Daughter of the royal palace

Chapter 142 The Qionghua Banquet’s Marriage Invitation, Without Love and Hate (3)
Ling Xihan raised his eyebrows slightly, and a smile flashed in his eyes.The queen's cold phoenix eyes also seemed to be blown by the wind, and the soft and pleasant light flashed in the eyes.

Xiao Qilan calmed down the turmoil in her heart, and continued: "However, Qilan has her own unavoidable difficulties, please forgive me, Empress Empress." She raised her eyes to look at the queen, and there was even a rare look of pleading in her eyes.

The queen was moved, and looked at her fixedly, her eyes were as cool as water.Beside him, the emperor sighed softly, and said with a smile: "Qilan's stubborn temperament is exactly the same as yours." When he said this, it was like interceding for Xiao Qilan, telling the queen not to be so aggressive.

The queen looked sideways at her husband, his tender eyes revealing a different kind of depth and darkness, and he nodded slowly towards her.The queen still pursed her lips and said nothing, as if she was thinking about something.

At this time, Ling Xihan stood up.

"Empress, may Han'er ask you a few questions?"

"Oh?" There was interest in the Queen's eyes, "Let's hear it."

Ling Xihan narrowed her eyes and said, "I've heard the story between the emperor and the empress." When she said this, she paused, and looked at the two empresses who were sitting on the high seat. They didn't seem to expect that she would bring up the topic Pulling on himself, his eyes were slightly surprised.

"Continue talking." She really wanted to hear Han'er's thoughts.

"Han'er heard that the marriage between the emperor and the empress was a marriage bestowed by the previous emperor, but the premise is also because the emperor and the empress are in love, isn't it?"

Prince Jing tightened his hand holding the wine glass, his face paled slightly.King Zhongyi frowned, bitterness flashed in his eyes.Prince Li's gaze was instantly darkened, deep and inexplicable.

The queen was slightly taken aback, as if something flashed in her eyes, she nodded lightly.

"Of course." Beside him, the emperor's brows and eyes were warm, and there was a gentle light in his eyes.

Ling Xihan immediately asked again: "Then if the empress and the emperor had no intention of dating each other back then, and the late emperor still ordered a marriage, would you agree?"

As soon as these words came out, the audience fell silent for an instant.All the civil and military officials and their family members stared wide-eyed, looking in disbelief at the woman standing in the field, dressed in white like a fairy, with calm and picturesque eyes.There are sighs, there are worries, there are good shows, and there are schadenfreudes.King Zhongyi, Prince Jing, Prince Li and others immediately looked up at the woman who was as beautiful as a fairy concubine sitting high at the same time, and the wine glasses in their hands tightened instantly.

Not only them, even Xiao Tingxuan and Ouyang Chen, who were always calm and composed, couldn't help casting their eyes on the empress and empress.

The emperor and queen were taken aback for a moment, then looked at each other and smiled.In the end, the queen said with a smile: "No!" Surprisingly, the emperor didn't get angry at all, but was a little happy instead.She denied Ling Xihan's if, that is to say, she did not marry him because of her father's imperial decree, so he was naturally happy.

On the other hand, King Zhongyi and the others were unavoidably disappointed when they heard what the queen said, and their brows and eyes darkened.

Ling Xihan had already expected the queen's answer, so she smiled slightly.

"Then the late emperor's gift of marriage was within your expectations?"

The queen thought for a while, looked at the emperor beside her, and then nodded.

"That's it."

"In other words, if the emperor and the empress hadn't expected that the late emperor would suddenly grant a marriage, then even if the two of you are in love with each other, you may not necessarily get married according to the order, right?"

Eh?She really hadn't thought about this question.

The queen couldn't help but look sideways at her husband, thinking that if she answered this question, would this man be so angry that he would kill someone?And when Ling Xihan asked that question, the emperor had already subconsciously turned his head to look at her, with deep eyes filled with slight expectation, mixed with a hint of cautious fear.

Under his deep gaze, the queen turned her face away unnaturally, her eyes averted a little.Not to mention, if the emperor's decree of giving marriage was unexpected to her, or if she didn't want to marry at that time, maybe she would really disobey the decree.But this must not be said in front of so many people, otherwise the man next to him will definitely go crazy.

She cleared her throat, "This 'if' is not true." She jumped over this straightforward and sharp question in twos and twos. "This palace and the emperor have been married for nearly twenty years, and even the crown prince is already there. How can there be any talk of disobedience?"

Ling Xihan really didn't expect her to evade, she gave her a weird look, and when her eyes swept over Yuan Qingdi's slightly gloomy face, her heart instantly understood.

"Okay, let's change the question." She thought for a while, and asked, "Is the empress an independent attitude towards her marriage?" She asked a strange question, and many people looked at her with puzzled eyes .But the empress and empress, King Zhongyi, Xiao Tingxuan and others already understood.

The queen smiled slowly, "So you dug a hole for Bengong to jump into."

The playful luster in Ling Xihan's watery eyes flashed, "Then what is the queen's answer?"

The queen shook her head with a smile, "The waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead." She looked at Emperor Yuan Qing beside her and said with a sigh.

"Forget it, my palace's decree has not yet been issued, and the two of you are not disrespectful." She glanced at Xiao Qilan and Ling Hong who were kneeling on the ground, and her voice was slightly soft.

"Get up, you won't be afraid of knee pain just kneeling like this."

While Xiao Qilan and Ling Hong breathed a sigh of relief, they also felt inexplicable depression in their hearts.

"Thank you, empress." As several people returned to their positions one by one, the queen's eyes swept over everyone in the field, her eyes drifting slightly away.

"This Qionghua Banquet was originally intended to allow you to break away from the shackles of etiquette and boldly pursue the happiness you want. Today's game seems to be entertainment, but from another perspective, it confines your freedom. Anyway, this This is the end of the question-and-answer game. It’s still early, and the Qionghua banquet is not over yet. You can talk and communicate here as much as you want, and you can also walk around here. The palace is tired, so I’ll go back to the palace first.”

The queen is gone, and Emperor Yuan Qing will naturally not stay here again.He naturally pulled the queen to stand up, and was about to leave when he heard a cold and steady voice.

"Empress, please stay."

Among thousands of people, Ling Xi looked for his reputation, and met a pair of sharp black eyes.It's him, Xiao Minglan.Her complexion sank, and she had a bad premonition in her heart.When the others heard Xiao Minglan's voice, they also turned to look at him in surprise.

The queen and emperor stopped and turned to look at him.

"What's the matter?" The queen frowned slightly, and she had already guessed a bit.

Xiao Minglan came out, lifted the hem of his clothes, knelt down on the ground, clasped his fists and said, "I beg the empress to marry you."

"Oh?" The queen looked at Ling Xihan's ugly face calmly, and said calmly, "Let's listen."

(End of this chapter)