Quick Wear: Salted Fish anchor always eats melons on the scene

After the third prince arrived, the atmosphere at the banquet became a little subtle again.

Some of the noble ladies who had frequently shown their favor to Xiang Chen before, after seeing the third prince, resumed their dignified behavior, but many of them would secretly flirt with him again.

Some of the bolder ones even took out their handkerchiefs.

Shi Li was shocked by this.

It turns out that the customs of the Zhen Dynasty were really so open.

The Third Prince was not like the Crown Prince, as he already had a Crown Princess and a Concubine in the Eastern Palace. Many arrogant noble ladies thought they were qualified to compete for the Third Prince's Concubine, and with this comparison, Xiang Chen suddenly didn't seem so attractive.

Furthermore, Xiang Chen is not present at the scene now, and the noble ladies also feel that since he can't see it, even if they show their goodwill to the third prince, it will not affect Xiang Chen as a backup candidate.

It's a pity that the conceited Xiang Chen really believed that he was the dream lover of many girls, not knowing that he was just the second best choice.

The Third Prince seemed to be used to this and ignored the other female guests at the banquet. He just focused on what Princess Wenchang was saying and unlike his wet nurse, he also didn't want to comment on Shi Li.

Shi Li was happy and relaxed. She ate a few more cakes and watched the excitement around her.

It was not until the banquet was about to end that the Third Prince seemed to remember Shi Li, the real protagonist of the banquet, and turned to look at her.

"Is this Miss Shi? Do you like the gift I gave you?"

His attitude was calm and carried the dignity unique to the royal family, and there was nothing wrong with him.

Shi Li curled her lips, stood up and thanked him politely, "Thank you, Third Prince. I am flattered."

This was the only interaction between the two today. The Third Prince did not speak much to Shi Li after that, and after the banquet, he left the Princess's Mansion like everyone else.

But later in the day, Shi Qing, who had been away from home all day, came back and went straight to Shi Li's courtyard.

After he arrived, he asked all the servants around him to retreat.

Seeing that he looked like he had something to say, Shi Li hurriedly poured a cup of tea and handed it to him, "Brother, what do you want to say?"

Shi Qing held the teacup, and seemed to find it difficult to speak. He rubbed the outer wall of the teacup with his fingers for a long time, and finally spoke, "Mingyue, what do you think of Xiang Chen and the Third Prince?"

Shi Li: ...

She looked at Shi Qing silently, and Shi Qing looked at her with a teacup in hand.

After a very quiet moment, Shi Li couldn't help laughing.

"Brother, stop making trouble. Instead of marrying them, I might as well cut my hair right now and become a monk!"

Shi Qing also laughed when he heard this. He stopped pretending to be serious and picked up the teacup and drank it all. Then he laughed carefreely and said, "I'm just afraid that you are blind and will fall for one of them."

Xiang Chen represents the crown prince, and the third prince represents himself. Not to mention what choosing them means, just talking about these two people, Shi Li really doesn't think highly of them.

But it seemed a bit too conceited to say it so directly. Shi Li blinked her eyes and changed the subject with a smile, "So, am I now your and Her Royal Highness's weak spot?"

"It's not a weakness, it's a reverse scale."

Shi Qing restrained his smile and looked at Shi Li seriously, "Mingyue, you are my sister, you don't have to think about anything, just do what you like happily!"

The Crown Prince and the Third Prince both wanted to win over Princess Wenchang, but outsiders knew that Princess Wenchang only loved her consort Zhong Shiqing, so the appearance of Shi Li meant that she was not just representing herself.

Her attitude, to a certain extent, also hinted at Shi Qing's attitude, and even Princess Wenchang's attitude. No one had to say these words, Shi Li had understood them in the past few days.

"Okay, but if there's anything you want me to do to cooperate, I definitely won't refuse." Shi Li was just lazy, not stupid, and saw everything clearly.

But at the end, she suddenly thought of another idle person in the mansion and couldn't help asking: "That Prince Rong..."

When talking about Xie Yanan, Shi Qing's expression was quite relaxed.

"Don't worry about it. He doesn't care about anything."