Chapter 655: Marriage?
October, Suzaku Empire, Dragon City...
Somewhere in the city center, there is an extremely imposing complex of buildings, comparable in grandeur to that of an imperial palace. Hey, it seems that this is a place in the imperial palace.
"Longji, how are your aunt and uncle living?"
A noble lady looked at a young girl and asked, with concern in her eyes that was easily felt. It can be seen from this that she cares about the person she is asking.
In this palace, there seems to be only one girl who can be called Longji, and that is Princess Longji. And there are only a few people who can call Princess Longji by her name, and this noble lady is one of them, the Empress Dowager.
"They are all very nice, but they have too many social engagements... You know, even if they don't have any connections with us, they will still be the focus of everyone's attention." Princess Longji replied.
Princess Longji already has her own territory, so she has her own house in Longcheng, and this time Ye Chengtian and others are living in her house.
This is said to be a matter of reciprocity. In the past, Princess Longji always stayed at Ye's house when she went to Xiangkong Imperial City. Now that they are here, they naturally stay at Princess Longji's place.
In fact, this was also to reject the invitation of the Queen Mother. Before, the Queen Mother asked them to live in the Suzaku Palace, but Ye Chengtian and his wife felt that this seemed a bit inappropriate, so they refused.
Originally, they would have found a place for themselves and had not thought about Princess Longji. However, Princess Longji happened to arrive in Longcheng at that time, so it was natural for her to invite them to her house.
Ye Chengtian and his wife couldn't refuse, so they agreed.
They had met the Empress Dowager and Emperor Suzaku since the first day they arrived, but had not met them until now. Therefore, if the Empress Dowager wanted to know something, she could only ask Princess Longji.
"Social engagements are unavoidable. They are not ordinary people..." The Queen Mother smiled. She had already anticipated this.
In fact, at this time, the Ye family was the one that almost everyone wanted to win over. With their neutral attitude and Ye Lang's magical qualities, everyone wanted to get close to the Ye family.
Even if there is no way to win over the Ye family to join him, at least he should have a good friendly relationship with them. However, generally speaking, the Ye family did not give everyone such an opportunity in Yecheng. Now that they are here, these officials and nobles of the Suzaku Empire will certainly take the opportunity to invite them.
Moreover, most of these people also knew Long Anqi's identity, so naturally they would show their friendly attitude even more.
In the past, perhaps they needed to consider the attitudes of the Queen Mother and others. After all, not many people could figure out the relationship between the Queen Mother and Long Anqi, so they would have some concerns.
Although everyone still doesn't know what's going on, one thing is certain, that is, the Queen Mother intends to interact with Long Anqi and wants to have a good relationship, so they naturally want to add icing on the cake.
However, even if the Empress Dowager has some dissatisfaction and dislikes Long Anqi, there will still be many people who will secretly or openly show their goodwill to Long Anqi. In the end, the power in Ye Chengtian's hands now dominates one side.
"But it's my aunt and the others who are busy. Lan Yu, Ya Zhu and the others are very relaxed and playing everywhere." Princess Longji replied with a smile.
"Didn't I tell you that you should call her aunt now? Why are you still calling her Auntie?" The Empress Dowager frowned slightly, seeming a little unhappy.
"Ah... a temporary habit..." Princess Longji stuck out her tongue playfully, looking a little like a little girl. This was an expression she rarely saw, but it was a normal expression in front of her grandmother.
Regarding Princess Longji's previous title, it was actually Long Anqi's idea. She didn't want to be called aunt by Princess Longji. In addition to wanting to minimize the chance of being noticed, there was another very important reason, which was that Long Anqi didn't want to acknowledge Princess Longji as her niece, that is, she didn't want to acknowledge the relationship with the Suzaku Empire.
The title of "Auntie" can be used in many cases. It may just be a polite title, and even the relationship does not need to be explained.
"Are Lan Yu and the others interested in coming here to play?" the Queen Mother asked calmly.
"Well, they don't seem to like the palace very much. It's not that they don't like this place, but they don't like all the palaces. It may be because of that incident." Princess Longji shook her head and said thoughtfully.
The Queen Mother was silent for a while. She knew what Princess Longji was saying.
That incident was about Zhao Yarou's seizure of the throne. The psychological impact of that incident would not be easily resolved, and it left a bad impression on the Seventh Princess.
The Empress Dowager seemed to be unaware that the Seventh Princess disliked the palace, not only because of this, but also because she had never liked places where power struggles arose. She had disliked the palace since she was a child, but because of her background, she could not live in it.
Zhao Yarou's incident completely severed her ties with places like the Imperial Palace, which, in some ways, was a good thing!
"Since they don't like it, don't force it! But I can go there by myself." The Queen Mother smiled. She was not the kind of person who followed the conventions, especially when it came to what she wanted to get.
"Well, you can go by yourself. My aunt and the others have no intention of disapproving your coming." Princess Longji nodded. She also knew what the Empress Dowager did. More importantly, Ye Lang had stayed in her house for a period of time, and the Empress Dowager did not go there every day. This was a lesson learned from the past.
"I'll go with you later! By the way, what are you doing here today? Don't say you're here to pay your respects to us. You're not that filial." The Queen Mother looked at Princess Longji and asked teasingly.
She didn't think that Princess Longji came to pay her respects so early on purpose. There must be something else. If she was really so filial, she wouldn't have come here for so long, and it wouldn't be possible for her to come only once in such a long time.
Of course, the Empress Dowager also knew what Princess Longji was busy with. It was for her birthday banquet, and also to help her accompany Long Anqi and others.
"No way, I'm very filial..." Princess Longji pouted and said a little unwillingly.
"Tell me, what exactly are you here for? I won't say anything to you." The Queen Mother looked at Long Ji and smiled, her fascinated eyes showing a different kind of doting.
"My father asked me to come here. He said that a princess from the Ella Empire was coming and wanted me to go and greet her. He said that my status was suitable." Princess Longji said.
"Is your identity suitable? In fact, you are not the only princess in the palace, and your identity is a bit special. Could it be that the princess who came to the Ella Empire this time is not here to celebrate the birthday or just go through the motions?" The Queen Mother frowned slightly.
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