Leng Qingning created a masterpiece, and the two of them doing this were just like stingy little people who changed their minds at the last minute and couldn't bear to give gifts.
This is simply an insult to the dignity of the Great Jin Dynasty.
As her two daughters acted so recklessly, she wondered what Leng Qingning thought and worried that she would be angry about it.
At the same time, she felt sorry for her nephew. She had gone to such lengths to try and bring him together, but her two "good daughters" were so absurd. They were incredibly "filial"!
Emperor Jin felt apologetic and smiled again as he looked at Leng Qingning, "Your Highness, my son has acted recklessly. Please do not take offense."
Leng Qingning shook her head, indicating that she didn't care, and then looked at Jin Yan, thinking that the person being treated as a gift was the one who would mind more.
Surprisingly, Jin Yan did not show any displeasure or depression.
The Jin Emperor continued, “My Jin Kingdom has a rare species, the Tianshan snow ferret. If you do not mind, I will immediately order men to go up the mountain to capture it overnight and select a batch of the finest snow ferret pelts to present to you and your sons as a gift for composing poems. My son, I have been presumptuous. I hope the young king will forgive me.”
Leng Qingning shook her head again, "No need, Your Majesty. I am not angry. Please do not hunt snow foxes. Since they are rare animals, please protect them."
"Young King, you are magnanimous; it's good that you're not angry." The Emperor's eyes held appreciation. "I will send other gifts to your palace. As for the matter of presenting Yan'er as a gift, it was just the child's ignorance. Don't take it seriously, and don't dwell on it..."
"Your Majesty, please wait."
Jin Yan interrupted in time, saying that he had thought about it carefully. Although Jin Man and the others' actions were ridiculous, like children playing house.
However, if we can just go with the flow, we can save a lot of subsequent preparations...
Jin Yan turned to Leng Qingning and tentatively asked, "Your Highness, if I were willing to marry you, what would you say?"
"!!" Leng Qingning was truly shocked by these words, and her husbands behind her were also stunned and at a loss for words.
No one present expected Jin Yan to say that.
"Young Prince, what are you saying?" The Prime Minister stood up in disbelief, his surprise mixed with a hint of excitement.
The Jin emperor was stunned, and the Jin ministers were extremely surprised.
"Young Prince, are you drunk?" a minister asked him, unable to understand why he was following the First and Second Princes in their foolishness. After asking, he turned to check Leng Qingning's expression.
"I am not drunk." His tone was utterly calm, and Jin Yan once again mustered his courage to look Leng Qingning in the eye. "Your Highness, what do you think?"
All eyes in the room turned to him.
The pressure was on Leng Qingning. She was shocked by Jin Yan's bluntness and slowly suppressed the awkwardness on her face, trying to understand the current situation in her mind.
Under the gaze of hundreds of eyes, he asked for confirmation, "So, Your Highness means you wish to marry me?"
The hall was so quiet you could hear a pin drop. Everyone held their breath and looked at Jin Yan again.
Jin Yan nodded with utmost sincerity, frankly revealing his thoughts to everyone, "Indeed, I had this idea a year ago, but I didn't know if Your Highness felt the same way about me, so I kept putting it off. Now that we have met again, I want to ask Your Highness, if I wanted to marry you, would you be willing to marry me?"
"Good!" The Prime Minister blurted out involuntarily, and seeing everyone looking at him, he added, "Good, very brave!" Then he followed the crowd's gaze to Leng Qingning, waiting expectantly for her reply.
"My lady?" Gu Nanshu called out softly, as if he had something on his mind.
Leng Qingning slightly raised her hand: "I know what I'm doing." She raised her eyes and asked Jin Yan, "Is that really true?"
"It's true." Jin Yan said with absolute certainty.
A bright smile bloomed on Leng Qingning's lips as she gave Jin Yan an affirmative answer: "I am willing."
The husbands were astonished.
The ministers were overjoyed.
A smile appeared between Jin Yan's brows; no further confirmation was needed, just those words were enough.
Jin Di snapped out of his shock, a look of immense joy spreading across his face. "Great! Excellent!" The unexpected gain was enough to bring him immense pleasure.
"In that case, young king, how about I write a letter to Dayue and send it to your mother to discuss the wedding date?"
Leng Qingning raised her hand in a bow with a smile on her lips, "It is entirely up to Your Majesty to decide."
"Great!" Emperor Jin was genuinely pleased.
………
In just a few breaths, the overall situation was settled, and the ministers quickly received and digested this huge surprise.
The happiest person was Jin Yan; he was incredibly excited, thrilled, and satisfied at that moment…
"Second sister, what's wrong?" Jin Yu noticed that Jin Man didn't seem very happy.
"It's nothing." Jin Man withdrew her gaze, clicked her tongue in confusion, and felt inexplicably uneasy. She should be overjoyed that she had achieved her goal.
But why do they look at each other exchanging glances, seemingly both satisfied with the outcome? I even saw a sweet, hopeful look on Jin Yan's face. It just doesn't feel right.
Combining Jin Yan's words just now, the meaning is very clear: he has long wanted to curry favor with Yue Kingdom, and I have indirectly helped him.
Thinking about this, Jin Man felt constipated and for the first time felt like an idiot.
Seeing her changing expression, Jin Yu couldn't guess what she was thinking again, so she didn't bother to pay attention to her anymore. In any case, she was in a very good mood at the moment.
Jin Yan is finally going to disappear from the Jin Kingdom. How satisfying!
………
The banquet came to a perfect end, and this night was destined to be a sleepless one.
The news of the marriage between the young prince of the Jin Kingdom and the young king of Dayue spread like wildfire outside the palace.
The song "Bring in the Wine" quickly spread.
Inside the Crown Princess's palace, Leng Qingning was fast asleep, holding Wen Yanche in her arms. However, some of the husbands in the other bedrooms were unable to sleep at night...
During her two months in the Jin Kingdom, Leng Qingning actively integrated herself into the Jin Kingdom's civil and military officials, and occasionally appeared at the examination halls to personally supervise a few sessions.
Jin Yan frequently visited the Crown Princess's palace, and the two had already made a marriage agreement, living together as an engaged couple. They also agreed to return to Dayue together in half a month.
The imperial examination culminated in the palace examination. In the main hall, Emperor Jin sought Leng Qingning's opinion, and Leng Qingning strongly recommended a candidate named Xu Mengyao. In the end, Emperor Jin granted her permission to become the top scholar's daughter.
After the top three were determined, Leng Qingning's mission to the Jin Kingdom was considered complete, and she set her return trip for three days later.
That day, as usual, Leng Qingning led her husbands on a shopping spree in the capital. They bought everything that caught their eye, and anything that suited them.
After the nine of them got tired of walking around, Jin Yan suggested they go to the Yellow Crane Tower for dinner. That's right, the Yellow Crane Tower chain has also opened in six countries.
At the dinner table, everyone tasted each dish and noticed some differences.
"My lady, this Treasure Duck seems to taste different from what we have in Dayue," Lin Xianzhi said, puzzled.
Gu Nanshu brought another dish to Lin Xianzhi, saying, "This dish is good; it should suit your taste."
"Thank you, Brother Nanshu." Lin Xianzhi picked up a piece of spicy fish slice with his chopsticks and thanked Gu Nanshu.
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