Leng Yan left the bedroom and stayed there until dawn before returning. She entered the bedroom with a chill on her body, and the palace people around her lowered their heads and dared not look up at her.
At this moment, in the palace of the eldest princess Leng Qingyan, Leng Qingyan was playing with a dagger in her hand. The dagger flashed with a cold light as she turned it in her hand. She looked at the man in black kneeling on the ground and narrowed her eyes and said, "You said Yan'er left her palace last night, and you lost her."
The black-clad man on the ground was already drenched in sweat, but he still overcame his inner fear and said, "Yes, our people lost the Fifth Princess not long after they followed her out."
Leng Qingyan sneered, "Ha, waste." As soon as these words came out, the man in black lowered his head even lower, wishing he could just sink into his stomach.
Just when he was feeling uneasy, he felt Leng Qingyan stand up. Leng Qingyan walked up to him, looked down at him and said, "You can't even follow one person properly. Go down and accept the punishment."
The man in black bowed as if he had been pardoned and retreated. After the man in black left, Leng Qingyan looked at a withered flower on the dressing table. She walked over and picked up the flower wrapped in a brocade handkerchief, muttering softly, "Yan'er, let the imperial sister take care of those stink bugs for you."
After she finished speaking, she carefully put down the flowers in her hand, turned around and walked out of the room. She walked on the jade-paved floor, followed by attendants. Even the servants passing by walked carefully and lightly. The huge princess mansion was quiet at this time, with only the sound of light footsteps.
The clean jade bricks reflected Leng Qingyan's beautiful yet cold face, giving people an indescribable sense of fear.
In fact, there are basically no normal people in the Leng royal family. They are all crazy. When everyone thought it would always be like this, Leng Yan was born. Everyone took it for granted that Leng Yan was the same as them.
But later, as time passed, everyone slowly discovered that Leng Yan was different from them. Leng Yan was compassionate and not as cold-blooded as them.
She is just like a normal person, but she is even colder and calmer than most people. She seems out of place in this crazy royal family. At first, everyone thought that this sister would be a waste.
But as time went by, they gradually discovered that having a normal sister seemed to be a wonderful thing. But what they didn't know was that the sister they regarded as an ordinary person was more cold-blooded and ruthless than anyone else, and was also better at acting than anyone else, so that now they don't know Leng Yan's true character.
Leng Qingyan left the princess's residence. The sky was just beginning to turn pale, and there were not many people on the street. Leng Qingyan got into the carriage and said in a cold voice, "Let's go to the palace."
When Leng Qingyan arrived at the palace gate, there were not many ministers at the gate. They were all here for the morning court. Leng Qingyan looked at the palace gate that had not yet opened and pinched her eyebrows in annoyance. She first felt that the red palace gate in front of her was so annoying.
After waiting for a while, most of the ministers had arrived, and the palace gate slowly opened under everyone's gaze.
Seeing this, everyone walked in in an orderly manner.
The Ming Dynasty was a relatively open-minded country where women could serve as officials and become emperors, so about one-third of the officials in the court were women.
After everyone arrived, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty still did not come out. The officials were a little confused, but Leng Qingyan and others guessed the reason. They lowered their eyes and didn't know what they were thinking.
Sure enough, after a while, the Great Ming Emperor and Leng Yan walked out together. When everyone's eyes fell on Leng Yan, they couldn't help but hold their breath. Leng Yan was wearing a black robe embroidered with golden lotus today. The extremely simple style made her look indescribably beautiful. In addition, her originally cold face made her temperament even more cold and noble.
She stood there not like a princess but more like a god looking down on the world. Everyone's eyes followed Leng Yan until they saw Leng Yan sitting on the stool below the Ming Emperor. Only then did everyone realize that a chair had been placed under the Ming Emperor's dragon throne at some point.
At this time, Leng Yan was sitting on that chair. After sitting down, Leng Yan glanced at the people below with a faint look, without any emotion in his eyes. Everyone was stunned by Leng Yan's look.
It was not until the sound of Liu Fude's court singing rang out in the hall that everyone reacted and knelt down and kowtowed.
The Ming Emperor glanced at them calmly, and then he heard Liu Fude's voice ringing out in the hall: "If you have something to report, please do so. If not, please dismiss the court."
As soon as he finished speaking, a minister stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, the flood disaster in the south is getting more severe day by day. Please send someone to solve the problem as soon as possible."
As soon as the words fell, the other ministers in the hall responded one after another. Leng Yan lowered his eyes slightly after hearing this. Could it be that he couldn't help it?
In the following period, the ministers of the court began to recommend people one after another regarding the flood.
The Ming Emperor, who was sitting at the top, just looked at them without saying anything. Finally, the ministers gradually quieted down and looked at the Ming Emperor.
Seeing that they had quieted down, the Great Ming Emperor spoke up, "I have already chosen someone to handle the flood. I will let the Fifth Princess go. Do you have any objections, my dear ministers?"
As soon as the words fell, the hall fell into silence. Everyone looked up at Leng Yan. Leng Yan felt everyone's gaze, opened his eyes, glanced at everyone in a light tone and said, "Do you have any objections?"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone fell silent. Looking at Leng Yan's eyes, those ministers who wanted to speak swallowed their words back. They all saw the coldness in Leng Yan's eyes.
Leng Yan saw that no one was talking, so she looked away and said, "It seems that everyone has no objection."
As soon as Leng Yan finished speaking, he heard the Great Ming Emperor say, "This matter has been decided."
So the matter was settled, and the following court meeting was very boring, with nothing more than some trivial matters.
Leng Yan had been dozing off in her seat, ignoring the eyes that kept looking at her.
Leng Yan didn't open his eyes until the court was dismissed, and then he followed the Ming Emperor away. After seeing Leng Yan's figure disappear, everyone withdrew their gazes and slowly walked out.
After Leng Qingyan and the others left the Golden Palace, they walked towards the bedroom where Leng Yan lived.
When they arrived, they happened to meet Leng Yan practicing sword in the courtyard outside the palace. Her eyes were as cold and sharp as a sword drawn from its sheath.
Leng Yan seemed to have sensed the arrival of Leng Qingyan and the others. He sheathed his sword and looked towards them, asking, "Royal brother and sister, are you here to see me for something?"
Second Princess Leng Pianran walked over, picked up a strand of Leng Yan's hair, and twirled it around her finger. "We missed you, so we came to see you, Fifth Sister. Are you going to chase us away without even giving us a cup of tea?"
Leng Yan lowered her eyes to glance at Leng Pianran's hands playing with her hair, and said with a slightly relieved expression, "How could that be? I'm so happy that you came to see me, how could I chase you away?"
As he said this, he led a few people into the hall and called the palace maids to serve tea.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
