The beauty of the Hou family and the king's plan

Shen Baozhao had always thought that the jade hairpin was a gift from his maternal grandparents, but he was a little surprised when he heard what Xiao Li said.

However, the current situation is not necessarily a bad thing for her. Even if Emperor Chengde gave her to the prince, she would find a way to prevent this from happening.

But it would take a lot of trouble and effort. If it could be solved today, it would be much easier.

But...I am destined to let Xiao Li down.

Shen Baozhao raised his eyes and looked in the direction of Xiao Li, and the two looked at each other.

It was so dazzling in Xiao Yuanhuai's eyes.

"I see Miss Shen seems a little surprised. Could it be that she doesn't know the origin of this hairpin?" Xiao Yuanhuai still refused to give up. He didn't think Shen Baozhao had much affection for Xiao Li.

Shen Baozhao just wanted to resolve the issue of the crown prince as soon as possible, and Xiao Yuanhuai had just expressed his feelings to her, so she didn't want to have too much to do with him.

Perhaps admitting that Xiao Li and I have feelings for each other now can avoid a lot of trouble.

"Your Highness, Prince Huai, I know this. Otherwise, I would not be wearing this hairpin to attend such a grand banquet today."

After that, Shen Baozhao looked at Xiao Yuanhuai deeply and said firmly: "I and the Prince of Yu are engaged and we love each other.

Your Majesty, please do not doubt this."

After hearing what Shen Baozhao said, Xiao Yuanhuai sneered, with a cold gleam of a knife in his dark eyes.

"Uncle Prince Yu, the prince has already been engaged to Miss Shen, why didn't you tell us earlier? You've made us worry about you."

What Xiao Yuanhuai meant was that he still doubted the truth of this matter, otherwise Prince Yu and his wife would not have used other excuses when they refused at the beginning.

Shen Baozhao was very annoyed by Xiao Yuanhuai's persistence. Why did this man keep staring at her?

Hadn't she done enough for him in her last life? Since he had abandoned her in the end, why did he continue to pester her in this life?

He had helped her openly and secretly before, so she couldn't be his enemy. Couldn't she just stay away from him? Why did she have to get to the bottom of it?

Prince Yu also didn’t know how he was going to explain it, and Xiao Li didn’t inform him either.

If he knew that he could use this method, why would he cry in front of Queen Mother Cui and let the younger generation laugh at him? Of course, he didn't care.

Before he could say anything, Shen Baozhao answered for him.

“Your Highness, because the six rituals between me and Prince Yu have not yet begun, my grandfather does not want too many people to know about this.

It is because of the situation today that the prince is holding on to me and Prince Yu has no choice but to make public the mutual admiration between him and me. "

Xiao Yuanhuai heard Shen Baozhao's tone when he spoke, which was cold, stiff, and contained a hint of disdain.

He had never been treated so coldly by her before. It made his heart feel like it was being pricked by needles. His thin lips were tightly closed, and he wished he was not at the banquet today.

Shen Baozhao knew that this was a sign of his anger.

As expected, Xiao Yuanhuai opened his thin lips and said word by word with gritted teeth: "In that case, I wish you two a happy marriage and a long life together."

Emperor Chengde saw that no one had any doubts, and he could not break up the couple in public and help his son take someone else's fiancée as a concubine.

Although she was unhappy, considering that Prince Yu's Mansion valued this granddaughter so much, if she really married into the Crown Prince's Mansion, it might not be a good thing.

Then he slowly said, "Since that's the case, Crown Prince, you should choose other ladies to expand the royal family."

With the final word, everyone who cared about Shen Baozhao breathed a sigh of relief. They had passed this hurdle!

Everyone was bored at the following banquet.

Soon, the matter between Shen Baozhao and Xiao Li was forgotten like a minor episode.

Only Xiao Yuanhuai was left, drinking one cup after another.

Of course, there was still some excitement. The newly crowned Crown Princess, several future princes' wives who were about to marry into the royal family, and their families became the objects of everyone's flattery.

The Zhao family was reserved, and although they were happy that Zhao Pingting became the Crown Princess, there was no sign of joy on the Crown Prince's face.

Zhao Qi simply accepted the congratulations from the officials who were on good terms with him.

Su Yuheng became the second prince's consort by mistake, but the person she was thinking about was Xue Sheng, so she was not very happy.

The only thing worth being happy about is that when she marries into the Second Prince's mansion, her status will be much higher than Feng Feiyan, Shen Baozhao and others, and she will just have to wait for them to pay her respects in the future.

When she thought about it this way, she felt that since she couldn't marry Xue Sheng, marrying the second prince wouldn't be a bad idea.

The smartest one is the third prince. Minister Sun of the Ministry of Revenue is his best choice besides Princess Duanning.

Emperor Chengde took great pains for the third prince, and the third prince did not disappoint Emperor Chengde's high hopes.

He just picked up the wine glass, lowered his posture, and started chatting with the Sun family.

Sun Shuran is the granddaughter of Shangshu Sun. She has always been well-behaved and is no different from other ladies from wealthy families.

She saw that the third prince had handsome features, excellent conversation, and noble status.

Although he had proposed to Princess Duanning before, the Third Prince's behavior at this moment made Sun Shuran forget about that completely.

I just fell in love with him secretly and felt lucky to have found my true love.

The happiest person was definitely the wife of Censor Li. Both Mrs. Li and her daughter were smiling from ear to ear.

She kept accepting toasts from the ladies sitting next to her, until Censor Li awkwardly pulled Madam Li's sleeve and asked her to restrain herself, and only then did she calm down.

Although the arranged marriage has ended, the flower viewing must continue in the afternoon.

In order to avoid any further trouble, after the banquet, Shen Baozhao stayed by the side of Princess Yu and did not go anywhere.

It was not until the afternoon that everyone started to leave the palace and return home.

Princess Yu was impatient to see Madam Xiao, so she only let Shen Baozhao accompany her in a carriage and went to Prince Yu's Mansion first.

He helped Princess Yu get off the horse. Although she was feeling much better now, attending the banquet today had exhausted her a lot of energy.

Shen Baozhao and Xiao Li sent Princess Yu to her bedroom, and then asked Nanny Zhao to wait on her until she went to bed.

The two walked out of the courtyard. Shen Baozhao felt a little embarrassed. This was the first time she stood with Xiao Li after understanding his feelings.

In his previous life, he had no contact with Xiao Li and knew nothing about him.

In this life, when she first met him at the Colosseum, he clearly had doubts about her in his heart, but he let her go because of the Princess of Nanhua County.

The second chapter was when Cui Mingzhu's money was stolen while staying in the inn. She was able to solve the case successfully thanks to Xiao Li's protection.

Although he was a little wary of her later and sent people to watch her every move, he was kind from beginning to end and cared for her like a family member.

But Shen Baozhao's feelings for Xiao Li were just that of a simple cousin, there was really no romantic feelings at all.

But when did Xiao Li fall in love with her? And what did he fall in love with her for? Shen Baozhao was puzzled.

Xiao Li himself couldn't explain it clearly, it was probably the cleverness when solving the case with the red rope, and the cunning when throwing stones in the Fahua Temple.

Is it the justice of coming up with a plan to help Feng Feiyan and her brother win the lawsuit, or the dazzling brilliance at the eldest princess's banquet?

There is also her concern for everyone in Prince Yu’s Mansion, and her kindness in treating Master Xiao’s leg injury at all costs.

......

If Xiao Li were asked to really explain the whole thing, he could talk for three days and three nights.

In Xiao Li's heart, Shen Baozhao is the best woman in the world, no doubt about it.

"Cousin Li"

"Cousin Zhao"

They both spoke at the same time, looked at each other, and said in unison: "You speak first."