My Fair Princess: The Queen's Rebirth

When Xiaoyanzi heard the old lady say in front of everyone that Xiao Jian was one of their own, she was so excited.

"Master Buddha, are Qing'er and my brother..."

Before Xiaoyanzi finished speaking, she saw Qing'er, who was supporting the old lady, making faces at her.

Ziwei quickly tugged at Xiaoyanzi's sleeve and whispered, "Why are you bringing up something else?"

"Ziwei, how can I carry a pot? Besides, there is no pot here for me to carry." Xiaoyanzi couldn't hide the excitement on her face. If the matter between Qing'er and her brother could get the approval of the Empress Dowager, it would be a double happiness.

Qing'er glanced in Xiao Jian's direction at this time.

But her gaze shifted to the old lady again, and at this moment the old lady's gaze happened to meet Qing'er's.

Qing'er quickly withdrew her gaze, lowered her head and dared not breathe.

"Xiaoyanzi, I need to think carefully about Qing'er's matter." The old lady patted the back of Qing'er's hand and continued meaningfully, "Besides, I can't bear to let Qing'er leave me right now. What's more, I have to choose a perfect husband for my Qing'er."

The words fell.

Everyone was silent.

Instead, the Queen was the first to speak, half-jokingly saying, "Even if Your Majesty wanted to choose for Qing'er, Qing'er might get anxious with you."

"My Lord, I don't want to leave you yet."

Qing'er took the old lady's arm and acted coquettishly.

"Oh, okay, okay."

The old lady couldn't help laughing when she saw Qing'er acting coquettishly. She hated seeing Qing'er acting coquettishly the most.

Especially when I am in a bad mood, Qing'er will always act coquettishly with me and find ways to make me happy.

"Master Buddha, Qing'er will help you go back and rest."

Qing'er said affectionately.

When the old lady heard Qing'er say that she wanted to go back and rest, she couldn't help yawning, not knowing whether she was really tired or because she heard the word "rest".

"Qing'er, let's go back to Cining Palace first."

The Empress Dowager walked out of the Qianqing Palace with the support of Qing'er.

The moment she turned around.

She saw Qing'er seemed to look in Xiao Jian's direction.

She sighed slightly in her heart. In fact, just now when Xiaoyanzi mentioned Qing'er and Xiao Jian, she did think for a moment about agreeing with Qing'er and Xiao Jian.

But later on, when I thought about it carefully, I felt that Xiao Jian had been accustomed to wandering around the world since he was a child and had been homeless and alone until now.

Naturally, she was unwilling to entrust Qing'er to Xiao Jian so hastily.

unless……

Unless Xiao Jian is willing to give up his freedom for Qing'er.

That way she could think it over.

"Brother, don't be discouraged." Xiaoyanzi walked up to Xiao Jian, raised her hand and patted his shoulder, "I believe that one day, the old Buddha will be relieved to hand Qing'er over to you."

Xiao Jian didn't say anything but nodded.

However, Yong Qi, who had been standing on the other side and had been silent the entire time, suddenly asked, "Xiao Jian, now that my uncle's case has been cleared up, are you really not going to reconsider the Emperor's conditions?"

"Conditions? What conditions?"

Xiao Jian looked at Yongqi with confusion.

Xiaoyanzi immediately reacted at this moment, remembering that before the marriage, the emperor wanted to give her brother an official position, but was rejected by her brother.

Xiaoyanzi said, "Brother, do you really not want to enter the palace and serve as an official?"

Xiao Jian still shook his head and refused.

When he thought of what happened to his father, he naturally felt extremely resistant. He didn't want to go down the same path of no return as his father.

"Xiao Jian, think about it carefully," Yong Qi said. "If you enter the palace as an official, you can serve the Qing Dynasty alongside me, Erkang, and Ertai."

Yongqi had just finished speaking.

Ertai suddenly approached Xiao Jian and whispered a few words mysteriously in his ear. Xiao Jian's eyes began to become evasive.

"Alright, alright. If he doesn't want to, then let him do what he wants. Maybe he has his own ideas." The emperor saw that Xiao Jian hadn't given him an answer for a long time, so he had to wave his hand and not force Xiao Jian. "But if one day Xiao Jian figures it out, you can come and tell me anytime."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

After hearing the emperor's words, Xiao Jian quickly bowed to express his gratitude.

"Your Majesty, I suddenly have an idea." The Queen looked at the Emperor and said, "While everyone is here today, why don't we all stay and have dinner before leaving?"

Concubine Ling, her belly bulging, agreed, "Great! We haven't had a chance to properly celebrate before and after the children's weddings. We might as well celebrate today."

"Row."

The emperor agreed readily.

night.

In the Baohe Hall.

Xiaoyanzi and Ziwei sat next to each other, while Qing'er and Seya sat next to Xiaoyanzi and Ziwei respectively.

Erkang Ertai, Xiao Jian and Shen Xiang sat on the other side.

They were chatting and laughing.

But Yongqi was the only one who looked depressed, sitting with Zhihua in a sullen mood.

"Yongqi." Zhihua picked up a piece of taro cake from the plate with her chopsticks and handed it to Yongqi, saying with a smile, "I remember your favorite dessert is taro cake. Try it now. I just tried a piece and it's really good."

Yongqi frowned and looked at the taro cake handed to him by Zhihua, and did not respond for a long time.

Zhihua kept holding the chopsticks in her hand, and after a long time, her wrist began to tremble.

"Hey, what's wrong with Fifth Prince?" Concubine Ling hurriedly asked, "Is he shy?"

The Queen seemed to have sensed Yongqi's resistance, so she quickly followed Concubine Ling's lead, saying, "Yongqi, you've already married Zhihua. Furthermore, Zhihua is your legitimate wife, married into the Jingyang Palace. What's there to be ashamed of?"

Yongqi was stunned after hearing this.

Then, he raised his eyes slightly and looked in the direction of Xiaoyanzi, but found that Xiaoyanzi had been eating with her head buried, and even chatted with Ziwei and the others from time to time.

He was filled with helplessness at this moment.

"Yongqi?" Zhihua noticed Yongqi looked dazed, so she whispered, "Yongqi, what's wrong?"

Yongqi turned his head and stuffed the taro cake handed to him by Zhihua into his mouth as if he had eaten poison. Then he chewed it casually twice and swallowed it directly.

"How does it taste?" Zhihua continued to ask, "Do you want..."

"It tastes good. If you like it, eat more."

Yongqi said.

Zhihua had to swallow back the words she was about to say, and the forced smile on her face gradually disappeared.

In order not to be noticed, Zhihua lowered her head and ate the dessert.

The queen looked at the children below chatting happily, and she also became happy unconsciously.

"Your Majesty, these children are really a perfect match." Concubine Ling said.

The emperor was about to speak when he was interrupted by the sudden sound of stringed instruments.

At this moment.

Xia Yingying was wearing a light pink dress and slowly emerged from a corner with her graceful dancing figure. Her dancing posture kept changing with the rhythm of the music.

The dance ends.

Xia Yingying walked to the front and saluted, "Long live the emperor, long live the emperor, and a thousand years live the empress and the concubine Ling."

"Get up." The emperor then looked at Xiao Luzi and ordered, "Quick, have someone bring a chair over."

Xiao Luzi immediately had a chair brought and placed next to the emperor.

The emperor waved at Xia Yingying and said with a smile, "Come, sit next to me." After Xia Yingying sat down, the emperor continued, "No wonder you were so reluctant to come when I sent someone to Gyeongbokgung Palace to pass on the message. It turns out you were trying to give everyone a surprise."

"Is the Emperor satisfied with this surprise?"

Xia Yingying nodded and spoke in a coquettish voice, blinking her peach blossom eyes at the emperor from time to time.

Seeing this, the Queen turned her head speechlessly and looked at Concubine Ling, and found that Concubine Ling's expression at this moment was exactly the same as hers.

"Your Majesty, Xia's dancing is getting better and better." The Queen wanted to roll her eyes, but because there were so many people around, she had to hold it in. "I'm sure Xia must have put a lot of thought into her dancing skills."

Xia Yingying smiled and said, "Thank you, Queen, for the compliment."

"By the way, next time we go to the temple to burn incense, let Xia Ying come with us. I hope that Xia Ying can also bear children for the emperor like Concubine Ling."

"I don't dare to have any other extravagant requests. Yingying just wants to be able to stay by the emperor's side." Xia Yingying said with her head down.

When the Queen heard Xia Yingying say the word Yingying, she instantly lost her appetite and even felt nauseous and wanted to vomit. She even wanted to vomit last year's New Year's Eve dinner.