"Oh?" Xiao Qing shifted his gaze from Song Tingwan to his son, with some inquiry.
Xiao Yunze was calm and composed, without a trace of panic on his face. "Father's birthday banquet will be in seven days. Why don't we invite the real dragon to the banquet for him?"
"Hahaha, okay!" Xiao Qing's eyes flashed with excitement, "I agree!"
"Then we will see how real the goddess's abilities are."
Song Tingwan frowned slightly.
Is the emperor suspecting that the dragon is fake?
If a real dragon appeared at the birthday banquet, the people would only think that the current emperor was the real dragon emperor, blessed by heaven and enjoying a good reputation.
If the dragon that appeared at the birthday banquet was fake or if no dragon appeared, she would be deceiving the emperor and would probably lose her head...
Song Tingwan was speechless.
This emperor is really suspicious and has a good hand at calculating.
Song Tingwan looked up and happened to meet Xiao Yunze's gaze. She nodded to the emperor in the main seat and said, "It is my honor to congratulate you on your birthday."
"Alright!" Xiao Qing slammed his hand on the table. "It's settled. If I ever see the real dragon, I will reward the goddess handsomely!"
Song Tingwan forced a smile and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Xiao Qing waved his hand, "Retreat. Lao Jiu stay."
Hearing this, Song Tingwan looked towards Xiao Yunze, met his soothing eyes, then turned and walked out.
Seeing Song Tingwan actually turned around and left, Xiao Qing frowned slightly.
When the door closed, Xiao Qing came out from behind the desk and gently patted Xiao Yunze on the shoulder. "Old Nine, who on earth is this goddess? She doesn't even know any etiquette."
Xiao Yunze lowered his eyes, "Father, she is not from Daqing and does not understand these things. Please don't blame her, Father."
"As for her origins, I don't know. I just happened to meet her in Feng County and with her help, I was able to save the lives of over ten thousand people in Feng County."
Xiao Qing nodded in affirmation, "I saw it in the memorial you handed me. This woman's medical skills are indeed remarkable, and she may even have some magical powers. However, her origins and motives are unclear, so we still have to be wary of her."
As he spoke, Xiao Qing patted Xiao Yunze's shoulder twice.
"This time, you have made great contributions in resisting foreign aggression. Once this matter is settled, I will reward you."
"Alright, now let's talk about your third brother." Xiao Qing sat down again. "I have already met with him in advance and put him under house arrest."
Xiao Yunze's expression was calm. He wasn't surprised that his father was so blatantly protecting the third brother. He simply asked, "What do you think, father?"
"Ninth Brother, your brother..." Xiao Qing paused deliberately, pressing his index finger heavily on the table, "Is he really colluding with the enemy country?"
Hearing this, Xiao Yunze raised a faint smile at the corner of his mouth.
He is worthy of his suspicious father.
Once the throne is endangered, even his most beloved and trusted son will inevitably be suspected without seeing any substantial evidence.
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As soon as Song Tingwan walked out of the imperial study, Miaoyi came to meet her.
"Sister Goddess, has the Emperor given you any trouble?" Miao Yi looked around her, looking him up and down. "Did he make any rude requests? Where's my brother? Why didn't he come out with you?"
Song Tingwan was almost dizzy from her confusion. She grabbed her arm to steady her. "Princess, I'm fine. Your father and brother have important matters to discuss, so I'll be leaving first."
Miao Yi looked at her suspiciously, "What did my father say to you? Did he really not embarrass you?"
Song Tingwan smiled and nodded, "He is the emperor, and this is the first time we meet. What reason does he have to embarrass me?"
"But..." Miaoyi was really worried that the goddess had a lover and was still accepted into the palace by her father. She looked left and right, and finally pulled her aside where there was no one. "Sister Goddess, do you have a lover?"
Song Tingwan's mind instantly flashed with Xiao Yunze's appearance. Seeing Miaoyi's mysterious look, she couldn't help but want to tease her, "What's the matter, Princess, do you have a lover?"
Miaoyi blushed, "Sister! I was asking you! Why are you asking me instead?"
"What's more, I'm not even old enough yet to talk about marriage."
"Hiss—" Song Tingwan continued to tease her, "What kind of person does the princess like?"
"Ahem." Miaoyi's eyes flashed, "Sister Goddess, there's no need to be so formal. Just call me Miaoyi."
Song Tingwan raised an eyebrow. "Okay. Then, what is Miaoyi's ideal person like?"
Miaoyi thought for a moment, a youthful smile plastered across her face. "I've secretly read some storybooks. I love the gentle, intelligent, and responsible men in those stories."
"Sister Goddess, what about you? What does your ideal man look like?"
......
As the two chatted, it got dark.
It was unknown how long it took before Xiao Yunze walked out of the imperial study.
"Goddess Sister, hurry up, the Emperor is coming out!" Miao Yi hurried over to greet him, "Imperial Brother, how is it? Did the Emperor punish you for trespassing?"
Seeing Xiao Yunze calmly shaking his head, Song Tingwan couldn't help but look at his knees.
Perhaps the emperor made him kneel down and refused to let him stand up after he entered the room, which was a punishment for him?
The floor is so hard and I've been kneeling for so long, I don't know if it's red or swollen.
Xiao Yunze noticed Song Tingwan's gaze and walked over to hold her hand. "It's okay, let's go back."
Seeing them walking out together, Miaoyi immediately followed, "Brother Huang, what about me? Have you spoken for me in front of the emperor? Why hasn't the emperor summoned me yet..."
Gradually, Miaoyi's eyes fell on the two people in front of her holding hands tightly. She couldn't help but stop, opened her eyes wide, and covered her mouth with her hands.
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