On the morning of the tenth day of October, Hua Qingcheng and his group finally arrived in the capital.

Before they entered the city, Prime Minister Situ Luoyun had already led all the officials to welcome the princess thirty miles outside the city.

"Your Highness, Situ Luoyun, respectfully welcomes Her Highness the Crown Princess back to the capital. May Her Highness live a thousand years! A thousand years! A thousand thousand years!"

Under the leadership of Situ Luoyun, all the civil and military officials bowed their heads and knelt on the ground, paying homage to the princess's exclusive carriage.

"Thank you for your hard work, Prime Minister and everyone else!"

"Stand up!"

Mu Lige came out of the carriage. Although he was only wearing an inconspicuous casual suit, his words and actions were all dignified and proper. He accepted the greetings and kneeling worship of the civil and military officials of Laifeng Kingdom on behalf of his young wife.

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

After all the civil and military officials stood up, they followed the team that was welcoming the princess and headed towards the capital.

At the southern gate, the imposing, majestic city wall remained. But now, instead of inspection soldiers, two rows of neatly dressed ceremonial guards stretched from the gate all the way into the city. Inside, gongs and drums blared, colorful flags fluttered, and the streets were lined with people welcoming the princess and watching the excitement.

"This old servant, Guo Dongbing, respectfully welcomes Her Royal Highness the Princess back to the capital!"

"Your Highness, please return to the palace!"

The eunuch Guo Dongbing, who had been waiting at the city gate, led many palace servants. As his loud and clear singing of rituals sounded, Hua Qingcheng and her group began to slowly move towards the imperial palace in the city.

"Long live Her Royal Highness! Long live! Long live a thousand thousand years!"

Wherever the princess' carriage went, people knelt down and cheered.

In the team, Hua Qingcheng, who was dressed in Wuchen's outfit and riding a beautiful Xiangyun horse, looked from time to time at Mu Lige, who was holding the carriage curtain open and constantly accepting the people's kneeling worship. A trace of heartache flashed through her heart.

Her brother Li should have been such a dazzling existence, but unfortunately, fate played a trick on him and crushed him from the clouds in the sky to the mud on the ground. However, even if he fell into the remote countryside, her brother Li was still the most shining and dazzling existence.

Around noon, Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess's carriage finally arrived at the palace. Imperial Noble Lord Ouyang Yuming led many concubines and palace servants to greet her at the palace gate.

After arriving at the palace, General Feng Cailan completed the task of welcoming and escorting the princess back to the palace. He then led his subordinates away and asked the coachman to drive the carriage carrying Feng Qiyan and Feng Lingyan to the General's Mansion.

As for Hua Qingcheng, who was dressed in Wuchen's attire, she was stopped outside the palace because she was not a relative of the princess.

"Your Highness, the Princess, respectfully welcomes you back to the palace!"

No matter how angry he was in his heart, Ouyang Yuming still maintained a proper smile on his face.

"Your Majesty the Emperor and all the other uncles are honored. Please stand!"

Mu Lige, sitting in the carriage, glanced at Ouyang Yuming, who was bowing and saluting under the carriage, and the crowd of people behind him.

But Mu Lige raised his hand to support Ouyang Yuming, pretending to be tired, and accepted the other party's courtesy as a subject, but did not get off the carriage to return the favor to Ouyang Yuming as a junior to an elder.

Ouyang Yuming indeed possessed a handsome face, elegant clothing, and a graceful demeanor. Although he was already past his thirties and approaching forty, perhaps due to his long years of pampering, he looked far younger than his actual age.

Although Mu Lige had only met this royal noble for the first time, she did not like this man who appeared to be kind and gentle, graceful and elegant, but was actually vicious and cunning.

What's more, the other party was not only the mastermind behind the "Civet Cat Princess" incident, but also the driving force behind the tragic life of his third brother Han Yichen. Furthermore, the repeated assassination attempts on the young wife were probably also the work of the person in front of him.

Ouyang Yuming, who was originally waiting in front of the carriage for the princess to pay him the respects of a junior, saw the other party's lukewarm attitude, and his previously smiling face suddenly froze. However, he quickly suppressed his anger and found a way out.

"Your Highness the Crown Princess has been exhausted from the long journey. Why don't you escort her back to her bedroom to rest?" Ouyang Yuming maintained the elegant demeanor of an imperial noble who was "second only to the emperor and above everyone else."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Many palace servants then escorted the princess' carriage directly to the East Palace. Apart from the Emperor Nalan Yunzhi, the only ones who could ride in a carriage in the palace were the princess who had just returned to the palace.

"It seems that our Princess does not know the rules very well!" The noble Lord Gu Changqing, who was standing behind Ouyang Yuming, said slowly as he watched the Princess's carriage gradually going away.

"A pheasant is still a pheasant after all. How can it turn into a phoenix?" Wang Dejun (Wang Ziyin) adjusted the jade hairpin on his bun and sneered.

"Wang Dejun is right." Xiao Shujun (Xiao Qingchuan), who has a friendly relationship with Wang Ziyin, nodded in agreement.

"Your Highness the Crown Princess grew up in the common people and has never enjoyed the emperor's grace. It is not surprising that she does not know the rules. You just need to study hard in the future." The newly promoted noble prince An Zihao flicked the non-existent dust on his wide sleeves, as if saying a good word for the Crown Princess.

"You have a kind heart, so tolerant to everyone."

Qin Xianjun (Qin Niantang) habitually confronted An Zihao, but when he thought about the fact that the other party's current position was higher than his, he stopped talking.

As the few of them started talking, the concubines, young masters, beauties, lovers, and maids of lower status behind them also started chattering in low voices, which gave Ouyang Yuming a headache.

"Alright, let's all go!"

"Your Highness the Crown Princess has been exhausted from the journey and just returned to the palace, so she naturally needs a good rest. As for learning the royal rules and etiquette, there will be a special etiquette tutor to teach you later." Ouyang Yuming said expressionlessly, and then returned to Qiongyu Palace with Deshan.

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