The prince stepped on me to get to the top, I angrily flirted with the enemy's hostage

Was he trying to find a candidate for the Crown Princess? This was the only possibility Su Rou could think of.

No, then why did the queen recruit her into the palace?

She and Xie Yuan have no relationship at all now!

"Miss."

"The carriage is ready."

Su Rou finished washing up and stood in front of the mirror to put on her makeup. Perhaps A Niang also realized what the Queen meant, so she mistakenly thought that the Queen asked her to enter the palace because she wanted to match her with Xie Yuan.

Su Rou straightened her dress and climbed onto the carriage. "I'll be back soon."

Su said, "Tell the guards in the mansion to follow you."

Su Rou waved her hand, "No, I'm just attending the Queen's banquet, not the Hongmen Feast. Why are you so nervous, mother?"

But she also knew that with all the noble ladies from the capital present today, it would definitely not be too dull.

Since she was already there, she decided to make the best of it and go see what the Queen and Xie Yuan wanted to do.

Su said, "How about asking a maid to follow you? So many rich ladies have maids to serve them personally, you can't be without someone to order around."

Su Rou pondered for a moment and said, "Okay, then bring a maid."

Su Rou's carriage stopped at Donghua Gate, and she was helped down by her maid.

"Why is Su Rou here today?"

"Didn't they say that all the people coming today are women from the capital? No matter how fancy Su Rou dresses, she doesn't look like a woman."

"Hush, keep your voice down. She's looking over here. She grew up with the Crown Prince. Now that the Empress is looking for a Crown Princess for him, she naturally has to join in the fun! I heard that she rejected the Crown Prince's proposal a while ago. I think she's just playing hard to get!"

Su Rou frowned. She had been so busy dealing with Xie Yuan that she forgot to deal with the rumors about herself.

Su Rou raised her hand, somewhat complacently, "What's so good about being a crown prince? He only came here today for the Empress's sake. Turns out he's looking for a crown princess. I find it even more interesting. I have to stay and see which girl will be so unlucky in the end."

"Tsk, why is she so proud? Is she just pretending? In fact, she really hopes to gain the support of the Empress."

Su Rou looked at the woman who was speaking and said, "If you like the prince so much, I will cheer for you."

She took her maid and sat down with the other female members of the family.

She hadn't been to the back garden for a few days, and it had become so beautiful.

The queen held the banquet in the garden. The women were chatting and laughing among the flowers. Su Rou thought it was a pleasing sight.

The maid whispered in Su Rou's ear, "Miss, why are people here looking at you with such strange eyes?"

Su Rou said, "Just pretend you can't see them. If you want to eat something, go get it yourself."

The maidservant said, "I...I dare not."

Seeing that no one was sitting next to her, Su Rou casually plucked a bunch of grapes and stuffed them into the maid's hand, "Eat it."

How could she not know why others looked at her like that?

She originally had a bad reputation in the capital, and as the daughter of a great general of the Northern Kingdom, her identity and status immediately gave people a sense of alienation.

She also doesn't like socializing with people, so naturally, these people treat her as an outsider.

Su Rou took a bite of the apple. The noble ladies of the capital gathered together, and the queen only prepared some cakes and fruits, which were really boring to eat.

It’s better to have a birthday, at least I can eat meat.

Su Rou's skill of emptying her mind.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arrived—" Xie Yuan has arrived.

She noticed someone sitting next to her, turned her head to look, and happened to meet Xie Yuan's eyes.

Su Rou stood up and said, "Come on, let's change seats."

Who brought her here just now? Why is she sitting next to Xie Yuan? What bad luck!

Xie Yuan called out to her from behind, "Why don't you bow before me, the prince?"

Su Rou paused, "Are your legs okay?"

Xie Yuan said, "Okay, thank you for still worrying about my health."

The expression on his face softened slightly.

Su Rou smiled foolishly. Xie Yuan was probably not a fool. "I think His Royal Highness the Crown Prince must have misunderstood. I thought His Royal Highness's leg was just fine and he fell and hit his mouth. I never saw you ask me to bow to you before, and now, you don't have the ability to do so. If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has any meaning, go tell the Emperor and the Empress."

She doesn't want to stay with him anymore!

Xie Yuan's expression was stiff. "You! Are you saying that this prince is not qualified to ask you to salute?"

Su Rou said, "I didn't say that, you said it yourself."

Asking her to bow, no way!

Xie Yuan said, "Ignoring our past friendship..."

Su Rou interrupted him directly, "Wait a minute, you and I have no friendship in the past, not to mention so many people are here today, they all came to become your future Crown Princess, Your Highness. If Your Highness continues to talk nonsense, others will think that you and I have something going on. Even if Your Highness doesn't think there is anything wrong, you should still think about me. I am an unmarried girl, what can I do to Your Highness?"

Xie Yuan shouted angrily, "Su Rou!"

All of a sudden, everyone in the venue looked over.

Su Rou, with an air of integrity, bowed with both hands and said in the same firm voice, "Is it okay for me to greet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"

Su Rou turned around and was about to leave. Xie Yuan must have felt that she despised him because of her ignoring him.

Xie Yuan stood up, "Come here! General Su's daughter has offended this prince! Capture her!"

"I'll see who dares."

The queen came slowly with a group of palace maids following behind her.

Everyone instantly quieted down at this momentum.

Su Rou ran happily behind the queen and stuck out her tongue provocatively at Xie Yuan.

"My Lady, the Crown Prince forced me to take off my clothes in public for him to see."

Someone cursed, "Nonsense! Su Rou is truly shameless! His Highness clearly told her to bow."

"Your Highness the Crown Prince is the future heir apparent! What if Su Rou, as a subject, rushes to pay her respects to His Highness?"

Su Rou looked at the man who spoke with grievance, "So someone did see it. The emperor once said that after I enter the palace, I don't have to perform formalities when I see the crown prince and the concubines in the harem."

The emperor did say such words, but she later did not take them to heart out of courtesy.

Xie Yuan said, "You saw my mother and bowed to her. How do you explain this?!"

Su Rou said, "The Empress is the mistress of the six palaces and the mother of the country. Women like us naturally admire her. The Emperor is the true dragon emperor, so I am even more in awe of him. I also bowed in front of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince just now. What else is there to be dissatisfied with, Your Highness?"

Su Rou did salute, but she did so reluctantly, which made Xie Yuan lose face.

Xie Yuan originally wanted to have her arrested to show off his power, but now she even brought up the words the emperor had promised her before.

This made Xie Yuan extremely angry.

The Queen lectured Xie Yuan, "How can a crown prince of a country arrest someone for such a trivial matter? How can this be disgraceful?"

Su Rou looked at the Queen, her brows slightly furrowed, and she looked so pitiful, "Your Majesty, I will just bow to the Crown Prince in front of everyone..."