The reborn sweet girl always wants to escape, but the abstinent prince hugs her and coaxes her!

While the bells were ringing, the emperor and empress took their seats again.

Staying up late on New Year's Eve is a tradition for every household in the Zhou Dynasty, even in the palace.

Returning with them was a stunning girl.

While everyone was astonished, the seventh princess shouted: "Isn't this Princess Lingxi?"

Sure enough, Princess Lingxi, who had redressed herself in the style of a noble lady from the Great Zhou Dynasty, looked like a completely different person compared to the exotic dancer just now.

After the emperor sat down, he said: "Lingxi just dressed up to entertain the bride. Although she was a bit foolhardy, her filial piety is a lesson. But you are the princess after all. You must not act like this again in the future."

Princess Lingxi responded quickly.

"Although Northern Xinjiang and I, the Great Zhou Dynasty, are now vassals, they are more like brothers. Lingxi is the daughter of the King of Northern Xinjiang and also my niece. I have just agreed with the Queen to set the marriage ceremony for Princess Lingxi. On March [-]th, the queen will personally host the ceremony. During the introduction, all the elders of the clan will also be invited to come and watch the ceremony."

The emperor's announcement in public was enough to make everyone understand that the emperor and empress treated Princess Lingxi very differently.

Everyone in the clan has no worries.

Xu Rongrong had no choice but to get up together.

When the emperor saw this, he said no more.

"Come, prepare a table for the princess." The queen ordered.

Emperor Cai had just personally recognized the identity of Princess Lingxi's niece, so the palace officials placed her seat on the right side of Mu Rong, next to the seventh princess's seat.

"Wait a minute." Lingxi said.

"What's wrong?" the queen asked with a smile.

"Lingxi thanks your majesty and empress for their kindness." After she finished speaking, she performed a squatting salute first, and then continued, "However, Lingxi is just a princess, how dare she sit on the head of General Weiyuan Hou Mu? No matter what Is it that both the title and the rank are against the etiquette of the Great Zhou Dynasty? What's more... the Marquis's outstanding martial arts skills make Lingxi envious, and he dare not make any mistakes. Please also ask the Queen to arrange Lingxi's seat under the Marquis. "

Her voice was clear and powerful, and could be heard clearly from every corner of the palace.

Everyone was shocked when they heard this:

If what she said was true, wouldn't she want to sit between Weiyuan Marquis and Pingan County Lord?

Between an unmarried couple, there is another woman sandwiched between them. This... is inappropriate no matter how you look at it, right?

The Queen was also a little surprised, but she was the Queen after all. After being stunned for a moment, she smiled and said: "In terms of etiquette, it is indeed as you said. But you don't know something. Weiyuan Marquis and Ping'an County Lord are gifts from His Majesty. That's why the family banquet arranged for them to sit together. Wouldn't it be awkward for you to sit between them now?"

Several clan elders also laughed: "We are new to Lingxi, so don't be surprised if you don't know."

Although some people spoke to save the situation, Princess Lingxi still held her head high and insisted: "Although Lingxi was born in Northern Xinjiang, she also knows that according to the etiquette of the Great Zhou Dynasty, if a man and a woman are not married, they are still regarded as people with two surnames and cannot be confused. Now that Marquis Weiyuan and the Lord of Pingan County are not yet married, and today is a family banquet, it does not seem inappropriate for Lingxi to sit between them according to their rank. As for the embarrassment that the empress is worried about, Lingxi believes that the Marquis is a member of the military. The county magistrate knows etiquette and respects etiquette. We are all informal people, so naturally we won’t be awkward about these things."

Seeing that she was so tough and eloquent when she first came to Dazhou, she couldn't fault her.

The queen also felt a little bored, but it was difficult to smile on her face. She glanced sideways at the emperor, who took a sip of tea with a smile.

The queen took another look at Xu Rongrong sitting below, and saw that her eyes were calm, as if she really didn't care, so she was not ready to insist anymore.

When Xu Rongrong met the queen's eyes, she knew that the queen had made up her mind.

She knew that her status as county lord was conferred by His Majesty because she saved Mu Rong in the hunting palace.

No one in the clan paid much attention to her, the daughter of a sixth-rank official, and Princess Lingxi was not only canonized by His Majesty in her infancy, but her father was the powerful King of Northern Xinjiang.

The queen was in a dilemma and chose to give up on herself, which she could understand.

Lingxi's seat was right next to Mu Rong, either on the left or right, but now she insisted on sitting under Mu Rong just to suppress herself.

It would be absolutely impossible for her to accept such humiliation in public.

She sneered and was about to get up.

Xu Rongrong was stunned when his hand was held by Mu Rong.

Mu Rong smiled and glanced at her, telling her to calm down, and then glanced at Princess Lingxi calmly:

"The princess also said just now that she was born in Northern Xinjiang, so she only has a superficial understanding of my great Zhou rites, which is not surprising."

"You are just the difference between engagement and marriage in the ceremony of two surnames, but you don't know that I, Zhou Zhongnuo, personally promised Ping An to be the first wife that day, and my Majesty and the Queen personally granted the marriage. From that moment on, I It is one with peace, otherwise, today’s banquet would not be arranged like this.”

"But if the princess insists on arranging the seats according to rank, and insists that she does not want to sit above me, then there is also the official Lao Li, who will arrange the princess's seat next to the princess of Ping'an County."

The etiquette officer responsible for recording the family banquet was suddenly called upon. It was the first time since he took office that he was being taken seriously by someone, and he was a little frightened for a moment.

He raised his head in fear and glanced at the emperor and empress sitting in the seat.

The emperor still had the same expression as before. Today he was just a parent, and he was not prepared to interfere in the playfulness of the younger generations as long as it was not too excessive.

The queen, however, was reminded by Mu Rong's words. She smiled and said: "I have always been the master of the harem, but I have forgotten that this matter should be handled by the etiquette officer. Now it happens... that the arrangement of the seats is up to you. Make up your mind."

The ceremony official who was temporarily dumped said: "..."

He sorted out his thoughts briefly and said loudly: "What the Marquis said makes sense. The Princess of Ping'an County is the Marquis's unmarried wife, and she should sit with her according to the etiquette. The Princess of Lingxi is not sitting below the Princess of Ping'an County, but sitting next to her. There is nothing wrong with being under the table of Marquis Weiyuan's wife."

In the territory of Dazhou, he still had a question in mind whether to listen to the words of His Majesty's nephew and a first-grade military prince, or to listen to the words of this foreign princess who didn't know how long he could stay.

Princess Lingxi's pretty face instantly turned red when she heard this.

When she was dressing up in the back, she had already found out that Weiyuan Hou had no interaction with the Lord of Ping'an County before, and the proposal was sudden. She thought she had a lot of experience in dealing with men: she could make a man propose suddenly. , nothing more than the word "feminine".

And her appearance is not inferior to that of Ping'an County Lord.

What's more, that woman is only the daughter of a sixth-grade imperial minister, and the canonization of Ping'an County Lord was also given by the emperor in gratitude. How can she compare with herself!

In addition, the emperor had just recognized her as his niece in public, so she wanted to severely humiliate Ping An and avenge her for being rude to her just now.

Who would have thought...that I would be slapped in the face in public!

I can only hate that Mu Rong was so protective of his shortcomings.

But now the defeat is certain, if she insists too much, she will appear stingy.

So he smiled and said, "That's it, you'll have a lot of work."

After the seats were arranged, she calmly sat down under Xu Rongrong.

Seeing this, Mu Qianyin snorted coldly: "What are you messing around with? Everyone was so happy, but they decided to mess up the situation! Just stir up trouble, right? But she was defeated so quickly. You said she was trying to make trouble? What!"

The third prince smiled and said: "She just came here now, just for testing, so naturally she won't make too much noise. It's just that she went to Brother Rong and Ping'an again and again... I'm afraid she has other plans in her heart. Woolen cloth."

"She dares!" Mu Qianyin raised her eyebrows.

She had just spent all her efforts to get Xu Rongrong to nod, so she didn't want to cause any trouble halfway and weaken the couple's affection.

As soon as Lingxi sat down, he poured a glass of wine and faced Xu Rongrong: "Lingxi is not sensible and has offended me many times before. Please Ping An not to be like me. Lingxi uses this wine to apologize to Ping An."

After saying that, she raised her head and finished.

The bold look made Xu Rongrong think of Lin Jiaoyue for a moment.

It's just that Lin Jiaoyue's cheerfulness is often accompanied by a hint of broken beauty, which makes people want to stop.

The woman in front of him, if she hadn't been targeting him repeatedly just now, would look more majestic now.

After Lingxi finished drinking the glass of wine, he looked at Xu Rongrong with a smile.

Does this mean... let her have a drink too?Xu Rongrong frowned.

She was waiting for rejection.

The man beside him had already spoken first: "Drinking is harmful to your health. I am not allowed to drink too much safely. If the princess likes it, then just drink a few more glasses."

After saying that, he beckoned the palace maid to come forward: "The princess likes the wine in the palace, please get two more bottles."

Princess Lingxi: "..."