"Dad, I think... how about we just forget it?"
"Qingcheng, are you disgusted that dad is annoying you?"
"Of course not! Write it! Write it now!"
Hua Qingcheng, who failed to escape, stepped into the room under Feng Lingyan's expectant gaze, walked to the desk in two steps, grabbed the wolf-hair brush on the pen holder, and wrote the words "It's a nice and sunny day today" on a blank piece of rice paper with a big stroke of the brush.
Hua Qingcheng was adept at hard-pen calligraphy, but her soft-pen calligraphy left her feeling helpless. Honestly, this was the best she could achieve after Mu Lige's training.
Looking at the line of regular script on the rice paper, which was neat but definitely not excellent, Feng Lingyan was suddenly speechless.
Although it was not so bad that it was unsightly, because Hua Qingcheng had already had several husbands who were as good as her, the handwriting of Hua Qingcheng suddenly looked very ordinary.
Could it be that his daughter not only has a romantic and amorous personality like her emperor mother, but also has a bad handwriting...
"That... Qingcheng, the writing is... pretty good! Aside from the lack of momentum, incorrect pen posture, confusion in the balance between solid and void, and a rather childish handwriting, everything else is pretty good... pretty good! There's a lot of room for improvement."
Even though the words were not very good, Feng Lingyan, as a father and a talented man, managed to find words to praise his daughter.
Feng Lingyan thought that her daughter must have taken after her biological mother, and since she hadn't taught her anything, her handwriting was so ugly. As a result, Feng Lingyan looked at Hua Qingcheng with even more heartache.
Feng Lingyan's protectiveness made Hua Qingcheng's mouth twitch slightly, and also made her several husbands have different thoughts.
Hua Qingcheng: It’s really the daddy filter!
Mu Lige: I learned...
Situ Ye: My little wife is so cute!
Han Yichen: Xiao Qingcheng just draws a circle, and it is the most beautiful circle!
Yu Xiaotian: Amitabha! Whether your handwriting is beautiful or ugly, it's still yours. What difference does it make? All dharmas are empty. They are neither born nor destroyed. They are neither defiled nor pure. They neither increase nor decrease...
Si Chengfeng: It seems that I can teach Qingcheng how to write next. This way, I will have another reason to be alone with her openly.
…
At the same time, in the Royal Palace of Laifeng Kingdom.
"How is it going? Has everything been arranged at the Ministry of Rites?"
Nalan Yunzhi, who was reviewing memorials in the imperial study, placed her imperial brush, dipped in cinnabar, on the pen holder. The eunuch chief, Guo Dongbing, then leaned forward and, delicately and expertly, gently massaged her temples to soothe her fatigue.
"Your Majesty, they have been sent! Whenever there are festivals, the Ministry of Rites will send gifts to the General's Mansion according to etiquette."
Guo Dongbing lowered his eyebrows and eyes, answering Nalan Yunzhi's questions while continuing the massage in his hands.
"Um."
Nalan Yunzhi closed his eyes and rested.
"Have someone select a few more suitable gifts from my private treasury and send them to the General's Mansion in my name."
"I obey your order!"
"The Emperor truly has deep feelings for Queen Feng! If Queen Feng were still alive, she would surely feel deeply comforted!" Guo Dongbing, who was good at observing people's expressions, flattered the Emperor in a very tactful way.
"I owe him..."
Nalan Yunzhi suddenly opened his eyes and pinched his eyebrows irritably.
"Your Majesty, the envoys from Zhaoyang Kingdom have arrived at the post station a few days ago. This is the letter of marriage they sent."
Seeing that Nalan Yunzhi stopped taking a nap, Guo Dongbing took out a very noble booklet from his arms and handed it to her.
"Marriage?"
"hehe……"
"My Laifeng Kingdom is a country where women are superior, and his Zhaoyang Kingdom is a country where men are superior. How can we be related in any way? What's more, I have no interest in men from countries where men are superior." Nalan Yunzhi sneered slightly, but did not stop flipping through the letter of marriage in his hand.
Since it was a matter of national importance, the shrewd Guo Dongbing just pricked up his ears and did not express his opinion.
"Do you want the Third Prince of Zhaoyang to marry my princess, forming a sworn brotherhood? To show friendship and maintain peace between our two countries?"
"Heh... As everyone knows, I still haven't appointed a crown princess. So what does Zhaoyang's monarch, Su Mutiansheng, intend by doing this?"
Nalan Yunzhi suddenly covered the letter of marriage, slightly narrowed his eyes and pondered.
"Your Majesty, the actions of the Zhaoyang Kingdom are indeed very suspicious. Do we need to send someone to rebuke them?"
Guo Dongbing diligently massaged Nalan Yunzhi's shoulders and back while trying to find out what she had in mind.
"No! I intend to summon the envoy from Zhaoyang Kingdom to the palace tonight. Old Guo, send someone to the Prime Minister's Mansion and inform Minister Situ to make preparations. You will meet with the uncle of the King of Zhaoyang Kingdom with me tonight."
"I obey your order!"
"Your Majesty, our Laifeng Kingdom doesn't even have a crown princess yet. I wonder what the Zhaoyang Kingdom's intention is in doing this!" Guo Dongbing looked indignant.
"Old Guo, just because there isn't one now doesn't mean there won't be one in the future..."
Nalan Yunzhi glanced meaningfully at Guo Dongbing beside him.
This old thing!
I don’t know who benefited from him, but he actually dared to come to her to test her opinion!
Nalan Yunzhi's lips curled slightly.
She wasn't afraid of the princesses' fight for the throne, but the premise was that they couldn't escape her control. After all, being good at using various forces to check and balance each other and keep the court in a state of balance was also a skill that an emperor should have.
Nalan Yunzhi wanted to see what Su Mutiansheng was up to. Now that she and Lingyan's daughter had been found, it was only a matter of time before she would find the crown princess of Laifeng Country.
However, whether or not to marry her depends on weighing the pros and cons of all aspects. Even if it were a dragon, it would have to coil around her when it came to Laifeng Country.
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