Both worlds are like dreams

Perhaps this is God's mercy on this princess who has always been very sensible.

No matter what, Xuehuang was still happy for her.

She pinched Mo Xingyue's apple-like face and said with a smile: "Don't worry. We in Guigu Sect are the most protective of our shortcomings. My junior uncle will definitely not bully you, nor will he let others bully you. If he dares to bully you, I will help you teach him a lesson."

"Okay." Mo Xingyue said with a smile.

"Don't be happy too soon," Xue Huang looked at her helplessly, "your father hasn't agreed yet."

"I will go and ask him tomorrow."

"My junior master will propose marriage in the court tomorrow, but he won't mention your name directly, so you really have to ask your father for permission to be the princess of the marriage. Because my junior master is only the regent of Dongchu after all, he will return power to the young emperor sooner or later, and he may even give up his status and wander around the world, and you are the most beloved princess of Beiling, your father will probably not agree."

"I think I know what you mean."

"Then when your father summons me tomorrow, you will come with him and we will act accordingly."

"Okay." Mo Xingyue nodded, "Don't worry. I know what to say."

Xue Huang pulled her to lie down, "It's getting late, go to bed."

Mo Xingyue responded, closed her eyes, and soon fell asleep.

Xue Huang did not sleep all night, and stared at the shell wind chimes on the bedside table until dawn.

Yun Qing came and knocked on her door early, and immediately noticed her bloodshot eyes and dark circles.

"Princess, have you not slept all night?"

"Can't sleep."

Yun Qing knew that she was worried and didn't know how to persuade her, so he could only help her dress and wash silently.

Today she will enter the palace to meet the emperor as the Princess of Dongchu, so she has already prepared her gorgeous clothes.

Dong Chu's clothes were not much different from Bei Ling's, so Yun Qing prepared two sets, one in aquamarine and the other in pink and purple. Not only were the fabrics expensive and the styles novel, but the accessories were also unique.

Yun Qing thought Xue Huang would choose the aquamarine suit, but she unexpectedly chose another one. But she understood later, because the person Xue Huang was going to meet was not Gu Qinglan.

She didn't say much and continued to dress Xue Huang.

Mo Xingyue also climbed up from the bed and said in a daze: "I'll go to the palace with you later." After that, she went to the next room to wash up.

Xue Huang sighed helplessly, "I hope she doesn't bump into the door!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a "ouch" sound was heard from outside.

Yun Qing smiled, and while covering Xue Huang's dark circles with rouge, she said, "She hasn't woken up yet."

"Are Junior Master and the others up yet?"

"I'm having breakfast."

"Where's the second uncle?"

"The Sect Master has already set out as the princess said."

Xue Huang nodded but said nothing.

After she was dressed, Mo Xingyue was almost ready.

Xue Huang had no appetite. After watching Mo Xingyue finish her breakfast, she set off with the Dongchu delegation.

Their carriage followed Su Linjin's carriage all the way to the palace gate.

The audience of the Dongchu delegation would be later than that of the court officials, so they were temporarily taken to a side hall to wait.

Seeing Xue Huang's silence, Su Linjin couldn't help but ask: "Once the arrow is shot, there is no turning back. Have you really thought it through?"

Xue Huang nodded.

"If you regret it, we can think of other ways."

"Brother Qinglan can't wait until then."

Su Linjin sighed helplessly and said nothing more.

Mo Xingyue said, "Don't give up! You just selected the candidate for the prince consort, you don't have to get married now. Maybe you can find a way to save Brother Lan before that."

Su Linjin raised his eyebrows, "Once this matter is settled and the alliance is formed, how can we regret it?"

"Escape from marriage!" Mo Xingyue said with a smile. "She dared to rob the marriage, so what does escaping from marriage mean?"

Su Linjin poked her forehead and said, "What are you thinking about? Are you stupid?"

Mo Xingyue glared at him and whispered: "Aren't I just trying to make her happy?"

"Okay," Su Linjin said with a smile, "stop giving bad advice."

Mo Xingyue didn't say anything. Looking at his smiling face, she felt a little shy for a moment and quickly looked away.

After waiting for less than half an hour, a eunuch came to summon them and told them that they could go to see the emperor.

Su Linjin glanced at Mo Xingyue and said, "Just wait for us here."

Mo Xingyue nodded.

Xue Huang stood up silently, followed Su Linjin, and walked towards Tai'an Hall step by step, feeling that every step was so heavy.

"The Dongchu envoys are here to meet the emperor!"

As the eunuch's voice continued to spread, Xue Huang's heart seemed to tremble.

Without saying a word, she walked into the hall like a puppet, and then followed Su Linjin to pay his respects.

"Su Linjin of Dongchu, Princess Changle and Grand Tutor Zhao Chong are meeting His Majesty the Emperor of Beiling."

Emperor Ling smiled and said, "No need to be so polite!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Su Linjin said.

Emperor Ling looked at Xue Huang and said, "Princess Changle, I heard that you were injured before. Are you recovered?"

Xue Huang said, "Your Majesty, Changle is fine now. Thank you for your concern."

"I'm glad you're okay." Emperor Ling said. "Now that you are both the princess of Beiling and the eldest princess of Dongchu, your safety is of vital importance. If you encounter anyone in Beiling who embarrasses you in the future, you can tell me and I will definitely take care of it for you."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Emperor Ling nodded and smiled as he got to the point. "You are coming to the palace to see me today. Could it be that you have a candidate in mind for a consort? I wonder which of my sons in Bei Ling can have this honor?"

Not only the emperor was waiting for her answer, but all the civil officials were also waiting for Xue Huang's answer. And when Xue Huang came in, she had already scanned the civil officials one by one.

Gu Qinglan really did not go to court. It must be Wei Yunzhou who stopped him.

Xue Huang really couldn't say other people's names in front of him. Although he would know it eventually, it should be better than now.

Duke Jingguo was here today, but the way he looked at the Snow Queen was completely different from the others, with a sigh and pity. He had roughly guessed something.

Seeing that she didn't speak, Emperor Ling felt a little strange, but he didn't ask but waited patiently for her answer.

Xue Huang noticed a gaze falling on her out of the corner of her eye. She turned around and saw it was Mo Yunchen.

He just looked at her quietly, with confidence and indifference in his deep eyes.

Xue Huang clenched her hands in her sleeves, her nails digging deep into her flesh, as if she felt no pain. She spoke in a calm voice, "Your Majesty, Changle's consort has indeed been chosen."

Emperor Ling was a little anxious in his heart, but he looked very calm, "Who is it?"

The Snow Queen looked at the Emperor, and felt that the name in her heart was so hard to say. She suppressed the trembling in her voice and said word by word: "King Hanxi."

As soon as these words came out, everyone was in an uproar.

Emperor Ling showed a look of disbelief. He thought he had heard wrongly and asked again with some uncertainty, "Who are you talking about?"

Xue Huang calmed down and spoke calmly, "The candidate for Changle's consort is... Hanxi King Mo Yunchen!"

Emperor Ling was completely stunned. Everyone in Shangyang City knew that Emperor Xue and Gu Qinglan were in love with each other.

They had even already secretly decided to spend their lives together. If I hadn't said at that time that I would grant a marriage between Gu Qinglan and Mo Xingyue, I'm afraid they would have been married by now.

And now with Dong Chu's support, this marriage should be a foregone conclusion, but he really didn't expect that the candidate Xue Huang mentioned today was Mo Yunchen.

what 's wrong?

He couldn't help but look at Mo Ruilin, but found that he didn't look surprised, as if he had known about this matter for a long time. He didn't know what to say for a moment.

The court officials also began to discuss this. They did not expect that the Snow Queen would actually choose Mo Yunchen.

The people in Shen Congfeng's party had different expressions, because from the beginning to the end they hoped that the candidate would be the third prince. Although they knew that the hope was slim, they never thought of Mo Yunchen.

However, Shen Congfeng's gaze was even more ambiguous, and he looked at Mo Yunchen's back with increasing indifference.

At this moment, everyone's eyes were looking between Xue Huang and Mo Yunchen, because they really couldn't understand why Xue Huang suddenly chose him.

Could it be because of the life-saving grace that made Xue Huang decide to marry him?

But everyone in the know knows that it is not actually a life-saving grace. What is the reason?

Emperor Ling didn't understand what Xue Huang was thinking, so he looked at Su Linjin, "This is also the answer of the Dongchu delegation."

Su Linjin nodded, "This is Changle's choice. I, Dongchu, have made it clear that I will never interfere. Your country's King Hanxi is Changle's choice. I hope Your Majesty will grant it."

Emperor Ling frowned slightly, "What do you think?"

The third prince was the first to speak, "Father, I think this is inappropriate! Princess Changle is the eldest princess of Dongchu. The selection of a consort should be done with caution."

Emperor Ling looked at Xue Huang, "Is this your final decision?"

"Your Majesty," Xue Huang's voice echoed clearly in the hall, "This is indeed Changle's final decision. It is the most prudent choice after repeated consideration."

The Third Prince choked and looked at Xue Huang unwillingly, but she didn't even look at him. He had no choice but to look at Shen Congfeng, but Shen Congfeng didn't even look at him.

Because at this moment, it is estimated that the minds of all the parties in the court are working rapidly, thinking about the pros and cons of Xue Huang marrying Mo Yunchen.

Su Linjin did not give them time to think and offered another tempting condition, "Your Majesty, in addition to marrying the eldest princess to King Hanxi, Dongchu also hopes to ask your country to marry a virtuous lady to be my principal wife. If your majesty agrees, Dongchu will offer the same dowry as Princess Changle as a betrothal gift. I only hope that our two countries can form an everlasting alliance."

As soon as these words came out, there was another thunderclap.

First, Dongchu was a rich country with a strong army, far more powerful than Beiling, and had no right to refuse the marriage. Secondly, the betrothal gift was too expensive, plus the 100 war horses in Xuehuang's dowry, it would be 200 horses.

This is definitely a huge attraction.

Xue Huang looked at Su Linjin in confusion. He had clearly said last night that the hundred war horses would not be included in the betrothal gifts for the time being. Why did he suddenly change his mind without even discussing it with her?