Just as Ji Zhen was about to ask about Li Yuanying's assassination attempt, word of the Crown Princess' arrival was reported from outside the gatehouse.

The attendant came in trotting and told Ji Zhen that the carriage of the Crown Princess was almost at the gate of the Prince's Mansion. Ji Zhen could not delay any longer, so he swallowed his words and called Ye Feng to check. He straightened his clothes and went out to meet the carriage of the Crown Princess Li Yuanzhen.

Outside the gate of the Prince's Mansion, the princess' carriage was so grand that it took up half of the street.

The whole team had twelve palace maids leading the way, and twelve imperial guards escorting the emperor from behind. Ji Zhen stood at the gate of his house, looking at the huge carriage slowly moving in the middle of the team, feeling unhappy. He turned to Wen Daoxing who was standing behind him and asked:

"What's wrong with the princess? Why are you making such a big fuss?"

Wen Daoxing took out the official account book in his hand, flipped through it, lowered his head and whispered to Ji Zhen:

"This time, Her Royal Highness is bringing the Prince to the banquet. I heard that every time Her Royal Highness travels with the Prince, there are always twelve attendants and twelve palace servants."

"Hmph, their display of affection has blocked half of my street. This gentleman is truly favored." Ji Zhen sneered and walked to the carriage parked at the main gate.

Li Yuanzhen, dressed in a light golden palace dress, got off the car first, turned around and led a man wearing a curtain hat out of the car.

The man was not tall, and his long veil covered him completely from head to toe, so that one could not even tell whether he was round or flat. Only the hand that Li Yuanzhen held looked white and slender, as thin as a plum branch.

Don't look at anything inappropriate.

Ji Zhen retracted his gaze, bowed respectfully to Li Yuanzhen and said:

"I am deeply honored that Your Highness has taken the time to visit my humble home."

Li Yuanzhen was as graceful and elegant as ever. Perhaps because Zheng Jun was by her side, her brows softened a little and she smiled:

"It is natural that I will come to congratulate Prince Qingyan on his birthday."

After saying that, he raised his hand, and the female official behind him handed over a thick stack of gift lists. On the golden cover, the only thing missing was the words "wealthy and powerful".

Ji Zhen smiled faintly, motioned Wen Daoxing to take the gift list, stepped aside, and invited Li Yuanzhen into the house.

With the arrival of the Crown Princess, the originally bustling Changyin Pavilion suddenly became much quieter. The princes and nobles who came to the banquet observed etiquette, bowed their heads and kept silent, and respectfully saluted Li Yuanzhen one by one.

At noon, Ji Zhen ordered Wen Daoxing to drive the boat and take everyone to the Qingyin Waterside Pavilion on the Changyin Pavilion for a banquet.

There are many guests today, including many family members and officials. Ji Zhen specifically instructed Wen Daoxing to distinguish between inside and outside, and not to make any mistakes.

Wen Daoxing was naturally sensible in what he did. He sent out six ships, two for the banquet guests, two for his family, and two for his subordinates. The heavy curtains on the ship were draped, and the jade curtains were hazy. They hid their figures without obstructing the view, which could be said to be killing two birds with one stone. After several round trips, he received a lot of praise.

There are three Qingyin Water Pavilions in Changyin Pavilion, which are fan-shaped and stand on the water surface on three sides of Changyin Pavilion. The design is more ingenious.

These three water pavilions appear to stand like isolated islands on the lake, but in fact they are connected by secret passages at the bottom of the lake, through which only servants pass, so that guests can enjoy the view without being disturbed.

This design was made when the general was here. When Ji Zhen rebuilt the Prince's Mansion, he kept this design. Unexpectedly, it would come in handy today.

Soon the guests were seated and the banquet began.

Li Yuanzhen's husband also went to the curtain, showing his true face and sitting down. Ji Zhen sat next to Li Yuanzhen, and when she glanced at him, she was amazed.

Ji Zhen had lived in Nanyue for eighteen years, and was well-informed and had seen many beauties. Not to mention Zhao Youqing, Yu Bojun, and Yu Jingxi, who were all outstanding princes and dukes, Yun Zi by her side was enough to outshine all the other beauties.

But this young man Zhengjun is three times more handsome than Yunzi.

His facial features were deep, his nose was high and his lips were thin, giving him a somewhat exotic look. Especially his long, slender eyes, which were filled with a pair of deep sapphire blue pupils.

wrong.

Ji Zhen's pupils suddenly shrank. She had seen this pair of sapphire eyes before.

In the royal court of Beidi, there was also a pair of such azure blue eyes embedded in the head of the old Khan that she had cut off with her own hands.

Like a conditioned reflex, Ji Zhen's hand immediately reached for her waist. All the emotions in her eyes instantly disappeared, leaving only a bone-chilling coldness that slowly spread, causing the temperature of the entire Qingyin Waterside Pavilion to drop sharply.

The blood-flowing Wanren Pass, the massacre of Shiye City in one night. The blood debt between Beidi and her, the screams of 30,000 people in Shiye City churned in Ji Zhen's mind. Her eyes were cold and she tightened her grip on the soft sword at her waist.

There are no resentful souls under the saber, she, Ji Zhen, and the Beidi are sworn enemies.

"Qingyan." The voice of Princess Li Yuanzhen suddenly sounded in Ji Zhen's ears.

Ji Zhen paused as he was about to jump up, calmly put down his hand that was touching his waist, and looked at Li Yuanzhen.

"What instructions does Your Highness have?" Ji Zhen's voice was as calm as water, as if the person who had just turned into a frost blade was someone else.

Li Yuanzhen glanced at the soft sword that had turned into a silver chain on Ji Zhen's waist, smiled faintly, patted the hand of the man next to him, and said:

"I haven't introduced you just now, so let me introduce you now. This is my wife, Lu Ziyan."

Lu Ziyan?

Ji Zhen's sharp eyes scraped across Lu Zixin's face like a knife, but he just looked at Ji Zhen indifferently, without any emotion. His blue eyes were as clear and empty as glass. But Ji Zhen remembered who he was.

Lu Ziyan said that he was the youngest son of the old Khan whom she had beheaded.

At that time, when she chopped off the old Khan's head with a knife in the royal court, he was standing behind the throne and looking at her with the same expression.

Ji Zhen did not kill him, but locked him up with the captives and put him in jail. Later, the new king of Beidi supported by the empress ascended the throne and exchanged him for 100 boxes of gold. Later, Ji Zhen heard that he was sent to the capital as a gift.

But he didn't expect that he would become Li Yuanzhen's legitimate husband.

The legitimate husband of the Princess of Nanyue will later become the Queen of the Empress of Nanyue.

Ji Zhen suddenly laughed silently, and laughed so hard that she fell back and forth, unable to control herself.

Interesting, really interesting.

The son of the enemy that Ji Zhen and the Dingyuan army fought to death turned out to be the future Queen Phoenix!

"Ji Zhen..."

There was some displeasure in Li Yuanzhen's voice, but more of helplessness. She sighed softly, held Ji Zhen's hand, pulled her smiling figure leaning against the back of the chair, and whispered:

"I know you are unhappy, but you have chopped off his father's head, which can be regarded as revenge for the general. Now that Beidi has surrendered to Nanyue, it is the right time to make peace. After his death, I still need your support. Today I bring him here and offer you three cups of wine. How about you two put aside your past grudges?"

After Li Yuanzhen finished speaking, Ji Zhen was completely stunned by her.

Become friends? Reconcile?

Has Li Yuanzhen forgotten about Ji Zhen? Who is she working for?

Can national hatred and family feuds be wiped out with just a simple "forget it"?

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