All the gentlemen who are attacked by the female queen are stunningly beautiful

She rebuked with some dissatisfaction: "Xuan Yi, how can you tease my elder sister like this!"

"I was thinking about you, so I specially sent you an invitation to have dinner at my house, but I didn't expect you to play such a cheap joke on me!"

Song Xiang thought of this, and his eyes gradually darkened: Missing me? Haha!

In the final analysis, it was just to test whether he had any ambitions towards the crown prince.

Lu Yafang was also stunned in surprise. She had already sent an invitation to the Third Princess's Mansion, but until the banquet started, she hadn't seen any sign of the Third Princess.

She thought that the third princess had something urgent to do and therefore broke the appointment.

Who could have expected that she would stay in the Duke Ming's Mansion and stay by her side.

Chen Jinzhi was originally chatting with a few close friends. One of them said that the girl next to the eldest princess was very pretty, so she looked over.

You don’t know until you see it, and you’ll be shocked when you see it. Isn’t this the Third Prince Wei Xuanyi!

Chen Jinzhi did not come to find Song Xiang immediately. She waited for the young masters from various families to perform their talents before she approached Song Xiang.

Pointing at the young man playing the zither on the stage, he said, "You see him, right? He is the young master of the Zhang family of Lanling Marquis's Mansion, Zhang Xichen!"

"Don't be fooled by his frail and thin appearance. He plays the guqin very well. Many girls in the capital want to marry him!"

When Zhang Xichen finished playing, another young man came up from behind.

Chen Jinzhi pointed at the young man who wrote on it and said, "The young man of the Shangguan family of the Jing'an Marquis's Mansion, Shangguan Qi..."

She paused and hesitated: "Miss Shangguan..."

"What's wrong?" Song Xiang had been staring at the stage without moving his eyes. "Just say whatever you want to say. Don't look so cautious. I won't eat you!"

Chen Jinzhi then spoke again: "The eldest daughter of the Shangguan family, Shangguan Feiyan, has a very good relationship with the Second Prince. I have heard that Shangguan Qi admires the Second Prince. I wonder if the rumor is wrong..."

"Oh?" Song Xiang asked with interest, "You're actually attracted to the second sister?"

"Do you know if Second Sister has feelings for Shangguan Qi?"

Chen Jinzhi said thoughtfully: "It should be intentional!"

"Jinzhi is not very clear either."

Song Xiang curled her lips and said, "I like to help others achieve their goals. If Second Sister really admires Shangguan Qi, I would be willing to help her."

While the two were talking, a servant on the stage had already held up Shangguan Qi's painting, facing the noble ladies below the stage. Shangguan Qi's handwriting was vigorous, powerful, rhythmic, and very majestic.

There was a young lady who liked to study calligraphy, and she would comment on the words on the stage from time to time.

After a while, another young man came up, he was also very handsome.

Chen Jinzhi said cautiously, "This is Gao Yinzhi, the son of the Governor of the Grand Canal, Gao Yanbing."

"Third Prince, I heard that the eldest prince has a close relationship with the Gao family in private. As time goes by, Master Gao has also fallen in love with the eldest prince!"

"The position of the eldest prince's legal husband may be that of Mr. Gao!"

Song Xiang frowned and asked, "Didn't I say...my elder sister is in love with Jiang Qingyan and has been pursuing him for a long time, so how come Mr. Gao suddenly appeared?"

Moreover, this Mr. Gao was on the list of candidates chosen by his father for her!

He is not afraid at all that the Emperor and Empress will find out and blame him for this!

It seems that the Gao family is very active and a little eager for quick success. People who don't know would think that the Gao family is determined to marry a royal princess and become royal relatives.

The Grand Canal Governor Gao Yanbing might have already become a crony of the eldest princess. Her ultimate goal was to support the eldest princess to become the crown princess and let her son become her husband.

When the day comes when we support the eldest princess to ascend the throne as emperor, her son will be the empress!

"Third Prince, you don't know that the eldest prince loves Mr. Jiang but cannot get him, but Mr. Gao is within his reach..." She smiled and whispered, "I just don't know who the eldest prince prefers as his legal husband!"

"If the eldest prince marries Young Master Jiang as his legal husband, given the current status of the Jiang family, he will definitely not be able to marry the eldest prince!"

Sure enough, as soon as Chen Jinzhi finished speaking, there was a burst of noise from the audience.

It turned out that it was the eldest princess Wei Wenyi who ordered someone to take away Gao Yinzhi's calligraphy!

"Your Highness's feelings for Master Gao are obvious. I'm sure good news will come out soon, right?"

"How could that be? The eldest prince is very fond of Young Master Jiang. I heard that in order to pursue Young Master Jiang, the eldest prince visits the Jiang family every day with the purpose of studying astrology!"

"No wonder the Highness loves Young Master Jiang so much. Young Master Jiang is indeed like a tall and straight green bamboo, with bones and ivory carved, and jade and stone carved. He has a dignified and majestic demeanor, and his manners are elegant and generous. Not to mention the Highness, I can't stand looking at him."

"A handsome young man, a girl would love to meet him!" One of the young ladies from an aristocratic family said with a smile, "With such a stunning young man, everyone would want to keep him. Even if they can't get him, with his outstanding voice and appearance, how can anyone not think of him!"

Another girl in a blue corset robe said, "Mr. Gao and Mr. Jiang are both good-looking, but I like Mr. Xin more!"

"Master Xin, forget it!" the girl in the yellow gown whispered, "I heard from my mother that the emperor and empress asked her to present portraits of young masters from aristocratic families in order to choose husbands for the princesses! A man as beautiful as Master Xin is among the portraits!"

When the other girls heard this, they shook their heads and said, “That’s such a shame!”

"No wonder I didn't see those handsome young men from the capital today. It turns out they were participating in the selection of the princess and her husband!"

"Will Young Master Tang also be chosen as the princess's husband?" The woman looked disappointed and said regretfully, "What a pity! I came here today for Young Master Tang!"

"Forget it, let's just take a look at Master Gao..."

The noble ladies were whispering to each other, causing Gao Yinzhi, who was sitting at the male guest seat, to blush.

After collecting the portrait, Wei Wenyi looked towards the stage with burning eyes. His gaze met Gao Yinzhi's from a distance, and a smug smile appeared on his face.

Du Fangxi from the Anguo Mansion saw the eldest princess from a distance. She wanted to curry favor with the eldest princess, so she ran up to her as fast as she could to show her courtesy.

"Fang Xi greets Her Royal Highness the Princess!"

Wei Wenyi raised his eyebrows: "Whose girl are you? Why have I never seen you before?"

Du Fangxi replied respectfully: "Your Highness, I am the second daughter of the Duke of Anguo's Mansion!"

Wei Wenyi nodded: "That's very polite. I'll take note of you. You can go down now!"

Du Fangxi left with a smile.

After the talent show ended, the men in the guest seats went to the backyard one after another.

In a place where no one could see, Du Fangxi's maid followed a young man stealthily.

After a while, the maid waved to Du Fangxi.

Du Fangxi avoided the other girls and tiptoed to the backyard. The male guests were standing by the pool in twos and threes chatting. A servant took advantage of the situation and suddenly pushed Gao Yinzhi into the water, then left the scene without making a sound.

The scene on the men's side suddenly became chaotic, with loud exclamations and incessant noises reaching the garden in front.

When Lu Yafang heard the noise, she called her maid to ask, "What happened in the backyard? Why is there so much noise?"

The maid said anxiously, "Master Gao fell into the water for some reason. The servants brought by the male guests can't float on water, so we are in a hurry!"

Lu Yafang stood up quickly and walked towards the backyard immediately.

Unexpectedly, Wei Wenyi was faster than her and rushed out like lightning, not as mature and steady as before.

By the time Lu Yafang rushed to the backyard, Wei Wenyi had already rescued the person.

She breathed a sigh of relief, but the maid's words made her heart rise again.

"Miss, I just checked the number of people and found that there was no suspicious person. Instead, there was one person missing!"

Lu Yafang asked anxiously, "Do you know who is missing?"

"My lady, this young master is Mr. Zhang Xichen!" the servant replied respectfully.

Lu Yafang's face darkened and she said in a cold voice: Who is disrespectful to the young master of the Zhang family and actually resorted to such a despicable trick!

What a good trick!

The girl who was close to Lu Yafang in the front yard also followed to the backyard. Wang Wenjun heard Lu Yafang's whisper, moved closer to her and asked her, "What happened?"

Lu Yafang held Wang Wenjun and whispered to her, "Master Zhang from the Lanling Marquis's Mansion is missing. I can't leave now. Wenjun, please help me look for him!"

"Take my maid Man'er with you!"

Wang Wenjun nodded, and without disturbing anyone else, took Man'er to the inner courtyard.

...

In a woodshed of the Mingguo Mansion, Zhang Xichen fainted on the ground.

Du Fangxi looked at Zhang Xichen, who was still breathtakingly beautiful even though she was asleep, and her heart was filled with the joy of having succeeded in her plan.

"If he hadn't rejected my marriage proposal, why would I have gone to such lengths to do such a good thing to him? Humph, he doesn't like me, and now he wants to be tied to me."

After that, she praised the maid generously, "Your lover is a resourceful man. He was able to bribe the servants in the mansion and successfully put drugs in Master Zhang's wine."

"You did a good job today. When someone finds out about this, remember what I told you. Don't let it get away from you!"

"Anyway, I am the lady closest to the backyard. Even if someone suspects me, by then the job has been done, so let it be as it is!"

The maidservant repeatedly assured: "I will never reveal any flaws. Miss, you just wait here, and I will complete the final game!"

After saying that, he walked out of the woodshed and closed the door from the outside.

Du Fangxi lay beside Zhang Xichen, took out a pill from her body and put it into her mouth.

Du Fangxi's maid walked along the bluestone path in the inner courtyard, pretending to be looking for someone, and looked worried from time to time.

Wang Wenjun took Man'er to search all the guest rooms in the backyard, but they didn't see Master Zhang. After asking Man'er, they remembered that there were other rooms where sundries were stored, so they looked for him and ran into Du Fangxi's maid.

When Du Fangxi's maid saw Wang Wenjun, she immediately threw herself at her feet and cried, "Miss Wang, our young lady is missing. Please help me find her. If we can't find her, and the master blames us, I will be beaten with a stick!"

"Miss Wang, please help this servant!"

"Is your young lady Du Fangxi?"

The maid replied hurriedly: "That's right!"

Wang Wenjun frowned, looked at the maid, and then glanced at the surrounding environment.

He asked Man'er, "What is the place ahead?"

Man'er said solemnly, "In front is a row of houses where the mansion stores sundries and firewood. Everyone is busy in the garden today, so there is no one guarding this side!"

Wang Wenjun snorted coldly and questioned Du Fangxi's maid: "How did you avoid the servants in the mansion, and how did you get into such a remote place like the backyard? Hmm?"

Do you really think that her being the legitimate daughter of the Crown Princess and the Grand Tutor's Mansion is for nothing?

After saying that, he asked the maid brought by Man'er to arrest Du Fangxi's maid first, and then walked along this road towards the utility room.

After arriving at the woodshed, Wang Wenjun discovered that every utility room was locked, and the paper-covered windows made it impossible to see what was inside.

Wang Wenjun turned his head and asked Man'er beside him: "Do you have the key?"

Man'er shook her head: "The keys to the utility room are in the hands of the backyard manager. If we go now, I'm afraid it will be too late!"

"Miss Wang, how about I chop it all up with an axe?"

Seeing Wang Wenjun nodded, Man'er immediately found an axe and chopped them one by one.

After the door was split open, Wang Wenjun did not go in immediately, but instructed Man'er: "Let them take Du Fangxi's maid to the front yard to look for it, you just stay here!"

Du Fangxi's maid twisted her body, trying to break free from the restraints, but it was of no use.

After all the servants had gone far away, Wang Wenjun said to Man'er, "Search each room one by one. Maybe Master Zhang is in one of these houses!"

Upon hearing this, Man'er turned around and went into a house.

Wang Wenjun pushed open the door and looked through the rooms one by one. Finally, he found the unconscious Du Fangxi and Zhang Xichen in the last room.

She snorted coldly and said with great disgust: "I never thought that the young lady of the Duke's Mansion would be so shameless. In order to achieve her own goals, she would not hesitate to destroy herself and use such despicable means to force the young master of the Zhang family to submit!"

Man'er particularly looked down upon Du Fangxi's schemes and rebuked her, "Miss Du's acting is too poor. It really opened my eyes!"

"Ms. Wang, what should we do now?"

Wang Wenjun curled his lips and smiled, "Let's help Master Zhang to the guest room first, then you can find someone reliable to lock the utility room again. You must lock the room where Du Fangxi is imprisoned yourself, and don't let anyone else see it!"

"She likes being locked up, so let her stay locked up forever!"

Man'er smiled and agreed: "This is a good idea. It can cure Miss Du's bad habit of harming others!"

Wang Wenjun walked over to Zhang Xichen, took his arm and helped him up, saying, "Let's go!"

Man'er also raised his other arm and carried Zhang Xichen to the guest room in the backyard.

In the woodshed, Zhang Xichen had actually woken up. He pretended to be unconscious and did not reveal any flaws.

It was not until they arrived at the guest room and Wang Wenjun put him on the bed that he secretly opened his eyes.

Wang Wenjun had already turned around and walked outside. Zhang Xi stared at Wang Wenjun's back and fell into deep thought.