The Legend of the Resourceful Princess

Aunt Yu's heart thumped when she heard that, and she hurriedly said, "Empress, did you forget? "As for this servant, I'll even help you take care of these girls and report the results to the empress dowager. About this guqin?"

"Empress, what zither is this?" "Why don't we talk about it later?" The one who spoke was the Peerless Grand Princess.

The empress looked at her in surprise, but still nodded her head. "Fine, just wait for your performance today. If anyone gets His Highness the crown prince's green eyes, the Phoenix Tail Zither will belong to them." The Queen said to the crowd.

The Phoenix-Tail Zither was one of the three great zithers of the coming month. When everyone heard this, they all felt that the Queen was being too generous.

Very quickly, the numerous women began to play according to the order in which they had drawn lots from. The sound of a zither rang out, and the scene gradually quieted down. However, the two of them couldn't calm down no matter how hard they tried.

One of them was Feng Qing, who was looking at Mu Ru Yue. The other was Mu Ru Yue, who was being looked at.

Mu Ru Yue had thought of many possibilities. Maybe Feng Qing would raise his sword and ask her why she lied to him. He had also thought that he would make a ruckus. He had even thought that he would kill her in anger. However, he had never thought that Feng Qing would do nothing but look on.

In her eyes, there was not even the slightest hint of blame. The calmness made her feel fear.

"Feng Qing has been looking at you. You didn't take anything important from him, did you? " Feng Li had also noticed Feng Qing's gaze as he casually asked Mu Ru Yue, who was standing behind his, with an unfriendly expression on his face. At the same time, a pair of beautiful peach blossom eyes met Feng Qing.

"This …" Mu Ru Yue was extremely embarrassed. He didn't even know what Feng Qing was thinking at the moment. How could he tell Feng Chen what had happened? In the end, he could only remain silent. Seeing that Mu Ru Yue remained silent, Feng Chen felt that the tyrannical feeling he was trying hard to suppress once again surged into his heart.

Perhaps it was helplessness, or perhaps it was anger.

"Whatever it is, as long as This King is here, I won't let him hurt you." He didn't know if Feng Chen was trying to persuade him or comforting Mu Ru Yue. Their voices were very quiet.

However, it was too quiet here. Although the Fifth Prince was very careful, he was still able to catch the conversation of the curious ones not too far away.

If it was before, he would only be slightly interested and look forward to it. Now, he almost went crazy with laughter. Indeed, it was as he had expected. Sooner or later, Feng Qing would fall out with Feng Chen. All these years, the Crown Prince had never made a move against any of the princes. Once he did, it would be a completely different scene in the capital, wouldn't it?

Thinking this way, the Fifth Prince raised his wine cup and drained it in one gulp.

The sound of the zither continued. They were all looking at Feng Qing, but it was useless. Feng Qing's eyes seemed to be void of life, and he had never given anyone a single glance. As the zither music ended, the strange scene quickly returned to normal.

Feng Qing withdrew his gaze from Mu Ru Yue. With his eyes lowered, no one knew what she was thinking about.

The empress began clapping. She looked at the ladies amiably and said, "Ladies, you are all talented women that we rarely meet in this month. Since the crown prince is here, the women that we choose would be more just."

The queen clapped her hands.

Aunt Yu brought up a tray. The empress opened the red cloth covering the tray and saw three golden hairpins. Above it was a lifelike Phoenix. The Queen spoke to the crowd, "Next up, whoever gets this golden hairpin will be left behind by me, Princess Wushuang and Mei Fei. "Even if one of them isn't chosen, just with that golden hairpin alone, they can ask for a good marriage with me in the future."

The empress's words naturally drew the envy of many. It had to be known that although the empress bestowed the marriage upon the emperor, if there wasn't any merit, the emperor wouldn't easily bestow the marriage on anyone. As soon as the empress finished her sentence, Aunt Yu took the three golden hairpins and left.

He circled the ten women.

He gave the first golden hairpin to the girl from the Nalan Clan. As for the second golden hairpin, he gave it to Qin Ziyi. As for the third hairpin, Aunt Yu walked between Nangong Zi Yuan and Murong Xi.

In the end, she paid her respects to Murong Qian. He gave her the golden hairpin.

This scene shocked even Mu Ru Yue.

One must know that the person standing behind Nangong Zi Yuan was the entire Nangong family! In this sort of situation, the first thing the emperor thought of was actually Murong Xi? What else was behind the Mu Rong family?

As Mu Ru Yue thought this, her gaze darkened. The collaboration he had with Yun Muran had also cast a shadow over Mu Ru Yue's heart.

After the golden hairpins were distributed, the empress had an ugly expression on her face. As for Nangong Zi Yuan, she had a blank expression on her face. It was as though she had encountered something unbelievable. Mu Ru Yue was really curious about who the consort selection banquet would be, so she quickly discovered this change.

"Aunt Yu?" The empress's tone was unpleasant, as if she had lost her temper on the spot. Seeing this, Aunt Yu bowed. "In reply to the Empress, these three golden hairpins are your choice." Aunt Yu was also very confused because it was different from what she had imagined!

The empress had the note in Aunt Yu's hand. Then, with a darkened expression, he announced: "Ladies and gentlemen, these three golden hairpins are the three choices made by me, Mei Fei, and Princess Wushuang. I believe that Lady Nalan is both talented and good-looking, as well as virtuous and demure, should be chosen. On the other hand, Princess Wushuang chose Miss Qin. As for Mei Fei? "And so, he chose Murong Xi."

The empress gritted her teeth as she finished her sentence.

These words caused everyone present to be stunned.

Amongst those present, if it wasn't officials, then it was the children of the royal family. The women who were able to stay and attend the consort selection banquet were all extremely intelligent. Some women knew from the start that they were just a foil. So don't do it, he thought.

However, Murong Xi being selected shocked everyone!

Now it seemed that even the empress was dissatisfied.

"Crown Prince, are you satisfied with the three of us?" The empress's heart was very dissatisfied with Feng Qing, so he looked towards his, trying to get some help from his. After all, he was the one who had chosen the crown prince's consort, and a person like Murong Xi was marrying the crown prince? It was no different from insulting him. I'm sure he won't agree.

The Queen thought in her heart as everyone looked at Feng Qing.

Feng Qing's gaze landed on Murong Xi. He then looked at Murong Yue, who hadn't even seen him before, and actually started laughing. This smile was like the first melting of ice, blooming of a snow lotus. He looked at the crowd and only said, "I have no objections."

He seemed to have made up his mind. The empress was dissatisfied, but could say no more. Although she wasn't satisfied with Murong Xi, it was best not to offend the Mu Rong family for the time being, especially not to let Mei Fei take advantage of them.

Thinking this, the empress smiled and said, "If that's the case, then these three golden hairpins are well-deserved. It was not early yet, so the girls must be tired, so they decided to rest here. "Later, when the emperor arrives and the final candidate is confirmed with the crown prince, a banquet will be held."

The queen got up and left.

Princess Wushuang and Aunt Yu followed her. Princess Yun Rou, who was seated below, glanced at Mei Fei who was sitting at the highest position, and then chased after her. After all the people in the palace had left, Madam Mei then stood up and leisurely walked down to greet the crown prince. "Crown Prince."

"You are Mei Fei?" Feng Qing's gaze was faint. At this moment, his mood was extremely poor. Hence, his attitude was not kind when facing this person who was invited to be disgusted with him.

But Mei Fei acted as if she didn't hear anything and continued, "Yes, concubine is Mei Fei. "I am indebted to Your Majesty for the favor of allowing me to enter the palace."

"Then thank you royal father, why are you telling this to me?" Feng Qing's words caused Mei Fei's expression to stiffen. However, she still saluted him before leaving. When the ministers saw this scene, they all felt that it was inconceivable.

One must know that although the Crown Prince was heartless to people, he was still very polite to women. Could it be that he really felt that the appearance of Mei Fei was an insult to him?

At this time, Feng Qing had already left. As he left, he looked at Mu Ru Yue with a complicated gaze.