He followed his wishes and allowed him to realize his dream of joining the battlefield.

Emperor Ming Qing thought about it for a long time, and finally decided to give that brat a golden medal of immunity from death before he left this world.

He also had to give orders to the Crown Prince in front of all the civil and military officials in the court, asking the Crown Prince to promise that after he became emperor, he would never deprive that brat of his military power and would never touch him in his entire life!

Long Jingyan didn't know that his old father was making plans for his future. After returning to Prince Jin's Mansion, he began to prepare for getting married.

At night, Long Jingyan did not sneak away to Duke Jiang's mansion to find Jiang Taohua.

Three days passed in a flash, and in the blink of an eye it was Emperor Mingqing’s sixtieth birthday.

The streets became bustling early in the morning, and the streets were prosperous and festive.

All the restaurants started to get busy early because Emperor Ming Qing announced an imperial decree.

On his birthday, he ordered all restaurants in the capital to be open to the common people and to entertain the common people in the capital, with all the money spent coming from the national treasury.

This caused the people of Beijing to applaud and they rushed to the restaurant early to sit down.

The palace was even more festive and lively, and the palace maids and maids were constantly busy.

As time passed, more and more ministers came to the palace to attend Emperor Mingqing's birthday banquet.

Duke Jiang also entered the palace with his wife and daughter. When the three of them arrived at the hall where the birthday banquet was held, quite a few people were already sitting in the hall.

Duke Jiang sat down on the side for male relatives, while his wife took Jiang Taohua to sit on the side for female relatives.

After they sat down, ministers came in one after another.

The wife of Marquis Weiyuan, who was sitting on the bed of Duke Jiang, looked at Jiang Taohua, who was sitting next to the wife of Duke Jiang, with a face full of curiosity, guessing her identity in her heart.

"Madam, this girl looks so unfamiliar. Who is she? Why can't I see Ruyi?" Madam Weiyuan Hou couldn't help but ask Madam Jiang.

Lady Jiang replied briefly, "This is my daughter Taohua."

Daughter Taohua? Lady Weiyuan was stunned. Isn't the daughter of Lady Jiang Guogong Jiang Ruyi? How did she become Taohua?

The wife of Marquis Weiyuan was full of doubts and wanted to ask something when she heard the eunuch's shrill voice from outside, "His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin has arrived."

She swallowed the words that were about to come out of her mouth and subconsciously looked outside, and saw a man in a black robe with an unparalleled handsome face walking in.

The sunlight shone on him, coating him with a layer of light, making him dazzling.

When Long Jingyan came in, everyone in the hall turned their eyes to her, including Jiang Taohua.

Long Jingyan glanced indifferently at the people in the hall, and when he saw the person he wanted to see, his eyes softened unconsciously.

This caused the noble lady sitting next to Jiang Taohua to blush and her heart beat fast, thinking that Long Jingyan was looking at her.

Jiang Taohua smiled at Long Jingyan as he came in.

She is charming and attractive, and her smile is so seductive and charming.

Long Jingyan's face darkened as he watched, and he had the urge to take the person home and hide him.

Only he could see those charming smiles of hers!

Long Jingyan's heart was in turmoil, but he remained calm on the surface. He walked to his exclusive seat and sat down, staring at Jiang Taohua who was sitting opposite him.

The noble lady from a wealthy family who liked Long Jingyan was heartbroken when she found out that Long Jingyan was staring at Jiang Taohua.

"Your Majesty, the Empress has arrived—" the eunuch's shrill voice rang out.

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone stopped talking and turned their eyes towards the hall.

When they saw the emperor and empress come in, everyone began to salute.