Chapter 54 Meeting the Emperor
"Is it considered cheating or fooling? If you think it is, then it is." Lin Qingyue played with her drooping hair and laughed heartlessly. "I also gave you a benefit. Before we left, didn't we agree that if you help me, I would promise to let Lin Ruzhen enter the palace."
"Don't worry, I mean what I say. When are you going to marry her? Do you need me to help you choose an auspicious day?"
"Bang!" The man brought down his palm, instantly shattering the poor coffee table. He spoke slowly, "Don't bother your Excellency, Deputy Envoy. I will choose an auspicious day to welcome the new bride into the palace!"
After saying this, he left without looking back, full of anger.
Lin Qingyue's smile grew wider. "Are you angry now? Are you sad? But compared to the suffering Lin Qingyue endured back then, it's nothing."
In fact, Lin Qingyue noticed Dongfang Yan when he approached the door just now, and deliberately let him hear those heartbreaking words.
As a "bad girl" in her previous life, she knew too well how to stab people in the heart.
And this is just the beginning!
In the evening, Lin Qingyue returned to the Qiwu Palace in Prince Jin's Mansion. Not long after, Zhao An brought people with several gift boxes.
Lin Qingyue squinted her eyes and asked, "What are those?"
Zhao An said, "His Majesty has summoned you. Tomorrow you and the prince will enter the palace to face the emperor. This is the auspicious dress prepared for you, as well as the matching jewelry. These items should have been delivered on the day you married into the palace. However, your wedding to the prince was so hasty that there was no time to prepare them. However, the prince was thinking about them and had been urging the royal workshop for the past few days. Look, the items have been delivered tonight, just in time for your appearance tomorrow."
"I know, let it go."
Seeing that she looked indifferent and didn't seem very interested, Zhao An diligently helped to explain how exquisite the workmanship of the auspicious clothes was, how expensive the materials were, and how priceless the jewelry was.
He was a good servant. He never forgot to mention his master in every sentence and tried his best to please him.
If it were an ordinary noble lady, she would naturally be tempted by these things. Those things are not only priceless, but also a symbol of status!
But when Lin Qingyue was a tyrant in her previous life, what good things had she not seen?
She was annoyed by what she heard and kicked Zhao An out.
On the other side, Dongfang Yan was so angry at Lin Qingyue that he didn't even have an appetite for dinner.
After calming down, he knew that he shouldn't let that woman lead him around.
But when Zhao An came back, he couldn't help but ask, "Has the stuff been delivered? What did the princess say?"
Zhao An said tactfully: "The princess is very happy."
"Is she happy?" Dongfang Yan couldn't help but relax his brows, but he snorted arrogantly, "Humph, she's really a vain woman!"
Since she was so happy, she should at least say thank you, right? In order to let her have her own wedding dress as soon as possible, he even condescended to go to the workshop in person a few days ago.
In addition, he specially selected several of the best quality oriental pearls from the warehouse and inlaid them in the crown he gave her.
What woman in the world can refuse these?
Zhao An said, "By the way, the princess has something to tell His Highness."
"What did the princess say?"
Dongfang Yan's brows relaxed even further when he heard Lin Qingyue's message. "Hmph, this woman finally knows what's good for her. If she weren't so heartless and just served as my consort, what treasure in the world wouldn't I give her?"
Zhao An replied, "The princess said that she is too busy with official duties to take care of your taking a concubine, so she asked you...to handle it yourself."
Dongfang Yan's face suddenly darkened. Although he didn't say anything, Zhao An clearly felt that the aura around him had become extremely oppressive.
After he retreated fearfully, he heard the sound of porcelain breaking from inside.
The next day, when Lin Qingyue came out dressed in auspicious clothes, she was met with Dongfang Yan's cold face.
He just glanced at Lin Qingyue lightly, and then got on his horse without saying a word.
Lin Qingyue got on the carriage, stretched her arms and legs leisurely, and could lie down for a while if she got tired - she was the only one in the carriage, which was very comfortable.
They soon arrived at the palace.
This time, because Dongfang Yan was present, Xiaohua did not follow him into the palace, but asked Lin Qingyue to help deliver a message to Emperor Zhao of Qi.
Compared with the last time he met Emperor Zhao of Qi, His Majesty spoke significantly more during this meeting.
He asked about Lin Qingyue's relationship with Dongfang Yan after marriage, and also asked what Lin Qingyue liked to do in daily life.
Hearing that she was proficient in chess, he immediately became interested and ordered people to set up the chess table to play a game with her.
The eunuch came over quietly and whispered, "Your Majesty, the ministers and vice ministers of the six ministries have arrived and have been waiting for you in the council hall for a while. Is that right..."
Emperor Zhao of Qi said impatiently, "I was just about to play chess with the Princess of Jin, and you came nagging me. Aren't you annoying? Isn't it just a meeting of the six ministries? Yan'er, go in my place!"
"Uncle Huang, I'm afraid this is inappropriate..."
"What's wrong? Go away, don't interrupt my chess game!"
After sending Dongfang Yan away, Emperor Qi Zhao happily played three games in a row with Lin Qingyue.
Lost all three games.
He was very depressed: "My chess skills are unrivaled in the world. No civil or military official can match me. How could I lose so miserably to you?"
Lin Qingyue said, "That's because you're the emperor. No one dares to defeat you. Aren't you the best in the world?"
But Lin Qingyue is different.
When she was dominating the world of immortal cultivation, she became addicted to chess for a while and looked for people to play chess with every day.
But when they heard that she wanted to play chess, everyone was terrified.
This is because Immortal Lord Qingyue sets a prize for each game in order to make the game more interesting.
The players use each other's heads as the stakes, and the loser will have his head chopped off.
Life is at stake, who dares not to try their best?
But even if he won, there would be no good results. Qingyue Immortal Lord threw his knife over and said, "I accept the loss. My head is right here. Come and take it if you have the guts."
"What? You don't dare. No, I must do it. If I don't, you're looking down on me. I'm going to skin you alive!"
In short, no matter whether you win or lose, the opponent will get his head in the end.
Rumor has it that there are three tortures in the world of immortal cultivation, one of which is playing chess with the Immortal Lord Qingyue.
Now he is in decline. Even after winning three games in a row, he still couldn't win a head.
Emperor Zhao of Qi laughed heartily upon hearing this: "You hit the nail on the head! You are truly extraordinary. Although a woman, you possess the bearing of a hero."
He winked, dismissing everyone in the hall. Then he suddenly changed the subject and asked, "If one day you were asked to choose between your country and your children's personal life, which would you choose?"
This is a test.
"No need to test it." Lin Qingyue put down the chess piece and said in the same tone as Dongfang Qi:
"Your Majesty, I beg you to take good care of me. We have now arrived at Chixia in the northern borderlands, where the grasslands are vast and the scenery is picturesque. As I rode, I suddenly remembered your teachings on riding and archery when I was young, and I was filled with emotion. Unfortunately, your Majesty is busy with state affairs and cannot ride with you. The orange trees in the East Palace should have yielded a good harvest. I hope you will pick the largest and reddest ones and place them at your mother's tomb. Although I am away, I always think of you. I hope your Majesty will take care of yourself."
After hearing this, Emperor Zhao of Qi's expression changed instantly: "This is the last letter the Crown Prince wrote to me. How did you know this?"
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