bayedsolid Chapter 1871 Wen Shen is not a professional gigolo
Chapter 1871 Wen Shen is not a professional gigolo
The Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace is the heir apparent and the future emperor.
Except for the emperor and his concubines, everyone else in Zhaotai Palace stood up and waited to pay their respects to the crown prince.
Shi Li also stood up following the crowd.
It was the first time she met the prince.
Soon, a tall and thin man walked in from outside the hall.
Shi Li looked up quietly. The prince looked very ordinary, with a gloomy look on his face. He walked past the people kneeling to him on both sides without looking away, and came in front of His Majesty and Concubine Xian.
"Father."
The prince's voice was a little hoarse, and he sounded as if he was not feeling well.
The protagonist of today's banquet is the Third Prince. When His Majesty saw the Crown Prince, he simply nodded and said, "Go and accompany the Crown Princess."
The prince was ignored in front of so many people, but he did not show any resentment on his face. He answered "yes" and walked towards the Crown Princess.
The others also returned to their seats.
After he sat down, the palace maid beside the prince whispered something to him. He raised his head, his eyes swept across the crowd and fell on Shi Li.
Perhaps he had not paid attention to Concubine Wei just now, but only now did he realize that Shi Li was right beside him. After seeing clearly, the prince's eyes flashed with undisguised amazement.
The prince's love of beauty was an unspoken secret among the high-ranking officials in Ding'an. For this reason, many people who wanted to get close to the East Palace secretly sent beauties to the prince.
The prince accepted all offers and was very pleased. Now that he saw Shi Li, his mind immediately became active, and when he thought of the Princess Wenchang behind her, he became even more excited.
But the prince is not stupid. His Majesty was very displeased by Xiang Yinyao's domineering behavior before, and he will not act rashly again. He just wants to wait for an appropriate opportunity.
But his eyes couldn't help but fall on Shi Li, and when he looked at the Crown Princess beside him, he felt a little more resentful.
He felt that if the Crown Princess had not acted so rashly that day, he would not have had so many concerns when he wanted to ask for help today.
After all, Xiang Yinyao was the prince's bedmate, and she quickly noticed his gaze and thoughts, and her already bad expression became even worse.
At this banquet, probably only Concubine Wei and the Third Prince's family were happy from the bottom of their hearts.
After the banquet lasted for thirty minutes, the third prince stood up and toasted His Majesty.
Taking this opportunity, His Majesty praised him in front of everyone, and then asked, whether tentatively or sincerely, "Old Third, you have made great contributions this time. What reward do you want?"
For a moment, Zhaotai Palace became extremely quiet.
Others did not dare to look up, but they pricked up their ears, wanting to hear what kind of honor and reward the most honorable father and son in the world could get.
The Third Prince seemed to have anticipated His Majesty's question, and he calmly attributed the credit to His Majesty's grace, then praised his soldiers, and finally changed the subject to himself.
"I envy the Crown Prince for marrying a virtuous wife, the Crown Princess. Now that I have found my true love, I would like to take this opportunity to ask Father to grant my blessing."
Shi Li froze.
Only then did he realize that the Third Prince seemed to be coming for him.
She never expected that he would actually risk his great contribution to exchange for someone like her. The hair-cutting trick she had thought of before would definitely not work, otherwise the emperor would definitely kill her.
However, Shi Li was extremely unwilling to let her marry the Third Prince without any clear reason, and then have Princess Wenchang and Shi Qing passively join the Third Prince's camp.
Or...she could just make up a lie and say that a high monk predicted that she would unlucky in marriage, so she vowed to never marry!
Shi Li hardened her heart. Since she didn't have anyone she loved, it didn't matter if she was alone in this world for the rest of her life.
Having made up his mind, he took a deep breath and waited for the third prince to speak.
But someone was faster than her.
"What a coincidence! I am also planning to ask Your Majesty to grant me marriage."
A familiar voice came from outside Zhaotai Palace. It sounded a little strange and attracted the attention of everyone present.
Xie Yanan appeared at the palace gate at an inopportune time. The candlelight on both sides illuminated his face, making him more handsome and handsome than ever before.
His Majesty's gaze had shifted from the Third Prince to his face, "Yan An, you..."
The unfinished words seemed to reveal a hint of surprise.
Shi Li glanced at His Majesty in surprise. She didn't expect that he would have such an attitude towards Xie Yan'an. But no matter what, Xie Yan'an seemed to have helped her out.
"I beg Your Majesty to grant me marriage. I am in love with your sister, and I am willing to marry her as your princess. I will never have any second thoughts from now on."
Xie Yan'an, on the contrary, was indifferent and even a little distant towards His Majesty, and his words shocked everyone again.
Including Shili.