Chapter 200 Young Master Zheng, a Bad Intuition
After Prince Bart and Princess Lisa went down, Liu Ye looked at the Sea King opposite her with a gossipy expression. It was their turn this time, right? It turned out that they had each brought a princess with them, and they were here to marry into the Xuan Emperor's family.
The Sea King noticed Liu Ye peeking at him. He smiled and raised his wine cup to her. This peerless princess who was peeking at him was quite good-looking, charming and cute, and very much to his liking. One of his purposes for this trip was to marry a princess for himself, and the other was to marry Princess Yunxi to the Wuli Kingdom. However, she would not marry the Emperor of Wuli Kingdom. Princess Yunxi would have to choose for herself. Whoever she took a fancy to, she would marry.
Liu Ye regretted looking around aimlessly. With no other choice, she picked up the wine glass on the table and took a small sip. This Sea King of Zhao was quite good-looking, with thick eyebrows, big eyes, and fair skin. He was also tall. However, his title was not very pleasant to hear. In his previous life, Sea King was not a good word. People who could be labeled as Sea King were not good people. Both men and women were womanizers.
"Your Majesty, I have composed a piece of music to celebrate Your Majesty's ascension to the throne. Please allow me to perform it before the throne."
Liu Ye looked behind her, following the voice. The speaker was Wei Ziwei, who was dressed very beautifully today. Just as Emperor Xuan was about to nod in agreement, the Empress Dowager stopped him, saying, "My niece has also prepared a piece of music. Please sit down and listen to it."
"Yes!" Wei Ziwei sat down with a frustrated expression. It was all over. If she couldn't win the Emperor's favor today, she would never have the chance to see him again. What should she do?
Liu Ye turned around and saw that Wei Ziwei was anxious. She then looked at the Empress Dowager sitting in the main seat, and it seemed that Furong had guessed correctly.
Next, it was the Zheng family's turn to shine. A large number of Zheng family members had come today. All the girls of marriageable age were present. One after another, Zheng's eldest uncle's daughter came up to dance, then Zheng's second uncle's daughter came up to sing, and then Zheng's third uncle's daughter came up to paint. Zheng's eldest uncle's son played the zither, and Zheng's third uncle's son practiced swordsmanship. The entire second half of the banquet was booked by the Zheng family.
Liu Ye rubbed her stomach. When would the banquet end? She was stuffed even though she hadn't eaten much. Fu Rong whispered in her ear, "Princess, we can leave early. Madam has already left."
Upon hearing this, Liu Ye thought, "Why wait any longer?" But seeing that the Empress Dowager hadn't left, she hesitated. "Sit a little longer," she said, "and wait until the Empress Dowager leaves before we go."
The Empress Dowager seemed to have heard her thoughts: "My child, I'm going back to the palace now. Please take good care of your uncles and chat with your cousins. They are all family."
Emperor Xuan nodded with a constipated expression. He had already guessed his mother's little scheme, and he knew she wouldn't agree: "Yes."
No sooner had the Empress Dowager left than Liu Ye and Fu Rong emerged from the banquet hall. They grabbed a eunuch at random and asked him to lead them out of the palace. The palaces were packed together, and it was dark, so they were afraid of getting lost.
Liu Ye glanced back at the brightly lit palace and said with a look of disgust, "I don't want to attend the palace banquets anymore. They're so boring. The songs are bad, and the dances are not good either. Only Princess Lisa's singing was alright."
Furong corrected her sadly, "It's Consort Sha. She's already the Emperor's consort. The Emperor's cousin has also entered the palace, and I reckon she won't leave. Princess, just listen to the news. Before long, they will all be the Emperor's consorts..."
Hearing the sour tone in Furong's words, Liu Ye smiled and asked, "Are you jealous? How about I give you to the Emperor too? If I give you to the Emperor, the Empress Dowager shouldn't be able to stop me. Why don't I give it a try?"
Furong bit her lip and shook her head: "No need. If I want to be the emperor's woman, I have plenty of ways. Princess, you don't need to worry about me. You should worry about your brother Bai. I saw that the Zhao princess has been secretly watching your brother Bai. She must have taken a liking to him."
Liu Ye didn't take it seriously after hearing it. She trusted Bai Zilin's character: "You don't need to worry about me. Brother Bai will never change his mind. I think that Zhao princess's name is... what was it again?"
Furong thought for a moment and said, "I think her name is Princess Yunxi. It's a nice name, but she's not very pretty. She wears so much powder on her face that I can even see the freckles. It's probably related to the environment she grew up in."
This was the first time Liu Ye had heard of spots being related to the environment: "Tell me about it."
Furong stretched out her palm and gestured with her fingers, saying, "I heard my father say that our continent is shaped like a palm. Our Wuli Kingdom is in the palm, and the Zhao Kingdom is at the fingertips. We are located in the cold northernmost part of the country, with short summers and long winters. Since the Sea King brought the princess here, I guess he didn't intend to take her away. Princess Yunxi will definitely stay and marry a foreign ruler. I just don't know who she will marry."
As they were talking, the two of them came out of the palace. Only then did Liu Ye belatedly realize that they had come by palace carriage. There were quite a few carriages parked at the palace gate, but they all belonged to other officials.
Furong clapped her hands in annoyance: "Oh dear, how could I forget that? Princess, wait for me a moment, I'll go ask the Imperial Guards at the palace gate to find a carriage to take us back to the manor."
Liu Ye nodded. It seemed that this was the only way. Fu Rong returned shortly after leaving, with a carriage following behind her. Was that the driver? He looked familiar. Wasn't he one of the young masters of the Zheng family who practiced swordsmanship? What was going on?
Furong approached Liuye with an awkward smile and winked at her: "Princess, the Empress Dowager sent Young Master Zheng to escort us back to the manor..."
Liu Ye frowned as she looked at Young Master Zheng. What did the Empress Dowager mean? Why was she sending her nephew? This was too unusual.
Zheng Shuang, the fourth son of Zheng Sanjiu, said with a polite smile, "This humble citizen Zheng Shuang greets Princess Wushuang. My aunt specifically instructed me to escort the princess home. Princess, please get in the carriage."
Liu Ye nodded politely: "Then I'll have to trouble you, Young Master Zheng."
Zheng Shuang politely replied, "It is my honor to serve the princess. Please, princess."
Furong helped Liuye into the carriage, and then Young Master Zheng sat in the carriage, cracked his whip, and the carriage slowly moved forward.
Liu Ye, inside the carriage, pointed outside. Fu Rong shrugged and whispered in her ear, "This servant doesn't know what's going on either. Let's talk about it when we get home. Martial artists have very sharp ears."
Liu Ye nodded, a bad feeling creeping into her heart. She feared the Empress Dowager had her eye on her. "Brother Bai, you must hurry home! We have to get married quickly; someone has their eye on your little wife."
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