"I disappoint you all. My little sister has been frail and sick since she was a child. She almost suffered from heat stroke while playing in the backyard yesterday. She is still recuperating and it is inconvenient to see guests." Jing Ao stood up and apologized. He only went home twice a year and almost forgot about this five-year period.
sister's existence.
As soon as these words came out, the guests were only half-convinced. If I am not wrong, the fifth lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion is already ten years old and has never shown her face.
This move is a bit like the well-hidden young lady Luo Wanqing of the General's Mansion. Could it be that the fifth lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion is just as stunning as the Miss Luo family, so she doesn't show up to hide her edge.
It's not surprising if you think about it carefully. How can a concubine who can become the most outstanding prince of Jinli Kingdom be worthy of His Highness the Third Prince without any beauty or cultivation. Thinking of this, everyone wants to meet this mysterious fifth lady.
"My fifth daughter is naughty and not in good health. She has gone to bed now. Please forgive me." Dongfang Lie said with a worried look on his face.
"Excuse me or not. I hope that the jewel in Prime Minister Dongfang's eye will recover soon." An official said with concern.
"I have some nourishing herbs at home. I hope the Prime Minister will accept them. Although they are not expensive medicinal herbs, my little daughter has been taking them for a long time and her health is getting better day by day. Maybe it will also be effective for Miss Dongfang."
"I have a thousand-year-old ginseng in my family. It is the best for replenishing the body. Please accept it, Prime Minister. I hope Miss Dongfang will recover soon." Another official said not to be outdone.
"Thank you all, I appreciate your kindness." Dongfang Lie said with a grateful face, neither saying that he accepted nor saying that he would not accept it. If he accepted it, the most worrying thing in the court was that officials would protect each other; if he didn't accept it, how could he do it?
He is 'frail and sickly', which shows that as a father he does not care about his daughter.
After several excuses, the banquet continued, music started playing, and the female singers danced.
Jing Ao glanced at Nangong Chen. He knew that Chen was already suspicious. As long as Chen sent someone to investigate, he would know the reason why Zihan did not show up. At the same time, he would also give Chen a reason to break off the engagement. Breaking off the engagement would be a matter of time, but he knew that his father
He had other plans. His father wanted to choose someone from Zi Yan, Zi Ying, and Zi Ling to replace Zi Han.
But he knew very well that his father's wishful thinking was wrong. It was impossible for Chen to marry any daughter of the Dongfang family as his concubine. The position of the concubine was most likely to be Luo Wanqing. Therefore, for the sake of the Dongfang family's face, he could only marry the daughter of the Dongfang family.
The Dongfang family came forward to break off the engagement.
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The solitary peaks are abrupt, towering into the clouds, thousands of rocks and gorges, the terrain is dangerous, and strange-shaped old trees grow everywhere, with their roots intertwined, and it is pitch black.
The night is as cool as water, the moon is dark and the wind is high. From time to time, the strange crows of crows and the rustling of the wind can be heard, making the old trees look particularly ferocious, like ghosts baring their teeth and claws.
There is a majestic black fortress sitting on the solitary peak. The flickering candlelight is hidden in the thick fog, and is looming, making the fortress look particularly strange, like a palace of the underworld where demons are locked away.
The empty fortress was shrouded in twilight. There were more than ten majestic palaces in the fortress, but there were only less than ten people. No matter it was day or night, it seemed to be covered with a black veil.
A huge black-crested cuckoo falcon rushed down from the clouds and mist, with a hook-shaped upper bill, a green-black back, and a white tail tip. It was as fast as lightning, and finally landed accurately in front of the girl.
"Little Falcon, you finally broke through to the fourth level and can keep pace with me." Qiutong touched the Falcon's feathers as if treating a comrade.