Emperor Zhao Changbin has been in power for ten years. The country has been prosperous and the neighboring countries have been law-abiding. Even if there are some disasters in various places, they will be resolved by his ministers.
He was an emperor with no merits or faults and was extremely lucky.
Wen Liyu's father was the head of the military officers and also the emperor's companion. The two had a close relationship and trusted each other.
But while Wen Xiuye was favored by the emperor, he also had great prestige among the people and held the military power of 100,000 troops on the border.
Emperors are probably suspicious. Although they trust Wen Xiuye, they sometimes feel a little wary of him.
In addition to wanting to arrange a good marriage for his friend's daughter, he also wanted to use this incident to deepen the bond between the two of them and to restrain him at the same time.
Wen Xiuye was not a fool and understood the emperor's thoughts. Wen Liyu was his only child over the years.
The emperor felt guilty about this and was particularly good to him and Wen Liyu. He even wanted to directly confer the title of princess on Wen Liyu, but was rejected by Wen Xiuye.
The emperor also heard what Zhao Xuanyin said in front of the imperial concubine, but he did not take it to heart. He thought that the second son just didn't want to get married and made up an excuse to fool the imperial concubine.
But after he finished his business, he went to Changchun Palace, wanting to see how the imperial concubine planned to deal with the second son, and to meet his third daughter-in-law.
Wen Liyu was very bored in the banquet hall. The eldest princess, as the host of the banquet, never showed up.
All around her were noble ladies who were talking about what was happening in the backyard of their home. Wen Liyu held her face in her hands and listened to them talk about how they dealt with the arrogant concubines and aunts.
Others boldly discussed matters of the royal family. Among the princes, the twins were the most popular among the noble ladies.
They were well-informed and had heard about the recent birth gap between the twins.
The two of them fought fiercely in the court, and the position of Wen Liyu, the fiancée, began to become ambiguous.
Especially those who liked Zhao Xuanyin, they originally wanted to please her.
The reason he tried to please her was that if he became the Second Prince's consort in the future, he and Wen Liyu would be sisters-in-law, and it would be beneficial to have a better relationship with them.
But now that the relationship between the two princes has deteriorated, there is no need to please her.
The group of noble ladies began to raise their heads proudly, gathered together to exchange news with each other, and looked at her with unfriendly eyes while talking.
"Tsk." Wen Liyu rolled her eyes at them and slowly mouthed, "You're still daydreaming."
"You!" Wang Tong, the second daughter of the Prime Minister who thought her status was no lower than hers, stood up with a burst of spiritual energy.
She walked to Wen Liyu's table and looked down at her. "What did you say just now?"
Wen Liyu sat calmly on the couch and lazily opened her eyes, "I said you were daydreaming."
Her original image to the outside world was that of a willful and spoiled person, but her true nature was more apparent in front of her family and twins.
"How dare you say that?!" Wang Tongling's cheeks flushed red, and he twisted the handkerchief in his hands fiercely. "You...you are just relying on the favor of the Emperor and General Wen to act so arrogantly. You are not worthy of the Third Prince at all!"
"Oh." Wen Liyu nodded indifferently, "So?"
"So...so you should take the initiative to ask the emperor to cancel the engagement! Give the third prince to someone who is more worthy of him!" Wang Tongling's cheeks turned redder as she spoke, and her eyes softened with water.
Wen Liyu blinked, a little surprised, "Don't you want to marry Brother Yin? You don't act like it."
"What nonsense are you talking about!!" Wang Tongling interrupted her shyly, "I, I didn't."
"It seems like you like Brother Yi more." Wen Liyu held her face and looked at her, saying mercilessly, "I'm not worthy of him, and you are even less worthy."
Wang Tongling widened her eyes in disbelief, "You!"
"Your sister has already married the eldest prince." Wen Liyu said slowly, "It is impossible for you to marry any other prince."
"Whether it's Brother Yin or Brother Yi, the one you're thinking about."
Wen Liyu stood up gracefully, her eyes looking at her with disdain. She bent down and whispered softly in her ear, "They are both mine."
Wang Tongling was so frightened by her bold and straightforward words that her eyes widened. She even forgot what she wanted to say and stared at her blankly.
Wen Liyu scanned the entire banquet hall with a haughty look. Everyone who met her gaze lowered their eyes timidly or avoided their gaze awkwardly.
Wen Liyu felt quite bored. Even though the eldest princess, who had organized the party, had not arrived yet, she left without a care or concern.
No one present dared to stop her. Even if she just left like that, it would be extremely disrespectful to the eldest princess and would also be a slap in the face to her.
"Miss, are we going to Changchun Palace?" Hongyou took a step forward and asked Wen Liyu, "Do you want me to ask the eunuch to summon the sedan chair?"
There are not many people in the palace who can ride in a sedan chair. Even Wang Tongling's father who came to cause trouble just now cannot ride in a sedan chair in the palace.
Only the emperor, empress, favored concubines, princes and princesses can ride in the sedan chair.
The reason why Wen Liyu was able to sit was because the emperor felt that she was often summoned into the palace by the empress and imperial concubines, and was too tired from walking, so he specially granted her grace.
"No need." Wen Liyu shook her head. "It's not far to walk there. I'll just go there to wake myself up."
Hongyou slowed down her pace and kept pace with Hongmei, "Yes."
Wen Liyu quietly looked at the scenery in the Imperial Garden. Every step in the garden revealed a new scene, and every place was full of the designer's careful thoughts. No matter from which angle you looked, you could see different beautiful scenery, which was very interesting.
"Third Prince, Qing'er truly loves you!"
From the corner of the Imperial Garden came a woman's bold and passionate confession.
When Wen Liyu heard the key words, she immediately stopped and looked towards the source of the sound with a frown.
Hongyou and Hongmei behind him also heard it and looked at each other in surprise.
The third prince? !
The young eunuch who led the way was new. He thought he had a good job, but when he heard these words, cold sweat immediately broke out on his forehead.
"Let's go and take a look." Wen Liyu's face was calm and she spoke in a slow voice.
The voice sounded unusually calm, but when it reached the ears of the three people, it gave a feeling that a storm was about to come.
The three servants did not dare to refute or speak rashly. They lowered their heads obediently and followed her.
When Wen Liyu was halfway there, she accidentally kicked the grass beside her, and immediately a woman's scream came from the grass.
"How dare you! Who are you? How dare you kick this princess... Is it you?"
The eldest princess, Zhao Zixuan, was squatting in the grass in a particularly ungraceful manner, surrounded by her palace maids and eunuchs.
Zhao Zixuan's loud scolding just now also startled a man and a woman not far away.
The three groups of people immediately noticed each other and looked at each other.
Wen Liyu ignored the embarrassed princess and looked straight at Zhao Xuanyi who was standing side by side with Chen Qingqing.
She said softly with a blank expression, "Brother Yi, this is the second time."
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