The palace banquet hall was full, and it looked so lively, but there was an empty seat that was extremely conspicuous.

The high platform is divided into two levels, and the highest seated is naturally the Supreme Sovereign.

On the high platform second only to the monarch, there are Ning Guifei and the Queen Mother sitting on the left and right.

And the vacant seat was set up on the side of the Queen Mother, and it was facing the Prince's seat.

This seat, no need to guess, belongs to Nangong Xuanyi, who has not yet arrived.

Gu Yanran looked at the empty seat and inadvertently frowned. Why hasn't the "......" appeared until now?

Not only Gu Yanran, but also some officials and concubine candidates present couldn't help but whisper.

"Why haven't these two princes come yet?"

"Let's not wait, it's really rude to let the monarch, the queen mother, etc."

"After all, the second prince has been missing for five years, and the number of rites must not be compared with other princes."

"Yes."

"I don't know what the second prince looks like, if I can't get into ...... eyes"

"I heard that the second prince is very similar to the deceased queen, the queen was married to Yeyu and his relatives in the name of the first beauty, if the second prince follows the appearance of the queen, it will not be bad."

"I'm relieved when you say that."

"But what's going on? Why hasn't the second prince come yet? ”

Just when everyone was talking, a figure appeared in front of the palace banquet hall and walked in with the voice of the great eunuch.

"The second prince has arrived!"

Nangong Xuanyi unexpectedly gained all the sights in the palace banquet hall, including Gu Yanran.

Nangong Xuanyi looked ahead, and he didn't even give a little bit of afterglow to the guests on both sides, and only hooked the corners of his mouth when he passed by Gu Yanran.

Gu Yanran's hands folded on her legs grabbed the hem of her skirt wrinkled. "...... "What is he laughing at?" Are you so happy to choose a side concubine?!

Nangong Xuanyi came to a short distance below the high platform. Bent his knees and bowed to the monarch and the queen mother.

"My son is late, please forgive my father and grandmother!"

Nangong Xuanyi Monarch didn't mean to blame at all. "Take your seat."

"Yes, Father." Nangong Xuanyi got up and walked to his seat and sat down.

The little girls in the palace banquet hall all looked at Nangong Xuanyi curiously.

"What a beautiful man!"

"How can a man be described as beautiful? It's called Joon! ”

"It's not enough to describe Junyi as handsome, it should be Junyi extraordinary!"

"Don't stop me, I'm going to marry him! I want to be the second prince's side concubine! ”

"You can pull it down, side concubine, you can be a concubine in the sky!"

"The concubine is also a concubine! The second prince is so good-looking, even if I am a concubine, I will never complain! ”

“……”

Everyone who should have arrived has arrived, and the concubine selection banquet has officially begun.

After a few simple words from the monarch, several official women who had a good impression of Nangong Xuanyi took the initiative to perform.

There are those who play the seven-stringed guzheng, those who play the jade flute, and those who sing and dance, which makes the people present feel a lot happier.

But when they finished showing their talents and looked at Nangong Xuanyi with great expectation, they found that he hadn't paid attention to anyone who came to perform at all.

Gu Qiuyu confidently came to the center of the palace banquet hall and was blessed. "The five daughters of the people's princess, Gu's Qiuyu, presented a song 'Chaoyang Dance'......"

"You." Nangong Xuanyi interrupted Gu Qiuyu, his eyes slightly gloomy. "Is it called Gu Qiuyu?"

Gu Qiuyu saw Nangong Xuanyi take the initiative to talk, and his face was happy. "Yes, Folk Girl Qiu Yu." She has won the favor of the second prince!

But who knew that Nangong Xuanyi's face turned cold in the next moment.

"Miss Gu Si, the performance will be exempted, this prince is afraid of staining his eyes, please return to the table." Nangong Xuanyi directly expressed his attitude.

Gu Qiuyu's smile froze. "Dirty, dirty eyes?"

"Poof." The ninth princess slapped the table and laughed. "My second emperor brother said that you are dirty, you go back and sit, don't stain my second emperor brother's eyes."

The eighth prince hurriedly gave the ninth princess a look. "Shut up, stop talking!"

Gu Qiuyu was sluggish to realize that he was being humiliated in public, and he was about to get angry regardless of the occasion. "You, you ......"

"Sister Qiu Yu!" Gu Kerou didn't know when she appeared beside Gu Qiuyu and warned in a low voice. "Hurry back to the table, don't make trouble, how can we afford to provoke the second prince and the ninth princess? Besides, don't forget, the monarch and the queen mother are also watching! ”

Gu Qiuyu regained his senses and couldn't help but be afraid. "Then, then go back to the table!"

After Gu Kerou personally sent Gu Qiuyu back to her seat, she did not sit down, but came to the center of the palace banquet hall again.

"Fang Cai Sister Qiu Yu lost her temper, but Rou is here to apologize to everyone on behalf of Sister Qiu Yu." Gu Kerou gave a very standard and sincere gift.

Concubine Ning was generally very satisfied with Gu Kerou's knowledge. "He is a knowledgeable person, and his appearance is also very good, and he is a good match for our second prince."

Most of the people in the palace banquet hall were elves, and when they heard Ning Guifei's words, they all agreed.

"Yes, yes, it's a good match."

"Although Gu Wu is a concubine daughter, she is not inferior to those carefully cultivated daughters in all aspects, not only has a good appearance, but also is proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and the second prince is really a match made in heaven."

"That'...... The position of the second prince's concubine has been decided? ”

When Gu Yanran heard this, she subconsciously looked at Nangong Xuanyi, but she didn't expect that she was meeting the gaze he cast.

"......" Gu Yanran looked at him quietly.

Nangong Xuanyi smiled and withdrew his gaze, then stood up, and when he faced Ning Guifei, he was already indifferent.

"Concubine Ning, please don't mess with the mandarin duck score." Nangong Xuanyi was quite respectful in his words.

Gu Kerou looked at Nangong Xuanyi in disbelief. ...... "She's been rejected?!"

Ning Guifei was swept away, not to mention how angry she was, but on the surface, she still had to maintain her virtuous lady. "Second prince, the five girls of the Gu family are gentle and virtuous, and they will definitely be a good wife in the future."

"But it won't be my wife." When Nangong Xuanyi said this, he moved his gaze to the monarch. "Father, when the queen mother went, you promised that you would let your sons choose their own future princesses."

The monarch did not deny it. "I said that, so I'll only choose a side concubine for you."

"Erchen only wishes to have a couple for the rest of his life." Nangong Xuanyi walked to the center of the palace banquet hall and knelt down directly. "The son already has a favorite person, please ask my father to give him a marriage."

The monarch smiled. "Oh? Tell me, which daughter is it? ”

Nangong Xuanyi didn't reply, but stood up and dragged Gu Yanran.

When Gu Yanran came back to her senses, she was already kneeling beside Nangong Xuanyi.

Gu Yanran. “……？？” Well? What happened? Why is she kneeling here?

Then, Gu Yanran saw Nangong Xuanyi's thin lips move.

"Erchen likes the daughter of the Protector Mansion, please ask my father to issue an edict and give her to Erchen as a concubine!"