In the past few days, all officials of the fifth rank and above in the capital have received invitations from the palace, inviting them to attend the palace's spring banquet with their families tomorrow.
The Spring Banquet, ostensibly for flower viewing and wine drinking, was actually a secret banquet prepared by the Emperor for selecting concubines for the Prince of Beili.
Xiao Yanchu peeled another shrimp for Su Ruojin, saying, "Don't worry about the Prince Qin choosing you."
Su Ruojin smiled nonchalantly, "Unless the Prince of Bei Li is an idiot, he would never choose me."
Xiao Yanchu raised an eyebrow. "Oh, why are you so sure, Ajin? With your looks and talent, it's only natural that the Prince Qin would choose you if he wasn't blind."
"Even if Qin Wang wanted to choose, the Emperor wouldn't agree. The daughter of a great general would be married off to a country that could become an enemy at any time. What if they don't even have to lift a finger and just use me to threaten my father and brother?"
The marriage of the daughter of a great general to a foreign ruler is bound to chill people's hearts. If Xiao Chenyi had any sense at all, he would never have allowed this to happen.
Xiao Yanchu looked at Su Ruojin with admiration, "A-Jin is really smart."
It's such a simple principle, but some fools just don't understand it.
When Xiao Bao saw Xiao Yanchu peeling shrimp for Su Ruojin, he exclaimed, "Uncle, you're being unfair! You only peel shrimp for Sister Jin, not for me!"
Xiao Yanchu glanced at Xiao Bao and said, "A grown man like you, still needing someone to peel shrimp for you, aren't you ashamed?"
Xiao Bao felt a little wronged, "I'm still a child."
Su Ruojin smiled and shared the shrimp in her bowl with Xiaobao, "Come on, Xiaobao, eat some shrimp."
Xiao Bao picked up a shrimp and put it in his mouth. "Sister Jin is the best to me. When I grow up, I will definitely marry Sister Jin."
As soon as Xiao Bao said this, Hu Qing, who was hiding in the shadows, felt the temperature around him drop sharply.
He looked at Xiaobao with some concern.
My lord, how dare you say such things in front of the prince?
Xiao Yanchu glanced coldly at Xiao Bao, "Go back and memorize all the military treatises I gave you yesterday. You're not allowed to sleep until you've memorized them all."
Xiao Bao: ......
But he never compromised on the tasks assigned to him by his uncle.
The baby is suffering, but the baby doesn't say it.
Su Ruojin felt a little sorry for Xiaobao, but she wouldn't go against Xiao Yanchu's decision. She put a duck leg on Xiaobao's plate and said, "Xiaobao, after you finish eating, Sister Jin will take you to guess riddles. Let's see who wins the bigger prize, okay?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Bao nodded hurriedly and started gnawing on the duck leg again. In any case, he had almost memorized that military treatise.
He was determined to win the most riddles and give all the prizes to Sister Jin.
In the end, Xiao Bao watched resentfully as his uncle won most of the prizes and gave them to Sister Jin, while he only won two sugar figurines.
Hu Qing sighed inwardly.
My young master, you said from the beginning that you would give the prize to the princess as a betrothal gift. How could the prince let you win?
Finally, Xiao Bao got tired of playing, so Xiao Yanchu held Xiao Bao in one arm and let him fall asleep on her shoulder, while holding Su Ruojin's hand with the other and walking slowly down the street.
The soft light from the roadside lanterns enveloped the three of them, creating a harmonious scene. The candlelight also reddened Wei Yinshuang's eyes, who happened to witness this moment.
Su Ruojin, just you wait!
After tomorrow, you will no longer be qualified to stand beside the prince!
The next morning, Madam Su took Su Ruojin and Su Muyao to the palace to attend a banquet.
Su Ziyang had already gone to the palace to take up his post, while Su Yunfeng and his three other sons went there by carriage.
Su Yiting was worried that Xing Yue would be bored alone in the mansion, so he stayed to keep her company.
In any case, the main purpose of this banquet was to select a princess for the Prince Qin. Su Yiting didn't hold any official position, so whether he went or not was irrelevant.
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