Chapter 154 - Who Would Become the Crown Prince? (2/2)

When Mo Xuemin thought about marrying a man like this, she felt that she might be better off dead instead!

She refused to marry Li Youmo.

As such, she did not wish to be hasty at the banquet today. She had to appear at the banquet and be seen by everyone. She had to win the attention of everyone with her graciousness and remove all the negativity surrounding her while attracting the n.o.blemen, or perhaps, King Yan.

Of course, she also had another goal!

She picked a pink jacket with b.u.t.tons running down her front. It was paired with a rose-red dress with golden threads that had a long tail. Even though there was an outer jacket, it cinched at her slender waist. There was a marble flower hairpin in her hair that had a pink crystal center and she wore large colored pearls of the size of a fingertip on her ears. She was stunning after she dressed up.

Coupled with her soft and lovely expression, she was beautiful and stunning.

Mo Xuemin immediately attracted the attention of many when she appeared at the banquet. She had been stopped from attending banquets because of all the scandals she had been in. However, some of the n.o.ble ladies who had just arrived in the city did not know her and was stunned by her beautiful and attractive get-up. They tried to find out secretly who the stunning beauty was.

When they heard that she was the famous First Miss Mo, they could not help but exclaim in shock.

That beauty, that grace, she was indeed worthy of being called the gentlewoman of the n.o.ble ladies. Some of the ladies whom she knew gathered around her and started chatting with smiles on their faces because they had not seen each other in a long while.

Mo Xuetong had long been spotted by Luo Mingzhu when she first entered the palace gates. Luo Mingzhu pulled her away because she did not want to pretend to be close to Mo Xuemin. Mo Xuetong intentionally walked beside Luo Mingzhu.

Even though Mo Xuetong had brought two maids, she could only bring one through the palace gates with her. Because she was afraid that something might happen in the palace, Mo Xuetong intentionally kept Mo Ye, who was versed in martial arts, with her and asked Mo Yu to wait outside.

Before the banquet, was the Empress Dowager’s birthday celebration. There was also a lantern festival after the banquet.

Those who could personally meet the Empress Dowager and send their good wishes were all prominent officials and their families, as well as the royal family, those from the Ding General Manor, and some others. Mo Huawen was a third-grade official and was no match for these people. As such, Mo Xuetong had never had the fortune to meet the Empress Dowager.

The Empress Dowager was from the Ding General Manor and was the current Duke Ding’s aunt. However, she had not interfered in official matters in many years. She had a son and a daughter. It was a pity that her eldest son died at a young age, leaving behind a grandson who inherited his father’s t.i.tle. He was a hostage in Yan Kingdom while her only daughter had married a man from Yan. She was the mother of the Yan crown prince, Bai Yihao.

That was why the Empress Dowager doted so much on her grandson.

From what the madam and ladies who came from the Empress Dowager’s place said, Sir Bai’s gift was the one the Empress Dowager was most pleased with. They heard that the Empress Dowager had been searching for that music score for a long time. Ling Fengyan had won the praise of many with a beautiful dance. The person who had surprised everyone most was King Xuan, Feng Yuran. He had gifted the Empress Dowager a nine-fold screen that could be disa.s.sembled into 81 smaller screens. It was very interesting…

Just like what happened in her past life, Ling Fengyan was pushed onto the stage on the Empress Dowager’s birthday. The Great Qin’s greatest beauty was known to all then, to be from the Ding General Manor. Those who remembered what happened in the past would discover that the Empress had beaten everyone back then because of her beauty and became a candidate for the Empress spot.

If things remained the same, and Ling Fengyan became the Empress, was the Ding General Manor intending to continue the myth that all future Empresses would definitely come from the Ling family?

However, things now were slightly different from 20 years ago. Back then, Emperor Zongwen was already the true crown prince. He would make the Ding General Manor’s lady the Empress just to give the Empress Dowager face. But now, Emperor Zongwen had three princes who were of age. Other than Feng Yuran whom others did not think well of, no one was certain who among the other two princes would become Emperor.

So what made the Ling family certain that their most beautiful daughter would be able to take that spot?

Could it be that the Emperor intended to announce the Crown Prince today?

This thought made everyone even more careful when they spoke. They would rather stay in the middle ground than bet on anyone. If anything went wrong, it would implicate their entire clan.

Who would become the Crown Prince!

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