Three days before Lunar New Year's Eve.
The envoy from the Mongol Kingdom has arrived; he is the Mongol Foreign Minister. The Third Prince and his Third Princess from the Jin'an Kingdom have also come to attend this banquet and to visit their younger brother and sister-in-law.
In addition, there is a country called Weiman.
After Emperor Junlan personally received them, he naturally had someone take them for a walk around the capital.
"They were originally supposed to stay in the palace, but in the end they were put in the post station instead."
"Some people wanted to stay at the First Restaurant, and that was arranged for them as well."
The three countries—the Mongolian diplomatic envoy, the third prince of Jin'an, and the newly emerged Weiman Kingdom—were dressed in strange attire, somewhat resembling people from a foreign land.
"They all come from the desert. I suspect that this country and the Western Regions may have some connection."
The Western Regions have two distinct environmental characteristics: the north is mostly plains and grasslands, while the south has complex terrain and is predominantly desert...
Murong Jin took a sip of hot tea and said, "Mmm."
Whether it's a demon or a monster, that's all that matters.
"By the way, Master, we've found the lair of those people we investigated last time."
Murong Jin stood up. "Let's go take a look now."
Then he looked at the gift box next to him, "I might be a little late tomorrow night for New Year's Eve, so I'll have someone deliver the New Year's gifts to the young master and young lady."
Yi Liu: "Yes, Master."
Murong Jin thought for a moment, then looked at the gift box before heading to those people's lair...
She's been quite busy lately, investigating some things. For the safety of her son and daughter, she has to resolve some potential problems.
"I'm going out for a bit. Wait for me outside the city."
Yi Liu nodded, "Okay."
After Murong Jin's figure disappeared, Jin Si sat at the table eating. "What is Master going to do?"
Yi Liu: "I don't know."
"She's been secretly doing things behind our backs lately. What do you think they could be? Is it something very important?"
Yi Liu: "It might be a privacy issue, so let's not speculate too much; it's taboo."
“I know, if we didn’t have a good relationship with our master, we wouldn’t be guessing. You know, guessing our master’s thoughts would be punished for anyone else…”
At night, the cold wind howled, and Murong Jin lightly climbed over the wall and arrived at the familiar study.
He placed what he was holding on the table, glanced at the documents on the table a couple more times, then smiled slightly before disappearing in a flash.
Emperor Lan.
I will favor you when I return.
...
The morning the palace banquet begins.
Emperor Junlan went to the Imperial Study to check today's schedule, and instead found a well-wrapped gift box.
His face showed confusion: "Zhao Delin."
"This old servant is here."
"Who delivered this?"
Zhao Delin looked at the palace and said, "This old servant is unaware that everyone was making arrangements for today's events yesterday, and no one went into the palace."
After Di Junlan opened it and took a look, he found a jade pendant inside.
The carving is so lifelike that when you pick it up, there is a small red knot next to it with a blue gemstone on it.
Upon closer inspection, there is a character on it: 澜.
The jade pendant has a character on it: 锦 (jin).
Di Junlan's eyes widened in surprise, and soon he heard people talking outside.
When Zhao Delin came in, he was carrying two boxes, the packaging of which was exactly the same as the ones on his desk.
"Your Majesty, these are New Year's gifts for the young princes."
Di Junlan parted his lips slightly, "A New Year's gift?"
Zhao Delin: "Yes, Your Majesty."
Looking at the box, what couldn't Di Junlan figure out now?
This was a New Year's gift that Ah Jin specially gave him.
"Send the gifts to Yi'er and the others' palace."
Zhao Delin: "Yes, Your Majesty."
His Majesty seems to be in a good mood today; you can hear the joy in his voice.
Emperor Junlan put on the jade pendant and carefully preserved the gemstone.
After thinking about it, I decided to spend the money on a necklace, since it has a knot and looks like jewelry meant to be worn around the neck.
As time slowly passed, it was time for the palace banquet.
"His Majesty has arrived!!!"
After Zhao Delin's voice rang out, everyone sitting below stood up, bowed, and shouted, "Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!"
Emperor Lan, sitting on the high seat, remained calm. "All of you, rise."
Nan Fengyi sat beside Di Junlan, with his younger sister naturally beside him.
"Your subject pays respects to His Highness the Crown Prince and His Highness the Princess."
Nan Fengyi looked around and said, "No need for formalities."
Nan Muyu opened her eyes and looked at them, her voice sweet and childlike, "No need for formalities."
Li Mingzhong was completely melted; how could the little princess be so adorable!
Most of the officials had never seen the twins before, and they were all shocked when they saw them this time.
His Highness the Crown Prince resembles the Regent, and the Little Princess resembles His Majesty…
Is it really not the child of the Regent and His Majesty?
But can men give birth?
It's highly unlikely that something happened to the Regent, so the only possibility is that it was His Majesty's child?
A nerve in my head suddenly snapped.
Something inside me felt like it had collapsed.
"Greetings, Your Majesty the Great Cheng."
The Mongolian envoy, Emperor Junlan, responded, "Sit."
Then several others greeted Emperor Junlan, and finally the envoy from the Weiman Kingdom said, "Akasiqi greets His Majesty the Great Cheng."
Emperor Lan: "Your Excellency is too polite. Kick your seat."
Amidst the revelry, Emperor Junlan did not miss the murderous intent in the eyes of the Weiman Kingdom envoys. Although it disappeared in an instant, it did not mean he was without vigilance.
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