After traveling through time, the adults were completely in my hands

In the imperial palace, Wei Qing was led by the eunuch into the Yanghe Hall, where he knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."

"Get up," Emperor Qingyuan, who was sitting behind the desk, waved his hand.

"Today I received a letter from the Kingdom of Yue," Emperor Qingyuan said, looking at Wei Qing. "The Kingdom of Yue will soon send an envoy to discuss a marriage alliance."

After saying this, Emperor Qingyuan observed the expression on Wei Qing's face and asked, "What do you think about this matter, Lord Wei?"

Emperor Qingyuan summoned Wei Qing today because he wanted to test whether Wei Qing really liked Princess Fengyang.

Wei Qing's grandmother and the current empress dowager are cousins. They had a very good relationship when they were still in the boudoir. Even now, the empress dowager always invites Wei Qing's grandmother to the palace every now and then to talk to the old sisters about personal matters.

Wei Qing was extremely handsome when he was a child, and was deeply loved by the empress dowager. Because he suffered from a brain disease since birth, the empress dowager loved him even more. His position in the empress dowager's heart was the same as that of her imperial grandchildren.

Emperor Qingyuan didn't quite believe Princess Fengyang's claim that she and Wei Qing were in love.

Because Wei Qing was not only loved by the Empress Dowager, but also as a favorite of the current dynasty, he could be said to have outstanding abilities and a prominent family background. Among the civil and military officials of Daqing today, he could be said to be outstanding in everything.

If he really liked Princess Fengyang, he would have told her without hesitation even though he had a headache. It is impossible that he had dragged it on for so many years without revealing a single word.

At this moment, after asking this question, Emperor Qingyuan fixed his eyes on Wei Qing's face, observing the changes in Wei Qing's expression.

Upon hearing the Emperor Qingyuan's question, Wei Qing didn't hesitate. He bowed and replied, "Your Majesty, the matter of the marriage between the two countries is a matter for you and the ministers to discuss. I am not very knowledgeable and dare not make any rash comments."

Emperor Qingyuan looked at Wei Qing's calm expression and knew what was going on, but he couldn't help but say, "I wanted Princess Fengyang to be the bride, but the other day she came to me and begged me to help you two."

"Your Majesty," Wei Qing said flatly, "I have always treated Princess Fengyang with the utmost respect. I have never coveted her, nor have I harbored any romantic feelings for her. I wonder where Princess Fengyang's claim of mutual affection stems from."

After a pause, Wei Qing continued, "Your Majesty, there are many rumors circulating that I like Princess Fengyang. I don't know the motives of those who spread these rumors. Please investigate!"

After hearing what Wei Qing said, Emperor Qingyuan understood and said to Wei Qing: "Don't worry, my dear Wei, I know what's going on. You can go down first!"

Wei Qing withdrew from the Yanghe Palace and glanced towards Princess Fengyang's Changle Palace, his eyes full of coldness.

******

In Changle Palace, Princess Fengyang, dressed in a colorful gauze dress, lay on a brocade couch, with a palace maid beside her gently fanning her.

After a while, the personal maid Qingyan hurried in, leaned over, put her mouth close to Princess Fengyang's ear, and whispered something.

Princess Fengyang slowly sat up, clutching the brocade cushion on the couch with both hands: That person, that person, does he really not have any feelings for me at all?

Ever since she could remember, she fell in love with Wei Qing the first time she saw him in the Empress Dowager's palace. From then on, there was no room in her heart for anyone else except him. Even when she later learned that Wei Qing was suffering from a headache, she did not give up her determination to marry him.

Every time she heard that Wei Qing was coming to visit the Empress Dowager, she would dress up and pretend to go to the Empress Dowager to pay her respects so that she could meet that person.

But every time Wei Qing saw her, after exchanging greetings, he would stop talking and act cold and distant.

In the past two years, countless sons of princes, generals and ministers have proposed to my father to marry me, but I have rejected them all in front of my father for various reasons.

Seeing that she was getting older, she dared not and could not afford to wait any longer, so she secretly sent someone out to spread the news in the market, saying that Wei Qing had always liked her, but did not dare to propose to her because of his headache.

I thought it would put pressure on Wei Qing and force him to ask my father to marry me, but Wei Qing turned a deaf ear to these rumors and did not react at all.

She is extremely beautiful and has a noble status, so what could he be dissatisfied with? Princess Fengyang thought angrily, and the brocade in her hand was twisted into a knot.

Seeing Princess Fengyang's expression, Qingyan, the personal maidservant beside her, cautiously advised, "Princess, I've heard that the Crown Prince of Yue is also a very handsome man, and even compared to Lord Wei, he's not much inferior!"

No matter how good-looking they are, they are not the same person. Princess Fengyang shook her head. She didn't want the position of queen at all. She just wanted to be husband and wife with that man.

******

Wei Qing came out of the palace and rode directly to Pei's house. When he reached Pei Shaofeng's room, he was surprised to find it very quiet. Usually, he could hear the chirping of golden beans before he even reached the door. What was going on today? Wei Qing pushed open the door with some confusion.

"Wei Qing, come and sit down!" Pei Shaofeng was sitting on the bed. When he saw Wei Qing coming, he was very happy and greeted him quickly.

Wei Qing walked to the bedside, pulled a chair over and sat down. He looked around and saw that Jindou was not in the room. He couldn't help but ask, "Why isn't Jindou here?"

Pei Shaofeng smiled and said, "Jindou heard Uncle Qiao say that today is my birthday, so he personally went to the kitchen to make me a bowl of longevity noodles."

When Wei Qing heard this, he also remembered that they were born in the same year, and Pei Shao's birthday was three months older than his, so it was indeed his birthday today.

"I haven't celebrated my birthday since my mother passed away. Come to think of it, it's been ten years," Pei Shaofeng said to himself.

"If I didn't think the conditions in southern Xinjiang were too bad, I really wanted to bring the golden beans to southern Xinjiang," Pei Shaofeng said suddenly, looking at Wei Qing.

"When I was in Southern Xinjiang, I never thought about returning to the capital, but now I find that I don't want to leave the capital anymore."

Pei Shaofeng looked at Wei Qing, smiled, and said, "The golden beans have brought me so much happiness lately that I feel I can no longer live without them."

After a pause, Pei Shaofeng was about to say something else when he saw Jindou pushing the door and walking in with a bowl of noodles in his hand. He stopped talking and looked at Jindou.

When Jindou opened the door, he saw Wei Qing there. His eyes lit up immediately and he asked in surprise, "Sir, you're here too?"

Before Wei Qing could answer, Pei Shaofeng jokingly said, "Jindou, I think you are happier to see Lord Wei than to see me!"

"No, no, I live in Jinyiwei now, and Lord Wei is my breadwinner!" Jindou replied with a smile.