After this incident, everyone felt very awkward and the atmosphere fell into an eerie silence. It took a while for the atmosphere to become lively again.
Everyone chatted and laughed and toasted each other, and the atmosphere became lively again.
When the Empress returned from dealing with Yuan Yingxuan's affairs, the Imperial Concubine sitting beside the Emperor suddenly said, "Your Majesty, I wonder when the Crown Prince and Miss Xue from the Marquis of Changyang's mansion will be getting married? I'm looking forward to drinking in their wedding wine."
Don't bring up anything that is not related to the topic!
The Queen's eyes darkened, a smile forming on her face. Just as she was about to speak, Xue Huan spoke up, "Are you talking about me, Imperial Concubine? When did I become engaged to the Crown Prince? How come I didn't know about it?"
The confusion on her face was so real, as if she really didn't know that she was engaged to the prince.
The imperial concubine covered her mouth and laughed charmingly, "Miss Xue, since you don't know, let me tell you. This engagement was made between your mother and the Empress Dowager sixteen years ago, before her death. Your mother once saved the Empress Dowager's life, and the Empress Dowager promised to do something for your mother. However, your mother never asked the Empress Dowager for this promise until the day she gave birth to you. She had a premonition that she would soon die, and she was worried about you, so she made this engagement."
Xue Huan was silent for a moment after hearing this. Suddenly, she stood up and walked to the center of the hall, bowing to the Emperor and Empress sitting at the top. "Empress, my mother originally arranged this engagement with you because she was worried about me. She hoped that I would be protected by this engagement and grow up well, not that it would restrict me. Now that I have grown up, I can make my own decisions about my own engagement. I hope Your Majesty can cancel it."
The Queen was eager to cancel the engagement, but when she saw Xue Huan bringing it up herself, as if she couldn't wait to get rid of some burden, she couldn't help but get angry.
Even if the engagement needs to be cancelled, she should be the one to initiate it. Why does Xue Huan act like she despises the prince?
The Queen was angry, and the others were surprised. Looking at the entire Dayong, the Crown Prince was undoubtedly one of the best candidates for marriage. I wonder how many women dreamed of marrying the Crown Prince. How could Xue Huan actually want to cancel the engagement with the Crown Prince?
After the queen calmed down from her anger, she became more sober. She was still thinking about how to cancel the engagement. Since Xue Huan took the initiative to bring it up, wasn't it just perfect?
"Okay, I agree. Please bring out the engagement letter."
Xue Huan took out the engagement letter that Ya Gu had given her. When Lin Lan and the Queen made the engagement, it was certainly not just a verbal agreement. If it was just that simple, the Queen could go back on her word and deny it. How could she admit it so easily?
The two also signed a contract. When Lin Lan signed the contract, she used her own blood and also made a curse: if the queen did not abide by the agreement, the prince would be struck by lightning and die a miserable death.
Because of the curse, the queen had to abide by the agreement.
Now that Xue Huan took out the blood contract, the Queen felt more relieved. Finally, she no longer had to be constrained by Lin Lan!
This woman has been dead for so many years, but she still affects her life, making her secretly hate her whenever she thinks of her.
The blood contract was burned, and the marriage was completely cancelled.
Xue Huan and the Queen both felt a sense of relief.
The other protagonist in this incident, Prince Yuanze, tried to stop it several times but had reservations. In the end, he could only watch the blood contract being burned to ashes and blown away by the wind.
As for his fiancée Xue Huan, he was indifferent to her before he met her. He even thought it was good to have such a fiancée, as she could help him block a lot of romantic opportunities.
But after seeing her for the first time, he fell in love with her involuntarily and even began to fantasize about his future life after getting married.
He felt very regretful for the absence of so many years. Why didn't he bring Xue Huan back to the capital earlier, but let her stay in Pengcheng?
Fortunately, now that she is back, he still has a chance to make amends.
But he didn't expect that before he had the chance to make any effort, their engagement no longer existed.
After coming out of the palace, Xue Huan was in a good mood. She felt that this trip to the palace banquet was the right one and it completely solved a worry.
Xuan Xiaoxing followed her home directly. Gu Yan was quite helpless, but knew that he could not persuade Xuan Xiaoxing, so he could only ask Xue Huan to take better care of him.
Xue Huan naturally agreed.
As for Gu Yan himself, he was still busy with various enrollment matters and didn't have much time to look after Xuan Xiaoxing.
After bringing Xuan Xiaoxing home, Xue Huan made a new dessert - egg tarts. The baking oven used was an alchemy furnace, which had a temperature control array that could precisely control the temperature, almost like an oven.
The only difference is that the two use different energy sources. The former is spirit stones, while the latter is electricity. In fact, they both have the same goal.
The freshly baked egg tarts are crispy on the outside and soft and fragrant on the inside, and they are delicious.
Xuan Xiaoxing, the big eater, ate more than a dozen and still couldn't get enough.
Xue Huan opened his outstretched hand and said, "We have to eat later, so save some space."
Xuan Xiaoxing said aggrievedly, "I don't need to save my stomach. I can finish any amount I eat."
Xue Huan: "That won't work either. I can't finish it all before you finish it. I'll save the rest for you to take back and let Gu Yan try it later."
Xuan Xiaoxing: "Then I'll have another one, no, two, okay? Just two."
Pulling Xue Huan's sleeve and acting coquettishly.
"Okay, okay, just two, no more." Xue Huan couldn't bear such a handsome young man acting coquettishly towards her, so she could only agree to him.
Since they were all given to Gu Yan, there naturally had to be some for Yuan Xi. Xue Huan packed a box and asked Fourteen to deliver it to Prince Yan's Mansion.
When Fourteen came back, he told Xue Huan, "The prince is out and not at home. I asked the housekeeper to put away the egg tarts."
Xue Huan said "Oh" and didn't ask where Yuan Xi had gone. After all, as a prince, he naturally had a lot of things to do, which was not something she, an idle person, could do, and their relationship had not reached that point yet.
But she didn't ask, but Fourteen took the initiative to say it: "The prince went to Lianyun Mountain to look for an herb on the prescription you prescribed earlier."
In order to remove the curse from Yuan Xi, Xue Huan needs to prepare a large amount of medicinal materials, including many rare medicines. Since he is detoxifying Yuan Xi, he naturally has to be responsible for the medicinal materials.
However, some herbs have to be picked and processed on the spot. Once the time is exceeded, the herbs will lose their medicinal properties. She has to go there in person to get these herbs.
Xue Huan plans to go to Lianyun Mountain in two days.
After preparing all the necessary items for the trip, Xue Huan walked out of the house under the reluctant gazes of Yagu Xiaoyu and Xuan Xiaoxing.
As she left the city, she felt someone was following her, but she remained silent and went straight to her destination.
After entering Lianyun Mountain, she led the people who were following her to a place that was very suitable for burying the body, stopped and said, "Come out."
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