Song Qinghong felt a slight pain in her heart, and she gritted her teeth and said calmly, "Congratulations, Your Majesty, you finally got what you wished for. The Fifth Prince has reached the age to choose a concubine. I guess today is the day to choose a concubine for the Fifth Prince."

Concubine De's smile froze, her brows slightly frowned, and she turned to look at Qi Binwei with deep inquiry in her eyes.

She knew without thinking that Qi Binwei had said something to Song Qinghong, otherwise, given the relationship between them, Song Qinghong would not be so cold.

Since we haven't seen each other for a long time, I call him the Fifth Prince.

The latter, however, remained unmoved and pretended not to have seen anything.

Concubine De's stiff smile only lasted for a moment, and she quickly returned to normal, "Qing'er, you are really good at guessing. Today, I will choose a concubine for Wei'er, you must perform well!"

Concubine De continued to play dumb, pretending that she knew nothing. She thought that the girl was too shy to speak out her thoughts. She also thought that they were just having a temporary quarrel, and Song Qinghong only said these words because she was angry.

Unfortunately, Concubine De guessed half right.

Song Qinghong is not thin-skinned, she is just angry. However, when people are angry, they don't feel angry at all.

"Noble Concubine De, you are joking. There are many noble ladies here for your banquet, so everyone should behave well. However, no matter how we behave, it all depends on the Fifth Prince's feelings in the end."

"I heard that the Fifth Prince already has someone he likes and has already lived in the mansion. It seems that no one has seen him. Why not take this opportunity to let everyone have a look at him."

Let me see what kind of girl is the one who can live in your heart.

He must be a very wonderful person.

Song Qinghong deliberately brought the topic to Chao Yan. She came here just to facilitate their relationship because this is what Qi Binwei wanted.

Since there is no possibility between them, just let it go, don't let yourself fall into obsession, and don't become a terrible person.

Qi Binwei paused holding the teacup, but did not look up at her, and continued to drink the tea in his hand.

"Qing'er is well-informed. I do have someone in my heart."

Concubine De was startled and was about to stop Qi Binwei who wanted to continue talking, but she saw Song Qinghong suddenly look straight to the end of the corridor and said, "I have never seen this girl before. Who is she from?"

She already had a guess in her mind that this strange face might be Asagao.

The most important people at this banquet were Qi Binwei and Concubine De. They were both sitting here, and the other noble ladies naturally came over here as well.

The three of them had no intention of concealing their conversation, and everyone around them heard it. Following Song Qinghong's gaze, they saw a woman standing at the end of the corridor.

Shen Jiayu also looked over and saw that the person standing there was Chao Yan.

Today she was not wearing Yunli country's clothes, but a simple herdsman's outfit with her black hair tied up. Even without makeup, it could not hide the fact that she was a beauty.

Chaoyan blinked her eyes, which were as clear and bright as water, and looked at them in confusion. She saw a familiar person in the crowd, and smiled broadly in the direction of Qi Binwei with curved eyebrows.

The morning light penetrated the windows in the corridor and shone on Chao Yan.

Her pink eyes sparkled with colorful light in the sunlight, just like the most beautiful gems in the world.

Everyone was shocked.

Shen Jiayu: She is worthy of being the female lead, wow.

Song Qinghong: So this is how I entered his heart.

Concubine De: Is Wei'er so tight on money recently? Can't even afford to buy nice clothes and jewelry for the girl? But, this girl is really pretty. No! I can't be turned against her!

Qi Binwei: Why did she suddenly come out? How should I explain this to my mother?

Everyone: Is this the person Qi Binwei likes? She is dressed so poorly, looks so average, why is she smiling foolishly?

Asagao: Grandma once said that when you don’t know what to do, just smile at everyone. Others will not make things difficult for someone who likes to smile.

The scene was awkward and weird for a while.

Everyone was waiting for Chao Yan to come over, but she didn't move.

Shen Jiayu couldn't bear it any longer. If she continued like this, Chaoyan would probably laugh herself silly. She pretended that her legs were numb from standing for so long and deliberately fell on Luqi. This angle just blocked Concubine De's view.

Luqi noticed Shen Jiayu's sudden approach. She came to her senses and held Shen Jiayu steadily, signaling her to hold on a little longer. In such an occasion, they must not make any mistakes.

If they make a mistake, they will not only lose their master's face, but also their own lives.

Shen Jiayu just wanted to block Concubine De's sight so that she could come to her senses and say something, and now this situation would end.

Concubine De, whose vision was suddenly blocked, suddenly came to her senses.

"Cough cough cough."

She coughed lightly a few times, bringing everyone who was lost in thought back to reality.

She really wanted to wave Chaoyan over so that she could take a closer look, but she couldn't get over the thought of Chaoyan's background.

"Since you are here, then come in. It's time to see the world."

Concubine De sat upright and spoke seriously to Chao Yan.

Qi Binwei's eyes were filled with unconcealable joy when he heard this. He had revealed Chao Yan's existence before, intentionally or unintentionally, but Concubine De had always pretended not to know.

After he made it clear, she strongly opposed his idea of marrying Chao Yan.

So he was waiting for a suitable time to let Chao Yan come out. Unexpectedly, before he could prepare for it, Chao Yan appeared inadvertently and Concubine De accepted her.

Qi Binwei immediately nodded to Chao Yan, motioning her to come over.

The person she was most familiar with here was Qi Binwei. After getting the signal, Chao Yan walked over in small steps.

"Jiayu! Long time no see!"

Surprisingly, Chao Yan did not go straight to Qi Binwei, nor did she bow to Concubine De. Instead, she greeted the maid brought by Song Qinghong.

This really leaves everyone scratching their heads.

Among them, only Qi Binwei knew the whole story. He looked coldly at the panicked Shen Jiayu with a tense face.

Shen Jiayu was really panicked. She didn't expect Chao Yan to recognize her at a glance and run over to greet her.

She smiled at Chao Yan. It was unrealistic to do nothing in such a situation.

Concubine De's face darkened visibly.

It is true. She does not look like a lady from a noble family at all. If Wei'er really gets together with this girl in the future, she will either harm the girl or herself.

She sighed softly.

The maid standing behind Concubine De spoke softly at this time, "This is Concubine De, why don't you bow when you see her?"

Chao Yan seemed to remember something, and immediately bowed to Concubine De, "Greetings, Your Majesty."

It was just that she hadn't learned the rules well, so she put her left and right hands in the wrong position. When she realized it, she immediately switched sides and saluted again, "Greetings again, Your Majesty."

Concubine De was moved, and she leaned forward slightly, muttering, "Ah Nian."

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