Help! The innocent prince always tries to seduce me clumsily

In November, Chu Shihuan was awarded the title of king and given the name Duan for his contribution in suppressing the bandits in Pingdingshan.

My mother also benefited from this and became a concubine, and was given the title of Xiang.

Chu Shitong also received a birthday gift from Si Jingli, which was a string of beads with a white jade red bean dice pendant hanging on it.

……

Finally, I turned seventeen.

Before his birthday, Chu Shitong was allowed to enter the court by Chu Shiyu as an exception.

After entering the court, the princes generally acted according to the emperor's orders and there was no necessary work to do.

Chu Shitong was sent to Jingzhou in February. It was said that there was an injustice that was difficult to judge.

It took Chu Shitong half a month to solve the case. When he passed by Quanzhou, he secretly glanced at Si Jingli. Si Jingli was much taller than him, even almost as tall as Chu Shifan.

Chu Shifan had to wait until his birthday this year before he could enter the court.

Because of the perfect ending of this matter, Chu Shiyu made an exception and conferred the title of king on Chu Shitong. For a time, Chu Shitong became very popular in the court.

It’s just that the title is not good, and Chu Shiyu doesn’t know what he was thinking, so he gave Chu Shitong the title: Qi.

This word was the title of Chu Shitong in his previous life. Chu Shitong didn’t like this title, but he didn’t care.

As if to avoid misunderstanding, Chu Shiyu bestowed the throne on Chu Shihan a few days later, and the title was his name, Han.

This year, Chu Shitong gave Si Jingli a long sword as a birthday gift.

Because he was afraid of being misunderstood, he simply gave him a tempered long sword to tell him that force is the most important thing and he should use force to protect himself at all times.

As a result, I was misunderstood again.

It was also on the third day of May this year that the Western Regions requested a marriage alliance and sent a princess to the Northern Qing Kingdom.

Beiqing held a banquet to entertain envoys and princesses from other countries.

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There was singing and dancing in the palace.

This banquet was held with great ceremony in order to celebrate the arrival of the princess from the Western Regions and to demonstrate Beiqing's powerful national strength to the envoys from the Western Regions.

Not only everyone in the harem has to participate, but also civil and military officials.

The envoys from the Western Regions entered the hall one after another to pay homage to the emperor, and then gifts were carried into the hall one after another.

The dazzling array of items from the Western Regions are rare and precious.

The envoy from the Western Regions was wearing a golden sand robe, a snow-white gauze scarf on his head, and his skin was a healthy wheat color. He was introducing the gifts sent from the Western Regions one by one in the hall.

"The king has ordered that, except for the tribute to Beiqing, all the rest will be the princess's dowry. If any prince of Beiqing is lucky enough to marry the princess, these dowries will be sent to that prince's house."

The court and the harem were buzzing with discussion about the words of the Western Region envoy.

A total of 188 loads of gifts were carried from the Western Regions to Beiqing, 99 of which were presented to the emperor, leaving 89 loads.

You know, each gift is worth more than a thousand taels of silver, which adds up to at least hundreds of thousands of taels, which is not a small amount.

Chu Shiyu said: "The matter of marriage cannot be decided by just one word. If the princess has a favorite candidate, there is nothing wrong with discussing this matter. But why haven't I seen your princess yet?"

The Western Regions envoy smiled and said, "The princess will be here soon."

As they spoke, the servants carried the gifts out of the hall.

Smoke inexplicably rose above the hall, and music from the Western Regions sounded, brisk and pleasant.

Anyone could see that the Princess of the Western Regions had carefully prepared for this performance.

Chu Shitong drank tea quietly. He heard that Si Jingli returned to the capital yesterday. Since the birthday gift was sent this year, Si Jingli seemed to have disappeared from the face of the earth without even a single reply.

In previous years, Si Jingli often wrote letters to Chu Shitong, and Chu Shitong would occasionally reply, but he was too busy in the past two years and did not reply very often.

There hasn't been a single letter from him in the past few months, and there was no news when he came to the capital yesterday. Chu Shitong has been wondering if he had offended him in some way?

As the sound of silk music grew louder, the princess of the Western Regions appeared in a red gauze dress, shocking everyone in the hall the moment she appeared.

It was hot in the Western Regions, and most clothes were made of gauze. Only a few pieces of the Western Regions princess's gauze skirt covered her important parts, and the rest was clearly visible under the gauze. Her slender waist, long legs, and enchanting dance attracted the attention of almost all the men present.

Chu Shifeng watched with great interest, and did not forget to say to Chu Shitong: "This woman seems to be quite interesting."

Chu Shitong lowered his eyes and said, "My two sisters-in-law are still here, so it's not good for my royal brother to say that."

Since Chu Shifeng was getting married, he naturally had to bring his two concubines to the banquet.

The girl from Concubine Li's mother's family was also promoted to concubine, and was on the same level as the concubine's daughter in Prince Rong's mansion.

Chu Shifeng seemed to have no interest in either of them. Even though two beauties dressed up and sat next to him, he ignored them and only talked to Chu Shitong beside him.

Chu Shifeng sneered and said nonchalantly, "What's the big deal? They are just two concubines. Do you still want to be my master?"

The two women sitting next to Chu Shifeng naturally heard what Chu Shifeng said. Concubine Hu from Concubine Li's family lowered her head in embarrassment, while Concubine Si from Prince Rong's Mansion glared at Chu Shitong inexplicably, as if the reason why Chu Shifeng could say such words had something to do with her, Chu Shitong.

Chu Shitong has done almost everything he should do in the past two years, and there is no need for him to hide or pretend anything anymore.

"Royal brother, you said it was nothing, but Concubine Si just glared at me fiercely." Chu Shitong pretended to be wronged and said, "Royal brother, don't talk to me anymore. If you say a few more words, Concubine Si might open her mouth and eat me up."

Concubine Si obviously didn't expect Chu Shitong to say it so bluntly. She looked at Chu Shifeng timidly and happened to meet Chu Shifeng's cold and sinister eyes. She was instantly frightened.

"Your Highness has misunderstood. How dare I glare at His Highness Prince Qi!"

Chu Shifeng didn't buy her tricks at all, and said in a cold voice: "Si Xunhuan, I'm warning you, Xiao Qi is my good brother, if you do anything for no reason again, I'll have someone dig out your eyes!"

Si Xun Huan lowered her head, as obedient as a quail, and whispered, "I will never do it again."

Chu Shifeng's expression improved a little, and he turned to Chu Shitong and said, "Don't be angry, Xiaoqi. If this bitch dares to be weird to you again, just tell me and I will punish her."

Chu Shitong said in a dignified manner, "Why is my royal brother so fierce? He has even made the beauty angry."

Chu Shifeng laughed twice and said generously, "Don't I know you? You are more petty than women every day. If I didn't treat you as my own brother, I would have kicked you out of the Golden Palace long ago."

Chu Shitong: “…”

In recent years, she has deliberately maintained good relations with these imperial brothers. To put it bluntly, except for Chu Shihuan, all other princes can talk to Chu Shitong on a brotherly basis.

The one who appears to have the best relationship with him is Chu Shifeng. They even drink and watch horses together in their spare time.

"Royal brother is right. I will not tell you these things in the future. I will not play with you anymore. I will go play with eldest brother. He has a good temper and will definitely not scold me for these things. He doesn't have a concubine yet, and he doesn't have a sister-in-law who glares at me every day."

"No, no, no!" Chu Shifeng admitted his mistake, "How can my eldest brother compare to the deep brotherly love between you and me? Just treat it as nonsense I just said."

Chu Shitong felt relieved and slowly picked up the teacup and continued to drink tea.

After the princess from the Western Regions finished her dance, the mist dissipated, leaving her alone standing in the hall. Her enchanting and charming appearance was captivating.

She bowed gracefully and said, "Princess Linglan of the Western Regions, I pay my respects to His Majesty Beiqing."

"Stand up." Chu Shiyu praised: "Princess Linglan's dance should be the best in the Western Regions."

Linglan raised her head and smiled proudly, "Of course! This princess's dance is the best in the Western Region royal family!"

Linglan is not as reserved and reserved as the women from Beiqing. She has the unrestrained passion unique to the Western Regions. Her fiery red gauze dress seems as scorching as the scorching sun.

Chu Shiyu said: "The Western Regions are willing to send you to marry, which shows their sincerity."

Linglan said bluntly: "I was not sent by my father, I came here on my own accord."

This made Chu Shiyu curious, "Why do you want to marry me, a Beiqing man?"

Lily of the Valley smiled and glanced around the table. Her sweet and warm smile instantly won many hearts.

"I have already picked all the men in the Western Regions, but none of them are suitable for me. I heard that the men in Beiqing are all very talented, so I came here specially to take a look."

These words made Chu Shiyu smile happily.

"Since the princess admires my Beiqing man, and my princes and young masters are here, why not see who catches the princess's eye."

After she finished speaking, Princess Lily of the Valley turned her gaze towards the princes.

Chu Shitong realized that Chu Shiyu meant that Princess Linglan did not necessarily have to marry the prince.

Because the position of the queen must be the principal wife, but the five princes currently have no principal wife, Princess Linglan should have chosen a candidate long ago. It would be a bit embarrassing if she chose the future successor to the throne. There is no way that a woman from the Western Regions can be the queen of Beiqing.

Princess Linglan glanced around, then walked up to Chu Shixuan and said, "Are you His Royal Highness King Yuan?"

Chu Shixuan said expressionlessly: "Yes."

Princess Linglan smiled and said, "His Royal Highness the Kite King is so handsome that Linglan can't take her eyes off him."

Her praise was extremely direct.

Chu Shixuan, however, was no longer as gentle as before, and did not even show a smile. He said, "Princess, you are too kind. My third brother is more handsome."

Chu Shihan: “…”

Chu Shifeng almost died of laughter, and whispered: "Xiao Qi, did you see the expression on Third Brother's face?"

Chu Shitong couldn't help but chuckle, "I saw it."

Chu Shihan was originally a serious person, like a flower on the high mountain covered with frost and snow, but now he was so angry at Chu Shixuan's words that his face looked as ugly as if he had eaten dirt.

"Really?" Princess Linglan became interested. "Which one is your third brother?"

Chu Shixuan immediately pointed at Chu Shihan next to him and said, "This is him."

Linglan stepped forward to look at Chu Shihan and said, "He is indeed handsome. My father really didn't lie to me. All the men in Beiqing are so handsome."

Even if Chu Shihan didn't want to talk, he had to speak up when it came to this.

"Princess is full of praise."

"Does Your Highness the King of Han like the dance that I just performed?"

Facing Princess Linglan's frank advances, Master Chu was as hard as a rock and said dryly, "Not bad."

The expression on Linglan's face froze instantly. "What does your Highness the Cold King mean? Have you ever seen a better dance than this princess'?"

Chu Shihan said: "Your Highness the Princess dances very well."

"Then why do you say it's okay? If you haven't seen anything better, why do you say it's okay?"

Linglan seemed to care a lot about Chu Shihan's two words and kept asking questions.

Chu Shihan had no choice but to say, "It's not that the princess's dance is bad, it's that I don't know how to appreciate it. No matter how good the dance is, I can't tell whether it's good or bad."

Princess Lily of the Valley snorted coldly and turned to go to the Fifth Prince.

The fifth prince, Chu Shihuan, was tall, masculine and handsome. He had built up strong muscles through years of training in the training ground. Even when he was wearing official uniform, one could tell how strong he was.

"Who is this? He looks really strong, just like a man from the Western Regions!"

A servant at the side said, "This is His Royal Highness Prince Duan."

"Oh." Linglan looked him up and down. "You are His Royal Highness Prince Duan. I have heard of you. I heard that you are extremely strong and brave and good at fighting. Now I see that your reputation is well-deserved."

Chu Shihuan frowned slightly and said, "Princess, where did you hear such rumors? I have just stayed in the military camp for a long time. I am extremely strong and brave. I am not even a liar."

Lily of the Valley stared blankly, not knowing what she had said wrong.

It seemed like none of the princes wanted to pay attention to her.

Chu Shitong felt that the princess was not smart enough, but she was still straightforward and cute.

It's just the wrong word.

This is too exaggerated. If we really look at it, there are many people who are stronger than Chu Shihuan. Chu Shihuan has never even been on the battlefield. He only put down a few rebellions. How can he be known as a brave and good fighter?

There are so many people in the hall, it is impossible for Chu Shihuan to recognize them even if he is beaten to death.

Princess Linglan walked up to Chu Shifeng in a sullen manner. Seeing that the concubines on both sides of Chu Shifeng were looking at her with knife-like eyes, she said, "Why are you all looking at me like this? How come I didn't know that Prince Beiqing had married a principal wife?"

Chu Shifeng laughed heartily and said, "Princess, you misunderstood. These are just my two concubines."

He still didn't dress properly today, but because he had already transcended handsomeness, with his black hair scattered irregularly and the corners of his mouth slightly raised in a nonchalant look, he was full of the romantic aura of a dandy boy.

Princess Linglan seemed to have a very good impression of Chu Shifeng, who was the first person to show kindness to her.

"You are His Royal Highness Prince Yu."

Chu Shifeng nodded in agreement and said, "Princess, you have good eyesight."

With the response, Lily of the Valley was even happier.

"Your Highness Prince Yu doesn't look like a dull person. What do you think of my dance just now?"

Chu Shihan didn't want to talk because he was inexplicably named.

Chu Shifeng thought for a moment and said, "The princess's dance is the best I've ever seen in the past eighteen years. Her figure is graceful and full of charm."

Princess Lily of the Valley couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth.

"Your Highness Prince Yu still has good vision!"

"But..." Chu Shifeng stopped suddenly and said, "The dance performed by my concubine is good enough for me to watch. There are too many women who can dance in this world. I don't like watching them anymore after seeing them so many times."

Chu Shifeng knew that if he married Linglan he would basically have no chance of becoming emperor.

How could a woman from the Western Regions be chosen as the Queen of Beiqing?

He doesn't want to be taken advantage of.