There was no distinction between men and women at the state banquet, so Yu Tanqi and Jiang Shi’s seats were next to each other.
Jiang Shi was highly regarded by the emperor, and Yu Tanqi and he were seated very close to the emperor's throne, while the envoys from Tianqi were seated directly opposite him.
Before the banquet officially began, a young man had already sat down at the seat for the envoys from Tianqi State, with a young man dressed as a guard standing behind him.
The young man was wearing clothes different from those of Wan Jin State. His tall and slender body was wrapped in a purple tight-fitting suit.
What makes people look twice is not his clothes, but his dressing style.
The boy's ink-black long hair was combed back and tied into several braids. On his white and full forehead, he wore a forehead ornament with a black gem in the middle, connected by a thin black rope.
Although he has braids and a jeweled forehead ornament, the boy's appearance does not appear feminine. Instead, he gives people a sense of unrestrained and handsome elegance.
Yu Tanqi finally saw the royal family of Tianqi Kingdom with his own eyes, and couldn't help but sigh that such dress was indeed beautiful.
Through the forehead ornament, she knew that the young man in purple was the second prince of Tianqi Kingdom, Yuwen Xiao.
"Does it look good?" Jiang Shi suddenly asked.
"He looks good." Yu Tanqi nodded subconsciously, then realized who was asking him. He quickly added, "But not as good-looking as Zi'an. It was just the first time I saw a man with braids and forehead ornaments. I was a little surprised, so I took a closer look."
When she caught Jiang Shi's gaze, she quickly gave him a sweet and bright smile.
How could she praise the handsome prince of Tianqi in front of Jiang Shi?
Jiang Shi curled his lips slightly, not feeling unhappy because his fiancée glanced at another boy for a second longer. Instead, he looked at Yuwen Xiao opposite him and examined him carefully.
The dress of the royal family of Tianqi State was indeed different from that of Wanjin State. Men actually wore braids and forehead ornaments, which was considered to be extremely degrading to masculinity in the eyes of the people of Wanjin State.
Men in the Wanjin State, from royal nobles to peddlers, all tied their hair with a wooden hairpin or a cloth strip. In more sophisticated families, men would tie their hair with a jade crown after they reached adulthood. Their hair would never be tied into a braid, nor would they wear forehead ornaments.
Jiang Shi's long hair was also tied up high with a wooden hairpin, meticulously.
But Yu Tanqi said that Tianqi Kingdom's dress was surprisingly beautiful.
Surprise means being different from others. When you think something is beautiful, you always want to take another look at it.
Although Jiang Shi thought he was quite generous, he didn't want his fiancée to look at other men again and again.
He took note of Yuwen Xiao's outfit and thought about asking Danqing to buy forehead ornaments from Tianqi Kingdom today and ask how to braid his hair.
Yuwen Xiao knew that his attire looked very different in the eyes of the people of Wanjin State, and most of them looked at him with contempt. He had expected this and did not take it to heart.
But when the two people opposite him looked at him one after another, he realized that their eyes were not malicious, and he couldn't help but look up.
The boy and girl sitting together were wearing the same color green clothes. Their eyebrows and eyes were not similar, but their temperaments were just as soft. However, people would not think that they were siblings. Instead, one could tell at a glance that they were an engaged couple.
After all, whether in Wanjin or Tianqi, all women would only tie their hair up after getting married. There was a big difference between the hairstyles of unmarried girls and married women.
He met Jiang Shi's gaze, his expression unchanged.
Jiang Shi smiled politely, looking like a gentle and self-respecting young man.
Just as the folk rumors about him circulating in the capital of Wanjin State, he is gentle and harmless.
Yuwen Xiao also returned a polite smile, then withdrew his gaze, lowered his eyes, and drank the wine in the glass nonchalantly.
There was a hint of doubt in his eyes.
Jiang Shi's eyes seemed to be looking at his forehead ornament. Was it his illusion?
It is impossible that the child of Jiang Chu and Lan Luozhu is as weak and harmless as the rumors say.
Yuwen Xiao couldn't help but look up at the opposite side again. Jiang Shi was using a handkerchief to wipe the corners of Yu Tanqi's lips, his eyes and eyebrows were gentle and considerate.
Yuwen Xiao quickly lowered his eyes and used the action of drinking to hide the surprise and uncertainty in his eyes.
Could it be that the rumors are true?
No way.
Soon, other envoys from Tianqi Kingdom entered the hall, and the man in yellow in the lead attracted everyone's attention.
Yu Tanqi took a look and then looked away. Compared with the second prince of Tianqi Kingdom, Yuwen Xiao, although the eldest prince Yuwen Xian also had a braid and a headband, his eyes and eyebrows revealed an unpleasant arrogance.
As soon as Yu Wenxian sat down, his eyes swept across the seat opposite him and quickly locked onto Jiang Shi. The corners of his lips raised, and his expression was cold.
"The man in green clothes is Jiang Chu and Lan Luozhu's son, Jiang Shi?"
The guards behind him nodded quickly and said, "Yes, Your Highness, he is Jiang Shi, the heir of Wu'an Marquis. Sitting next to him is his fiancée, who is said to be the most beautiful woman in Wanjin State."
This "I heard" has a special meaning.
Yu Wenxian's gaze fell on Yu Tanqi's face. The girl's cheeks were rosy and her eyes were clear, like gems washed in clear water.
"Indeed, they are very beautiful." He stared at Yu Tanqi's eyes, his eyes gradually becoming excited and fiery. "What beautiful eyes!"
It seems that if it is made into beautiful gem crystal, it must be beautiful.
Yu Wenxian's eyes were too dangerous. Yu Tanqi felt it keenly. His heart skipped a beat and he subconsciously looked up. When he saw him staring at him, his face turned pale and he quickly lowered his head.
Oh no, this pervert actually set his sights on her.
Yu Tanqi recalled the plot of the original novel. Calling Yu Wenxian a pervert was already a compliment. He was simply a beast.
Unlike Yuwen Xiao's forehead ornament connected with a black rope, Yuwen Xian's forehead ornament and the chain are made of precious and beautiful gem crystals. He particularly likes beautiful gem crystals and collects everything that is as beautiful as gem crystals.
Yu Wenxian's hobby seems very normal, but the means of collection and the things he finally collected are not normal, and even terrifying.
He showed his love for gemstones and crystals when he was young. When he was eleven years old, the vassal state of Xiye sent a blue-eyed beauty to the emperor of Tianqi. He thought blue eyes were very beautiful, so he asked the emperor of Tianqi for this beauty.
Including the Emperor of Tianqi and his biological mother, the Queen, everyone thought that he was very lustful at a young age. The Emperor of Tianqi originally did not want to give it to her, but the Queen was afraid that the Emperor of Tianqi would be seduced by the blue-eyed beauty, so she gave the beauty to Yu Wenxian.
Unexpectedly, Yu Wenxian actually dug out the beauty's blue eyes, made them into amber forehead ornaments, and wore them on his forehead. He then went to meet the Xiye Kingdom envoy openly. The Xiye envoy initially praised the beauty of his forehead ornaments, and Yu Wenxian smiled and said, "Yes, your blue eyes made into amber are indeed very beautiful."
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