Chapter 74 Princess Changle
There has always been a lot of attention in the capital regarding Qi Yue's affairs. After all, he is the only unmarried prince at the moment.
Therefore, this incident caused a great uproar in the capital and became a topic of conversation among people.
But no matter how noisy the outside world was, no news came out from Xiao Yunzhan's side, as if he had already tacitly agreed.
This made many noble ladies who were watching on the sidelines very disappointed, and they felt a strong resentment towards Qi Yue in their hearts.
Especially Qu Xinhe. Ever since Qi Yue cheated her out of two hundred taels of silver last time, she hasn't gone out for many days. It is said that she cries at home every day.
Although this incident caused a lot of uproar, everyone who was supposed to attend the flower viewing banquet attended.
This time, the old lady brought three sisters, Song Yurou, Song Yuning and Song Yuyao.
According to custom, they first went to pay their respects to the Queen. They arrived neither too early nor too late, and when they arrived at the Queen's palace, many officials and their wives were already waiting there.
After the old lady and the others arrived, they waited for about a cup of tea before several first-rank ladies and marquis ladies arrived one after another.
All the officials and their families who were invited were present.
The hall was bustling with activity, with people gathered in groups of three or five chatting, and most of the topics revolved around the Seventh Prince and Qi Yue.
Song Yuyao asked curiously, "Did the Seventh Prince really bring back a woman? Has it been confirmed that this woman is the future Seventh Prince's consort?"
Song Yurou shook her head at her: "I heard it was just a rumor, but there are so many people here, it's not our place to get involved in this kind of thing, so let's not talk about it anymore."
The three of them were following the old lady not far behind, and there were not many people around. However, after hearing what Song Yurou said, Song Yuyao nodded.
Song Yuning didn't have too many thoughts in her mind, she just stayed quietly aside. She was usually like this, so Song Yuyao and the others didn't care about Song Yuning's distraction at this time.
At this moment, a solemn chorus of voices came from outside the door: "The Queen has arrived! Princess Jia has arrived!"
When everyone heard the voice, they stopped talking and knelt down respectfully to greet the queen, but at the same time, they felt a little strange.
Princess Jia never attended such banquets and had not appeared in public for a long time, but she actually came this time, which surprised everyone.
The queen's gentle yet majestic voice reached everyone's ears: "Everyone, get up."
As he stood up, Song Yuning glanced up quickly and saw the queen, who was dressed in gorgeous and elegant clothes. Her appearance was not stunning, but her temperament was extremely outstanding.
Everyone stood up and looked up to see Princess Jia sitting next to the Queen. That was not the end, there was also a round-faced girl standing next to Princess Jiaqing. She had a pretty face and was dressed in gorgeous clothes. Standing next to Princess Jia, their faces were surprisingly similar.
Everyone was stunned when they saw the girl. Some of them reacted quickly, remembering what happened before, and immediately stared at the round-faced girl in surprise, as if they understood something.
This girl is Qi Yue.
Qu Xinhe recognized the person in front of her as Qi Yue at a glance, and a feeling of anger and grievance surged in her heart. Her eyes turned red in an instant, her face became extremely ugly, and she glared at her fiercely.
Qi Yue still remembered Xiao Yunzhan's instructions, and wanted to irritate Qu Xinhe as much as possible. With a scornful smile on his face, Qi Yue glanced at Qu Xinhe with disdain and quickly looked away.
The Empress was unaware of the subtle atmosphere between the two. She only smiled and held Qi Yue's hand, saying to the officials and their families below, "At today's flower viewing banquet, I want to announce a good news to everyone.
As everyone here knows, Prince Jia's only daughter tragically disappeared fourteen years ago. Over the years, Prince Jia and his wife have never given up searching for their daughter.
Not long ago, the Seventh Prince was ordered to go on a mission and accidentally found Prince Jia's long-lost daughter.
Now that the child has been recognized by Prince Jia, she will be his only beloved daughter. The Emperor has personally decreed that she be canonized as Princess Changle."
Having recognized his ancestral roots, Qi Yue has now officially changed his name to Xiao Yue and is listed in the royal jade book.
When this news came out, everyone's expressions were different. Most of the noble ladies breathed a sigh of relief. If Xiao Yue was the daughter of Prince Jia, then she and Xiao Yunzhan were siblings.
Since they are brother and sister, they definitely cannot get married, so they still have a chance to become the seventh prince's consort.
Many thoughtful ladies thought the same thing, so when they looked at Xiao Yue, their eyes immediately became friendly and they all saluted.
For a moment, all kinds of flattering words came one after another. Xiao Yue felt a headache listening to them, but still responded one by one with a smile.
The only one with a bad look on her face was Qu Xinhe. She knew that she had provoked the wrong person, and someone she shouldn't have provoked.
She felt extremely regretful. If she had known that Qi Yue was Prince Jia's daughter, she would never have dared to provoke her.
Xiao Yunzhan didn't like her in the first place, and now she had offended Prince Jia's biological daughter. Adding to that, Concubine Yun had always been unwilling for her to marry Xiao Yunzhan, and Qu Xinhe now understood that she was afraid she would not be able to become Xiao Yunzhan's wife.
The others didn't know what Qu Xinhe was thinking, and they just kept complimenting Xiao Yue.
Xiao Yue grew up in the city and was quite at a loss as to how to deal with this situation. Seeing her daughter's embarrassment, Princess Jia stepped forward. Xiao Yue then breathed a sigh of relief, stood behind her mother, and turned to look towards Song Yuning.
Song Yuning noticed Xiao Yue's gaze and was slightly stunned, but he quickly reacted and nodded at Xiao Yue.
Xiao Yue was surprised for a moment, and the smile on his face deepened.
The Queen spoke to the officials' families for a while, most of which were about Xiao Yue. Then, seeing that it was almost time, she took everyone to the Imperial Garden to appreciate the flowers.
When they arrived at the Imperial Garden, several princes and princesses were already there. After a few polite words, it was time for the young ladies from each family to compete in their talents.
Song Yuning presented a painting in a proper manner, and then stayed behind the old lady. The flower-viewing banquet ended like this.
As soon as the flower-viewing banquet ended, Xiao Yunzhan went to the imperial study to ask for an audience with the emperor, and happened to meet Concubine Yun who had just come out of the imperial study.
Concubine Yun smiled slightly when she saw Xiao Yunzhan: "The flower viewing banquet just ended, and you can't wait to come to see your father. Does Yunzhan have a girl he likes?"
Xiao Yunzhan bowed respectfully, his face flushed slightly: "Cousin Xinhe is very good."
Concubine Yun's perfect smile suddenly froze, and she stared at Xiao Yunzhan with a hint of coldness: "Xinhe has already been engaged. Even if you are the prince, you should not ruin other people's marriages. Other women are fine, but Xinhe is not allowed. You can't have any ideas about her."
"Are any other women okay? My son also thinks the Queen's niece is a good choice." Xiao Yunzhan looked regretful, but quickly added.
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