Chapter 230: Chapter 230: The Identity of Beihe Crown Princess
Chapter 230 230: The identity of the Crown Princess Beihe
Her voice was soft and soft, with a hint of panic, which reminded Xiao Yihan of Wen Nianruan back then.
She always spoke so softly and did not dare to look at people when she spoke. She was timid and cowardly.
"polite."
Xiao Yihan withdrew his eyes from her, raised his eyebrows and brushed his sleeves, his expression cold.
Murong Longyue looked at Murong Qingying, and quietly narrowed her beautiful eyes, with a hint of sinisterness at the end of her eyes.
Murong Qingying stood aside with her eyes lowered, her face confused and flustered, and she didn't know what to do.
Xiao Yihan raised his eyes and looked at her, frowning slightly.
As a princess, her expression and demeanor should not be like this.
He looked at Murong Longyue calmly again.
Zuo Rong came over, glanced at Murong Longyue quietly, and said to Xiao Yihan: "Her Royal Highness, the Crown Princess, is a new arrival and is still a little uncomfortable. Don't be surprised, Your Royal Highness, Prince Xuan."
"Um."
Xiao Yihan's eyebrows were cold and he didn't say much.
After the group entered the palace, Xiao Jinran arranged for them to rest in Yongming Palace and held a reception banquet for them in the evening.
In the evening, Wen Nianruan also attended.
When she saw Murong Qingying, her reaction was exactly the same as Xiao Yihan's. The two of them were so similar.
Even Murong Qingying couldn't help but stare blankly when he saw her.
In the first place, Xiao Jinran squinted his eyes and looked at the two of them with deep eyes.
Yun Chenan's face was indifferent, his eyes were lowered and he didn't know what he was thinking.
On Beihe's side, Zuo Rong and Xiao Lan had different expressions when they saw Wen Nianruan.
When everyone sat down at the table, Xiao Jinran raised his wine glass: "The Crown Princess and the Princess have worked tirelessly to come from afar. I feel that I have missed you from afar, so I would like to offer you a special toast."
"The Emperor's Holy Ming."
Everyone stood up one after another, raised their glasses and drank down the wine in one gulp.
Zuo Rong looked at Wen Nianruan while holding on to the wine glass, with darkness hidden in his eyes: "I heard that Concubine Wen will be granted the title of queen soon, so I would like to offer a drink to Concubine Wen."
Wen Nianruan took a sip of a cup of tea in his hand and said with a smile, "Thank you, Prime Minister Zuo."
She and Zuo Rong were polite and said nothing more.
There was a coldness in Prime Minister Zuo's eyes when he looked at her, which made her very uncomfortable.
Murong Qingying sat aside, with lowered eyebrows and not daring to look around, showing an unconcealable timidity.
Xiao Jinran's eyes fell on her: "For the sake of good relations between our two countries, the Crown Princess took the trouble to come and get married. Do any of the men from Xiliang here have a crush on the Crown Princess?"
Murong Qingying lowered her eyes. Before she could realize that Xiao Jinran was talking to her, Zuo Rong next to her narrowed his eyes and touched her. Murong Qingying was as frightened as a deer and quickly stood up.
She responded solemnly: "I, I haven't decided yet."
Xiao Jinran's eyes were deep and he spoke politely: "Since the Crown Princess hasn't made up her mind yet, I won't ask any more questions for now. When the Crown Princess likes any of our Xiliang men, you can tell me at any time."
"well."
Murong Qingying responded timidly and couldn't help but quietly raised her eyes and glanced at Xiao Yihan's position.
Feeling eyes looking over him, Xiao Yihan raised his eyes and happened to meet Murong Qingying's eyes.
Murong Qingying hurriedly moved her eyes away and fiddled with her fingers under the table, feeling a little at a loss.
Xiao Yihan looked back, shook the wine glass in his hand twice, and then drank it all with a calm expression on his face.
Murong Longyue caught Murong Qingying's little move just now, with venom hidden in her eyes.
The banquet was in progress, Wen Nianruan frowned, and she could always feel Youdao's vague gaze falling on her.
She lowered her eyelids and met Xiao Lan's eyes.
Xiao Lan stared at her deeply, his eyes darkening slightly.
Wen Nianruan felt that there was something profound in her expression.
Halfway through the banquet, Wen Nianruan couldn't hold on any longer and felt tired. She greeted Xiao Jinran and left.
Knowing that she was weak, Xiao Jinran did not embarrass her and let her go back to rest first.
While walking on the road, there were palace people passing by and the lights were bright, but Wen Nianruan still felt uneasy, always feeling like someone was following her behind her.
She looked back twice and didn't see anyone strange.
Wen Nianruan's face was solemn and he couldn't help but walk faster.
Qiu Bai supported her and felt that her steps were a bit fast, so he couldn't help but remind her: "My dear, please walk slower and be careful not to fall."
There were many palace people passing by around him. With so many people, Wen Nianruan still felt insecure.
When we were about to reach Fuhua Palace, a palace attendant came towards us and said, "Concubine Wen, I have something to report."
Wen Nianruan paused and asked, "What's the matter?"
The palace man came closer, and just as he was next to Wen Nianruan, a long sword suddenly passed through his chest. Qiu Bai's face turned pale, and just when she was about to scream, a stone suddenly hit her body, pinning her acupuncture point.
Qiubai couldn't move and couldn't make a sound from his mouth.
The palace man suddenly fell to the ground with a dagger in his hand. He was just about to stab Wen Nianruan.
The person stabbing the sword behind him was Xiao Lan.
Immediately, another figure fell down, carrying the body on the ground and left. What happened here was so fast that the palace people not far away had not had time to notice it.
Wen Nianruan was relatively calm, stroking his abdomen and taking a step back, wary of her: "What does General Xiao mean?"
Xiao Lan said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, I won't hurt you, but you tell your maid to keep quiet."
"Open her acupuncture points, I guarantee she won't scream."
A stone popped out from his fingertips and hit Qiu Bai, and Xiao Lan quickly opened her acupuncture points.
Qiu Bai stopped shouting, but looked alert and guarded Wen Nianruan in fear.
"We don't have much time, so let me make the story short first," Xiao Lan took two steps closer and whispered beside Wen Nianruan: "Do you have half a token in your hand, with a dragon engraved on one side and a phoenix on the other?"
Wen Nianruan narrowed his eyes and backed away, his eyes becoming more defensive: "What do you mean?"
A figure came in front of him. Xiao Lan glanced at it. It was Zuo Rong.
Her eyes darkened and she spoke faster: "That's the 'Dragon and Phoenix Order', which is the token of the incoming crown princess Murong Qiyue." Seeing Zuo Rong approaching, she dropped a few words: "Be careful who is coming behind you, Murong
Qingying is your sister."
As soon as she spoke, she disappeared into the darkness.
Wen Nianruan was stunned, thinking about what she said next, Murong Qingying was her sister.
Is this why they are similar?
There were footsteps coming from behind. Wen Nianruan turned around and looked at Zuo Rong. Xiao Lan's previous words were to tell her to be careful about who was coming behind her.
Let her be careful about Zuorong.
"Empress Wen," Zuo Rong's attitude was still so condescending. Maybe it was because he was in a high position in Beihe and was used to being bowed down and complimented, so he had a sense of superiority in his bones.
Her eyes swept around the area calmly, she raised her lower lip, and said with a smile: "Just now I vaguely saw Concubine Wen talking to someone, I wonder who she was talking to?"
Yun Qingyue chuckled calmly, and her tone became a little more arrogant: "Who am I talking to? Do you need Prime Minister Zuo to ask me? It's too much."
The corners of Zuo Rong's mouth stiffened slightly, his eyes darkened quietly, and he still had a fake smile on his lips: "What the empress said is that I shouldn't ask too many questions."
Turning her eyes, she seemed to say unintentionally: "I was stunned when I saw Concubine Wen today. I didn't expect that Concubine Wen is so similar to our Crown Princess."