The stunning beauty of Qing Dynasty

Chapter 356: Envoy Banquet (Part )

After the majestic and handsome Emperor Dongwei made some opening remarks for the palace banquet, he set his sights on the handsome Prince He Wu in black.

Thinking of the letter sent by He Chu, Emperor Dongwei said with a smile:

"Xie Ping has been a hostage in Dongwei for some years. Seeing you now, it seems like you are still the same as before. Time flies so fast." After saying this, Emperor Dongwei sighed sadly.

Xie Ping, who had a handsome face and a hint of evil, stood up respectfully. "For so many years, Xie Ping's life in Dongwei has been so good thanks to your majesty's care. Your majesty's kindness is also remembered by my father and mother in He Chu."

Speaking of Xie Ping's treatment, Emperor Dongwei did not treat him unfairly on the surface.

Qin Heng listened to Xie Ping's answer and nodded slightly with some satisfaction.

"Thank you, Ping, for being polite."

"Your father also sent a letter asking you to go back. What does Xie Ping mean by being a hostage?"

Qin Heng's words shocked all the ministers at the banquet.

Upon hearing this, the people in the court could not help but cast their eyes on the handsome hostage Xie Ping who stood up.

Qingyin is naturally among them.

However, Qingyin felt a sense of familiarity and foreboding when she saw the calm and handsome expression on the face of the young man in the black robe who stood up.

As expected, Xie Ping listened to the words of Emperor Dongwei, his eyes sparkled with light, and he quickly walked to the center of the hall. After saying some polite words to deal with the Emperor of Dongwei, he changed his tone so abruptly:

"Your Majesty, I have an unwelcome request. I hope Your Majesty will agree to it."

"Oh?" Qin Heng was actually curious when he heard that the cold and silent Xie Ping had a request. "Well, you tell me, and I will personally agree to it."

Xie Ping's lips curled slightly, and his handsome, well-defined face revealed a hint of genuine joy.

"I fell in love with a woman from Dongwei at first sight. Your Majesty, please issue an order to allow me to bring her back to Hechu to be my imperial concubine."

As soon as these words were spoken, the banquet fell into an eerie silence and some people became extremely curious about the woman that the prince from Hechu fell in love with.

Qin Heng thought Xie Ping would say something ambitious, so his mouth twitched. However, the fact that the prince of He and Chu had a concubine from Dongwei was indeed more beneficial than harmful. After thinking for less than a second, Qin Heng smiled amiably and said, "I was wondering what you were thinking, but it turns out you have a favorite woman. Xie Ping, tell me who your favorite woman is, and I will make the decision for you personally."

Xie Ping smiled, a rare smile that showed some sincerity on his face, and said:

The next second, Qingyin looked at the man, who was striding towards her, with his bony fingers pointing at her.

Following the man's footsteps, many curious eyes looked in the direction he was coming.

"It's this lady. I fell in love with her at first sight. So..."

Qingyin: “…” She wanted to hide, but the curious eyes of people on and off the stage were all cast on her. Even though she was wearing a veil, Qingyin seemed to feel the overly strong heat.

Court officials and Emperor Dongwei: “…”?

I know you like her, but, liking her is liking her, but how can anyone praise his future wife so clingy? And in public, don't you feel ashamed? And, you said love at first sight, did you fall in love with her at this banquet, just from a distance?

No, this is too ridiculous.

Everyone suddenly felt as if they were being made fun of.

But Xie Ping didn't care about everyone's strange thoughts. Looking at Qing Yin who was sitting in his seat and looking at him confusedly, his eyes were filled with delicate tenderness.

He said firmly, "Yes, I fell in love with this lady at first sight. I hope Your Majesty will grant my wish."

Qin Heng raised his eyebrows imperceptibly, and suddenly felt a little sympathy for the emperor and empress who were far away in Hechu. His own son was so absurd. Fortunately, none of his own sons were so absurd.

Qin Heng thought about it thankfully, looking at the people in the audience who were still looking at him. It seemed that if he didn't say anything, they would keep looking at him. Qin Heng's mouth twitched, but he continued to say to the audience, "Then... this lady, please come out for a moment."

Qingyin, who was forced to become the focus of the crowd, looked at the broad-shouldered young man in front of her. Her curved brows wrinkled slightly and then disappeared. Under the worried gaze of Lin Wanyu and the others, Qingyin walked out calmly and carefreely.

Qingyin bowed and said softly:

"Lin Qingqing, the commoner, greets His Majesty."

As soon as this woman came out, everyone suddenly felt their eyes brightened.

The woman was wearing a plain green long dress, which was obviously not a very eye-catching dress, but on the slender girl, it did bring out a rare ethereal charm. Even though the girl was wearing a veil, from her surprisingly beautiful eyes and the exposed fair skin, it was clear that the woman on the stage was a rare beauty.

She is really beautiful, especially her eyes, which are breathtakingly beautiful.

Qin Heng admitted in his heart, no wonder Xie Ping fell in love at first sight.

The girl has such magic that people who see her can't help but look at her.

Qin Heng struggled slightly to move his gaze away from the girl's charming eyes, and said in a rare gentle voice: "Who...are your parents?" His gaze fell on the girl's veil again, and there was a rare curiosity in his eyes.

"Why do you have a veil on your face?"

After the emperor's words, not only did the Lin family members become concerned, but even Xie Ping, who was beside Qingyin, showed a hint of vigilance in his eyes.

Qing Yin ignored the emperor's deliberate slowing down of his tone, and continued calmly and respectfully: "My father is the Minister of Works, and I am the leader of the platoon... The veil on my face is because I accidentally ate something that I was allergic to these days and got a rash. I am also afraid... of infecting others, so I deliberately wore a veil."

"So that's it, the daughter of Minister Lin." Qin Heng nodded without any suspicion, but he felt a little regretful in his heart that he could not see the girl's face.

The eunuch Su Xin next to him walked forward and whispered something to Qin Heng. Qin Heng listened to the words and frowned slightly. It turned out that the woman in the audience was married and was a widow.

Thinking about this identity, the last bit of curiosity in Qin Heng's heart disappeared. Minister Lin's eldest daughter, Bai Qing's granddaughter, had been married before, but Xie Ping was willing, so she was worthy of the fifth prince of Chu. Qin Heng thought about it and felt that this marriage was still possible.

After thinking about it, Qin Heng looked at the calm girl in the audience and said, "In this case, Lin, are you willing to marry Xie Ping as a hostage?"

The girl in the audience, Qingyin, felt the burning and painful gazes cast at her, but she still nodded and agreed, "I am willing."

"Okay." Qin Heng showed a satisfied look on his face and said with a smile: "Then I will make the decision and grant you two a marriage."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." The two men bowed respectfully.

At this moment, Qingyin felt the familiar voice and familiar gaze of the man beside her. If she didn't recognize the man next to her, she would have lived in vain for so many years.

But Qingyin didn't expect that the man who scared her the first time and bought fish from her was actually a prince. It was hard for the prince to buy fish from her specifically.

Qingyin cursed.

Xie Ping, who felt several vicious and hostile gazes directed at him, no longer cared about the hostility of his rivals. No matter how much his rivals glared at him, they were just powerless dogs gasping for breath behind him and posed no threat to him at all.

Qingqing is already his legitimate fiancée.

When Xie Ping thought of this, he couldn't help but reveal an unbearable excitement on his handsome face.

Below the stage, Wu Yong clenched his fists in his sleeves, his eyes filled with anger and extreme pain, but his face still had a calm expression of forced endurance. He wanted to object, but couldn't. This was already the decree of His Majesty, and if he jumped out, he would bring unspeakable disaster to their family.

Wu Liang noticed his brother's strange emotions, and keenly sensed that something was wrong with him, and cast a glance his way.

If he is not mistaken, my eyes seemed to be wrong after the daughter of Minister Lin came out...

A hint of doubt flashed in Wu Liang's eyes, and he moved sideways to block the figure of his younger brother.

Wu Liang's action disturbed Wu Yong's mood. Wu Yong looked back at his elder brother, saw the suspicion in his elder brother's eyes, and lowered his head in self-disgust.

Seeing the pain in his younger brother's eyes, Wu Liang's guess finally came true. His heart sank and his thin lips wrinkled slightly.