I became an official of the imperial court by eating melons when I was still a baby

Just as everyone was staring at the Qin family, Qin Yue finally woke up. As soon as she opened her eyes, she was blinded by the beautiful woman and handsome guy in front of her.

[Wow! Sister, this is indeed a top-notch blind date party. The people here are all very good-looking. It’s so pleasing to the eyes! This girl is so pretty, oh oh oh, and this boy is also so pretty, oh oh oh oh…]

Everyone in the banquet hall suddenly heard a child's voice. Although they were prepared, many people were still startled, especially those who had never seen Qin Yue before.

Then, they heard Qin Yue constantly praising the young ladies and gentlemen at the banquet, which made the boys and girls who were only fifteen or sixteen years old shy, especially Princess Ningping, who was closest to Qin Yue.

Princess Ningping was wearing a light yellow long dress with a light yellow jade hairpin on her head. She had round almond eyes, slightly chubby cheeks, a small nose, a cherry mouth, and two cute fangs when she smiled.

As she walked, her skirt danced lightly, making her look very lively and cute.

Princess Ningping is the daughter of the late King Mu.

Prince Mu is the younger brother of the current emperor and the elder brother of Princess Jinyang. The three siblings have had a deep relationship since childhood.

It's a pity that Prince Mu and Princess Mu died of illness when Princess Ningping was one year old, so Princess Ningping grew up with Princess Jinyang since she was a child.

Although she spends most of her time with the cold and lonely Princess Jinyang, Princess Ningping is actually very charming and lovely.

At this moment, Princess Ningping was praised by Qin Yue as "such a lovely little sister", and her face immediately turned red with shame. She hid behind Princess Jinyang, lowered her head and twisted her handkerchief.

Qin Yue saw the little sister's actions and thought it was even cuter. [Wow, this little sister in yellow clothes is shy and hiding behind Princess Jinyang. She is so cute.]

The system finally woke up at this time, slowed down its still confused thoughts, and looked in the direction Qin Yue was looking.

[Host, this is Princess Ningping, the niece of Princess Jinyang. Wait, there seems to be something fishy! ]

These words were like a thunderclap out of nowhere, striking everyone present.

What looks like a melon?

Princess Ningping’s melon?

Everyone's expressions changed.

Princess Jinyang's usually calm face now showed some surprise.

She really didn't expect that Qin Yue, whom she invited, originally wanted to eat other people's melons, but unexpectedly, the first thing he ate was his own niece's melon. She couldn't help feeling worried.

If my sister said something bad about Ning Ping, with so many dignitaries present, the news would spread throughout the capital in less than half a day, and Ning Ping's marriage would definitely be affected.

I hope my sister can reveal some good news! Princess Jinyang thought silently in her heart.

Qin Yue couldn't wait to speak: [Sure enough! I said there would be melons at the banquet! Sister, what kind of melon is it? Bring it up so I can taste it! ]

Princess Ningping, the person involved, was so frightened at this moment, her eyes were wide open, her mouth was slightly open, and she was so scared that she almost forgot to breathe.

Huh? How come I got to eat my own melon?

I don’t seem to have done anything shameful!

You just praised me for being so cute? How come you changed your attitude faster than turning the pages of a book?

Woohoo...

The Qin family was suddenly embarrassed. They never expected that Yue Jie'er and the old sister would expose the host's secrets when they came to the manor for the first time.

Here, do you want to go first?

Just say you suddenly remembered something happened at home?

Just as everyone was either surprised or hesitant, the system slowly spoke: [Someone was deceived into marriage at today's banquet! ]

Qin Yue looked at the handsome men and beautiful women in front of her. It was such a pity that such good-looking people were deceived into marriage. She didn't know how they were deceived.

[Sister, which young man or young lady was deceived into marriage? These young men and women are so good-looking, how could they be deceived into marriage? Oh, what a pity! ]

System: [Xia Yuanshuang, the daughter of the Minister of Works, Xia, is also the granddaughter of the Minister of War, Xu. She is the young lady standing behind Princess Ningping, the girl in the light pink dress.]

Upon hearing this, Princess Jinyang and County Lady Ningping both breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out to be a misunderstanding.

Princess Ningping patted her chest and said, "It's okay, it's okay. As long as she doesn't eat her own melon, she said she didn't do anything shameful."

Everyone looked at Xia Yuanshuang intentionally or unintentionally, their eyes full of curiosity. How could this girl, who was so beautiful, be deceived into marriage?

Xia Yuanshuang was a little flustered by everyone's gaze, and was very confused because she had never been engaged to anyone.

I came to the banquet with my aunt today just to get to know each other, how could I be deceived into marriage?

Xia Yuanshuang was at a loss as to what to do. She looked for help at her aunt Xu who was standing beside her.

Xu had not expected that she would be taken advantage of by the young official and her younger sister when she brought her niece to the Qingping Banquet today to see if there was a suitable young man.

However, she had never heard Yuanshuang's father mention that Yuanshuang was engaged, otherwise he would not have asked her to bring Yuanshuang to the Qingping Banquet.

Xu suddenly thought of someone again, and her eyes darkened. If this was true, it must have been done by that person!

At this moment, Xu could only suppress her speculations, nodded to Xia Yuanshuang soothingly, then took her hand and patted it gently.

Qin Yue followed the system's instructions and looked at Xia Yuanshuang. He was shocked. [Wow, what a beautiful lady!]

Xia Yuanshuang had a standard oval face, a graceful and soft figure, skin as white as cream, a pair of beautiful eyes, and a sweet smile. She was as beautiful as a fairy in a painting.

[Such a beauty was deceived into marriage. Sister, please tell me in detail what happened? ]

Although everyone at the banquet was scattered in different places in the courtyard, some were admiring the beautiful flowers in bloom, some were sitting with a few friends drinking tea, and some were eating exquisite cakes.

But everyone pricked up their ears at the same time, wanting to hear what this marriage fraud was all about.

The system sorted out its thoughts and slowly said: [This Xia Yuanshuang's mother died of illness when she was very young, and then Xia Yuanshuang's father, the Minister of Works, Lord Xia, married the younger sister of the Minister of War, Lord Liu. ]

Qin Yue suddenly said: [Oh...it turns out to be my stepmother.]

Qin Yue intuitively felt that this marriage fraud must be related to this stepmother!

System: [Yes, she is Xia Yuanshuang’s stepmother.]

[After this stepmother married into the Xia family, she treated Xia Yuanshuang with caution at first. After all, Lord Xia loved his daughter very much, and Xia Yuanshuang was also the granddaughter of Minister Xu of the Ministry of War, so she naturally had some reservations.]

[But since she gave birth to two sons in a row and established herself in the Xia Mansion, she began to put on airs in front of Xia Yuanshuang, thinking that she was her mother and could manipulate everything about her.]