Chu Xingluo brought Qingyun Longyan into the palace at dawn. Emperor Ying had already told them that his engagement to King Xuan was a great joyous event and that the ancestors had to be informed, so Emperor Ying would take the princes to pay homage first.

When Xia Taoyuan woke up, she found a chair next to the bed. She was upset and blamed herself for sleeping too soundly and not knowing someone came at night. It must be Qi Nanfeng again. What on earth did he want to do?

After eating something, Zhu'er and Yu'er began to dress her up. Usually, she rarely wore head ornaments because it was too troublesome. At most, she would use a hairpin to fix her hair. Today, seeing Yu'er put the ornaments on her head one by one, although it looked good, Xia Taoyuan felt a little uncomfortable. She couldn't make big movements. If she leaned down when she was tired, her hair would be messy in an instant. For someone like her who was used to being lazy, she really couldn't adapt to it.

But for her beloved Chu Xingluo, she had to try to adapt. When she changed into clothes, the little girls' eyes lit up and they all praised: "Miss is so beautiful, she is even more beautiful than a fairy." Xia Taoyuan did not comment. She knew what she looked like better than anyone else. She might look prettier after dressing up, but it would definitely not be stunning.

Mrs. Wei also came. She was dressed up, beautiful and dignified, decent and steady. Xia Taoyuan smiled and pulled Mrs. Wei and said, "Mother is so beautiful, father will be stunned when he sees her."

Madam Wei laughed and scolded, "You stupid girl, how dare you make fun of your mother."

The maids also burst into laughter.

Not long after, Wei Jinghe arrived. He helped Madam Wei and Xia Taoyuan onto the carriage, then jumped in himself. Chang'an Changsheng drove the car.

Maids and servants were not allowed to follow in the palace, and Chang'an Changsheng could only wait outside the palace. In fact, Xia Taoyuan wanted to bring Wei Qing with her, and wanted her to see the world, because she felt sorry for the little girl. But Madam Wei said that only the principal wife was eligible to attend the royal family invitations, and even if all the family members were invited, Zhao would not let Wei Qing come.

Xia Taoyuan became even more curious about the Zhao family. They didn't fight or compete with each other, didn't try to make their presence felt, and were willing to be forgotten. It was really hard not to be curious about them.

After getting off the carriage, Xia Taoyuan saw many officials with their families entering the palace one after another. She hugged Mrs. Wei's arm and followed Wei Jinghe into the palace.

Under the guidance of the eunuch, they went to the imperial garden, which was filled with tables and chairs. The palace maids and eunuchs were busy arranging the dishes. Many people had already arrived. A lady dressed elegantly came to Madam Wei and said, "Zhiying, come and meet Madam Liu."

Xia Taoyuan hurriedly apologized, smiling and calling "Mrs. Liu". Mrs. Liu pulled Xia Taoyuan up and down, and praised her, "You have become so beautiful in a blink of an eye. When you were a child, I said I would arrange a marriage between you and my son Hongzhang, but I just thought it was a joke at the time." Mrs. Liu's words were full of regret.

"Mother, please say less. Miss Wei is engaged to Prince Jing today." Xia Taoyuan followed the voice and saw a handsome young man standing behind Madam Liu.

Wei Jinghe said, "Zhiying, come here. Do you remember? This is Hongzhang, the son of Minister Liu of the Ministry of Personnel. You two used to play together when you were little."

Xia Taoyuan smiled and said, "I remember. It's been a long time since we last met, Master Liu."

Madam Wei and Madam Liu found a seat and started chatting. At this time, a housekeeper came with two palace maids to Madam Wei and said, "Madam Wei, please ask Miss Wei to go to Wenxin Hall to rest."

Madam Wei pulled Xia Taoyuan over and said, "Zhiying, go to Wenxin Hall with Grandma Wang to rest for a while."

Madam Wei and Madam Liu often came to the palace and knew that Wenxin Hall was the resting place for the wives of officials, and that it was usually taken care of by Grandma Wang. I guess today was the resting place for the fiancées of the two princes.

Xia Taoyuan responded and went to Wenxin Hall with the housekeeper. The housekeeper said, "Miss Wei, you can rest here first. Let Lanxin and Meiying wait on you. I have other things to do."

Xia Taoyuan said politely, "Thank you for your hard work, Grandma Wang. Please go ahead and do your work."

After Grandma Wang left, the maids Lan Xinmeiying brought tea and snacks to Xia Taoyuan. Xia Taoyuan thanked them and sat on a chair to rest.

At this time, a eunuch came in and called Lan Xinmeiying to go out to help. The two young palace maids were embarrassed, and Xia Taoyuan said, "You go, I'm fine."

The two maids left. Xia Taoyuan sat for a while and then stood up and went outside. From here, she could see the Imperial Garden, where more and more people were coming. Xia Taoyuan wanted to find Lu Qing'er in the crowd, but she couldn't find her after looking for a long time. As the daughter of a great general, Lu Qing'er would definitely come with her parents, but for some reason she hadn't arrived yet.

Xia Taoyuan was afraid of missing out, so she sat on a chair at the entrance of Wenxin Hall. She looked at the crowd from a distance and suddenly heard someone say, "Is this Miss Wei or Miss Mu? Why are you sitting outside?"

Xia Taoyuan felt that the voice sounded familiar, so he turned around and looked over, then immediately turned his head back. The person who came was the Southern King Chu Xingliang, and there was another person beside him, Qi Nanfeng.

Xia Taoyuan held her forehead with her hand and covered her face. Unexpectedly, the Southern King sat opposite her and said, "Why are you covering your face? Hello, I am Chu Xingliang, the Jing King is my third brother, and the Xuan King is my fourth brother. Whether you are Miss Wei or Miss Mu, we are all a family from now on."

"This is Miss Wei Zhiying." Qi Nanfeng's voice sounded slowly, and Xia Taoyuan gave him a glare.

"You know him, why didn't you say so earlier?" King Nan glared at Qi Nanfeng and said.

Seeing that the two had no intention of leaving, Xia Taoyuan said helplessly, "Hello, Your Highness the Southern Prince."

"I just came back from the sacrifice. My third and fourth brothers and father went to the imperial study. Why are you still afraid of being seen?" said King Nan.

Xia Taoyuan was extremely annoyed because this young boy talked too much.

She put her hand down, looked directly into the eyes of the Southern King, and said unhappily, "Did you see it? Leave after you've seen it!"

Chu Xingliang was stunned when he saw her like this. He looked her over and suddenly pointed at her and asked, "Have we met before?"

"No, let's go." Xia Taoyuan said impatiently.

"No, you look very familiar to me. I have definitely seen you before." Chu Xingliang insisted.

Qi Nanfeng was standing aside, fanning himself as if nothing had happened.

"I remember now! Brother Nanfeng, do you think she looks like your Yan Qing?" Chu Xingliang said suddenly.

Xia Taoyuan cursed inwardly: God damn your Yan Qing.

Qi Nanfeng couldn't stop laughing and said, "Prince Nan has good eyesight."

"You are Brother Yanqing, and Yanqing is Miss Wei? No wonder those two plague gods Tianlong and Yanqingyun have been following you." Chu Xingliang realized it a little late, but then he said to Qi Nanfeng, "That's not right. Miss Wei is my third brother's fiancée, so how can she be your Yanqing?"

Qi Nanfeng ignored him and looked at Xia Taoyuan with shining eyes.

Xia Taoyuan put her face close to King Nan and threatened, "I am Wei Zhiying, Chu Xingluo's fiancée, not Yan Qing. You will be beaten if you talk too much." In fact, after the contact that day, Xia Taoyuan knew that King Nan was a kind child.

Chu Xingliang looked at Xia Taoyuan and then at Qi Nanfeng, and said, "I don't know anything?"

Xia Taoyuan said unhappily: "Who are you asking?"

"Just ask myself, I don't know anything." Chu Xingliang said awkwardly, but in his heart he felt sorry for his third brother. Qi Nanfeng and Wei Zhiying wouldn't have anything going on, right? Although he and Qi Nanfeng had a good relationship, he was still closer to his third brother.

Seeing the change in his facial expression, Xia Taoyuan said, "Don't let your imagination run wild. He and I are just brothers." Then he pointed at Qi Nanfeng.

Qi Nanfeng smiled but said nothing. Chu Xingliang looked at the two of them, nodded, and said, "I'll trust you this time."

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