At this time, Qingli was looking for an opportunity to leave the palace, but there were too many guards. In addition, Nangong Yan wanted to watch her all the time, and even took her with him when he went to the imperial study to handle government affairs.
Qingli was helpless. It seemed that Nangong Yan was determined to marry her.
In the imperial study, Qingli was leaning on a soft couch, with palace maids serving her. The ministers who came to report things had never thought that the emperor doted on the queen so much that he even let her stay in such an important place as the imperial study, and even when discussing state affairs.
It seems that this queen holds a very high position in His Majesty's heart.
The ministers were all very curious, but they didn't dare to turn their heads to look. They could only see a vague figure out of the corner of their eyes.
"Pei Qing handled the Qingzhou incident very well. Those who deserve punishment should be punished. Let's leave this matter to the Ministry of Justice!"
Nangong Yan’s voice rang out.
The ministers quickly put away their curious thoughts.
"Yes, Your Majesty, I will go and prepare it."
At this time, several other ministers came outside, and the eunuch's voice sounded, "Your Majesty, Lord Zhang, Lord Chu and others are here to see you."
The emperor let someone in.
The ministers who were about to leave did not leave either, as they were all curious about what those gentlemen were doing there.
As soon as the adults outside came in, they knelt down and saluted. Then, Master Zhang said, "Your Majesty, I heard that you want to enthrone the queen and the prince? I wonder if this is true?"
The matter was of great importance, so after some discussion the adults decided to go to the palace to get to the bottom of the matter.
Nangong Yan nodded, "Yes, I want to appoint a queen. The queen gave birth to a pair of twins for me, a boy and a girl, who are now almost four years old. I feel guilty about them all these years and have not been able to fulfill my responsibilities as a husband and a father. Thank you for your hard work, Queen."
Even though they heard it from the emperor in person, the ministers still found it hard to believe.
Your Majesty actually has a successor!
Lord Zhang is an old minister, and he is most concerned about the affairs of the emperor. Hearing that the emperor really has a child, he was very excited, but he couldn't help asking: "Your Majesty, do you really have an heir? But your body is not..."
Lord Zhang couldn't bring himself to say the word "extinct from the family line".
Nangong Yan said, "My body was still good four years ago, and I had the child then. Lord Zhang, you have always been worried about the affairs of the gentlemen. So, when the prince and the princess return to the palace, you will be their teacher and be responsible for teaching them."
Mr. Zhang nodded repeatedly, very excited.
"Okay, okay, as long as your Majesty still values an old minister like me, I will do my best."
"But your Majesty, where are the prince and princess now? Why haven't they returned to the palace yet?"
Lord Zhang was full of doubts, and the others also said, "We should take the prince and princess back to the palace as soon as possible."
Nangong Yan glanced at Qingli, but Qingli was too lazy to even glance back at him.
Several old ministers who came later followed the emperor's gaze and noticed that there was a woman in the imperial study.
"Isn't this Miss Su? Why is she here?"
After seeing Qingli's face clearly, some ministers couldn't help but exclaim.
Qingli glanced at the ministers and ignored them.
"Your Majesty? Why...is Sister Su here?"
Nangong Yan smiled and said, "This is my queen, her name is Qingli."
Lord Chu couldn't help but said, "Your Majesty? You...you must have made a mistake. This is obviously Miss Su, how could she be the Queen? Didn't you say that the Queen gave birth to twins for you? But this Miss Su, she...it's impossible!"
All the ministers suddenly wondered if the emperor had been deceived. How could Miss Su have given birth to a son and a daughter for the emperor? She had been in Nanyang City all along, and had been entangled with the Xianwang Mansion and the Anwang Mansion.
The Su family is very big, and because of that prophecy, they have been wavering between the Xianwang Mansion and the Anwang Mansion. How come Su Qingyue suddenly has a child with Your Majesty?
The ministers felt that the emperor was not someone who could be easily deceived, so how could he believe it?
Seeing everyone's confused look, Nangong Yan said with a smile: "My dear ministers, I said that my queen's name is Qingli, not Su Qingyue. You got it wrong."
Lord Chu exclaimed in disbelief, "How is this possible! Your Majesty, are you mistaken? This... this girl is clearly Miss Su. Have you never seen Miss Su? Or have you forgotten what Miss Su looks like? Have you... been deceived?"
Lord Chu looked anxious, thinking that the emperor would not be so easily deceived.
The emperor held his forehead helplessly and couldn't help laughing, "Lord Chu, am I stupid in your eyes? So easily deceived?"
Lord Chu hurriedly shook his head and said in panic, "No, Your Majesty, that's not what I meant."
Nangong Yan was not angry at all, and his attitude was more amiable than ever. He smiled and said, "The Queen and the young lady of the Su family do look alike, that's because they are twin sisters, but Lord Su doesn't seem to like the Queen's young daughter very much, and has never recognized her as his own. You can find out if you ask around. Your worries are unnecessary. When you see the two children, you will know that my young princess looks exactly like me when I was young, and you can tell at a glance that she is my biological daughter."
Speaking of his daughter, Nangong Yan's smile became even brighter.
Upon hearing this, the ministers couldn't help but look forward to it.
Lord Zhang asked hurriedly, "Your Majesty, where are the Crown Prince and Princess? We are eager to see you two Highnesses."
Speaking of this, Nangong Yan glanced at Qingli, and then said: "It will be soon. I have sent someone to pick her up. If you have nothing else to do, please leave first!"
Everyone looked at Qingli before retreating and leaving the palace. Several ministers went directly to the Su family to find out whether the Su family really had an older daughter.
They still found it a little unbelievable.
After everyone left, Nangong Yan came to Qingli, waved to let the palace maids go, and sat next to Qingli himself.
"Ali, the two children are not safe outside, are you really not worried?"
Qingli glanced at him and said, "Don't worry. The child I taught is quite capable and can protect himself. You don't need to worry about it."
Qingli's attitude towards Nangong Yan is sometimes good and sometimes bad, all depending on her mood.
When she found she couldn't escape, she felt very upset and didn't bother to pay attention to Nangong Yan.
Qingli ate the tribute grapes, lowered his head and looked at the book he took out of his Qiankun bag, without saying a word.
Nangong Yan was somewhat helpless. He put away her book and said gently, "Stop reading. You've been reading all day. Aren't your eyes tired?"
Qingli didn't want to read either, it was very boring, but she didn't want to watch Nangong Yan even more, so she could only read.
"Not tired, it's pretty good. You do your thing and I'll do mine. We won't disturb each other."
Nangong Yan closed her book and looked at her intently.
"Ali, I'll take you to the Imperial Garden. You haven't been there yet, have you? It's very big and wide, and there are many exotic flowers and plants. Let's go for a walk."
Having said that, he pulled her away without waiting for Qingli's consent.
Qingli sat limply on the couch and said indifferently, "No, I'm too lazy to go. You can go and see it yourself!"
Qingli has been like this since she entered the palace. She has no interest in anything and ignores people when they talk to her.
Nangong Yan couldn't do anything with her. He couldn't bear to see her so depressed, but he couldn't let her leave.
He could only think of ways to make her happy.
"Then I'll carry you."
After saying that, he picked the person up again.
Her body was lifted into the air, and Qingli unconsciously reached out and put her arms around his neck.
"Is your habit to hug people? You hug people all the time, all the time!"
Qingli said in an irritable tone.
Compared to her expressionless look, Nangong Yan still prefers her more lively expression.
Even if I'm angry.
He walked out holding Qingli tightly, looked at her with a smile and said, "My hobby is to hug you."
Qingli snorted coldly, "Shameless!"
People came and went in the palace, all peeking at the two of them curiously.
Many rumors about the queen spread in just one day.
Now it seems that it can be passed on again.
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