Remarry 9,000 Years Old

This little farce soon died down, and when the banquet was about to start, the Queen Mother came over in her sedan chair.

Relying on her status as a relative of the Empress Dowager's mother, the wife of the Marquis of Cheng'en hurriedly brought her own granddaughter to the front.

The young lady of the Sun family is named Sun Rulin. As she was born late, she was naturally spoiled. When she saw a group of people surrounding Shen Nanqiao, she was already resentful.

Seeing the queen mother coming, he hurriedly spoke, apparently trying to please her, but secretly provoking her.

"It's a good thing you came, Empress Dowager. Otherwise, I would have thought that the host today was Madam Pingyang."

This statement violated a big taboo. How could the host be someone else at a banquet in the palace? Was this hinting at a change of dynasty?

The wife of Marquis Cheng'en was horrified and pinched her hastily. She cried out and swallowed the words she was about to say.

"Don't talk nonsense," the wife of the Marquis of Cheng'en said to the Queen Mother with a smile, "The child is young and doesn't know how to speak. We have spoiled him."

Shen Nanqiao stood aside neither humbly nor arrogantly and spoke loudly.

"Today, I, the subject woman, have been ordered by the Queen Mother to assist Her Majesty in preparing a banquet. I dare not act on my own, nor do I dare to be lazy. Naturally, I have never thought about how others will see me."

What I mean is that I am just doing my job conscientiously and you have no right to question it.

Moreover, she put the Queen Mother and the Empress in front, which made it difficult for people to find fault with her.

The Queen Mother nodded. It was indeed she who assigned Shen Nanqiao to arrange today's banquet. Moreover, this little bit of limelight was unimportant. The most important thing was whose family the Crown Princess came from.

Thinking of this, he glared at his sister-in-law calmly, realizing that she really couldn't tell the difference between the important and the unimportant.

Upon seeing this, the queen smiled calmly, took Sun Rulin's arm, and looked him up and down.

"Girls change a lot when they grow up. If I saw her outside, I wouldn't even recognize her." She turned to look at the Queen Mother. "The last time I saw this girl, she was still a little girl. In the blink of an eye, she has grown into a big girl."

"Thank you for your kindness, Madam." The little girl from the Sun family was visibly happy. "Rulin is just a reed and willow, not worthy of your Majesty's eyes."

Many people secretly laughed at Sun Rulin for being simple-minded when they heard this. It sounded like a courtesy, but the Queen never praised her good looks.

It's really sad that she accepted it so foolishly. If such a person became the Crown Princess, she would probably be eaten alive by the harem full of wolves and tigers in the future.

The empress dowager frowned secretly. On the one hand, she was angry at the empress's sarcasm, and on the other hand, she secretly hated that Sun Rulin was stupid and unworthy of the important task.

Everyone present knew very well that today's reward for the female members was actually just a disguised way of selecting a concubine for the prince.

At this moment, the little prince might be hiding in some corner, observing secretly.

Thinking of this, all those who were interested in the position of Crown Princess perked up their spirits and tried to show their best side.

Shen Nanqiao has been paying close attention to the young lady from the Lin family since he arrived today. After all, she was the legitimate crown princess in her previous life.

At this time, she was standing alone, without even a personal maid, looking extremely lonely.

Shen Nanqiao knew that her mother had died young, so he felt a little sympathetic, so he walked up to her and took the initiative to say hello.

"Miss Lin has been accompanying her father on the garrison for these years. It's really hard. If there is anything you are not used to at the banquet, you can tell me."

This was the first lady who greeted her today, and Lin Jingshu returned the greeting politely.

"Madam, don't bother taking extra care of me. I'm just here to make up the numbers."

Shen Nanqiao thought to herself that you were able to become the Crown Princess in your previous life, which shows that marriage is destined by heaven.

Thinking of this, she winked playfully.

"Don't say that, young lady. A thousand miles of love is tied by a thread. Maybe the matchmaker has already prepared the red thread for you, young lady."

Seeing her friendly attitude, Lin Jingshu also felt good about her, so she spoke openly.

"To be honest with you, Madam, I only want to protect my country in this life. As for matters between men and women, I have never considered them." Lin Jingshu sighed and said, "I was forced to come here today by my father, otherwise I would still be in the martial arts arena right now!"

At this moment, I heard a crisp voice behind me.

"Jingshu, why didn't you call me when you came?"

Lin Jingshu turned around when she heard the voice and saw Zhou Fangrui rushing towards her. She exclaimed in surprise.

"I didn't know you were coming too. I thought you didn't like this kind of occasion like usual!"

Zhou Fangrui held Lin Jingshu's hand with her backhand.

"I didn't expect you to come." She looked up at Shen Nanqiao and said with a smile, "But thanks to this trip today, I met Madam Ning, so it was worth it."

Hearing this, Lin Jingshu looked at her again with a bit of scrutiny and curiosity. She couldn't help but narrow her eyes and looked at Shen Nanqiao again and again.

"She is indeed a beauty. You deserved to lose."

Shen Nanqiao didn't expect her to be so straightforward. Zhou Fangrui felt a little embarrassed. She smiled awkwardly and hurriedly explained.

"Madam Ning, please don't misunderstand me. I admire the factory minister purely out of admiration."

Now that the topic had been brought up, Shen Nanqiao simply waved his hand.

"It proves that I have good taste when someone appreciates me, so I have to thank you for your appreciation of him."

After saying that, both of them laughed.

Girls' friendship seems to come particularly easily. After talking, instead of feeling awkward as expected, I actually felt a little excited as if I had met a close friend.

Lin Jingshu blinked her big eyes cunningly.

"I thought today's party would be boring, but I didn't expect to meet old friends and make new friends."

From what he said, it seemed that he had no interest in the prince.

Shen Nanqiao was secretly dumbfounded. She only nominated three girls in total.

At the moment, Zhou Fangrui and Lin Jingshu are not interested either. Does that mean the little prince really wants to marry the girl from the Sun family?

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but look at the Queen Mother, and saw that the Queen Mother was listening to what the wife of Marquis Cheng'en was saying with great interest, and she felt slightly relieved.

Lin Jingshu lowered her voice and spoke.

"I've heard for a long time that the prince is weak and can't lift anything. My ideal husband must be skilled in archery and horse riding, at least not inferior to me."

Shen Nanqiao recalled the time in her previous life when she was chasing criminals on the streets of the capital, with her sword in hand and her horse in hand, and she couldn't help but secretly worry for the prince.

However, since he really wanted to bring the two of them together, he had to rack his brains to find out the prince's strengths.

"The prince has been in good health in recent years and is not so weak anymore." To prove that what he said was true, "He even saved a girl from a villain a while ago."

This is true. Last time when she went on a cruise on Yixianglou, it was indeed the prince who helped her out, even though he was the instigator.

Lin Jingshu nodded when she heard that.

"It sounds like he's a nice person."

Zhou Fangrui came over and joked.

"How about it? Do you want to meet him later? What if you find him attractive?"

Lin Jingshu immediately shook her head.

"I'm used to the vastness of the world. I'm afraid I'll get sick if I'm locked up in this tiny space in the harem."

Shen Nanqiao said hurriedly after hearing this.

"No, no, this harem is not as restrictive as you think. It's quite easy to sneak out incognito."

Before she finished her words, she saw four eyes of the two people looking at her at the same time.

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Lin Jingshu/Zhou Fangrui: Without practical experience, it would be impossible to know it so clearly.