"Your Majesty, who does this thing belong to? It doesn't matter what you or I say at this moment." Zhao Luan pulled Xia Jieyao to stand up with a livid face: "When the time comes, the emperor will naturally decide.
If there is nothing else to do, we will take our leave first."
"I'll give it to you." Concubine Chen stood up holding the fan and let go of Li Can: "Xin'er, you go and use the crab first."
Li Can walked to the table obediently and raised his chopsticks.
Zhao Xie placed the vinegar dish in front of her.
Xia Jieyao took this scene into consideration and silently followed Zhao Luan out.
Concubine Chen stood in front of the tall and heavy vermilion wooden door, watching Zhao Luan and the two go away, and slapped a bunch of fans on the door frame.
She cursed in a low voice: "That bitch Zhao Ling has been suspicious of my son all day long, which is why my son hasn't married yet..."
"Empress, Empress..."
Nafu and others wanted to cover her mouth, quickly pulled her in and closed the door.
"Who is Zhao Luan?" Concubine Chen shook her fan and continued angrily: "You dare to bully the daughter-in-law I like, and you even want to replace her with your adopted daughter, and you don't even know how much she weighs, how many pounds does she have?
Fate, you killed Gao Zhongyong, but you still want to harm my son..."
"Empress, His Royal Highness is still inside, please stop talking." Naxi hurriedly advised her.
"Yes, your highness and the girl are here today. Your Majesty should be happy, but don't be angry." Nafu also advised.
Concubine Chen snorted softly: "It's just that I'm so cheerful today that I didn't scold Zhao Luan in person. How dare they have such wishful thinking!"
The moment she stepped across the threshold, she regained her loving smile: "Xin'er."
"Aunt, come and eat together." Li Can raised his eyes and waved to her.
"Okay." Concubine Chen responded with a smile.
Before dinner, Dejiang came to send a message saying that Emperor Qianyuan was coming to Ninghe Palace to have dinner with them.
Concubine Chen was reluctant, but she couldn't refuse, so she could only agree.
At dinner time, Emperor Qianyuan indeed showed up at Ninghe Palace.
The three people in the hall stepped forward to salute.
"Plain body."
Emperor Qianyuan had a smile on his face and raised his hand, looking very interested.
"Let me see, what has my concubine prepared?" He walked towards the Eight Immortals Table.
"They are all used daily." Concubine Chen followed with a smile, her words and deeds gentle and virtuous.
Li Can rolled his eyes and looked at it. At this moment, Concubine Chen and Zhao Luan were completely different from each other when they were talking.
She was very curious, why did Concubine Chen behave like this? Does His Majesty really like such a gentle and elegant woman?
"Didn't you prepare anything specially for your heart?" Emperor Qianyuan sat down and looked at Li Can.
"Xin'er used a lot of snacks in the afternoon. Besides, since His Majesty is coming, it is natural that His Majesty should be the main one." Concubine Chen stood on one side and replied.
"Let's all sit down." Emperor Qianyuan looked at Li Can: "Xin girl's complexion is much better than before, and her body is not as thin as before. How did you do this?"
"I've been taking the medicine, and I'm much better than before." Li Can responded obediently: "I don't get sick much now."
"That's good." Emperor Qianyuan smiled.
"Your Majesty asked you to sit down, please sit down quickly." Concubine Chen greeted them.
Li Can then followed Zhao Ye and sat down. She lowered her crow-green eyelashes and her little face looked delicate and soft, a little childish, but she was already extremely vigilant in her heart.
She knew very well that she had to be cautious in front of Emperor Qianyuan, otherwise it would arouse Qianyuan's endless suspicion to Zhao Ji.
"Young girl, you don't have to treat me like a king, just feel free to do whatever you want." Emperor Qianyuan spoke again.
"Yes, thank you Your Majesty." Li Can thanked him.
"How has the prince treated you these days?" Emperor Qianyuan asked casually.
"Brother Zeyu treats me much better than before." Li Can glanced at Zhao Zong and said with a smile: "He doesn't hit my palms as much."
"Are you satisfied if I don't hit your palm?" Emperor Qianyuan laughed.
"Yeah." Li Can nodded seriously.
This is actually true.
"Oh?" Emperor Qianyuan raised his eyebrows slightly: "Then why is the prince not as strict with you as before?"
"Because I am already an adult." Li Can said sternly: "Brother Zeyu said that I will be old enough at the end of the year and will no longer teach me the same way as when I was a child."
"The prince is quite flexible." Emperor Qianyuan glanced at Zhao Gong.
There was no emotion on Zhao Gong's face, and he had no intention of speaking.
"My heart is really big." Concubine Chen filled half a bowl of black-bone chicken and ginseng soup and placed it in front of Emperor Qianyuan: "Let's eat first, it will get cold in a while."
"That's right." Emperor Qianyuan took a sip of the soup: "If you don't mention it, I would have forgotten. Did you ask the prince to take the child to Jiji?"
"Yes." Concubine Chen nodded.
"For raising this child so well, you are worthy of her mother's spirit in heaven." Emperor Qianyuan put down his spoon and picked up his chopsticks.
"I still have to thank Your Majesty for your kindness." Concubine Chen bowed slightly.
"Why are you so polite to me?" Emperor Qianyuan glanced at her and asked, "When will the hairpin ceremony be held?"
"Twenty-fifth of the twelfth lunar month." Concubine Chen replied.
She knows this.
"It's already the end of the year." Emperor Qianyuan looked at Li Can and thought: "When I get my hairpin, I won't have to go to the East Palace to be taught.
She is indeed a grown-up girl, it will be very inconvenient if she goes again."
"Yes." Li Can agreed obediently.
She felt suffocated. At that time, she wouldn't be able to see Zhao Zong often, right?
"The marriage between King Qi and your sister is a foregone conclusion." Emperor Qianyuan stopped his chopsticks and said, "It's easy for you to find a family now, but do you have a son you like? I can give you another favor and grant you a marriage.
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As he spoke, he looked at the expressions of Zhao Zong and Li Can without revealing any trace.
Whenever these two people show the slightest clue, he can detect it immediately.
"Not yet." Li Can raised his eyes and looked at him: "I will tell Your Majesty when it is."
"Otherwise, I will look for someone for you?" Emperor Qianyuan asked again.
There was nothing wrong with either of them, but it didn't necessarily mean that they were really fine.
"Your Majesty, I'm not in a hurry. My two cousins, my third brother, my fifth sister, and my sixth brother are not married yet. I'm younger than them, so why should I be in a hurry?" Li Can fluttered his long eyelashes and opened them.
Point your fingers and say it carefully.
"So, there is really no rush." Emperor Qianyuan smiled and stopped staring at their expressions.
"Of course." Li Can continued: "Besides, I asked Brother Zeyu to discipline me severely in the East Palace for so many years, and finally no one disciplined me anymore. Why don't you have a good time for a few years?"
"Yes." Emperor Qianyuan smiled and nodded: "That makes sense, but I didn't think it through carefully."
"No, I still have to thank Your Majesty." Li Can's clear phoenix eyes curved into small crescents, looking at Wu Xinji.
"Hurry up and eat quickly. The palace gate will be closed later." Concubine Chen brought her some vegetables.
After dinner, Li Can followed Zhao Ge to say goodbye to Emperor Qianyuan and then left the Ninghe Palace.
After turning a corner, the long palace alley was deserted, and Zhao Ji took Li Can's hand.
"Brother Zeyu, can you carry me on your back?" Li Can gently shook his hand and turned her face to look at him.
She felt a little sad. Autumn had already entered, winter was approaching, and hairpins were not far away.
Maybe, there would be no chance to ask Zhao Zong to carry it in the future, and she didn't want to miss this time.
Zhao Ye lifted up his robe and squatted in front of her.
She smiled and threw herself on his back, hugging his neck with both hands, not letting herself think about the things that made her unhappy, and we would talk about the future matters later.
Zhao Zong's back is very broad and his steps are firm and unhurried.
There was no sound around, it was quiet and beautiful.
Li Can closed his eyes and whispered in his ear: "Brother Zeyu, it would be great if we could just keep going like this..."