amaotonovel Chapter 825: This girl’s intention to marry the King of Qi is not simple!
Chapter 825: This girl’s intention to marry the King of Qi is not simple!
Xie Qi wanted to refuse, "No need..."
Jiang Fenghua said in a deep voice: "Prince Qi, go and meet him. The emperor asked you to serve in the Supreme Court Office for training. He must want to train you to serve the country. We should learn from the scholars recommended by Grand Tutor Pan."
Xie Qi said in a deep voice, "Yes."
Only then did Pan Xiuying turn her eyes to Lu Xuefei. Lu Xuefei and the Queen were together, so they must have a very good relationship.
When Lu Xuefei entered the palace to be selected as a concubine, she was not chosen. Suddenly, she became a maid beside the Empress. She was not really a maid. It was said that she lived freely in the palace like a rich lady.
Pan Xiuying spent a lot of effort to find out all these. The former King of Qi was as lowly as a dog, but now the King of Qi is becoming more and more noble.
But Xie Qi had a bad taste in women and he fell in love with Lu Xuefei. In fact, she was not very pretty. Among all the young ladies from wealthy and noble families in Shengjing City, Lu Xuefei was the least outstanding.
Thinking of this, Pan Xiuying stood up straight, stretching her neck like a proud peacock. She was the granddaughter of Master Pan, proficient in poetry, music, chess, calligraphy and painting. She had just turned sixteen, two years younger than Lu Xuefei, and was in the prime of her youth. Weighing the pros and cons, Xie Qi should choose her as his princess.
Just when Pan Xiuying thought she had to take Xie Qi away in front of Lu Xuefei, the queen said, "I also want to listen to the scholars' lectures. Xuefei, you should go with me. Your father is the court officer of the Great Zhou Dynasty and has studied the law very thoroughly. There is no end to learning, so you should also go and learn more and listen more."
"Yes." Lu Xuefei didn't want to back down. People were openly coming to snatch it. If she let go, wouldn't that be exactly what they wanted?
Lu Xuefei's eyes were clear, and a sense of justice was revealed in them. Her facial features might not be stunning when viewed separately, but when they were put together on her face, they made people feel bright. The corners of her lips were curved, making her look playful and cute.
Since Master Pan was taking advantage of today's grand blessing ceremony, Pan Xiuying naturally would not invite Lu Xuefei to join them, but since the Queen had spoken, she didn't know what to say.
She said gently, "Your Majesty, please."
Jiang Fenghua must also want to listen to what profound knowledge the scholars have to say, so it is not intrusive at all for Lu Xuefei to follow the queen.
Jiang Fenghua walked in the front, and the others were two steps behind. She also talked to Pan Xiuying about poetry to create opportunities for Xie Qi and Lu Xuefei.
At this time, Xie Qi also deliberately walked to Lu Xuefei's side. He hooked Lu Xuefei's finger intentionally or unintentionally. Lu Xuefei was stunned, her cheeks turned red in an instant, and she said with her lips: "Your Majesty, stay away from me."
Xie Qi originally wanted to explain Pan Xiuying's matter to her, fearing that she was still angry. He also knew that she was simple-minded and could be coaxed into submission.
He said, "How far away do you want me to be? Just tell me the distance and I will measure it."
Lu Xuefei was stunned. She couldn't let Xie Qi fall behind them. He was the prince, so if there was any distance, she should be the one to fall behind...
But she was walking fine, why did she deliberately walk slowly? Isn't that weird? She wasn't a young wife who was angry.
"It's up to you!" Lu Xuefei said again in lip language.
Xie Qi raised his lips to smile and walked closer to her. The closer he got, the more Lu Xuefei moved aside.
The two of them were really far behind the queen. Xie Qi held her hand and whispered, "I can explain it after it's over."
"What's there to explain?" She said, "Hasn't everything been explained clearly?"
"It has not been explained clearly yet." Xie Qi said in a low voice, "I want to personally explain to Miss Lu what happened in Prince Qi's mansion that day."
Lu Xuefei deliberately said, "I have already entered the Prince Qi's mansion openly. I have known the Prince Qi for such a long time, but the Prince has never invited me to visit the palace. I am really disappointed!"
"Do you really want to go?" Xie Qi didn't mean to refuse to take her, but he had to consider her reputation. How could a girl like her enter and leave a man's house at will?
"If you want to go, go with a different identity."
Lu Xuefei heard the hidden meaning and said, "Who wants to go? I don't want to go."
Hongxiu was originally walking side by side with Lu Xuefei. When she saw what the two were doing, she consciously walked to the queen's side and supported her as they walked slowly forward.
Pan Xiuying also saw what the two did. She frowned and a hint of jealousy flashed through her heart. Even though she didn't like the King of Qi, she would not allow anyone else to touch what was destined to be hers. Now that someone else had touched it, she just felt uncomfortable.
Jiang Fenghua saw a fierce look flashing in Pan Xiuying's eyes, and thought to himself: This girl has serious intentions in marrying the King of Qi!
The Pan family is also a family of scholars. The prestige of Tutor Pan is enough to allow the daughters of the Pan family to enjoy all the glory and wealth. Pan Xiuying would be highly praised no matter which family she married into, but she insisted on marrying the King of Qi who didn't like her.
She remembered that when Xie Shang was selecting a concubine, the Pan family had a quota to send their daughter to the palace, but the Pan family had no daughter of the right age.
Now that the emperor has yet to issue the announcement for selecting a concubine, is the Pan family unable to wait any longer?
Whether in his past life or in this life, Master Pan is the most prestigious and knowledgeable person in the Great Zhou Kingdom. He will never allow the younger generations of the Pan family to bring disgrace to him.
If Pan Xiuying didn't look like a lady from a noble family, Master Pan would probably be very disappointed!
When Jiang Fenghua and others arrived at the main hall, they saw Xie Shang and the ministers were there.
The whole hall was bustling with activity at this time. After the blessing ceremony, it was necessary for the monarch and his subjects to cultivate some feelings. The officials were also very tactful and tried their best to show their talents in front of the emperor. If they wanted to be valued by the emperor, it would depend on today.
"Greetings to Her Majesty the Queen." The guard outside the door saw the Queen coming and hurriedly bowed and reported.
Xie Shang had just arrived when he saw Jiang Fenghua approaching him, "Why is the Queen here too?"
Jiang Fenghua raised her lips to a modest smile, "Your Majesty, why didn't you tell me earlier that this place is so lively?"
Xie Shang said, "I just finished my work, but I didn't expect that Master Pan would invite scholars from our Great Zhou Dynasty to discuss academic matters when he saw that everyone was gathered today."
He leaned close to Jiang Fenghua's ear and said, "Master Jiang is here too."
Jiang Fenghua naturally saw her father. Her father did not like to participate in this kind of academic discussion because there was no objection at the end of the discussion.
At this place, Jiang Fenghua also saw Concubine Song Shufei.
She thought to herself: No wonder she didn't see Song Jing when she and Gao Qingtong went to the side hall just now. It turns out that she came to show herself in front of the emperor.
Concubine Song Shu also hurriedly walked up to the Queen and saluted, "Your Highness, I pay my respects to you."
"Your Highness, please don't be so polite. There is no need to go through all these formalities outside the palace. Just go and have fun by yourself!" she said calmly.
"Yes." Song Jing was also afraid that the Queen would think too much, she was just joining in the fun.
Of course, she also wanted to show up more in front of the emperor, for she was afraid that the emperor had forgotten her existence in the harem.
Seeing how inseparable the emperor and queen were, she felt jealous and envious.