"I heard from the Emperor that he had made great contributions in flood control. It just so happened that the position of Vice Minister of Works was vacant, and Lord Xu, the elder of the Xu Pavilion, strongly recommended him. After searching for a suitable candidate, we decided to promote him to Vice Minister of Works." The Empress stroked Xie Yun's hand and smiled. "Look how happy you are! It's not you who's being promoted, but he's the one being promoted..."
Xie Yun felt even more embarrassed by her aunt's words, but she bit her lip and said nothing, which only confirmed her love. Then she heard her aunt leaning close to her ear and saying, "I heard that the emperor summoned him to the palace today."
Xie Yun's face turned even redder: "Why are you saying this? I'm not going to see him now!"
Having said that, Xie Yun still asked the palace maid to carry a lantern and accompany her for a walk outside the Qianqing Palace.
Luo Shenyuan came out and met Xie Yun.
Luo Shenyuan knew at a glance that she was waiting here on purpose, so he pretended not to see her and walked straight out from the imperial road.
Xie Yun then took a few steps forward, bit her lip and said with a smile: "I didn't expect to meet Lord Luo here!"
Luo Shenyuan looked back. He had admired Xie Yun's talents, but for him, being useful was far more important than talent or beauty. Since he had no intention of using her, and since it would be a bit troublesome, he remained indifferent to Xie Yun. "Second Miss Xie, it's getting late. Even in the palace, it's not a good idea for you to travel at night. Besides, if you don't leave now, the palace gates will be locked."
Xie Yun knew he was always cold, but it wasn't that she didn't care. She had her own pride. Everyone else was chasing after her and praising her, but Luo Shenyuan was the only one who ignored her.
She lowered her voice and said, "Lord Luo, am I really so unattractive to you?"
"Miss Xie has misunderstood. Miss Xie is talented, has an outstanding family background and looks. I'm sure there is no shortage of people like Luo who are not pleasing to her eyes." Luo Shenyuan didn't want to bother with her anymore and continued to walk out.
Xie Yun looked at his tall and handsome figure from behind and suddenly said, "At the palace banquet today, your aunt wanted to ask for your sister to marry the Third Prince, but the Emperor wanted to confer the title of Xiangjun on her."
As soon as she said this, she finally noticed Luo Shenyuan pause. Xie Yun noticed this and continued, "The Duke of England immediately said that your sister had a marriage arranged since she was a child, and that's how he got around it. I think your sister's marriage is very difficult right now. Would you like to find a way to help her... I usually don't care about this kind of thing, but I'm paying attention to her for your sake."
Luo Shenyuan didn't speak for a long time, and there was no expression on his face.
But the hand in his sleeve slowly clenched tightly, and then he whispered thank you, then gathered his cloak and walked out of the palace gate.
Xie Yun felt that his aura suddenly became a little fierce, but he couldn't tell why.
Seeing that he had left, she slowly returned to Kunning Palace. Finally hearing his thank you, she felt better than before.
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