Harem Daily Life

Chapter 459 Princess Yan is unwilling to give up

Tao Yanyan pondered secretly in his heart, and always felt that something was strange.

But she is not a person who wastes time on herself and will not let herself get bogged down in meaningless entanglements.

After all, although she and Princess Yong's wife were sisters-in-law, they had very few opportunities to meet each other on a daily basis, so there was no need to deliberately maintain this relationship.

Not long after, the Yan State delegation, accompanied by the Minister of Rites, slowly walked into the hall.

They took their seats as arranged in advance. Among the crowd, Princess Qinghe undoubtedly stood out. Her skin was as white as snow, her face was beautiful, and her figure was graceful and well-proportioned. She was truly a stunning beauty.

Such a woman would definitely become the focus wherever she went, and any normal man would probably not be able to help but take a few more glances at her. As soon as she appeared, the eyes of almost everyone in the audience were firmly attracted by her.

Tao Yanyan liked looking at beautiful women, so her eyes naturally fell on Princess Qinghe.

After Princess Qinghe's beautiful eyes scanned the entire audience, her gaze slowly stopped on Prince Yong.

She was quite satisfied, and a moment of amazement flashed in her eyes, but she was immediately attracted by the princess beside Prince Yong. Princess Yong looked very beautiful, dignified and beautiful. However, perhaps because of her age, she was no longer young and looked a bit tired.

As soon as Princess Qinghe sat down, she heard voices singing from outside the palace: "Your Majesty has arrived! The Queen Mother has arrived!"

Everyone knelt down to welcome the most distinguished person in the Great Zhou.

He Linzhang accompanied the empress dowager into the hall. Princess Qinghe looked at the noble figure slowly approaching and was stunned for a moment.

She originally thought that Prince Yong was considered handsome, but she didn't expect that the Emperor of the Great Zhou was even more handsome than Prince Yong!

The two are 50% or 60% similar, but it is those 40% or 50% that make the gap so huge.

Her heart was pounding like a deer's, and her eyes were fixed on the Emperor of Great Zhou, unwilling to move away.

But after He Linzhang entered the hall, his eyes followed Tao Yanyan directly, and all he saw was her and her three lovely children.

He Linzhang and Tao Yanyan's eyes met, his brows suddenly relaxed, and he curled his lips into a smile, which made Princess Qinghe feel like spring breeze.

But she soon discovered who the smile was caused by, because she followed the emperor's gaze and saw a concubine sitting at the top.

Princess Qinghe looked at the beauty and suddenly felt a competitive spirit in her heart. She stared at Tao Yanyan up and down unscrupulously.

"My dear ministers, please get up. Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival Palace Banquet. Please don't be restrained."

After He Linzhang sat down, the banquet officially began. The leader of the Yan envoys stepped forward and saluted: "We are here on the orders of the King of Northern Yan to escort Yan Guoqing and the princess to the marriage, to meet His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Zhou."

Princess Qinghe stood up and bowed slightly to He Linzhang.

"Princess, you have come from afar and must have had a hard time on the journey. If you need anything, just let the Ministry of Rites know. Since you will be living in Da Zhou for a long time, you should slowly get used to the life here."

It was just a few polite words, but Princess Qinghe had a filter for He Linzhang. She always felt that the Emperor of the Great Zhou was gentle and considerate, and her cheeks couldn't help but blush.

"Yes, thank you for your concern, Your Majesty." The voice was gentle and melodious, and he looked at He Linzhang with a smile on his face.

He Linzhang narrowed his eyes and turned away, avoiding the gaze meeting with Princess Qinghe.

"The marriage of Prince Yong and Princess Qinghe will be jointly arranged by the Ministry of Rites and the Imperial Household Department. If you two have any opinions, you can discuss it through the Ministry of Rites." The words were directed to Prince Yong. There was no joy on Prince Yong's face. He just stood up and agreed.

Princess Qinghe's beautiful face was now filled with resentment, and her eyes, which were originally as bright as stars, became dim.

She thought to herself: "Why should I marry Prince Yong? The person I was originally planning to marry was the Emperor of the Great Zhou!" This thought kept circling in her mind, making her more and more anxious, and her face was full of displeasure.

But she was also tormented in her heart, she was chosen for the marriage only because her mother was of low status and could not protect herself at all, and she was the most beautiful among the princesses of the Yan royal family. A woman has beauty but no power, and her beauty can only be used as a bargaining chip in the end, and she cannot even control her own life.

Princess Qinghe glanced at the Emperor of the Great Zhou from time to time. She knew very well that this matter concerned the royal face and honor of the Yan Kingdom, and she could not act on impulse, but her emotions made it difficult for her to accept her fate.

After repeated ideological struggles, Princess Qinghe finally made up her mind that she must ask the Emperor of the Great Zhou in person why he was unwilling to take her into the harem as a concubine.

But we are at a palace banquet now, it is not convenient to ask...

Everyone at the banquet was immersed in a joyful and peaceful atmosphere. The Yan State envoys were also entertained by the Ministry of Rites and several adults, and everyone enjoyed themselves. Princess Qinghe hesitated for a long time before she stood up and said, "Before I came to the Great Zhou, the former Yan Wangfei asked me to bring a message to Your Majesty. I wonder if Your Majesty can move to the side hall?"

After much thought, Princess Qinghe decided to use the late emperor's sister-in-law as a shield and asked the Emperor of Great Zhou out alone.

He Linzhang frowned and looked at Tao Yanyan, only to see that Tao Yanyan was letting Qingfeng rub her waist, as she had some back pain from sitting for a long time.

He then replied, "Okay, in that case, let's go to the side hall and talk."

Princess Qinghe smiled instantly, her eyes and eyebrows were gentle. But before she could be happy for three seconds, she saw the Emperor of Da Zhou walked straight to the first concubine at the bottom. After they whispered a few words, he reached out and helped the beautiful concubine up, then put his arm around her waist and walked out.

Eunuch Zhang walked up to Princess Qinghe and said, "Princess, please."

Princess Qinghe had a look of dissatisfaction on her face as she followed Eunuch Zhang towards He Linzhang and the others.

Everyone in the palace had long known that His Majesty favored Concubine Tao, so no one was surprised when His Majesty accompanied Concubine Tao for a walk in the middle of the palace banquet.

However, Shu Fei rolled her eyes in hatred, and Concubine Lu, who attended the palace banquet for the first time, also had a frosty look on her face and looked unhappy.

In the side hall, He Linzhang helped Tao Yanyan to sit down, and then he said to Princess Qinghe who followed him in, "I wonder what the former Yan princess asked you to say?"

Originally, the Great Zhou wanted to bring back the princess of Former Yan, but the newly enthroned King of Northern Yan refused, and the princess of Former Yan also refused to come back. There were even rumors that the two had made peace, and the princess of Former Yan had entered the harem of the King of Northern Yan, and was transformed from a sister-in-law to a concubine.

He Linzhang really didn't know what else the Princess of Former Yan had to say, so he just listened.

Princess Qinghe frowned and looked at Tao Yanyan: "Are you going to say this in front of this lady?"

Tao Yanyan raised her eyes and glanced at her, then immediately joked, "I have already told you that Princess Qinghe must have wanted to talk to Your Majesty alone, but you insisted on bringing me along."