บท 841: 343: Sitting and waiting for a dog-eat-dog situation.

The fine wine, delectable dishes, and dances were all carefully selected by Su Xinyi; each dish at the banquet corresponded with today's Qixi Festival, symbolizing themes like paired wings in flight, everlasting love, and the meeting at the Magpie Bridge... Every dish was a feast for the senses, after all, she had personally tasted each one.

The dance performed by the danceress today was "The Fairy at the Magpie Bridge," which tells the story of the Seventh Fairy Maiden and Dong Yong. It was a pity that, beautiful as the song and dance were, they could not overcome the different thoughts occupying the minds of the attendees. Only Su Xinyi and Zhu Chanyi watched with relish.

When Prince Rong's sharp eyes met Zhu Chanyi's, he fell silent for a moment.

Miss Ji was probably the most dignified and graceful among the prospective princesses. She sat motionless beside Mrs. Ji and Lord Ji from beginning to end. Su Xinyi felt inferior; such poise was not easily cultivated by just anyone.