Behind her, Qing Wan gradually frowned. In her previous life, didn't she lose her life on her wedding night? So she would never allow such a thing to happen again.
Sooner or later, she will find out Ji Lanjin's purpose in marrying her and the person who harmed her in her previous life.
Qing Wan received the order to enter the palace on the third day after the Dragon Boat Festival. Walking inside the long palace wall, looking at the high gray walls and vermilion tiles on both sides, Qing Wan only felt boundless depression.
. She didn’t understand why someone would like to live there. When she was halfway there, she couldn’t help but ask the father-in-law who was leading the way: “Has the Ninth Prince arrived?”
The father-in-law looked at her in surprise, and then replied: "The emperor only passed on Miss Qing."
"Oh!" Qing Wan frowned subconsciously. Although she asked Dou Kao to find Ji Lanjin, she was still a little worried. What if the other party happened not to be in the house, or was tripped up by something...
Qingwan couldn't help but regret a little. She shouldn't have been so eager to move out of the palace in the first place.
The father-in-law saw Qing Wan walking slower and slower, so he couldn't help but stop and urged: "Miss Qing, it's better to walk faster! The emperor is waiting."
"Yes!" Qing Wan replied, but her steps were not necessarily much faster. As she walked, she thought about how to deal with the emperor later.
In the current situation, she could not completely rely on Ji Lanjin to help her out.
The father-in-law led her all the way into the imperial garden, where the emperor and a group of concubines were drinking wine and admiring flowers. The green flowers were far away, and only figures could be seen among the flowers, each one wearing brighter clothes than the flowers.
The emperor of the Great Guard sat in the middle, surrounded by four or five concubines, all of whom were dressed beautifully.
The father-in-law asked Qing Wan to stay aside while he walked up to the emperor and the concubines and said, "Your Majesty, Miss Qing's family is here."
"Oh? Why don't you bring someone here quickly?" The emperor withdrew his gaze and glanced in the direction of Qing Wan. The other concubines also looked in the direction of Qing Wan.
The father-in-law came back and brought Qing Wan to the crowd. Qing Wan recalled the etiquette taught to her by the two nuns before. Shi Shiran knelt down in front of everyone and saluted: "Qing Wan, a common girl, has seen the emperor.
Come on, ladies and gentlemen."
"You are the girl from the Qing family that the Ninth Prince is interested in. You are quite pretty. What do you think, Your Majesty?" The first person to speak was a girl sitting on the left side of the Emperor, wearing rose red embroidered with gold thread and peony snow satin.
The woman in palace attire has long black hair tied into a flowing bun. A hollow flying phoenix is inserted into the temples. Her apricot eyes are graceful, and her face is as delicate as snow. There is a bright and beautiful look in it.
A hint of laziness, truly noble and indescribable.
Immediately after, Qing Wan heard a deep and majestic voice above her head, "I see, he behaves well, sensible and respectful. He seems to be knowledgeable and polite." Then he said: "Get up and answer!
"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Qing Wan raised her head and met a pair of dark, deep, inquiring eyes.
The emperor looked at her calmly and said, "Tell me, how did you and Xiaojiu meet?"
Qing Wan withdrew her gaze, lowered her eyebrows, and replied in a neither humble nor overbearing tone: "Back to the Emperor, the daughter of the common people met the prince at the Qionghua Banquet."
"Qionghua Banquet? Could it be the one held by Princess Heng?" The emperor raised his eyebrows slightly, showing a searching expression.