Quick Wear: The first person to love the host

Chapter 207: The Enemies in the Capital Have a Fall in Love with Each Other 24

The Queen Mother took a look and felt at first sight that this woman had an extraordinary temperament. She exuded a calmness that did not match her age, but her eyes were still lively.

"Where is the fourth daughter of the Xin family?"

Xin He, who was named, immediately stood up and saluted the Queen Mother, "Your servant greets the Queen Mother, may the Queen Mother be well."

The Queen Mother nodded slightly, "You are the only one among all the ladies who have not yet demonstrated your talent. Are you looking down on my banquet?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became solemn.

Su's mother and Su Ziyu, both mother and son, sat up straight at the same time with a worried look on their faces. The several female relatives who had previously tried to trip her up all had a hint of gloating on their faces.

Xin He, however, remained calm and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, this is my first time attending a palace banquet. I am deeply honored to be invited by your Majesty. I want to offer my best talent, so I thought too much. I hope your Majesty will forgive me and allow me to play a song for you."

Seeing that she was neither humble nor arrogant, the Queen Mother nodded secretly, "Okay."

The palace maid quickly placed the zither in the center of the hall. Xin He walked over, slowly sat down, and lightly plucked the strings with his fingers. A melodious sound immediately rang out.

The piece she played was "Dream of Jiangnan".

As the music became more and more mellow, everyone seemed to be really in the picturesque Jiangnan, with apricot blossoms and drizzle, morning breeze and waning moon, quiet flowing water, azure sky, and the lush green and red scenery.

When the song ended, everyone was still immersed in it. Su Ziyu was the first to come back to his senses and was the first to applaud and praise, "Good!"

Everyone came to their senses and followed suit.

The Queen Mother and Su's mother looked at each other and were very satisfied with her performance. The Queen Mother immediately said, "Reward!"

The reward Xin He received was second only to Su Ziyu among everyone. The other noble ladies looked at her with envy and jealousy, but Xin He ignored them completely.

The Queen Mother said to Su's mother cheerfully, "It is indeed the person that Ziyu has chosen. This Fourth Miss Xin is indeed outstanding."

Su's mother also nodded solemnly. She had just clearly seen that her son's eyes were always glued to the other person, and his gaze was extremely focused. It must be love without a doubt!

Among the three, the queen's heart sank when she heard the conversation between the two. What did it mean that the person Zi Yu fell in love with couldn't be what she thought!

Isn’t Su Ziyu a homosexual?

How could she be involved with the fourth daughter of the Xin family? Thinking about how she had just suggested to the emperor that the fourth daughter of the Xin family could be the Crown Princess before she came here, she immediately realized that something was wrong.

The queen was on pins and needles, thinking that after the banquet, she would immediately inform the emperor of the news and ask him to find another crown princess.

But before she could finish her thought, Eunuch Li arrived with the imperial edict.

"Your servant greets the Queen Mother, the Princess, and the Empress. I am following the order of His Majesty. Please ask Miss Xin to come out and receive the order."

Xin He, who had just sat down and hadn't even warmed up the stool yet, heard that it was an imperial edict and immediately knelt down to receive it in an orderly manner.

Eunuch Li opened the imperial edict and said loudly in front of everyone: "The Emperor, in compliance with the will of Heaven, proclaims that Xin He, the legitimate daughter of the Xin family in Jiangnan, is virtuous and has a dignified character. I have heard that she is considerate, so I grant her marriage to the Crown Prince. All wedding arrangements will be made after the Crown Prince returns triumphantly. I decree this."

This sudden imperial decree caught everyone off guard.

Xin He's first reaction was not to accept the order, but to look sideways at Su Ziyu. She had just known the other party's intentions, but she had never expected that she would be married to the prince in the blink of an eye.

She was worried that her brother would be sad.

Su Ziyu did feel a little uncomfortable, but it was not to the point of life and death. He just felt a sense of powerlessness in his heart, as it was bound to come.

Facing Xin He's worried gaze, and seeing that she did not accept the imperial edict but looked at him instead, Su Ziyu gave her a nonchalant smile.

The scene where Su Ziyu and Xin He looked at each other secretly was just like a pair of star-crossed mandarin ducks separated by an imperial decree. The three people in the upper position saw it clearly.

The empress dowager frowned slightly. She had wanted to wait until the banquet was over and stay to ask the two children's wishes before granting the marriage, but unexpectedly the emperor took the lead.

Su's mother knew very well that there would be no room for maneuver after the imperial decree was issued. She almost twisted the handkerchief in her hand into pieces. If she only did a little more, she would be able to witness her son getting married and starting a family. How could she be willing to accept this!

The queen's face was solemn. She could already foresee how the emperor would angrily scold her for her incompetence.

Eunuch Li had a smile on his face at first, but he noticed the unusual atmosphere in the hall, especially the three people at the top all had gloomy faces. His heart sank, and he didn't know why.

He put away his smile and reminded the kneeling Fourth Miss Xin to receive the order, "Crown Princess, please receive the order quickly! We still have to report to His Majesty."

"Thank you, my Lord, for your grace."

After Xin He finished speaking, he respectfully took the imperial edict with both hands, with an impeccable fake smile on his face.

After Eunuch Li left, the plum blossom viewing banquet ended abruptly.

This banquet was just an excuse, just to see Miss Xin Si. Now that she has been married to the prince by the emperor, it would be futile to see her again, as it is a foregone conclusion that she will become the prince's consort.

On the way out of the palace, Su's mother carefully observed her son's expression. Seeing that he was silent with his head down, she became more and more nervous, fearing that he would do something stupid because of his bad mood.

"Yu'er, if you are sad, don't be depressed. Mother knows that Xin Si is a good girl, but there are always better girls out there!"

Seeing that A Niang had misunderstood, Su Ziyu did not explain, but followed her words, rubbed his eyes quickly, revealing his red eyes, and said dejectedly: "But A Niang, there is only one sister Xin!"

Su's mother was indeed heartbroken. She stopped and gritted her teeth as if to make a difficult decision, "Don't be sad, Yu'er. I'll go and ask your uncle to take back his decision no matter what."

Seeing A Niang's desperate expression, Su Ziyu realized that he had been too hypocritical and quickly pulled her back, "A Niang, the imperial decree has been issued and cannot be easily changed. My son wants to go out of the capital to relax with his grandfather. I hope you can agree."

His original grandfather lived in the land of fish and rice in the south of the Yangtze River, a rich place with fertile soil. If he wanted to collect enough food, he had to go to find his grandfather.

However, because the original owner had been naughty since childhood, Su's father and mother were afraid that they would not be able to protect him outside the capital because of the long and high mountains and roads, so they could only keep him in the capital.

When the original owner was a child, he always wanted to go out and play. But when he grew up, he just wanted to stay in the prosperous capital city, so he has never left the capital city.

When he made this request, he was a little nervous, fearing that his mother would refuse because she was worried about him.

"Go." Su's mother made the final decision. No matter how reluctant she was, she still agreed to his request. "When you go back, write a letter to your grandfather and tell him to be ready to pick you up along the way."

Su Ziyu secretly breathed a sigh of relief, "Thank you, mother."

Li Junze also received the imperial decree granting marriage. His face turned dark on the spot. He stood up and grabbed the imperial decree without saying a word and walked out. He wanted to go find the emperor to revoke the order.

He was going to the battlefield, where his life or death was uncertain. If anything happened to him, it would ruin her life.

The most important thing is that the person he likes is that heartless little thing, not Miss Xin.