Mind Reading: Who understands? The emperor finally has a princess.

Chapter 117 Ah, isn’t this the beauty and the beast?

Xu Shiwen cried out, "Empress, I will never dare to do that again. I will never dare to do that again."

But Xu Shiwen was still taken away.

But in the dark, another woman stood up.

"Your Majesty, I don't know the proper etiquette. Please forgive me."

Everyone looked and saw that this was the eldest daughter of the Minister of Works, Xu Qianwen.

Xu Qianwen looks like the deceased wife of the Minister of Works, and she is beautiful and graceful.

The Queen said: "Your sister's lack of education has nothing to do with you. Okay, everyone, continue playing. Dinner will be here soon."

Xu Qianwen: "Thank you, Queen."

When Long Xianxian saw Xu Qianwen, she noticed the lotus in Xu Qianwen's hand.

[Oh, the little sister received a lotus flower. I wonder who it belongs to? ]

Everyone was stunned before they saw the lotus in Xu Qianwen's hand.

Xu Qianwen's cheeks turned red, and she thought of the person who gave her the lotus.

[Ah, I didn't expect you to like this one, miss. Ah, isn't this the beauty and the beast? ]

Beauty and the beast?

Beast?

Who is it?

Everyone looked at the man present.

So, his eyes fell on the Prince of Zhennan.

He is such a character!

He is tall and strong, but also ugly and strange!

No one except him deserves the word beast.

The Prince of Zhennan came out from the crowd with a simple and honest look.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Miss Xu and I are in love. Please grant us your marriage!"

Princess Zhennan looked at Xu Qianwen and nodded continuously.

This daughter-in-law is good and beautiful, and she will definitely improve the genes of their Zhennan Wang family.

Princess Zhennan nodded at the Queen and was also very pleased.

Queen: "What about Miss Xu? What do you think of the Prince of Zhennan?"

Xu Qianwen's cheeks flushed: "I am willing!"

Of course she was willing, she wished to marry far away.

The Prince of Zhennan hurried over and knelt down immediately.

Emperor: "In that case, I will grant you marriage!"

After the emperor finished speaking, the two of them kowtowed to express their gratitude.

Xu Qianwen felt a little pain in her knees, but she endured it without saying a word.

Long Xianxian looked down and saw the scars on her neck.

[Eh? Miss, what's wrong with your injuries?]

When the little princess said this, everyone looked at Xu Qianwen.

Xu Qianwen shrank her neck and tried to cover it up, but it only made it more obvious.

Everyone still saw it.

Princess Jiayi hated to see women being bullied, so she went over and pulled Xu Qianwen's arm away.

In an instant, the bruises on the arm appeared before everyone's eyes.

When the Prince of Zhennan saw it, his eyes turned red.

Who is so cruel to treat such a beautiful and intelligent woman like this?

"Who did this?" The Prince of Zhennan looked at Xu Qianwen's arm with heartache, his hands trembling slightly.

Xu Qianwen didn't expect that the Prince of Zhennan would be so sad after she only met him once. The pain in his eyes was real.

But she didn't want to cause trouble, so she just left the capital.

"Sir, my daughter is fine, she just fell accidentally!"

[Who are you kidding? Who would accidentally fall like this? This is just your arm. You're injured everywhere else. I have to say, you're really lucky. Thanks to your mother's protection, otherwise you would have died at the hands of that evil woman!]

Everyone was stunned when they heard the little princess's thoughts.

There's something fishy about the eldest daughter of the Minister of Works!

The queen hurriedly sent someone to call a female doctor.

"Miss Xu, I'll ask the doctor to take a look first. Don't be afraid. His Majesty and I will take care of you!"

Xu Qianwen didn't expect to receive the care of the Queen, and her eyes suddenly became red.

At this time, Long Xianxian had already finished digging into Xu Qianwen's experience.

[This is truly tragic. That Minister of Works is such a jerk. He actually treated his first wife like this, favoring his concubine over his wife. What kind of people are we talking about in the imperial court? After forcing his first wife to death, this guy made his concubine, who came from a brothel, his principal wife. After that concubine became his principal wife, she stopped pretending and started bullying his late wife's daughter in various ways.]

Long Xianxian was so furious when she saw the way the concubine played tricks on people.

[This woman is truly wicked. When my little sister was little, she used a needle to prick her so that the wound wouldn't be visible. Later, when the Minister of Works really didn't care about his eldest daughter anymore, she became even more ruthless.]

In the winter, she was made to kneel in the snow. Her legs were in bad condition from that time. In the summer, she was given endless work to do and was often whipped. Her injuries wouldn't heal before she accumulated new ones. It was truly tragic!

After hearing the little princess's thoughts, everyone couldn't help but sympathize with Xu Qianwen.

That Minister of Works is so cruel!

Some people began to whisper.

"The Minister of Works also relied on his first wife to start his career, and later he gradually rose to the position of Minister of Works."

"I've heard about this, too. His first wife's family was also prominent back then, but they only had one daughter, so they brought in a live-in son-in-law."

"Isn't this just eating up the whole family? Once he got rich, he killed his first wife. Now that he's rich, his first wife's family knows about the strange circumstances surrounding her death, but since he's the Minister of Works now, no one dares to speak out."

"Poor eldest daughter, she has never had a good day in the hands of her stepmother."

……

These noble ladies in the capital knew something about what happened back then.

Who would have thought that the once prominent family would be wiped out!

Xu Qianwen bit her lip and tears fell down.

She didn't want anyone to know about these things. She wanted to marry far away so that her father wouldn't be able to control her.

But she was also afraid of such a family, and the Prince of Zhennan would despise her, so she became nervous at this moment.

Favoring a concubine and neglecting one's wife is not acceptable in Dayong.

But the emperor's ministers are like this.

The emperor was angry!

Long Xianxian felt very distressed when she saw the girl not daring to cry loudly.

Your mother died tragically, but she was always worried about you, so her spirit has never left her. Thanks to her blessing, you wouldn't be alive today. Little brother of the Zhennan Wang family, you must stand up straight and protect your wife well.

When Xu Qianwen heard this, she cried even harder.

The Prince of Zhennan felt so distressed when he saw this.

Princess Zhennan never expected that her daughter-in-law would have such an experience, and she couldn't help but feel distressed.

Emperor: "I will make the decision for you, don't worry."

At this time, the doctor came.

The Queen signaled to Princess Zhennan to take her daughter-in-law to check it out quickly.

Everyone looked at the eldest daughter of the Xu family, feeling both distressed and happy for her. She was favored by the Prince of Zhennan, and her hard work would eventually pay off.

The Prince of Zhennan treats her like a treasure.

Queen: "Finally, the first pair of the day has been chosen. You should all work hard too."

Everyone became happy all of a sudden.

It's time for dinner.

It was held in the long pavilion in the Imperial Garden.

A terrace was also arranged, where the ladies could perform their talents while everyone was having their meal.

Long Xianxian was very happy. It was her first time to see the talent show here.

It has to be said that each of these ladies has her own strengths.

The one who just came on stage is the eldest daughter of the Minister of Personnel, who is only 28 years old.

As elegant as a chrysanthemum, her talent is displayed, she can compose a poem in seven steps.

She was quite talented. After she finished reciting the poem, even the emperor couldn't help but praise her.

[This young lady is amazing! She deserves to be the runner-up. She's awesome! ]

Although Long Xianxian didn't understand, she was really surprised by the poem that could be written in seven steps.

But the emperor was stunned!

Second place?

What second place?