Mingyue glared at Mu Qing and said, "I won't marry you. Okay, your mission is completed, I'm leaving!" Then she turned and left.
Mu Qing hurriedly tried to pull Mingyue. He was afraid that he couldn't hold her, so he used a lot of strength. But Mingyue turned around at this time, and there was no place to exert his strength, so Mingyue was directly pulled into Mu Qing's arms.
Mu Qing turned around before he stood steadily, holding Mingyue in his arms. Mingyue was not tall, only reaching Mu Qing's shoulders. Mu Qing just held Mingyue like that and refused to let go.
Mingyue looked at Mu Qing, then at the hand that was around her shoulders, and said, "Stand still, let me go!"
Mu Qing looked at his hand, then let go of Mingyue and said, "You turned around suddenly just now, do you have something to say to me?"
Mingyue coughed and said, "Ahem... I just want to tell you that you don't have to worry about it anymore. I won't marry you."
Mu Qing smiled and said, "I know, but... I won't give up! Anyway, I must marry you in this life!"
Mingyue kicked Mu Qing and said, "Did you not understand what I said or did you do it on purpose? I said I won't marry you!"
Mu Qing didn't get angry, but just said with a smile: "But I will definitely marry you. Don't make a decision so soon. Maybe you will change your mind."
Mingyue glared at Mu Qing, snorted coldly, turned around and left without saying a word!
Mu Qing stood where he was. Although Mingyue had attacked him just now, he was not as cold as before. It seemed that what the master said was right. One should be shameless when chasing a wife!
On September 1st, the emperor sent someone to summon Ye Chen early in the morning.
Chen Qiu asked worriedly, "Did something happen? Why did you send Eunuch Gao here so early?"
Ye Chen shook his head and said, "You'll know when you get there. Don't worry, wait for me at home. I'll be back soon!"
In the study.
The emperor handed Ye Chen a memorial and said, "Look, the imperial concubine has only been in the cold palace for a few days, and the Prince of Zhennan has already submitted a petition to come to Kyoto. This speed is really fast!"
Ye Chen looked at the memorial in deep thought. When did the Prince of Zhennan enter Kyoto in his previous life? He only remembered that he had seen the Prince of Zhennan in his previous life when Qiu'er was sparring with him. He had never seen his Qiu'er smile so happily before.
Oh, by the way, when the Prince of Zhennan was interacting with his Qiu'er, he didn't use his real name, and Qiu'er had no idea that he was the Prince of Zhennan.
When did Qiu'er and the Prince of Zhennan meet? He had lived two lives and still didn't know. He was not sure whether Qiu'er had met the Prince of Zhennan.
Seeing Ye Chen in a daze, the emperor asked, "What's wrong? Is there something wrong? Ever since the Prince of Zhennan inherited the title, I have been paying close attention to him. After all, he controls one-third of our army, so we must not be careless!"
Ye Chen closed the memorial and said, "It does require attention. However, judging by this memorial, it doesn't look like they're coming back suddenly. From Kyoto to Binzhou, the fiefdom of the Prince of Zhennan, it would take five days even if they galloped at full speed. This memorial was sent via the post station, not expedited, so it would take at least half a month to reach Kyoto. They must have planned to go to the capital long ago!"
The emperor pondered for a moment and said, "Since he has long planned to come to the capital, then let's wait for him to come. He has inherited the title five years ago, right? Humph, apart from when he inherited the title, he has only returned to the capital once before!"
Ye Chen smiled and said, "You were the one who promised the Prince of Zhennan that he wouldn't have to pay tribute every year! Now you're blaming him for not coming to Kyoto!"
"However, as far as I know, although people don't come to the capital every year, the tribute has never been less!"
The emperor said: "Since the old Prince Zhennan, there has been no shortage of them. The Prince Zhennan has lived in the military camp since he was a child, and I know very little about him! This time I come back, it seems that I need to get to know him more!"
Ye Chen said: "This person will not be a threat!"
The emperor said, "Oh?" and asked, "Why do you say that? Do you know him well?"
Ye Chen shook his head and said: "I don't understand!"
The emperor looked at Ye Chen and didn't ask any more questions.
Ye Chen has indeed never seen the Prince of Zhennan in this life. The Prince of Zhennan, Lu Chenyuan, has lived in the military camp since he was a child. Unlike other noble children in Kyoto, he spends his days either attending school or hanging out on the streets of Kyoto.
He had been practicing martial arts since he was five years old, and he ate, drank, and had fun in the military camp! Therefore, he was not very familiar with these young masters in Kyoto, and some of them had never even seen him!
In September, every family in the capital who grows chrysanthemums will hold a chrysanthemum-viewing banquet, and the chrysanthemum-viewing banquet on the Double Ninth Festival is held by the palace every year.
On the first day of September, the wife of the Dali Temple Minister sent an invitation to Chen Qiu, inviting him to her house on the third day to appreciate chrysanthemums. Mrs. Zheng was a famous chrysanthemum lover in Kyoto.
This Madam Zheng was the one who helped Chen Qiu at the old Duke’s birthday banquet. Chen Qiu liked her very much.
Firstly, she had helped her before, and secondly, Chen Qiu felt that this Madam Zheng was very much to her liking!
Sometimes I see someone and we don’t talk much, but I just feel that this person is nice.
During dinner on the second day of the Lunar New Year, Chen Qiu said to Madam Xiao, "Grandmother, you don't hang out with people in the capital very often. Madam Zheng has invited me to go chrysanthemum viewing tomorrow. Please come with me! I'll bring Lan Yu with me, too!"
Madam Xiao drank a sip of her soup and said with a smile, "I won't go. You are all young people. Your grandfather and I plan to show up at the palace's chrysanthemum viewing banquet this year!"
Chen Qiu asked in surprise: "Really?"
The old Duke looked at Shen Qiu and Ye Chen and said, "I can walk now with a cane. Although it's not smooth yet, I can walk and stop without any problem."
Lan Yu nodded and said, "Well, it's not a big problem. Walking more now will help with recovery!"
The old Duke smiled, then seemed to be lost in thought, muttering, "It's been six years, hasn't it? I haven't been to the palace. Now that I can walk again, it's time to see the Emperor. Like me, the only ones who followed Emperor Taizu into Kyoto are me and your grandfather!"
"Chen'er will be entering politics after the Spring Imperial Examination next year. If I show up, I can help him with some support, or at least reduce some obstacles!"
Madam Xiao smiled and said, "You, stop flattering yourself. I don't think many young people would recognize you and me now!"
Chen Qiu said: "Grandma, have you forgotten? They saw Grandpa on his birthday, and the title of Duke Ye Fuguo was there!"
Ye Chen continued, "Well, don't move around too much when the time comes. I'll go talk to the Emperor and have someone clean up my mother's palace. It's close to the Imperial Garden, so you and Grandmother can rest there if you're tired!"
Chen Qiu looked at Ye Chen and said, "Is the mother-in-law's palace still there? Don't princesses move out of the palace after they get married?"
Ye Chen said: "When the princesses and princes come of age, they will leave the palace and set up their own residences. Their palaces will be taken back by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and then the emperor will reward them to the younger princesses and princes."
"My mother married my father right after she came of age, so she didn't have her own residence outside. The emperor kept her original palace and didn't let anyone else live there!"
"I'll take you there to see it on the Double Ninth Festival!"
Shen Qiu nodded and said, "Okay!"
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