emperor……
With sharp eyes and a smile, he said, "What the Crown Prince says is quite proper." The Emperor was indeed the Emperor. He then stood up, his face showing understanding, and glanced around. "Alright, I'm getting old. This evening banquet will be left to you young people."
The emperor left, but the banquet was even quieter than before.
Li Qingyu helped Li Qingru down and they left the palace.
The Emperor has just left; they should at least linger for a while before they leave.
"I'm going out for a walk."
The second prince of Southern Qi suddenly patted his clothes and stood up, and an eunuch immediately stepped forward to lead the way for him.
“Miss Xie, people used to say that you and your mother were worlds apart, but today it seems that your mother is just as capable as any man, and you are also extraordinary.”
As Zhuidamu spoke, he raised his wine glass and looked at Xie Lingqin, "This prince toasts you."
"You flatter me, Your Highness."
"After all, without your mother, there would be no barbarians as we know them today. I, the prince, would not be drinking tea in the palace of Bei Rong under the Northern Emperor's hospitality." Zhuidamu's words were laced with sarcasm. Xie Lingqin was oblivious to this, picked up her cup, took a sip of wine, and looked at Yuwen Yao. "I'm feeling a bit down. Would you like to come with me to see the Empress?"
"Excellent."
Yuwen Yao stepped forward, took Xie Lingqin's hand, smiled and waved to the others before leaving.
"Princess Nan, why don't we go together?" Xie Lingqin paused slightly and extended an invitation to Nan Fenghuang.
"No need, I'll go find my royal brother. It's getting late, I need to leave the palace soon." As Nan Fenghuang said this, she glanced at Yu Qing out of the corner of her eye.
Xie Lingqin didn't say much; she was afraid of danger, so she wanted to take Nan Fenghuang with her.
However, with Yu Qingyi here, there shouldn't be any danger.
Xu Yiran's gaze followed Xie Lingqin the entire time, a bitter smile on her face. Before, she had smiled at him, but now that he had openly confessed his feelings, had she really taken it seriously and stopped paying attention to him? Suddenly, a weight landed on Xu Yiran's shoulder.
"Young Master Xu, why don't we leave the palace together?"
Xu Yiran looked up at Yu Qingyi, whose eyes gleamed, clearly indicating that he had something to say. "Okay," he nodded.
Let's go together.
Zhuidamu took this opportunity to put down his wine glass.
Yu Qingyi didn't take it to heart.
When Zhuidamu wanted to leave, An Shangning naturally cooperated.
In no time, the table was empty.
Soon someone went to report to the Emperor.
Meanwhile, on the way to the Phoenix Palace.
Xie Lingqin's brows furrowed tightly.
"So, the old fox is still the wisest. The Emperor clearly knows that you will go to great lengths to marry me, so not only did he make fun of my cousin during the day, but now he's targeting Yu Qingyi."
"Fortunately, I was prepared." Yuwen Yao was not in a hurry.
"Li Qingyu is cooperating with you this time?"
Xie Lingqin's words hit the nail on the head.
Yuwen Yao was taken aback, then nodded. "She wouldn't want to marry Yu Qingyi, so the poison that the Emperor originally prepared for Li Qingru was replaced by her. And afterwards, she will secretly give Li Qingru the so-called antidote according to the Emperor's wishes."
"No wonder the Emperor looked so grim just now; he must have guessed something."
“I guessed it…” Yuwen Yao raised his hand and touched Xie Lingqin’s nose. “Or perhaps, tonight, everything was just the Emperor’s test. He didn’t expect things to go smoothly.”
Upon hearing this, Xie Lingqin's eyes darkened. "I understand, but I wonder what decision the Emperor will make at the betrothal banquet in a few days."
"You can rest assured, I will take care of everything."
Xie Lingqin nodded, smiling gently, "You, do your best."
"There's an assassin! Catch the assassin!"
As soon as Xie Lingqin finished speaking, shouts and hurried footsteps rang out from in front of her.
Xie Lingqin and Yuwen Yao exchanged a glance and immediately ran towards the source of the sound.
"What happened?"
Yuwen Yao spoke in a deep voice to the commander of the Imperial Guards.
"Your Highness, someone just went towards the direction of Hualuo Palace. They were too fast; they disappeared in the blink of an eye."
"Wasn't the Flower Falling Palace burned down?"
Xie Lingqin looked slightly puzzled.
Upon hearing this, the man looked at Xie Ling with concern and said respectfully, "Reporting to Miss Xie, Hualuo Palace was indeed burned down, but it was not completely destroyed, only severely damaged. His Majesty has been having people repair it these past few days."
Yuwen Yao met Xie Lingqin's gaze and nodded slightly, "Yes."
Xie Lingqin frowned slightly. Was the Emperor truly interested in the Flower Falling Palace, or in that woman in cloud-colored clothes?
However, no matter how hard he tried, no one ever loved him.
"I didn't notice anything unusual on my way here. Go and check again. If it's just a case of seeing things, don't disturb anyone."
"Yes, Your Highness."
The Imperial Guards immediately dispersed.
The surroundings quieted down again.
Nan Fenghuang also came around from the other side at this moment. Looking at Xie Lingqin and Yuwen Yao, she seemed to breathe a sigh of relief. "Are you going back to your seats?"
"What's wrong?"
"Together."
"Where is your second brother?"
Xie Lingqin asked.
“My second brother should be back soon. This place is too big, I’m getting dizzy from all the walking, and I don’t want to walk around anymore,” Nan Fenghuang said loudly, then lowered her voice, “I feel uneasy, let’s leave first.”
Nan Fenghuang wouldn't make something up out of nothing; she must have been aware of something before saying those words.
Xie Lingqin glanced slightly at the direction of Hualuo Palace behind her, then exchanged a look with Yuwen Yao and said softly, "Let's visit Her Majesty the Empress another day."
Yuwen Yao naturally listened to Xie Lingqin in everything.
The two then returned to the Imperial Garden with Nan Fenghuang.
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