Chapter 298 Old Friend
Their eyes met, the woman tilted her head back, her gaze filled with surprise and haziness, yet concealed a hint of inexplicable familiarity.
Xiao Heng raised his hand tremblingly, wanting to see if the woman he had been thinking about, feeling pain for, and dreaming about for three months was really hidden under the veil.
The noise in the hall seemed to have faded away, leaving only the beating of his heart like a drum in his chest.
He slowly lifted the veil with his fingertips.
My breathing suddenly stopped.
Those delicate lips, that small and straight nose, those eyes that were as red as a pool of peach blossom water, and flawless skin...
Absolutely identical.
Everyone present who had seen Liu Yuetang's face was shocked, and even the usually dignified and composed queen lost control of her expression.
The hall suddenly became silent, and all eyes fell on the two people in the hall.
Xiao Heng's lips trembled, and he was filled with shock, ecstasy, and the pain of losing and regaining something surged in his red eyes.
After a moment, he cleared his throat and uttered a few words with difficulty: "You...you are back?"
Liu Yuetang's almond-shaped eyes were filled with confusion, and she subconsciously shrank back, "Your Majesty, Qianyin has never been to Jinghe, so how can she come back?"
"No! You're not..."
Xiao Heng stared at Liu Yuetang deeply. The person in front of him was not Zong Zheng Qianyin at all, she was clearly Liu Yuetang!
His Miaomiao.
It’s his Miaomiao!
He tried to wake the woman up with his eyes full of affection, but the woman still looked confused.
At this time, Zong Zhengjun stepped forward and said with a smile: "Brother Xiao, although Yinyin has been to many beautiful places, she has never been to Jinghe."
The Queen's eyes twitched slightly, realizing that if the Emperor continued like this, there would be a lot of controversy in the court tomorrow.
She stood up with a smile and walked towards Xiao Heng, saying softly, "Your Majesty, why don't you let Princess Lanming sit down and taste Jinghe's delicacies?"
"Okay!" Liu Yuetang smiled sweetly, with dimples faintly visible on her cheeks, which looked very beautiful.
She looked around and asked, "Where is Qianyin sitting?"
Zhou Defu quickly moved the chair next to Xiao Heng, and the Queen said, "Then Princess, please sit next to the Emperor."
"Okay!" Liu Yuetang walked towards the chair. She did not bend her knees and sit slowly like the women from the Central Plains. Instead, she slightly bent her right leg, pulled her left leg back, and sat down lightly, looking charming and free and easy.
The queen was slightly stunned. She looked exactly like Liu Yuetang, but her expressions and movements were completely different.
One is dignified and charming, the other is cute and free and easy.
Seeing that Xiao Heng was still in a trance and his eyes were always following Liu Yuetang, the Queen whispered in Xiao Heng's ear: "Your Majesty, if you have any questions, you may ask them later."
She pulled Xiao Heng's sleeve without leaving any trace.
Xiao Heng regained some of his composure at this gentle tug. His eyelashes trembled, and he finally shifted his gaze away from Liu Yuetang, slowly returning to his seat.
Prince Beichen raised his glass to Zong Zhengjun and said half-jokingly, "Such a stunning beauty, even our Princess Jinghe would be ashamed of herself. The Khan has given her up."
Zong Zhengjun laughed out loud, "This child has been spoiled since she was little. After returning home, I spoiled her."
As he spoke, he turned to Xiao Heng, bowed, and added a touch of solemnity to his tone: "The rules of Jinghe are complicated. I'm afraid Yinyin will not be able to adapt to it since she has just entered the palace. I hope that the emperor and the empress will consider her youth and inexperience and be lenient with her for the time being. After a while, she will adapt to the etiquette and rules of the palace, and she will abide by her duties and will never lose her composure like this again."
Seeing Xiao Heng staring at Liu Yuetang without saying a word, the Queen was about to speak to smooth things over, but Xiao Heng interrupted her.
"No problem."
He stared deeply at Liu Yuetang, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised, "She doesn't need to learn those rules, just follow her heart, as long as she is happy."
Although his voice was soft, it was filled with unquestionable certainty.
Liu Yuetang raised her eyes and met Xiao Heng's eyes full of affection. She curled her lips and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
But after a moment, Liu Yuetang looked away.
But Xiao Heng still looked at her passionately, and said word by word: "Prove my decree. Princess Lanming, Zong Zhengqianyin, has a family background of meritorious service and a kind heart. She is worthy of ascending to a noble position. I hereby appoint her as Imperial Consort, bestowing the title 'Jing', and residing in Changle Palace."
As soon as the words were spoken, the whole hall was in an uproar.
Even though they guessed that Princess Lan Ming would hold a high position when she entered the palace, they never imagined that she would be a noble concubine second only to the emperor, the head of all concubines.
The word "Jing" in the title means bright and grand.
It also happens to be the same as the character "Jing" in the country's name "Jingyuan".
The Changle Palace was built by our ancestor for a favorite concubine. It was close to the Ming Palace and was extremely luxurious, comparable to the Weiyang Palace.
Because of that favorite concubine, our ancestor was branded as a tyrant, and thus Changle Palace had been uninhabited for nearly a hundred years.
At this moment, the emperor actually gave it to this princess who had just entered the Central Plains for marriage!
Such treatment is by no means a simple consideration of diplomatic relations. Hidden within it is the emperor's undisguised attention and favor.
The surprise in Liu Yuetang's eyes disappeared in an instant, and Yingying leaned down: "Qianyin thanks the emperor for his grace."
Xiao Heng quickly stood up and helped her up with his own hands. When he touched her weak and boneless hand, his heart suddenly sank.
This is his Miaomiao.
She really came back.
Liu Yuetang raised her eyes and smiled at Xiao Heng, the silver ornaments and colored glass on her temples swaying slightly with her movements.
The heat in Xiao Heng's eyes almost melted people, but when it fell into her clear eyes, she only saw a sense of alienation and strangeness.
This feeling made his heart ache.
In the past, her eyes always looked at herself with sparkling eyes, filled with his image.
It was as if there was no room for anything else in the world except him.
What exactly happened?
Why has she become the princess of Lanyue Kingdom now? Why is she so unfamiliar with me now, as if she is seeing me for the first time?
Because of this question, Xiao Heng drank several glasses of wine in a row after sitting down.
The only thing he could be sure of was that the person who died in the fire that day was not her.
So, how did she leave the palace and become the princess of Lanyue?
As he was thinking, Xiao Heng suddenly remembered that Zong Zhengjun was also in the palace on the night of the fire.
On the second day, Zong Zhengjun left Jinghe.
But why did Zong Zhengjun save Liu Yuetang, why did he bring her back to Lanyue, and why did he make her a princess?
Is...she really Lan Yue's lost princess?
But if she was really Liu Yuetang, why would she pretend not to know me?
Was it because she still hated herself? Hated herself for confining her to Yaoyue Palace, hated herself for not loving her enough?
So, she wanted to take revenge on herself, to make herself sad, and to make herself heartbroken?
After Xiao Heng returned to Chengming Palace, he thought about these things for a long time while drinking alone, but he still couldn't figure it out.
He placed his wine glass heavily on the table and called out, "Zhou Defu!"
Zhou Defu stepped forward quickly and said, "Your Majesty, what do you want to tell me?"
Xiao Heng staggered to his feet and said, "Let's go to Changle Palace."
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