Chapter 27 - The Palace Banquet - 5
More than half of the time passed, and everyone seemed to be looking forward to what was going to happen next.
And those ladies of the family all had peach hearts shining at the bottom of their eyes, looking at His Royal Highness the Crown Prince above with affection, they knew that there was a genius girl Feng Ruoxi in the front, and Shangguan Yao, the queen's niece in the back, they were naturally incomparable, but if they could be favored by the prince, they would still be very happy even if it was a concubine.
At this time, when the queen looked at the young women below who were trying her best to show herself, she nodded with satisfaction, she had planned to choose a crown princess and two side concubines for the crown prince today. However, when he looked at Feng Ruoxi with the prince's eyes, the anger in his chest rose up.
At this time, Feng Ruoxi's heart was beating faster, her eyes were full of love and looked at the prince, with a touch of regret in her expression, she deliberately dressed up today, wanting to amaze the party, but she didn't expect to be completely ruined by Feng Qingxin's slut, maybe she would become the laughing stock of the entire Great Yuan Kingdom, but fortunately, the prince did not dislike her at all.
On the other side, the prince stepped forward under the signal of the emperor and the queen, stood aside respectfully, and gently stroked the phoenix-shaped jade pendant in his hand, and this piece is also a symbol of the crown princess.
Seeing this, the queen's eyes were full of meaning, and she cleared her throat and said with a smile, "Today is the prince's birthday, and the palace also wants to choose a suitable lover for the prince." Speaking of this, the queen naturally glanced at Shangguan Yao beside her, she sat quietly, smiled without showing her teeth, her eyebrows and eyes were crooked, and she had the charm of being a princess.
nodded very satisfied, and continued, "The crown princess has already been selected in the palace, that is Shangguan Yao, and the other two side concubines will be chosen by the prince according to his own wishes!" ”
Wow! As soon as these words came out, everyone subconsciously looked at Feng Ruoxi, after all, they had long thought that Feng Ruoxi would be the first choice for the crown princess.
Feng Ning's cold gaze gently swept over Feng Ruoxi and Shangguan Yao, compared with Shangguan Yao's shy and timid expression, Feng Ruoxi really sat there sluggishly as she guessed, the ruddy on her face slowly faded, and her pale little face looked at the prince who was also stunned.
And Lan Xin on the side was also caught off guard, and he was smug in his dream a second ago, but he didn't expect to immediately meet the reality.
After returning to his senses, the prince immediately knelt down and said respectfully, "Queen Mother, Erchen already has a candidate for the crown princess in his heart, and I also ask the Queen Mother to let Erchen choose by himself." ”
When the queen heard this, she raised her eyebrows, "Prince, this princess is not just someone who can be the princess, after all, it is related to the face of the royal family." The queen said lightly, but her eyes swept over Feng Ruoxi coldly as if unintentionally, and then continued, "The crown princess must be a person with both virtue and virtue, let alone any unruly behavior, but didn't the queen mother let you choose the side concubine by yourself?" ”
The implication is that Feng Ruoxi is the one who lost his manners, so it is impossible to become the crown princess.
When Feng Ruoxi heard it, it turned out that it was this reason that caused her to miss the position of the crown princess, and she gritted her teeth with hatred for Feng Qing! He grabbed the outside of his thighs with both hands, let the anger rise in his heart endure it, and looked at the prince with tears in his eyes.
The prince felt the gaze from Feng Ruoxi behind him, and wanted to speak again, but was interrupted by a stern voice, "Your queen mother is right, the identity of the crown princess represents the royal family, and the prince should think about it!" There was a hint of warning in the emperor's tone.
In an instant, everyone's eyes were attracted to the prince's body, and they were all secretly waiting for the prince's answer, and a few were gloating and looking at Feng Ruoxi, such as Feng Yunjin.....
And at this moment, the prince is also very contradictory in his heart, one is the most beloved person, the other is his cousin, his eyelids sank, a trace of coldness flashed in his cold eyes, Shangguan's family and the Feng family are one of the four major families, if you want to talk about strength, it is still Shangguan's family, not to mention that Shangguan's family is still his mother's mother's family, so he will support himself no matter what, and Xi'er has always been an empathetic, gentle and confidant person, then she will definitely forgive him, and when she enters the prince's mansion, he will let her enjoy the treatment of the crown princess, Thinking of this, Prince Helian Haoyang had already made a decision in his heart.
After a pause, he got up and put the phoenix tail jade pendant in his hand into Shangguan Yao's hand.
"Wow"......... For a while, everyone looked at Shangguan Yao, with envy and jealousy.
Feng Ning narrowed her eyes slightly, because she found that Shangguan Yao, who was sitting next to the queen, was looking at Feng Ruoxi with a sneer at this time, and the mockery in her eyes was not hidden at all, as if she was showing off and telling her: Even if you get the prince's favor, the position of the crown princess is still mine!
Feng Ning hooked her lips and smiled lightly, if this Shangguan Yao is placed in the modern proper queen!
Feng Ning glanced at Feng Ruoxi, and her jealous eyes were blazing, her hands were clenched, and her nails were deeply embedded in the flesh, as if she couldn't feel the pain anymore.
When the queen saw the prince's actions, she was naturally very satisfied, and took Shangguan Yao's hand with a smile and handed it over to the prince Helian Haoyang in the envious look of everyone, and announced the crown princess as Shangguan Yao in public.
The courtiers, the head of the family, the lady and the daughter of the daughter greeted each other one after another, praising the pair of beautiful people, Feng Ning raised her eyes and looked, this scene was so familiar, just like Feng Ruoxi, who was praised when she entered the palace, but unfortunately she changed to a protagonist.
Feng Ruoxi was forgotten aside, looking at the dazzling scene viciously, her heart was as painful as if someone had been gouged open, and her cruel eyes stared at Shangguan Yao like sudden poison, slut, slut, sooner or later I will snatch back the position of the crown princess.
Afterwards, the crown prince Helian Haoyang announced in public that the candidates for the side concubines were Feng Ruoxi and Du Lianyi, the daughter of the general of the Great Yuan Kingdom.
At this point, Lan Xin saw that her daughter was depressed, and she only comforted, "Don't worry, with His Royal Highness's favor for you, are you afraid that you won't be able to be the crown princess in the future?" Besides, there is no big wedding yet, if something happens to that person, this princess will still fall on your head. After speaking, Lan Xin stared at Shangguan Yao, who was smiling like a flower, and the cruelty in her eyes was like looking at a dead person.
"My daughter knows!" Feng Ruoxi gritted her teeth and looked at Shangguan Yao, she would definitely return today's humiliation.
Feng Ning sat aside and drank alone, listening to the conversation between the mother and daughter, raising her lips and sneering, one is good at disguise, the other is good at scheming, she doesn't know who will die in the end of this war, she suddenly has a little expectation!
After sitting for so long, Feng Ning suddenly felt bored, looked around and found that many young ladies from the family were chatting in groups in twos and threes, and got up and planned to walk in their spare time.
"Where are you going?" A stern roar sounded, Feng Tianming looked at Feng Ning with an angry face, today is a day of grievance for him, especially those family heads who have some festivals with him, the sarcasm that seems to be laughing makes him very embarrassed, not to mention that this waste is still not stopped, is this planning to make him lose face today?