Chapter 242 It turns out to be him
Emperor Jingxi was in a good mood. He nodded with a smile, "Well, what the imperial sister said is very right. Then let's start the cultural exchange activities of the five countries."
Meng Yuanzhou had no choice but to shut up when he saw this. He thought that when the emperor came to reward him, he would take credit for Qianhuan.
After Qianhuan finished her performance, she left with the other performers, but the Prince quietly left the table and followed them out.
He strode forward and grabbed Qianhuan who was walking in front, and the entire performance team stopped immediately.
The prince pulled Qianhuan out of the musicians' team and said, "Qianhuan, don't leave the palace yet."
Qianhuan didn't expect the prince to come to find her, "Zi Yu, the palace has a rule that you can't stay in the palace after the performance. If you are discovered, you will be arrested as an assassin."
"You don't have to worry, I'm here."
There are fifty soldiers in the performance team, all of whom are from the Shen Ce Camp. The Crown Prince is their immediate superior, so naturally they all know him.
These days they have been rehearsing the program with Qianhuan and know that their general will go to pick up Miss Qianhuan every day.
Seeing their usually aloof God of War General coming to Miss Qianhuan and being so gentle, the soldiers couldn't help but burst into laughter, "Miss Qianhuan, with our general here, you can rest assured and stay in the palace."
Qianhuan blushed immediately when she was teased.
The prince said to the soldiers with full dignity, "Are you all itching for trouble? Hurry up and go back to the Shen Ce Camp for training."
The soldiers all smiled and said, "Yes, General, we will leave immediately."
After everyone left, Qianhuan looked at the prince shyly and asked, "Zi Yu, where are you taking me?"
"I have prepared a set of clothes for you. Come with me to change, and then I will take you to the main hall to eat delicious food and watch a show."
Qianhuan hurried into the palace without eating anything in the morning, and she was really hungry now.
Plus, she actually wanted to see what this ancient cultural exchange conference was all about, so she nodded happily, "Okay."
The prince prepared a pink dress for her. Qianhuan had fair skin to begin with, and she looked even more beautiful in this dress.
The prince didn't want her beauty to be seen by others, so he ordered, "You should wear a veil."
Qianhuan nodded obediently, "Yes."
The prince took Qianhuan into the hall quietly, and no one else noticed.
Zhao Yanran and Princess Ning Jia had been keeping an eye on the Crown Prince, so they naturally saw him leading a woman into the palace.
They recognized that the woman was Qianhuan, and they were both very jealous, but there was nothing they could do about it.
Emperor Jingxi, who was at the top, asked, "What programs have the envoys prepared this year? How do you want to compete with our Dayuan?"
The third prince of Canglang Nation was the first to stand up. "Your Majesty, at every cultural exchange conference, our four nations discuss and exchange ideas with the culture of Dayuan Nation. This time, our four nations all hope to have a friendly exchange with Dayuan Nation with our own cultures. I wonder if Dayuan Nation dares to accept the challenge?"
Qianhuan was eating quietly beside the prince, when she suddenly heard a man speaking in the middle of the hall whose voice sounded familiar.
She couldn't help but look up. It turned out to be him, the man who broke into Xunfang Pavilion at night and threatened her. She didn't expect that he was the third prince of Canglang Kingdom.
When the prince saw Qianhuan staring at Qi Beiming's face, he was immediately unhappy, "What? This prince is not beautiful enough, and Huan'er is staring at another man?"
Qianhuan knew that the prince was jealous, so she quickly retracted her gaze and said in a flattering manner, "Zi Yu, he is not as pretty as you. I still like this face of yours the most."
The prince looked at Qianhuan dangerously, "You just like my face the most? So you also like the faces of other good-looking men?"
"No, no, I only like your face. I don't like other men's faces."
"Really?"
Qianhuan quickly assured, "Yes, it really couldn't be more true."
Seeing her serious expression, the prince let her go.
After hearing what the third prince of Canglang said, Emperor Jingxi naturally could not lose the momentum of his country. He said calmly, "We have many talented people in Dayuan. Even if we want to compete with the cultures of the four countries, we dare to accept the challenge. I just don't know what kind of prize you Canglang will come up with this time?"
Qi Beiming said, "Your Majesty, this time we, the Canglang Nation, want to make a bigger bet. If we win, the Dayuan Nation will cede three border cities to our Canglang Nation. If we lose, we will also cede three cities to the Dayuan Nation. What do you think, Your Majesty?"
Emperor Jingxi didn't expect that the Canglang Nation would bet so much. He hesitated and said, "Isn't this... a bit too big a bet?"
Qi Beiming deliberately provoked him, "I originally thought that a great country in the Central Plains like Dayuan would be very courageous, but I didn't expect that they would be afraid just because they put up three cities as a prize. If Your Majesty is afraid of losing and dare not compete, you can just admit defeat and give up."
The Prime Minister said angrily, "Your Canglang Nation is just a small foreign country, how dare you speak so arrogantly? Who said that we, Dayuan, are afraid?"
"Since the Prime Minister is not afraid, does that mean he agrees to compete with us? I just wonder what Your Majesty thinks?"
Emperor Jingxi also wanted to gain three more cities for free, but this competition was not based on the culture of Dayuan Kingdom, so Emperor Jingxi did not dare to agree rashly.
He looked at the princes and ministers below and asked, "This time we will focus on the culture of the four countries. What do you think, ministers?"
The Prime Minister's legitimate daughter, Zhao Yanran, is the most talented woman in the capital, and the Prime Minister has great confidence in his legitimate daughter.
He said confidently, "Your Majesty, our Dayuan country is full of talented people, and my daughter Yanran has also studied the cultures of the four countries. I think we can choose to fight. As long as we win, our Dayuan will get three cities without any effort. This is a very cost-effective deal."
The other ministers also nodded, "Yes, Your Majesty, we accept the challenge."
Upon hearing this, Emperor Jingxi immediately said, "Okay, since everyone is so confident, then I will accept the challenge from the Canglang Nation. I just don't know what you, the Canglang Nation, want to compete in."
Qi Beiming said, "We have chosen a dance competition, with dancers from our country competing against dancers from your country, Dayuan. This competition will focus on the culture of our four countries, so we will perform our Hu Xuan dance. This Hu Xuan dance is what we are good at, so you can allow Dayuan to send three dancers to compete."
Emperor Jingxi was immediately delighted when he heard this. It was just a dance, even though it was the Hu Xuan dance of the Canglang Kingdom. But they, Dayuan, could send three dancers. Emperor Jingxi felt that they had a great chance of winning.
He immediately nodded in agreement, "Okay, let's do as the messenger says."