Qian'er dared not speak too much of this royal secret.
Chu Qianli understood.
A divorce would be a loss of face for the royal family.
If she insisted on a divorce, even if Feng Yexuan agreed, the royal clan would not.
At that time, for the sake of royal dignity, the royal family would secretly have her executed.
Finally, they could fabricate a story of her dying of illness to silence the public.
Qian'er walked up to her and whispered, "Wangfei, marrying the Prince was your own wish. Since you have already entered the household, why not live your life wholeheartedly with the Prince?"
Chu Qianli remained silent.
It wasn't as if she had wanted to marry Prince Xuan.
But who would believe that?
Seeing that she didn't object, Qian'er thought she had taken her words to heart.
There were some things Qian'er had to remind her of.
"Wangfei, whether you believe it or not, there are many people who covet the position of Xuan Wangfei."
"Even within this Duke's mansion, some of your sisters, and the young ladies from your second and third uncles' families, who wouldn't want to enter the Prince's mansion?"
"The Prince controls one-third of the Northern Underworld Kingdom's military power. It is precisely now that the Emperor is considering enfeoffing the Crown Prince, and the Prince holds a high position among the many princes."
"In the future, the Prince might not be enfeoffed as Crown Prince, or even... ascend to the throne as Emperor."
"Do you think I would be interested in the position of Empress?" In the end, it was all about telling her that many people longed for it but couldn't have it!
But she, as a modern person, absolutely could not share a husband with countless other women.
Anyone who became Emperor would eventually have a harem of three thousand.
Why would she be interested in such a man?
Qian'er sighed with some helplessness, "If Wangfei isn't interested, there are plenty who are."
Chu Qianli never expected that Qian'er's words would come true so quickly!
During the banquet, Feng Yexuan arrived late.
He brought with him an innate aura of coldness.
However, this did not diminish the enthusiasm of the young ladies towards him.
As soon as Prince Xuan arrived, the young ladies went wild.
Offering toasts, singing and dancing, it was a dazzling display!
Strangely, Qingming did not block anyone from approaching today.
Perhaps it was intentional to anger Chu Qianli.
Tonight, Feng Yexuan was the guest of honor, seated at the head table with Chu Buqu.
Chu Qianli sat with Chu Huaiyu and the others.
But she merely ate her food silently, not even glancing at the man at the high seat.
Feng Yexuan also did not look at her.
Throughout the evening, he either drank his wine with a cool demeanor or occasionally chatted with Chu Buqu.
For the most part, he was quiet.
Chu Buqu could also tell that Prince Xuan was not a man who enjoyed talking.
So in the end, everyone just drank.
Finally, Chu Buqu, being older, could not hold his liquor and was helped back to his room by the Duchess to rest.
As soon as the Duke left, the atmosphere in the banquet hall immediately became livelier.
"Huaiyu, why aren't you going to toast the Prince?" This was Chu Hongtao's nth time urging her.
Chu Qianli, sitting not far away, could only sneer inwardly.
This father of hers never concealed his favoritism.
His own youngest daughter was the Prince Xuan's Wangfei, yet he was instigating another daughter to seduce Prince Xuan!
Truly the king of渣爹 (scum dads)!
Chu Huaiyu secretly glanced at Chu Qianli, then at her father, still looking uneasy.
"Father, this... this is not right..."
"What's not right about it? Everyone is toasting the Prince! If you don't go, it would be a great disrespect to the Prince!"
The Third Madam beside her also nudged Chu Huaiyu, "Go quickly, don't disappoint your father's expectations. The Prince seems to be in a bad mood tonight, you should go and comfort him."
With both father and mother pushing, Chu Huaiyu was sent out.
As Chu Huaiyu stood up, everyone could see clearly that Chu Huaiyu was wearing a fiery red dance outfit tonight.
Chu Qianli looked up and, by chance, also saw it!
A black bellyband!
Oh my, how explosive!