Chapter 255: Entering the Palace to Meet the Emperor
"My father summoned me?"
Chunzhi was a little surprised.
After she married Huo Zheng, she had met the emperor several times, but each time was at a palace banquet with everyone gathered together, and Huo Zheng was with her.
This was the first time the emperor summoned her alone.
She had a bad feeling.
Song Wan'er murmured softly, "Why did the emperor summon me to the palace for an audience at this time?"
Chunzhi has been back in the capital for several days, and she went to the palace on the day she returned. The emperor did not summon her at that time. It really doesn't seem like a good thing that he specially sent Eunuch Xu to convey the emperor's decree today.
Huo Yanran also understood a little bit, and slowly walked forward to Chunzhi's side, "I will go to see the emperor with my sister-in-law."
Eunuch Xu said, "The Emperor has only summoned Princess Chang'an. If Princess Thirteen wants to pay her respects to the Emperor, she should do so another day."
Hearing this, Huo Yanran felt that things were not going well.
Chunzhi thought that the emperor summoned her today probably because Princess Xiling had chosen Prince Chang'an.
What is meant to come will come sooner or later.
She said calmly, "In that case, Yanran should stay in the mansion and play with Wan'er. I will go see my father by myself."
"How can this be possible?" Huo Yanran was worried and wanted to say something else, "Sister-in-law..."
Chunzhi said, "It's okay, I'll be back soon."
As she spoke, she gave Huo Yanran a soothing look, then softly said to Wan'er and the others, "You guys continue playing."
Song Wan'er and the others had no time to play. They accompanied Chunzhi all the way to the palace gate, and couldn't help but feel worried when they saw her get on the carriage.
"Princess." Song Wan'er asked Huo Yanran, "The Emperor suddenly summoned you, could it be..."
"Don't be such a pessimist." Huo Yanran interrupted Song Wan'er and said, "Say something good."
Song Wan'er reacted immediately and changed her words, "Sister, it will be fine when you go to the palace this time. You must go well and come back well."
Yuzhu also silently said in her heart, "Sister must be fine."
Several people were a little worried about the emperor's sudden summons, and just hoped that Chunzhi was safe and sound.
Haruji herself was relatively calm and composed.
As early as a few days ago, when her father told her that a memorial had been submitted from the west, stating that the Princess of Xiling was to marry the Prince of Chang'an, she had already anticipated that the emperor might summon her.
But for several days, there was no movement in the palace.
She also thought that the court had another way to resolve the demands made by Princess Xiling.
Unexpectedly, this thing is not not happening, it just comes a little late.
On the way into the palace, Chunzhi sat in the carriage and didn't say a word.
Eunuch Xu, who originally thought that Princess Chang'an would take the opportunity to find out something, waited for a long time but did not wait for her to speak.
Eunuch Xu couldn't help but secretly look at Princess Chang'an, wondering if she was really not afraid or just pretending to be calm.
Chunzhi asked, "Eunuch Xu, what's wrong with the way I'm dressed today?"
Eunuch Xu quickly said, "There's nothing wrong with the princess."
Chunzhi asked again, "What is the father-in-law looking at?"
Eunuch Xu sighed inwardly. This Princess Chang'an was different from other noble ladies. She spoke directly and it was really hard to handle.
Since she asked this, Eunuch Xu couldn't just find an excuse to get away with it.
So he asked Chunzhi, "Princess, don't you want to ask me why the Emperor summoned you today?"
"I do." Chunzhi said, "But I think asking this would be embarrassing for Eunuch Xu, so I decided not to ask."
When Eunuch Xu heard this answer, a look of surprise appeared in his eyes.
Eunuch Xu was a man close to the emperor, and every time the royal relatives met him, they wanted to find out something from him.
If you say less, it feels like you’re at a loss.
Chunzhi is not like that. She thinks asking him is embarrassing him.
This princess is really...
Eunuch Xu couldn't help but sigh inwardly, where did Prince Chang'an find such a treasure?
"Besides..." Chunzhi gently smoothed the wrinkles on her clothes, "If I had known earlier why Father summoned me, I wouldn't have been able to come up with a plan in such a short time. It's better to know later so I can worry less."
When Eunuch Xu heard Chunzhi say this, he knew that she had probably guessed the reason why the emperor summoned her. He said nothing more and only advised Chunzhi: "No matter what, Princess, as long as you follow the emperor's wishes, everything will naturally be solved."
Chunzhi said, "Thank you, Eunuch Xu, for reminding me."
But she wasn't going to listen.
As long as you live, you must always have some persistence of your own.
The carriage stopped outside the palace gate. Chunzhi followed Eunuch Xu into the palace and came to the imperial study.
Eunuch Xu stopped and said, "Princess, please wait here for a moment. I will go in and pass the message."
Chunzhi replied "OK" and stood under the shade of the tree outside the imperial study, waiting quietly.
The Imperial Study was where the emperor handled government affairs and discussed important matters with important ministers. Concubines were generally not allowed to approach, and he would not summon noble ladies and other relatives here.
The emperor asked Chunzhi to come here to meet him today, which seemed to imply that what he wanted to talk to her about today were state affairs, not family matters.
Not long after Eunuch Xu went in, a young eunuch came out and said, "Princess Chang'an, please come in."
Chunzhi walked slowly inside. The imperial study was filled with eunuchs and palace maids. The bright yellow curtains, the imperial desk and the dragon throne all demonstrated the emperor's nobility.
Incense was burning in the incense burner, and the smoke curled up. Chunzhi stood a few steps away from the imperial desk. She didn't dare to look directly at the emperor, but bowed and said, "Greetings, father."
"Here I come."
The emperor put down the memorial in his hand, looked up at Chunzhi, and carefully examined the Princess of Chang'an.
When Huo Zheng insisted on marrying her, the emperor thought he was still young and capable of handling state affairs, but he fell for the word "love".
It’s not strange.
It is impossible for a person to live his life by following the rules and routine all the time.
It would be unbelievable if Huo Zheng could easily overcome the emotional barrier.
So the emperor did not forcibly separate the couple at that time.
Moreover, the emperor felt that his marriage to Wang as his queen had led to the strengthening of his foreign relatives, which had caused him considerable concern about their interference in government affairs in recent years. Therefore, he did not want Huo Zheng to follow in his footsteps, and so he allowed him to marry a daughter of the Song family.
It's just that things in the world are full of coincidences. This girl from the Song family was actually Mu Qingshan's biological daughter who was lost when he was exiled. Now that Mu Qingshan has been reinstated and is temporarily taking over the position of Minister of Revenue, Huo Zheng finally has a father-in-law who is a Minister.
Fortunately, Mu Qingshan was a loyal minister, and even though his daughter married the King of Chang'an, he had no intention of taking sides.
Only now did the emperor begin to look at Chunzhi carefully.
Chunzhi is indeed extremely beautiful, but Huo Zheng is a prince. What kind of stunning beauties has he not seen?
Nor will you be seduced by beauty.
This time, after learning that Huo Zheng died in battle in Xizhou, Chunzhi left the capital overnight and traveled thousands of miles to the battlefield to let the emperor know that Huo Zheng had made the right decision by insisting on marrying her.
Chunzhi's scalp tingled and cold sweat broke out on her back when the emperor looked at her, but she forced herself not to show any fear and let him look at her calmly.
After a long while, the emperor finally spoke, "Do you know why I summoned you to the palace today?"
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