Cining Palace.
"Guanbao, Fujin, have you eaten?"
The Empress Dowager patted Xinrong's shoulder, who was sitting next to her, and asked the Guanbao couple sitting below with a smile.
"Thank you, Empress Dowager, for such a grand banquet. You even asked us if we were full. We're all stuffed."
As he spoke, Guanbao patted his stomach in sync with his gestures.
Sitting next to the Empress Dowager, Chen Nian found Guan Bao's actions inexplicably amusing.
"What are you laughing at?"
Qing'er, who was also sitting, noticed the smile in Shen Nian's eyes and asked curiously.
Seeing Qing'er's curiosity, Chen Nian leaned over and whispered in Qing'er's ear.
This successfully made Qing'er laugh as well. She secretly glanced at Lord Guanbao below, then quickly turned her head away, pretending that nothing had happened. It was rare for her to show such a little temper, which was incredibly cute.
The people sitting below also smiled as they watched the two girls upstairs.
The pleasantries continued, and then Xinrong began to perform a dance.
As Xinrong entered, everyone fell silent and watched her performance quietly.
The live-action dance is truly captivating.
He stared intently at Xinrong dancing, his eyes glued to her.
Slurp slurp, beautiful sister, her favorite beautiful sister, the beautiful sister who can dance.
The way she swayed her waist was so enviable; I, someone with poor coordination, was absolutely thrilled.
Xinrong, who was sitting in the audience, also noticed Chen Nian's infatuated gaze fixed on her. She smiled and danced even more vividly.
It's still that lecherous Nian Nian; she probably likes this dance.
Stepping back, Xinrong inadvertently turned her head to look at the person she cared about, but she didn't see that Fu Yuxing's gaze had fallen on her, and a deep loneliness flashed in his eyes.
Following Fu Yuxing's gaze, Xinrong saw that the person above had already shifted their gaze away from her. Ertai noticed that Shen Nian wasn't staring at him for a moment, but was staring at Xinrong, who was currently giving him a flirtatious look. Xinrong was startled.
Fu Yuxing's gaze was clearly the same as Ertai's gaze towards Chen Nian and Yongxuan's gaze towards Qing'er, only it was restrained and controlled.
Just like how I see him...
After the dance ended, Xinrong returned to the Empress Dowager's side.
With a thoughtful reminder, Xiao Yanzi knew she couldn't possibly perform the Yangko dance like in the original drama. Instead, she obediently watched the performance with Saiya, the two of them occasionally exclaiming how beautiful and pretty it was, something they couldn't pull off.
Listening to everyone's praise, Xinrong was momentarily distracted because of her recent discovery.
"What's wrong? Is Xinrong feeling unwell? Let's summon the imperial physician to take a look."
Noticing Xinrong's absent-mindedness, the Empress Dowager asked with concern.
"Without the Empress Dowager, Xinrong is not feeling unwell, just a little tired."
Looking up to meet the Empress Dowager's concerned eyes, Xinrong forced a smile and shook her head.
"That's true. Today is your first day in the palace, and you've even been asked to perform. You must be tired. Shall I have someone take you away to rest first?"
Upon hearing Xinrong's words, the Empress Dowager nodded and made a suggestion.
The emperor has other matters to announce, which will take some time.
Thinking of the matter the Emperor had discussed with her, the Empress Dowager looked at the other two girls beside her, her eyes filled with satisfaction.
They are finally about to find their own happiness.
"No need, Your Majesty."
Xinrong forced a smile and shook her head.
...
"Hahaha, on the occasion of the Guanbao family entering the palace, I have another piece of good news to announce. Qing'er, Niannian, it's time to put your marriage on the agenda. Guards!"
After praising Xinrong, the Emperor turned his gaze to Chen Nian and Qing'er, who were sitting next to the Empress Dowager, and brought up something that everyone had been looking forward to.
Upon hearing the Emperor's voice, Li Yu, who had been waiting, immediately stepped forward, holding two gleaming imperial edicts in his hands.
The four parties involved looked at the Emperor in shock, then their gazes fell on the imperial edict in Li Yu's hand. They never expected that the Emperor would bestow a marriage edict upon them today.
The four of them stood up and knelt down in the center of the hall.
"By the grace of Heaven, the Emperor decrees: The daughter of Prince Yu (whose surname is unknown) Qing'er is hereby conferred the title of Heshuo Wanqing Gege, and is betrothed to Prince Rui Yongxuan, to be married on May 7th."
The daughter of the former Prince Rui, Chen Nian, was granted the title of Princess Gulun Anle and was betrothed to Fu Ertai, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. The marriage took place on May 9th.
So be it.
(The decree states: This was drafted and written by the emperor himself.)
This shows how much importance is placed on Nian Nian and Qing Er.
Everyone was stunned when they heard about Chen Nian's new princess title. Even Chen Nian herself was unaware of this. They all looked at Ertai without prior agreement.
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(The author knows that only the empress's daughter can be granted the title of Gulun, but we are a story about the beloved daughter of the family, so we will give the best to Nian Nian. Humph, you can criticize, but I will not change it. (?`^′?)?)
One more thing, in the text, is Qing'er's father Prince Yu, Prince Yu, or Prince Yu? I got confused. I think I wrote Prince Yu, the latter two are correct. Please bear with me.
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