508 Contest (2)
“Don’t you remember me?” Xuanyuan Ye pointed at herself and asked indignantly again.
The envoy and the emperor were still talking in the Hall of Supreme Harmony. Xuanyuan Ye felt that it was boring inside, so she brought her maidservant to the martial arts arena alone. Unexpectedly, before she could sit down, she saw Song Jingchen sitting at the back.
Song Jingchen was pestered by her.
Song Jingchen frowned and remained silent. The official beside him thought that he didn’t know the other party’s identity, so he introduced her in a low voice, “This is the princess from the Xuanyuan Kingdom.”
With that, that person cupped his hands at Xuanyuan Ye.
Song Jingchen also cupped his hands. “Princess.”
When Shen Yijia arrived, she saw Song Jingchen standing face to face with a girl from afar.
Song Jingchen’s back was facing her. Shen Yijia couldn’t see his expression, but she could see the girl’s expression. It was clearly the same expression Xiao Ruoshui had when she looked at Song Jingchen.
Another little vixen who wanted to snatch him away.
Shen Yijia gritted her teeth and said to the two people beside her, “Wait for me here.” Then she ran over alone.
Xuanyuan Ye was dissatisfied with Song Jingchen’s reaction. “No, we’ve met before. The candied hawthorn. Don’t you remember?”
The official uniform of the Xuanyuan Kingdom was different from that of Great Xia. Although Xuanyuan Ye had seen Song Jingchen wear an official uniform, she really didn’t know what grade it was.
However, she knew that those who could attend the palace banquet were at least third-grade ministers. To be able to sit in the third-grade position at this age, they either had a prominent family background or were young and promising. Therefore, she was even more curious about Song Jingchen.
The surrounding officials could not help but look at the two of them curiously.
Song Jingchen’s eyes darkened. Without thinking, he said, “I don’t remember.”
“How could that be?” Xuanyuan Ye frowned. “You…”
“Hubby.” A soft voice interrupted Xuanyuan Ye.
Song Jingchen turned around and his expression instantly softened. He thought of something and nodded politely and distantly at Xuanyuan Ye. Then, he walked towards Shen Yijia and asked, “Why are you here?”
Xuanyuan Ye was stunned for a long time before she reacted. When she saw who it was, she frowned. It was her!
Shen Yijia secretly rolled her eyes at Xuanyuan Ye. She turned around and pointed at where Xiao Ruoshui was standing. “I came to watch the competition with Ruoshui and the others. I didn’t expect you to be here too.”
She had run in a hurry just now, and her hair was in a mess. Song Jingchen reached out and tucked it behind her ear. “Walk slower next time. Look at how sweaty you are.”
After saying that, he remembered that Shen Yijia did not have the habit of carrying a handkerchief. He took out a handkerchief from his pocket.
Shen Yijia looked up with sparkling eyes and let him wipe her sweat.
The two of them showed off their love in public. The people around them looked at the two of them as if they had seen a ghost, as if it was their first time meeting Song Jingchen.
When he looked at Xuanyuan Ye again, his eyes were unreadable.
Xuanyuan Ye’s face turned pale. She had never been so embarrassed even when she lost to Ji Yunxi in hunting and riding a horse.
After all, there were not so many people present previously.
“Princess,” Bai Zhi reminded her softly.
Just now, when she saw her princess coming this way, she already felt that it was inappropriate. However, Xuanyuan Ye had been praised since she was young. What she wanted to do depended on her mood. How could she persuade her?
Xuanyuan Ye clenched her fists under her sleeves. The two people not far away were talking to each other and did not turn around to look at her.
At this moment, Zhu Zi jogged over. “Princess, His Highness wants you to go over.”
Xuanyuan Ye was stunned. She turned around and looked at the envoy of the Xuanyuan Kingdom. She realized that her father and Xuanyuan Ziming had already arrived.
Shen Yijia had been paying attention to Xuanyuan Ye from the corner of her eye. Seeing that she had left, she snorted like a victorious rooster. “Go ahead. I’ll go back and sit there.”
This row was filled with officials, and the women were watching from the outermost area.
Song Jingchen chuckled and leaned forward slightly to smooth her hair. He whispered in her ear, “Thank you for helping me out.”
Xuanyuan Ye was the princess of the Xuanyuan Kingdom. If Shen Yijia did not come, he could not make her retreat.
His words tickled Shen Yijia’s ears.
She returned to Xiao Ruoshui’s side in a daze and was pulled down by her.
When she came back to her senses, she realized that the emperor was already sitting on the platform. There were already people competing in the arena below.
Shen Yijia looked at the two people beside her and realized that they were both looking nervously at the young man on the stage with a spear.