After rebirth, the scumbag prince only wants to pamper his wife every day
Chapter 253 He Wants This Woman [No chapter division today~]
At the palace banquet.
There was dancing and music, and the guests were eating and chatting.
Emperor Zhaoyuan sat on the dragon throne at the top.
The Concubine Shu on his lower right side glanced at the dancer in the middle of the dance floor, then glanced at Queen Gu on her left, with a hint of surprise and anger in her eyes.
She tilted her head and said to Emperor Zhao Yuan: "Your Majesty, this dance is really beautiful."
She said the dance was beautiful, but what she was really hinting at was the dancer.
Emperor Zhao Yuan glared at her and turned his attention to the dance and the dancer.
How can the person in the middle of the dance floor be a proper dancer?
It was obvious that this woman was found by Empress Gu from somewhere, and she looked somewhat similar to Concubine Shu.
Emperor Zhao Yuan raised the cup calmly, using it to hide his cold snort, and also through the cup to gauge Empress Gu's expression.
Queen Gu didn't know and said to Emperor Zhao Yuan with a smile: "Your Majesty, this dance is really well performed."
"That's exactly what the Queen said. Not only the dance, but also the dancer is very beautiful. Speaking of which, she seems to be somewhat similar to the Queen's eldest cousin."
Concubine Shu immediately took over the conversation in a sarcastic tone.
Queen Gu frowned slightly and the smile on her face faded a little.
Emperor Zhao Yuan glanced at both of them.
No hum.
After the dance was over, he said quietly, "Not bad, reward!"
There is no specification of what the reward is or who gets it for; it is for the whole dance, not for the dancer herself.
This is the end.
Queen Gu also knew that the dancer's plan had failed.
She forced a smile and said, "Your Majesty, today is the Dragon Boat Festival. The sisters in the palace and the young ladies outside have been practicing hard for a long time and they all want to show you their talents."
"is it?"
"Yes, it is their honor to present their talents to you, so they are naturally happy."
Emperor Zhaoyuan waved his hand indifferently.
Upon seeing this, Queen Gu immediately asked someone to make arrangements.
After a while.
A high-pitched voice came from the eunuch outside: "The envoy from Yuelou in the western border, the envoy from Yueshuang Kingdom in the northern border, and Princess Shuangluo of Yueshuang Kingdom have arrived."
Because the Dragon Boat Festival is an extremely important solar term for Bei Zhao, all the neighboring countries of Bei Zhao arranged for envoys to come and celebrate, and some of them brought princes and princesses with them.
The Yueshuang Kingdom brought their Princess Shuangluo with them.
It is said that Princess Shuangluo is only fifteen years old. Not only is her skin whiter than snow and her appearance extremely beautiful, making her the most beautiful woman in Yueshuang, but she is also well-known for her talent. She has learned both the Eight Graces for women and the Six Arts for gentlemen very well.
She had very high standards and once declared that if she were to marry, she would marry the most powerful and best person in the world.
Therefore, to this day, she has never been married.
The meaning of her accompanying him on the diplomatic mission to Beizhao this time is self-evident.
Following the eunuch's shout, everyone's eyes turned towards the palace entrance.
At the palace door, a woman in a soft blue brocade skirt slowly entered the palace, surrounded by a group of envoys.
She covered her face with soft gauze, her feet moved like lotus flowers, her skirt fluttered like flowing water, her black hair fell on her shoulders like a waterfall, and a water blue carved crystal hairpin was inserted diagonally in her hair. The moonlight sprinkled on her, making her look like a fairy from the moon, descended to the mortal world.
Everyone in the hall subconsciously held their breath.
Walking in front of Emperor Zhaoyuan, Princess Shuangluo gently lifted the veil on her face, then knelt down and saluted Emperor Zhaoyuan: "I am Shuangluo from Yueshuang Kingdom, paying my respects to His Majesty the Emperor of Beizhao. Long live His Majesty..."
Everyone who saw her appearance clearly couldn't help but gasp.
Most of the men could hardly take their eyes away at this moment.
Even those who already had wives and concubines stared at Princess Shuangluo with burning eyes, and couldn't help feeling a little disappointed and unwilling. Who knew who would get such a beautiful Princess Shuangluo in the end?
The women at the banquet, however, had their eyes fixed slightly, and their faces looked heavy.
This sight seemed to have bewitched her husband.
Their hearts were filled with sourness and pain.
Princess Shuangluo is so beautiful, but I’m afraid she is a disaster!
The Moon Tower envoy who was walking alongside Princess Shuangluo looked a little dazed at this moment.
They were waiting together outside the palace.
Although they had heard about it before and had indeed seen Princess Frost Luo's extremely attractive figure, at that time, Princess Frost Luo had not taken off her veil, so they could only get a vague idea of it.
Now that the veil has been lifted, they are truly stunningly beautiful.
The Yueshuang envoys were used to it, with a hint of pride in their looks. They puffed out their chests and followed Princess Shuangluo, kneeling down to pay their respects to Emperor Zhaoyuan, congratulating him on the Dragon Boat Festival and presenting Yueshuang's envoy list.
The Yuelou envoy came to his senses, and hurriedly followed suit, bowing and presenting the list.
Yuelou and Yueshuang were both vassal states of Beizhao. They had always paid tribute to Beizhao in exchange for its protection and were subservient to it.
Emperor Zhaoyuan took the list brought by the eunuch and flipped through it casually.
The stuff above is the same as usual, nothing special.
Emperor Zhao Yuan didn't care at all, but still smiled faintly and said indifferently: "Thank you for your hard work. Get up. Someone, please give me a seat."
The envoy from Yue Tower had nothing to do, so he sat down obediently in his seat.
Only the envoys from Yueshuang Kingdom and Princess Shuangluo stood upright in the center of the hall, with no intention of leaving. Emperor Zhaoyuan glanced at them and asked suspiciously, "Yueshuang Kingdom, is there anything else going on?"
"Your Majesty, this is my most beautiful Princess Shuangluo."
"Ah."
and then?
What the hell does it have to do with me?
Envoy Yue Shuang bowed to Emperor Zhao Yuan and took the initiative to explain: "Your Majesty, our Princess Shuang Luo admires Qiang and is still unmarried. She has always loved to hear about the customs and people of Bei Zhao.
A few years ago, the princess was naughty and met a man from Beizhao while traveling secretly.
The princess fell in love with the man, but was forcibly taken back by people sent by our King Yueshuang, and she did not have the chance to meet the man again.
The princess has been thinking about the man for many years.
Now she came to Beizhao again to look for that man. Fortunately, God blessed her and the princess met her old friend again in the restaurant yesterday.
But in the end, I didn't have time to talk to him.
After several inquiries, I finally got the result and found out his identity.
The princess is sincere and only wants to marry him. I also ask His Majesty the Emperor of Beizhao to help and grant the marriage to Princess Shuangluo, so that the friendship between the two countries can last for a hundred years. "
Emperor Zhaoyuan: "..."
Others present: "..."
This proposal in public was even made at a palace banquet?
What's wrong with you?
Although Emperor Zhao Yuan had anticipated the intention of these small countries to take the princesses on the trip, he did not expect that the other party would be so direct!
Emperor Zhao Yuan was silent for a while.
Queen Gu breathed a sigh of relief.
If such a beauty entered the harem, it would be a disaster.
Fortunately, the person she liked was the one she met in the restaurant yesterday, and that person was definitely not His Majesty.
It doesn't matter who it is, as long as it's not Your Majesty.
"Princess Shuangluo is honest and bold in pursuing her own happiness, which is not wrong. Your Majesty, since Princess Shuangluo has this intention, why don't you fulfill her wish?" Queen Gu concealed the shock in her eyes and suggested with a smile.
"Oh, Queen sister, it's so easy for you to say that. What if Princess Shuangluo falls in love with a married man?" Concubine Shu glanced at the Queen and said sarcastically.
For some reason, she always felt that Princess Shuangluo was coming for the Queen.
Or, to be more precise, it was aimed at the queen's son.
The queen’s son?
Prince Rong and Prince Yan both already have their own wives.
"Yes, Princess Shuangluo is a princess of a country after all. She cannot be a concubine. If the other party already has a wife, how can we force him to marry her, or force the original wife to demote herself to a concubine?"
Concubine Hui noticed the discord between the Queen and Concubine Shu at the moment.
Without any psychological burden, she added a handful of firewood to make the fire burn more vigorously.
Concubine Rou didn't say anything else, just pretended to mutter: "Isn't it said that there have been rumors outside that Princess Shuangluo admires strong men and the man she wants to marry must be the best man in the world, the man with the most power and status? How could she randomly fall in love with someone she met in a restaurant? It's really strange!"
Her voice was not loud, and only a few people around Emperor Zhaoyuan could hear it.
The queen and concubines all looked unhappy.
There was even a hint of fear, fearing that this Princess Frost Luo would cause trouble again.
The person Princess Shuangluo chooses will definitely not be an ordinary person.
The royal family's descendants, the last possible male heir of the clan.
As the mothers of the princes, how could they dare to let their sons bear such a reputation?
The most powerful and the best man in the world?
Apart from Your Majesty, who else would dare to acknowledge this identity?
They glanced at Concubine Rou with fear and trepidation, gnashing their teeth secretly.
Little did they know that when they looked at Concubine Rou, Emperor Zhao Yuan also glanced at them calmly.
There was an unprecedented hostility in that look.
But no one noticed.
Emperor Zhao Yuan picked up the wine glass, drank the wine in it, and then put the glass down heavily, and asked calmly: "Then I wonder who Princess Shuangluo likes?"
Princess Shuangluo blushed slightly, but still spoke boldly: "Your Majesty, the one I want to marry is your prince..."
As she spoke, she turned sideways and looked in a certain direction.
Everyone's eyes followed her.
When they saw clearly where she was looking, everyone was stunned.
Princess Shuangluo was looking in the direction of Prince Yan and Princess Yan?
People in the banquet hall were whispering.
Emperor Zhaoyuan and the concubines also looked in the direction Princess Shuangluo was looking, and after a moment, they slowly breathed a sigh of relief.
The worries on Queen Gu's face gradually disappeared.
Then I thought that the princess of Yueshuang Kingdom entering the palace as a consort is much better than Shen who grew up among the common people.
Shen was the principal wife of Prince Yan, but she didn't even consider whether she was worthy of him.
Even though he was being stared at by so many people, He Qingchen's expression did not change at all.
Shen Guidi looked indifferent, and his gaze met Princess Shuangluo's directly, with a complicated look in his eyes.
He Qingchen reached out and picked up a piece of purple crystal-like pastry as if he hadn't noticed. "A'yi, try this. It looks crystal clear and very fragrant. Try it again. If it tastes good, go back and ask them to figure it out."
The pastry was already handed to her mouth, and Shen Guidi could only eat it reluctantly.
After she finished eating slowly, He Qingchen picked up the handkerchief beside him and slowly wiped his hands.
He glanced at everyone with a half-smile, then looked at Princess Shuangluo and asked with a hint of joking, "Princess, you are looking at me like this, could it be that you want to marry me?"
"I……"
"Unfortunately, I already have a princess. I love her and have never met you. You will not force me, right?"
"..."
Princess Frost rolled her eyes at him.
"Who said I'm attracted to you?"
As soon as the words fell, the anger in everyone's heart rose again.
No one noticed that somewhere at the top, there was a person who glared at He Qingchen with a look of disappointment, but then slowly breathed a sigh of relief.
"Since the princess said it wasn't His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan, then why are you staring at the Prince of Yan and his wife?"
Someone plucked up the courage to shout.
Princess Shuangluo laughed, a laughter as sweet as a silver bell, intoxicating.
She raised her finger in the air, slowly pointed to a certain place, and finally, it settled there: "Your Majesty, the one I want to marry is not him, but his elder brother, His Royal Highness Prince Rong."
Everyone was shocked.
Their eyes shifted between He Qingchen and He Chengjue, and then they suddenly realized.
Yes.
Although the direction the princess was looking at just now was towards Prince Yan, in fact, Prince Rong was also sitting next to Prince Yan.
The two were not far apart, and they suddenly recognized the mistake.
only……
The sound of wine glasses falling to the ground startled everyone.
Everyone looked towards the source of the sound.
Princess Rong, who was sitting next to His Royal Highness Prince Rong, was now extremely pale, completely lacking her usual calmness and composure.
She looked panic-stricken and her hands clenched into fists under her sleeves.
Even though she didn't want to admit it, what Princess Rong cared about at the moment was not Princess Shuangluo's thoughts or words, but the attitude of her husband, Prince Rong He Chengjue.
Even if we learn a little from what Prince Yan did just now, that would be good too.
Unfortunately, she didn't wait for her husband's rejection.
I only noticed that He Chengjue's usually indifferent eyes were now almost filled with intense joy and excitement.
Fortunately, he still had a little bit of rationality.
This was at a palace banquet.
There were countless people present, not only the officials and noble families of the previous dynasty and the concubines in the harem, but also countless wives and daughters, wives of princes and clansmen, and envoys and princesses from various countries...
They were all watching, waiting for him to express his opinion.
He Chengjue looked excited.
Just now, the moment Princess Shuangluo's veil was lifted, he held his breath, listening to everyone's inhalation, and a strong and domineering sense of possession suddenly rose in his heart.
He wanted this woman.
He wants this woman.
Who would have thought that what I was thinking about just now would actually come true at this moment.
If it weren't for the fact that everyone was watching, he would have been unable to restrain himself and would have dragged the person to his bed and indulged in love with her.
But this was at a palace banquet.
He Chengjue did not forget that countless eyes were staring at him.
He placed his left hand over his right hand, trying his best to suppress the excitement in his heart.
Princess Rong put her hand on him, lowered her voice, and soothed him with gritted teeth: "Your Majesty, the princess is waiting for your reply. Whether you are willing or not, give her a definite answer."
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