Two-Faced Monster King

The ladies of many ministers had already gathered in the back gardens of the palace. Shui Qianyu was laughing and joking with them, full of joy and laughter.

"My sister is amazing, don't say that about her, Sister Yan." Shui Qianyu said gently. She carefully glanced in Shui Qiannan's direction, as if Shui Qinan would be very angry if he heard that.

Shui Qiannan was not far from Shui Qianyu. She could clearly hear every word that she was saying. He really could hide it. It was so profound that it could be passed on to a Successor Disciple of An Lingmin.

"Mother thinks so too." Shui Qiannan acted as if he agreed with Little Right. He imitated her and rolled his eyes at her, making her giggle.

"Your Highness, it's your Highness!" A wave of noisy voices sounded.

"Zi Ming." Shui Qiyu did not rush in front of Hou Ziming like before. Instead, she stood up and called out to him gently when he walked in front of her.

Seeing this, Hou Ziming's heart stirred. It was as if there was a burning desire in his body.

"Yu'er is exceptionally beautiful today!" Hou Ziming praised, while Shui Qianyu blushed and said softly, "Mmm."

"The crown prince is indeed blessed. He is truly a match made in heaven with the second lady of the Shui family." Praising voices continuously rang out. Shui Qianyu's face turned red, and with an embarrassed look, she shyly said, "You guys don't need to talk anymore."

"Alright, let's not talk about it anymore. Yu'er is already embarrassed." Qin Yan was the woman that Shui Qiyu had just called sister Yan.

"Little Mei, quickly check if my clothes are still in order."

"I heard that the empress's palace feast this time is for the Xia King's selection of his wangfei."

"Really, really?"

"..." When the noisy crowd saw Xia Wang walking over from afar, even the usually dignified ladies could not help but discuss amongst themselves. The Xia king, Hou Qingyu, had a graceful and kind demeanor. He was the dream lover of many women.

As the Xia King drew closer, the sounds of discussion gradually died down. All the ladies looked nervously at Hou Qingyu.

How could there be no Shui Xin'er on this occasion? She'd long since arrived at the imperial palace, but she'd gone to accompany the empress first, saying that the Xia King was choosing his wife, not the empress.

Hou Qingyu gave the ladies a gentle smile and turned to look at Shui Qiannan, who was sitting in the pavilion and teasing her.

Shui Qiannan was wearing a long blue dress. His long hair was casually tied up, and a few strands of hair fell down disobediently, dancing in the wind. His eyes were like lacquer, calm and elegant like an immortal's.

It had been a long time since they had last met, and his love for her had been etched deep in his bones.

Shui Qiannan raised his head and swept his gaze across Hou Qingyu, his gaze sharp. Hou Qingyu knew that Shui Qiannan did not want him to greet her.

He withdrew his gaze and looked at the other young ladies. With Shui Qiannan's intense beauty, the other young ladies were exceptionally dim in his eyes. Unfortunately, he had gotten to know her too late.

"Second brother." Hou Qingyu withdrew the bitterness in his heart and walked towards Hou Ziming.

"Greetings, Xia King." Qin Yan's cheeks were flushed red as she spoke in a weak voice. Hou Qingyu nodded and gave her a gentle smile.

He walked past her. Hou Qingyu did not want to do this, but he had looked at Shui Qiannan for too long. In order to prevent Shui Qiannan from causing unnecessary trouble, he had ordered those women to focus on someone else.

The Xia King smiled at me, and Qin Yan's face turned even redder. The other young mistresses beside her were naturally unwilling, and they coldly snorted.

"With this, you've put second brother down." Hou Ziming laughed heartily. He patted Hou Qingyu on the shoulder and whispered into Hou Qingyu's ear, "How is it? Have you taken a fancy to her?"

Hou Qingyu shook his head. Hou Ziming looked at him disapprovingly and said, "Women only need to be able to see through it. What's important is the background behind them."

"Thank you, second brother, for your advice. However, Qing Yu still wants to marry a woman of his dreams." Hou Qingyu looked towards Shui Qiannan as he spoke.

Hou Ziming followed his gaze and saw that there was still Shui Qiannan in the corner of the pavilion. Shui Qinan's current appearance was not the least bit inferior to Shui Qianyu's. Hou Ziming immediately felt uncomfortable.

"You don't like that unmarried trash anymore, do you?" Hou Ziming's gloomy voice sounded in Hou Qingyu's ears.

Hou Qingyu was startled. He hid his surprise and asked with a smile, "What is Second Brother saying?"

"What are you two brothers whispering about?" At this moment, Shui Qianyu interrupted Hou Ziming and Hou Qingyu's conversation with a question. Both of them smiled and said that there was nothing wrong.

"Queen ~ ~" A sharp sound rang in the garden.

The empress's body sparkled as she was escorted into the back garden by the crowd. Shui Xin'er was following beside the empress. The empress had a smile on her face the entire time, as if she was very satisfied with Shui Xin.

"To attend the empress."

"To participate, Imperial Mother."

A resounding voice rose from the garden as everyone knelt down to pay their respects to the empress. The empress beamed and said, "Rise, everyone. This is a family banquet, there's no need to stand on ceremony."

"Thank you, Empress." Everyone said.

The empress looked at Hou Qingyu and beckoned for him to come over, "Qingyu, come over to the empress's place."

When Hou Qingyu saw Shui Xin standing by the Queen's side, he knew what the Queen wanted to do. Shui Xin'er had obviously dressed up diligently that day, but she was still a thirteen year old girl.

Hou Qingyu walked helplessly in the direction of the empress. "Imperial Mother, what's wrong?"

"This is the youngest daughter of the Shui family, Shui Xin'er. I believe you know her. Didn't you go back to the capital in the carriage?" The Queen said with a smile.

If Shui Xin'er hadn't told her, she wouldn't have known that Qing Yu and Shui Xin were sitting in the same carriage. So Qingyu had taken a fancy to this little girl. No wonder she said she didn't want to get married yet.

Shui Xin'er was indeed young, but she had good talent and a good family background. The more the empress looked at Shui Xin, the more satisfied she became.