Chapter 390 A New Blessing
"When I arrived, I had already personally taken the elixir to Mingyue Palace," Song Zhuran said in a low voice, in a voice only Xiao Yu could hear. "You can have Wu Panpan take it to His Majesty later."
Xiao Yu felt much better after hearing this, and reached out to gently pinch Song Zhuran's nose. "Remember not to act recklessly again."
"Let the Empress stay here with you."
Song Zhuran turned to look at the Empress, "My sister is still pregnant and it's not suitable for her to sit for long periods of time."
"Your Majesty, I do feel quite tired. Perhaps it would be better to let Consort Zhao stay here and watch over things."
Xiao Yu glanced at the gentle and taciturn Consort Zhao beside him and nodded, "Alright."
After Xiao Yu and Song Zhuyi left, the ministers below relaxed a bit more.
Someone, already slightly drunk, approached Chen Jie with a wine glass in hand and said, "Lord Chen, you're not exactly handsome."
"He's the kind of person who won't utter a sound even if you beat him with a stick."
"But how come someone like you is so lucky with women?" the man said loudly.
As if deliberately provoking, he said, "Although the Grand Princess is domineering, she is quite a beauty."
"Of all those princes and nobles, she chose to marry you."
"Even though your relationship isn't good after marriage, she's truly in love with you, isn't she?"
"The Grand Princess has been gone for less than a year, and you've already found new romantic fortune."
"No matter how old you are, the age of the wife you can marry is not that old."
"Do you think this means that when you're sixty, you can still marry a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl? Hahaha..."
Some people at the table joined in the laughter upon hearing this, while others, being more astute, lowered their heads and remained silent.
He was terrified that this matter would implicate him.
Unfortunately, that official, though of low rank, still dared to provoke Yan Chenyu, saying as he approached her, "I'm talking about this princess."
"You're perfect in every way, even good-looking, so how come your taste is so..." The official glanced at Chen Jie beside him, "So unique?"
"You can take a look too. There are plenty of good-looking young officials in Dongling than Lord Chen, this widower."
Yan Chenyu smiled and asked, "May I ask what official title this gentleman holds and what his name is?"
"I think this gentleman is straightforward and bold, and has the makings of a prime minister."
The official was secretly pleased with himself when he heard Yan Chenyu say that. He was usually a bit stupid, but he was not that bold.
But alcohol emboldened the coward, "Hahaha... I am the fourth-rank official, the Minister of the Court of State Ceremonial."
"Responsible for negotiating with you small foreign countries."
"My surname is Zheng."
"So it's Lord Zheng." Yan Chenyu said with a smile, "Lord Zheng, you must drink well today, after all, not everyone is lucky enough to drink such good wine."
"Especially Lord Zheng, you must remember the taste of this wine today."
Some of the more alert officials in the hall naturally recognized the threat in Yan Chenyu's words.
"Lord Zheng is simply not a strong drinker, which is why he acted this way. Lord Chen didn't say anything, so Princess, please don't threaten people on my Dongling territory," Lord Song rarely spoke up.
Yan Chenyu looked up and said, "Who do we have here? It's the Emperor's brother-in-law."
Yan Chenyu smiled and looked at Lord Song, who was the father of Song Zhuyi and Song Zhuran.
"Why does the Imperial Uncle seem unhappy? Oh, I see." Yan Chenyu's gaze shifted to Song Zhuran. "Indeed, one's own daughter is the one who loves her the most."
"No matter what he does, Lord Song always sides with his daughter, doesn't he?"
"What do you mean by this?" Lord Song asked sternly.
Yan Chenyu feigned panic and covered her mouth, "No way? Doesn't Lord Song know?"
"Then another day, when Lord Song comes to the Prince's Mansion to see me, I will definitely tell him in detail."
“If it is inconvenient for Lord Song to go to the Prince’s residence, you can come over now. I, the princess, will tell you in front of everyone just how good your own daughter is.” Yan Chenyu said, looking at Imperial Noble Consort Song Zhuran.
Song Zhuran's eyes were as cold as knives as she looked at Yan Chenyu. "It seems that Princess Nanli is drunk. She is so weak from alcohol, she should go down and rest early."
"Don't embarrass yourself here."
Yan Chenyu touched her forehead with her delicate fingers, "Now that Your Majesty says so, it is indeed true."
As she spoke, she leaned closer to Chen Jie, saying, "Then I'll trouble you, Lord Chen, to take me back."
After saying that, as if she had remembered something, she quickly straightened up and said, "This princess forgot that I am not going to the prince consort's residence today, but to the royal residence."
After provoking Song Zhuran, Yan Chenyu then began to provoke Jiang Wanning, saying, "Then I'll trouble Your Highness and Your Highness."
"Can't you speak properly?" Tuoba Yan'er shouted. "I really can't stand you anymore. You can speak, but do you know that your high-pitched voice makes people want to punch you after a while?"
Yan Chenyu recognized Tuoba Yan'er and said with a smile, "Princess Tuoba, oh no, she should be the Princess Consort of Jin now."
"Do you Western Xia people only know how to roar?"
Tuoba Yan'er stood up, ready to go and argue, but Prince Jin reached out and pulled her back, saying, "This is the palace after all, and she is a princess now."
"So what?"
"What I mean is, if you want to beat someone up, you can do it later. There's no need to create trouble for yourself here."
Jiang Wan Ning, who was standing to the side, also gestured to Tuoba Yan'er to calm down, "She is deliberately trying to provoke us, we don't need to pay attention to her."
Tuoba Yan'er then calmed down.
Yan Chenyu smiled and stood up. "This princess is tired. Aren't Your Highness and Princess going back?"
Pei Yanchuan ignored her, and Jiang Wanning smiled slightly, "Since the princess is so eager to go to the palace, then I will naturally accompany her."
"However, my husband and I have made too many enemies, and there are quite a few assassins in this Prince's mansion."
"If the princess loses an arm or a leg or her life during her stay, our royal residence will not be responsible."
"His Majesty is also aware of this matter."
Yan Chenyu's lips twitched. Wasn't this just saying that if someone wanted to kill her, they could just do it?
"Since I have come to your Dongling territory, your emperor will naturally send people to protect me. If anything happens to me, our king will not let you off the hook."
"I almost forgot to mention that our Southern Li Kingdom has just annexed the last small country today, and now we are even slightly stronger than your Eastern Ling and Western Xia."
“What if Western Xia and Eastern Ling unite?” Jiang Wan Ning asked with a smile.
Yan Chenyu hadn't thought of any of this. She was just speaking impulsively, and besides, if she caused trouble for Nan Li, she wouldn't fare any better.
"I was just joking."
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