I married the crippled queen and became the most favored queen in the capital

what?

Wedding ceremony?

The Queen glanced at the Emperor and nodded solemnly.

"Logically speaking, Princess Xi is a princess who has come to marry. Even though she is only your concubine, it should be more solemn. You can decide the date of the wedding ceremony yourself and inform the Ministry of Rites later."

Luo Nianxi hurriedly spoke out to stop him.

"Your Highness, Nianxi has just arrived and is feeling unwell, so please put this matter on hold!"

As she spoke, she raised her hand and gently touched her forehead, pretending to be sick.

Chu Hanxiang immediately stepped forward and asked anxiously,

"What's wrong with you? Weren't you fine just now?"

"It's nothing serious. It might be because I'm not used to the local climate. My head is in pain from time to time."

Hearing this, Chu Hanxiang hurriedly said to the emperor and the queen:

"Father, Mother, Xi is not feeling well. I am taking her back to rest."

After leaving these words, without waiting for their reply, he couldn't wait to support her and walked towards the door.

His appearance made the queen very worried.

"Your Majesty, why has Xiang'er changed? He used to say that a woman was not enough to make him change a little bit, but now you see, the way he looks at Luo Nianxi is like looking at a very rare treasure. If this continues, how can it be tolerated?"

"Alas, it's rare that Xiang'er is so interested in a woman, so let him be!"

"But...but he is the crown prince, how can he become so humble because of a woman? When he becomes the emperor in the future, won't he have to hand over the world to others?"

"The Queen is thinking too far ahead. Could it be that Xiang'er will always be obsessed with this woman? It will be fine once the novelty wears off."

The queen pondered for a while, felt that his words made sense, and nodded.

"I hope so. Xiang'er is a man who can accomplish great things. He shouldn't mess up his position because of a woman."

"Well, you should summon Jiaoyue to the palace later. Xiang'er is so obsessed with this woman that he will definitely mistreat Jiaoyue. She will feel bad. You should ask her to put the overall situation first and comfort her more!"

The queen thought his words made sense and bowed.

"Yes, I will summon her to the palace tomorrow."

The emperor frowned and nodded, feeling vaguely worried about Chu Hanxiang.

On the way back to the Prince's Mansion, Chu Hanxiang kept asking,

"Xi girl, what's wrong with you? I'll ask the imperial physician to come to your house and take a look at you."

She tightened her eyes and shook her head.

"It's not serious, I just feel a little dizzy, probably because of the unfamiliar climate!"

"I'll ask the kitchen to make you some light food later. Just tell me what you like to eat."

"Your Highness, you don't have to prepare it specially for me. I am not picky about food."

"That won't work. You are different from them..."

The reason why Luo Nianxi pretended to have a headache was to delay time and make Chu Hanxiang temporarily cancel the wedding ceremony.

In fact, if she wanted to get out of this situation safely, it would be easy to do so by using her Bao'an Hall, but she couldn't do that.

The purpose of her trip was to ensure the safety of the people of Pingyang State. In other words, she and Leng Rujing were hostages of Northern Chu State.

So, all she could do was to delay the time as much as possible.

She always thought that when Leng Yiyan stood up, the people of Northern Chu would be terrified of him, and by then, Chu Hanxiang would no longer be a threat to Pingyang State!

Maybe then, she could leave here.

In short, just wait a day!

After returning to the Prince's Mansion, she went straight back to Qiuxiang Garden. Chu Hanxiang ordered the servants to prepare lunch for her and then left.

As a prince, he had a lot to do every day. In the past, he often came back in the middle of the night, stayed overnight, and left early the next day.

Things are different now. Luo Nianxi lives here, and there is someone in his heart that he misses all the time. Naturally, he has to finish his official duties quickly and come back early to be with her.

After returning to Qiuxiang Garden, she wanted to go to Bao'antang to take a look, but unexpectedly, just after she sent Bai Lan out, someone came to the door.

The person who came was the Crown Princess Hu Jiaoyue from the mansion. The maid behind her was holding a food box, and it seemed that she was here to deliver something.

She pretended to be sick and went forward to pay her respects.

"You are polite, Princess."

"Sister, please stop being so polite. We will live under the same roof from now on. We will see each other every day. There is no need to be so distant."

Hu Jiaoyue's attempt to get close to her made Luo Nianxi a little confused.

After she pulled Hu Jiaoyue to sit on the couch, Hu Jiaoyue took the food box from the maid.

"Princess Xi, you must feel lonely when you first come here. I'll bring some cakes and chat with you."

"The Crown Princess is very thoughtful. Nian Xi is very grateful."

"Your name seems too unfamiliar, just call me sister."

Although the purpose of Hu Jiaoyue's visit is still unclear, Luo Nianxi doesn't dislike her.

She chuckled and nodded.

"Sister, please take care of me in the mansion from now on."

"Of course. By the way, seeing how much His Highness loves you, has the Emperor said when he will officially take you into his palace when you enter the palace today?"

It turned out that she came here to inquire about this matter. Luo Nianxi immediately shook her head.

"No, but I'm not in a hurry. I'm weak and I'm afraid I won't be able to recover in ten days or half a month."

Hu Jiaoyue blinked her eyes and looked at her with a smile on her face.

"I heard that Princess Rujing is also seriously ill. You two sisters are very similar in body shape."

"I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, sister. Rujing wasn't in good health when she was in Pingyang State, and she was exhausted from the long journey. She just needs to rest for a while."

"That's right. Prince Rui will not be eighteen for another year, and will get married then. It doesn't matter how long she takes to take care of him. But you, my sister, should get well soon and serve the Crown Prince as soon as possible. Who knows, you might be lucky enough to bear a child for the Crown Prince. Then, you will be a meritorious official, and the Crown Prince will love you even more."

Looking at Hu Jiaoyue's somewhat lost eyes, Luo Nianxi suddenly remembered that she was also a pitiful woman.

She shook her head.

"My sister and the other women in this mansion have tried so hard for so many years but have yet to give birth to a child. I don't dare to count on it. I just hope I can live a stable life here."

"Alas, given the Crown Prince's love for you, it won't be long before you get pregnant. By then, I'm afraid I'll have to give up my position as Crown Princess to you."

Hu Yuejiao's words made Luo Nianxi's heart beat secretly.

How could she know what Chu Hanxiang was thinking? It seemed that she was a smart woman.

She shook her head to deny it.

"Sister, you can't say that. No one can shake your position as the Crown Princess. The Crown Prince is just interested in me for a while, and he will forget about me in a few days."

Hu Jiaoyue's eyebrows flickered and she nodded sadly.

"That's true. When I first married him, he treated me very well, but I was not able to conceive in three years. Since then, he has married a new woman every other year. At that time, I thought that if any woman could give birth to a child, my position would be really unstable. Fortunately, these women were infertile, which made my position stable. Now it's different. Sister, you are here. Although you are a little weak, you must be able to give birth..."