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The hall was silent at first, and then a resounding laugh rang out.

"Hey, how long has it been since you've had someone you like? I wonder which one the princess has taken a fancy to? "

When Sen Ya heard the mockery in Li Qing Ying's words, she retorted, "Hmph, no one will look down on you anyway!"

"That's lucky." Li Qing Ying said with a mischievous smile.

Sen Ya's face paled in anger as she looked at the empress. "Why is it that the prince of Great Yan doesn't even have the least bit of courtesy?"

"Who did you say was lacking in manners?"

"I'll be talking about you then!" Sen Ya retorted, unwilling to be outdone.

"Old Eight, since the princess said that she wanted to show off her talent, why do you need to be so serious?" The empress smiled as she spoke, but her words were clearly biased towards Li Qingying.

Li Qing Ying laughed mockingly as he raised his wine cup and drained it in one gulp. "Qing Ying was just casually saying that. Princess can perform now."

Sen Ya glanced at him with disdain. "Please allow me to dress up for a bit."

"Alright."

In about half a quarter of an hour, a melodious zither sound rang out, and then a group of dancers ran in, walking to the center of the hall. The dancers all dispersed, revealing the woman in the middle.

The woman wore a light pink dress, but her stomach and ankle were exposed. Furthermore, her face was covered with a veil. Her bold attire caused everyone to be greatly shocked.

Even Li Fengyi who was sitting nearby was attracted by this scene, but soon, disdain was revealed in his eyes.

It was impossible to show off one's skin to a man while they were in the big swallow, but the Turkic princess had been exposed to all the princes and princesses.

The Princess of Turkic began to dance to the sound of the zither. Her dancing posture was quite good, and every movement he made was perfect.

Shangguan Qian sat at the side, a calm look on his face as he watched Sen Ya's performance.

Soon, Sen Ya gracefully arrived in front of the Crown Prince Li Yifen. Li Yichen had a taut expression on his face, as if he didn't care too much about the Sen Ya who was dancing in front of him.

Sen Ya seemed to be a little angry, as she turned around and returned to the center of the great hall. Her beautiful eyes glanced around, and she just happened to see Shangguan Qian, a faint smile appearing on her face.

She walked over while swaying her body. This time, she changed the method she used to attack. She fearlessly took off her veil and looked at Li Fengyi with a smile.

Li Fengyi's expression was the same as usual and he didn't pay much attention. There was even a trace of irritation between his brows.

Sen Ya smiled as she approached and directly sat on Li Fengyi's leg.

Li Fengyi pushed her away with a gloomy face and said in a deep voice, "Princess, please have some self-respect."

Sen Ya's smile became even happier as she strode to the center of the hall and pointed at Li Fengyi. "Empress, I've taken a fancy to him."

The empress was especially surprised. She really didn't know what sort of charm the third prince had. First of all, Princess Dali wanted to marry him, but now the Turkic princess also took a fancy to him?

All the limelight had been taken over by him!

But with so many people here, she still had to maintain her decency.

"Princess Sen Ya, this is Third Prince Li Fengyi. The person sitting beside him is the imperial concubine that he hasn't met yet."

Sen Ya looked at Shangguan Qian teasingly, saying arrogantly: "Haven't we passed yet?" Since you still haven't passed, why don't you just marry us? I don't mind. "

"Oh? Princess Sen Ya doesn't mind, but we'll have to see if Princess Da Li cares. " The Queen raised her eyebrows, feeling more and more dissatisfied with the Princess of Turkic.

On the contrary, she pitied Shangguan Qian a little. Sen Ya had confessed to Li Fengyi in front of so many people, and now she was being asked this question, how could she possibly say that she minded?

Shangguan Qian'er stood up, her deep eyes sizing up Sen Ya. Smiling faintly, she said, "Empress, Qian'er thinks that this matter isn't something Qian'Er can decide, and the final choice lies with Third Prince. If he agrees, Qian'Er has nothing to say."

She threw the mess straight at Li Fengyi.

Even if she did answer and said that she did mind, others would say that she was jealous and would say that she did not mind, and others would say that she was a hypocrite and had yet to marry her, so how could she endure other women?

Thus, no matter how she replied, her reply wasn't very good. Therefore, throwing the mess to Li Fengyi was a pretty good decision.

Li Fengyi looked deeply at Shangguan Qian, refusing without hesitation, "I am not willing."

"You don't want to? If you don't want me to marry you, then so be it! " Sen Ya asked in a deep voice.

Disdain appeared in Li Fengyi's eyes as he spoke coldly, "There is only one person in Feng Yi's heart."

"I refuse to believe that you won't take in a concubine after you get married!" "I don't care, I've taken a fancy to you. I can wait for you to get married, but I'll pester you just the same!" Sen Ya shouted angrily.

"Princess Sen Ya's personality is quite genuine. The Third Prince isn't the only man in the Great Yan Dynasty. There are also many unmarried princes. Why would the princess be hanging on a tree?" The Queen comforted him gently.

Sen Ya looked around and shook her head in dissatisfaction. "Fine, the third prince won't marry me. I want him to marry me!"

Sen Ya pointed at Crown Prince Li Yichen and said, his eyes actually carrying a trace of contempt. It was clear that he was still thinking about how the Crown Prince had ignored her earlier.

"You want to marry the crown prince? You'd better take a mirror and see yourself clearly before you come out. " Li Qing Ying said without any trace of politeness.

"Anyway, of the two of them, I want to marry one of them!" Sen Ya said angrily.

Her words were too bold, causing all of the princes to shake their heads. Marrying such a woman back home would still be troublesome.

Li Yichen narrowed his eyes and carefully sized up Sen Ya. His eyes revealed a trace of ridicule as he coldly said, "Yi Chen, you're unwilling."

"What do you mean by 'big bird'? Are you deliberately bullying me? " Sen Ya asked in a low voice.

The empress was also somewhat embarrassed, but the ones that Sen Ya took a fancy to were the third prince and the crown prince — both dragons and phoenixes among men.

Moreover, they were wrong. If Li Fengyi didn't want it, then why would Li Yichen want it?

Thus, it was normal for things to turn out like this.

"Since the princess has already fallen for him, why don't we interact more with him? Perhaps you might discover that the other princes aren't bad either." The Queen smiled as she tried to smooth things over.

Sen Ya glared angrily at the two of them as she angrily returned to her seat.

The singing and dancing started again. Shangguan Qian sat there quietly, just watching them as if they had just watched a huge joke.

However, Sen Ya was a woman with a genuine temperament.

"Qian'Er …" Li Fengyi held her hand with a touch of tenderness between his brows and whispered, "What I said just now were the words in my heart."

A few words from the bottom of his heart? She was in Li Fengyi's heart? This was the most hypocritical sentence she had ever heard.

Li Fengyi only had himself in his heart, so how could he truly love others?

After going through Shen Ruoqi and Sun Yueru, she had even more firmly established that Li Fengyi's heart was cold and unworthy of being loved by others.

"Did you speak the truth just now?" she asked with a smile.

"Of course."

Shangguan Qian'er lowered his head, casually taking a sip from the glass in front of his. The spiciness of the cup was irritating to her nerves, to the point that tears welled up in her eyes.

"If you don't know how to drink, then why are you still learning how to drink?" Li Fengyi frowned, he felt that he could not see through the woman in front of him.

Shangguan Qian Bei smiled, she just wanted to make himself more clear-headed.

However, the degree of this wine was too high, making her unable to endure it.

He coughed and felt his face heat up.

"Why is this wine so strong?"

"Is he not feeling well?" Li Fengyi asked somewhat worriedly.

Shangguan Qian nodded, feeling a little dizzy. "I'm going out for a breather, it's a little hot."

With that, she stood up and walked outside. Although lanterns were lit outside, it was still very dark.

She leaned against the pillar, feeling much better as the cold wind blew.

Actually, she was also avoiding Li Fengyi. After hearing his words, she was truly afraid that his occasional display of disgust would be noticed by him.

Therefore, it was better to borrow some wine to take a walk.

"Princess, are you feeling better?" Senior Servant Bai's voice drifted over.

As soon as she turned around, she felt a pain in her arm, as if something had stabbed her.

"Senior Bai, you …"

In an instant, she felt as if her head had become extremely dizzy. Leaning against the stone pillar, her expression became extremely unsightly.

"Do you feel that you're floating? But very soon, you'll be able to really be floating." Senior Servant Bai laughed coldly.

Shangguan Qian wanted to open his eyes with all his might, but his eyelids felt heavy.

In the end, he couldn't hold on any longer and fell down.

In the darkness, she felt someone carrying her away. She tried her best to open her eyes, but she was still unconscious.

"Put it down."

In the darkness, by the Lotus Pond Bridge, Senior Servant Bai's voice could be heard. A person dressed as a guard threw the person on his shoulder onto the ground.

"How should I deal with it?"

"Find a few large stones and tie them to her body, otherwise, once she falls into the water and wakes up, it will be bad." Senior Servant Bai said in a low voice.

The guard quickly searched for a stone by the willow tree by the side of the path. However, when he reached the tree, he felt a sharp pain in his throat. He didn't even have the chance to scream before he fell down.

The person hiding behind the tree slowly walked out. It was Chasing Wind, who had entered the palace with Li Fengyi.

He looked coldly at Senior Servant Bai, who was waiting for him on the bridge, with a hint of killing intent in his eyes.

Right at this moment, a figure quietly floated over. Chasing Wind's expression changed slightly. Judging from the high level of martial skills on that figure, he was likely not a match for that person.

Was this person here to kill Shangguan Qian as well? How many people had this wicked woman offended?

Although he thought this, he still quickly walked over.

"Clank ~ ~ ~"

The sound of the two swords clashing together caused Chasing Wind's expression to turn extremely ugly, because he didn't even notice how his opponent had used his sword.

"You … "Who are you?" Senior Servant Bai was so scared that her face turned pale. His legs gave out and he fell to the side of the bridge.

"Me? They are the evil spirits that will take your life. " Ouyang Jin coldly laughed. His white hair fluttered in the wind, and a trace of killing intent flashed on his beautiful face. His whole body was exuding an aura of absolute power, but that smile really did seem like a malicious spirit.

A ghost that crawled out of hell.

Without waiting for Senior Servant Bai to react, she felt as if her body was about to collapse. His body involuntarily floated up.

She couldn't help but scream. Her face was filled with fear, and soon, a fishy stench of urine gushed out from her.

Ouyang Jin's eyes were filled with contempt. With a casual wave of his hand, Senior Servant Bai fell into the lake.

Strangely, Senior Servant Bai didn't struggle at all. Other than the sound of falling into the water, there was no other sound in the darkness.

Zhui Feng felt that he was no match for him, and did not dare to fight too hard. He carried the unconscious Shangguan Qian on his back and ran towards the main hall.

But soon, he felt a strong wind blowing towards him. I can't move my legs.

He felt a sharp pain on his shoulder and was sent flying. Chasing Wind immediately flew two meters away as he spewed out a mouthful of blood.

He lifted his head to look at the man holding Shangguan Qian in his arms. Under the moonlight, the man was like a ghost, his entire body exuding an evil aura.

"You don't deserve to touch her."

It was just a few simple words, but they were filled with coldness. At that moment, Chasing Wind felt like he was falling down. He fell into the glacier.

Puff — -

He spat out another mouthful of blood and borrowed the strength of his sword to stand up. He didn't run away, instead he glared fiercely at Ouyang Jin.

There wasn't any fear in his voice, nor was he frightened by Ouyang Jin's imposing manner.

"Put Shangguan Qian down!"