The maid Qiao'er saw Xu Yulan coming back in a panic, her face flushed abnormally, "County Lady, you..."
"Hurry up and bring a pot of cold tea. It's too hot."
It’s too hot, is it hot?
Seeing her blush, Qiao'er thought it was because she was really hot, "Okay, I'll be right there."
Xu Yulan's face became even hotter as she recalled the scene in the lotus pond just now.
I really didn't realize that before in Xishui County, Master Lang had never behaved as boldly as he did today.
Is this because she agreed to marry him, so he dared to kiss her?
Wouldn't he be even bolder if they got married?
Xu Yulan remembered something and dived into the quilt in fright.
"County Lady, the cold tea is here." Qiao'er was puzzled to see her lying on the couch with her face covered with a quilt.
It’s hot, why are you covering your face?
"Oh, give it to me." Xu Yulan took away the quilt and took the cold tea handed to her by Qiao'er.
"County Lady, why is your face even redder than before?" Qiao'er subconsciously touched Xu Yulan's face, "It's quite hot."
"I covered my face..." Xu Yulan drank a few cups of cold tea and calmed down.
"Qiao'er, go see the Empress and tell her that Baili Xuanlang and I are now engaged. We can't see each other before the wedding. We won't have lunch together in the kitchen. Also, ask the Empress for permission to leave the palace this afternoon."
"Leaving the palace? What for?"
Xu Yulan said, "I'm getting married soon, so I need to prepare my own dowry. I'll bring eighteen pallets from Xishui County, and at least I'll have a hundred pallets."
"Last night, I overheard Mo Shu mention that the Empress had prepared a dowry for you."
Xu Yulan was deeply touched. The Empress was putting her trust in him. "That was the Empress's intention. I will also prepare my own dowry. After all, I am marrying the Third Prince of Xirong on behalf of the Beiyi Royal Family. The Emperor and Empress have given me enough confidence, so I must do my best. Do you understand?"
"Understood! I will go see the Queen right away."
After Xu Yulan ran away, Baili Xuanlang stayed by the lotus pond for half an hour. To be more precise, he was recalling his first kiss with Xu Yulan.
"Uncle, why are you grinning like an idiot?" Su Ning'an's voice suddenly rang out, frightening Baili Xuanlang so much that his heart trembled and a cold sweat broke out on his back.
"How come you walk without making any sound?"
Su Ningan took a bite of the meat pie in his hand and looked at him suspiciously, "You were the one who didn't hear me and was laughing foolishly. Why do you keep touching your mouth with your fingertips? Did you eat something secretly? And why is the corner of your mouth swollen?"
Baili Xuanlang snatched the big meat pie from Su Ning'an's hand and took a few big bites to hide his inner embarrassment.
"You came just in time, otherwise I would have gone to the imperial kitchen to look for you. I had shrimp dumplings this morning and I'm hungry now."
Looking at Baili Xuanlang wolfing down his food, Su Ning'an hurriedly advised, "Don't be impatient. Eat slowly. I won't fight with you. I came here to ask you to go to the kitchen for dinner. Dinner will be served in half an incense stick."
"I'm done eating," Baili Xuanlang wiped his mouth with a handkerchief, "I still have important things to do. Tell my elder sister that I won't be having lunch in the kitchen. I'm going back to Prince Fu's Mansion now."
Baili Xuanlang strode away after saying this.
"Uncle, don't go. It won't delay lunch if something urgent happens."
Seeing Su Ning'an catching up with him, Baili Xuanlang used his lightness skills to climb over the high wall and disappeared in a flash.
Suningan: ...
Su Ning'an had no choice but to return to the main hall alone.
"Why did you come back alone? Where's your uncle?"
"My uncle said he had something urgent to do, so he went back to Prince Fu's Mansion first."
Baili Qingluan frowned, "No matter how urgent the matter is, it won't delay lunch in the palace."
"That's what I said too. My uncle used Qinggong to escape."
"escape?"
This shouldn't happen. He should at least stay for lunch and take a few more glances at County Master Yunlan, who is the apple of his eye.
"Sister Qingluan." Xiao Lingyu said with a smile, "Xuanlang must have the same idea as Yulan. Engaged couples cannot meet before marriage. It's just right that Xuanlang's food should be given to An Ge'er. Let's go to the kitchen. The emperor should be done with his work..."
On the fifth day after Xu Yulan took her people out of the palace to prepare her dowry, Baili Mingde, the eldest grandson of the Xirong Emperor, entered the capital in a low-key manner with the betrothal gifts.
"The three brothers' mansions are really connected."
Baili Mingde's carriage passed all the way from the end of the street, and he sighed inwardly: his cousin's adoptive father really doted on the three brothers!
Soon, the convoy stopped in front of the main gate of Prince Fu's Mansion.
"Eldest sister, it's been five days and the betrothal gifts haven't arrived yet. How about we send the betrothal gifts we prepared to the palace first?"
Baili Xuanlang always felt uneasy because the proposal was not made yet.
"Wait a couple more days. The betrothal gifts my elder sister has prepared are still a bit too shabby. When I came to the capital from Rongcheng, I didn't know you were getting engaged, so I didn't bring most of the good things. After all, this is a marriage between two royal families, so it can't be too shabby. You don't want to let Yu Lan down, right?"
Baili Xuanlang nodded, "Then wait two more days."
As soon as he finished speaking, Qi Feng walked in, "Princess, His Royal Highness the Third Prince, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince are here to deliver the betrothal gifts."
“Cousin, I miss you.”
"Cousin, I missed you too."
Baili Xuanlang rushed to the front yard and completely ignored the scene where Su Ningan picked up Baili Mingde Bear and spun around in circles.
He walked straight to several large trucks and looked through the betrothal gifts, his eyes full of surprise.
Baili Qingluan came over and looked through it. "Xuanlang, what do you think? Father and mother are really thoughtful, right?"
Baili Xuanlang nodded, "Then send her to the palace to propose marriage now. I can't wait."
"Look how anxious you are! Princess Yunlan can't possibly run away. If you want to propose marriage, you have to wait until tomorrow before the court session. Let all the officials of Beiyi know that our Xirong Royal Family is on good terms with the Beiyi Royal Family."
"That's right, auntie is right." Baili Mingde came over. "That's also what our royal grandparents meant. After all, my cousin's adoptive father has only just become emperor, and the ministers in the court may not necessarily obey him. In addition, Emperor Qianyuan is still alive, and he has the power to depose the emperor and the crown prince. We must let the Beiyi officials feel firsthand the attitude of our Xirong royal family in supporting my cousin's adoptive father to become the Beiyi emperor, so as to prevent them from being restless."
Su Ning'an didn't expect that the royal grandparents valued his father so much. They must have loved his mother very much and spoiled him and his father as well.
"Then it will be as you wish. We will go to the imperial court tomorrow to propose marriage."
"Cousin, I have something to ask you. Please spare me a moment to talk."
Baili Qingluan and Baili Xuanlang looked at Baili Mingde, their eyes full of confusion. What was there that they, as siblings, couldn't hear?
Su Ning'an took Baili Mingde to his study without thinking much.
"Cousin, if you need my help, I will definitely help as long as I can. If I really can't do anything, there's nothing I can do."
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