Long Live the Empress

Chapter 118 The banquet begins

When the young ladies from the noble families saw that the Second Prince was looking at them, they quickly asked their maids to tidy up their appearance. If the Second Prince took a fancy to them, they would become his consorts!

Only Yue Jinghong lowered his head and did not move. This made the Second Prince feel that Yue Jinghong was a special person.

After the women carefully tidied themselves up, they slowly came to the Second Prince and said, "Greetings, Second Prince~"

Before the Second Prince could say anything, Fan Ronghua excitedly introduced to him which mansions those young ladies were from.

"Cousin, this is Yue Jinghong, the second lady of the Yue family! She is the most talented woman in the capital!" Fan Ronghua held Yue Jinghong's hand and said with a raised eyebrow, as if the most talented woman in the capital was herself.

Yue Jinghong showed her most elegant gesture and bowed slightly, "I am Yue Jinghong, the second daughter of the Yue Mansion, and I am here to see the Second Prince~"

This voice was like the sound of nature. The second prince looked at the fairy-like person standing in front of him, and his eyes were a little blurred for a moment, but then he thought of the scandal that happened in Yue Hanwen's mansion, and he felt very sorry. Such a lovely girl turned out to be Yue Hanwen's daughter, what a pity!

Seeing that the Second Prince remained silent for a long time, Yue Jinghong kept bowing and did not stand up.

Fan Ronghua stamped her feet and said coquettishly, "Cousin, look, Sister Jinghong is still bowing."

The Second Prince finally came to his senses and said, "Miss, there is no need to be so polite. Please stand up quickly!"

Yue Jinghong then slowly stood up, but while standing up, she raised her peach blossom eyes and glanced at the Second Prince as if inadvertently.

It was this careless look that caused the Second Prince to fall deeply into the quagmire set by Yue Jinghong...

The Second Prince couldn't invite Yue Jinghong alone, so he said to Fan Ronghua, "Cousin, everyone is waiting in the hall now, let's go to the front hall quickly! So as not to neglect the guests!"

The Second Prince rarely showed such tenderness to Fan Ronghua. The delighted Fan Ronghua quickly nodded and said, "Okay, cousin is right. We should not let the guests wait for too long. Let's go!"

The Second Prince and Fan Ronghua walked a few steps ahead, then turned back and said, "Ladies, please follow me!" While speaking, he looked at Yue Jinghong deeply.

When Yue Jinghong saw the second prince's eyes, she quickly lowered her head and made a confused expression as if she didn't understand.

The Second Prince sighed in his heart at Yue Jinghong's innocence. Then he looked at the unruly and domineering Fan Ronghua beside him, and his dissatisfaction with Fan Ronghua deepened.

Sure enough, when the second prince and his entourage walked into the front hall, all the officials and ladies from aristocratic families had already arrived. The women were sitting in their seats, complimenting each other and talking about the ages and preferences of their children; the men were toasting each other, praising the young men of different families for their elegance and talent.

"Second Prince~" When the eunuch's announcement sounded, everyone quickly put down their cups and stood up to salute the Second Prince, "Greetings to the Second Prince~"

The Second Prince waited until everyone was seated before asking everyone to stand up. "Today is my birthday banquet. Don't be too formal, please drink as much as you want! Just treat this as an ordinary banquet."

Although the Second Prince said so, who among us dares to treat the Second Prince's banquet as their own family banquet?

Everyone nodded in agreement, but still sat stiffly in their seats.

Women are even worse! Today, almost all the young masters from noble families are here. If one of them takes a fancy to you, then your lifelong event will be settled.

Most men in the world have the same perspective. When the young ladies behind the second prince saluted, most of the young masters' eyes fell on Yue Jinghong. The second prince glanced at the young masters at the table, and then glanced at Yue Jinghong who was still lowering her head. This banquet was said to be for the second prince's birthday, but in fact it was also a blind date banquet in disguise. After the banquet, what if a young master proposed to Yue Jinghong... This thought made the second prince's heart skip a beat...

The second prince winked at one of the adults, who understood and quickly stood up and suggested, "Second prince, today is your birthday banquet, why not let the noble ladies of the aristocratic families show their talents, so that the world can know that the noble ladies of our Wei country are not only gentle and beautiful, but also have extraordinary talents."

As soon as these words came out, the Second Prince nodded and said, "This is a very good suggestion. Who will be the first to perform?"

This proposal made all the noble ladies eager to try. They studied music, chess, calligraphy and painting every day just to show their talents at such banquets.

Fan Ronghua was no exception! Her temper was so overbearing that she hated those noble ladies who were so happy. Her cousin was hers, and these bitches wanted to compete with her? They were not worthy!