Chu Tingyu walked straight towards the princess and bowed to her, "My nephew greets the royal aunt."
"Isn't this His Royal Highness Prince Jing? He actually comes to visit my humble home." The eldest princess was very happy but complained deliberately.
"I thought you were going to wait until after the banquet started, and then have someone tell me you couldn't come. You were going to do it first and ask me to do it later."
Chu Tingyu is a low-key person, but he has always had a good relationship with the princess. Hearing this, he smiled and said, "My nephew dare not not come to the banquet hosted by my aunt."
"Hurry up and sit down. Come, sit next to me. I'll be waiting for you." The eldest princess asked him to sit next to the main seat, obviously wanting him to be the protagonist of the banquet.
Chu Tingyu couldn't refuse and had to sit down.
"Ting Yu, I'm here today on the orders of your mother to look for you." The eldest princess signaled to the many ladies from aristocratic families at the table with her eyes.
"Your mother has always been worried about your marriage. Take a look, which one of the people here suits your taste?"
"As long as you like it, I will personally go and ask for you." The princess promised, "Prince Jing has excellent character, appearance and talent. No girl would refuse him."
As long as Chu Tingyu opens his mouth, she will definitely be able to make this marriage happen.
Chu Tingyu quickly glanced to the east of the table and saw Li Jingwan talking to someone.
"Aunt Imperial, there is no rush for my marriage." He said with a smile, "You don't have to pay attention to my mother."
"You are almost 27 years old, my Prince Jing." The eldest princess felt that she became fussy when she saw him. "Look at any princes and princes who are about your age who are not married? There are already many children younger than you."
"If I were your mother, I would also have a headache."
But she knew she couldn't convince this opinionated nephew, so she could only tap his forehead angrily.
"You, you're still not married at this age. It's really going to drive us old folks crazy."
"Aunt, you know I swore an oath." Chu Tingyu's expression became serious. "As long as the northwest border is not pacified, I will not get married. This is for the sake of the prosperous dynasty and my eldest brother."
The princess' heart softened and she sighed, "I shouldn't have let you go to the northwest back then."
When the two were talking, many people were secretly watching and talking absent-mindedly.
Chu Tingyu is usually very low-key and rarely shows up in public, so there are very few opportunities to see him.
He was the only prince to be granted the title of prince and was deeply loved by the emperor. His biological mother, Zhong, was the imperial concubine and the actual controller of the harem, and her mother's family was also quite powerful.
Many people speculate that Chu Tingyu is the most likely candidate for crown prince.
If anyone can be favored by Chu Tingyu, he will rise to a high position and the whole family will soar.
With Chu Tingyu around, other young masters from aristocratic families seem mediocre.
Some people are ready to make some moves.
Qin Lingyun was no exception. Her eyes widened when she saw Chu Tingyu.
It was the first time she saw the prince, so handsome and imposing that she kept looking at the main seat without any hesitation, causing people around her to laugh at her.
Those who have unmarried men in their families would have excluded her as a candidate immediately.
Soon, the Chief Secretary of the Princess's Mansion announced that the flower-viewing banquet had begun and everyone could move around as they pleased.
The banquet provides some activities so that the attendees can find topics to talk about and get closer to each other.
One of them is Liushang Qushui.
Unmarried men and women sat on both sides of the flowing water and recited poems to each other.
After writing a poem, put the note in a small boat and push it towards the person you like. If the other person is willing to respond to the poem, write the second half of the poem on a piece of paper and pass it back.
The two sides can communicate further.
Everyone hoped that Chu Tingyu could also participate.
But after the flower-viewing banquet began, the attendant came to say that he had important matters to report. The princess had no choice but to let him go to the inner courtyard to handle the matter.
After hearing the rules, Qin Lingyun stood up with everyone else and went to find a seat.
But after she entered the mansion, she behaved rudely and wore gold and silver jewelry, which made her look vulgar, so everyone else kept their distance from her.
No one invited her or moved, so she ended up just finding an empty seat on the side.
Li Jingwan had been searching the crowd, and finally felt relieved when she saw Chu Lin appear.
He arrived a little late, and in the end he could only find a seat at the side, sitting opposite Qin Lingyun.
The same scene as in the previous life.
Chu Lin is a descendant of a declining royal family. His father died early and he was raised by his mother since childhood.
His mother doted on him very much and was a mean person. She once beat to death a maid who was suspected of seducing Chu Lin.
Chu Lin only has a good-looking appearance, but he is uneducated and only cares about pleasure.
He had long since spent all the family's meager fortune, and even had to live on debt.
These were the information that Li Jingwan had asked someone to find out in her previous life.
At that time, Qin Lingyun was deceived by Chu Lin, and the two had a secret meeting in private.
She was afraid that Qin Lingyun would suffer if she married him, so she thought of a way to break up the two of them and find a good marriage for her.
As a result, Qin Lingyun fell in love with the man she picked for Li Huirou, killed her sister and took his place.
In this life, Li Jingwan will not stop them, but help the couple get married.
After Chu Lin sat down, he first glanced at the women on the other side of the water, and finally set his sights on Qin Lingyun opposite him.
He could tell at a glance that Qin Lingyun's entire set of headwear was very valuable, and she must be from a wealthy family.
Although he is uneducated, Chu Lin is quite clever.
She attended the flower-viewing banquet wearing gold and silver to show off, so I guess she must not be a rich girl and her family background is not high.
After observing for a while, Chu Lin found that Qin Lingyun was isolated and looked unhappy, so he picked up a pen and wrote a poem, put it on the boat, and pushed it directly towards Qin Lingyun.
Although Qin Lingyun had been educated, she had little knowledge and could not write poetry at all, which made her feel embarrassed. The girls from wealthy families around her had already received their poems, but no one was interested in hers, which made her even more dissatisfied.
Just as she was feeling angry, a small boat stopped in front of her.
She couldn't help but raise her head and look forward, just in time to meet Chu Lin's smiling eyes.
Chu Lin nodded and made a gesture of "please see", indicating that it was the poem he sent.
Seeing his handsome appearance and his gentle smile at her, Qin Lingyun blushed and her heart beat faster.
She lowered her head to conceal it, picked up the note on the boat with some excitement, and slowly unfolded it——
"The crowd looked for him thousands of times, but suddenly I looked back, and there he was, in a dimly lit place."
Even though Qin Lingyun had little education, she knew the meaning of this poem, and her face turned even redder.
She clutched the note tightly, but didn't know how to reply.
At this time, another small boat came over.
Qin Lingyun knew it was the same person from before, so she didn't dare to look up. She lowered her head and picked up the note on the boat.
This time it’s not a poem, but a sentence——
"If I am lucky enough, I would like to invite you to appreciate the orchids with me."
Qin Lingyun felt her heart was about to jump out of her throat.
Chu Lin had been watching and was about to write the third note when he saw Qin Lingyun glance at him and stand up. He was immediately overjoyed and immediately stood up and walked to the garden with her.
Li Jingwan saw the interaction between the two.
She completely relaxed and felt a little bored, so she asked Cuiyu to accompany her for a walk by the lake.
Most people were in the garden and the lake seemed very quiet.
But when passing a rockery, a mocking voice came from behind the rockery.
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