After entering the book, he stole the heroine's charming attributes

In the private room.

"How is it?" Shen Yanyan asked.

Tuoba Rui shook his head: "Is she really rich?"

"Of course, there's no way I could lie to you about this. And you'll know if you go out and ask around."

"They are already married, so what we said before may not work."

Shen Yanyan looked at him in surprise: "Get married? Are you talking about Shen Li and Qin Yu?"

"Well, the man just said that she is his wife." Tuoba Rui sat down and poured a glass of wine.

Shen Yanyan laughed: "Impossible, he was lying to you, they are engaged, but they are definitely not married."

Tuoba Rui asked doubtfully: "Really?"

"Really? You can't fool anyone. You'll know once you ask around. Aren't you going to the palace for the Lantern Festival banquet in a few days? Shen Li should also be there. This is an opportunity."

Tuoba Rui nodded: "Yes, I understand."

Shen Li didn't want to go to the Lantern Festival palace banquet. She had already been there, so naturally she wasn't curious about it.

But this time she had no choice, because Wen Xiangning had already told her to go with her.

With experience, Shen Li brought two heaters. Last time, with Shen Han's official position, they sat at the door of the hall.

Fortunately, things are much better now. Shen Han has been promoted and is now a royal consort. And there is also Princess Wen Xiangning. Shen Li is honored to have a seat in the front row.

Qin Yu's seat was not far from her, just two tables away.

She glanced at him secretly a few times, then looked away.

After a while, everyone arrived and Ruikangdi also took a seat.

"Send the people up here."

The eunuch shouted, "Xuanbeiyuan Crown Prince Tuoba Rui is coming to the palace."

After a while, Tuoba Rui brought two people and walked into the hall.

"Foreign minister Tuoba Rui pays respects to His Majesty the Emperor." Tuoba Rui performed the Beiyuan salute.

"Stand up, Prince Tuoba. Is this your first time attending a palace banquet in our dynasty? There will be a performance later. Prince, you must enjoy it."

"Yes, Your Majesty." After Tuoba Rui finished speaking, the eunuch took the three of them to sit down.

They were naturally sitting in the front row. Shen Li was only two seats behind Tuoba Rui. He could see him as soon as he raised his eyes. Why did he say that?

Because Tuoba Rui was looking at her at this moment.

Even seeing her looking at him, he smiled at her.

This is the prince of the enemy country. Even if Shen Li doesn't like him, he can't show it too obviously, so he nodded in response.

"Today is the annual Lantern Festival palace banquet. Since last year, many talented men and beautiful women have performed their talents. This year is no exception. Let's all show off our talents." Emperor Ruikang said.

At this time, the eunuch stepped forward and shouted, "The performance begins."

Then Shen Li started eating while watching the performance. Actually, she couldn't eat anything. Shen Han and Wen Xiangning beside her had already fed her a mouthful of dog food, so she was full.

"Ali, do you want to perform?" Wen Xiangning asked.

"No." She had already performed last year, so she wouldn't be on stage this year. We should give more opportunities to newcomers, even though there were many old acquaintances performing on the stage last year.

She just ate and drank quietly, then quietly followed the crowd and left the palace after the banquet.

"Ms. Shen, everyone has performed, why haven't you gone on stage yet?" Rui Kangdi looked in the direction of Shen Li and said.

Shen Li was watching intently when her name was called. She was a little surprised at first, but then she realized what was happening and quickly stood up and saluted, saying, "Your Majesty, I only know how to play the pipa, and I performed it last year. I won't play it this year, right? Everyone has already heard it anyway."

"No, that won't do. I'm still waiting. Come up quickly and let me hear if you have made further progress." Emperor Ruikang said.

Shen Li had no choice but to go on stage, then took the pipa from the eunuch's hand, and without thinking too much about what to play, he directly played a song newly composed by Yu Ze.

Although his attitude was a bit perfunctory, his skills were definitely outstanding.

When the song ended, there was a moment of silence, and then there was enthusiastic applause.

Shen Li bowed to the stage, then turned around and bowed to the emperor again. He then handed the pipa in his hand to the eunuch and walked to his seat.

"Miss Shen, your pipa playing has made great progress. It looks like you'll be first again this time." Rui Kangdi said.

Shen Li stopped and glanced at the seats on both sides. Sure enough, she saw that the people who had performed just now were looking at her with some jealousy.

It’s really not her fault this time, she didn’t want to go on stage.

"Tell me, what reward do you want?" Ruikangdi asked again.

"Your Majesty, I am a humble woman, and I will leave everything to Your Majesty."

"Then I have to think about it carefully."

At this time, Tuoba Rui stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I, a foreign minister, would also like to ask for a reward."

Emperor Ruikang raised his eyebrows in surprise: "Oh? What reward does Prince Tuoba want? Tell me about it."

"I would like to ask to marry your princess to strengthen the friendship between our two countries, Qin and Jin, and maintain peace forever."

Emperor Ruikang was stunned and said with some embarrassment: "To be honest, there is no princess of the right age in our dynasty. I am afraid that Prince Tuoba's request cannot be made."

Shen Li listened to the two people talking, standing there awkwardly. She thought about returning to her seat secretly, but the emperor didn't seem to let her leave?

No matter what, Shen Li tried his best to reduce his presence and walked to his seat.

"Ms. Shen, please stay." Tuoba Rui said.

Shen Li looked at him suspiciously: "Is there something wrong with Prince Tuoba?"

Tuoba Rui looked at Emperor Ruikang and said, "Your Majesty, if there is no suitable princess, can I choose another woman?"

"It seems that Prince Tuoba really wants to form an alliance with our dynasty. Who is the woman you want to marry?"

Tuoba Rui glanced at Shen Li and said, "Your Majesty, it is Miss Shen Li from the Shen family."

When these words were spoken, everyone present was very surprised.

Shen Li was stunned. Is this man sick? Why would he want to marry her for no reason? Judging from the situation, he was clearly prepared. He must have said this on purpose because he knew there was no princess of the right age.

As a second choice, marrying her would be difficult for Emperor Ruikang to refuse.

Qin Yu's face darkened immediately. He stood up from his seat, walked to the empty seat in the middle, and said to Emperor Ruikang: "Your Majesty, Shen Li is my future wife. We are already engaged, and there is no reason for her to marry someone else."

Shen Han also stood up and said, "Your Majesty, my sister is indeed engaged to Lord Qin."

Then, several people stood up.

"Your Majesty, my sister is indeed engaged." Shen Liang said.

"Your Majesty is wise. A woman who has already been engaged naturally cannot marry anyone else." Jin Duobao said.

"Your Majesty, our Qi Dynasty has always attached great importance to etiquette and benevolence. If we really marry the engaged girl to Beiyuan, I am afraid that people will laugh at us, and we will not be able to stop the people from complaining." Guan Wenyi said.