Chapter 130 Entering the Palace to Express Gratitude

Lin Nuan was so sleepy that she couldn't even open her eyes. Seeing her expression, Xiao Jingyan called in the maids who were waiting outside and asked them to help her dress.

After a lot of tossing and turning, Lin Nuan finally woke up completely.

After getting on the carriage, Lin Nuan suddenly became nervous.

"Boss Xiao, do you feel nervous? We are going to meet the emperor later. He holds the power of life and death. If we make him unhappy, he might kill us at will. Then both of us might lose our lives."

Xiao Jingyan also noticed her nervousness and discovered the problem that he had been ignoring.

"From now on, you can either call me General, or call me Husband, or call me Jingyan. You can use these three titles according to the occasion. Don't ever call me Mr. Xiao again. Not only you have to change, but I have to change too. From now on, I will call you Madam when we are outside, and call you Nuannuan when there are no outsiders around. Don't call me the wrong name."

"Okay, General." Lin Nuan nodded. She thought about it in her mind and called out.

Xiao Jingyan held her hand and comforted her: "Don't be afraid, I'm here."

Not long after, the carriage stopped.

"Madam, we've arrived at the palace. Let's get out of the car." Xiao Jingyan got out of the car first, and then helped Lin Nuan get out.

Lin Nuan took a deep breath and followed Xiao Jingyan into the palace.

The palace was solemn and dignified, and Lin Nuan couldn't help but become more nervous. She held Xiao Jingyan's hand tightly, fearing that she would take a wrong step.

"The Emperor has arrived!" With a loud shout, Lin Nuan and Xiao Jingyan quickly knelt down to salute.

"Stand up," the emperor said, "Qing Xiao, this must be your wife, the third daughter of the prime minister."

"Your Majesty, that's right," Xiao Jingyan replied.

The emperor looked Lin Nuan up and down with sharp eyes, then nodded slightly with satisfaction: "Well, it's true, she is really a beauty that can topple a country!" His voice was full of majesty and appreciation.

Hearing this, Lin Nuan's heart couldn't help but tighten, but on the surface she still maintained a polite and elegant smile. She knew in her heart that she was at best a beautiful girl from a small family, and there was still a certain distance between her and a stunning beauty. However, she also understood that the emperor's words were just a polite remark to show his recognition and respect for her.

Lin Nuan knew very well that in the palace, words often contained deep meanings.

“Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty.” Lin Nuan kowtowed in gratitude.

"Haha, no need to be so polite." The emperor smiled and waved his hand, motioning her to stand up.

After thanking him, the two left the palace. After leaving the palace, Lin Nuan breathed a sigh of relief.

“I was so nervous just now.” Lin Nuan said.

"It's okay, it's over." Xiao Jingyan comforted.

"The emperor looks quite amiable." Lin Nuan recalled the emperor's appearance.

"That's just an appearance. In the palace, you must be extra careful with your words and actions." Xiao Jingyan reminded.

Lin Nuan nodded, she knew the complexity of the palace.

"However, this audience was successfully passed." Xiao Jingyan said.

"Yes, I hope everything will go well in the days ahead." Lin Nuan prayed.

They got on the carriage together and left the palace.

The road ahead is still long, and they will face various challenges and tests together.

Back at the general's mansion, when only the two of them were there, Lin Nuan no longer had to act like a lady from a noble family. She asked the maid to help her take off her heavy headdress and those cumbersome clothes, and then she changed into casual clothes and sent everyone out.

"Why do you keep carrying it? It's really tiring to carry it for a whole morning. The life of the ancients was really not a life for human beings. I see that you have adapted well."

Xiao Jingyan watched her lie down on the couch like Ge You after seeing the servants leave, her body as limp as a boneless shrimp.

"You exercise regularly, and you were just pretending today. Are you really that tired?"

Lin Nuan rolled her eyes. "You don't know how heavy my headdresses are. They pressed my head so hard that I almost couldn't stand up straight. I'm lucky that I managed to hold on until I came back. Besides, my physical fitness is pretty good, but I'm not in this state. I'm so weak. Yesterday I was just strolling around the garden and I had to rest several times. I really lack exercise."

"Then why don't you get up early and exercise?" Xiao Jingyan said.

"Have you ever seen a rich girl get up early in the morning to run and exercise?" Lin Nuan said.

"Since we are here, we should make the best of it. It doesn't matter even if our character image collapses. As long as we complete the mission in the end, don't set too many restrictions for yourself." Xiao Jingyan said.

Lin Nuan thought about it and realized that her idea was a little too... too narrow.

Since it’s okay if the character setting collapses and the plot setting can also be changed, there is a lot of room for maneuver.

Think about it, tomorrow is the third day of visiting parents’ parents’ home. As the third daughter of the Prime Minister’s Mansion, Lin Nuan is doted on at home.

"You said, tomorrow when we go to the Prime Minister's Mansion, how about I persuade... my father to resign, so that the emperor will no longer be afraid of my father's students all over the court. Then find an opportunity, and you take the initiative to hand over the military power, and the emperor will no longer be afraid of you. In this way, both the Xiao and Lin families will have a good ending, and we will have completed our mission, right?"

Lin Nuan looked at Xiao Jingyan with sparkling eyes and said, "Do you think I'm smart? Is this idea a good one? Come on and praise me."

Xiao Jingyan really wanted to roll his eyes at this time, but he held back and looked at her speechlessly.

"You think things are too simple. If your father retires from the court, he will have to resign and return to his hometown to retire. Your brother's official position is not high, will he be willing to live a mediocre life? If I hand over the military power, I will have no bargaining chips in my hand, which means I will be at the mercy of others. Even if I retire now, the emperor will not agree."

Lin Nuan disagreed, "I think you are overthinking things. How do you know it won't work without even trying it?

What if it was that simple?

You people in high positions think too much, and before you take one step you want to look ten or a hundred steps ahead.

Don’t you feel tired from thinking so much?”

The most tiring thing in this world is to figure out people’s minds. People’s minds are too complicated. Sometimes, even if you think you know a person very well, you may not be able to guess what he is thinking?

Anyway, she felt that she should give everything a try. If her method was right, then it would be a blessing in disguise and she would complete the task and everything would be fine.

If the method is wrong, the worst that can happen is to start over again!

If one method doesn’t work, try a few more. There’s always one that’s right.

After hearing Lin Nuan's words, Xiao Jingyan also fell into deep thought.

It's just a game, the worst that can happen is we just start over again.

"Then try your way. If it doesn't work, you have to listen to me from now on."

The first chapter is finished today, and the second chapter is on the way.