"Grandpa Ding, I still have a lot of things I want to do......

"Is your career more important or Yuanchen's marriage important?" Grandpa Ding asked solemnly.

"Grandpa Ding, my career and marriage are also very important, not only men can make a career, women can too, if Grandpa Huang allows, I still want to take the top exam!"

"Girl, let me tell you, the man should get married, and the woman should get married! Although Yuanchen is a concubine, he is knowledgeable, not worse than those sisters-in-law, do you think his brother Feng Yuanqing? It's just a straw bale."

"Grandpa Ding, I never care about the concubine, besides, the concubine is really not that important, the character and whether it is motivated are what I consider."

"That's right, your grandfather and I are not from sisters-in-law, but you see that now, we are doing well." Grandpa Ding touched his gray beard.

"Grandpa Ding, don't be dissatisfied, you and Grandpa Huang are not good, they are simply winners in life!" Sheng Zhiyao pouted, this Grandpa Ding is really, he was born with a golden spoon in his mouth, his brothers are harmonious, his brother is still the emperor of Shang Zhou, and he himself is also very capable.

"I didn't say I wasn't content! Huh! Why do you say I'm here, girl?" Grandpa Ding glared, this kid is too faceless, right?

"Hehe, Grandpa Ding, don't be angry! I'm just joking, but Grandpa Ding, you came to us, does Grandpa Huang know?" Sheng Zhiyao changed the topic, this Grandpa Ding is really, he even said to run when he was old.

Speaking of Emperor Shang Zhou, Grandpa Ding's expression immediately changed: "He still doesn't know that I'm back!" Or I can run as much as I want?"

Sheng Zhiyao resisted the urge to roll her eyes, she should have guessed it a long time ago.

"Grandpa Ding, do you really think that Grandpa Huang doesn't know? He's just turning a blind eye! Think about it, as long as my father knows, it means that the old marquis knows, and if the old marquis knows, it means that the emperor knows, but I haven't had time to come to you recently." Feng Yuanchen interjected slowly on the side.

"Oh, stinky boy, you don't have to interrupt, hurry up and tell me when the competition will start!" Grandpa Ding slapped the table, this time it was Feng Yuanchen's turn to roll his eyes.

"Grandpa Ding, how many years have you been doing this, why can't you change it? I've been scared of you since I was a kid!" Feng Yuanchen shook his head helplessly, for Grandpa Ding's temper, except for the old marquis and the emperor, no one could subdue him.

"Okay, Yuanchen, do you have any news? When will you enter the Western Chu Palace?" Sheng Zhiyao urged Feng Yuanchen, she didn't want to listen to the two of them nagging.

"Tomorrow."

"Tomorrow? It's okay, it's a quick fix!" Sheng Zhiyao nodded in agreement.

Sure enough, early in the morning of the second day, news came from the Xichu Imperial Palace, asking the three of them to go to the banquet in the evening, saying that it was to wash the dust for them, but what it actually meant was self-evident.

Sheng Zhiyao and Feng Yuanchen glanced at each other, and they both saw the ridicule in each other's eyes, this emperor really knows how to pick the time! Today is the twenty-first day of the first lunar month, and it coincides with the bright spring.

Sheng Zhiyao and Feng Yuanchen changed into gorgeous brocade robes, and calmly prepared to go to the Xichu Palace, and Grandpa Ding was already looking forward to it at the door of the inn.

"Let's go! Girl, you must fight for your breath!" Grandpa Ding told him all the way until he got into the carriage.

"Don't worry!" Sheng Zhiyao is full of confidence, she will definitely be able to win this competition.

Western Chu Palace.

As soon as the three of them stepped into the palace, they found that there were already a lot of people inside, with all kinds of clothes and everything.

Sheng Zhiyao and Feng Yuanchen stood beside Grandpa Ding on the left and right and entered the hall.

The furnishings in the hall are extremely luxurious and extravagant, and at a glance it is full of yellow and clear gold, shining so dazzlingly that people can't open their eyes. There were five or six young men and women standing in the center of the main hall, Sheng Zhiyao glanced at them a few times, and felt that they looked ordinary and did not have anything particularly outstanding.

Sheng Zhiyao pulled Feng Yuanchen's arm and asked in a low voice, "None of these people are as good-looking as Zichu, no wonder she is a treasure in Xichu."

"I don't know, it's my first time here." Feng Yuanchen shrugged, this kind of thing needs to be paid attention to.

At this time, a man who was about forty years old and had a beautiful beard

The young man walked up to the three of them: "Haha! It turns out that these two are the famous King Chen and the Lord of Yongchen, disrespectful and disrespectful."

Feng Yuanchen bowed his head slightly and thanked him: "Your Excellency is ......"

"Contemptible Zhao Yunshan! It's the National Teacher of Western Chu."

Feng Yuanchen nodded, indicating that he had heard of his name.

"King Chen and the county lord are coming to Xichu for the first time, please take a seat!"

Sheng Zhiyao and Feng Yuanchen followed Zhao Yunshan to sit down, Zhao Yunshan pointed to the young people in the hall and introduced, "King Chen, county lord, this is the prince of our Western Chu Kingdom, Zi Yu, and this is the second prince, Zi Han. As for the other two, they are the princesses of Xichu."

Sheng Zhiyao and Feng Yuanchen nodded politely and did not communicate more.

Sheng Zhiyao's attitude made Zhao Yunshan frown slightly, this King Chen and the county lord of Yongchen didn't seem to take him as a national teacher in their eyes, this is not good, if they don't even give him the face of this national teacher, then the next plan will be difficult.

Sheng Zhiyao took a shallow sip of the wine glass, she knew that this competition would definitely not go so smoothly.

At this time, the emperor of Western Chu came, and a middle-aged man wearing a black dragon-patterned robe walked into the main hall with a smile on his face, and said loudly: "Ladies and gentlemen, I invite the prince and county lord of Shangzhou to a lonely banquet today, I hope everyone eats and drinks well and has fun, and don't live up to Lonely's hard work."

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

"All the ministers are flat!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

As soon as the Emperor of Western Chu sat down, someone immediately offered food and wine, and he was staggered for a while.

Sheng Zhiyao and Feng Yuanchen sat together, Sheng Zhiyao behaved elegantly and talked generously, attracting many noble sons to frequently look sideways, only Feng Yuanchen, who was sitting on the side, was silent, indifferent and alienated, incompatible with the entire hall, which made people retreat, but no one dared to say anything.

"Yo, who am I? Isn't this the prince that our Princess Zichu has a crush on?" A sharp voice with banter and sarcasm resounded through the hall.

Sheng Zhiyao raised her eyes to look at the source of the voice, and saw a woman dressed in purple and wearing pearls and emeralds walking towards her, this woman's name is Zilang, she is the fourth princess of the Western Chu Kingdom, because she is jealous of Princess Zichu, so she is always aimed at her.

Sheng Zhiyao retracted her gaze and continued to pick up vegetables.

Feng Yuanchen frowned unhappily, his eyes narrowed dangerously, and his fierce gaze shot towards Zilang like an ice blade.

"What, Princess Ben is wrong?" Zilang was not afraid to face Shangfeng Yuanchen's gloomy eyes, and snorted coldly, "This princess remembers clearly, that night, I saw a shameless *** throwing himself into his arms."