Everyone looked at Linghu Lan with amazement in their eyes.
Qiu Xiang couldn't help but praise, "I used to think you were just pretty, but I never imagined that you would look so beautiful after being dressed up by the skillful hands of the ladies in the palace. It's just that my skills are not good enough to dress you up."
Linghu Lan smiled at the beauty in the mirror. Lan Qinyu was indeed beautiful, but alas, beauty is often short-lived.
She turned to the palace maid and said, "Let's go! Don't keep Consort Hong waiting."
The palace maid bowed slightly and led the way.
Upon arriving at the main hall, Linghu Lan bowed to Consort Hong. As she looked up, Li Ye suddenly appeared from behind Consort Hong, smiling at Linghu Lan and saying, "Did I startle you?"
Linghu Lan was both amused and exasperated. He was truly young at heart, still playing hide-and-seek.
Consort Hongfei laughed incessantly, looking at Li Ye with doting eyes, "You're already about to get married, yet you're still so impulsive."
"Even after you get married, you are still your mother's son. What's wrong with you playing around in front of her?"
After saying that, Li Ye carefully examined Linghu Lan, his eyes filled with amazement. "Lan'er, I always thought you were beautiful, but now I realize that I was really wasting your talent. You are not just beautiful, you deserve the description of being a beauty that could topple kingdoms."
That's extremely high praise.
Consort Hong tapped his head and scolded him with a smile, "As long as you are not married to her, you should show more respect. If people hear about it, they will laugh at you. You are a prince, and no one will dare to laugh at you, but they will all dare to laugh at her. If you really care about Lan'er, you should restrain yourself. Once your father approves your marriage, you are not allowed to come to the palace to visit her. Otherwise, be careful of your mother's punishment."
Hong Fei's gaze held a half-smile.
Li Ye was stunned for a moment, then realized that his mother was deliberately teasing him. He stuck out his tongue and hugged Consort Hong's shoulder, begging for forgiveness. "What Mother said, I will remember. I only ask that Mother not forget me after having a daughter-in-law, and that I can visit Mother often."
Li Ye's words were funny, and everyone burst into laughter.
Consort Hong patted Li Ye's shoulder, feeling an indescribable sense of satisfaction and joy.
Linghu Lan lowered her head and smiled, her heart filled with boundless joy. Such a happy time was truly rare!
Before long, the announcement that "His Majesty has arrived" rang out from outside.
Everyone quickly lowered their brows, straightened their clothes, and respectfully greeted His Majesty the Emperor.
The emperor was a middle-aged man of extraordinary bearing, around fifty years old, but well-maintained and looked like he was in his forties.
He strode into the room, glanced around at everyone, his gaze lingering on Linghu Lan for a moment, and said, "Get up, everyone!"
After Hongfei got up, everyone else followed suit.
Linghu Lan stood calmly to one side, her eyes downcast, seemingly lost in thought.
The emperor nodded, quite pleased with her appearance.
After thinking for a moment, he casually asked, "You're an orphan, how did you meet Ye'er?"
Just as Li Ye was about to speak, the emperor waved his hand.
Linghu Lan knew that the emperor was testing her. He didn't necessarily want to know how she met Li Ye, but rather to see if she spoke clearly and logically, if she was calm and composed, if she had a dignified and elegant demeanor, and if she could live up to the title of Ninth Prince's consort.
It seems that although the emperor did not want Li Ye to be involved in the royal family's conflicts, he also did not want his son to marry a country girl casually. If the woman was vulgar and unbearable, he would probably prefer to choose the daughter of a minor official from among his many officials to be Li Ye's concubine.
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