SFS Chapter 372 The Prince Has a Unique Taste (1)
Chapter 372 The Prince Has a Unique Taste (1)
While Murong Yanhui was looking at Yu Qingli, Yu Qingli's eyes also swept over Murong Yanhui lightly. Perhaps it was because of the poison, she only felt that Murong Yanhui's face was a little pale, but not morbidly gloomy, which made people feel more sexy and evil. His already charming peach blossom eyes were full of charm in the corners of his eyes and eyebrows, just like the fascinating poppy flowers.
Yu Qingli quickly lowered her eyes to hide the panic in them. She felt her heart pounding and her ears were burning. If it weren't for her collar and hair covering it, she would have been exposed. Even in her previous life when her relationship with Murong Feng was still good, she had never been so excited and panicked.
Maybe this is what they mean by love at first sight!
Murong Yanhui noticed the panic that Yu Qingli was trying to hide, and smiled, captivating everyone.
Not long after, Murong Shileng appeared with the empress, Concubine Yu, Concubine Lin and others. Concubine Yu's hand was held tightly by Murong Shileng. Because of her status, the empress followed the other side of the emperor, but was far away from the emperor's position. As for Concubine Lin, she could only follow behind these three people with other concubines.
It's easy to tell who the emperor favors at a glance.
After the emperor and others were seated, Prince Alai of Persia followed Crown Prince Murong Cheng to the venue. He greeted everyone along the way, and although he used poor Canghe dialect, his enthusiasm made the atmosphere on the scene much more lively.
Prince Alai looked around, and after seeing Yu Qingli, his eyes lit up. He walked straight past Murong Cheng and headed towards Yu Qingli's location.
Yu Qingli felt vaguely uneasy, and Murong Yanhui's expression was also a little ugly. These Persians were all thinking about his Lili, which really made him worry.
After seeing this legendary Persian prince, Murong Feng could not hide his contempt and disdain in his eyes. He thought that the person who could catch the eye of Prince Ashura must be very powerful, but it turned out to be just an inexplicable straw bag.
Is such a person really worth killing? Wouldn't it be better to use him as a puppet? Sure enough, these Persians just can't figure it out.
Prince Alai was filled with surprise and walked over to Yu Qingli in two or three steps. "Beautiful lady, we meet again!"
"Hello." Yu Qingli spoke coldly, politely and respectfully.
Before the Persian prince could say anything else, the queen gave him a cold look, signaling Murong Feng to take over the conversation so as not to bring further embarrassment to the royal family.
Murong Feng naturally understood the Queen's intention. In fact, even without the Queen's instructions, he did not want a barbarian to become acquainted with his concubine. This was not something to be happy about.
"Your Highness may have recognized the wrong person."
As Murong Feng spoke, he glanced at Yu Qingli with a slight condemnation in his eyes. Yu Qingli looked indifferent and didn't take it too seriously. Did she need Murong Feng's approval for anything she did?
The emperor watched the interaction between the few people with an unhappy look on his face. It was really rude to speak like this in front of the Persian envoy. Feng'er usually looked very graceful and capable, but was he just pretending?
Murong Cheng also came to Prince Alai at this time and spoke to him in Persian: "Your Highness, if you don't want to embarrass my sister-in-law, please don't speak to her casually. After all, this is Canghe, not Persia. When in Rome, do as the Romans do!"
Prince Alai nodded repeatedly and apologized. Murong Cheng, with his unchanging icy face, said, "Don't worry, my royal brother. His Royal Highness has already apologized. He said he really recognized the wrong person."
"I didn't expect that the prince could speak Persian so fluently. It's really surprising!" Murong Feng hinted at something, but sneered in his heart. This way, he would save himself a lot of trouble.
Murong Cheng looked at Murong Feng's gentle smile and thought of the warning he had received before. He couldn't help but frown. When would these dirty deeds of the royal family end? He didn't expect that someone as innocent as Prince Alai would actually have his eyes on him. Is the throne really that tempting?
After this little episode, Murong Cheng and Prince Alai sat together at the table. Because Prince Alai was the main guest, he was specially arranged to sit at the first table on the emperor's left. In order to facilitate communication, the second table next to him was occupied by Murong Cheng and his wife, followed by Murong Yanhui. Murong Feng and Yu Qingli were arranged to sit at the first table on the right. Coincidentally, next to them was the Yu family.
Murong Shiling looked around and saw that Murong Yuan was not there. He couldn't help but feel a little surprised. How come the eldest princess, who had always been the closest to Prince Yan, was nowhere to be seen now?
Murong Shiling frowned slightly, turned his head and asked the Queen, "Where is Yuan'er?"
"She's in a bad mood. I heard that His Majesty wants to marry her off to a foreign prince, and I'm a little reluctant. But, after all, it's a bit far away." Queen Li spoke well of her daughter while glancing vaguely at the Persian prince. "Besides, Yuan'er has a strong personality. I'm afraid she's not a good match for this Persian prince."
Murong Shiling snorted coldly, his gentle face darkening a bit. "I know whether it's suitable or not. Would I harm Yuan'er? She is the eldest princess of Canghe, it's true. Prince Alai is the crown prince of Persia after all, and will become king in the future. I've inquired about it. In Persia, monogamy is the norm. Do you think this is inappropriate, Queen?"
The Queen was frightened by Murong Shiling's questioning. When did His Majesty become so anxious to marry his daughter off? And judging by his expression, he had obviously anticipated her reaction.
Empress Li's phoenix eyes quickly swept over Concubine Yu next to Murong Shiling, and then quickly lowered her eyes, "Your Majesty is right. Your Majesty's decisions are naturally good. It is you who worry too much."
"Hmm!" Murong Shiling responded softly with a cold face, and then said nothing more.
The Imperial Concubine Yu beside her quickly took a piece of cake and brought it to Murong Shiling's lips, "Your Majesty, please don't be angry. This marriage is a good thing. Don't let the outsiders laugh at you."
A few sweet words from a gentle woman are always worth a thousand words. Murong Shiling ate the cake from Concubine Yu's hand, and his expression finally eased a little.
The concubines around her were all filled with jealousy.
"Someone, go and invite the princess!"
At this time, Murong Yuan was indeed sulking in the palace. She really didn't expect that her father would agree to the proposal of this Persian prince, nor did she expect that this legendary Persian prince would actually be such a fool. Instead of living with such a person for the rest of her life, she might as well die.
From childhood to adulthood, Murong Yuan's ideal for a future husband had always been someone like the young emperor's uncle, Murong Yanhui. Even if they couldn't be 100% similar, it wouldn't be possible to find someone so drastically different, right? And a cheerful idiot at that?
Murong Yuan was deeply depressed. Ever since she heard the news about the Persian prince, she had lost her appetite. How could such a person exist in the world? Even if she died, she would never marry such an idle man.
But she didn't expect that not only did she look down on others, but others might not look down on her either.
So, when Miss Murong dressed up and planned to directly reject the Persian prince, she was severely outmaneuvered by the other party, making her the most shameful princess in Canghe, without a doubt!
Murong Yuan didn't know this at the time, so when she heard that Murong Shiling had sent someone to invite her to the banquet, she immediately changed her mind. She was the eldest princess of Canghe, so why should she put herself in such a difficult position? As long as she rejected the marriage in front of everyone, her father would surely agree to her request.
Thinking of this, Murong Yuan raised her head slightly with pride. She immediately changed her attitude and became positive about attending the banquet.
Finally, after tidying up, Murong Yuan appeared in the expectant gazes of everyone, as proud as a peacock with its tail spread out. She was wearing a bright and eye-catching colorful embroidered gauze dress today, especially the eye-catching decorations on the neckline, which really matched her image today.
Seeing Murong Yuan coming, Queen Li secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time she felt a little distressed. After all, she was reluctant to let her own child marry into that kind of place. If it weren't for the bitch Concubine Yu fanning the flames in His Majesty's ears, how could His Majesty have thought of marrying Yuan'er far away?
Thinking of this, Queen Li felt even more resentful towards Concubine Yu.
Murong Yuan politely saluted the emperor and the concubines, then glanced at Prince Alai, who was sitting in the first seat, with some disdain.
Prince Alai was puzzled by her stare. He touched his nose with his hand and turned to ask Murong Cheng beside him, "Who is this Peacock Girl?"
Murong Cheng was shocked by his address and was unable to react for a moment, although he had to admit that Prince Alai's description was very vivid.
"This is the eldest princess Murong Yuan that my father mentioned before."
As soon as Murong Cheng finished speaking, Prince Alai opened his mouth so wide that an egg could be stuffed into it. He stood up from his chair with an angry expression on his face.
Everyone present didn't know what had happened. They just looked at the blond man who had been smiling since he entered with curious eyes, and guessed what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had said to him that made the Persian prince so excited.
Murong Shiling was also very curious. Why did the expression on His Royal Highness's face look uglier than if he had swallowed a fly? Thinking of this, he couldn't help but ask with concern, "What's wrong with His Royal Highness?"
Prince Alai pointed at Murong Yuan and said with unmistakable anger, "She is Murong Yuan? Your Majesty, are you sure you want to marry this person?"
Seeing that even his fingers were trembling, Murong Shiling didn't know whether he was excited or what. After hearing the translator beside him tell Murong Shiling this sentence verbatim, he suddenly realized that he was surprised to see the beauty.