Chapter 67 Grandfather suddenly fell ill
When Jiang Xue heard this, she didn't get angry but laughed instead.
She looked at Jing Ye provocatively and asked, "Oh? I wonder which one of my family the prince wants to marry?"
Jing Ye laughed and said, "Princess, who else do you think there could be?"
Jiang Xue retorted, "I am the only daughter of the Jiang family, but unfortunately I am already married. I am probably not considered by the prince. However, as far as I know, my second brother does not have such a habit."
Jing Ye was silent for a while.
He was a little confused. When did Jiang Xue become so vicious?
He said, "So what if she's already a married woman? What if I really want her?"
Jiang Xue glanced at him coldly, then walked towards the side hall door, saying in a deep voice, "No matter what the prince thinks, I sincerely want to know the truth."
"If the prince only wants to make fun of me, there is no need to discuss this matter any further."
Jing Ye followed Jiang Xue out of the palace gate. When they turned around, they saw Lu Qiongshuang clinging to the window.
Lu Qiongshuang: "In fact, in the East China Sea, it is not impossible for men to discuss marriages..."
Jiang Xue: “…”
Jing Ye: “…”
Both of them left with cold faces.
When they were about to reach the main hall, Jing Ye suddenly approached and whispered in Jiang Xue's ear: "If you want to find me, go to Wanbao Tower and tell Ji Yan."
Jiang Xue looked up at him in confusion. They were very close to each other. Jiang Xue looked at those dark eyes for a long time, feeling a little dazed. Suddenly, she unconsciously reached out to his face, wanting to take off the mask.
Jing Ye grabbed her hand very quickly.
On the other side of the palace road, Gu Lintan and the envoys from the Qian Kingdom were walking over.
Gu Lintan saw a figure that looked very much like Jiang Xue, and walked over quickly. He saw that Jiang Xue and Jing Ye were very close to each other, and their movements were ambiguous.
He was a little annoyed for a moment.
Jing Ye ignored him many times today, which was already a loss of face for him.
Now he is touching his wife in front of the crowded temple gate?
Gu Lintan strode up to the two of them, stretched out his hand, and suddenly pulled Jiang Xue's hand away from Jing Ye's.
Jiang Xue was knocked off balance by the sudden force and almost lost her balance.
She looked at the person who came and saw it was Gu Lintan, which made her even angrier.
"My dear Prince Consort, you hurt me!"
Gu Lintan did not respond. Seeing Jing Ye's cold expression, he did not care about etiquette and directly took Jiang Xue's wrist in his hand and gently rubbed it.
He looked at Jing Ye provocatively and said, "Your Highness has left the delegation and acted alone three times. What is your intention?"
Jiang Xue was disgusted by his kneading, frowned slightly, and whispered: "This is in front of everyone, Prince Consort, let go."
Gu Lintan smiled at her, stretched out his hand to hold her in his arms, and said, "Your Highness, you and I are husband and wife, why should we worry about these things."
Jing Ye sneered and said, "The Prince Consort and the Princess are truly in love, I won't bother you any more."
After saying this, he waved to the envoys not far away and walked into the Funing Palace first.
Seeing Jing Ye walking away, Jiang Xue nimbly slipped her wrist out of Gu Lintan's hand without leaving a trace.
Gu Lintan's face looked very unhappy, but he still smiled at her, which made him look even more gloomy and weird.
"Your Highness, the people coming and going here are all officials and ladies of high rank. Your Highness should be more careful."
Jiang Xue frowned and pretended to be dissatisfied, "Who is this person? I was just passing by and he grabbed me. He looked very reckless. The prince consort called him Prince? Whose prince is he?"
Gu Lintan raised his eyebrows and asked tentatively, "Your Highness, don't you know him? He is the head of the envoys from the country of Gan this time, King Rui Chong."
"How would I know about the past?" Jiang Xue said impatiently, "I was pulled twice by you for no reason. My hands are about to break."
Seeing that Jiang Xue wanted to explain, Gu Lintan's expression eased a lot and he said, "I was anxious at the moment and thought that Your Highness was molested by him, so..."
"Really?" Jiang Xue said calmly, "Looking at the Prince Consort's expression just now, someone who didn't know would think that I had something in common with this person."
Gu Lintan said, "It's my fault. I'll help rub your wrist."
After he finished speaking, he took Jiang Xue's hand and said, "Why are you here alone, Your Highness? Where are Miss Xiaochun and Miss Fudong?"
"Fu Ning Palace is busy, I asked them to help."
Jiang Xue was thinking about how to end her hypocritical relationship with Gu Lintan. When she saw Lu Qiongshuang approaching, she shouted, "Qiongshuang, where have you been? I've been looking for you for a long time."
Lu Qiongshuang was very smart. She immediately ran up to Jiang Xue and pulled her over. She shook her hand and said, "Cousin, I haven't been to the palace for a long time. I just wandered around. Didn't I ask you to wait for me in the side hall?"
"I waited for you for a long time but didn't see you, so I came out to look for you." Jiang Xue said unhappily.
Lu Qiongshuang tilted her head and winked at Gu Lintan, saying, "Brother-in-law, go and do your work first. I will take care of my cousin."
Gu Lintan was stunned, then he remembered that he still had official duties to attend to. He nodded and said in a friendly manner: "Then I'll trouble Miss Lu to help me take care of His Highness."
Lu Qiongshuang said, "Go ahead."
When Gu Lintan entered the hall, Lu Qiongshuang changed her expression and whispered in Jiang Xue's ear with a gossipy look on her face: "That guy wants to marry my cousin?"
Jiang Xue rolled her eyes at her and said, "You are just teasing me. But you, who gave you the courage to eavesdrop outside?"
"Cousin Yu," Lu Qiongshuang said confidently, and then asked, "But cousin, why does Jing Ye seem to be very familiar with Xiao Qi?"
Jiang Xue shook her head and said, "Don't ask about these things. Go in first."
Lu Qiongshuang pursed his lips and had to follow Jiang Xue into the Funing Palace.
All the people from the Gan Kingdom had already taken their seats. Jiang Xue and Lu Qiongshuang sat down and listened to the eunuchs outside the palace singing loudly:
"His Majesty has arrived——"
"The Queen has arrived—"
The emperor and empress walked into the Funing Palace hand in hand, followed by a group of ladies with their heads bowed.
Everyone stood up and saluted. The emperor waved his hand and said in a loud voice: "Today is a family banquet, and it is also a pleasure to have friends coming from afar. The envoys from the imperial court are here. Please enjoy the feast with me and my ministers. You don't have to be so formal. Stand up."
Everyone nodded in agreement and stood up to wait for the Emperor and Empress to take their seats.
Lu Qiongshuang whispered beside Jiang Xue, "Why don't you see grandpa?"
Jiang Xue took a quick look and indeed did not see Lu Xiang.
She replied in a low voice: "Since it is a family dinner and a state banquet, grandpa will definitely come. Maybe something delayed him."
At the emperor's command, the banquet began.
There was constant singing and dancing, and drinking. Jiang Xue just felt bored in the hall. Suddenly, she glanced at the location of the Qian Kingdom delegation and saw Jing Ye, the leader, staring at her.
She couldn't help feeling a little flustered.
"Princess Changle, do you think if I ask your Great Ji Emperor for a marriage, will he agree?"
The words are still ringing in my ears.
She thought Jing Ye was just joking, but his behavior was unpredictable, and Jiang Xue began to worry whether he would do something weird.
Fortunately, after the banquet, Jing Ye remained quiet and didn't say a word.
Jiang Xue breathed a sigh of relief and went to Yi'an Palace with Lu Qiongshuang again. They said goodbye to Queen Lu before leaving.
The two were about to step out of the Yi'an Palace when they saw Jiang Yu walking in a hurry.
Jiang Xue was about to ask something when Jiang Yu hurriedly said:
"The servant from the Prime Minister's residence came to report that my grandfather is ill."
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