Phi-Fic Chapter 861 The Turkic Miss!
Chapter 861 The Turkic Miss!
This is the difference between how men and women think.
When women see the Crown Princess, most feel envy, but quite a few are still jealous.
In their eyes, the Crown Princess must have used some seductive tricks to keep the Crown Prince under her thumb. Even when she was pregnant, she wouldn't give other women a chance. They thought the Crown Princess was too petty and jealous.
That's just how women are!
On the one hand, they want to find someone who is devoted to them and only treats them well, but at the same time, they can't stand seeing other women receive the same treatment.
If they don't receive such treatment, then why should the Crown Princess get it?
Therefore, in their view, this is unfair!
The only explanation for why the Crown Prince, who is so handsome and charming, is completely under the control of the Crown Princess is that the Crown Princess must have used some underhanded methods!
They've made up their minds, and that's how it is.
Therefore, no matter how upright and virtuous the Crown Princess was, they refused to believe her.
But men see women very differently.
From a man's perspective, being fickle and easily bored is human nature; every man would be like that.
But the crown prince did not. What does this mean?
This shows that the Crown Princess who serves the Crown Prince is no ordinary person.
She must understand and sympathize with the Crown Prince, and at the same time, she can always give him a sense of novelty.
If the Crown Prince doesn't dislike her, it shows that the Crown Princess is intelligent.
Therefore, all the young men present glanced at the Crown Princess from time to time, wanting to take this opportunity to see what made her so special that she could bewitch the Crown Prince and prevent him from taking any more concubines!
Of course, some men believed that the crown prince had excellent self-control.
While the Crown Princess is beautiful, beauty comes in many forms in this vast world. It cannot be said that just because the Crown Princess is beautiful, other women are not.
Women are like flowers; some are as noble as peonies, some as beautiful as peonies, some as elegant as lotuses, and so on.
Therefore, many men greatly admired the Crown Prince's attitude of not judging people by their looks.
As is customary, at this time every day, three young ladies would perform some talents in public, such as singing, dancing, or playing musical instruments.
As for poetry, that's fine too.
In such a setting and atmosphere, very few women would choose poetry or songs.
Each year, the three young ladies who performed, regardless of their quality, would receive a reward from the Empress.
Of course, most of them are gold and silver jewelry and the like.
For these young ladies, it was simply about gaining a good reputation. After all, they had received praise or rewards from the Empress, so their status would naturally be slightly higher when it came to marriage proposals.
For the men present, especially those who had never been married, this was also an opportunity for them to choose their future wives.
The first performer was Miss Sun, who was also Sun Ruoxiang's cousin.
Seeing her, Mu Xinnuan couldn't help but think of Sun Ruoxiang from the past, and how they used to discuss poetry and songs together, and which young master in the capital was the most handsome.
Now, the capital city remains the same, but everything has changed.
Duanmu Chuze sat beside her and could naturally sense the deep sadness emanating from her.
Knowing that she must have seen this Miss Sun, she was reminded of Sun Ruoxiang from back then.
"She's doing very well in Yanzhou. Although she's lost her former glory, Duanmu Chen treats her very well now. With only her and Wang Xinyan by Duanmu Chen's side, they can live peacefully, which is quite good."
"Yes, I hope she can live a peaceful life in Yanzhou."
"You also know that she is Sun Ruoxiang's cousin?"
"Yes, her name is Sun Ruomei. She and Sun Ruoxiang have been close since childhood. However, after her mother passed away and her father remarried, she moved to a nunnery for three years because of her grief. Later, although she was brought back by the Sun family, she rarely went out."
"I had heard Ruoxiang mention her before, but I never expected that her younger sister would be so beautiful and have such an otherworldly air about her."
"Her stepmother is not bad. At least she has never mistreated her. After all, with such a large family protecting her, the rules of the Sun family would not allow a stepmother to bully the legitimate daughter."
"That's good."
Sun Ruomei played a tune on her zither, and the dancers accompanying her were the court musicians from the palace's music bureau.
The dancers were all dressed in bright colors and their makeup was very vibrant, but she was the only one whose clothes were light-colored and whose makeup was rather delicate, which made her stand out even more.
It must be said that Sun Ruomei is a smart person.
After Sun Ruomei left, it was Lu Xiaoxiao, the young lady of the Duke of Dingguo's mansion, who went down.
As a young lady of the Duke's mansion, Lu Xiaoxiao would never dance with her long sleeves in public, lest she lose her dignity.
However, the zither had already been used by someone else, so Lu Xiaoxiao cleverly chose to paint instead.
Of course, she couldn't just be painting. At this moment, the heir of the Duke of Dingguo stepped forward, bowed slightly, and then brought the green flute in his hand to his lips. A melodious flute tune echoed throughout the entire hall.
Both of them performed exceptionally well.
However, in Mu Xin Nuan's opinion, she preferred Sun Ruo Mei.
Firstly, she is Sun Ruoxiang's cousin, and the two have always had a good relationship.
Secondly, Lu Xiaorou had once made advances toward Duanmu Chuze, so there was still some unease about her.
The Empress glanced at the Crown Princess and saw that the Crown Princess only looked up once before lowering her head to eat, without any displeasure on her face. The Empress understood that the Lu family was somewhat disliked.
Even the Crown Prince never gave Lu Xiaoxiao a second glance.
The third person to step forward and perform was quite interesting.
The third person was not from Dayong, but a young lady from the Turkic people.
It is said that she is the daughter of a tribal chief of the Turks. She was taught the etiquette and culture of the Central Plains from a young age. Therefore, after Princess Nali married into the Ming Prince's Mansion, she took the initiative to come to Dayong to accompany Princess Nali.
Of course, this young lady's goal was still to marry the son of a powerful figure in the Dayong Dynasty.
In her mind, the men of Dayong were the real men, both gentle and refined, and not too weak.
Especially when she learned that the Turks had been defeated by the Crown Prince of Dayong time and time again, she felt a sense of respect for the men of Dayong. Of course, most of this feeling was directed at Duanmu Chuze.