tune filled the room.
The banquet fell silent.
The music played by Huairou, like the person herself, is first melodious and clear, then becomes gentle and lingering, with a unique charm.
After the song ends, those who understand music will find it endlessly enjoyable.
"What a wonderful piece!" Princess Acha led the way, clapping first.
Huairou stood up and said gently, "You flatter me."
After she finished speaking, she returned to her seat.
Acha's gaze then fell on Yuan Yao: "That little princess..."
Yuan Yao: "..."
Thanks for the invitation, my eyelids have already started twitching.
"Princess," a maidservant whispered, "that person is Princess Yuan Yao, not a princess."
"Princess?"
If you're not a princess, why are you sitting with one?
Acha looked at the Empress with a puzzled expression.
The Empress smiled faintly and nodded.
Acha looked at Yuan Yao curiously.
Yuan Yao sits obediently and is beautiful and cute.
When I met her gaze, I saw those big, bright, clear eyes, innocent and naive.
That's enough, I won't bully the kids anymore.
Acha sat back in his seat.
Seeing this, the Empress smiled and said, "Let the banquet begin, there's no need to be so formal."
The banquet dishes were as exquisite as ever.
Yuan Yao was thinking about the lanterns.
After eating for a while, she put down her chopsticks.
"Pfft..."
Yuan Yao wiped her mouth with a handkerchief and turned her head away.
Huaiyao asked, "Shall we go?"
“Let’s go!” Yuan Yao nodded.
Huaiyao called Huairou, and the three of them secretly slipped out of the women's section.
"call……"
Yuan Yao took a deep breath.
She ate every meal with trepidation.
She was terrified that the Northern Di princess would suddenly call on her.
Huaiyao glanced at the lights and asked, "Shall we go to the garden to see the lanterns?"
"Let's go." Huairou took Yuan Yao's hand. "Yao'er must not have eaten enough, right? There are mooncakes in the garden later."
Yuan Yao shook her head: "I ate something before I came, so I'm not hungry."
Huairou nodded: "Then let's go see the lanterns."
After saying that, the three of them walked together to other gardens.
Huaiyao said, "Today's lanterns are concentrated in the Lotus Garden, Cherry Blossom Garden, Peony Garden, and Osmanthus Garden."
The lotus and osmanthus flowers are in full bloom recently, and there should be many people enjoying them.
"How about we go to the cherry blossom garden?"
“Okay, let’s go to the Cherry Blossom Garden.” Huairou said gently with a smile.
Tonight, those attending the banquet are free to wander around the Imperial Garden.
There will likely be many male guests.
Although they were all young, it was still not appropriate for them to stroll in the garden and admire the lanterns with a group of men.
Having made up her mind, Huairou took her sisters to the Cherry Blossom Garden.
They had only taken a few steps when a voice rang out from behind: "Yuan Yao?"
Yuan Yao stopped and turned around.
In the dim light, a person stood dressed in a snow-white robe, with hair as black as ink.
"Yun Chan?" Huai Yao frowned. "What are you doing here?"
Yun Chan walked over slowly, covered her mouth, coughed twice, and then said, "Let's get some fresh air."
After he finished speaking, his gaze fell on Yuan Yao.
Yuan Yao's eyebrows curved into a smile.
She looks just like a soft, gentle little rabbit.
So incredibly cute.
Yun Chan asked, "Can I come with you?"
“Of course,” Huairou said gently. “Let’s go.”
Three people became four.
Upon entering the cherry blossom garden, there were indeed not many people inside.
The lanterns were all prepared in advance.
Most of them are rabbit lanterns, but there are also lotus lanterns, orange lanterns, and the like...
As soon as the group entered the courtyard, a young eunuch carrying a lantern asked with a smile, "Your Highnesses, would you like to take a lantern and stroll through the garden?"
"Give me one!" Yuan Yao stretched out her little hand.
The young eunuch smiled, took a small lotus lantern, and handed it over: "Does the princess like this?"
Yuan Yao gave it a critical look.
Just then, a clear female voice rang out from behind: "I think that fox lantern is more suitable for the young princess!"
Fox lantern?
Yuan Yao and the others all turned around.
Princess Acha, with her head full of braids and a dazzling red dress, strode over with a bright smile.
Huaiyao frowned as soon as he saw her.
Acha didn't notice anything amiss and instead smiled, saying, "Acha is new here and will be staying in Daqi for a while."
I have no friends here, can we be friends?
As she spoke, she looked around with great interest and anticipation.
Huaiyao: "..."
Before Huaiyao could speak, Huairou quickly said, "Guests are always welcome. As long as the princess doesn't mind, she can naturally treat us as friends."
"Then it's settled!" Acha laughed crisply. "From now on, we're good friends!"
Princess Acha was very outgoing.
Huairou smiled faintly: "Okay."
Huaiyao was almost furious.
Yuan Yao had to consider Huai Yao's feelings, so she obediently introduced herself: "Princess Acha, you can call me Yuan Yao."
"Mmm! I'll remember you! You're so cute!" Acha smiled and reached out to pat her head.
Yuan Yao smiled sweetly.
Just then, a soft cough came from the side.
Acha quickly withdrew his hand.
Her gaze then fell on Yun Chan's face.
Just now, Yun Chan had been standing in the shade under the cherry tree.
If you don't pay special attention, you'll overlook him.
Upon seeing Yun Chan's features clearly, Acha exclaimed in amazement: "The Great Qi Kingdom actually has such a handsome prince?"
"You're so fair-skinned! Even fairer than the women of the Northern Barbarians!"
Yun Chan: "..."
He kept a cold expression, raised his sleeve to cover his lips, and also covered half of his face.
Huaiyao frowned and said, "He is not a citizen of my Great Qi Kingdom! He is a prince of the Chu Kingdom."
“The State of Chu?” Acha was even more surprised: “How could a prince of the State of Chu be in the palace of another country?”
In our Northern Di, only men who marry into another family live in someone else's home.
Could it be that this young prince is destined to marry into the Great Qi dynasty?
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