The people on the Ling Long Boat were all young noble ladies. Now that they saw two young men who looked like dragons among men board the Qing Song Boat, they all blushed and started discussing among themselves.
"Why did the Eighth Prince and Jinying Wang also come this year?" Zhao Jin's puzzled voice drifted into his ear.
Although there were many Princes and Wangye on the Qing Song Boat during the annual Lantern Festival, the Eighth Prince and Jinying Wang had never come. Firstly, the two of them had never heard of him intending to take a concubine. Secondly, they did not care about these matters between men and women.
Jiang Ruan's eyebrows had not loosened from the moment she saw these two people. If it was said that when she saw the Eighth Prince, her heart would have been filled with an indescribable mix of complex emotions. However, after knowing the identity of the black-clothed youth, her heart was only left with shock.
Xiao Shao was ninety percent certain that the Phoenix Emperor had arrived. The Jinying Wang, Xiao Shao, was a special existence in the Great Jin Dynasty.
He was born in an aristocratic family. His father had once raised troops to rebel, but was later suppressed. Unexpectedly, the emperor did not say anything. When Xiao Shao was ten years old, Jinying Wang led his troops to attack Xi Rong. A spy was discovered on his side and he died on the battlefield. Xiao Shao's mother then hanged herself to follow him. At this point, in the huge Jinying Wangfu, only Xiao Shao was left.
Xiao Shao himself was also extremely outstanding. At a young age, he was already in charge of the three hundred thousand Embroidered Uniform Guards of the Great Jin Dynasty. Both the Emperor and the Empress Dowager were very lenient towards him, even allowing him to be rude in front of the Emperor. At that time, when the emperor had the intention to make the eighth prince the crown prince, it was Xiao Shao who resolutely stopped him in front of all the civil and military officials. It was taboo for the officials to discuss the matters of the imperial family. The emperor didn't say anything and just let the matter of the crown prince go. People with good intentions guessed that the reason why Xiao Shao did not have any misgivings in front of His Majesty was that he had grasped His Majesty's weakness to threaten the Emperor. Coupled with the fact that the old Jinying Wang had rebelled, Xiao Shao also gained the reputation of a rebel.
However, no matter what the common people said, Xiao Shao's position in the imperial court was still as heavy as it was light. Moreover, he didn't take sides or join any factions. He was like an anomaly. In his previous life, the Eighth Prince had expressed his goodwill to him several times, but Xiao Shao had flatly rejected him. When the old Emperor died of illness and the Eighth Prince ascended to the throne, Xiao Shao was dispatching his troops to Xi Rong. Jiang Ruan did not know what happened after that.
In her previous life, Jiang Ruan had only seen Xiao Shao once. At the palace banquet, she had caught a glimpse of him dressed in black from afar. However, at that time, her heart had only been occupied by the Eighth Prince, Xuan Li.
When the people on the Qing Song Boat saw Xiao Shao and Xuan Li arrive, they all greeted them. One of the green-robed young masters stood up and walked to Xiao Shao's side. He smiled and said, "This is the first time I've seen you come to this Lantern Festival. Could it be that you've taken a fancy to some girl?"
This person was Mo Cong. Xiao Shao glanced at him indifferently, but didn't say anything. He simply found a seat by the window and sat down.
On the other side, the Fifth Prince saw Xuan Li and narrowed his eyes. "Eighth Prince, what brings you here?"
"Father asked me to come out for a walk. I have been in the capital city for so many years, but I haven't seen the splendor of the Lantern Festival, so I came." Xuan Li smiled politely. In the Fifth Prince's ears, these words naturally had a different meaning. It was a well-known fact that the Emperor favored the Eighth Prince. Now that the Ling Long Boat was filled with the daughters of high officials and nobles, perhaps the old Emperor had the intention of having the Eighth Prince choose a concubine and wanted to add a helping hand to him.
The Fifth Prince's smile was profound. "That's good. Tonight, you must open your eyes wide and take a good look. The girls of my Great Jin dynasty are all outstanding." As he finished speaking, he smiled ambiguously at Xuan Li. Xuan Li naturally responded warmly.
A considerable storm had already been set off on the Ling Long Boat. This year, the arrival of Jinying Wang and the Eighth Prince had caused the noble ladies to be incessantly excited. They were even more secretly determined to fight for fame on the boat.
Wen Fei Fei shook her head and said, "It's just two men, yet they are so forgetful. It's really ridiculous."
Her words were unintentional, but she saw Xu Ruoxi's face turn pale. Zhao Jin pushed Wen Fei Fei, and only then did Wen Fei Fei react. She quickly said, "Ruoxi, I'm not talking about you, it's those women who are really too rude …" Unfortunately, she was from the Wu family and her explanation was clumsy. As she listened, Xu Ruoxi's face turned paler and paler.
Dong Yinger was somewhat at a loss. Jiang Ruan smiled and softly said, "Wen jiejie is right, but today's matter is a different matter. Jinying Wang and the Eighth Prince are both dragons among men. To be able to see their noble faces today is naturally the fortune of three lifetimes. Being startled by the imperial family's aura, it is understandable that they would do something that they would not normally do. After all, this is an act of the imperial family's aura. It has nothing to do with being polite or rude. "
She described her admiration for the young man as respect for the imperial family's aura, and Xu Ruoxi's complexion improved a lot. Wen Fei Fei looked at Jiang Ruan gratefully, but Jiang Ruan herself was deep in thought. Now that she saw it, there was no doubt that Xu Ruoxi liked Xiao Shao, but in her previous life, she had never heard of any rumors of Xiao Shao liking any girl. Xu Ruoxi's heart could only be misplaced.
At the same time, she also had some doubts. In her previous life, she did not see Xiao Shao at the Lantern Festival, so why did he suddenly appear in this life? Could it be that some things had also quietly changed a few years earlier?
As she thought about this, the people on Qing Song Boat and Ling Long Boat had all arrived. The boatman shouted and the boat slowly started moving towards the moat. The river water reflected the lanterns on the boat, and the brightly lit lanterns made it seem like heaven on earth. Being here made one feel as if they were in another world. The two boats sailed side by side, and Jiang Ruan, who was on Ling Long Boat, could clearly see the people on Qing Song Boat.
Xuan Li's clothes were as white as snow, and time seemed to have turned back a few years. In her previous life, it was also on this boat that she had seen this gentle and modest gentleman, who had offered his entire life to him with both hands.
Xuan Li was sitting and drinking tea when he sensed an ice-cold gaze falling on him. When he turned his head to look, the young girls on Ling Long Boat were talking and laughing. Many gazes of adoration were cast on him, but he did not feel the same as he did a moment ago.
He shook his head and thought to himself that he was oversensitive. However, he did not see the young girl in red by the window lower her head to conceal the trace of light in her eyes.
On Ling Long Boat, a young noble lady suggested, "This year will be the same as usual. Since we have already reached the middle of the river, let's start the competition. The winner will obtain the most beautiful lantern on the boat."
Her tone was sweet and charming, and her gaze secretly glanced at the people on Qing Song Boat.
Jiang Ruan smiled slightly, and saw that Jiang Su Su, who was sitting on the other side, could not help but straighten her body, and a faint smile also appeared on her face.
Jiang Su Su would not let go of such an opportunity, especially since there was also the Eighth Prince and Jinying Wang tonight. A trace of ridicule flashed in Jiang Ruan's eyes. At that time, she had not thought that Jiang Su Su and she were both di daughters of the Jiang fu. How could Xuan Li have taken a fancy to her, who had a disreputable reputation, and overlooked Jiang Su Su, who had sung a beautiful song that night?
Now that she thought about it, it was nothing more than a joke.
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