Chapter 654: Master is Here

"Today's palace banquet is held to celebrate the Emperor and the Empress' lifelong marriage. The Imperial Astronomical Observatory predicted a good match from heaven, and the eldest lady of the Ye family agreed. The three letters and six ceremonies have been completed, and although the wedding has not been formally held, the engagement has been successfully completed. Everyone, it's time to congratulate!"

After saying this, he knelt down with the guests and shouted in unison: "Congratulations to the Emperor and Empress for their marriage destined by heaven. May the Emperor and Empress live happily together for a hundred years and live as long as the heavens!"

Shi Liyuan was very satisfied with the phrase "Live as long as the sky", so he raised his hand and said, "Stand up!"

Everyone stood up, and Lian Shi said again: "After this banquet, Fourth Miss Ye will be the future Empress. Everyone, listen carefully, no one is allowed to have any doubts or criticisms about this. Otherwise, you will be going against Yanhua Palace and should be killed!" He had a smile on his face when he spoke, and used the most polite voice to say the most threatening words, which made everyone present tremble with fear.

People looked at Ye Wenyan, and felt that her light golden dress was not dyed gold, but a faint golden light radiated from the inside out. The original color of the dress seemed to be white, but under the cover of this golden light, it felt more luxurious than the dragon robe worn by the emperor. Of course, in addition to being luxurious, it also carried a strong sense of mystery.

And the phoenix hairpin on her head was also emitting light. All of this must have been bestowed by the Emperor. It turned out that being the Emperor's woman could receive such divine treatment and allow mortals to feel such supreme glory.

For a moment, the jealous people became more jealous, and the envious people became more envious.

Ye Wenyan spoke amidst these envious and jealous gazes. She sat there, her mouth opening and closing. It didn't seem like she was exerting much effort, but her voice spread to every corner of the hall. She said, "I have no grudges against anyone in the world. Perhaps I was young and willful in the past, and caused a lot of trouble in Lin'an City. I would like to apologize to the people who have been hurt by my past actions. I will also return the title of the Witch of the Ye Family that you gave me today.

I believe I am worthy of Lin'an and everyone, but there will certainly be many people who are dissatisfied with my position. You will ask, why can Ye Wenyan become the empress, why can she, who has been in a wedding sedan once, get such a good marriage. Is it because she has a pretty face? Or is it because of her status as the legitimate daughter of a first-rank general?

In fact, neither of them! Not everything in this world has a reason. Some things just can’t be understood no matter how hard you think about them, but they still happen and will always exist.

I understand your dissatisfaction, but I hope you can keep it to yourself, don't bring it up, and don't let others see it. Because even if you don't accept it, you can't do anything to me. If you keep fussing about it, it will only make things difficult for yourself. It won't bring any changes to my life, nor will it have any impact on the decision of the Emperor. Why bother?"

She continued with a smile, "I haven't made much contribution to the world, but I have made some contribution to Lin'an. The two clinics opened in the inner and outer cities of Lin'an are the life guarantee I, as the empress, give to the people of Lin'an. I hope you can cherish this guarantee, and I also hope that when you encounter illness, you can think of these two clinics first.

I am not a miracle doctor, but I do have the ability to heal people. I hope that I can use this skill to bring peace to the people of Lin'an and the people of the world. I also hope that one day, there will be no more suffering in the world."

She said this and raised the wine cup handed to her by the palace servant, "Thank you all for coming to celebrate. I toast to you all——"

The Emperor and Empress raised their glasses, and so did the Emperor. All the guests in his royal highness's court stood up, returned to the table, and raised up the glasses of wine that had already been poured.

After drinking it all, people understood that Ye Wenyan was truly the Empress from then on.

People sat down again, and another palace servant in the palace raised his voice-"Announce, envoy Su Yuan to see the emperor!" Soon, Lou Qinghan brought A Man and the witch doctor into the hall. This time, the Su Yuan people were very polite, walking properly, bowing properly, and saying "Emperor Tiansui, Empress Tiansui" properly.

Shi Liyuan nodded, and a palace servant led them to the table.

Next was the audience with Princess Guiyue. Feng Zhaolian came alone, without any attendants or servants. Today, she did not wear a red dress, but wore a light pink dress like Miss Ye Si, and walked in happily and politely. Like Su Yuanren, she knelt in the middle of the hall and kowtowed to the top.

The difference is that she talks a lot. After she kowtowed, she looked at Shi Liyuan and Ye Wenyan and said, "Lord Emperor, this is considered an official announcement of your relationship with Ah Yan, so the marriage is settled. When you get married in the future, this matter must be put on the agenda. Remember to send me a message by then, I must be there. Ah Yan is my best friend in the world, so Lord Emperor, you must treat her well. Whenever she suffers the slightest injustice from you, I will ask you for an explanation. I, Feng Zhaolian, don't have much ability, and Guiyue Country can't do anything because of me, but as for me personally, at least I am not afraid of death, and I am not afraid of gods. I only know that I hope Ah Yan lives a good life. If she doesn't, I will support her no matter what happens."

The guests wiped their sweat after hearing this, thinking that Princess Guiyue was really brave enough to challenge the Emperor.

But looking at Lord Emperor, he didn't seem to be unhappy. He just told Princess Guiyue: "My heart towards A Yan is as clear as the sun and the moon. Princess Guiyue can rest assured. If there is a day when I let A Yan down... No, there will never be such a day."

Feng Zhaolian was very satisfied. She winked at Ye Wenyan, then stood up and followed the palace servants to sit in the banquet room.

But the place where she sat was very strange. Since they were both foreign envoys, she and Su Yuanren sat at the same table. This made Feng Zhaolian very happy. She kept greeting Lou Qinghan: "Hi, Xiao Hanzi!"

Lou Qinghan felt that the world in front of him was dark and he was particularly upset. He came to Northern Qi and got three names: Lou Han, Xiao Lou, Xiao Hanzi, each one worse than the other, and even lost his white hair. What kind of place is Northern Qi? It's a den of dragons and tigers! This is too damn terrible.

Feng Zhaolian was unhappy when he saw that he ignored her. "What, you don't want to hear it? Humph! You have to accept it even if you don't want to hear it. I have a score to settle with you today. Before I do, I will give you a chance to surrender. Xiao Hanzi, tell me, did my uncle's illness have anything to do with you guys?"

When she said this, she glanced at Aman and the witch doctor without hesitation, but they just sat there, not saying anything or looking at her, as if they hadn't heard what she said. She couldn't help but snort again, "They are really more shameless than each other."

Lou Qinghan also snorted coldly, "I don't understand what the princess is talking about. Your country's monarch is seriously ill, what does it have to do with me?"

"Whether it is your business or not, you know it yourself, little bastard, and so does this princess. Since I said that we will settle this account today, then we must settle it. You wait, until this matter is made clear, none of you can leave this Yanhua Palace."

Lou Qinghan's heart was clogged again. Damn it, the fourth name was born. What a little bastard! This one is not as good as the first three!

Another voice was heard from outside the palace, this time it was "The Emperor has arrived."

The guests stood up again, knelt down in the direction of the palace door, and shouted: "Welcome to the Emperor!"

Quan Qingcheng didn't want to pay attention to them. He was looking at the Emperor and Empress above with a pair of enthusiastic eyes, and kept calling them sister and brother-in-law in his heart. Because he felt that only such a name could reflect that they were his own people and a family.

When he reached the center of the hall, he knelt down in front of the two people at the top, first congratulating the Emperor and Empress on their engagement, then he stood up and knelt again, this time saying - "Master, please accept my disciple's greetings!"

The news that the Emperor wanted to take the Emperor as his disciple had spread all over the city in the past few days, and people were mentally prepared for this. But being mentally prepared was one thing, and actually hearing the Emperor calling the Emperor Master was still a shock to them.

For hundreds of years, the Emperor had never accepted any disciples, nor had he ever been too close to the Northern Qi royal family. There were even a few emperors in Northern Qi history who, apart from meeting the Emperor once at the coronation ceremony, never met the Emperor again in their lives.

Such an aloof emperor, however, showed unprecedented closeness and support after the current monarch came to power, and now he even directly accepted him as his disciple. This made the court officials present today very excited.

With the Emperor's clear support, the young emperor must be firmly seated on the throne. What's the point of some of them still circling around the Regent? What does it matter if the Sixth Prince has the identity of the late emperor's legitimate son? The late emperor's legitimate son is nothing in front of the Emperor's disciples! Between the Emperor and the late emperor, there is no doubt that the Emperor should be chosen!

Although these words were not spoken, they had already distanced themselves from Quan Ji in their hearts. And Quan Ji seemed to have sensed this distance, and for a moment his heart was also in turmoil.

After planning for so many years, he thought everything would go according to his plan, but he didn't expect that since the wedding, all the rhythms were disrupted. Now he watched the sapling of Quan Qingcheng grow into a towering tree day by day. His so-called plan was becoming more and more like a joke under the cover of this towering tree.

He clenched his fists, the corners of his lips curled up slightly, and a hint of ruthlessness flashed across his eyes.

There was no way out. He had to keep going even if it was a joke. If he only wanted to do one thing in his life and gave up halfway, what was the meaning of his life? He might as well give it a try. Maybe he could get a good result.

Above the main hall, Shi Liyuan looked at Quan Qingcheng, listened to the call of Master, and nodded slowly, "Okay! Since you call me Master, I will not treat you unfairly. Qingcheng, raise your head——"

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