"Thank you, Your Majesty. I'll take my leave now." Liu Sisi hadn't slept well and wanted to leave the palace to catch up on some sleep.
"Wait a minute. I allow you to live in the palace. I'm quite curious about the food you send to my son. How is it made? Why is it so delicious?"
"You can stay in the courtyard behind the Second Prince's residence!"
"I'll send someone to bring your things into the palace in a moment."
Emperor Yong'an took a great liking to Liu Sisi, finding it quite amusing that such a young girl could have so many ideas.
"Oh no! I'm doomed! Now I'll have to kneel and bow even more often," Liu Sisi thought to herself.
But even if you want to, you still have to kneel.
"Thank you for your great kindness, Your Majesty." After expressing her gratitude, Emperor Yong'an dismissed her.
Gu Lingchen paced back and forth outside the main hall. Emperor Yong'an wouldn't let him go in with him, which made him very anxious. He was afraid that Emperor Yong'an would make things difficult for Liu Sisi and frighten her.
When Liu Sisi came out, he immediately went to greet her.
"Sisi, what did Father ask you? Did he...?"
Before he could finish his question, Eunuch Luo's voice rang out.
"Summon His Highness the Second Prince to an audience."
"Sisi, wait for me a moment."
Liu Sisi nodded, and Gu Lingchen followed Eunuch Luo inside.
After Gu Lingchen went in and paid his respects, he looked at Emperor Yong'an and saw that the emperor's expression was serious and he did not speak.
Alarm bells immediately went off in his mind. Could it be that his little sister Sisi had said something that offended their father?
"Father, Miss Sisi is still young. If she has offended you in any way, please don't blame her. Your son is willing to be punished for her sake." After saying this, he knelt on the ground.
Emperor Yong'an found it quite strange that his second son, who usually disliked interacting with young women, was so nervous about a girl for the first time.
"My son, rise! Miss Sisi has not offended me; in fact, she has presented me with a book that can strengthen the army."
After speaking, Emperor Yong'an asked Eunuch Luo to give the book to Gu Lingchen. Gu Lingchen took the book and read it without saying a word.
He was very excited after reading it, but he couldn't lose his manners because of Emperor Yong'an. Otherwise, he really wanted to run out right now and ask Liu Sisi where it came from.
"No wonder, she asked me yesterday what kind of weapons the Tianlong Kingdom has now. It turns out she has such advanced weapon blueprints."
"And this is called a musket, what is this? If these are made to look like what's described here, what are we afraid of the Jin and Liao dynasties?"
Gu Lingchen became more and more excited as he watched.
“These will take time to make, and I have already allowed Miss Sisi to live in the palace.”
"If these are indeed as miraculous as described in the book, then she will certainly deserve credit. Go on! I need to review the memorials now. I'll call you if there's anything else."
After so many days, Emperor Yong'an finally received some news that could cheer him up.
After Gu Lingchen left, his gaze towards Liu Sisi became even more intense.
"Sisi, did you draw in that book yourself?"
"No," the Taoist priest gave it to me.
Since he didn't draw it, Gu Lingchen stopped asking.
"Sister Sisi, I'll take you to meet my mother. Let's go."
"Ah! I have to go and pay my respects again," Liu Sisi screamed inwardly, but he was a prince, what could she say? She could only go along with him.
They arrived at Consort Hui's palace.
"Mother, your son has come to pay his respects." Gu Lingchen immediately bowed.
Liu Sisi also bowed and knelt down.
"Kneel down! I'm numb." Anyway, you have to kneel every day in the palace.
After kneeling, Liu Sisi raised her head and looked at Consort Hui.
The phrase "a beauty that could topple kingdoms and cities" immediately popped into my head.
Consort Hui was beautiful, gentle, and virtuous. Her eyebrows were lightly drawn, her eyes were clear as water, her nose was like jade, her lips were like cherries, and her graceful figure was elusive, like a fairy in the moon.
"Wow! No wonder Gu Lingchen is so handsome, it turns out my mother is as beautiful as an angel." Liu Sisi thought to herself.
"Cough cough."
Gu Lingchen saw Liu Sisi staring blankly and coughed lightly to remind her.
Liu Sisi immediately realized what was happening.
"I'm sorry, Your Majesty is so beautiful that I was momentarily mesmerized," Liu Sisi explained.
Consort Hui covered her mouth and chuckled softly.
"You have a sweet tongue, young lady. Get up! I've often heard Chen'er mention you to me. Today I finally meet you. You are indeed a very likable girl."
Afterwards, Consort Hui chatted with Liu Sisi for a long time and even gave her a box of jewelry.
Gu Lingchen's illness had been a source of deep concern for her for many years, and now that someone had cured her of that burden, she naturally wanted to express her gratitude.
Liu Sisi was surprised to find that Consort Hui was so kind, completely different from the concubines in TV dramas.
“Your Highness Consort Hui, I don’t have anything nice to give you in return. I heard from the Second Prince that you like the food from my shop, and I happened to bring some with me this time. I’ll go back and get it and bring it to you later,” Liu Sisi said.
“Okay,” Consort Hui did indeed like rice noodles and such, so she didn’t refuse.
After leaving Consort Hui's place, Gu Lingchen asked.
"Little Sisi, would you like to ride a horse? How about I take you to learn to ride today?"
"Great!" Liu Sisi really wanted to learn how to ride a horse. After all, riding a horse was like using a chariot in ancient times, and learning how to ride would make things much more convenient.
For the next few days, Liu Sisi went out with Gu Lingchen to learn horseback riding. However, her legs were not long enough, so she found it a bit difficult to learn. Fortunately, she had her lightness skill to protect her, so she did not get injured.
Meanwhile, Emperor Guang Sheng had already received the betting letter from Emperor Yong An.
"Hahaha, just as I expected, this time I will personally go to the Tianlong Kingdom to see which prince Emperor Yong'an will send to me to 'amuse myself'!"
"Your Majesty, please reconsider. If you go in person, what if the Heavenly Dragon Kingdom detains you?"
A minister from the Jin-Liao Kingdom said with some concern.
"I will lead an army of 200,000 directly there. If they dare to touch me, the Tianlong Kingdom will immediately become a living hell."
"I've inquired, and the Tianlong Kingdom doesn't have many capable military generals these days; they only value civil officials."
"Haha, Emperor Yong'an is simply foolish. Military force is what a strong nation should possess."
Emperor Guang Sheng would never listen to anyone's advice.
"Guards, draft an imperial edict. Summon Jin Elai and bring all the military officers with you. I am going to the Tianlong Kingdom as a 'guest'."
"yes."
The ministers, unable to persuade him otherwise, gave up. They had all witnessed the current emperor's cruel methods of torture and murder, and dared not offend him in the slightest.
The following day, Emperor Guang Sheng led an army of 200,000 straight to Tianlong Kingdom.
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