The mocking wasn't the key here.

What Fang Zhengzhi wanted to hear was, "Even if you eat the meat and she doesn't choose you, it'll all amount to nothing."

That was the key.

This was something that everyone knew in their hearts. However, saying it and knowing it was two different things altogether.

"Do you think that the Princess won't choose me?" Fang Zhengzhi smiled at the crowd.

"Everything is possible until she chooses!"

"Don't think that you've secured your place just because you got a taste of the meat!"

"Exactly!"

The candidates replied without hesitation.

"Is that so?" Fang Zhengzhi smiled as he turned to look at Princess Shan Yu.

"Are you really so confident that I will like you?" Princess Shan Yu felt a wave of pride and wanted to rebut Fang Zhengzhi.

However, she couldn't bring herself to say it.

She recalled what Shan Ling said to her before the start of the banquet.

"Sister, you are not young anymore. You will need to take some responsibi