At the royal banquet in the evening, there was delicious food, wine, singing and dancing.
The Queen specially prepared hairy crabs for everyone to enjoy.
Shangjing is located in the north. Although it is close to water, it is not rich in crabs. Especially the large river crabs, which need to be transported from the south, are relatively rare foods.
"Li Chengyin, what is this big bug? Is it edible?" Qu Xiaofeng asked in surprise as he looked at the crab with giant claws, eight claws and bright red body.
In her opinion, this is a big spider, it must be poisonous.
"This is called crab, and it tastes very delicious." Xiang Nan explained, then picked up eight pieces of crab and quickly shaved off the crab meat.
With the dexterity of his hands, it would be very easy to dismantle a crab. Within a moment, he had dismantled the huge crab, and then handed the plump crab meat and crab paste to Qu Xiaofeng on a plate.
Qu Xiaofeng picked up her chopsticks curiously and took a few bites. She felt that it was extremely delicious, far better than the mutton she had eaten before, "Wow, it's delicious~"
When Zhao Sese saw Xiang Nan personally helping Qu Xiaofeng peel crabs, he couldn't help but feel envious and a little disappointed.
At this moment, Xiang Nan had peeled off another crab, "Come on, Se Se, I'll give it to you."
"Thank you, Your Highness." Zhao Sese took the crab meat with a smile, and most of the resentment in his heart was immediately relieved.
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"Your Majesty, look how loving the prince is." Zhang Meiniang said with a smile.
Li Hao smiled and nodded.
The harmony in the East Palace shows that the prince is very skillful in handling emotions.
Moreover, Qu Xiaofeng is the ninth princess of Xizhou, and Zhao Sese's father is the Marquis of Zhenbei. The son has a good relationship with them and is very helpful in winning over their mother's family.
Just then, the group dance ended.
Then, a young woman covered her face with her sleeves with one hand, holding Su Lian with the other, and slowly fell down from the roof beam. Such a stunning appearance immediately attracted the attention of the audience.
"Wow~" Qu Xiaofeng was stunned.
Zhao Sese was also a little surprised.
Only Xiang Nan was slightly stunned. Unexpectedly, Zhang Meiniang helped Gao Ming and brought Gao Ruyi into the palace.
Doesn't he know the consequences of luring a wolf into the house and seeking the skin of a tiger?
Once Gao Ruyi is favored and becomes pregnant with a dragon fetus, Prime Minister Gao will only support his daughter. By then, Zhang Meiniang, the niece, will be completely abandoned.
Why bother!
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"Who is this woman?" Li Zuo asked doubtfully.
"Your Majesty, she is the only daughter of Prime Minister Gao's country, her name is Gao Ruyi." Zhang Meiniang said immediately.
Li Hao was stunned for a moment, then nodded.
After Gao Ruyi landed in the air, he danced to the music.
Her stunning appearance, graceful figure, and agile dancing attracted the attention of everyone in the audience.
Only Xiang Nan carefully decomposed the crab in his hand without even looking at it.
To him, although Gao Ruyi's name is "Ruyi", he is actually just a poor chess piece.
For the benefit of the Gao family, he was pushed into the pit of fire by his father.
Li Hao had no feelings for her at all, he just used her as a tool to contain and paralyze the Gao family.
He favored Gao Ruyi and even made her pregnant with a dragon fetus, which made Gao Ming mistakenly believe that the emperor still trusted the Gao family, so he continued to work for him without complaint.
In the end, it was nothing more than a delaying tactic by Li Hao. First, use Gao Ruyi to stabilize the Gao family, then use thunderous momentum to cut off the wings of the Gao family, and finally threaten Gao Ruyi's life, and put Gao Ming in jail without any effort.
This is the emperor's mind!
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Soon, Gao Ruyi finished dancing.
Zhang Meiniang went out in person and brought Gao Ruyi to Li Hao.
"Ruyi pays your respects to the emperor." Gao Ruyi bowed down gracefully.
"Okay, okay, okay! The clouds are like the clothes, the flowers are like the face, and the spring breeze is blowing the dew. Your dance of colorful feathers is very good. I really didn't expect that the high minister actually has a daughter like you, who is not only beautiful and beautiful, but also beautiful." The dance is so light and elegant." Li Hao smiled and nodded.
"I wonder if Ruyi's dance is still in line with His Majesty's wishes?" Zhang Meiniang asked with a smile.
"Queen, you have always been thoughtful." Li Yu said with a smile, "The daughter of a high minister and my son are truly a match made in heaven, a beautiful match."
Hearing what he said, Zhang Meiniang and Gao Ruyi were stunned.
They all planned for Gao Ruyi to be the emperor's concubine, but they didn't expect that Li Fu would marry Gao Ruyi to the prince. This was beyond their expectations.
Xiang Nan, who was busy eating crabs, couldn't help but be startled when he heard what Li Su said.
Unexpectedly, he actually threw this hot potato to himself!
He didn't like Gao Ruyi at all.
Although Zhao Sese is scheming and sometimes harms others, at least she loves herself.
But Gao Ruyi only knows how to harm others and protect the interests of the Gao family. Sooner or later, he and the Gao family will have a battle. Putting her next to him is like raising a beautiful snake.
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"Cheng Yin, come here quickly." Li Su looked at Xiang Nan and said.
Xiang Nan was speechless, so he had to stand up and come closer, "The child is paying homage to the father. I wonder why the father is calling the child?"
"I think that the daughter of the high minister is beautiful, smart, dignified and elegant, gentle and virtuous, and well-educated. She is a rare good woman, so I decided to give you a concubine." Li Hao said immediately.
"Father, my child is satisfied with Xiaofeng and Thurse." Upon hearing this, Xiang Nan said quickly. He really didn't want to have anything to do with Gao Ruyi.
"Hey, as the crown prince, you should spread your wings as soon as possible to continue the fragrance of the Toyo Dynasty. Only two concubines are not enough." Li Fu waved his hands and said, "When I was as old as you, I already had five concubines. Two sons."
"But..." Xiang Nan still wanted to ask the emperor to take back his order.
But he saw the emperor's face was stern, "You still haven't accepted the order to express your gratitude?"
Xiang Nan had no choice but to kneel down and kowtow, "Thank you, Father, for the marriage!"
Gao Ruyi also knelt down and kowtowed, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for the marriage!"
When they saw that the emperor suddenly granted Xiang Nan a marriage, Qu Xiaofeng and Zhao Sese were stunned.
Qu Xiaofeng suddenly felt empty in her heart, as if someone had dug out a piece of her heart, and she couldn't help but want to cry.
Although she quickly held back her tears, her eyes soon turned red.
Zhao Sese's eyes also turned red and she shed tears. But she was afraid of being seen, so she immediately wiped away her tears.
Among the seven traits of a woman, one is [jealousy].
Xiang Nan is the crown prince of the East Palace and will become an emperor in the future. He will have seventy-two concubines in the three palaces and six courtyards. She is jealous but does not understand the general situation and is petty.
What's more, this marriage is a gift from the emperor. If she is slightly dissatisfied, it is the crime of deceiving the emperor. Therefore, no matter how aggrieved she felt, she could only endure it.
Luo Xi, Yong Ning, and Pei Zhao were also a little shocked when they saw this scene. They didn't expect that the emperor would suddenly grant the fifth brother a marriage. Wasn't this intentional to cause disharmony in his family.
It's just that as juniors, they don't have the right to comment at will, so they can only pretend not to know.
