Chang'an's eyes swept across his peach blossom eyes and big earrings. Slowly, the smile on her lips became fainter and fainter until it disappeared completely. It turned out to be him?
But why is he covered in wounds? "Nangong..."
"The Emperor of the Southern Kingdom issued an edict," the visitor interrupted Chang'an, "Gu Chang'an, please accept the edict."
Chang'an glanced at Bei Mingxuan beside him, then stepped forward and knelt down.
"By imperial decree, Gu Chang'an, daughter of the Southern Kingdom's legitimate Princess Qiuya, is to be named Princess Yongping of the Southern Kingdom, making her the crown prince of the Southern Kingdom. She is also granted the Qilin military token."
After these words were spoken, everyone present was shocked.
"This prince has come all the way here to give you your dowry. Are you touched?" The visitor looked at Gu Chang'an and urged, "Why don't you accept the decree?"
At this time, Chang'an took the imperial edict and the Qilin military token and handed them to Bei Mingxuan in front of everyone.
It is said that every soldier in the Qilin Army can defeat a hundred enemies at once. After several changes of the throne of the Southern Kingdom, the Qilin military token and the Qilin Army have been deified to the point that they can go into the sky and hide underground.
However, no one has ever seen any of the soldiers in the Qilin Army.
There was even a rumor about the Qilin military talisman, saying that whoever obtained the Qilin would rule the world.
Bei Mingye also thought about the talk about the Qilin Army, and his resentment towards Gu Shijia became stronger.
I thought that if Gu Shijia hadn't interfered that night, I would have gotten all of this now.
But the prince said heartlessly, "Is this the Qilin that people say, the one who gets the Qilin will get the world? It turns out that it has always been in the hands of the Southern Emperor."
"Nonsense." The emperor glared at the prince angrily, "The ruler of this world is naturally the wise and capable. The so-called rumors are just rumors.
If this were true, the Nangong clan would have unified the world and become the common ruler of the four kingdoms long ago, Changan, don’t you think so?
"Chang'an is just a girl and doesn't understand these things." Chang'an could see clearly what the emperor was thinking. It was just to stabilize people's hearts and protect the prince, and prevent people from leaning towards Bei Mingxuan.
The emperor looked a little embarrassed, "Xuan'er, what do you think?"
"Your Majesty, your words are quite true." Bei Mingxuan placed the Qilin back into Chang'an's hands. "This is the dowry given by the Southern Emperor to Princess Yongping. Princess, please keep it."
Chang'an did not refuse and put it away directly.
She looked at Nangong Rui, who was covered in wounds, with tears in her eyes, "I'm very happy that you can come."
The Queen Mother, realizing belatedly, asked, "Are you Nangong Xu's grandson, Nangong Rui?"
Nangong Rui didn't speak immediately. He looked around and said, "Your Majesty, yes."
"There is some resemblance between their features." The Queen Mother looked at him. "What's this about you?"
"Haha, I met a few stray dogs on the way here." Nangong Rui smiled and looked down at himself, "I don't have time to change clothes. It's really inappropriate to attend the wedding of Princess Yongping and Prince Xuan.
However, Princess Yongping and Prince Xuan should not blame this prince. "
Only then did everyone realize that this person was actually the prince of the Southern Kingdom's royal family.
And with all these wounds all over his body, he must have been killed because of the Qilin Military Talisman. Seeing this, everyone present must have been thinking about it in their hearts.
"My emperor said, 'The journey is long and difficult, and this is the dowry your grandfather gave you. Remember to bring your husband back with you to visit your grandfather someday.'
"Cousin, go and rest first. We'll talk in detail tomorrow."
"Come here," the Ninth Prince ordered, "take the Crown Prince to rest."
"Wait a minute," the Emperor suddenly said, "I have something I'd like to ask you, Your Highness. The distance between the capital of the Southern Kingdom and the capital of our Shuzhou Kingdom is so great that it's not something you can reach overnight. When did you leave the Southern Kingdom? And how did you know that my ninth son has been named Prince Xuan?"
Nangong Rui smiled, "This prince rushed here immediately after receiving the news of Princess Yongping's wedding yesterday.
I changed seven horses in one night, but luckily I just arrived.
As for the Ninth Prince being crowned king… Since this prince already knew about the wedding, it was only natural that the Ninth Prince being crowned king was a matter of course, so how could he not know about it?”
"Nonsense." The emperor frowned. "You actually hid it from me. However, considering my son's wedding, I will not punish you."
"No." Nangong Rui pretended to be scared, "Really, this news was sent by the Queen Mother via eagle, otherwise neither this prince nor my emperor would know.
It was because I received the news at the last minute that the emperor sent me here overnight, carrying the imperial edict and Princess Yongping's dowry list.
It may take several days for the items on the list to arrive."
Nangong Rui's words made the Queen Mother a surprise in everyone's eyes.
"Someone come." Bei Mingxuan saw the displeasure on the emperor's face, "Take Prince Nangong to rest."
He gave such an order because he was certain that his father, in front of so many people, would also have to consider the Empress Dowager's face and would definitely not say anything in public.
After giving the order, he ordered someone to fill the glasses for Chang'an and himself, and pulled Chang'an up to face the emperor, "Here, my husband and I offer a toast to the Empress Dowager, Father, Mother, and Mother Consort."
The two of them toasted each table in turn.
Chang'an suddenly felt weak all over and wondered if he couldn't hold his liquor.
But the next second, she felt as if her fingertips were pricked by something, and it hurt. The pain made her subconsciously frown and look at her fingertips.
Before she could even reveal her hand, Bei Mingxuan grasped it tightly again. "Everyone, this princess can't hold her liquor well. Please feel free to do as you please."
Bei Mingxuan bid farewell to the emperor and others and took Chang'an back to his room.
Halfway through the journey, Chang'an's steps began to falter. He reached out and grabbed the sleeve of the person next to him, "Bei Mingxuan..."
The voice was soft and a little coquettish, and as soon as she finished speaking, she hugged Bei Mingxuan.
Bei Mingxuan looked serious, there was no doubt that Chang'an must have been poisoned.
This poison won't cause any serious harm, it's just a drug that can make her look bad in public.
Bei Mingxuan picked her up and walked quickly into the room.
Along the way, he whispered comfortingly, "Don't worry, you don't usually drink much, but you've definitely had quite a bit to drink. It's my fault. I should have blocked some of it for you."
"I'm poisoned." Chang'an confirmed.
"You think too much." Bei Mingxuan smiled and glanced down at Chang'an in his arms. He found that her eyes were cool, not as blurred as before.
"Thank you." Chang'an didn't argue with him, "If you hadn't pricked my finger just now, I wouldn't have made such a fool of myself.
At this moment, I just felt my face burning and my whole body weak."
Bei Mingxuan curled his lips. Since Chang'an had already guessed it, he naturally didn't need to hide anything anymore. "I promise that you will be able to recover your strength in the time it takes to drink a cup of tea in your room."
The person in his arms didn't speak. Bei Mingxuan found that Chang'an was just staring at him in a daze, "Trust me!"
After a while, Chang'an nodded, but her heart told her that she, Gu Chang'an, only trusted herself.
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