Hu Guangting did some mental construction for almost an hour before getting on the carriage.
Just walking all the way into the palace, the clatter of horse hooves was not as strong as the pounding of her heart.
She twisted her handkerchief and tried to think of some light and funny things to relax herself, but what came to her mind? All she could think of was his handsome and majestic face.
She leaned her head on her solid shoulder and sighed: "Mom, the most important thing in my life cannot be ruined by my cowardice."
Mammy patted her shoulder gently and said, "Miss, please be brave and tell the emperor what is in your heart."
Hu Guangting pinched her fingers and pinched hard. Yes, she needed to be brave now.
You need to fight for your own future.
The thick yellow brick walls, the golden glazed tiles, and the vermilion palace gate that showed wealth and authority everywhere. When stepping on the stone steps, Hu Guangting felt that he was getting closer and closer to his childhood dream.
Her heart truly became firm at that moment.
Hu Guangting was taken to the imperial study. At the door, she took another deep breath, then raised her head and followed Eunuch Mu Ru in.
Her steps were steady, stepping on the shiny white stone floor. The two pearls on the toes of her shoes were looming under the skirt of her skirt, and she walked step by step towards the person she had longed for nine years.
Stand firm, kneel down, "Hu Guangting to see the emperor."
Emperor Ming Yuan looked at the dwarfed figure and felt very unhappy. He glanced at it and said, "Without courtesy, get up."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" She stood up, handkerchief in hand, with her hands down, not looking up at him.
Emperor Ming Yuan cleared his throat and felt that talking to this little girl was more stressful than talking to the Supreme Emperor, "Your father came to the palace today to arrange your marriage. I think your father has worked hard and accomplished a lot, so I am keeping an eye on you."
grow up......"
Hu Guangting suddenly raised his head and looked at Emperor Ming Yuan with burning eyes, "Your Majesty, needless to say, I just want to ask you, do you not want me to enter the palace and stay with you?"
Emperor Ming Yuan prepared a large basket of heartfelt words and planned to have a good talk about life and ideals with her. However, he was silenced by her after only half a sentence.
Looking at the bright face in front of him, he felt extremely embarrassed, "What I mean is that you should find a child of a noble family who is about the same age as you. I promise you a princess..."
"No!" Once again, Emperor Ming Yuan's words were decisively interrupted. Hu Guangting's timidity at home and along the way completely disappeared, and he became bright and brave, with burning eyes, "My little girl doesn't want anything, as long as she enters the palace."
To be honest, Emperor Ming Yuan was a little shocked.
Such a girl, such a look, such affection, any man would be moved by the sight of her.
However, he is not an ordinary man. If Hu Guangting enters the palace, he is destined to be just a chess piece, a chess piece to contain the Zhenbei Marquis and the Zhenbei Army.
As a chess piece, he also hoped to place a young girl in a better place instead of placing her in a deep palace, which would consume her alive.
Therefore, his eyes were solemn and he said: "You are still young and don't understand many things. Entering the palace is a road of no return for you. I will choose another husband for you until you are satisfied. You can go back first.
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Emperor Ming Yuan gave up communicating with her, and didn't intend to say the words he had prepared, because he couldn't match her bright eyes, so he sent her away.