The three-year-old host decides to raise an emperor father for himself.

Little Lanxing happily entered the palace.

She was happy, and Wang Tai, who came to pick her up, was also happy. Even though Xuan Yuanjing said that Xiao Lanxing was introverted and shy, and made Wang Tai sit on the carriage shaft to accompany her, leaving him exposed to the cold wind all the way, he was still quite happy.

Because he felt that he had handled things smoothly this time, unlike last time when, even though the goal was achieved, His Majesty still had a gloomy face and was just short of telling him to get lost.

Wang Tai thought that this time he should be able to get a few words of praise from His Majesty, and his position would be more secure.

The two of them were happy, and Xuanyuan Lin, who received the news in the palace, was also quite happy.

At that moment, Xuanyuan Lin had just come from the Empress's quarters when the imperial physician gave him some good news: the Empress's health had improved recently and she would be able to attend the palace banquet that night.

this is a good news.

Xuanyuan Lin did have some feelings for his empress; otherwise, he wouldn't have resorted to tricks to snatch her away from him, even though he knew she was in love with another of his brothers.

That was a rare instance of Xuanyuan Lin disobeying the Empress Dowager. The Empress's family did not support him at the time and even had old grudges against the Empress Dowager. Even if he married the Empress, it would be difficult to gain her wholehearted support.

But he did it anyway.

Even though he was punished by the Empress Dowager afterwards.

The Empress was Xuanyuan Lin's first love. In any case, compared to the other women in the palace, the Empress was always special to him.

Because of that special status, even though the Empress was sick and unable to manage affairs, no one dared to be disrespectful in front of her.

Including Su Mingxuan.

The Empress had been ill for several years. The first two years after their marriage were fine. At that time, Xuanyuan Lin was not yet the emperor, and the Empress managed the inner court very well. Even though she was a bit cold, she never held Xuanyuan Lin back.

Later, when Xuanyuan Lin became emperor, she was made empress, but she fell ill, and her condition worsened year by year.

Xuanyuan Lin also suspected that someone had poisoned the Empress, replacing all the people around her with his own. Despite the layers of protection, the Empress's condition remained unchanged.

The imperial physician said that the Empress was simply ill; it wasn't poisoning or anything else, she was just sick.

She hasn't appeared at any palace banquet for two years. If it weren't for Xuan Yuanlin's constant mention of her in public and occasional gifts sent to people in the name of the Empress, everyone would probably have forgotten that there was such a concubine in the harem.

Therefore, how could Xuanyuan Lin not be happy when the imperial physician said today that the Empress had recovered well and was able to attend the palace banquet?

After coming out, he heard that Wang Tai had successfully picked up the daughter who had inexplicably appeared next to Xuan Yuanjing, and Xuan Yuanlin immediately felt that he was quite lucky today.

Xuanyuan Lin murmured in a low voice, "For Zitong's sake, I can give that little girl a little something today."

She was just a little girl.

She is not important; Xuan Yuanlin was merely using her as a means to see Xuan Yuanjing.

In the inner palace, many concubines would not let go of any news they could find out about Xuan Yuanlin. In addition, Xuan Yuanlin was halfway in the Imperial Garden when he received the news, so many palace servants heard it and the news spread quickly.

Su Mingxuan is one of them.

Upon hearing this news, and also the fact that the Empress would be attending a palace banquet today, she was in a very bad mood.

Since the last time, Su Mingxuan vaguely realized that she didn't have as much influence with Xuan Yuanjing as she thought.

Su Mingxuan also learned about her mother being humiliated by Prince Jing.

But after learning about this, she felt relieved.

In Su Mingxuan's view, this at least proved that she had not left any clues about what happened back then, and that Xuanyuan Jing had not suspected her.

Otherwise, given Xuanyuan Jing's methods, it wouldn't just be Zhou Fu who got slapped in the face now, but the entire Liu family would become a thorn in Prince Jing's side.

Based on her understanding of Xuan Yuanjing, Su Mingxuan did not believe that he was the type to keep a low profile; Xuan Yuanjing had always been a man of bold and decisive action.

However, because of what happened last time, Su Mingxuan had no good feelings towards Xuan Yuan Lanxing, whom she had not yet met. And when she thought that Xuan Yuan Lanxing was Xuan Yuan Jing's daughter, the child of her former fiancé and some unknown woman, she couldn't suppress that feeling of disgust.

Su Mingxuan sat in front of the dressing table, looking at the woman in the mirror who was dressed exceptionally brightly and beautifully, a cold light flashing in her eyes.

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Since its establishment, the Great Yan Dynasty has held a banquet in the palace every New Year's Eve, with a grand feast held in the Linde Hall to entertain civil and military officials, relatives of important ministers, concubines, palace maids, eunuchs, foreign envoys, and others.

The size depends on the situation. The Great Yan is currently at its peak, with its territory expanding to its largest extent in history. The prosperous country has attracted many foreign envoys to visit, so this year's scale is roughly estimated to be at least a thousand people.

This is one of the reasons why Xuanyuan Jing felt comfortable letting Xiao Lanxing enter the palace today.

In front of so many people, especially foreign envoys, if someone were to die, and it was a prince's daughter who would die, Xuan Yuanlin could not afford to lose face.

The banquet preparations were almost complete, but news of Xuanyuan Jing's daughter entering the palace had not yet spread.

Then, a noblewoman walked up to the group of ladies, raised her exquisite double-sided fan embroidered with flowers and birds, covered half her face, and said in a low voice, "Hey, do you know? I heard that the man's daughter will be attending tonight."

Her gossipy demeanor immediately attracted the attention of several dignified ladies, who all subtly glanced at her. One of them recognized the noblewoman's identity and exclaimed, "Madam Xu, it's been a while! You look much better today. Have you recovered from your illness?"

Madam Xu smiled and thanked the other party for their concern, then said, "It's freezing cold here, and the capital is even colder. I caught a cold by accident and had to stay in bed for a long time before I recovered. I missed quite a few things."

"Oh right, did you guys know what I just said?"

The others exchanged glances, but no one asked who "that person" was. Someone said, "There are quite a few family members attending the banquet today. It would be a good thing for our daughter to show her face, wouldn't it?"

Madam Xu lightly tapped her fan in the air, gave a wink, and said, "Oh dear, that's an ordinary family. It's a rare opportunity, we can't let it slip by. But what about that person's status? If he wanted to, he could just throw a banquet. Would we not go?"

“That would seem a bit deliberate,” one person said.

Madam Xu: "That's true. It's really inconvenient that the household doesn't have a mistress yet."

There is a daughter, who has a high status, but no mistress of the house.

With these three conditions in place, those with a sharp mind have already started narrowing down their target audience.

In a corner unnoticed by anyone, a little girl dressed like a doll ran to a pillar and peeked into the main hall.

Meanwhile, in a certain hall, a group of people were frantically searching for someone.

Little Lanxing's eyes sparkled: "Wow! So many people!"