The soft beauty is so good at teasing, the villain prince asks for a kiss

Musicians and dancers took turns to perform, each with unique skills, which was a feast for the eyes.

Rong Heqing didn't have much expectation for the banquet at first, but now he was attracted by the wonderful show and watched it intently.

During the banquet, everyone drank and talked happily, and the scene was harmonious and lively.

Taking advantage of the time when the dancer left the stage, Rong Heqing looked around while drinking. She was surrounded by noble ladies and rich girls. Sitting in the front were a few princesses, and the next were the princesses. They were all strangers, and she didn't recognize any of them.

Above them are the concubines of each palace.

The emperor and the empress sat together, and below them was the imperial concubine Su, who was as beautiful as a peach and as cold as ice. The expression on her face was always indifferent, as if everything around her had nothing to do with her.

Rong Heqing couldn't help but look at her twice more. It was because the mysterious King Ning before was her son.

Imperial Concubine Su had two sons, one was Prince of Zhou Qin Yuncai, and the other was Prince of Ning Qin Yunxuan, both of whom were favored by the emperor for many years.

If you look closely, you can see her shadow faintly between Prince Ning's eyebrows and eyes.

There were two more people below, Rong and Qing, whom they did not recognize, but seeing that Concubine Xian was sitting below them, they thought that these two were also favored concubines. They should be Concubine De and Concubine Shu, but they did not know who was who.

Below the virtuous concubine there is another concubine who is old and not very good-looking. The one who can sit here must be the master of the palace.

Most likely it is the only concubine now - Concubine Zhen, who has a son, but because she is not favored by the emperor, she has never had much presence in the harem. She is older than Concubine Xian and Concubine Shu, and has not been promoted for all these years.

Rong Heqing glanced at her and then looked away, but unexpectedly, Zhenpin also looked over with flickering eyes.

Sitting in a row opposite were the princes.

Rong Heqing saw Qin Yunxian in the crowd at first sight.

Noticing her gaze, Qin Yunxian also raised his eyes and looked over. When their eyes met, Qin Yunxian was the first to look away and turned to talk to someone.

Rong Heqing frowned, feeling a bit weird.

I can’t explain it, I just feel it’s weird.

But she has always been carefree and won't think about it unless she can figure it out.

Turn to look at other people.

His Majesty has had many sons. Even if several of them died, the remaining ones are enough.

The first one was the Crown Prince Qin Yunzhao, born to the Queen, but the Crown Prince was not the eldest son. The eldest son was the eldest prince, Prince Rong Qin Yunming, born to Concubine De, who sat below him.

Next came the third prince Qin Yuncai, Prince of Zhou, born to the Imperial Concubine; the fifth prince Qin Yuntao, Prince of Ping, born to Concubine Zhen; the sixth prince Qin Yunsheng, Prince of Ming, born to Concubine Shu; the eighth prince Qin Yunli, Prince of Jin, born to Concubine Xian; the ninth prince Qin Yunxian, Prince of Duan, born to the former Imperial Concubine Yuan; the tenth prince Qin Yunxuan, Prince of Ning, born to the Imperial Concubine; and the Queen's youngest son, the fourteenth prince Qin Yunsheng. Because he was still young, he was not given a title of prince or a mansion.

The rest of the princes either died early or died of serious illness, leaving only these nine.

These nine people have their own unique looks, and any one of them has an extraordinary demeanor. Even a naughty kid like the Fourteenth Prince can still be very intimidating when he doesn't speak.

He is worthy of being the son and grandson of the dragon.

Rong Heqing sighed inwardly, the battle for the throne among nine princes, how intense must it be?

However, Qin Yun is not able to sit idle and has no chance to succeed to the throne, so the eight sons will have to fight for the throne.

She pressed her eyebrows.

999 asked: [Host, what’s wrong with you? ]

Rong Heqing was weak and exhausted. [I feel dizzy.]

999: […]

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During the banquet, some noble ladies also volunteered to perform. This was a good opportunity to stand out. If they could get praise from His Majesty or the Queen, their future marriage would be even more successful.

Some were dancing, some were painting with unique creativity; each one was very outstanding and received constant cheers from the audience.

When a noble lady finished dancing, the queen praised her, "Miss Liu's dance is as graceful as a startled swan. If she hadn't practiced hard since she was a child, she would never have been able to dance with such grace."

The emperor nodded in agreement, "Reward——"

Miss Liu was overjoyed. She knelt down to express her gratitude and quickly left to change her clothes.

Having received the reward from His Majesty, Lord Liu was overjoyed and listened to the flattery from the people around him with a smile.

Ronghe Qing was just watching the fun, and somehow the fire got to her.

Suddenly someone asked during the dinner: "I heard that people in South City are the best at dancing, and their dancing styles are both strong and soft, which is the most moving. I see that Miss Liu's dance has quite a South City style. I wonder if my guess is right?"

"If you ask us, we don't know either. You have to ask someone from South City!"

"How can there be anyone from South City at this table?"

"Why not? Princess Changle and Mr. Rong, aren't they from South City? Oh, by the way, the princess's mother was also famous for her dancing skills. I'm sure the princess has some insights into this as well, right?"

Rong Heqing: “???”

What are you guys doing here, all singing the same tune?

The few of them spoke without concealing their voices, and their voices were neither too loud nor too soft, just loud enough for the people in the hall to hear.

The whispers at the table gradually faded, and more and more people looked over.

All kinds of eyes were focused on him, trying to find holes in Rong and Qing.

Rong Heqing put down the porcelain cup and looked at the speaker with a smile.

He was a man in his forties with a mustache. His triangular eyes stared at her with ill intent. When he saw her looking at him, he slapped his mouth in a hypocritical manner and said, "It is your humble servant who is offended. I forgot until the princess came to her senses. I hope the princess will forgive me!"

You remembered to ask for forgiveness after you farted, why didn't you hold it in earlier?

Rong He Qingxin sneered inwardly, "It is indeed offensive. My mother is the princess of a county. Whether she is good at dancing or not, I am afraid it is not your turn to comment on it."

The virtuous concubine smiled slightly, "You know Changle was not smart before, but you still want to ask, why? Are you bullying Changle because she is young?"

"I never meant that. I just spoke too quickly. Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"

The official stepped out, knelt down and apologized, and the emperor's eyebrows moved slightly.

"I just saw that the princess had a clear vision and behaved in a measured manner, so I forgot about her stupidity for a moment and thought that the princess must have a special skill since she was so smart. I was just making a presumptuous assumption, and I hope the princess will forgive me."

They lifted her up in full view of everyone.

If she said at this time that she knew nothing, it would be a small matter to lose her own face, but it would be a big matter to bring shame to the Annan Palace and the Concubine Xian as well.

After all, she was a princess, and the title was bestowed by the emperor himself. If she had no talent or virtue, the emperor would not be able to bear it.

If you say they didn't do it on purpose, no one would believe it.

I just don't know who gave these people the instructions.

There was now complete silence in the hall, as everyone was waiting for her next words.

Before Concubine Xian could no longer help but change color and speak, Rong Heqing stood up slowly under all kinds of gazes.

A gaze fell on her face. She turned her head and met Qin Yunxian's thoughtful eyes.

She raised her eyebrows, smiled suddenly, and said loudly: "Since you all have said so, if I don't perform, it would be me who doesn't know what is good for me. In this case, I can only perform my ugliness. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."

The emperor became more interested and leaned forward slightly, "Oh? What is Changle going to perform?"

Rong Heqing's eyes fell on the musician's arms and he said openly, "Pipa."