Snowflakes fluttered in the air, and the emperor's expression was grim. He looked expressionlessly at the old monk, who lowered his brows and head. After a moment, he said, "Go and invite the princess."
There were eighteen princesses in Dazhao, but Sun De knew that His Majesty was talking about Princess Jinrong, and he immediately agreed.
The audience was buzzing with discussion. Some said the unusual celestial phenomena would lead to a major disaster this year, others suggested that the heavens were displeased with His Majesty, and some even speculated whether the celestial phenomena were due to Princess Jinrong taking over the Imperial Guards.
"The princess has arrived."
Everyone turned their heads subconsciously.
Xihe dismounted and strode towards His Majesty.
She was dressed in black today for convenience, with mysterious dark patterns shining brightly. Her steps were steady and her eyes were firm, causing the snowflakes to avoid her as she walked.
The emperor watched her approach, then knelt on one knee and said, "Your son greets you, father."
The emperor remained silent for a long time, his gaze sweeping from the enchanting red mole at the corner of her eye to her straight back. The room was quiet, the ministers remained silent, and the two princes looked confused. He slowly closed his eyes, then opened them after a while: "Jinrong will perform the sacrificial ceremony on behalf of the Crown Prince."
The Spring Terrace was instantly in an uproar.
The two princes were stunned and couldn't help but say, "Father!"
The emperor only looked at Xihe. Xihe's expression remained unchanged as he bowed and saluted: "Your son obeys your order."
Soon the sacrifice continued. Amid the ridiculous gazes of the ministers, Xihe stood beside the emperor, with the sound of Sanskrit lingering in her ears. She took the incense from the emperor's hand, walked to the big cauldron, and gently inserted it into the cauldron - splash, spring rain fell.
The drizzle of spring rain falls on the mountains, rivers and seas, all things sprout, and the sun comes out.
Ministers:!!!
Xihe turned around, walked through the crowd, and looked at Gu Ye.
Gu Ye's eyes turned cold in an instant. It was not until this moment that he finally confirmed that this woman was indeed coming for him.
The sky cleared up and the snowflakes disappeared, but the entire Spring Terrace was silent and no one spoke. They were terrified and did not dare to think deeply about what this meant.
After a long while, someone finally spoke: "Your Highness the Princess is blessed with great fortune, and it is a blessing for our Dazhao."
Everyone reacted and quickly followed suit.
Although the two princes felt aggrieved, they also laughed and praised. Then they thought to themselves that there was nothing wrong with this. If any one of them went up, no one would submit to the other, and the prince would retaliate. Now that Jinrong went up, it was just right.
For a moment, the Spring Terrace was filled with laughter and harmony.
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After the spring festival, the whole capital was filled with discussions about Xihe.
Everyone saw the heavy snow that day, and the sun came out soon after. At that time, everyone was confused. It was not until the people who performed the spring sacrifice returned that they learned about what happened that day from their mouths. For a moment, their faces were filled with disbelief.
Everyone was discussing the matter heatedly, so few people noticed when Gu Ye left the capital.
Sun Li came in and reported: "Your Highness, when General Gu left, he took away all the young men over ten years old except Young Master Gu Qi." He muttered in his heart, what does the Gu family want to do?
Xihe put down his bow and arrow, wiped his hands, and walked into the house: "Let Meng San come to see me."
After Gu Ye left, the Gu family army would definitely rebel within half a year, so she had to prepare in advance... As soon as she left the imperial study that day, she ran into the prince and others.
The prince called her "Imperial Sister" indifferently and walked past her into the imperial study.
However, the Fourth Prince stopped and took Xihe to talk a lot, laughing and joking, and their words were quite intimate.
In a short period of time, the entire Imperial Guard fell completely into the hands of Princess Jinrong. This time, although the ministers were dissatisfied, their voices of rebuttal were not loud. This situation made the Fourth Prince more determined to make friends with his sister.
Xihe accepted it with a smile and turned around to get busy again.
The third princess tried to find him but could never find him. She spent the whole day either in the imperial study or in the martial arts field, or wandering around the city with the young master of the Yuan family, until - a letter came from the border.
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