Want to tease the prince, the cat is soft and delicate

The smile on Shan Yanjing's face disappeared. She stood up and bowed to Empress Cao, "Thank you very much, Empress, for your kindness. Your Highness the Crown Prince has the blood of a dragon and the marrow of a phoenix, and a virtuous body. Compared to him, I am just one of the thousands of people who look up to the mountains. I am afraid that I cannot be a good match for Your Highness the Crown Prince."

Her words were not subtle, but rather too straightforward.

Empress Cao's smiling face suddenly turned cold, and she frowned slightly and looked more serious: "Do you know what you are talking about?"

Shan Yanjing bowed again, her voice clear but powerful: "I am a humble servant with little knowledge and not very pretty, so I am not a good match for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

An ambiguous light flashed in Empress Cao's eyes. "Do you know that His Majesty has already sent an invitation to your father? After the palace banquet tomorrow, you will be the Crown Princess. This honor is something that all the officials and daughters in the capital envy. Don't you really want it?"

Shan Yanjing raised her eyes and looked at Empress Cao with an unusually firm look in her eyes: "I am not worthy of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Rather than living in fear and inferiority all day long, it is better not to start at all."

Queen Cao looked back into her eyes, as if to confirm the truth of her words.

After a long while, she sighed quietly and picked up the tea. "Forget it. Since you have no intention, I won't force you. I will tell the emperor. I just hope you don't regret it."

Shan Yanjing smiled when she heard this and bowed to express her gratitude: "I have no regrets."

"Okay, it's getting late, Madam Li, please escort Miss Jing out of the palace."

Nanny Li agreed and went forward to invite Shan Yanjing, but Shan Yanjing stood there without moving.

Empress Cao saw that she had something else to say, so she asked, "Do you have anything else to say to me?"

Shan Yanjing bowed with a smile on her face, with some regret in her tone: "I rejected your majesty's arranged marriage. I think your majesty must be extremely disappointed with me if he knew.

Tomorrow, I will be at home reflecting on my mistakes and will not be able to attend the Lotus Banquet. I would like to ask the Queen for permission to let me go and see the lotus before leaving the palace today."

Empress Cao nodded, not dissatisfied with her request: "Although I am very upset that you declined the marriage proposal, I cannot blame you for this. After all, everyone has their own ideas when they are young. I agree. You can go to see the lotus flowers."

"Your servant thanks Her Majesty." Shan Yanjing showed a happy expression.

"Miss Shan, please follow me." Nanny Li invited her respectfully.

Shan Yanjing finally bowed to Empress Cao to express her gratitude, and then followed Nanny Li.

As soon as she left, Nanny Zhou came forward to pour tea for Empress Cao and said in a low voice, "People say that Grand Tutor Wen's daughter is smart and clever, but why does she look a bit stupid to me?"

Queen Cao looked towards the entrance of the main hall, picked up the glass cup and sneered, her eyes gleaming with brilliance.

"Master Wen is a smart man, so how can his daughter be stupid?"

Nanny Zhou was puzzled: "It's true that the Shan family has a great reputation, but they don't have much real power. Shan Yanjing marrying the prince is a great joy for the Shan family. Shan Yanjing said she refused, and she refused. Does Mr. Shan know?"

Empress Cao picked up the cup lid and blew gently on the tea leaves hanging in the cup, took a sip, and smiled: "Since Shan Yanjing dared to say this to me, she must have received instructions from Grand Master Wen. It seems that your majesty's wishful thinking will be in vain this time."

She put down the cup, her eyes full of viciousness: "You want to use the Shan family's reputation to pave the way for Xuanyuan Che? Ha! I want to see what Your Majesty will do if Master Wen doesn't want to marry his daughter off."

The cups were slammed on the table, splashing some water stains. Nanny Zhou lowered her head and quickly took out a handkerchief to wipe them clean.

Shan Yanjing was led to the lotus pond by Nanny Li.

When they were still a short distance away from the lotus pond, Shan Yanjing suddenly hugged her stomach and said she had a stomachache, and asked Nanny Li in panic where the concubine's room was.

Seeing that she was in so much pain that sweat was breaking out on her forehead, Nanny Li quickly pointed out the way. But before she could say to take her there, Shan Yanjing ran away as fast as she could and disappeared in a flash.

Nanny Li was afraid that she had lost her way, so she quickly chased after her.

But after Nanny Li ran away, Shan Yanjing walked out from behind a rockery with a normal expression.

Looking at the direction where Nanny Li left, she sneered, clapped her hands, and walked in another direction.

Shan Yanjing walked out of the lotus pond with ease and arrived under a sycamore tree.

As soon as she arrived there, a man flew down from the tree, holding a sword and staring at her coldly: "You are late."

Shan Yanjing's elegant and beautiful face showed displeasure: "You came too early."

Zhuiying remained silent and didn't argue with her too much: "How is it going?"

"Okay." Shan Yanjing replied.

Zhuiying took out a token from his bosom and said, "With this token, you can withdraw 10,000 taels of silver from Boyun Bank. As for the matter you mentioned, His Highness will make the arrangements once it is completed."

Shan Yanjing took the token with a smile.

Then she looked up at him puzzledly and said, "If Your Highness doesn't want to marry me, it's just a matter of saying it. Why go to so much trouble to ask me to say it?"

"Your Highness has his own plans. Since you have taken the things, you should watch your mouth. Do you need me to tell Miss Shan again what you should do and what you shouldn't do?" Zhuiying had a blank expression on his face and his tone was not polite.

Shan Yanjing has been spoiled since she was a child. Even though she has made a deal with Xuanyuan Che for profit, she cannot tolerate others treating her like this.

Her face immediately darkened and she glared at Zhuiying: "If you keep talking to me like this, do you believe that I will expose this matter tomorrow and ruin your Highness's plans? I want to see whether he punishes me or you."

Zhuiying's cold face showed panic for a moment, but he hid it very well and Shan Yanjing didn't notice it.

He clenched the sword in his hand and finally said softly: "It was my fault that I didn't know how to handle the situation properly and offended Miss Shan. I hope Miss Shan will forgive me."

"Hmph, that's better." Shan Yanjing threw the token in her hand twice and then put it in her arms: "I am not an unreasonable person. I will take the money and do my job well. Go back and thank His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for me and tell him that he helped me a lot this time. If he needs my help next time, he can always come to me."

After saying this, Shan Yanjing turned and walked towards the lotus pond. After finishing her business, she would go find Nanny Li and leave the palace.

Zhuiying stood there and watched Shan Yanjing's figure disappear behind the rockery, his eyebrows twitching twice.

Shan Yanjing looks elegant, graceful and gentle, but her personality is completely opposite to her appearance.

She is so good at calculating that she doesn't look like the daughter of an official. She is more suitable to be a businessman.

I wonder if Grand Tutor Wen knows that his little daughter, who was raised with great care and love, is actually not what he usually sees.

I guess she doesn't know. Shan Yanjing dared to make a decision on her own on such an important matter as the marriage arranged by His Majesty. I'm afraid the Shan family will not have peace tonight.