"What you said just now is wrong. Miss Shen is the best woman in the world. I am the one chasing after her, but she has never taken me to her heart."

Yan Qing's words were very gentle, but the look he looked at Yan Zhaoyue was as cold as ice, terrifyingly cold.

Yan Zhaoyue was stunned. The man she loved expressed her disgust to Shen Yan in front of her. This pain was like frying her in a frying pan.

She was once the most talented woman in the capital, but now she was extremely humble.

"Master Yan, what is so good about Shen Yan? How am I not as good as her?"

"She is good at everything, but there is no need to compare with you. As long as she stands there, I will give everything I have."

Yan Qing didn't get angry. He was humble and polite, but he said the words that hurt Yan Zhaoyue the most in the gentlest tone.

Yan Zhaoyue's face turned pale, and she reached out to cover her chest. She felt that her heart had been broken into pieces.

The man she tried every possible means to get, but Shen Yan got all of him without doing anything.

Why?

She was not reconciled, but there was nothing she could do.

Yan Qing's voice suddenly became colder, as if immersed in snow water.

"Miss Yan, if you let me know that you insulted Miss Shen's reputation again and she is hurt even a little, I will hurt you ten thousand times."

Yan Zhaoyue's body swayed, her mind went blank, and she almost fell to the ground.

She didn't even have the courage to look at Yan Qing, so she turned around and stumbled towards the palace.

"Master Yan, thank you for helping me out." Shen Yan said politely.

"You didn't even say thank you to the prince just now, so there's no need to be so polite to me." Yan Qing looked at Shen Yan, her eyes slightly lowered, as if the whole world had dimmed.

How could Shen Yan not hear the jealousy in Yan Qing's tone, but it was impossible for her and Yan Qing to do so.

"I owe the prince so much that I can't repay it with just one thank you, so I won't say it at all."

Shen Yan was half joking and half serious, trying to ease the awkward atmosphere.

Yan Qing was about to speak, but Xie Huaijing took the lead, "Mr. Yan, enough is enough. I just saw that you said those words to vent your anger on Shen Yan. I don't need to argue with you. Now confess to my sweetheart in front of me. I think Do you sound like a talkative person?"

"Your Majesty, you and Miss Shen are not engaged. She is free and I have the right to pursue her." Yan Qing refused to give in.

"Who said we weren't engaged? We were engaged more than ten years ago." Xie Huaijing said confidently.

He did promise Shen Yan when he was a child that he would marry her when he grew up.

Although Shen Yan had forgotten it, he always kept it in his heart.

"Miss Shen, is this happening?" Yan Qing asked Shen Yan.

Shen Yan said truthfully, "I don't remember, but it should be true."

"More than ten years ago, Miss Shen was not yet in her prime. Her childlike remarks were unbridled. How could she take them seriously?" Yan Qing asked.

“Children’s words are so pure and true, why can’t they be taken seriously?”

Xie Huaijing took off the jade pendant and stuffed it into Shen Yan's hand with a domineering look on his face, "This is my mother's dowry. I always carry it with me. It is said to be passed on to my future daughter-in-law. This is my token of love." ”

After saying that, he took off a hairpin from Shen Yan's head and held it tightly in his hand, "Now that we have exchanged tokens of love, you are mine. Of course, this is not a formal proposal of marriage. In the future, I I will definitely let three matchmakers and six betrothals marry you openly."

Yan Qing looked astonished. How could this be done for the important matter of marriage?

As a scholar, he couldn't do it.

He looked directly at Shen Yan, wanting to see Shen Yan's reaction.

Shen Yan stretched out her hand towards Xie Huaijing, "Give me the hairpin, I want to use it now."

Xie Huaijing smiled brightly and inserted the hairpin back into Shen Yan's hair, "Remember to return it to me when you are done using it."

"Yeah." Shen Yan said.

Yan Qing clearly heard that Shen Yan said "give me the hairpin" instead of "give it back to me". She also stuffed the jade pendant into her sleeve. This was her acceptance of Xie Huaijing.

His heart felt like a knife, and his eyes were red. After all, it was a step too late, no, more than ten years too late.

Shen Yan looked back at Yan Qing, "Mr. Yan, you are very good and I admire you very much. However, we can only be friends. You will definitely meet a woman who is more suitable for you than me."

She clearly rejected Yan Qing and would not give him any illusions or expectations. This was a sign of respect for Yan Qing and herself, and it also gave Xie Huaijing a sense of security.

Yan Qing's eyes were full of disappointment, but he still smiled at Shen Yan, "Okay, then I'll take the first step."

After walking a few steps away, tears instantly filled his eyes.

From now on, he will hide his love for Shen Yan deep in his heart, never let Shen Yan notice it, and silently protect her.

Xie Huaijing looked at Shen Yan, his eyes were like stars in the sky. He finally got Shen Yan's recognition, and his heart was so happy that he almost jumped out of his chest.

"Let's go, it will be too late soon." Shen Yan said.

Xie Huaijing smiled softly and said, "Listen to Ayan."

Shen Yan pursed her lips and smiled, "Even changed the title?"

"Yes, from now on 'Ayan' will only belong to me." Xie Huaijing looked satisfied, as if he owned the whole world.

The two of them walked towards the palace talking and laughing.

Everything that happened here was seen by Xie Chengxuan in the carriage behind him.

"Your Highness, don't you like Mr. Yan? Why didn't you help her just now?" the attendant asked.

"One is the new celebrity in front of my father, one is the dandy prince whom my father favors, and the other is the most talented man in the capital whose family has made extraordinary achievements. Which of these three people is easy to mess with?" Xie Chengxuan asked.

"Although this prince likes Yan Zhaoyue, he will not offend these three people because of her."

"Your Highness, then you just let it go after they bullied Mr. Yan like this?" the entourage asked again.

"Of course it can't be calculated. If you can't do it openly, then do it secretly. Even if the things that this prince likes are not mine for the time being, others cannot belittle or damage them."

Xie Chengxuan's eyes were cold, "Let's go, don't wait until my father arrives. It will be bad before I arrive."

When Shen Yan and Xie Huaijing arrived at the palace, the palace was already full of people.

"Mr. Shen, here." Sun Huanxin waved to Shen Yan and shouted loudly.

Shen Yan glanced at Xie Huaijing and said with her eyes that she had passed. Xie Huaijing nodded goodbye.

The two walked separately and took their seats.

A moment later, Eunuch Chen's high-pitched voice echoed throughout the hall.

"The Emperor is here, the Queen Mother is here, the Queen is here."

Everyone knelt down and saluted, "Greetings to the Emperor, the Queen Mother, and the Queen."

Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and Emperor Xuande also asked the Queen Mother to come out.

"No ceremony." Emperor Xuande said after he sat down, "Everyone, sit down. Today is a day of reunion. We, the monarchs and ministers, will sit together and enjoy the bright moon together. From now on, the monarchs and ministers will work together to create the glory of the Qin Dynasty."

"Thank you, Your Majesty. Long live my Emperor." Everyone sat down.

Then came the singing and dancing.

Today the concubine and the family members of the ministers are here, and the palace is quite lively.

After two performances of singing and dancing, the Queen Mother suddenly spoke -

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