Dugu Jingyao is reborn as Li Chu's beloved

The group walked in the palace for about two quarters of an hour before they arrived at the East Palace.

From a distance, I could see the Crown Princess's personal maid waiting anxiously at the door.

As soon as he saw Li Chu and his group, he hurried over to greet them and saluted everyone first: "Greetings to His Highness, the Marquis of Zhennan, his wife, the Crown Prince, the Young Master, and the Young Lady!"

Li Chu raised his hand to support her: "Madam Xu, please don't be polite."

Nanny Xu stood up and said, "You are finally here. The Crown Princess has been waiting anxiously."

Then Aunt Xu made a "please" gesture, and several people followed Aunt Xu into Zhaoyang Palace.

The Crown Prince and his wife were already seated at the head of the table. The Crown Princess was anxiously sipping tea and twisting her handkerchief. Seeing this, the Crown Prince, who was standing by, stroked her hand and smiled gently, "Jia Wan, don't worry. Time is running out. Just wait a moment."

As they were speaking, Aunt Xu came in with Li Chu and his party.

Nanny Xu walked quickly to the side of the Crown Princess to serve her.

Although they are all family relatives, there are still some rules to follow in the palace.

Then all the people below bowed in unison: "Your sons and daughters pay their respects to the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess."

Due to the rules, the Crown Princess could not go down and help them up herself, but the Crown Prince knew that his Crown Princess had missed her sister for a long time.

So as soon as they finished their ceremony, he called them up and asked them to sit down, then signaled to the Crown Princess with his eyes that she could have a good chat with her sister.

The Crown Princess received the signal and asked the other maids to leave, leaving only Aunt Xu by her side. She then called out to the Marquis's wife affectionately, "Yan'er, was everything okay on the way?"

Madam Hou Wei Jiayan was also very excited, even a little tearful: "I'm fine, everything is fine! Don't worry, sister!"

The Crown Princess then looked at the children and asked, "These two little ones are Xingchen and Xinyu, right?"

Hearing the Crown Princess's aunt calling their names, the two children learned their lesson and stood up in unison, saying, "Aunt, may you be well!"

The Crown Princess extended her hand to call them over. The two children looked at the Marquis of Zhennan and his wife hesitantly. The wife nodded slightly, indicating that they could come over.

The two of them ran to the Crown Princess.

The Crown Princess also loved children, especially girls. She first looked at the two children and then said, "They are really good-looking. They have inherited the best qualities from both of you!"

Then he gestured to Aunt Xu to go downstairs and get the things.

Soon, Aunt Xu came with a tray with three wooden boxes on the front.

The Crown Princess said to the two children, "This is the first time I meet you, and I've prepared a gift for you. Come and open it and take a look!"

The two kids were still a little hesitant, but Wei Jiayan said, "Since your aunt gave it to you, just take it!"

The two little ones happily took the box and opened it to take a look.

However, Chu Xinghan, who was sitting next to Li Chu, was obviously a little jealous. But before he could have any more ideas, the Crown Princess nipped his idea in the bud.

The Crown Princess said to Chu Xinghan again, "Xinghan, come here! I have prepared a gift for you, come and see it."

Chu Xinghan had just been trying to comfort himself, thinking that his aunt had given him a gift when they first met, so it was no big deal, but he hadn't expected there to be another gift? This was truly a pleasant surprise!

Seeing Chu Xinghan standing there in a daze, Wei Jiayan said, "Xinghan, didn't you hear your aunt calling you? Come over here quickly!"

Chu Xinghan came back to his senses and said hesitantly, "Thank you, aunt." Then he came over.

When they opened the box, all three children were delighted!

Chu Xinghan's gift was a sword tassel. Although it was not particularly valuable, it touched his heart.

Chu Xingchen's was a short dagger, which was inspired by the story of Li Ruo and others when they were in danger in Yunnan. Chu Xingchen used a dagger to save her daughter, and as a reward, she gave him a better dagger.

Chu Xinyu's hairpin was an eight-treasure glass butterfly hairpin with very fine workmanship. It was a tribute to the palace. The Crown Princess thought it was suitable for a little girl to wear, so she chose it.

The three children all liked the gifts given by the Crown Princess very much, and they all bowed to her to express their gratitude.

The Crown Princess said, "You guys are just too polite. We're all family, so how tiring is it to always be so polite?"

As she was speaking, the maid announced that Li Ruo and Li Tan had arrived.

The two entered the hall and first bowed and greeted the Crown Prince and Crown Princess. Then, due to their respective positions, the Zhennan Marquis and his family bowed to Li Neng and Li Ruo, who returned the greeting. Only then were they finally seated.

Chu Xinyu couldn't help but sigh, it was better back in the Marquis' Mansion! Not only did I have to walk a long way in the palace, but I also had to bow at every turn, which was so tiring!