Yuan Yao felt that Yun Chan was simply a tea connoisseur!
Moreover, he pointed out the things she was too embarrassed to say.
Compared to Yun Chan, Cheng Biyun was nothing more than a tea dreg!
For a long time, the tea dregs did not appear.
The answer is that she is physically weak, suffers from a hidden mental illness, and cannot withstand any stimulation!
On May 13th, Huaiyao's coming-of-age ceremony was held as scheduled...
The coming-of-age ceremony was a grand affair.
After the coming-of-age ceremony, the emperor ordered the empress to host a banquet to entertain Haolie and his entourage...
This day happened to be the fifteenth.
Yuan Yao skipped class at the Chinese Academy early on.
Lin Xuan also skipped class.
As the school bell rang, Yuan Yao placed her books on Yun Chan's desk.
She patted Yun Chan on the shoulder with a smile: "You're such a top student, thank you for your help! Please highlight the important points for me!"
"Smack!"
Another textbook was put down.
Lin Xuan said with a straight face, "Thank you for your hard work. Circle mine too."
Yun Chan: "..."
Yun Chan put away the two textbooks and said indifferently, "Go."
"Yun Chan is the best!" Yuan Yao said with a smile, "After the banquet tonight, I'll bring you some delicious food to take home!"
The sound faded, and the figure had vanished.
Yun Chan: "..."
Yuan Yao and Lin Xuan left the National Academy side by side.
Once inside the carriage, Yuan Yao asked, "Lin Xuan, are you also going to the military camp to find Xie Zhi soon?"
Lin Xuan shook his head: "It will have to be after next spring."
After next spring...
Yuan Yao counted the time on her fingers: "It's still a long way off!"
"It's getting late." Lin Xuan looked at her. "I'm fifteen this year. The age for conscription in the Great Qi is fifteen."
I'll be joining the army next year, a year later than everyone else.
Yuan Yao was unfamiliar with the military service system of the Great Qi Dynasty and asked curiously, "You are a young marquis. If you go there, will you also have to start from the bottom?"
Upon hearing this, Lin Xuan said with a straight face, "Of course! I'm not the kind of person who would take someone else's place just because of my family background."
Yuan Yao chuckled.
Lin Xuan has been particularly stubborn since childhood.
She still remembered the first time she met Lin Xuan; he was blushing, standing ramrod straight, arguing with a group of people…
That day, they had an argument, and for a long time afterward, they didn't get along...
In the blink of an eye, the little boy from back then has grown tall and strong, and is about to join the army...
Time flies by incredibly fast.
Seeing Yuan Yao deep in thought, Lin Xuan casually asked, "Did Xie Zhi write you a letter?"
Yuan Yao came to her senses: "Yes! He said he was very busy, so he only wrote letters once every two months."
“Well, that’s about the same as me.” Lin Xuan nodded.
Yuan Yao winked and smiled: "You two even write letters often? Boys, what's there to talk about?"
"Ahem..." Lin Xuan's face was embarrassed: "He always felt that I would slack off, so he would write letters from time to time to urge me to practice martial arts."
He even said in his letter that he wanted you to learn martial arts.
Xie Zhi felt that even though you are a girl, it was still necessary for you to learn martial arts to strengthen your body and protect yourself.
"Me? Practicing martial arts?" Yuan Yao was both surprised and amused.
"Yes!" Lin Xuan nodded emphatically: "Although the Ninth Prince is highly skilled in martial arts and you have secret guards protecting you, it is still best to learn some martial arts yourself in the end."
Xie Zhi said in his letters more than once that he wanted to take Yuan Yao to see the scenery of the battlefield in the future.
but……
Lin Xuan examined Yuan Yao closely.
From the first moment he met her, he felt that Yuan Yao was just a sticky rice ball, all looks and no substance...
Later, the Ninth Prince would often call her "Milk Dumpling".
Lin Xuan thought that Yuan Yao was really a little dumpling, spoiled and clingy...
People around her were worried that her feet would get tired if she walked even a few more steps.
A girl like Yuan Yao should be pampered and cherished.
How can we let her do such rough work as martial arts training?
Xie Zhi is still too confident in himself.
So confident that he wants someone to make changes for him...
Lin Xuan sighed inwardly.
The two changed the subject and chatted casually about entering the palace.
Today's banquet is being held in the palace's small garden.
There weren't too many people attending the banquet.
As soon as Yuan Yao entered the garden, he encountered the Ninth Prince.
She ran over happily: "Daddy!"
Are you hot?
The Ninth Prince raised his wide sleeves and gently stroked her small face.
Her face was flushed, probably from walking too fast.
Yuan Yao said in a spoiled tone, "Daddy, it's hot!"
The Ninth Prince smiled and bent down to hug her.
"Daddy, don't hug me..." Looking at the people coming and going around them, Yuan Yao blushed for no reason: "Yao'er is already ten years old!"
Everyone's watching!
"So what if you're ten years old?" The Ninth Prince chuckled softly. "Even if you're a hundred, you're still my daughter."
In my eyes, no matter how old you are, you are still my child.
Despite saying that, he still skillfully took Yuan Yao's little hand and walked towards their seats.
Today's banquet is called a welcome feast, but in reality, it's not much different from a family dinner.
There wasn't even a distinction between male and female seats.
The Emperor and Empress sat at the head of the table, while Consort Lin sat slightly lower down.
The Ninth Prince led Yuan Yao to the seat prepared for the Emperor, his robes fluttering slightly as he gracefully sat down.
Yuan Yao bowed and sat obediently beside him.
As soon as she sat down, the Ninth Prince put his arm around her: "Aren't you hot? Come sit closer."
A cool, refreshing aura emanated from the Ninth Prince's body.
It instantly felt cool within a one-meter radius.
Yuan Yao took a greedy breath and her eyes crinkled with laughter: "Daddy, it's so cool here!"
Although there is no air conditioning or fan here, we have the Ninth Prince and the Dark Guards, so it's warm in winter and cool in summer. It's simply wonderful!
The emperor sat on his high seat, glanced around, and seeing that everyone had arrived, he exchanged some pleasantries.
After he finished speaking, he smiled faintly and said, "The princes and princesses of the Northern Di have come from afar and must be tired from their journey. Why don't you stay a while longer?"
At this moment, the Northern Di King left his seat and stood in the center of the banquet: "Your Majesty, to be honest, I have come to the Great Qi with a mission."
"Oh?" The emperor stroked the wine cup beside him, knowing exactly what was going on, but feigning ignorance, he asked, "What mission?"
The Northern Di prince bowed and said loudly, "The Northern Di and the Great Qi are neighbors and have maintained peaceful relations for many years, and are very close."
Now, our Emperor has the idea of strengthening ties with the Great Qi through marriage, and has specially dispatched me to propose marriage on behalf of my clan's Prince Haolie to your Second Princess Huaiyao.
"A marriage proposal?" The emperor's expression grew increasingly surprised.
Everyone looked towards the emperor.
Yuan Yao swallowed the tea in her mouth and muttered to herself: "Drama queen."
Her emperor uncle was putting on such a convincing act...
The correspondence between Huaiyao and Haolie was an unspoken secret.
Earlier, when Yuan Yao went to pay her respects, the Emperor casually mentioned that he wanted a hawk like Huai Yao's, meaning that she should tell Feng Xun to send another messenger hawk...
Because Yuan Yao and Feng Xun have always relied on carrier pigeons to deliver messages...
Just then, the emperor spoke up: "Haolie is a good boy, but..."
He drew out his words and then stopped talking.
Everyone: "???"
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