Princess Promotion

In the early morning, the sun rises, and the faint sunlight shines through the clouds, illuminating the earth.

Yan Yunfan got up early, washed up, and changed into his new court robes.

Yan Yunfan sat in the carriage, staring ahead, with a thousand thoughts in his mind.

The carriage stopped at the palace gate and one had to walk into the main hall.

Yan Yunfan got off the carriage and took two steps forward when he saw a handsome young man in official robes coming towards him.

Liang Xingli walked up to Yan Yunfan, bowed slightly, and asked, "Excuse me, are you His Royal Highness the Prince Yan?"

Yan Yunfan looked at the person in front of him, feeling somewhat confused, but still nodded.

Liang Xingli smiled warmly and said, "Your Highness is new to the court, so I'm sure you don't understand much about the various matters involved. The Chancellery has sent me here to explain them to you in detail."

Yan Yunfan said slowly, "Thank you for your help."

Liang Xingli raised his hand and gestured for invitation, saying, "Your Highness, please come this way."

As they walked, Liang Xingli explained to Yan Yunfan, "The grand court meeting is held every seven days. The rest of the time, everyone is working in their respective offices..."

By this time, he had walked to the entrance of the main hall and saw Lord Xiao walking slowly with a stack of memorials in his arms.

Liang Xingli introduced in a low voice: "The one in front is Elder Xiao. I'm sure His Royal Highness knows him."

Yan Yunfan nodded, thinking that Liang Xingli was going to come forward and say hello.

Unexpectedly, Liang Xingli changed the subject and said, "Then let's walk slowly and avoid Lord Xiao. He is usually kind, but he becomes extremely irritable during every grand court meeting."

Yan Yunfan: It turns out that this skinny old man is actually a kind person?

This old man has never been nice to me.

As they were talking, the two of them had already walked into the hall. Yan Yunfan looked around and found that other places were not difficult to deal with.

There was only a table in the corner of the hall, where two people were sitting opposite each other.

Although both of them were wearing official robes, it was hard to tell which one of them was the imperial physician.

How did Yan Yunfan know that? Because the imperial physician was taking another person's pulse.

There was even a medicine box and a pulse pillow on the table.

Yan Yunfan asked with a puzzled look on his face, "Is the imperial physician also involved in government affairs?"

Liang Xingli followed Yan Yunfan's gaze and said in a deep voice, "That's not the case. It's just that ministers often faint in the court. Your Majesty, out of consideration for everyone, has ordered the imperial physicians from the Imperial Hospital to be on standby so they can provide immediate assistance."

Yan Yunfan didn't expect this to be the reason, and he complained in his heart: The people of Qi are so weak that they would faint during a grand court meeting.

Yan Yunfan was named the crown prince and was considered a royal relative, so he stood in the front row during court meetings.

Liang Xingli led Yan Yunfan to the front and introduced him to the place diligently.

Yan Yunfan looked around and found that he was standing in the front row, with only three people on the left and right.

The tiny child on the left is a member of the former Western Zhou royal family, the twelfth prince Zhou Mingrui.

On the right stood two taciturn young men, who were the younger brothers of the current empress.

Including him, this row now includes all the former heirs to the throne of Qi, Zhou and Yan.

At this time, greetings of "Master An" came one after another from behind.

Yan Yunfan was shocked and suddenly realized that An Tian was not just a simple businessman, but also an official appointed by the imperial court.

Yan Yunfan was a little flustered for a moment for some reason, but this emotion only lasted for a moment. He soon regained his composure and decided to pretend not to know him.

Turning slowly, he saw a young woman in gorgeous court dress coming into view.

Although the woman has a beautiful face and charming eyes, she gives people a dignified and steady aura.

Whether standing or walking, there is no trace of frivolity or debauchery, only calmness and restraint.

The woman in front of him was completely different from An Tian he had met, not to mention their appearance. From height to looks to temperament, they were completely different.

Yan Yunfan was puzzled: "Who is this woman?"

Liang Xingli thought Yan Yunfan was asking about him, so he introduced her, "Lady An is a third-rank official, in charge of the affairs of His Majesty's inner treasury. She is the first female official in our dynasty."

Yan Yunfan's face suddenly changed, and he realized that he had made a fatal mistake.

He had never really confirmed the identity of that woman, and Yan Yunfan had never checked her identity from beginning to end.

Yan Yunfan never thought that Fu Hongxuan would cheat, so who is that woman?

Just when Yan Yunfan's thoughts were a little confused, he heard Liang Xingli say hello to his left: "Commander Fu, how are you these days?"

Yan Yunfan hurriedly turned his head and saw the face in his memory. He finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Fu Hongxuan walked over calmly, nodded towards Liang Xingli, and said to Yan Yunfan, "His Royal Highness, how are you?"

Yan Yunfan said with a hint of sarcasm in his eyes: "Commander Fu is a little late, Lord An came earlier than you."

The implication is, stop pretending, I know that woman is not An Tian.

Good man, you look righteous with your thick eyebrows and big eyes, but you are actually full of lies.

In order to deceive him, he willingly submitted himself to that woman and pretended to be threatened.

Because of this, Yan Yunfan never doubted the woman's true identity. If she did not have real strength and means, how could she control Fu Hongxuan so easily?

However, he didn't expect that all of this was a drama directed and performed by Fu Hongxuan himself, with the purpose of deceiving his trust.

Looking back now, from the beginning to the end, it was all a trap carefully designed by Fu Hongxuan.

It seems that Fu Hongxuan is not as subordinate to the empress as he seems. After the Western Zhou Dynasty was occupied by the empress, Fu Hongxuan was imprisoned in a cell.

By the time he was released from prison, the situation had settled down and he could only take it step by step to restore the country.

If Fu Hongxuan wants to accumulate his own power, he must take this opportunity to connect with Yan Yunfan.

Yan Yunfan pondered for a moment, thinking to himself that if Fu Hongxuan had come directly to him to seek cooperation, then their cooperation would probably have been difficult to develop.

After all, there was a lack of sufficient trust between the two of them, and they were both suspicious and wary of each other.

However, when that woman appeared, the situation changed instantly.

This put both of them in a passive position. Yan Yunfan unconsciously developed more trust in Fu Hongxuan and felt resistance towards the woman.

Now that I think about it carefully, it all seems too coincidental. Everything is a carefully planned game by Fu Hongxuan.

Thinking of this, Yan Yunfan couldn't help but sigh at Fu Hongxuan's methods, which could grasp people's hearts so accurately.

Although Yan Yunfan had some complaints in his heart, he also gained something this time, so there was no need to pester a woman.

Fu Hongxuan stopped behind Yan Yunfan and said something ambiguous, "How is the health of His Royal Highness?"

Yan Yunfan didn't understand why Fu Hongxuan suddenly mentioned this matter. Just as he was about to speak, he heard a loud shout: "Your Majesty has arrived!"

The ministers present all saluted, and Yan Yunfan could only swallow the words that were about to come out of his mouth and salute with everyone else.

"My dear ministers, please stand up!" Yan Yunfan inexplicably felt that the female voice sounded familiar.

Yan Yunfan slowly stood up, his eyes first falling on the edge of the dragon robe, then slowly moving upwards, a few strands of silver hair scattered on his chest.

Yan Yunfan couldn't help but breathe faster. He didn't know whether the rumor about the empress being ugly was true or not, but it was true that she had premature gray hair due to excessive worry.

Continuing to look upwards, I suddenly met a pair of narrow almond-shaped eyes, which revealed a hint of laziness and frivolity.

He exuded a careless air, and even sat crookedly on the dragon throne, completely disregarding his manners.

That look, that frivolous look, that way he sits slumped in the chair like a boneless person.

Yan Yunfan could hardly take his eyes off her, staring at her without blinking!

He confirmed again and again that he was not mistaken, it was really that woman.

Yan Yunfan's body was struck by lightning, his eyes rolled back, and he fell backwards!

That woman turned out to be the empress!

At the same time, the suburbs

Prince Yan sat in the carriage, tilting his head and thinking back, feeling as if he had forgotten something?

Finally, he poured himself a cup of tea and muttered to himself, "Forget it! Since I can't remember it, it means it's not a big deal."