A crown princess who doesn't do infrastructure construction isn't a good doctor.

"Look, look! Isn't it the people from Prince An's residence?"

"That's them! And behind them is Princess Xinyue. My goodness, her clothes are so beautiful!"

"The style looks quite unique; it seems a bit like the new designs from Lanruofang."

"That's impossible. Lanruofang has been so popular these past few days, and they're selling so little. How could she possibly buy any?"

"What if they're lucky?"

"Stop talking, look! It's Prince Yan!"

Why do the Crown Prince and the Prince wear such similar clothes?

The palace attendants carrying the palanquin stopped, carefully lowered the palanquin, and waited until the whole family had disembarked before carefully retreating.

"Greetings, Prince An and Princess An."

"Greetings to Prince Yan, Lord Qin Zheng, and Princess Xinyue."

The people present were all family members of officials. After exchanging greetings, Prince An led Beitang Yan to the place where the male guests were, while Qin Suiyou went with Princess An and Beitang Xinyue.

Leading Qin Suiyou forward, the ladies were quite happy to see Qin Suiyou, as they had met most of the guests at the flower viewing banquet.

This place is mostly inhabited by women, who usually stay in the mansion and don't see many outsiders. However, people yearn for new things. Even if the family members are not ugly, they get bored after seeing them too many times. Qin Suiyou, a handsome man who is rarely seen, is especially pleasing to the eye. So, from time to time, several ladies would talk to him. It's not that no noble ladies wanted to talk to him, but Qin Suiyou is, after all, a man, and they were still a little embarrassed.

"Isn't it because he has little presence in the Prince An's residence? On the contrary, the Chu family seems to get more attention from the Princess An than from that concubine. How come..."

"It's just a casual fling, don't get too involved."

Over here, the ladies were talking to Qin Suiyou and Princess An, and asking Beitang Xinyue about her new clothes for the day.

"Xin Yue's outfit looks like it's from Lanruo Fang. Did you buy it there?"

Beitang Xinyue shifted her gaze to Princess An, who replied, "That's right, it was indeed bought from Lanruofang."

“These look much better than the ones that were snapped up a few days ago. Do you have some connections with them? You’d better introduce me to them.”

Princess An replied with a smile, "There's no real friendship between us. I just happened to see it when I visited, and since it was the only one I had, I gave it to Yue'er to take back."

Listening to Princess An's words, Versailles knew that she did not want to say more. She smiled indifferently and said nothing more. Those who were on good terms with Princess An changed the subject and talked about other things.

As the time approached, the group was led to the Linde Hall by palace attendants.

After everyone was seated, Beitang Zhen and Consort Duan took their places.

After the crowd shouted "Long live the Emperor!" and "Long live the Emperor!", the envoys from the Northern Regions entered.

"Tuoba Yue and Helian Qianli greet His Majesty the Emperor of Beiqian."

After staring intently at the two people at the head of the table in the center of the hall for a moment, Beitang Zhen then had them rise.

"I didn't expect the Northern Region to be such a place of outstanding people and beautiful scenery. The two of you are quite elegant and your looks are no less than those of the women of my Northern Region."

Tuoba Yue and Helian Qianli were offered seats. Upon hearing this, Helian Qianli, whose face was half covered by a veil, said, "Your Majesty's praise is commendable. In accordance with the reserved nature of the Northern Qian, we should be modest. However, we people of the Northern Region are indeed not inferior. I will accept Your Majesty's praise on your behalf."

Beitang Zhen laughed heartily, then said, "I've seen the demeanor of the women in the Northern Region, but I wonder what the demeanor of the men is like?"

As they spoke, everyone's eyes turned to Tuoba Yue.

Tuoba Yue curled his lips into a smile.

"If Your Majesty wishes to see it, Yue will naturally be able to show it to you when the opportunity arises. However, the main character today is the Imperial Concubine. We are honored to be invited to participate, so it would be best if we did not steal the limelight."

Beitang Zhen paused, thinking that although Tuoba Yue's words sounded well-intentioned, they gave the impression that he looked down on Consort Duan. Otherwise, the host of today's banquet would have said that he was overshadowed by the guests, which meant that he didn't really take Consort Duan seriously.

The crowd below remained silent. Beitang Zhen narrowed his eyes for a moment, then suddenly felt a heat in his hand.

Consort Duan placed her hand on Beitang Zhen's hand, and when he turned his head, she smiled gently, showing that she didn't care. She seemed to be very understanding.

Seeing this, Beitang Zhen turned the page, said a few words, and handed the scene over to Consort Duan, asking her to announce the start of the banquet.

After exchanging pleasantries, everyone stood up to offer toasts and then began presenting birthday gifts.

Each household displayed its unique and rare treasures, each vying for attention. Beneath this glittering facade lay the plight of the disaster victims outside, a stark reminder of the saying, "Behind the red gates, meat and wine go to waste, while on the roads, frozen corpses lie."

After all the birthday gifts were presented, only the group from the Northern Region remained, sitting at the front.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Helian Qianli rose, walked gracefully to the center, and presented a precious snow lotus.

After Consort Duan finished speaking some polite words, Beitang Zhenyan said he didn't want the atmosphere to be too relaxed, so he directly sent Huang Ming to call Tuoba Yue, and the group went directly to the Imperial Study.

After the song and dance performance ended, Helian Qianli suddenly stood up and said, "Although the people of the Northern Region are rough, they are not only violent. Today, I have come here with a dance that is unique to the Northern Region, which I would like to present to the Imperial Concubine."

Consort Duan, not knowing why Helian Qianli had suddenly come, lowered her eyes for a moment before smiling lightly and said, "I am naturally more than happy to oblige."

Upon hearing this, Helian Qianli turned and looked around before finally fixing his gaze on Beitang Yan.

"Qianli's dance needs music to accompany it, but this instrument is rather special. I'm afraid these musicians don't know how to play it, and neither do the people in my group today. However, Qianli happened to see Prince Yan playing this instrument before, so I was wondering if it would be possible for Prince Yan to play along."

Looking in the direction where Beitang Yan was, Consort Duan was slightly surprised, and then couldn't help but sneer inwardly.

"Miss Qianli may not know, but Prince Yan lost his memory due to injury and was bedridden for a long time. Thanks to his marriage, he has slowly recovered under the care of the Emperor. Today is the first time he has come out."

Upon hearing this, Helian Qianli's pupils widened slightly. He then turned to look at Tuoba Yue, and seeing that his seat was empty, he remembered that Tuoba Yue had been called away by Beitang Zhen for a meeting.

"In that case, Qianli's dance cannot be performed today. However, I have heard that all men in Beiqian are skilled in the Six Arts of a Gentleman. To be able to marry the Crown Prince, one must be no ordinary person. I wonder if we can witness the demeanor of the Lord today?"

"This……"

Qin Suiyou's image in the eyes of outsiders is too vague. The only impression is that he is not liked in the Prince An's mansion, and according to the news he spread, he comes from a humble background and only came to Yejing because his family suffered a disaster.

It is said that everyone should learn the Six Arts of a Gentleman, but that can only be achieved with a family background. Although Qin Suiyou has a good temperament, if he deliberately pretends, he looks like a vase with only a pretty face. For a moment, many people were ready to laugh at him.

Especially Consort Duan, although she hesitated when she heard Helian Qianli say that, she had mentioned Qin Suiyou earlier, and this was the moment she was waiting for.

Consort Duan's hesitation fueled Helian Qianli's anger and suspicion towards Qin Suiyou. If someone was truly capable, why would they be afraid to demonstrate it? Consort Duan's hesitation was tantamount to proving that Qin Suiyou had no real ability.

In her eyes, Beitang Yan was a person who far surpassed Tuoba Yue. It was one thing to marry a man, but why did he have to marry such a good-for-nothing?