“I know, I know that the county magistrate is already Prince Yong’s concubine. But I still can’t help but want to tell you these things. If, I mean if, the county magistrate wasn’t someone else’s concubine, would she like me?” Indar stared at Lanqin and asked.
“Prince Indal, there’s no room for assumptions. I’m already the Fourth Prince’s concubine, so there’s really no way to answer your question,” Lanqin said firmly. Although she hadn’t fallen for Prince Indal, her heart still fluttered at the prospect of such a handsome young man’s confession.
Clearly, Lanqin's words left Indal feeling quite defeated. After all, he was the object of many women's affections, even the Sixteenth Princess was fond of him. Yet, he had fallen for a woman who was already married.
"Don't forget, meet at the rock cave tomorrow at Shenshi (3-5 PM)." After saying this, Lanqin left immediately. She carefully opened the door, looked around, and seeing no one, quickly slipped out.
After Lanqin had been gone for a while, Indal also came out. Neither of them noticed the palace maid hiding in a corner, and they saw them coming out of the palace one after the other.
After returning home, Lanqin was still uneasy about Indal's words.
"My lady, you're back! How is it? Is the sixteenth princess alright?" Si Hua saw Lan Qin return with a gloomy expression and assumed she had been upset by the sixteenth princess.
“It’s alright. Where are Ushiha and Bechuk?” Lanqin asked.
"They're all with the Sixth Prince. Your Majesty, just now, the Emperor sent someone to invite you," Si Hua said.
"Oh? Okay." Lanqin hesitated for a moment, then stopped.
"I'll go see Father Emperor now. You don't need to come with me. Take good care of Wuxiha and the others," Lanqin said.
When Lanqin arrived at Qianqing Palace, the morning court session had already ended. However, the Fourth Prince had not gone to Yonghe Palace, which made Lanqin a little worried.
"Your daughter-in-law greets Father Emperor!" Lanqin greeted Emperor Kangxi with a curtsy.
"Yes, come quickly and grind the ink for Father Emperor. I am in a very good mood today. Most of those barbarian tribes have arrived. The preparations for the tribute from all nations are almost complete," Kangxi said with a smile.
"Your Majesty is wise and mighty. When those foreigners see Your Majesty, they will surely be captivated by your charisma. In addition, all the princes of our Great Qing are handsome and capable, and they will surely leave those foreigners speechless, only able to feel envy and jealousy." Lanqin didn't even know what she was saying, and just rambled on and on.
"Haha, you little rascal, always trying to make me happy at times like this. But I am indeed happy. The reason I called you here today is that I want you to go see Indal tomorrow in my place and see what he has to say to me. When you come back, tell me what he has to say, okay?" Kangxi said, looking at Lanqin.
What's going on here? Emperor Kangxi actually wants me to go see people on his behalf?
"Father, I am just a woman, and I really shouldn't be involved in your affairs of state." Lanqin didn't want to see Prince Indal anymore, but at this very moment, Kangxi asked her to go to see him on his behalf.
"Who said that? I believe that if you were a man, you would be a capable man who can bring peace and prosperity to the country. I have many things to attend to lately, so you go and see him on my behalf and find out what it is about," Kangxi said.
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