After waiting for more than two hours, as dusk approached, Yun Qingran leaned against Green Immortal, her gaze fixed on the palace gate.
"Master, we're not going to have to sleep on the ground at the palace gate tonight, are we? You know I'm not young anymore." Green Immortal was a little worried that his body couldn't take it.
"Don't worry, it won't happen," Yun Qingran said confidently.
Even if Southern Chu had a hundred times the courage, it wouldn't dare to leave the wedding procession hanging outside the Chu palace overnight. Unless it could destroy the other three kingdoms right now, unify the four seas, and silence the world's gossip with its power.
"Yang Yichen, Vice Minister of Rites of Southern Chu, has come to welcome the bride." As the master and apprentice were talking, the palace gate on the left opened, and a middle-aged man wearing a black gauze hat led a group of people dressed in red and green out.
"Look, here they come." Yun Qingran winked and smiled smugly.
"Master, you are truly a prophet." Green Immortal gave her a thumbs-up.
"Let's go." Yun Qingran waved her hand and led the Northern Yin wedding delegation forward.
"Princess Rongchang, I am Yang Yichen, Vice Minister of Rites of Southern Chu, here to welcome you." Yang Yichen approached Yun Qingran and bowed to her.
"Greetings, Vice Minister Yang." Yun Qingran clasped her hands in a gesture of greeting.
“We’ve kept Princess Rongchang waiting. Let’s go in. Please!” Yang Yichen gestured for her to enter.
"Shall we go in through the side door?" Yun Qingran asked, looking at the closed main door and the open left door.
"Uh..." Yang Yichen pursed his lips. The Northern Yin delegation was a distinguished guest, and it was indeed impolite to let them enter through the side door, but the Empress had given the order, so he had no choice.
Getting this job is really unlucky; I should have asked for leave.
"The bolts on our palace gates are broken and we can't open them now. Please, Princess Rongchang and Miss Yun, enter through the left-hand gate," Yang Yichen made up a flimsy excuse.
You can't exactly say that the Empress wouldn't let you enter through the main gate, can you? If you said that, the two countries would probably start fighting right away.
"Oh, really?" Yun Qingran looked at the main gate with interest. "This princess is quite knowledgeable about carpentry. How about I help you repair the main gate today?"
"No need..." Yang Yichen's head was pounding. The main gate wasn't damaged at all. If it was discovered later, wouldn't he be so embarrassed that he could dig out a three-section courtyard?
“Our two countries will be in-laws from now on, so of course I have to help with this little thing.” Yun Qingran waved her hand to stop Yang Yichen, who was trying to stop her.
"Princess Rongchang, you're too kind..." Yang Yichen's smile was more like a grimace.
"It's nothing," Yun Qingran said, then waved to the group, and Ying Yu stepped out from the group.
“Princess.” Ever since she was kidnapped by the Demon Valley, Eagle Feather has disguised himself and mingled in the group to protect her.
“Since the bolt can’t be opened, let’s help Nan Chu.” Yun Qingran looked at Ying Yu with deep eyes.
Yingyu immediately understood and nodded, "Yes, Princess."
"three……"
"Princess Rongchang, what are you doing?" Yang Yichen watched as the two took dozens of steps back and then assumed a starting position, and she had a bad feeling.
“Two…” Yun Qingran ignored her and continued reading.
"One..." Before the words were even finished, Yun Qingran and Ying Yu flew out like arrows released from a bow.
Ying Yu possessed profound internal strength, while Yun Qingran was as strong as an ox. Furthermore, they had used a small door bolt during the day. The two of them kicked the front door hard, and the door bolt behind the door snapped with a crack.
The vermilion main gate slowly opened, revealing the solemn and majestic Chu Palace with its red walls and green tiles to the Northern Yin delegation.
"Lord Yang, I've fixed the door for you." Yun Qingran smiled at Yang Yichen.
Yang Yichen: ...
"Princess Rongchang's carpentry skills are really good," Yang Yichen said, forcing a smile.
This actually had nothing to do with carpentry; it was pure brute force dismantling of the door. But he dared not say so, for his small frame was no match for the sturdiness of the main door.
"Can we enter through the main gate?" Yun Qingran asked.
"Of course, of course." Yang Yichen nodded with tears in his eyes. Could he say no now?
"Let's go." Yun Qingran waved her hand and led the Northern Yin wedding delegation through the main gate in a grand manner.
Yang Yichen wiped his sweat and quickly followed.
Following the signs, we arrived at the brightly lit and magnificent Chang Le Palace.
"The Northern Yin delegation has arrived; Princess Rongchang, please enter the palace." The eunuch's distinctive, melodious voice announced, echoing through the palace in the night.
Yun Qingran, accompanied by the deputy envoy, Ying Yu, Yun Xiyue, Lü Xianweng, and several other officials from the delegation, entered Chang Le Palace.
"She is Yun Qingran, the Princess of Rongchang of Beiyin. She is so beautiful. She is the most beautiful person I have ever seen."
"She used to be an ugly and fat monster, the ugliest woman in the capital. Later, her personality changed drastically, and she suddenly became beautiful."
"Such amazing things really happen."
"Why can't I encounter such good things as getting thinner and more beautiful?"
"Don't let her beautiful and gentle appearance fool you. I've heard that His Highness Ye has suffered quite a bit at her hands along the way."
"She's beautiful and intelligent. I think she and Prince Xu are a perfect match."
"No, haven't you heard? She gave birth to the twins that Prince Bei Han Jun Mo Lin had. She and Jun Mo Lin have been together for several years."
...
All eyes were on Yun Qingran, and people were whispering about her.
Meanwhile, Yun Xiyue, the main character of the wedding procession, was ignored. She had always been the center of attention since childhood, but since Yun Qingran rose to prominence, she had become a fallen leaf that served as a foil to the red flower. She kept cursing Yun Qingran in her heart.
"Yun Qingran, a subject of the Northern Yin, greets the Emperor of Chu." Upon arriving at the center of the hall, Yun Qingran clasped her hands in a fist salute to the Emperor of Chu, and the people behind her also bowed in return.
"Get up." The Emperor of Chu looked her over. Today she was wearing a fitted gauze dress, her skin was as delicate as warm jade without any makeup, and seemed to glow softly under the light of the palace lanterns. Her beautiful eyes sparkled with light, and she was so beautiful and radiant that she was beyond compare.
That face is truly striking.
Looking at her overall demeanor, she is neither humble nor arrogant, with clear yet cunning eyes, making one not to underestimate her intelligence and strength.
"Thank you, Emperor Chu." Yun Qingran stood up straight and looked up at Emperor Chu and Empress Chu on the dragon throne and phoenix seat on the stage. She also took the opportunity to sized them up.
The Chu Emperor was over forty years old, with striking eyebrows and sharp eyes, and a dragon-like beard and phoenix-like gaze; he must have been extremely handsome in his youth. Time had not made him greasy or bald; instead, it had given him an innate, regal air.
The Chu Emperor and the Yin Emperor were similar in appearance, build, and age; the main difference was their personalities.
Emperor Yin was more cheerful and loved to laugh, while Emperor Chu appeared more rigid and serious.
As for Empress Chu, judging from her bone structure, she was quite beautiful and must have been a beauty in her youth. However, she was probably not comfortable sitting on the throne of Southern Chu, which caused her liver qi stagnation and her skin condition to be in poor condition.
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