The banquet to celebrate the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries was held at noon.
Early in the morning, Su Li and Ji Tinglan went to Su Jin's house to meet Su's father and mother.
As Su Li thought, after Su Shi knew last night that Princess Yu Lun was going to choose a son from a noble family in Da Jin as her husband, she was so frightened that she immediately ordered Su Jin and his brothers not to attend the palace banquet.
Su Jin did not have to go to the palace, but went out of the city to the military camp early in the morning. Although Su Shen wanted to go to the palace to see what was happening, his parents had given an "order", so he could not go even if he wanted to.
Now he just sent the Su family members to the door.
"Ali, you said that Princess Yulun doesn't need her to marry, so why does she have to look for a prince consort in our Great Jin? Is there no good man in their Nanli?"
After learning about this last night, she and her husband were shocked.
Although she didn't think her two sons were particularly outstanding, nor did she think they would definitely be chosen, but what if?
If he is chosen by Princess Yulun and becomes the consort of Nanli, he will have to go and live in Nanli. They don't want their son to leave his hometown and live in an unfamiliar place. Moreover, because he is from Dajin, he may be guarded against by the Nanli royal family all his life, let alone be reused.
"I don't know either. Maybe Nanli really doesn't have anyone she likes."
Su Li also found this matter strange. In the original novel, Princess Yulun had never been to Dajin, let alone looking for a prince consort in Dajin.
I don’t know what happened that led to Nanli’s behavior, or rather, Princess Yulun’s behavior.
"Who cares, mother? Anyway, Ajin and A Shen are not going to the palace or attending the banquet. So who Princess Yulun falls in love with is none of our business."
Su nodded: "What you said is none of our business."
Before leaving, Su Shi whispered to Su Li, "By the way, I have something to tell you. Ah Jin said last night that the third daughter of the Ningyuan Marquis family is also interested in him, and asked me and your father to find a date to propose marriage."
Su laughed: "That brat is too impatient. Your father said that we should find a matchmaker or middleman to talk to him first."
Su Li smiled and said, "Ajin has never experienced anything like this, so how would he know these details? Mother, I think we shouldn't find a matchmaker. The prince is very familiar with the Ningyuan Marquis's residence, so why not let him be the middleman and go to the Ningyuan Marquis' residence someday to ask the Ningyuan Marquis's family for their opinion. If they are interested, we can invite the Ningyuan Marquis's wife out for a chat someday. If all goes well, we can then formally propose marriage."
Su agreed very much, with a smile on her face: "Then do as you say..."
While the mother and daughter were talking, they had already arrived at the mansion gate. Then they each got on a carriage and headed towards the palace.
Probably with the order of Emperor Jing, as soon as he entered the palace, two palace maids were waiting for him, and then they took Su Li to change into palace clothes.
The place where Su Li changed into palace clothes was called An Ning Palace, which would be her palace in the future. According to the palace maid, this palace was named by Emperor Jing himself, and her current aunt, Concubine Xu, personally ordered people to decorate it.
The layout of the palace is probably based on Concubine Xu's aesthetic taste. The whole palace exudes an air of elegance and it is obvious that much thought was put into its design.
Although it is not Su Li’s favorite style, it is also one of her favorite styles.
Her biological mother, Empress Renxuan, had passed away, and she had already married. She would not go to the palace frequently in the future, so she did not care much about what the palace looked like.
However, since the other party was so thoughtful, she naturally wanted to express her gratitude.
So after changing into palace clothes, Su Li went to visit Concubine Xu with gifts, firstly to express her gratitude, and secondly to maintain interpersonal relationships.
In addition to Concubine Xu, she also visited several concubines with gifts. These concubines specially sent her gifts on the second day after she was named princess, so she naturally had to reciprocate.
As soon as she came out of Concubine Xian's palace, Ah Fu found her.
"Princess, the Crown Prince asked me to tell you that just now, Princess Yulun of Nanli said she had long admired your name and requested to sit with you at the banquet. To promote friendship between the two countries, the Crown Prince agreed. He said that although the two countries are friendly, he did not know what Princess Yulun's purpose was in suddenly making this move. Princess, you must be careful. The Crown Prince has also sent people to keep an eye on the princess at all times..."
"I see……"
Su Li seemed to be lost in thought. It had only been two days since she was officially crowned a princess, and she had not done anything worthy of the admiration of a princess from another country. It was obvious from what she heard that it was just an excuse for Princess Yulun to sit at the same table with her.
As for her purpose, she had no previous contact with her. The only reason was that she met her on the day Xiaowu took Abao to the street.
Based on what happened that day, she thought that Princess Yulun made this request most likely because of Abao.
The banquet was held in Ningkang Palace, a place in the palace specially used for hosting large banquets.
After Ah Fu left, Su Li took Xiao Ye and went straight to Ningkang Palace.
When passing by the Imperial Garden, I happened to meet Pei Mingyue.
Seeing her glance behind her, he couldn't help but laugh and teased, "Who are you looking for?"
Pei Mingyue was quite generous at this moment. She raised her chin and smiled: "Of course I'm going to find Ah Jin."
Su Jin had already told her yesterday that his family already knew about their affairs, so there was no need for her to hide out of embarrassment.
Su Li chuckled, "I think you already knew when Princess Yulun was going to find a good husband at the banquet. My mother was afraid that Princess Yulun would fall in love with Ajin and A Shen and move to Nanli to live in the future, so she didn't allow them to enter the palace to attend the banquet. Ajin went to the military camp early in the morning. She didn't want you to worry, so she asked me to tell you."
"So that's how it is. Madam Bo is right. Ajin is so outstanding. If she goes, who knows if she won't be favored by Princess Yulun? No, she will definitely be favored!"
That person was hers, and they hadn't even had time to get engaged, so she was naturally afraid that someone would snatch him away.
Su Li was provoked to laugh again, and said: "Oh, it is true that beauty is in the eyes of the beholder..."
Pei Mingyue was also a little embarrassed and just laughed.
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