Chapter 348 Forcibly Marrying My Queen
Qin Zhaolin looked in the direction his son pointed. Judging from the back view, the figure's clothes were not only silky smooth but also exuded an air of nobility.
A bad feeling immediately arose in Qin Zhaolin's heart. "Are you sure this person is an imposter of the Prince of Langya, and not the real Prince of Langya?"
Qin Hualang thought to himself, how would I know if he is really the King of Langya? I have never seen the real King of Langya. It is all based on my own judgment.
"Oh, Father," Qin Hualang said impatiently, "You are the Vice Minister of Revenue, why don't you use your brain to think? Today is the Prince of Jin's wedding, the Prince should be at the Prince of Jin's residence, what is he doing here?"
"And what is the prince's status that would lead him here?" Qin Hualang's words were all reasonable, and Qin Zhaolin couldn't help but nod.
"I had to leave the banquet early today. When I left, the Prince was indeed still at the Prince of Jin's residence, but I didn't see the Princess. It seems that the Princess was summoned by the Empress."
I was dragged here in a panic by my son, and I didn't have time to think about it carefully on the way. But now that I think about it, it's true.
It seems this person went to great lengths to impersonate the Prince of Langya, even wearing clothes in the colors the prince usually prefers.
Qin Zhaolin straightened his back, took two steps forward, and looked at Pei Yanchuan amidst the expectant and respectful gazes of the crowd.
It's already quite impressive if a few spoiled young men come to this kind of teahouse, let alone a high-ranking official like a vice minister. The teahouse owner is also very attentive to them.
Qin Zhaolin became increasingly convinced that the person in front of him was an imposter, and that it was indeed impossible for the prince and princess to come here.
"So you're the prince you're impersonating?" Qin Zhaolin asked Pei Yanchuan.
Pei Yanchuan sipped his tea calmly without turning around, but Jiang Wanning, who was watching the show, turned around and smiled gently at Qin Zhaolin, "This young master does indeed say that he is the Prince of Langya."
Qin Zhaolin had never met Jiang Wanning. Although she was a princess and a county princess personally appointed by His Majesty, she always kept to herself and rarely attended banquets of aristocratic families.
Previously, he couldn't attend palace banquets because his rank wasn't high enough. Now that he's been promoted to Vice Minister, he naturally has the opportunity to attend and meet people from the prominent families he knows.
Qin Zhaolin was stunned when Jiang Wan Ning suddenly turned around and looked at him. This woman was truly a celestial being.
"Father, Father." Qin Hualang nudged his father's arm.
Qin Zhaolin snapped out of his reverie, coughing twice to cover his momentary lapse in concentration. "And this is..."
"Oh, I'm just an ordinary girl from an ordinary family," Jiang Wan Ning said with a smile.
Qin Zhaolin sighed again. It was amazing that a girl from an ordinary family could be so beautiful, and more importantly, her temperament was unmatched by ordinary people. No wonder the man sitting there was impersonating the Prince of Langya to deceive this woman.
"Ahem." Qin Zhaolin cleared his throat twice and said sternly to Pei Yanchuan, "Hurry up and turn around, come with me to find the Prince!"
Pei Yanchuan continued to calmly drink his tea, seemingly unaware of Qin Zhaolin's words.
Seeing the ambiguous smile on Jiang Wan Ning's face, Qin Zhao Lin felt he had lost face. He reached out and grabbed Pei Yan Chuan's shoulder, forcibly turning him around.
"I'd like to see for myself who is so audacious as to impersonate a prince."
"Aren't you afraid..." Qin Zhaolin's words were cut off, the rest stuck in his throat. His pupils suddenly dilated, and his lips trembled for a while before he finally called out respectfully in a trembling voice, "Your...Your Highness."
"Father, don't be fooled by him! How could he possibly be a prince?" Qin Hualang shouted. "Seize him at once!"
Qin Zhaolin was completely deaf to what his son was saying at this point. He was staring at Pei Yanchuan's perfectly sculpted face, and then knelt down with a thud. "This humble official... greets Your Highness."
"Father, are you sure you're not mistaken? How could he possibly be a prince?"
"Didn't you say that the Prince is still at the Prince of Jin's residence?"
Qin Zhaolin also wanted to know why the person who was clearly still at the Prince of Jin's residence was here at this moment. But he had just met with the Prince of Langya today, so how could he possibly mistake him?
Thinking of this, Qin Zhaolin took another closer look at Jiang Wanning, who was smiling. Wasn't this the Princess Consort of Langya?
Because she was so focused on watching and listening to the contest between the Prince and the Consort at the Prince Jin's residence, she didn't even glance at the Princess Consort, let alone care about her.
The princess only sat there for a short while before disappearing.
Thinking of this, Qin Zhaolin wished he could hang his son from the roof beam and beat him. He turned around and roared, "You unfilial son, kneel down before the Prince and Princess!"
"Your Highness, please forgive me. Your Highness, please forgive me." Qin Zhaolin quickly kowtowed. "It's all my son's fault for being so stupid. He offended Your Highness and Your Highness without even realizing it."
Qin Hualang's eyes widened as he pointed at Pei Yanchuan, "Father, you're saying he's really a prince? The Prince of Langya?"
"If you don't want to die, put your claws away right now!" Qin Zhaolin said through gritted teeth. "Kneel down now!"
Qin Hualang was also frightened at this moment. If even his own father was like this, how could he dare to be presumptuous again?
Quickly kneel down beside your father.
The crowd waiting to see the show in the teahouse all knelt down, not daring to say another word for fear of getting into trouble. Those who had helped Qin Hualang earlier now bowed their heads lower than anyone else and knelt more devoutly than anyone else.
She was afraid of incurring the wrath of the prince and princess.
My brain was completely out of control; I couldn't remember what outrageous things I had just said, but I could clearly remember that they were indeed very outrageous.
Mu Yunzhou, standing to the side, stared at Jiang Wanjun with his mouth agape, as if he could fit an egg in it. After a long while, he finally said, "Are your elder sister and your brother-in-law really the Prince and Princess of Langya?"
"Then you are...?"
Jiang Wan Ning explained softly, her voice neither too loud nor too soft, but because the Assassin's Teahouse was so quiet, many people heard her.
"So that's how it is," Mu Yunzhou said.
Qin Zhaolin roughly understood what had happened and kowtowed repeatedly, begging for forgiveness, "Your Highness, my son is stupid and has offended you. I will definitely teach him a lesson when I get back."
"I beg Your Highness to be magnanimous and spare my son."
Pei Yanchuan gently put down his teacup, slightly raised his eyelids, and spoke in a calm voice that revealed no emotion. This was what Qin Zhaolin feared most.
"It's a small matter if you admit your mistake to me, but what about your attempt to force me to marry my queen? What are your plans, Lord Qin?"
Qin Zhaolin was completely stunned by the last sentence. He turned around and slapped Qin Hualang hard across the face, yelling, "You unfilial son! How dare you covet the Princess of Langya!"
Qin Zhaolin was thankful that he hadn't acted impulsively, otherwise the outcome would have been much worse...
Qin Hualang covered his rapidly swelling cheek and said aggrievedly, "Father, I didn't know she was the Princess Consort of Langya."
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