Since it was a welcoming banquet, and considering the long journey the loyalist had taken, the banquet was short and ended quickly.
After the welcoming banquet, Prince Qin suggested to Xiao Chenyi that he visit Consort Chun at Yaohua Palace and bring her a gift that Prince Beili had specially prepared for her.
Since his royal uncle had come all the way from his hometown, it was only natural for him to meet him, and Xiao Chen readily agreed.
The king arrived at Yaohua Palace, dismissed all the palace servants, and looked at Yaolan.
His previously stern face instantly broke into a smile, but this smile wasn't the one an elder would give a younger person; it was more like the smile a man would give a woman.
"Little Lan'er, ever since you came to Great Chu, your royal uncle has been thinking about you every single day."
Yao Lan suppressed her disgust and sighed, "Uncle, Lan'er misses you too, but I am in the Great Chu Palace and can no longer be as free as before."
"Oh~, I remember you threatened to kill yourself to get your brother to send you here for a political marriage. What, now that you're the Pure Consort of Great Chu, you're still thinking about that pretty boy Xiao Yanchu?"
The loyalist's smile faded, he sat down, picked up the wine glass on the table, took a sip, and then spat it onto the ground.
"Pah, this wine from Great Chu is really awful, it's as bland as water. It's nothing like the wine from Northern Li, which tastes so good."
"Uncle, others may not know, but don't you know me? Lan'er is devoted to Bei Li. My coming to Da Chu for a marriage alliance is precisely for Bei Li's grand plan. Xiao Yanchu is just an excuse for me."
Qin Wang looked at Yao Lan with a sinister gaze, "Really?"
Yao Lan felt a little tremble when she met the King's gaze, but she still looked at him with unwavering certainty.
Everyone says that Uncle Qinwang dotes on his niece, but who knows that this doting is not the same as the other kind of doting?
When she was fourteen, ever since her uncle, the emperor, broke into her room while drunk, the words "serving the emperor" became more like a nightmare for Yao Lan.
However, compared to the wives and concubines who served the king, he truly "loved" Yao Lan. Whenever he went out to fight, he would bring back anything good for Yao Lan and never mistreat her.
Yao Lan knew that this was just a facade of her royal uncle. Whenever the Prince Qin got drunk, he would beat his wives and concubines, and many of them had been beaten to death. These were all facts, not rumors.
However, isn't that precisely why it suits Wei Yinshuang even better?
Seeing Yao Lan's unwavering gaze, Prince Qin suddenly burst into laughter, "Good, good, good! As expected of my little Lan'er, you are both brave and resourceful. I wonder which princess your little Lan'er has arranged for me?"
When Qin Wang received Yao Lan's letter, he understood her meaning. It was just about marrying a woman, which was not a big deal for him.
Since Xiao Lan'er wants him to marry her, then he should marry her.
If you don't like it, just go back and give it to your brothers to play with.
Hearing Qin Wang's words, Yao Lan smiled, "Uncle, of course Lan'er will prepare the best for you. Princess Feng Xi of the Duke of Dingguo's mansion is praised by everyone in the capital as the most beautiful and talented woman. She is even known as a bodhisattva among the common people. She donated 10,000 taels of silver during the snow disaster in Qingyang. What do you think of such a beautiful, intelligent, talented, and wealthy woman, Uncle?"
“Princess Fengxi? I don’t remember her.” There were many young ladies from noble families at the welcoming banquet, and Prince Qin couldn’t recall who she was for a moment.
"It's alright, Imperial Uncle. The Emperor will arrange a selection banquet for you in a few days. You can take a good look then," Yao Lan said.
"Alright." After saying that, the Prince Qin changed his tone and his eyes became somewhat ambiguous. "Little Lan'er, your royal uncle hasn't seen you for so long and misses you very much. Come, let your royal uncle see if you've grown up."
After saying that, Qin Wang reached out to put his arm around Yao Lan's waist.
Yao Lan quickly took a step back, and said with some embarrassment, "Uncle, this is the Great Chu Imperial Palace."
Prince Qin waved his hand dismissively, "What's there to be afraid of? This is your palace, and it's just the two of us here now. Does anyone dare to trespass into your Consort Chun's Yaohua Palace?"
Yao Lan pushed away the Prince Qin's outstretched hand with both hands. "Uncle, although that is true, I am, after all, a princess from a foreign land. I have only been in the Great Chu for a short time. The Emperor and the Empress Dowager do not fully trust me. I must be careful. Why don't I send a palace maid to keep you company?"
Upon hearing this, Qin Wang stopped what he was doing, waved his hand, and said, "Never mind, never mind, that's a spoilsport. No palace maid is as good as my little Lan'er."
"Uncle, don't worry, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future." Yao Lan breathed a sigh of relief and coaxed Qin Wang softly, as she still needed him to do things for her.
"Uncle, the things Lan'er asked you to bring..."
Qin Wang took a bracelet out of his pocket and handed it to her.
The bracelet is made of black cord with a red bead in the center.
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