Chapter 106: Xiao 7, do you think the Grand Tutor is handsome?
The maid behind her replied: "Princess, you forgot that the cousin is traveling with His Majesty."
"Oh." Huangfu Qingran was a little disappointed. She looked around and her eyes lit up instantly when she saw Ye Hanting. "Hey, the Grand Tutor who never likes to attend this kind of banquet is here too!"
Chu Yue, who was sitting next to her, looked at Huangfu Qingran with a smile, "Sister Qingran, do you seem to be interested in the Grand Tutor?"
Huangfu Qingran blushed, "My cousin always makes fun of me. I just think he's good-looking."
The person she likes in her heart is Pei Ye, but that doesn't stop her from looking at other good-looking men.
She felt a little disappointed, but Pei Ye wouldn't be jealous of her looking at other men anyway.
Chu Yue smiled and looked at Chu Xing, "Xiao Qi, do you think the Grand Tutor is handsome?"
Chu Xing was caught by Chu Yue while secretly glancing at Ye Hanting. She was startled and answered hesitantly, "Well, I think the Grand Tutor is very handsome, just like Sister Qingran."
Chu Yue deliberately said: "Your fifth brother is also very handsome, sitting next to the master is not inferior at all, why don't you look at him?"
Chu Xing was deliberately targeted by Chu Yue. She snorted coldly, "I was just looking at the fifth brother. He's handsome!"
Huangfu Qingran's eyes fell on Chu Li.
Chu Li, who was sitting opposite, was extremely handsome, with a straight posture and a calm expression. He was indeed comparable to the Grand Tutor.
But she had seen Chu Li's performance at palace banquets several times before. How could anyone like him when he was such a timid and cowardly person?
Her grandmother once asked her privately if she was willing to become the Crown Princess and strengthen her relationship with Chu Li.
She was unwilling to marry a prince who could be deposed at any time.
Huangfu Qingran didn't care about the political situation. He only heard that Chu Li overturned a ten-year-old injustice and won the first place in the hunting ground.
But these things might just be his luck, and he might not have such good luck in the future.
Chu Li also saw his cousin, Huangfu Qingran, who was full of pride, which could be seen from her eyes.
However, why was Huangfu Qingran looking at her with such an unwilling look at this moment?
Could it be that the Empress Dowager wants to marry her granddaughter to her own grandson?
I can't do it!
Her cousin, who is the same age as her, has been looking down on her since she was a child, so it's better not to have her.
What’s more, consanguineous marriage will ruin three generations!
Suddenly, a man came in hurriedly and instantly attracted everyone's attention.
Mu Jiangge, dressed in red and with a simple ponytail, walked over in a heroic manner. She sat down in the seat behind Chu Li confidently and calmly.
The noble ladies either covered their faces with handkerchiefs or talked among themselves.
Two noble ladies who were not far from Mu Jiangge moved closer and started chatting.
"Isn't that the little bully of the Mu family? He's neither male nor female, how come she's here too!"
"She is the Crown Prince's cousin and General Mu's only granddaughter. It is not normal for her to attend the flower viewing banquet."
"Then you don't know: today's banquet is said to be held by the Empress Dowager to select a concubine for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
"In this case, Mu Jiangge is even more inappropriate. Look at her, she dresses like a man every day, without any femininity at all."
Suddenly, the two people who were gossiping felt as if a mountain had been pressed down on their shoulders.
They endured the severe pain and turned back in horror, and saw Mu Jiangge's two hands on their shoulders, looking at them with a bright smile.
"Hey, if you say one more word, I'll go to your house and be your sister-in-law, the kind that specializes in dealing with sisters-in-law!"
Several noble ladies were so frightened that they were silent. Two women bared their teeth and said, "Let go. Can't you just stop talking?"
"It hurts so much, I won't say any more, I won't say any more!"
Mu Jiangge curled his lips, released them, and touched their heads at the same time with his hands, "Well, my sister-in-law is really good."
Chu Li watched Mu Jiangge's actions. Only she could be so unrestrained and not care about other people's opinions.
Suddenly, an idea came to her.
If one day in the future she has to choose someone to be the Crown Princess, Mu Jiangge would be the most suitable candidate.
Mu Jiangge doesn't want to get married, so she can be used as a cover.
And she doesn't have to worry about her identity being exposed if she and her husband sleep together.
Thinking of this, Chu Li suddenly felt refreshed.
Unfortunately, what she had to choose today was a concubine. Mu Jiangge was the niece of her mother and the eldest granddaughter of the Mu family. With such a noble status, it was impossible for her to be a concubine.
Suddenly, the eunuch's sharp voice came, "The Queen Mother has arrived!"
The Queen Mother took her seat and everyone fell silent.
The Queen Mother was dressed simply, smiling, with Buddhist beads on her wrist. "Most of the people I invited today are women, so you don't have to be restrained, just show your abilities."
All the ladies with prominent family backgrounds and a certain status knew the purpose of this trip.
Some of them had seen Chu Li today, while some of them, who had been staying at home for a long time, saw Chu Li for the first time.
The noble ladies who had met the prince felt that today's prince had an extraordinary temperament, different from the past. Even though Chu Li was a little cowardly, he was the crown prince and the future emperor.
Plus Chu Li is good-looking, so it would be a good idea to marry him.
The noble ladies who had never seen Chu Li also looked at him secretly through their fans and handkerchiefs.
It turns out that the prince is not as cowardly as the legend says.
He is graceful and elegant, just like the saying goes, "this young man is unparalleled in the world!"
When the prince sat there, he gave people a sense of oppression out of nowhere. He was only eighteen years old but he already had the temperament of an emperor.
The ladies were all delighted.
They didn't know that Chu Li's reputation in the previous dynasty had changed, but they all fell in love with her good looks.
The fathers of the noble ladies were all officials in the court. Although their status was not as noble as Princess Qingran's, they were still better than the worst, so they were satisfied with being the prince's concubine.
Even if she can't be the Crown Princess, she can be a concubine. When the Crown Prince ascends the throne in the future, maybe she can even become the Imperial Concubine!
Chu Li held the teacup in her hand, and she caught a glimpse of some noble ladies looking at her with admiration in their eyes.
When they saw Chu Li looking at them, they lowered their heads shyly.
Chu Li held her forehead with her hand. She had tried her best to dress inconspicuously, but these women just wanted to marry her!
Ye Hanting frowned slightly. What kind of look did those women have when they looked at Chu Li?
He said indifferently, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince seems to be very popular with women."