The charming thoughts in Rong Jin's heart suddenly disappeared!
It was she who had been implicating her reputation for many years because of her good-for-nothing status. She even sold the hunting ground on her own initiative, causing him to be embarrassed in front of the children of the imperial family!
If he doesn't get it back tenfold and a hundredfold, his position as prince will be in vain!
Rong Jin forced down the anger in his heart and walked forward.
Everyone was shocked to find that he was heading towards Chu Liuyue!
When he came forward, he looked down at Chu Liuyue with a calm expression, but everyone could feel the turbulent waves hidden under this seemingly calm surface!
Countless pairs of eyes stared at the two of them.
The great elder and others immediately stood up and saluted:
"I have met His Highness the Crown Prince."
Rong Jin ignored them, only looked at Chu Liuyue and asked word by word:
"Are you Chu Liuyue?"
Chu Liuyue met his gaze and said calmly:
"Exactly."
Rong Jin slowly clenched the hands in his sleeves.
I thought Chu Liuyue would be panicked, but the girl in front of her looked calm and showed no signs of uneasiness at all!
Where did she get her confidence from
"You are not old, but you are very courageous. I thought you would not dare to come today."
Chu Liuyue blinked.
"Why don't you dare to come? Didn't His Highness the Crown Prince send someone to the Chu family to inform me that I must come?"
Rong Jin choked up and sneered immediately.
"Sure enough!"
Chu Liuyue responded with a smile:
"Thank you for the compliment, His Royal Highness."
Rong Jin looked at her deeply, turned around and walked towards his position.
The great elder turned around and gave her a disgusted look:
"You don't know-"
"If the Great Elder wants to embarrass himself on such an occasion, just feel free to scold him."
Chu Liuyue said something lightly and sat down peacefully again.
The elder suddenly woke up: This is not the Chu family, but the Mingcui Palace!
Everyone is waiting to see their jokes. If they start making trouble at this time...it will be too ugly!
After feeling aggrieved for a long time, the great elder finally waved his sleeves and swallowed all the words.
The prince is obviously full of hatred for Chu Liuyue and will definitely get into trouble later.
When the time comes, he just needs to kick Chu Liuyue out in time!
…
The main hall soon became lively again, but many people were still looking at Chu Liuyue secretly.
She didn't seem to care and sat peacefully in her seat, but in fact she had quickly observed all those people.
Except for the seats of His Majesty and Queen at the top in the middle, the main hall is divided into two parts on the left and right from the middle.
The people sitting at the front were the noble prince and princess.
She had already inquired before that His Majesty currently has nine princes and three princesses, among whom three princes and one princess died in infancy.
So there are only six princes and two princesses alive today.
Opposite the prince, a man wearing black attire sat.
He looks about the same age as the third prince, but his features are strong and handsome, and his temperament is completely different.
There was a murderous aura about him!
That's a taste that can only be tempered on the battlefield!
This is the third prince Rong Jiu!
He joined the Northwest Army at the age of fifteen and was considered a famous young general with a high reputation in the army.
Because of this, even though his biological mother was just a noble person, she was able to stand up to the prince!
The imperial court has long been secretly divided into two factions. Although the prince has the advantage, Rong Jiu cannot be underestimated now.
Next to Rong Jin is naturally Prince Ping, the fifth prince Rong Qi, born to his mother. He is also one of the only two titled princes besides the prince.
The eighth princess Rong Shu and the ninth prince Rong Feng were sitting next to Rong Jiu.
But there are still a few spots open.
Further back, the four major families of Si, Gu, Chu and Lu were sitting on both sides.
The Chu family is behind the Gu family, and on the opposite side, the Lu family is behind the Si family.
Among the four major families, the Si family is the strongest and the Chu family is the weakest.
Originally, the Chu family was ahead of the Lu family, but it has gradually lost ground over the years. However, the Lu family relied on its unparalleled wealth to overtake and secure the third position.
Not long after Rong Jin sat down, a burst of laughter suddenly came from outside the hall.
At the same time, a majestic communication sound suddenly sounded -
"Your Majesty has arrived—the Queen has arrived—"
coming!
Everyone stood up quickly and saluted in that direction.
"Long live your Majesty!"
Chu Liuyue also moved with everyone.
"Haha, everyone, please get up quickly - today is the prince's birthday banquet, no need to be formal!"
A rich middle-aged man laughed.
"Okay, Zhenzhen, go find your brother quickly!"
Only then did everyone see that the fourth princess Rong Zhen was following behind the emperor.
She is also born to the current queen and is a true princess.
She looked to be sixteen or seventeen years old, and her luxurious palace clothes made her face even more beautiful.
"Did your father agree to Zhenzhen?"
Emperor Jiawen smiled fondly.
"Of course! You are the most naughty! Look at the other people, who is as noisy as you? If I don't agree to it, I'm afraid you will make a big fuss today!"
Rong Zhen wrinkled his nose, but with a pampering smile on his face, he happily walked to Rong Jin and sat down next to him.
Even a fool can see how much Emperor Jiawen dotes on her.
After the emperor and empress sat down, everyone sat down one after another.
Chu Liuyue quickly looked up.
Emperor Jiawen, Rong Xiao.
The last time she saw him was at the court meeting.
The Great Court Meeting is held once every three years, and all the dependent countries of the Tianling Dynasty will come to attend.
As for someone with Rong Xiao's status, he could only stand at the very end and basically had no right to speak to her.
However, she had a photographic memory, and she had already begun preparing to take over her father's position at that time, so she carefully remembered everyone's appearance and their relationship with each other.
Compared with that time, Rong Xiao seemed a little older, and the look on his face and the aura around him were also very different.
Yes, he was humble at that time and could only stand among the crowd, looking up at her from a distance.
But now, his and her status has been completely reversed!
But after just one glance, she quickly withdrew her gaze.
Emperor Jiawen noticed a strange gaze falling on him. When he wanted to take a look, he found nothing unusual.
As soon as Rong Zhen sat down, he saw Rong Jin's gloomy expression. He suddenly remembered something and looked towards the Chu family's position.
Because Chu Liuyue was in the second row, she only saw a slender figure.
"That's her?"
She leaned closer to Rong Jin and asked in a low voice.
Rong Jin said "hmm".
"Hey, what's not worthy of publicity? Don't worry, brother, I'll help you vent your anger!"
Rong Jin frowned but did not say anything to stop him.
This is the default.
Rong Zhen has an arrogant temperament and usually doesn't act according to common sense, but her father and mother love her very much, and even if something happens, it won't be a big deal.
As a prince, it was really ugly for him to start a fight with a woman over a hunting ground.
It couldn't be better for Rong Zhen to come forward.
While speaking, Rong Zhen already spoke and said loudly:
"This must be the 'famous' eldest lady of the Chu family, right?"
Everyone fell silent, and then immediately realized that Rong Zhen was trying to trouble Chu Liuyue!
Chu Liuyue raised her eyes.
Rong Zhen smiled maliciously and said:
"I haven't seen you very often over the years. I felt like old friends when I met you today, so I plan to give Miss Chu a meeting gift."
As she spoke, she clapped her hands:
"Come here, bring me the treasure I got the day before yesterday!"
I have been playing outside these two days hahahaha
(End of chapter)