Chapter 014 Do you believe it?
At the palace gate.
Rong Que stood tall in a horse-riding uniform. Xiang Zheng, who was half a head shorter than him, stood beside him and said with a half-smile, "I heard that Your Highness sent someone to deliver a set of horse-riding uniforms to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion early in the morning? Why, instead of choosing a princess from the royal family, Your Highness has set his eyes on the young lady from the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion?"
Rong Que said calmly, "Isn't the young lady from the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion good?"
As they were talking, Su Qingqing and Su Heng came out from the palace corridor.
Even though Rong Que had seen many beauties, he was still stunned when he saw the heroic woman opposite him with her bare face. He immediately shifted his gaze.
Just then, the eldest daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, Dou Ziruo, appeared in sight, wearing the riding clothes he had sent her.
It has to be said that Dou Ziruo is also a rare beauty, but this pretty girl cannot compare to Su Qingqing's domineering and flamboyant personality.
"Princess Rongyang has such a great aura!" Xiang Zheng's eyes lit up, and he praised sincerely: "I was already astonished by her beauty at the palace banquet yesterday, and seeing her today, she has an even more special charm."
Xiang Zheng finished speaking, but heard no response. He turned to look at Rong Que, only to see that Rong Que was not looking towards Gong Dao at all, but was staring at the front right.
Follow his gaze.
Miss Dou?
Xiang Zheng was stunned, then a sneer appeared on his lips.
Rong Que wants to choose Miss Dou?
Su Qingqing is so beautiful, but Shen Ye can be completely bewitched by Miss Dou. Not only does he refuse to accept Su Qingqing's love, he also speaks bad things to her repeatedly. In his heart and eyes, there is only Dou Ziruo.
Now, Shen Ze has been fined his salary, and Shen Ye has been dismissed from office and will never be employed again.
A love affair between a man and a woman allowed the Duke Zhenguo's Mansion to completely trample the Shen family under its feet.
I have to say that this Miss Dou is quite resourceful.
Thinking about this, Xiang Zheng's eyes were cold, but he kept a smile on his face, "Your Highness, don't forget that before coming to Zhaoguo, His Majesty made it clear that Your Highness wanted to choose a princess for the marriage."
He attached great importance to the word "princess".
Rong Que said coldly, "What the emperor wants is only the jade mines of Zhao State. Even if I choose the daughter of the Dou family, as long as the emperor of Zhao State makes her a princess, she can still take the jade mines as a dowry when she gets married! You don't need to worry about it! Besides, I didn't say I wouldn't choose a princess!"
After saying that, Rong Que turned and left.
Princess Qingyang came out early, remembering her mother's instructions. When she saw Rong Que and Lord Xiang separated, she immediately went to meet them.
"Your Highness."
She stood there pretty and shy, and shouted.
Rong Que paused and turned his head to look over.
Princess Qingyang blushed and smiled, "Thank you, Your Highness, for giving my cousin's horse clothes. I like them too."
Rong Que was handsome. If he was not the crown prince of the Great Yan Kingdom, or if his position in the Great Yan Kingdom was stable, Qingyang would have sincerely developed feelings of admiration for him.
pity……
Holding the handkerchief tightly, Qingyang said shyly: "Your Highness...can you give me one too?"
As they were talking, Su Qingqing and Su Heng came out of the palace and walked towards this side.
Rong Que turned his head and looked over.
Qingyang had been suppressed by Su Qingqing for several years, and he couldn't help but clench his palms and said sourly: "Rongyang is very beautiful."
Rong Que raised his eyebrows, "He is just a clown trying to attract attention."
His voice was not low, and after saying that, he turned and left.
Princess Qingyang didn't expect Rong Que to say such a thing.
She wanted to seduce Rong Que and make him obsessed with Su Qingqing's beauty, but now... although things went against her wishes, she was still gloating over his misfortune.
Su Qingqing must have heard this.
With his chin slightly raised, Qingyang looked at Su Qingqing.
Su Qingqing didn't even bother to glance at her, she walked straight to her sedan chair and was helped into it by Su Heng.
"Remember what I said, don't get close to Rong Que!" Su Heng quickly instructed in a low voice.
Su Qingqing sat firmly in the sedan chair, "I know, you are such a smart housekeeper! People say I am a clown, why should I join in the fun?"
Su Heng glanced at Su Qingqing, lowered the curtain of the sedan chair, and climbed onto the horse.
Xiang Zheng looked at Princess Qingyang, then at Miss Dou, and his eyelids twitched as he thought of Rong Que's words just now, "I didn't say I wouldn't choose a princess."
Could it be that Rong Que wants to choose Princess Qingyang, but also wants to take Miss Dou away at the same time?
Otherwise, why would he give Miss Dou a horse suit!
If this is true...
People have different minds and each pursues his own interests.
They kept thinking about each other until the emperor's sedan chair came out of the palace and the team set off and headed straight for the hunting ground.
Su Qingqing fought for several years in her previous life and killed countless people, so she had never really enjoyed hunting.
At noon, everyone arrived.
Palace servants have already made all the preparations for the reception.
Since we arrived late, we had to stay here overnight. Everyone claimed their own accommodation before we gathered together again.
The emperor had not come yet, and people were walking around in groups of three or four.
"Why did Princess Rongyang come out without any makeup?"
"Is there any need to ask? The Crown Prince of Great Yan has already said that she is just trying to attract attention and is a clown! She must be trying to attract men this way! Without Shen Ye, I wonder who her next target will be!"
"Bah! You really think you are as beautiful as a fairy and can charm everyone without makeup!"
"She caused a scene in the palace yesterday. Look what harm she did to the Shen family. She is so vicious! She even said that she likes Shen Ye. I think whoever is liked by her will be unlucky!"
Dou Ziruo stood among , with her eyes lowered and a sneer in her eyes.
Next to her was the daughter of the Minister of Revenue, who gently tugged at Dou Ziruo's sleeve and said, "I heard that this dress of yours was given to you by the Crown Prince of the Great Yan Kingdom?"
These words immediately stopped the discussion of several noble ladies, and they all looked towards Dou Ziruo.
Dou Ziruo lowered her head in embarrassment, hummed softly, and tightened her grip on the handkerchief, "I don't know if this will make Princess Rongyang angry. She misunderstood Shen Ye and I before, and she always picked on me. Now..."
After yesterday's incident, Dou Ziruo thought her reputation was ruined.
But I didn't expect to receive a gift from Rong Que this morning.
This turn of events came just in time.
My father said that as long as she could cooperate with Qingyang to accomplish this matter, he would definitely ask His Majesty to confer the title of Princess on her!
With a slight trembling breath, Dou Ziruo looked timidly in the direction of Princess Rongyang.
"In fact, Shen Ye and I were innocent before. I only treated him as my brother, otherwise the Crown Prince of Yan would not have given me gifts. But Princess Rongyang always misunderstood me. This time... she seemed to like the Crown Prince of Yan very much. "
With this gift, Dou Ziruo extricated herself from previous events.
The daughter of the Minister of Revenue said, "What are you afraid of? You didn't ask the Crown Prince of Yan to give it to you. He gave it to you on his own initiative. How dare she punish the Crown Prince of Yan?"
The noble lady next to her said, "That's right. If she has the ability to punish Shen Ye, then she must have the guts to offend the Crown Prince of Yan. Ruoruo, you are just too kind."
As they were talking, Princess Qingyang came closer and said to Dou Ziruo warmly, "Cousin, our father is about to come out. Let's go over there."
Dou Ziruo hurriedly said goodbye to the noble ladies around her, took Princess Qingyang's arm, and the two sisters left.
As soon as they left, the daughter of the Minister of Revenue curled her lips and said, "Do you believe that there is nothing innocent between her and Shen Ye?"
A noble lady nearby sneered, "It doesn't matter whether we believe it or not. It's enough for the Crown Prince of Great Yan to believe it. I heard that the Crown Prince of Great Yan wants to marry Princess Qingyang and Miss Dou together."
