"That's good! If you can convince His Majesty, I can give you the position of the Grand General!" Chu Feiyan sneered disdainfully.

“You…” Long Shiyu was so angry at her disdainful look that her teeth itched. “You are so eloquent when talking to me, Chu Feiyan! Since my father thinks so highly of you, I want to see if you have the ability.”

She said to a maid beside her, "Go find two swords. I want to fight her a few times."

The maid hesitated for a moment and advised her, "Princess! This is a palace banquet. If you want to compete, you might as well wait until the banquet is over..."

Long Shiyu glared and said, "Just go if I tell you to..."

"The Emperor has arrived! The Queen has arrived!"

The eunuch's shrill voice suddenly came in.

Upon hearing this, everyone stood up and knelt to welcome the Emperor and Empress.

"Just wait for me!" Long Shiyu glared at Chu Feiyan and returned to his seat unwillingly.

"Long live His Majesty! Long live the Queen!"

The emperor and empress walked into the hall together and took the main seat on the high platform.

The emperor raised his hand and said to the people kneeling in the hall: "My dear ministers, please stand up!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After everyone stood up, the emperor said some polite words to congratulate the queen on her birthday, and the people present followed suit and congratulated her and presented her with gifts.

The gift-giving session ended and the palace banquet officially began.

The Queen smiled and said, "Your Majesty, almost all the noble ladies in the capital are here today! They are all dignified and I like them very much. Now the Crown Prince only has one Crown Princess and one concubine. Why not choose a concubine for him from these noble ladies?"

"Well! The Queen is right."

The emperor stroked his short beard and said, "As the crown prince, you only have a crown princess and a concubine by your side. It is indeed a little insufficient. It would be better to choose a concubine and two concubines for the crown prince, so as to expand the royal family."

When the Imperial Concubine heard this, she quickly followed suit and said, "Your Majesty! It's time to choose a princess for Ling'er. Both children are still young and need a mother to take care of them."

Xiao Changchuan, who was sitting below, was startled. He quickly stood up, walked to the middle of the hall and knelt down. "Your Majesty, I dare to ask for a favor from Your Majesty."

When the emperor saw that it was him, his face suddenly darkened, but he still asked, "What's the matter? Tell me."

Xiao Changchuan glanced at Han Zhiyu and said, "I am attracted to the second daughter of the Minister of War. I ask Your Majesty to grant me and Yu'er a marriage."

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire hall was in an uproar.

Everyone's eyes were scanning between Xiao Changchuan, Chu Feiyan, and Han Zhiyu.

Chu Feiyan looked calm as she ate the delicious food in front of her with her chopsticks and drank what she was supposed to eat.

He sneered in his heart. The Royal Concubine had already discussed with Minister Han about Han Zhiyu's marriage to Prince Rui, and the Emperor also agreed. They just wanted to announce it in public today. If Xiao Changchuan came out to propose to her now, he would be asking for humiliation.

Han Shangshu's face turned pale, and he wanted to punch Xiao Changchuan. How dare a man from Xinwuhou Mansion, who was about to lose, say he wanted to marry his daughter? He even dared to ruin his daughter's reputation. It seemed that he had to be punished!

"Are you fond of the second daughter of Minister Han?" The emperor's eyes became sharp.

"In that case, we have to ask Miss Han if she is willing first?"

Han Zhiyu was called by the emperor, so she had to stand up and reply, "Your Majesty, since ancient times, marriage is a matter of parents' orders and matchmakers' words. My marriage is decided by my parents."

"Yes." The emperor nodded with satisfaction.

"Yu'er!" Xiao Changchuan looked at her in disbelief, "We have loved each other for so many years, and we have just agreed that you will let me marry..."

"Shut up!" Han Shangshu shouted coldly, interrupting him, "Xiao Changchuan, you have let down a woman as good as Princess Min'an. You don't even have the most basic responsibility as a man, and you actually want to marry my daughter? It's simply wishful thinking."

Han Zhiyu panicked and quickly knelt down to clarify, "Your Majesty, I have absolutely not had any private dealings with Young Master Xiao. What he just said was slandering my reputation."

But the more she tried to distance herself from the matter, the more suspicious people became.

Everyone present is not a fool. If these two people are not having an affair, how could Xiao Changchuan dare to say it to their faces?

"Yu'er..." Xiao Changchuan was struck by lightning, unable to believe that she would say such a thing.

Why? He always thought that Han Zhiyu loved him. In her previous life, she came to him to cry in order not to marry King Rui. After they had sex, he finally coaxed her into submission.

But he could not give her the position of wife, and Minister Han would not marry his daughter to him, so he could only watch her marry into Prince Rui's Mansion.

At this time, Rui Wang Long Shiling stood up, waving a fan in his hand, looking very romantic.

"What a coincidence! I am also attracted to Miss Han Er. I wonder if Miss Han Er is willing to marry me."

Han Zhiyu's appearance is only above average, and he marries her because of the military power in her father's hands, which will be of great help to him in his bid for succession to the throne in the future.

Han Zhiyu glanced at Prince Rui, her face immediately blushed and she lowered her head, "Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty. I will leave it to Your Majesty to decide!"

What she meant was that as long as the emperor approved the marriage, she would agree to marry!

"Haha! Very good!" The emperor was very happy and said yes repeatedly, "In that case, I will grant you a marriage with Prince Rui."

Minister Han was overjoyed. The father and daughter walked to the center of the hall and knelt together with Prince Rui to thank the emperor for his grace.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!"

"Thank you, Father!"

Xiao Changchuan walked back to his seat in a daze. Han Zhiyu's words deeply hurt his heart, but he didn't blame her.

She had no choice, but now she was just a small captain. If it weren't for her father's title, she wouldn't even be qualified to enter the palace for the banquet, and she would have no way to fight for Yu'er.

But it doesn’t matter. If he waits for another three years, Prince Rui will die. Then he can marry Yu’er back, and they will love each other till they grow old, just like in their previous life.

The Queen had originally coveted Shangshu Han's military power and wanted to have Han Zhiyu marry the Crown Prince as a concubine, but unexpectedly Prince Rui snatched her away first!

I gritted my teeth in hatred.

But now that things have come to this, he had no choice but to choose another woman for the prince.

Next, the emperor's other concubines also chose concubines for their sons.

A sunny and handsome young man stood up and bowed to the emperor, saying, "Father, I want to marry my cousin Feiyan as my principal wife. I hope you will grant my wish!"

There was another uproar in the hall! Everyone had a wonderful expression, and felt that today's palace banquet was so interesting.

"Cough cough cough..." Chu Feiyan choked on the sip of tea she had just taken.

"Sister, drink slowly!" Chu Wenzhao patted her on the back quickly.

"No problem!" Chu Feiyan shook his head at him and looked up.

Seeing that the young man who spoke was the King of Qing, Long Shijun, he frowned and said, "Little kid, don't talk nonsense."

This Long Shijun had trained in her army when he was twelve years old. She taught him all his martial arts and she had always treated him like a child. She never expected that he would say he wanted to marry her?

What nonsense!

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