The little cannon fodder kept releasing melons, and people lined up to eat melons

This palace banquet was mainly to celebrate the victorious return of the Xuan Kingdom army, so in addition to some important ministers in the court, the generals who participated in this campaign were also invited to attend the banquet.

As soon as the Song family entered the palace, a special eunuch led them all the way to a garden where the emperor had set up a banquet. The fourth prince and the second prince had just arrived, and the Song family members hurriedly bowed to greet them upon seeing this.

Murong Jingchu smiled and said: "My Lord, there is no need to be so polite. Please take your seat quickly!"

"The Marquis has won a great victory over the enemy, and the Second Young Master has also passed the imperial examination and won the second place. The Marquis's Mansion is now enjoying a double happiness!!"

The second prince Murong Jingsheng was also very surprised. The Song family had been a military family for generations, and most of their descendants followed in their father's footsteps, but now a scholar like Song Chengzhou had emerged.

Before Song Boyan could say anything modest, a voice came...

[The second prince? Murong Jingsheng? ? The male protagonist in this world is indeed a little puppy, tsk tsk… He finally ascended the throne and made his beloved female protagonist the queen. It would have been fine if he didn’t work hard for the country and the people, but because the ministers forced him to take concubines to fill the harem, and then in order to keep the so-called love promise of loving only the female protagonist, he actually abdicated and let his queen become the empress. The most eye-catching thing is that in the end all the male followers including the male protagonist entered the empress’s harem. What do you think… Is this a brain full of water? ? He doesn’t want to be the emperor, but insists on being one of the many male favorites in the empress’s harem…]

Pah… Song Boyan was heartbroken. He thought that the Xuanyue Kingdom that he and his soldiers had risked their lives to defend would eventually be destroyed by the second prince, and that he would hand it over to a woman. Who was that woman? Who was she? He had to kill her to eliminate the trouble.

Song Chengyan felt that he must have talked with his two younger brothers late into the night and did not get enough rest, which led to his auditory hallucinations and hearing such fantastic stories.

Song Chengzhou felt that his cognition was destroyed. Not to mention their Xuanyue Kingdom, even if you look at the entire Dongling Kingdom, Jiyuan Kingdom, Seymour Kingdom, Beilin Kingdom, and Nandi Kingdom, there are no women in power. Is this second prince going to be the pioneer of Xuanyue Kingdom?

Song Chengyi felt that the Second Prince was just like what his Third Sister said on a daily basis, a great man, he was the first to try something new, how did this saying work? ? I'll ask my Third Sister later.

Song Qianxue saw that the Second Prince looked kind, especially those two deep dimples, and his smile made people feel that the whole world was beautiful. She had originally had a good impression of him, but when she heard what Third Sister said, she immediately looked down on him. Was he a fool? What did Third Sister say before? Oh! Oh! He is so stupid that there is no cure...

The old lady had been getting upset and angry these days when she saw the four hooligans in the family quarreling and making a fuss. Now when she saw the Second Prince, she suddenly felt that her own grandson was nothing compared to him. After all, compared to the destruction of the ancestral foundation, the fighting between brothers and sisters was also a way to enhance their relationship!

Jiang Shi didn't understand state affairs, she just thought it was unfortunate that the emperor had a son like the second prince. She and the Marquis' children were obedient and happy.

Murong Jingchu glanced at his second brother. He had a closer relationship with his second brother than with other princes since childhood. In his mind, his second brother was a man of both literary and martial talents. More importantly, compared to the crown prince, his second brother was compassionate. His father had indeed praised his second brother many times. Before this, he also felt that his second brother was the most suitable candidate to succeed him. Now he hesitated...

Song Qianyu stared at the Second Prince in a daze. He was so handsome, but in a different way from the Fourth Prince...

The Second Prince didn't know what these people were thinking, he just greeted the newly arrived Prince Huai Xiao Qingyan and the Xiao family warmly...

[He is the Prince of Huai!! When the Prince of Huai was young, his father saved the late emperor by chance. His father was a consort at that time, and the princess he married was the late emperor's favorite daughter. Because she saved the emperor, she was granted the title of prince of a different surname. However, the princess died unexpectedly a few years later. In fact, she was secretly poisoned because the princess discovered her husband's secret. And the most important point is that with the princess around, his sweetheart can only be a concubine forever.]

Secret??? What secret??? Everyone in the Song family pricked up their ears... Suddenly, there was a cry of surprise...

[Isn’t this the heroine? ? The second prince’s queen, oh no… the future empress…]

Everyone in the Song family, including Murong Jingchu, had their heartbeats quickened. Who was it? ? Does this mean this person is also here? ? Everyone held their breath and pricked up their ears...

"The Emperor has arrived..."

The eunuch shouted sharply, and the few people who didn't hear the answer had to give up. Everyone present knelt down and kowtowed, shouting in unison - "Your Majesty, long live the emperor..."

On the left and right sides of the emperor were the empress and Concubine Chen. In addition to some concubines of high rank, there were also other princes and Princess Zhaoyang.

The emperor of Xuanyue Kingdom has five sons and four daughters. The eldest prince Murong Jingye is the son of the current crown prince and the queen. The second prince Murong Jingsheng's biological mother is Shufei. The third prince Murong Jingchen is born to Jingfei. The fourth prince Murong Jingchu is the son of Chen Guifei. The fifth prince Murong Jingyi is born to Defei.

Except for the two princesses who were married off to foreign countries, the remaining two were Princess Zhaoyang, born to the Queen, and Princess Rouxiang, born to Concubine Xu, who was less than ten years old.

The emperor was in high spirits and took the seat holding Concubine Chen's hand. The empress beside him was dissatisfied but still smiled.

The emperor said: "My dear ministers, please stand up and take your seats! Eunuch Liu..."

Eunuch Liu understood the meaning and sang loudly: "Play music..."

A group of dancers came slowly, dancing to the music. Song Qianning, who was sitting in the women's section, stared at the beauties, then looked at the emperor's concubines, then at the dancers, then at the women's section...

Sitting next to Jiang were the women from her natal family, the Duke's Mansion. Jiang was talking to several of her sisters-in-law.

"Sister-in-law, why don't you see mother?"

"Alas! Mother-in-law caught a cold last night and called a doctor this morning. The doctor suggested rest, so she didn't come. Mother-in-law has been sad for a long time. After all, she doesn't know when she will see the imperial concubine she wants to see."

Sister-in-law He felt very sad when she thought of her ex-mother-in-law's sad look.

"I see. I feel ashamed that I haven't seen my mother for a long time. Now I can't even be by her side when she is sick. I am a really incompetent daughter." Jiang's eyes were red.

"Sister-in-law, don't blame yourself. The Marquis is not here, and the Marquis's mansion cannot survive without you as its mistress, so mother doesn't blame you."

Song Qianning listened to her mother and her family's chatter for a while, but felt a little bored, so she stopped listening and turned around to continue admiring the dancers' dancing.

Sitting at the same table with Princess Changle Xiao Jiayi, Liu Yujiao saw that the princess had been staring at the table of the women in the Marquis' Mansion...

"Why does the princess keep looking at the Marquis's family?"

"Yujiao, do you think that woman in green clothes looks familiar? Where have you seen her before?"

Liu Yujiao looked in the direction Xiao Jiayi said, and suddenly realized: "Where? Oh! Are you talking about the third young lady of the Marquis's family?"

"Young lady from the Marquis's house? Why have I never seen this person in any occasion?"

"The third young lady of the Marquis's Mansion has never liked to go out since she was a child, so few people have seen her. However, everyone in the capital knows that this third young lady is the one that the Marquis and his wife hold in their hearts."

"I see, then how did you know her?"

"We have met once before. I met her when I was choosing jewelry in a shop a few months ago. The shopkeeper treated her with great respect, so I asked her out of curiosity. But why does the princess feel that she looks familiar?" Liu Yujiao suddenly pulled herself back from her distant thoughts.

"I don't know either. I've never seen this Third Miss before, but I feel like she looks very familiar. I just can't remember where I've seen her before."

"After all, she is not the same kind of person as us, so why bother thinking about her? Princess, last time I heard you say that your mother, Princess Ya'an, wanted the emperor to grant you a marriage with the prince? If that's true, then you will be the crown princess in the future. If the prince ascends the throne in the future, you will be the queen if nothing unexpected happens!" Liu Yujiao leaned close to Xiao Jiayi's ear and flattered her.

"Hateful, always making fun of me..."

Although Xiao Jiayi blushed a little, she still subconsciously looked towards the queen's position.