The Eternal Beauty of the City of Wealth

In the superior guest room of Guicheng Translation House, a young, handsome boy with extraordinary temperament lay on the bed.

He stared at the ceiling with his eyes, muttering to himself, "How can there be such a beautiful woman in the world? She is so pretty, so beautiful."

I have lived for sixteen years and have never seen such a peerless beauty.

He touched his pounding heart and then his burning cheeks.

It's strange, I've never felt this way before. What's wrong with me?

He, Jiang Guang, was none other than the special envoy of Qi, Prince Guang. He had met Princess Zixuan that day when the imperial edict was announced.

He had become completely bewildered these past few days, losing his appetite and staring blankly at himself, grinning to himself.

He felt like the days were passing by like years, and he couldn't wait to see Zixuan. Fortunately, tomorrow was her coronation day.

He wanted to put the crown on Zixuan's head himself so that he could see her closely.

Thinking of this, he suddenly sat up from the bed, thought blankly for a while, then got up again and walked around excitedly.

At this moment, the voice of Prime Minister Yan Ying reached his ears: "Your Highness, are you asleep?"

Jiang Guang calmed himself down and said, "No, no, Prime Minister, is there anything wrong?"

After saying that, he opened the door and invited Yan Ying into the room.

"Your Highness, the situation is this: Lü Qi, the inner guard, seems to have been injured and was carried here to see you. Would you like to see him?"

Jiang Guang was stunned. Lu Qi was the spy planted by my father in the Lai Palace. He came to see me, and he must have something important to report to me.

Thinking of this, he waved his hand and said, "Master Yan, let him in!"

"Yes," Yan Ying agreed and went out. After a while, several guards carried Lu Qi into the room.

Lu Qi was let down by the guards with a grin on his face. As soon as he saw Prince Guang, he immediately knelt on the ground.

He opened his mouth, which had been twisted by his own blow, and sobbed, "Your Highness, please make the decision for me!"

Jiang Guang was stunned when he saw this: "Lü Qi, what's wrong with you?"

Lu Qi wiped his nose and said, "Your Highness, I was beaten by that bitch Princess Xuan!"

Crown Prince Jiang Guang asked in confusion, "Zixuan? Why did she hit you?"

"Because, because, just because I contradicted her, she ordered me to be beaten with the cane twenty times. Ouch, it hurts me to death, wuwuwu, wuwuwu..."

Lu Qi lay on the ground and cried inconsolably, with snot and tears running down his face, and sobbed.

"Nonsense, how could that be? Princess Xuan beat you up like this just because you talked back to her?"

"She is such a delicate and fragile woman, how could he be so cruel?"

Jiang Guang looked at Lu Qi with an angry look and said, "I don't believe it. You must have done something unforgivable that made her angry, so she beat you up like this. Humph!"

Lu Qi quickly defended himself: "That's not the case, Your Highness. I, your humble servant, am wronged!"

"Really? Whether it's unjust or not, the Crown Prince will know tomorrow when he sees Princess Xuan and asks her. You can go down now. It's getting late and I need to rest!"

After saying that, Jiang Guang shook his sleeves and drove Lu Qi and the others out.

Jiang Guang closed the door, took off his coat, and lay down on the bed. He tossed and turned, but couldn't fall asleep. Zixuan's figure was all in his mind.

He couldn't help but pick up the pillow and kissed it gently: "Xuan'er, I chased away that bad guy Lu Qi. Good boy Xuan'er, let's go to sleep."

So, I hugged my pillow tightly and fell asleep contentedly.

Night fell. Zixuan entered the space, washed up, and set the alarm.

She lay on the big bed, thinking about what she would have to deal with tomorrow, and fell asleep unknowingly.

At five o'clock the next morning, Zixuan was awakened by the ringing of the alarm clock.

She got up quickly, washed her face and brushed her teeth, then returned to the dormitory.

A few minutes later, Zi Chi's voice came in. "Your Highness, are you up?"

Zixuan opened the door: "Get up, come in."

So, six maids began to dress her up.

I didn't wear mourning clothes today. Instead, I wore the brocade robe, jade belt, silk shoes and white socks given by the King of Qi.

Her hair was simply tied up on top of her head so she could wear a crown later.

After everything was packed up, the queen arrived. The mother and daughter were surrounded by servants and guards, left the bedroom, and went straight to the council hall.

The coronation ceremony was held outside the palace because sacrifices were also offered to heaven, earth, and ancestors.

There is a large table in the middle of the square, on which are placed various sacrificial items.

Crown Prince Guang, Yan Ying and all the ministers had been waiting there for a long time.

Zixuan and the queen came to the front of the palace and stood. The ministers bowed and saluted: "Greetings to the Queen, Her Royal Highness the Princess!"

The Queen and Zixuan raised their hands and said in unison, "Stand up!"

At this time, the master of ceremonies shouted loudly: "The auspicious time has arrived. Please ask the Queen and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to crown the Princess!"

So, everyone looked at the Queen and Crown Prince Guang.

Prince Guang stood there motionless, staring at Zixuan, as if he didn't hear the host's call.

Seeing this, Yan Ying, who was standing beside him, hurriedly tugged at the corner of his clothes and whispered, "Your Highness, it's your turn to crown Princess Xuan, Your Highness."

Jiang Guang coughed awkwardly, immediately came back to his senses, and slowly walked towards Zixuan.

The eunuch holding the tray immediately followed with his waist bowed.

Jiang Guang came to Zixuan and looked at her with gentle eyes. Zixuan also looked at the handsome prince with blushing cheeks, her beautiful eyes full of tenderness.

At this moment, the two people's cheeks seemed to be about to touch each other.

Jiang Guang took a deep breath of the fragrance coming from Zixuan, and suddenly felt a heat all over his body.

Zixuan looked at the prince's expression, sensing something was wrong, and shyly lowered his eyelids. His long eyelashes were like two small fans.

At this time, the queen saw the two of them standing there and immediately coughed lightly.

Jiang Guang finally came to his senses and hurriedly took the crown from the eunuch.

He didn't even look at the bun on Zixuan's head, and he gently pinned it up. As a result, it went crooked and almost fell off.

The queen quickly supported him. Zixuan also said coquettishly: "Prince, you hurt me, hurry up!"

Jiang Guang gave an awkward laugh: "Yes, I'm sorry, Ma, it will be done soon."

He quickly picked up a jade hairpin inlaid with gold from the tray, pinned it in the middle of Zixuan's hair crown, and tied the ribbon under her chin.

At this time, the master of ceremonies shouted again: "The ceremony is over, play the music..."

Immediately, drums and music blared outside the palace. The ministers immediately knelt on the ground, shouting in unison, "Congratulations, Princess! Congratulations, Your Majesty!"

Two different shouts reached Zixuan's ears. Eighty percent of the ministers shouted "Your Majesty", and twenty percent of the ministers shouted "Princess".

Zixuan nodded secretly in his heart; Okay, you don’t recognize my identity, right? Haha, soon, you will go to see the King of Hell on my behalf.

While she was thinking about this, she heard the master of ceremonies shout, "Sacrifice to the heavens... sacrifice to the earth... sacrifice to the ancestors..."