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Chapter 140 Banquet Incident (2)

"Isn't this bad?" Wang Jundai was still a little worried and looked back frequently.

"Oh, we're already out. If we go back now, we'll be discovered. It's better to be alone." He Yunyue pulled her away.

He Yunyue found a pavilion where no one seemed to be around and sat down. Wang Jundai also gave up struggling and sat down with her.

"That's right!" He Yunyue said with a smile when she saw her sit down.

"Miss He is indeed different from them." Wang Jundai looked at this Miss He carefully. It was true that seeing is believing. She had heard about He Yunyue before, but had rarely seen her. When she saw her today, she was indeed the same as the rumors said.

"We all have two eyes and one nose, there's nothing different about us. If there's any difference, it's just that I don't like to talk nonsense like them, it's boring."

Wang Jundai thought it was very interesting to hear her say this and smiled. Later, she realized that this didn't seem to be a good idea and quickly apologized: "Ms. He, I'm not making fun of you, I just think..."

"I understand. Miss Wang, there's no need to be so reserved." He Yunyue said nonchalantly.

"Ms. He is really generous." Wang Jundai felt relieved when she saw that she really didn't care.

In fact, the two of them were not familiar with each other, and they didn't know what to say for a moment, so they fell silent.

"The way we are now reminds me of four or five years ago when I and the younger sister of the Hu family, now the Crown Princess, went to the palace to attend a banquet. We both didn't like socializing with others, so we both found a place to hide, but we ran into each other by accident." He Yunyue looked at them like this and recalled a similar situation in the past.

"I've heard before that the Crown Prince's Consort and Miss He are familiar with each other. It turns out that there is this opportunity." Wang Jundai has also heard that the Crown Prince's Consort and Miss He have a good relationship.

"Well, that was the first time we met, and we became familiar with each other later." He Yunyue nodded, and then suddenly asked: "Miss Wang, do you hope to be selected today?"

Wang Jundai didn't speak easily. After thinking for a while, she said, "How can I make such a conclusion so easily? No matter who it is today, it is destined by heaven."

"Yes, it's all destined."

At this time, Sun Ruoji's yard

Zhu Zhanqi had not yet gone to the front, even though his mother had sent people to urge him several times.

"Your Highness, please go quickly. The princess has urged you several times. She will definitely blame me later." Sun Ruoji advised.

Sun Ruoji couldn't accept it at first, but now she has slowly accepted it. She hasn't found one yet, and she hasn't even finished her confinement, but the princess is already busy choosing a wife for Zhu Zhanqi. It's really...

"You know I don't want to, but now you're forcing me?" Zhu Zhanqi originally wanted to find some peace and quiet here with her.

Sun Ruoji looked at him and laughed twice, saying, "Then what does Your Highness want from me? You hide here, and the princess won't blame you afterwards, but it will be easy for her to control me."

"I...I know I'm sorry for you, but..."

"But Your Highness has no way to disobey the elders, so there is no need to say anything. It's meaningless." Sun Ruoji suddenly understood. In the current situation, there was no way out for her. The only thing she could do now was to compromise first and then take her daughter back from the princess. Zhu Zhanqi still had feelings for her, and with her daughter, it would not be difficult for her to have another child.

Zhu Zhanqi also knew that what she said was true, and finally sighed and said: "Then I won't disturb your rest here."

"Farewell, Your Highness." Sun Ruoji watched her leave.

"It's good that the Concubine has figured it out."

Sun Ruoji looked at her and said, "Then can your Highness return the child to me?"

"When the concubine is out of confinement and recovers, the princess will naturally return the child to you."

Zhu Zhanqi was stopped by someone just as he walked out of the yard. He looked up and asked, "Why are you here?"

It turned out to be He Jue. Zhu Zhanqi was about to walk around him and said, "Don't be so anxious, Your Highness. I am here to solve your problem."

"What do you want to do now?" Zhu Zhanqi stopped when he heard this.

"Your Highness, please listen to me first. Most of the girls chosen by the princess for you this time are from military families. You know, you know the personalities of those girls. If one of them really enters the palace, the life of the concubine will be difficult. Don't you think so?"

"What do you have in mind?"

"I have heard that there are several young ladies with good personalities. This way, the Concubine will not be wronged in the future."

Zhu Zhanqi thought about it and felt that what he said made sense. Ruoji had already been wronged. If he married someone who was difficult to get along with, wouldn't Ruoji be in trouble in the future? Then he said, "But I don't know them, Your Highness?"

"Your Highness, don't be anxious. Come somewhere with me first." He Jue said and pulled Zhu Zhanqi away.

He Yunyue turned her head to look at the crucian carp in the lake, and suddenly saw two people standing opposite her, who seemed to be two men. They hurriedly pulled Wang Jundai and were about to leave.

"Ms. Wang, it's getting late. Let's go back, or we'll have to look for someone."

"Okay." Wang Jundai didn't look at the person opposite her. She thought that what He Yunyue said was right, so she left together.

The two people opposite were none other than Zhu Zhanqi and He Jue.

"Why did you bring me here?" Zhu Zhanqi asked puzzledly.

"Your Highness, look across." He Jue gave him a direction.

Zhu Zhanqi looked over and saw two people dressed as girls sitting there talking, "Two girls, what next?"

"The one on the left is the daughter of Mr. Yang, a Hanlin scholar."

"What do you mean?" Zhu Zhanqi understood that he wanted her to choose this one.

He Jue nodded.

Zhu Zhanqi looked over there again and said, "It's hard to see clearly. I can't even see her appearance clearly. What if I'm wrong?" Zhu Zhanqi was about to walk closer to take a look.

"Hey, hey, hey, Your Highness, you can't go any further. If you go any further, you'll be discovered," He Jue grabbed Zhu Zhanqi. "Your Highness, you can't see the appearance clearly, just look at the style of the clothes."

"Makes sense."

Then they were discovered by He Yunyue, "Your Highness, they are leaving. Did you remember?"

"Okay, I remember it. Hey, do you want to remember the other one?" Zhu Zhanqi turned around and asked.

"Ahem, the other one is my second sister. If Your Highness wants to be my brother-in-law, that's fine." He Jue looked at him and said.

"Forget it. Your Highness is not interested." Zhu Zhanqi of the Ming Dynasty had also heard of Miss He.

Sure enough, not long after He Yunyue and the others returned, someone came and asked them to go to the main courtyard and wait.

When they arrived, they found that everyone was standing in the hall. They didn't know what was going on for a moment, so they had to find a place to stand.

"My Lady Princess, all the ladies are here."

"Okay." The princess turned around and asked, "Where's His Highness? Hasn't he come yet?"

Just as the princess finished speaking, she heard, "His Highness Qi has arrived."

Then Zhu Zhanqi walked in from outside.

"Meet the mother."

"Finally you're here, come forward quickly."

"Yes."

"These are all the girls who came to the banquet today. I think they are all good. Take a look. You have to judge by your appearance. See if there are any you like."

"Good." Zhu Zhanqi thought, this is just what he wanted. Everyone lowered their heads. In fact, Zhu Zhanqi couldn't see what they looked like, but he still pretended to look carefully. After a while, he pointed out one with his finger.

"Just her."

"Is this confirmed?" Princess Han asked him.

"Well, that's it, mother. If there is nothing else, I will leave first. I still have some things to deal with." Zhu Zhanqi selected the people and prepared to leave.

"Okay, go and get busy." Princess Han thought that it was good enough that he could come, and she didn't ask for much.

"Which lady did His Highness choose?"

"She is Miss Wang from the family of Mr. Wang, the Imperial Academy Scholar."

Princess Han nodded after hearing this.

Everyone had their heads down, so they didn't see clearly who Zhu Zhanqi chose, and then they were asked to leave.

"Sister He, where did you go just now? Why haven't I seen you for a long time?" Someone saw He Yunyue on the way back and asked.

"There's nowhere else I could go in this palace. I just felt a little stuffy, so I went to the side to get some fresh air. My sister didn't notice it."

"Really? It seems like Miss Wang disappeared just now." the man continued.

"I don't know about that. I went out alone."

"I don't know who among us will be chosen."

"We'll know when the time comes."

When it was almost time, everyone found their own carriages and went home.

"Mother, second sister." He Jue trotted towards them.

"Hey, why is my third brother here?" He Yunyue turned around and saw him and asked curiously.

"I just happened to come to see His Majesty Qi for something." He Jue explained, and then said, "Mother, I wonder if I can ride in the carriage with you home."

"Then let's go back together." Mrs. He agreed without saying anything.

"Thank you, mother."

Mrs. He closed her eyes in the carriage, so the He siblings didn't dare to speak.

After returning, He Yunyue went back to her own residence.

"I'm so tired. It turns out that I still don't like this kind of party." He Yunyue said as soon as she returned to the room.

"Didn't the girl want to go herself?" The maid was puzzled. Didn't the girl want to go herself?

"Wanting to go and not liking to go are two different things." He Yunyue now didn't understand why Zhu Zhanji specifically asked her to attend this banquet. He simply asked her to go without saying anything. She didn't understand, but she didn't need to understand. She just had to obey and hold on to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's thigh. This time, at least her family's lives could be saved.

The next day, Princess Han went to the palace to tell Concubine Wang about the candidate.

"Has the candidate been chosen?" asked Concubine Wang.

"Your Majesty, it's out. It was Zhanqi who chose it himself." Princess Han said with a smile.

"Oh, that's great. In that case, let's make it a marriage of two and wait for His Majesty to return to the capital and issue an edict to grant the marriage."

"Everything is up to the Imperial Concubine's arrangement."

"Your Highness, the Princess of Han is here to pay her respects to you." The palace maid reported.

"Please come in quickly."

"Greetings to the Crown Princess, and greetings to Her Majesty."

"Get up and sit down."

"Thank you, Princess."

"I heard that Xiaoqi has chosen his first wife, but I haven't congratulated you yet."

"Yes, so I came to the palace to report to the Imperial Concubine, and also to pay my respects to the Crown Princess."