"Sister Qing, I didn't expect you to come too."

"Ah~ Do you think I want to come? I am your mother at home. She thinks I should communicate more with the noble ladies in the capital, so she insisted that I come."

"Hehe, that's the reason for me too."

"I heard that Her Royal Highness the Princess might come to the palace today! I wonder if I will be lucky enough to see Her Royal Highness's divine beauty."

"I heard that every princess is like a fairy from heaven. I really want to meet one!"

"You are so bold, aren't you afraid of being caught and taken back to be a royal consort?"

"I heard that there are already quite a few princesses of marriageable age."

According to the laws of the Xia Dynasty, the prince consort still had equal rights to participate in government affairs in the court and could continue to be promoted to higher positions.

However, the princess is a member of the royal family after all, so if you marry her, you naturally have to coax her and provide for her.

Moreover, after all, he is related to the princess, so it can be said that he is related by nepotism.

Even if one gets promoted, it is easy for outsiders to think that it is not due to one's own ability but to nepotism.

Therefore, most men are unwilling to marry a princess.

In their words, there are thousands of beautiful women, so why should you ruin your romantic luck for the rest of your life for a princess?

It's easy for people to gossip about you, so why bother?

"If I'm going to be a prince consort, I'll be a prince consort. With a princess who is as beautiful as a fairy as her as my wife, what's the harm in staying with her for the rest of my life?"

Some people think that marrying a princess is a bad thing, but others don't think so.

Being favored by the princess is the luckiest thing that could happen to you.

Compared with this, what is the significance of the others?

What’s the point if you simply like the beautiful appearance?

"My dear, you are wrong to think like that. There are so many beauties in the world, and there may be some prettier than the princess. Why do you have to abandon all the beauties for the princess?"

As soon as the man finished speaking, a series of dissatisfied female voices rang out.

"Tsk, this guy really thinks he's something. Is it possible that beauties and princesses don't like him? Oh no, even the most ordinary women don't like him, and he actually picked one here."

"Is this the popular Puxin man in Beijing recently? He is ordinary and confident."

"Pfft! This is the first time I've heard this. It's so new!"

"Our Lady Wang Yuanbo is a woman of great talent. She often says interesting things. Sometimes, they are really concise and make sense."

"Hey, come to think of it, I really want to meet this legendary wife of Wang Yuanbo."

"Me too, me too. To put it bluntly, I came here just because of her reputation. I want to meet this lady!"

"..."

Amid the bustle, carriages stopped one after another in front of Wang Yuanbo's mansion.

"Ah, isn't this the son of the Minister of Rites? He is really handsome."

"Shh! Keep your voice down, no one can hear you."

"Don't worry, there are so many people here, everything will be fine."

"..."

"These are the eldest and second daughters of the Minister of Revenue, right? The eldest daughter is truly as beautiful as a fairy!"

"It doesn't matter how beautiful you are. This poetry gathering is about poetry and literary talent, not beauty."

Some women couldn't help but speak out of jealousy.

"If I could marry a girl like this, I would be willing to die."

"Come on, Brother Li, didn't you just say that we can't give up a bunch of beauties for the princess? Why, now you can give it up for the daughter of the Minister of Revenue?"

"Of course not. If you marry a princess, you can't take concubines. Otherwise, it would be a loss of face for the royal family. However, if you marry this official's daughter, you can take concubines. Come on, I won't talk to you anymore. I need to think carefully about what poem I can write later to make this lady look at me differently."

Seeing the scholar walking away, many people around who had just heard his remarks couldn't help but spit in disgust.

You are so ugly, but you have wishful thinking!

She is the daughter of the Minister of Revenue, and she is not blind!

There are so many young talents here, why would anyone fall for a scumbag like you?

Gululu, Gululu.

The sound of carriage wheels was heard again.

Everyone's eyes turned away again.

The carriage that came this time was particularly grand and luxurious in appearance. It did not look like a carriage that ordinary people could use.

"Who do you think is in this carriage?"

"I can't guess, but he should be an extraordinary person."

"This carriage is even more magnificent than the one owned by the son of the Minister of Rites. I'm afraid his status must be even higher!"

"..."

Amidst everyone's discussions, a young man walked out of the carriage. The young man had a stern face, with sharp eyebrows and sharp eyes.

Many girls couldn't help but cover their cheeks and felt like they were in love again.

However, the clothes he was wearing were very ordinary and he did not look like the owner of the carriage.

Sure enough, after the young man got off the car, he respectfully opened the curtain and waited quietly by the side.

A man wearing a purple dragon robe, a golden crown on his head, and with an even more handsome face walked out slowly.

The moment they saw this man, almost everyone present knelt down on the ground.

"Meet the Third Prince."

Yes, the person who came was Emperor Xia’s third son, Qin Hao.

Emperor Xia had more than a dozen sons, but not many of them had reached adulthood.

Among them, the most favored one was the eldest prince born to the queen, who is the late crown prince.

The second prince's biological mother did not have a high status, so her status in the palace was also not very high and she rarely appeared in public.

He was also present at the banquet a few days ago, but his presence was not very noticeable.

Next comes the third prince.

His biological mother is the current Concubine Chen, who is regarded as the most powerful candidate for the position of crown prince.

He has the support of many ministers in the court.

He was ill and did not attend the banquet that day.

"I didn't expect my brother to arrive earlier than me!"

A lazy voice sounded.

Then, the crowd parted to both sides, and a young man in a red robe, surrounded by countless servants, slowly walked into everyone's sight.

Compared to Qin Hao's handsomeness that is completely masculine, his appearance is actually a bit feminine.

Coupled with that lazy temperament, it is also quite eye-catching.

"Fourth brother, you still look listless."

The third prince Qin Hao glanced at the young man and spoke lightly.

There wasn't much change in his expression.

The fourth prince, Qin Chi, is the queen's second son. He has always been lazy and free and easy.

Originally, he should have been the only candidate for the position of Crown Prince, but because of his rather frivolous personality, he seemed unreliable.

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