Father, who is both a heir and a descendant, is still biased; the bound system has gone berserk.

"Shuohai, shut up!" Zhou immediately scolded Yuan Shuohai.

Yuan Shuohai gave a cold laugh and remained silent.

A dark glint flashed in Yuan Jingchen's eyes. If his cousin really gained favor, he would definitely make things difficult for Zhou and her son.

Yuan Bujin glared at his son, "Shuohai, what nonsense are you talking about?"

He didn't believe Bai Mei would speak ill of the Yuan family.

The Yuan family is Bai Mei's only support; no normal person would cut off their own support.

Therefore, Yuan Bujin looked at Yuan Jingchen suspiciously: "Jingchen, is your cousin really favored?"

"Of course," Yuan Jingchen said coldly.

"That's strange." Yuan Bujin wondered, then looked in the direction of the Third Prince.

At this moment, the Crown Prince and Ying Yufu were talking to the Third Prince.

"Congratulations, Third Prince, on your marriage. There will surely be a surprise waiting for you tonight," the Crown Prince said meaningfully.

The Third Prince glanced warily at the Crown Prince. "Crown Prince, you're not playing a trick on me, are you? What surprises await tonight?"

"Third brother, it must be a pleasant surprise to have a beauty in your arms!" the fourth prince popped up and said with a grin.

The third prince slapped him, "Fourth brother, you're not even fully grown yet, what do you know about having a beauty in your arms? Have you ever even seen a beauty before!"

The fourth prince was beaten and felt very wronged.

Ying Yufu's eyes were also full of smiles as she said, "Your Highness, I assure you, there really will be a surprise tonight."

A look of suspicion flashed in the Third Prince's eyes. "Really?"

"Really!" Ying Yufu nodded repeatedly.

Hehe, when the Third Prince finds out that Chi Yue is actually a man, he will be very surprised.

Just then, the envoys from the Southern Barbarians approached. The two high priests, Lan Yan and Xuan Feng, raised their cups to the Western Lin people and the Third Prince, saying, "Congratulations to the Western Lin and Northern Xuan on establishing a friendly alliance."

The third prince smiled but remained silent.

General Xilin also raised his cup and said, "Thank you both, High Priests."

Lan Yan smiled and drank the wine in her cup, then said, "The only drawback is that Princess Chiyue is actually the Third Prince's concubine. To put it nicely, a concubine is a consort, but in reality, she is just a concubine."

Although Xilin was a defeated nation, the situation in Beixuan was perhaps too unfair to Princess Chiyue.

General Xilin and the other Xilin envoys looked embarrassed.

That is indeed the case, but since Princess Chiyue herself brought it up, they couldn't say much more.

High Priest Lan Yan glanced at Ying Yufu and continued, "However, it's understandable. The Duke of Beixuan has made outstanding military achievements, so it's only natural that His Majesty of Beixuan respects him."

Princess Chiyue was originally intended to be a concubine of the Crown Prince, but perhaps Princess Anguo disliked her, so she was instead given to the Third Prince.

The implication of the Southern Barbarians was that Chi Yue became the Third Prince's concubine because Ying Yu Fu was jealous.

Emperor Beixuan did not want to offend the Duke of Zhenguo, so he wronged Princess Chiyue.

This is clearly an attempt to sow discord between Xilin and the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion.

Not to mention that the Duke of Zhenguo defeated Xilin and already had a blood feud with Xilin, the marriage alliance will only intensify Princess Chiyue's hatred for the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion and Ying Yufu.

The Crown Prince's face turned cold. These southern barbarians really couldn't change their ways; they were troublemakers, stirring up trouble here today and there tomorrow.

The Xilin envoys also looked rather grim. They hadn't said anything yet, so why were these Nanman envoys meddling in their business?

The leading General Xilin looked cautiously at Ying Yufu. They owed Ying Yufu a great favor, and they absolutely could not let her feel that they were dissatisfied with her.

General Xilin then said, "It was Princess Chiyue's own suggestion to become a concubine, so there is absolutely no question of her being wronged."

Moreover, Princess Chiyue and Princess Anguo are close friends; you are overthinking things, esteemed envoys of the Southern Barbarians.

High Priests Lan Yan and Xuan Feng looked slightly displeased; the Xilin people actually accused them of meddling.

Ying Yufu added, "I wonder if the two great shamans of the Southern Barbarians still enjoy tea? If so, after the banquet, I will have two large pots delivered to them!"

The faces of the group of southern barbarian envoys immediately turned ugly.

Wutusu and Wutubai were drugged with that filthy medicine because they drank tea, which led to their disgraceful state.

Princess Anguo is clearly exposing the shortcomings of the Southern Barbarians.

The Crown Prince then said, "Such a joyous occasion as the marriage alliance between Xilin and Beixuan, the Southern Barbarian envoys must have prepared congratulatory gifts. These gifts must be very generous and certainly won't disappoint Beixuan and Xilin, right?"

General Xilin was very perceptive and looked at the group of Southern Barbarian envoys with anticipation: "Yes, I, Xilin, am also looking forward to it. Why don't you Southern Barbarian envoys show us what you have to offer now?"

The others also looked over here.

Lan Yan, Xuan Feng, and the others looked grim.

Where did they prepare the gifts?

Lan Yan's expression was not good. She forced a smile and said, "The Southern Barbarians did indeed prepare generous gifts, but they came in a hurry and did not bring them. We originally planned to send them to the Third Prince's residence tomorrow."

"I see. Then this prince and Princess Chiyue will wait."

Lan Yan said, "Okay." She gritted her teeth.

The southern barbarians didn't get anything good out of them. After exchanging a few more pleasantries, they took their leave with gloomy faces.

The Southern Barbarians left with a lot of resentment. When they passed the seats of the Northern Xuan court officials, they took very large steps. Their intense resentment made the Northern Xuan court officials try their best to suppress their laughter.

These southern barbarians are overestimating themselves.

Even Dongchen people suffered a great loss and left early, yet they still dare to cause trouble in Beixuan.

As they passed the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, Shangguan Fei casually extended one leg.

One of the southern barbarian envoys was not paying attention and suddenly cried out in pain as he fell flat on his face.

This immediately caused a burst of laughter from the room.

"Utuna, get up!"

Lan Yan spoke with a gloomy expression, then turned to look in Shangguan Fei's direction.

Shangguan Fei had already withdrawn her foot, looking completely unperturbed.

"Miss Shangguan, why did you stick your foot out just now?"

Lan Yan spoke in a deep voice.

Shangguan Fei raised her head innocently: "Why? Don't you know why I kicked you? Of course, it's because I overheard you saying bad things about my Duke Zhenguo's mansion!"

Pfft!

Some of the officials from the Northern Xuan court couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"you!"

Lan Yan glared at Shangguan Fei. "So, Miss Shangguan, you admit that you deliberately tripped my Southern Barbarian envoy just now?"

"Why wouldn't I admit it? It was I who tripped you all. What are you going to do about it?"

Shangguan Fei raised an eyebrow, her eyes full of provocation.

Yuan Jingchen, who witnessed this scene in the crowd, had a flash in his eyes and strode forward.

After he walked over, he stood in front of Shangguan Fei and said to the Southern Barbarian envoys, "Esteemed Southern Barbarian envoys, Miss Shangguan did not trip you on purpose."

I am Yuan Jingchen, son of the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. On behalf of Miss Shangguan, I apologize to you all. I hope you will not hold a grudge against Miss Shangguan and that harmony will prevail.

Suddenly, the banquet hall fell into a deathly silence.

Everyone was looking at Yuan Jingchen.

Yuan Jingchen felt extremely pleased with himself as he felt the various gazes directed at him from all directions.

Among all the guests, he was the only one who stood up to speak for Shangguan Fei. Today, he was determined to make a big splash in front of everyone and win the favor of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion.

It made everyone look at it differently.