After I disguised myself as a man, I became everyone's white moonlight

"Of course." Zhou Yichen knew that the Eighth Prince's words were intentional and meant something.

"That's a shame, but my father has already asked the governor of Jingzhao to investigate the matter thoroughly this morning. I believe the real culprit who sent someone to assassinate my third brother will be found out."

When saying this, the Eighth Prince glanced at the opposite side seemingly inadvertently, and it was impossible to tell whether he was looking at the Seventh Prince or the Eldest Prince.

But no matter who is watching, the implication is quite obvious.

The eldest prince has fought on the battlefield for many years and participated in many battles. He behaves like a warrior and even his sitting posture is particularly heroic and unique.

Facing the simultaneous gazes from the Eighth Prince and Zhou Yichen, the Seventh Prince calmly continued eating and watching the singing and dancing, looking unaware.

"Thank you very much, eighth brother." Zhou Yichen remained calm and didn't feel much when faced with the eighth prince's behavior of watching the fire from the other side of the river and secretly adding fuel to the fire.

The Eighth Prince didn't expect that just one sentence would make Zhou Yichen lose his composure, so he chuckled, picked up the wine on the table, and took a sip.

His gaze shifted from the singing and dancing to the Western Chu delegation, and then to...Chu Xi below.

Chu Xi was still eating quietly, his movements were gentle, as if no matter how lively the hall was, it had nothing to do with him.

The eighth prince's gaze turned to Zhou Qingmin, who had finally made a fuss to be released by his mother. Zhou Qingmin's position was arranged a little behind the prince.

The people of the Great Zhou were open-minded, and even unmarried princesses waiting to be married could attend palace banquets.

Ping'an now looked towards Chu Qibai's position from time to time, with sadness in his eyes difficult to conceal. The Eighth Prince silently glanced at his personal guards who were a little far away from him.

The guard nodded slightly.

The queen sat in the main seat. As the mother of the country, she was qualified to sit with the emperor. From her high position and high perspective, she could see clearly no matter how anyone's expression changed in the hall.

The Queen's main concern at this moment was Zhou Qingmin who was sitting below. She was dressed in gorgeous clothes and looked very formal, and her eyes were fixed on Chu Qibai's position for a long time.

She silently clenched her sleeves, her eyes cold.

After the singing and dancing ended, Princess Xichu went on stage to perform a dance. As a princess, she had a good appearance and the halo of her status, so her dance naturally attracted a lot of attention.

Chu Xi stared at it openly for a while. The Sixth Princess of Xichu danced well. Even though she was not good at dancing, as a spectator, she felt that the Sixth Princess's dance was quite touching.

As a princess, she chose a bolder choice and danced the Dunhuang dance, with silver bells tied to her hands and feet that would ring when she moved.

Following her rhythm, the silver bells kept ringing.

"Your Majesty, we Western Chu are willing to maintain eternal friendship with the Great Zhou." An official in the Western Chu delegation served as the official spokesperson. He first introduced the identity of the Sixth Princess and then said this sentence.

The meaning of the marriage is quite obvious.

Emperor Tianwu was nearly fifty years old, with gray hair on his temples, wrinkles on his forehead and eyes, and obvious dark shadows under his eyes...

It can be seen how ridiculous his daily life is. On the one hand, he says that he wants to live a long life, but on the other hand, he has no idea how to take care of himself. It is so ridiculous that he is simply consuming his own life at twice the speed.

He looked at the Sixth Princess with a scrutinizing and slightly hesitant look, as if he wanted to take the Sixth Princess into his own harem.

The Sixth Princess stood in the hall, looking at Emperor Tianwu's turbid eyes, and almost couldn't hold back her smile.

My brother said that she would most likely be granted marriage to a prince, but... he never said that she would be taken into the harem by this old man who was about the same age as her father...

Qi Yuan had long known her fate of being married off. Her brother was only interested in power and the throne. Her mother died early, and her father did not like her. She had long known that she would be sent away as a tribute.

However, knowing is one thing, but when you really face it, fear and resistance are still inevitable.

The royal brother had already inquired about the personalities of the princes long ago and even told her about them.

The eldest prince is a military general with a heroic temperament and is impulsive. His mother is only a concubine and her status in the harem is not high. There are a principal wife, a concubine, and a minor concubine in the backyard.

The third prince, Zhou Yichen, was the son of the late queen and a true legitimate prince. He was upright and gentle, and had a very high reputation among the people and the court. He had always had a very good reputation, even more so than his concubines and the principal wife.

The seventh prince, Zhou Jinye, was born to the imperial concubine. He had an unpredictable temperament and hated being mentioned as a concubine's son because his mother was the concubine's sister of the Duke of Wei and he had never been valued in the Duke's Mansion.

And he himself has always minded this identity. Zhou Jinye has always felt that the Duke of Weiguo did not stand behind him and support him just because his mother was born out of wedlock.

The emperor's brother made it clear that the seventh prince had an unpredictable temperament and only cared about success or failure and the results when doing things. As long as the results satisfied him, he would not mind using any means, so the emperor's brother felt that this person was a good partner.

The eighth prince, Zhou Hanjin, was born to the queen, so he could be considered a legitimate son. Although he was not as noble as Zhou Yichen, his status was considered noble among all the princes.

He can also be cold-blooded and ruthless and abandon everything to achieve his goals, but he has a big problem: the Eighth Prince is closely bound to the Yao family, and the Eighth Prince also listens to the opinions of his uncle and grandfather.

Even if she marries the eighth prince.

I am afraid that in the future there will be another cousin from the Yao family who has a good relationship with the Eighth Prince, their childhood sweetheart, and the legitimate daughter of the Yao family who can give him a lot of help. Then, Qi Yuan himself will be the one who suffers.

Therefore, even though Qi Yuan knew that her brother most wanted her to marry one of the Seventh Prince and the Eighth Prince, she only considered the Seventh Prince, and the Eighth Prince was last.

These were all her previous considerations. Qi Yuan never expected that there would be another Emperor Tianwu among the candidates. As soon as she met those eyes, she felt like vomiting.

The fourth prince of Western Chu had never thought about how the situation would develop. He was afraid that his imperial sister entering the harem of the Emperor of Great Zhou would not play a big role in his life.

There was no need for Emperor Tianwu to join forces with him. Besides, between securing the throne and the fledgling princes, everyone knew which one to choose.

Zhou Yichen was not at all surprised at this development. His father was a womanizer. If the Sixth Princess of Xichu was a little less pretty, perhaps his father would not have set his eyes on her.

It was because the Sixth Princess used all her strength and ended up attracting flies.

"I'm afraid that Princess Xichu will have to enter His Majesty's harem." The court officials nearby were whispering.

"It's hard to say. His Majesty hasn't spoken yet."

Chu Xi stared at this scene, ate his food, and looked at the Sixth Princess of Western Chu who was standing in the middle. Throughout history, there have been too many princesses who have been married off, and this situation is not uncommon.

Whether making a choice or being chosen is not the issue she needs to think about at the moment.