Sheng Zhiyao's hand holding the chopsticks was slightly hard, and her face looked a little ugly.

Zi Lang snorted disdainfully: "Why, Prince Chen doesn't dare to speak anymore? Don't tell this princess, you and her are just ordinary friends!"

Feng Yuanchen didn't care, and continued to pick up the dishes and sip the wine, as if there was no sound next to him.

"Haha, how hypocritical. Why are you pretending to be mysterious?" Zi Lang glanced at Feng Yuanchen with disdain.

"That's enough, Zi Lang, if you keep messing around, believe it or not, I will tear your mouth out!" A tall and handsome man suddenly shouted angrily at Zi Lang. This man was the eldest prince of the Western Chu Kingdom.

"Hey! The eldest brother is so angry that he is so embarrassed. I'm afraid you think it's not embarrassing enough, right?" Zi Lang provoked him without fear of death.

"You!" The eldest prince's eyes widened with anger.

The tension in the hall was about to break out. At this time, Emperor Xi Chu finally stopped the two of them. He looked at Feng Yuanchen and Sheng Zhiyao with a smile and asked: "Prince Chen and Princess Yongchen have worked hard for coming all the way. Don't worry about me.

These unruly children."

Feng Yuanchen and Sheng Zhiyao looked at each other and raised their glasses: "Your Majesty is serious."

The Emperor of Western Chu quickly changed the topic and invited Sheng Zhiyao and Feng Yuanchen to talk about poetry, music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and occasionally mentioned some customs and customs of Western Chu.

Although Sheng Zhiyao and Feng Yuanchen were a little helpless, they could only bite the bullet and agree.

At this time, the Crown Prince of Western Chu Kingdom suddenly said: "Princess Yongchen, I have heard that although the Princess is young, she is well versed in poetry and books. I wonder if the Princess would be willing to communicate with me?"

Feng Yuanchen raised his eyebrows and said calmly: "The prince must have heard wrongly. Zhiyao only knows a little about literature and calligraphy. I really don't dare to claim to have read poetry and books."

"Oh?" Prince Ziyu looked at Sheng Zhiyao with interest, "I heard that Princess Yongchen is very articulate, so why do you want Prince Chen to speak for you now?"

Feng Yuanchen was about to refuse, but Sheng Zhiyao beat him to it.

"Prince Xichu, do you have bad eyesight? You can't see me eating? That's why you insist on forcing me to speak."

Feng Yuanchen was stunned for a moment, suppressed his laughter, coughed, and pretended to be serious: "Since the Crown Prince of Xichu sincerely invites you, then it is better for Zhiyao to be respectful and obey."

Feng Yuanchen pressed Sheng Zhiyao on the stool and laid out the dishes for her. Sheng Zhiyao looked as if she was taking it for granted, completely forgetting that she was in the Imperial Palace of Western Chu.

Seeing this, the Prince of Xichu put on a bright smile: "As expected of the princess of Shang Zhou, she is really cheerful, and I like it!"

Sheng Zhiyao rolled her eyes, who likes you?

Sheng Zhiyao wiped his mouth leisurely, picked up the tea cup on the table and rinsed his mouth, and then said slowly: "Prince Xichu, you just asked me what reading poetry means. In fact, I think this sentence

It is the most unsuitable word to describe a child like me. After all, I will never be able to take the imperial examination and become an official in this life, so how can I know poetry and songs?"

Sheng Zhiyao paused: "I think it's better to tell you in the most intuitive way, so as not to disappoint you."

"Oh?" Prince Xichu raised his eyebrows, "I wonder which way?"

"There are thousands of ways in this world that can make a person stronger, smarter, and even change his destiny." Sheng Zhiyao looked into the eyes of Prince Xichu, "Do you think I am right? Prince Xichu!"

Prince Xichu narrowed his eyes and looked at Sheng Zhiyao cautiously. After a long time, he smiled and said, "Princess Yongchen is indeed a wonderful person!"

Sheng Zhiyao curled her lips and smiled, but did not answer.

"Why are the prince and a princess talking so much nonsense?" Zi Han said angrily.

The Emperor of Western Chu shook his head in disapproval: "Ahan, stop making trouble! Princess Yongchen is a guest and is on a mission to Xi Chu, so we should behave like hosts."

Zi Han reluctantly closed his mouth and glared at Sheng Zhiyao fiercely.

Sheng Zhiyao didn't mind.

"By the way, I heard some time ago that Princess Yongchen has been engaged to His Highness Prince Chen?" Ziyu suddenly asked.

As soon as these words came out, the entire banquet hall instantly became peaceful.

After calming down, the ministers looked at Feng Yuanchen one after another, with surprised expressions on their faces, and started talking——

"Oh! So it turns out that King Chen didn't marry Zi Chu because he had a better candidate!"

"It's a pity that Princess Yongchen is ugly and has no salt..."

"Shh! Keep your voice down, you don't want to live too long!"

"I see that His Highness Prince Chen doesn't care about Princess Yongchen at all. Didn't you see that the way Prince Chen looked at Princess Yongchen just now was so cruel and heartless."

"No wonder..."

"I think so too."

Emperor Xichu suddenly suggested: "Okay, okay, since everyone is having so much fun drinking today, why not let Yongchen and King Chen perform a dance to cheer up the fun?"

Everyone clapped their hands and applauded, but Feng Yuanchen frowned, he didn't want to dance.

Sheng Zhiyao didn't feel anything, but was eager to try.

She has lived for twenty-eight years and has never danced. She doesn't know what it's like to dance. It's better not to make a fool of herself.

Feng Yuanchen sat on the chair, his posture tall and straight, looking at Sheng Zhiyao calmly, as if he were a sculpture, not moving at all.

"Prince Chen is not willing?" Prince Xi Chu walked up to Feng Yuanchen with a smile and patted his shoulder, "Prince Chen is the best among men, how can he not even be good at dancing?"

Feng Yuanchen looked at the Prince of Xichu indifferently, a dark light flashed in his eyes, but his expression remained unchanged: "If the Prince of Xichu wants to watch the dance, he can let the dancer perform. Forgive me for being rude, I'm afraid I can't accompany you.

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"Oh?" Prince Xi Chu raised his eyebrows, "Since Prince Chen is not happy, then don't force it." After saying that, he walked towards Sheng Zhiyao, "Princess Yongchen, I have a lot of knowledge about dance. I don't know Yongchen."

Princess Chen, will you give me a favor?"

Sheng Zhiyao was startled for a moment, then shook his head gently: "Your Highness, I don't know how to dance."

Prince Xichu seemed to have expected her refusal, and was not angry. Instead, he said with a smile: "Princess Yongchen doesn't know how to dance, but she can learn."

"Sorry, I'm really not interested in learning to dance."

"It doesn't matter, I will just teach you."

The prince of Xi Chu took Sheng Zhiyao's weak, boneless, slender and smooth hand, wrapped his warm and generous hands around Sheng Zhiyao's soft skin, and kneaded it a few times.

Sheng Zhiyao's body froze and she wanted to withdraw her hand, but Prince Xichu held her hand tighter. She could not help but gritted her teeth and said, "Your Highness, please respect yourself!"

"Why are Princess Yongchen so excited?" Prince Xichu said with a smile, "I just want to help you relieve your fatigue."

Sheng Zhiyao took two deep breaths: "I told you that I can't dance. It's fine that His Highness the Crown Prince doesn't believe me."

"How do you know if you haven't tried?"
Chapter completed!