The princess has no moral principles, why did you provoke her?

Chapter 130 Summoned by the Queen Mother

The next day, Leng Jiuyuan entered the palace early.

Every year on the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, Emperor Xuancheng would lead the princes and ministers to the prayer hall, kneeling three times and kowtow nine times to worship the gods.

The Prayer Hall is a magnificent three-story, double-eaved circular hall with a gilded roof.

The God of Grains and the God of Rain are enshrined in the Blessing Hall, and people pray for good weather and a good harvest this year.

After paying homage to the gods, the princes went to the emperor's bedroom and paid their respects according to family etiquette.

Several princes knelt down together and said: "I wish Father a long life and happiness, and peace and prosperity for the people of East Qin!"

Emperor Xuancheng had a cold and dignified face and said in a low voice, "Stand up. Father has prepared gifts for you, one for each of you."

"Thank you, father!" The princes stood up.

"Old Nine, you stay." Leng Aotian ordered.

Qin Wuyi gave the gifts to the princes, and the princes took the brocade boxes and walked straight out.

Emperor Xuancheng felt a little disappointed when he saw that the third and fourth princes were missing from the crowd.

It is said that the imperial family is the most ruthless, but which emperor can tolerate the restless princes who want to rebel? They can only blame themselves for not knowing their place.

Outside the palace, several younger princes couldn't wait to open the brocade box.

There was only a piece of red paper in the brocade box, with a few words written on it: "Anyone who cherishes his blessings and covets the throne will be killed without mercy."

"Your Highness, what is your gift? Show it to Sixth Brother."

The prince opened the brocade box and the gift was a half-foot-high emerald gourd.

The Fifth Prince saw that his gift was also a piece of paper and clicked his tongue twice: "The Crown Prince is the Crown Prince after all.

He is the future crown prince and holds an extremely important position in his father's heart, which no one can match.

If I guess correctly, the gifts for us brothers are the same, just a red paper with a warning.

Father is warning us not to be like our third and fourth brothers and think of rebelling."

Everyone left disappointed...

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Emperor Xuancheng's expression eased slightly. "Ninth Brother, your grandmother wants to see your future princess. Ask her to go and pay her respects to the Queen Mother."

"Yes, I will go back and call her right away."

The Empress Dowager was not Emperor Xuancheng's biological mother. His biological mother died early, and he had been fostered by the Empress.

Later, Leng Aotian became the emperor, and the queen naturally became the empress dowager.

The Queen Mother has been worshipping Buddha devoutly in the temple and just returned to the palace a few days ago.

I heard that Leng Jiuyuan was going to marry a princess in a month, so I wanted to take a look.

Leng Jiuyuan went directly to Ye Qingyan's residence.

Ye Qingyan was having a lot of fun in the mansion. She played Landlord with Feng Jiu, Bai Jinxin and Feng Yi.

"Four 2s, boom!" Ye Qingyan said proudly.

Fengjiu started to play dirty: "Master, I don't want to play with you anymore. I lost all my money to you."

Feng Yi smiled and said, "Feng Jiu, your skills are not as good as others, who can you blame?"

Seeing Leng Jiuyuan coming, the three of them stood up and clasped their fists: "Greetings, Your Majesty!"

"Jiuyuan, you're back so soon." Ye Qingyan asked.

"Xiao Qi, the Queen Mother wants to see you. Father asked me to tell you something."

Ye Qingyan's eyes were cold: "Is the Queen Mother a good person or a bad person? She won't want to kill me, will she?"

"The Queen Mother is devoted to Buddhism. She just came back a few days ago. She knew we were getting married and wanted to see you."

Ye Qingyan thought about the faces of the empress dowagers in the palace fights. Each of them was a tough guy. She came up with an idea.

"Jiuyuan, you know my personality."

Leng Jiuyuan said calmly, "You know your limits and etiquette. If you can't bear it any longer, then you don't have to endure it anymore."

Ye Qingyan was very satisfied with this answer and said gently, "Please wait a moment. I'll change my clothes and come back."

After Ye Qingyan came out, she took Feng Yi and Feng Jiu to the Empress Dowager's Cining Palace.

There are only a few red plum trees in full bloom in the palace. Compared with other palaces, this place is much simpler.

Several palace maids were busy with chores in the courtyard. When they saw Ye Qingyan coming, one of them stepped forward and bowed, "You must be the future Princess Zhan. The Queen Mother is waiting for you. Please follow me."

The palace maid brought Ye Qingyan to the main hall, while Feng Yi and Feng Jiu were waiting outside.

Once you enter the house, you can see exquisite jade carvings dotted in every corner.

The Queen Mother was reclining on the chaise longue, flipping through an ancient book with a focused expression.

She had silver hair, which was tied up with several gold hairpins.

She was wearing a crimson-purple Fu Shou Palace dress with two layers of edging on the cuffs, both embroidered with a few sparse orchids, matched with light green silk threads. The flowers and leaves were refreshing yet luxurious.

The exposed floor tiles are as smooth as a mirror, and the middle is paved with a red carpet.

There was frankincense burning in the copper-gilt crane incense burner, emitting wisps of green smoke, which smelled very pleasant.

The furnishings in the house are exquisite and elegant, and every corner exudes royal dignity and splendor.

Ye Qingyan bowed and said, "Xiao Qi greets the Queen Mother!"

The Queen Mother straightened her back, put down the book in her hand, and stared at Ye Qingyan with deep eyes.

After a long while, she said, "You are the future princess of Lao Jiu."

Ye Qingyan stood up straight: "It is my daughter."

At this time, a girl walked in, her hair full of pearl hairpins and jade ornaments, and a pink dress with flowers that trailed on the ground made her look even more charming.

She bowed and said, "I pay my respects to Grandmother. Xiyue wishes you happiness as vast as the East Sea and a long life as long as the Southern Mountains."

The Queen Mother smiled and said, "Xiyue, get up quickly. Grandmother has prepared a gift for you. Do you like it?"

After saying that, he picked up a brocade box from the table next to him and placed it in Xiyue's hand.

Bai Xiyue opened the brocade box and saw a pair of golden phoenix hairpins inside. She immediately smiled and said, "Thank you, grandma. Xiyue likes it very much."

The two ignored Ye Qingyan's presence and started chatting.

Ye Qingyan was speechless. Was he showing off to me?

She bowed and said, "Since the Queen Mother is busy, I will take my leave."

Bai Xiyue sat there and raised her head: "Oh, who is this? Why is he still standing there?"

The Queen Mother's face showed a strange expression. "Xiao Qi, I was so busy talking to Xiyue just now that I forgot that you were here. Bring some tea and give me a seat."

Ye Qingyan was speechless. This was too much of an assertion of authority. But at this moment, she couldn't leave, so she had to sit down.

A palace maid brought a cup of tea and came to Ye Qingyan.

Ye Qingyan took the tea, smelled it, and found it was the sterilization soup.

If you drink it, you will never have children in your life.

She put the teacup aside without drinking it. "Thank you, Empress Dowager, for your kindness. Xiaoqi is not thirsty."

Xiyue stood up and said arrogantly, "You are the wife that my ninth cousin is going to marry. How dare a filthy fortune teller like that want to marry the War King? How shameless! You are unworthy!"

The Queen Mother did not stop it, but just watched the fun.

Ye Qingyan smiled: "You mean you are worthy?"

Bai Xiyue looked very proud, "Of course, my grandmother and the Queen Mother are sisters, so they can support my ninth cousin behind the scenes."

The Queen Mother advised, "Xiao Qi, go and tell the Emperor that you will not marry Lao Jiu. I can guarantee your life."

Ye Qingyan said coldly: "Since the Queen Mother's hand is so long, you should go and talk."

The Queen Mother raised her eyebrows and said, "How dare you! You are so ungrateful!"