After more than ten days, the group finally arrived at the imperial city in the desert before the last thunderstorm of late summer.
Looking at the capital city standing proudly in the rolling yellow sand, Qin Yanning couldn't help but sigh at the greatness of the working people.
The development of Zhuge Crossbow has made progress in the past few days. Tuoba Ling, who always had a stern face, now smiled a lot. The soldiers who went to Dazhang to pick up the bride were a little surprised at their commander's good temper in recent days, but they never thought that the person who made Tuoba Ling happy was the quiet Princess Pingkang.
Qin Yanning has been eating and drinking well recently, and has gained some weight, making her look even more beautiful. The original owner was a delicate and lovely beauty, and being too thin made her look a little mean. Qin Yanning looked at herself in the mirror with satisfaction and nodded. Such a beautiful girl, no wonder Tuoba Xiao looked like a wolf when he saw her in his previous life.
Qin Yanning couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat when he thought of the greasy Tuoba Xiao in the original owner's memory.
With Tuoba Ling there, the team entered the capital of the desert without any hindrance. However, the desert relied on its own strong national strength and did not take Qin Yanning, the princess who was sent to marry, seriously.
Just as the original owner remembered in her previous life, there was no welcoming ceremony when the sedan chair arrived outside the palace. However, Qin Yanning didn't care about that. She leisurely touched up the lipstick on her lips. Although she didn't plan to have anything to do with that old man Tuoba Xiao, it was still necessary to dress up.
The team stopped in front of the palace gate. Tuoba Ling controlled the horse and stopped beside Qin Yanning's sedan chair. Qin Yanning lifted the curtain to look at him. Tuoba Ling looked at Qin Yanning's face, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.
For some reason, he felt a little irritated when he thought that Qin Yanning was going to marry his father Khan tonight.
Qin Yanning asked quietly, "Your Highness, do you have anything to say?"
Tuoba Ling calmed himself and said, "I have arranged everything you want. Life in the palace of the Great Desert is no easier than life in your palace of the Great Zhang. You have to be careful about everything."
Qin Yanning nodded, "Your Highness, are you concerned about me?"
Tuoba Ling did not answer. He threw off the reins and walked straight forward. I don't know if there was a tug of war between Qin Yanning and Tuoba Ling in this life. In the previous life, the original owner changed to the sedan chair from the Desert Palace when he arrived at the palace gate, but this time Da Zhang's sedan chair and carriage were able to drive straight into the palace.
The Queen Mother's Palace was full of people at this moment. Tuoba Xiao and the Queen Mother sat in the main seats and watched the concubines, princes and their families chatting below. The scene looked very harmonious.
However, whenever the Queen Dowager saw her most favored concubines and maids, her eyes always looked a little unnatural. Tuoba Xiao and the Queen Dowager were a young couple, so he naturally noticed her emotional changes, but he did not take it to heart.
He is the Khan of the desert who has the final say. What does it matter if he favors a few women?
Recently, the Queen Mother and the eldest and fifth princes born to her have been making moves in the court. Tuoba Xiao's eyes turned slightly cold. He really should find an opportunity to give them a good lesson.
Tuoba Xiao was just thinking when the guards outside the door announced that His Royal Highness the Third Prince had arrived, and Princess Dazhang Pingkang had arrived.
Hearing the guard's voice, Tuoba Xiao finally showed a genuine smile. Although he had once considered Tuoba Ling a disgrace to himself and even wanted to kill him, he had indeed made great progress in recent years. Half of the territory expanded by the desert was due to his son.
As for the Princess Pingkang? Tuoba Xiao's eyes were filled with interest. Although he had taken in several concubines in recent years, there were no women from the Central Plains, let alone princesses from the Central Plains. Therefore, even though he knew that Qin Yanning was the least favored princess in Dazhang, he was still very interested.
Otherwise, he wouldn't be waiting in the Queen Mother's palace today.
Qin Yanning followed Tuoba Ling and entered the Queen Mother's palace with her head slightly lowered. As soon as she came in, the voices of everyone became much quieter. Feeling the curious gazes of everyone, Qin Yanning's steps remained steady.
Tuoba Ling first saluted everyone in the hall, and Qin Yanning followed suit.
Tuoba Xiao looked at the little girl of His Highness and couldn't help laughing. The Queen Consort glanced at her husband who was sitting beside her. She could see what he meant.
The Queen Dowager coughed lightly and asked, "Princess Pingkang, why don't you raise your head?"
Since the Queen Mother had given the order, Qin Yanning naturally had no reason to refuse. She looked up obediently and read the word "amazing" in Tuoba Xiao's eyes.
She was wearing Da Zhang's clothes today. In addition, her appearance was different from the three-dimensional and deep appearance of the people in the desert. Instead, she looked a little soft and delicate. When Tuoba Xiao saw her for the first time, he was naturally shocked by her beauty.
Seeing this, the Queen Consort couldn't help but praise, "The princess is indeed a rare beauty."
The Queen Concubine was not too averse to the new beauty entering the palace. After all, Tuoba Xiao was old now. Even if the little princess was lucky enough to give birth to a prince for him, it would take more than ten years for the child to grow up.
More than ten years were enough for her to get rid of Tuoba Xiao, the old pervert. Now she was afraid of the biological mother of the second and fourth princes.
Thinking of this, the Queen Dowager smiled and clapped her hands. "Sister, you have come a long way. As the Queen Dowager, I have prepared some gifts for you. They have already been sent to the palace where you will live in the future. Sister, you have had a hard time on the journey. Why don't you let her rest first?"
The Queen Mother looked at Tuoba Xiao, waiting for his answer.
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