The Regent Princess has run away again

In the palace study.

After listening to the report, Xia Yu glanced at the man sitting on the side still drinking tea quietly, and waved to the guard who reported, "Go down."

"Yes!"

After the guards left, Xia Yu said jokingly, "I didn't expect that Miss Xue San is actually quite capable. What award do you think I should give her?"

"Your Majesty, it's up to you to decide," Nangong Ye continued to sip the tea in his hand without even raising his eyebrows.

"Tsk, you are so boring. If you don't marry a concubine, I will start to suspect that you are gay. Also, Princess Furong has been asking me for a few days. How about you..."

"Your Majesty, it seems that you are really too idle recently. You should read this memorial yourself. I can't do anything for you," Nangong Ye put down the teacup, and his calm eyes made Xia Yu feel unwell.

"No, no, no, just pretend I didn't say anything. Then make her a princess," Xia Yu said. When he saw that Nangong Ye didn't respond, he couldn't help laughing in his heart. It was the first time he saw this guy didn't refute him. It seemed that he had to pay more attention to this Miss Xue.

"Somebody come!"

"What's your majesty's order?"

"Prime Minister Xue's third daughter is extremely intelligent. I have heard about how she cured the strange disease in Stone Street and I admire her. This girl is a blessing to our Yan country, so I grant her the title of Princess and name her Kangle."

After the announcement, when Xia Yu was about to say something, Eunuch Huang walked in quickly, glanced at Nangong Ye next to him, and then said, "Your Majesty, Princess Furong requests an audience."

Xia Yu rubbed his temple unhappily. Seeing Nangong Ye still indifferent, he wanted to tease him, "Well, let her in."

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As soon as Eunuch Huang stepped back, the woman appeared in a gauze dress with scattered white magnolia flowers and delicate makeup. She had an overbearing temperament and was implying that no one could reach her.

Originally, she just wanted to ask her brother the Emperor when Brother Ye would come back to the palace. But as soon as she came in, she saw the man sitting next to her. A hint of surprise flashed in her eyes, but it quickly disappeared.

"Your Majesty, long live the emperor."

"Hey, get up. This is the first time I see Furong saluting me so solemnly. I'm a little overwhelmed," Xia Yu couldn't help but joked.

Princess Furong glanced at the man who was playing with the teacup nonchalantly over there, and a blush quietly stained her cheeks, "Royal brother! Don't talk nonsense, when have I ever been disrespectful!"

"Okay, okay, then just treat it as nonsense. Why did you come here suddenly? Is there a man you like here?"

Princess Furong's cheeks turned even redder. She looked at Nangong Ye again, this time without disguising her feelings at all. She stared at him straight with admiration in her eyes, and walked slowly towards him.

"Brother Ye, how are you? I haven't seen you for a long time. How are you doing recently?"

"Well, thank you for your concern, Princess." Nangong Ye didn't even look at the princess. He looked at the almost empty tea in the cup, as if thinking about something.

But the eldest princess did not seem angry. As she looked at the handsome profile of the man, her heart became more and more out of control. This was the only man she wanted to marry the most. He was so outstanding that only she could match him.

Although Nangong Ye tried his best to ignore that gaze, he frowned, put down the teacup, looked at Xia Yu and said, "Your Majesty, I have other things to do, so I will take my leave first."

"Well, go ahead," Xia Yu did not try to persuade him to stay. After all, he knew that if he did not let him go, someone would hold a grudge against him.

Seeing Nangong Ye walking out with big strides, the princess did not rush to follow him this time. Instead, she asked the palace maids to retreat and walked to Xia Yu and said, "Brother Emperor, can you decree that Brother Ye marry me?"

Xia Yu's hand holding the brush froze, and she sighed helplessly, "Yuan'er, everything must be based on mutual consent, especially in the matter of marriage. To make a man fall in love with you is not to force him to marry you, but to make him love you sincerely. You should think about it carefully when you go back."

Xia Yuan pursed her lips and said nothing more, so she had to retreat obediently.

As soon as Xia Yuan left, Eunuch Huang followed in and whispered, "Noble Concubine Zhao is waiting in the side hall. She said she had made some soup for Your Majesty to nourish his body. Do you need me to send her away?"

"Empress Zhao is so thoughtful. How can we let her down? Let's go to the side hall." Xia Yu put down the brush with a hint of sarcasm on his lips. It seemed that the Zhao family was anxious.

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Not long after Xue Zhiyu entered the Xue Mansion, a maid came running over. Without even taking a breath, she hurriedly said, "Miss San, someone is coming from the palace. Please go to the front hall. Please follow me quickly."

Xiaoqiu, who was standing by, heard that someone was coming from the palace and her face was full of worry.

"Okay." Compared to Xiaoqiu's worries, Xue Zhiyu was very calm. She knew that the emperor must be monitoring her every move, so she was not surprised about the visitor to the palace this time.

When they arrived at the front hall, everyone, including Prime Minister Xue, was staring nervously at the imperial edict in Eunuch Huang's hand.

Eunuch Huang seemed not to notice anything. When he saw Xue Zhiyu coming in, his eyes almost slit with laughter. "Miss San is here. I was waiting for you."

"Eunuch Huang, how are you?"

"Then we won't beat around the bush. Third Miss, please accept the imperial decree quickly. The Emperor Fengtian Chengyun decrees that I have heard about the third lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion curing the strange disease on Shitou Street. I admire her and think that this is a blessing for our Yan country. Therefore, I grant her the title of Princess and the name of Kangle."

As soon as Eunuch Huang finished speaking, the people kneeling below had different expressions, except Xue Zhiyu, who looked normal, as if he was not talking about her.

"Princess Kangle, why haven't you come to receive the order?" Eunuch Huang saw everyone's reactions. When he saw Xue Zhiyu's calm expression, a gleam of light flashed in his squinting eyes, but it quickly disappeared.

"Your servant accepts the order. Long live the emperor!" Xue Zhiyu stretched out her hand and took the imperial edict and a jade plate symbolizing her identity from Eunuch Huang's hand. The words "Kang Le" were clearly engraved on it.

She clearly felt the gazes from behind her, which made her feel uneasy. What was the emperor's intention? Wouldn't this make her the focus of attention? !

Eunuch Huang said a few more polite words before leaving the Xue Mansion.

As soon as he left Xue's house, Prime Minister Xue looked at the woman in front of him and felt a little strange. Was this still the Zhiyu he knew? For a moment, he was overwhelmed with emotions. He stood there without saying a word, and looked at her with a complicated look.

It was Aunt Zhou who reacted. Just as she was about to go forward and shake her hand, she remembered something and bowed, saying, "I pay my respects to Princess Kangle."

"Get up, you are my mother, I can't bear it," Xue Zhiyu hurriedly stepped forward to help Aunt Zhou up, saying helplessly.

"Of course you deserve it. You are a princess bestowed by His Majesty," Aunt Zhou held her hand, but there was not much joy in her eyes, but sadness instead.

Xue Yulu on the side reacted and muttered something to herself, her eyes filled with bottomless gloom.

"Congratulations, sister Zhiyu. Oh no, it should be the princess. I'm so happy for you," Xue Yumei came over and said this, but her eyes kept glancing at the jade token in her hand from time to time.

"Thank you."

Seeing Xue Zhiyu's indifference, Xue Yumei smiled but didn't show anything. She seemed to have thought of something and said, "Sister Zhiyu, you will be coming of age in a few days. The Poetry Research Club just happened to have an event. Why don't you go together? Just think of it as going out to meet some friends. Don't worry, I will go with you."

Hearing this, Xue Zhiyu laughed in her heart. As a good sister, of course she would go, otherwise how could she laugh at her? She knew that she was not good at any of the arts, but since she wanted to watch the show so much, then she would just accompany her.

"Okay, Miss, you must call me when the time comes."

Seeing Xue Zhiyu's longing look, Xue Yumei secretly breathed a sigh of relief, "Okay, but you have to change the way you address me. Just follow Yu Lu and call me Big Sister."

"Pfft...cough cough cough, um...ok, big sister," Xue Zhiyu almost wanted to laugh out loud. She didn't expect someone to ask her to call her big sister. Fortunately, she pulled back, acted shy, and said it a little awkwardly.

After chatting for a while, Aunt Zhou pulled Xue Zhiyu away.

Because Aunt Zhou was now the housekeeper, Prime Minister Xue asked her to move from Qingju to Qiushengyuan for convenience. It was located right in the middle of the mansion, with a lake next to it. Compared with Qingju, the difference was huge.

Arriving at Qiusheng Garden, Aunt Zhou called away the maids, and after closing the door, she could no longer conceal the sorrow in her eyes. She slowly said, "Zhiyu, do you know why His Majesty suddenly granted you the title of Princess? Generally, Princesses are rarely given to people from other families, let alone you, the daughter of the Prime Minister. What's going on?"

Xue Zhiyu shrugged, "Maybe it's because I'm too smart, so I was given this position."

Aunt Zhou didn't believe this and frowned, revealing some doubts. But when she saw that Xue Zhiyu didn't react much, she put aside her doubts. After all, this child was no longer the person who needed protection. She had her own opinions.

"Alas, as long as you need help, mother will always be behind you."

Xue Zhiyu's nose felt sore. Seeing Aunt Zhou's serious expression, she thought about how her parents were doing and tears flowed from her eyes.

Aunt Zhou couldn't help but tear up, and walked over to wipe her tears with her sleeves, "How can you still cry so much when you're old? You'll be a 15-year-old in a few days, and it won't look good if your eyes are swollen from crying."

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In the alley, the man put away the purse in his hand, and a gleam flashed in his green bean-sized eyes, "Don't worry, there is nothing we can't do with the Night Shadow Pavilion."

"I also believe that you can do it. After the task is completed, the remaining silver will be given to you in full."

The man smiled and said nothing more. After a few jumps, he disappeared into the alley.

The woman also turned around and walked quickly to the other side, but the curve of her mouth showed her good mood at the moment.