novelones Chapter 495: She still hasn’t given up on King Wu Cheng?
Chapter 495: She still hasn’t given up on King Wu Cheng?
When Shen Ruzhou and Shen Chumu arrived at the Taihe Hall together, the banquet was about to begin.
As the prince, Xiao Chenyan naturally sat on the throne. Today he wore a bright yellow prince's court uniform, looking like a powerful and high-spirited man.
He picked up the wine glass and held the banquet towards the north, saying: "My father is in poor health, so I have specially ordered me to hold a banquet to welcome the regent. I congratulate the regent on a great victory and return peace to the north."
The Northern Xiu Banquet toasted in return, "We are all emperor's sages, their virtues are respected everywhere, and I dare not take credit." After saying this, he raised his head and drank the wine.
Everyone in the palace also raised their glasses and shouted, "The emperor's grace is great and the world is peaceful."
After drinking for three rounds, Mu Taifu came forward and invited himself: "Your Highness, my youngest daughter's piano skills are quite good. Why don't you let her play a song to entertain everyone?"
"Okay." Xiao Chenyan nodded in agreement, without any unnecessary emotion on his face.
Soon, the palace maid placed the piano on the table in the center of the palace. A woman with a delicate face and graceful figure came forward. After seeing the ceremony, she began to sit down and play the piano.
The sound of the piano is like a clear spring in the mountains, which is particularly beautiful.
The little daughter is clearly Mu Wanqing.
Shen Ruzhou looked at the woman playing the piano carefully. Her facial features and figure were very similar to Mu Wanqing's. The only difference was that the outline of her face had changed slightly. She must have had something stuck on her face.
Thinking of this, Shen Ruzhou sneered, thinking about how to expose her later.
Xiao Chenyan naturally recognized Mu Wanqing and saw her eyes looking at him lovingly, as if she was reminding him not to forget the promise she made.
But Xiao Chenyan didn't want to give her the position of crown princess at all.
So he pretended to lower his head and drink to avoid Mu Wanqing's sight.
Bei Xiuyan glanced sideways at Shen Ruzhou and saw hatred in her eyes as she looked towards the stage, which made Bei Xiuyan shocked.
Taifu Mu pushed his daughter out at this time, with the clear purpose of gaining Xiao Chenyan's favor and seeking the position of crown princess. Shen Ruzhou had hatred for the woman who played the piano. Could it be that he still had unresolved feelings for Xiao Chenyan?
The song ended, and the whole hall cheered.
Master Pang was so mesmerized that he finished praising the sound of the piano and others, "Master Mu is so lucky to have such a talented daughter. I wonder if your love is married to someone else?"
Master Mu couldn't hide his pride on his face, stroking his beard and said: "We just found her, and we haven't discussed the marriage yet."
With that said, he turned to look at Xiao Chenyan and said respectfully: "Please make the decision to marry your little girl to a good family."
Hearing this, Xiao Chenyan's eyes dimmed, and just as he was worrying about how to deal with it, Shen Ruzhou suddenly spoke.
"Mr. Mu has no skills in teaching his daughter. No matter how good Miss Mu is at playing the piano, it will be difficult for her to marry into a good family."
The proud smile on Taishi Mu's face froze for an instant, he turned to look at Shen Ruzhou and said angrily: "What nonsense are you talking about? How can I teach my daughter so well?"
Shen Ruzhou met his questioning gaze carelessly and deliberately raised his voice, hoping that everyone present could hear him clearly.
"Has Taifu Mu forgotten his eldest daughter Mu Wanqing? Now that Prince Yu has been demoted to the border area, Mu Wanqing, as Princess Yu, did not leave the capital with him. Instead, she continued to live in Prince Yu's palace and live a luxurious life. It’s not like I have no way to teach my daughter in these days.”
Bei Xiuyan looked at Shen Ruzhou standing in the middle of the hall, his eyes full of coldness and determination.
Why is she so hostile to Mu Wanyin?
Everyone in the hall began to discuss quietly.
"If you marry and obey your husband, even if Prince Yu begs for food in the future, Mu Wanqing will have to follow."
"If all the women in the world were like her, only sharing joys and sorrows, this wouldn't be a mess."
"No, it really doesn't make sense."
"..."
Xiao Chenyan felt irritated as he listened to the discussion in the palace. Although he didn't like Mu Wanqing's ruthless methods, she did help him a lot on the way to seize the throne, and he couldn't let her be criticized like this.
Xiao Chenyan slammed the table, and the hall immediately became quiet.
With a sharp light in his eyes, he scanned everyone's faces one by one, and then said with a stern face: "Prince Yu brought the blame on himself. Princess Yu has no fault for being a part of the concubine family, so why must she suffer along with her? What's more? The Emperor is not blamed, so how can you come up with so many excuses?"
Shen Ruzhou had expected that Xiao Chenyan would protect Mu Wanqing. She changed the subject and said respectfully: "Your Highness is a virtuous prince. He cares for the Wang family without caring about past accusations. My daughter admires her. My daughter also practiced a piece of music recently. I want to show off my shame and compete with Miss Mu, is that possible?"
Hearing this, Beixiu feasted and almost spilled the wine in his glass. He had heard about how obsessed Shen Ruzhou was with Xiao Chenyan back then.
At this time, he felt sour in his heart.
Xiao Chen Yanfeng narrowed his eyes slightly and thought to himself, when did Shen Ruzhou learn to play the piano? He said with some hesitation: "You can play it if you want."
Shen Ruzhou accepted the permission and walked up to the stage in front of the hall with her dress in hand. She leaned over and gently played with the strings, frowning and said, "The sound is wrong."
After she finished speaking, she looked up at Mu Wanqing and asked politely, "Miss Mu, can you help me tune it?"
Mu Wanqing smiled slightly and replied in a clear voice: "I am willing to serve."
She came over guardedly, and while lowering her head to strum the strings, she kept looking at Shen Ruzhou from the corner of her eyes.
Suddenly, Shen Ruzhou reached out, and the moment his fingertips touched her face, Mu Wanqing hurriedly leaned back to avoid it.
Shen Ruyi missed the attack and reached out with his other hand. Mu Wanqing had no way to hide, so she simply rolled on the spot and rolled down the steps.
Before everyone could figure out what was going on, the eldest princess shouted loudly and poured dirty water on Shen Ruzhou, "Shen Ruzhou, you are so brave, you pushed Miss Mu down the steps in full view of everyone, you are so vicious. "
Many people followed suit and scolded Shen Ruzhou for being vicious.
When Bei Xiuyan heard the sounds around him, he felt that it was particularly harsh.
With a "snap", Beixiu Banquet slammed on the table, and the voice was bitingly cold, "This is a celebration banquet, not a vegetable market, please be careful what you say."
The officials who had just whispered insults to Shen Ruzhou immediately stopped talking, and the hall became audibly quiet.
Shen Ruzhou knew that Bei Xiuyan was protecting himself, and couldn't help but feel warm in his heart. He felt more confident towards the eldest princess who was confusing right and wrong, "I didn't push her, she got out on her own."
"What a joke, why would she get out of here when she's so good?" The eldest princess sneered and asked Shen Ruzhou why.
Shen Ruzhou pointed at Mu Wanqing on the ground and said, "I saw something on Miss Mu's face. I was curious and wanted to take a closer look. I didn't want her to feel guilty and rolled down the steps."
The eldest princess felt that Shen Ruzhou's reason was really ridiculous and sneered: "Really? Why didn't I see it?"
Just as the eldest princess was getting angry, Bei Xiuyan nodded imperceptibly to the guard outside the door. The man understood, turned around and disappeared into the night.