The pampered heiress holds the script and leads her cannon fodder family to a counterattack.

The Ninth Prince was thin and pale.

He was frail and sickly from childhood.

The Emperor told the Crown Prince and the Ninth Prince about the fortune-telling girl from Tianji Garden.

Both of them were very surprised.

The Ninth Prince had also heard about the fortune-telling girls at Tianji Garden.

He was very interested in this girl and wanted to visit her to see what she was capable of, but he was too busy with official duties to find the time.

Hearing about this girl's crime-solving exploits now, I am even more amazed.

If the Crown Prince could get help from this young lady, would he still be afraid of not being able to defeat Xiao Dongqian?

The Emperor decided to summon the young woman to the palace immediately after the Hundred Flowers Banquet.

"The Hundred Flowers Banquet is to be held tomorrow. I wonder how the preparations are going?" the Emperor asked.

The preparations for the Hundred Flowers Banquet were entrusted to the Crown Prince.

The Crown Prince replied, "Your Majesty, everything is ready. The Ministry of Rites and the Court of Imperial Sacrifices have made all the necessary arrangements."

The Emperor nodded; the Crown Prince was always reliable in his work.

"When will the War King return to the capital?" the Emperor continued to ask.

"Return before the banquet tomorrow," the Crown Prince replied. "And Qin Xiaorong, son of the Marquis of Dingbei, will also return before the banquet tomorrow."

"Hmm, I haven't seen that Qin family lad in a long time. He's brave and skilled in battle. Once he achieves merit, I'll promote him."

"The youngest daughter of the Marquis of Dingbei has also been found. The Marquis of Dingbei came to me before, saying that he wanted to take his daughter to see the world, and I granted his request, allowing her to attend the Hundred Flowers Banquet as well," the Emperor continued.

Both the Crown Prince and the Ninth Prince were very curious about the youngest daughter of the Marquis of Dingbei.

She was said to be exceptionally beautiful, with a face like a flower in full bloom and a fragrance that could rival the heavens. The two of them were eager to see what she actually looked like.

Women rarely get to attend such banquets.

Those who are qualified to participate must be very important women.

The fact that the Marquis of Dingbei was able to ask his father, the Emperor, to allow his youngest daughter to attend this banquet shows how much he values ​​her.

However important she may be, she is still just a woman; his eldest daughter, Qin Wanyue, was not even on the list of invitees.

The Marquis of Dingbei did not say that he would send his eldest daughter, but he did say that he would send his youngest daughter.

The Ninth Prince wondered if there was something special about his youngest daughter.

He felt that the Marquis of Dingbei was deliberately using this opportunity to let his father see his youngest daughter.

No matter who it is, I'll meet them tomorrow.

"Fifth Brother's fiancée, the eldest daughter of the Yan family, is also on the guest list for the Hundred Flowers Banquet. Fifth Brother will be able to meet his fiancée," the Ninth Prince said with a smile.

The Crown Prince was the fifth son, and the two had a good relationship, so the Ninth Prince called the Crown Prince Fifth Brother.

The crown prince, however, showed no obvious change in expression.

Actually, he didn't have any feelings for Yan Yuelan.

However, Yan Yuelan is the legitimate daughter of the Minister of State Affairs, and her father, the Emperor, has arranged the marriage. When the time comes, she will be married.

As the crown prince, his marriage was not a matter of personal choice.

Marrying Yan Yuelan was also to gain the support of the Minister of the Imperial Secretariat.

At this moment, he was unaware that the Minister of the Imperial Secretariat had already sided with the War King.

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Qin Mansion.

Under Wen Wuhen's training, all the shadow guards in the mansion became increasingly skilled, which greatly pleased Qin Wanying.

After Qin Wanying finished inspecting the shadow guards' training, her father called her away.

"Wan Ying, tomorrow is the Hundred Flowers Banquet. I will introduce you to His Majesty after the banquet and tell him about your prophetic abilities so that you can be of service to the country."

Qin Yezhong was a cautious man. When he first learned of his daughter's abilities, he thought of having her serve the country. However, he wanted to investigate her for a while first to see if there were any inaccuracies in her abilities.

After a period of investigation, it was found that the daughter's fortune-telling was very accurate, so he felt at ease introducing her to His Majesty.

"I will follow my father's arrangements," Qin Wanying said respectfully.

"Your second brother will also be back at the Hundred Flowers Banquet, and you'll be able to see him," Qin Yezhong added.

Qin Wanying smiled gently, her eyes narrowing into crescent moons.

[Great! I can finally see my second brother! He's the only thing I haven't seen yet!]

Qin Yezhong smiled; his daughter was very close to all her older brothers and sisters.

Qin Wanying felt both nervous and expectant.

Is the Hundred Flowers Banquet finally here?

The Hundred Flowers Banquet in the book is nothing special.

However, now that she has arrived and changed the storyline, it's hard to say whether the Hundred Flowers Banquet will remain peaceful.

Unfortunately, she couldn't see anything.

Perhaps because the male and female leads are going to the Hundred Flowers Banquet, I won't be able to see anything important related to them.

Perhaps it's because she can't see her own destiny.

What tomorrow's Hundred Flowers Banquet will be like remains a mystery to her.

Never mind, we'll deal with whatever comes our way!

the next day.

Qin Wanying got up early.

The eldest sister, Qin Wanyue, also came in early to help Qin Wanying get dressed and to remind her of the precautions for entering the palace.

Qin Wanying was wondering if her eldest sister would be unhappy that her father had asked her to attend the Hundred Flowers Banquet but not her eldest sister.

But the eldest sister didn't care about this at all. After all, it would be awkward for her, a married and divorced daughter, to attend such a banquet.

Moreover, the father wanted to introduce his younger sister to the emperor.

If my younger sister can go, she'll be proud of herself.

She hoped that her younger sister would gain the Emperor's favor at the banquet and be granted the title of County Princess!

Only the daughters of princes could be granted the title of county princess, but there were also precedents of ministers' daughters being granted the title of county princess by exception.

Of the Qin family's children, only her eldest brother, second brother, fourth brother, fifth brother, and herself were invited.

The eldest and second eldest brothers held official positions.

Fourth Brother was also granted a nominal official title because of his meritorious service in treating the epidemic.

Fifth Brother was chosen because His Majesty wanted to meet him after he became the top scholar in the imperial examination.

She was only allowed to go if her father asked for permission.

Qin Yezhong set off with several children.

Qin Wanying alighted from the carriage and stood in front of the palace gate.

The enormous red palace gates stood before me, seemingly reaching the heavens.

Is this the royal palace? How magnificent!

Qin Yezhong showed the invitation and then led the children in through the side door.

Apart from Qin Yezhong, only the eldest brother Qin Xingyuan was familiar with the place; everyone else looked on with curiosity at everything in the palace.

Qin Wanying had never been to the Forbidden City in her previous life, but now that she had entered the palace, it was like a disguised tour, allowing her to feast her eyes.

Qin Wanying's biggest impression of the palace was: it was huge.

It's huge; the white marble steps are very wide, and the artificial lake in the palace is also very large.

The way the palace maids walked was different from that of the maids in their own homes; even the palace maids were much more dignified.

The group soon arrived at the Imperial Garden.

In the Imperial Garden, there were all kinds of flowers, vying for beauty and all so beautiful. Qin Wanying had never seen many of them before, and she guessed that many of them were rare varieties.

The banquet was held in the Imperial Garden.

The weather is fine and sunny today, perfect for holding a banquet outdoors.

Tables and chairs had already been laid out, with everyone's names on them, and palace maids and eunuchs were leading people to their seats.

The Qin family arrived early and quickly took their seats.

Most of the people didn't come, including the Emperor, the Crown Prince, and the Eldest Princess, and the male and female leads also hadn't arrived yet.

Just then, a loud voice rang out from behind.

"Father, eldest brother, fourth brother, fifth brother!"

Everyone turned around.

Qin Wanying turned around and saw the person in front of her. He looked somewhat like her father and elder brother, handsome and masculine, with piercing eyes.

Is this my second brother, Qin Xiaorong?