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

The Seventh Prince stared at the Sixth Princess of Xichu below with unclear eyes for a while. She was pretty, but her good looks alone could not shake his heart.

The Eighth Prince also drank silently. What about the princess? The princess was the least surprising. The help and resistance that the Sixth Princess of Xichu could bring to him were not proportional.

The eldest prince was somewhat interested in the Sixth Princess. He had a personality similar to that of Emperor Tianwu, in that he loved beautiful women and wanted all the pretty ones.

He was very satisfied with the Sixth Princess's dance just now, and he didn't mind having one more person in his backyard.

Zhou Yichen was drinking the whole time, and even the glances were just symbolic. There was no desire or longing in his eyes. No matter how beautiful the Sixth Princess in front of him was, he could ignore her.

Emperor Tianwu looked at it for a while, but still forced himself to hold back, remembering the decision he had already made, "Sixth Princess, you have worked hard on this trip. I have already discussed with the Queen yesterday. The prince who will marry you is the Third Prince, the Prince of Yan."

Zhou Yichen's face turned slightly cold. He stood up. This situation was not surprising at all. He had guessed last night that something like this would happen sooner or later.

A prince marrying a foreign princess means that the prince has ruled out the possibility of inheriting the throne.

Emperor Tianwu did this because, firstly, he really didn't care about Zhou Yichen, and secondly, he wanted to tell other court officials that he did not choose Zhou Yichen as the heir to the throne.

Chu Xi clenched her chopsticks tightly. She originally thought that Emperor Tianwu might take the Sixth Princess into the harem, but she didn't expect that Emperor Tianwu would frame Prince Yan again.

This is really...

The eyes of the Seventh Prince and the Eighth Prince were filled with smiles and amusement. Everyone knew that their father had neglected Prince Yan for so many years.

The Sixth Princess was stunned. At least she was not entering the harem of Emperor Tianwu. She breathed a sigh of relief. She had heard of the Prince of Yan, a prince who had been neglected by Emperor Tianwu for many years. She was afraid that he would not be able to help his brother.

The Fourth Prince of Western Chu looked in the direction of Zhou Yichen with ambiguous eyes. In front of all the officials, there was also a group of envoys. His Majesty's words were golden and could not be changed.

If Zhou Yichen refused, it would be tantamount to disobeying the imperial order, and even as a prince he would inevitably be severely punished.

Chu Xi looked at Zhou Yichen steadily. At this time Zhou Yichen had to stay calm. After all, others were waiting for them to make a mistake. Zhou Yichen must not leave any handle for others.

A granted marriage does not mean that the marriage will take place immediately. Marriage between two countries is not an easy matter. It also requires a match of horoscopes and an auspicious date. It is estimated that the war would have broken out before the marriage was concluded.

Once a war breaks out, the marriage between the two countries will naturally be invalidated.

Zhou Yichen glanced in Chu Xi's direction, paused, and then chose to accept the order.

During the following banquet, everyone was distracted by various things. Emperor Tianwu continued to watch the dance, coughing from time to time, as if there was phlegm stuck in his throat. The sound was uncomfortable to hear.

Later, the envoys from Japan presented eight beauties who could sing and dance as tribute. The eyes of Emperor Tianwu were so bright that he sat up straight and leaned forward to follow the dance below.

A hint of subtle disgust flashed in the eyes of the Queen next to him. If it weren't for her status and the occasion, she wouldn't want to sit next to Emperor Tianwu.

Until the end of the banquet, everyone gradually left. Chu Xi was waiting for Zhou Yichen at the door. She planned to leave with Zhou Yichen.

But before Zhou Yichen could wait, the uninvited guest had already arrived.

"Prince Chu, Her Royal Highness the Princess is waiting for you in the back hall. Please go with me." A palace maid walked up to Chu Xi and said suddenly.

Chu Xi had already noticed Zhou Qingmin's vague gaze following her at the banquet, so she said to the maid, "No need, go back and tell your princess that I won't be there."

No matter what the princess wanted to say, she wouldn't listen.

"Prince, the princess really wants to see you. She had a big fight with the queen today just to get out. Please go and see the princess." The maid almost knelt down.

She pleaded, "Prince, I beg you."

"Go back and tell your princess that it's inappropriate for unengaged men and women to meet privately." Chu Xi didn't want to see Zhou Qingmin. With Zhou Qingmin's personality, she would only become more entangled if she met her.

Even though Zhou Qingmin had not done anything bad and had never worked with the Eighth Prince to deal with Prince Yan, his position was his position.

Once Chu Xi really has to go to war with the Queen and others in the future, the Ninth Princess's love for her will only become her greatest torture.

She had no interest in coaxing a little girl, nor did she intend to bear the responsibility of the little girl's future emotions, whether she was sad or happy, it had nothing to do with her.

The palace maid couldn't persuade Chu Xi to go with her, so she could only go back to the princess and tell her what Chu Xi had said to her.

Zhou Qingmin was originally in the corridor behind the palace gate not far away. When she heard what the palace maid relayed, she ran towards Chu Xi without thinking, lifting her long skirt.

"Princess." Chu Xi bowed respectfully to the princess.

"Qibai, do you really have to talk to me like this?" Zhou Qingmin didn't care whether this was at the entrance of the main hall. Her mind was filled with anger, rage, sadness, pain, and jealousy, which took away her rationality.

In addition to the first group of people who left, there were still many court officials and female relatives who had not left. It was really inappropriate for them to speak in this position.

But I have already been noticed, and it would be inappropriate to go anywhere else at this time.

"Princess, I have something else to go back and take care of, so I'll take my leave now." Chu Xi didn't want to have anything to do with the Ninth Princess in this place, so he could only interrupt her before she could speak.

"Is the one you like your cousin?" Zhou Qingmin grabbed Chu Xi's sleeve and stopped her from leaving.

Chu Xi naturally wouldn't stand there and let her grab her sleeve, but she didn't expect that Zhou Qingmin's right hand movement was fake, and grabbing her left sleeve was real.

I dodged one hand but not the other.

But this happened to be outside the main hall, and there were guards and people watching the fun nearby. She couldn't just push Zhou Qingmin away, so she could only pull her sleeves back.

"Princess, be careful with your words." Chu Xi's eyebrows were slightly cold, and she said with a bit of warning, "You said that I am a man and there is nothing wrong with me, but my cousin is just a woman and cannot stand such slander from Your Highness."

She did want to use Yun Qingyin to indirectly reject the royal marriage arrangement. His Majesty never mentioned this matter in the palace, which also indirectly explained the dispute between His Majesty and the Queen that her grandfather mentioned.

Come to think of it, the Queen won in the end. His Majesty no longer planned to marry the Ninth Princess to her. This was a good thing, but who knew that Zhou Qingmin would be so...persistent.

Zhou Qingmin was sad and upset. Qi Bai was rude to her, but he was very caring and protective towards the cousin whom she had never met.

How great it would be if Qibai could treat her like this?

"Qibai, don't be angry, I just..."

"Greetings to the Ninth Princess. I haven't seen you for a long time. You have become more beautiful and charming than ever." Jiang Zhenyao came closer. She was a woman but used men's etiquette.