Quick Wear: Cousin, Come to the Bowl Quickly

"Oh? If Miss Lin is really punished by the Imperial Concubine to become a Taoist nun, then how can I find a wife for the Crown Prince for Pingchuan?"

When Emperor Hui said this, everyone in the room was shocked. Xie and Lin Xi turned their heads to look at He Lanting. He Lanting was calm in front of Xie, but when facing Lin Xi's gaze, he lowered his eyebrows and did not dare to look at her.

Emperor Hui was somewhat surprised when he saw the expressions of the three people. He looked at Xie in confusion and asked, "How come Madam and Miss Lin don't know?"

No matter how much she was upset, Xie only showed a smile of regret, and said to Emperor Hui: "How could I not know? To be honest with you, Your Majesty, these two children love each other, and I, the Duke, also agreed. We thought that we would ask Your Majesty to grant the marriage during the New Year, which would be double happiness. Who knew that he was so impatient that he couldn't even wait for such a short time and came to the palace to beg Your Majesty."

"Hahahaha, young Mu Ai wished he could be with his sweetheart every day. Naturally, he wanted to marry her home as soon as possible, just like when I first met Zhu'er. I fell in love with her at first sight and could not extricate myself." Emperor Hui clapped his hands and laughed, recalling the past, and held Concubine Cen in his arms again. His no longer young eyes still showed the tenderness that had existed for decades.

Concubine Cen secretly hated it in her heart. She never thought that the cooked duck would fly away like this. However, she only put on a shy attitude and went straight into Emperor Hui's arms, revealing a slightly red face. She said in a muffled voice: "Your Majesty, why are you talking about this? There are so many people watching. It's really embarrassing."

"Love affairs between men and women are about the harmony of yin and yang, and it's natural. There's nothing to be ashamed of. Now I would like to be as fearless as these young men and be impulsive for the concubine again. Unfortunately, I'm too old to recover." Emperor Hui felt a little lost as he spoke.

"Your Majesty is now in the prime of life, as strong as a dragon and a tiger. Before the autumn hunt last year, he was like a god descending to earth. He captured a huge bear weighing hundreds of pounds by himself. Such a heroic demeanor is no match for these young boys." Once she calmed down, Xie's ability to respond improved dramatically, and she spoke the compliments with full confidence and sincerity.

He Lanting also echoed, "Father always told me about the glorious past when I rode with Your Majesty to Nanchuan and shot eagles with a bow. Unfortunately, I was still an infant at that time and had no chance to see Your Majesty's heroic figure with my own eyes."

Unlike Xie, He Lanting was also clearly speaking flattering words, but his expression was calm and his tone was indifferent, as if he was really just a junior reminiscing about the past days of his elders.

But Emperor Hui was obviously very impressed by this. A moving expression appeared on his face, which made his already handsome face look even more majestic. "How difficult is that? You can also go with me in the autumn hunt this year. I want to compete with Bai Ren again, so that you can also see the style of He Tongguang."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace!" He Lanting and the other two knelt down to express their gratitude.

Emperor Hui laughed loudly, his eyes swept over Lin Xi in front of Helan Ting, and added: "By the way, bring your wife along when the time comes. I heard that she once killed several enemies in a chaotic army, and she is a remarkable woman who is as brave as any man. Let me and the Imperial Concubine take a look at her and see if she is just like the rumors say."

Seeing that Helan Ting and Lin Xi's marriage was about to be finalized, and they were in harmony, but she seemed to be excluded, Concubine Cen said unwillingly: "It turns out that the prince of Anguo has been in love with Miss Lin for a long time. No wonder I wanted to matchmake with Miss Lin just now, but she said she didn't want to get married. She only wanted to serve the wife of Anguo for the rest of her life to fulfill her filial duty."

She was implying that Lin Xi was hypocritical and incoherent. She had obviously been having an affair with her cousin for a long time, but she pretended to be a chaste and heroic woman, and was aloof and arrogant in front of her.

Sure enough, after hearing this, Emperor Hui, who had been smiling just now, his smile faded a little. He glanced at Lin Xi indifferently. He didn't say anything, but his expression was full of oppression.

Lin Xi bowed again and was about to speak, but was beaten to the punch by He Lanting beside him, "It's all my fault."

Seeing that Emperor Hui's eyes had moved away from Jin Xi and turned to look at him, He Lanting glanced at the person beside him, gritted his teeth, and said, "I am a reckless person. I had a quarrel with my cousin in the summer, and I have never been able to bring myself to apologize to her."

"On the Mid-Autumn Festival, we were boating on the lake. A boat came out of nowhere and knocked us into the lake. Between life and death, I realized that all my pride was nothing compared to the life of my beloved."

"My cousin and I both fell seriously ill because of the drowning incident. After we recovered, we hurried to the palace to ask for His Majesty's decree. My cousin just spoke to the Imperial Concubine like that. I think she must still be angry with me. But I only want to marry her in this life and will not tolerate anyone else."

His face flushed, as if he was embarrassed to speak out such private teenage thoughts in such an occasion, but his eyes were full of determination, which was moving.

"The He family is indeed full of romantic people." After a long while, Emperor Hui finally sighed, "I have already issued the imperial decree to grant you marriage. As for the awkward feelings between you two young husband and wife, you have to solve them yourselves. This is not the Imperial Court."

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On the long palace road, Xie walked in front angrily, followed by Lin Xi and He Lanting. Several maids looked at each other, not knowing what had happened. But seeing that Xie was so angry that she didn't care about anything and walked with a vigorous look and the jingling of her jewelry, they knew that something big might have happened. They were afraid of being implicated, so they could only follow behind from a distance.

The group walked for a long time and finally saw the palace gate. Xie finally stopped and said to the eunuch who was leading them out of the palace, "Thank you for your hard work along the way, eunuch. We are here now. Please go back and report to the emperor." Seeing this, Zhenzhu hurried forward and took out the purse from her sleeve and handed it to him.

The eunuch followed Mrs. Xie all the way, and was originally a little resentful, but now that he saw the heavy purse in his hand, his anger disappeared, and he advised kindly: "Madam, don't be angry. Although the prince was indeed impulsive in executing first and reporting later, it is still a good story after all. His Majesty also allowed the prince to come and watch the wedding ceremony on the day of his wedding. This is the highest honor, and there are not many families in Jiankang who can do this."

It is a habit not to hit a smiling person. Although Xie was very angry, she still tried hard to smile, thanked the eunuch, and watched him leave.

The group left the palace gate, and Xie pulled Lin Xi onto the carriage. He Lanting was about to climb onto the horse when he heard Xie's suppressed angry voice from the carriage, "Come in!"

He Lanting sighed when he heard this, handed the reins to Heng Zhi, and told him to go back and inform the palace of the emperor's marriage granting news. He then lifted the curtain and got on the carriage.