The carriage moved quickly and arrived at the palace in a short time.
Xie Youwei got off the carriage and followed the maid all the way to the Cining Palace of the Queen Mother.
The Queen Mother lay lazily on the imperial concubine's couch. When she saw Xie Youwei, she sat up a little straighter and her eyes showed a bit of interest.
"Youwei is here."
There is an obvious closeness between the words.
It was very different from that day during the general election.
Xie Youwei also had a socially polite smile on her face and leaned slightly towards the Queen Mother.
"Youwei, see the Queen Mother."
The Queen Mother looked particularly warm, squinting her eyes and waving in Xie Youwei's direction.
"Come, sit here with me."
Xie Youwei glanced at the position where the Queen Mother took the picture, feeling a little surprised, and spoke with some hesitation.
"The Queen Mother, isn't this... inappropriate?"
The Queen Mother photographed the position next to her.
Logically speaking, only the emperor, queen, or other high-status people would sit there.
When the Queen Mother heard Xie Youwei's words, her face showed a bit of dissatisfaction.
"What does this have to do with it? In one month, you will marry Aqin. By then, you should be called the Queen Mother of the Ai family. We are all part of the same family."
"It's just a matter of time. Why do you mind so much now? Come and sit."
There was an obvious look of disdain on the Queen Mother's face.
Xie You pursed her lips slightly, then finally took a step forward, walked to the side where the Queen Mother was taking pictures, and sat down.
Seeing Xie Youwei's actions, the Queen Mother finally curled her lips.
"That's right, he is such a good boy."
Xie Youwei sat there and chatted politely with the Queen Mother.
After a while, the eunuch's voice was heard.
"His Royal Highness comes to—"
Xie Youwei raised his head and looked at the palace door.
After rejecting Chu Qin so many times, she had not seen this man for a long time.
At the gate of the palace, the man who walked in was still the same as in the memory, dressed in white and wearing a mask that completely covered his face, leaving only his eyes exposed.
Xie Youwei tilted his head.
She didn't know why, but she always felt that Chu Qin's eyes looked a little tired today.
Xiao Jinyan walked all the way from the palace gate to the center of the palace and saluted the Queen Mother.
When the Queen Mother saw her son, her whole mood lifted. The smile on her face had not dropped since Xiao Jinyan appeared.
Faced with Xiao Jinyan's salute, the Queen Mother naturally spoke directly.
"What are you saying? Come and sit down. Today I specially asked the imperial kitchen to prepare the pastries you have loved since you were a child."
Xiao Jinyan nodded, thanked him, and sat down.
Xiao Jinyan was indeed very tired.
In the past few days, Xiao Jinyan has been busy with the tasks assigned by the emperor. He has to travel to many places every day, often running around outside even after it is completely dark.
Today too.
Xiao Jinyan had just finished today's mission and was already extremely tired. He was ready to rest immediately when he returned to the house.
Who would have thought that the Queen Mother would suddenly send someone over to inform her that she wanted to invite him and Xie Youwei to go to the palace for a chat and ask him if he would agree.
Can Xiao Jinyan still refuse to agree?
Xiao Jinyan hasn't seen Xie Youwei for a long, long time.
Immediately, regardless of how tired he was, Xiao Jinyan sent someone back to reply to the Queen Mother, informing her of her agreement.
Later, he was invited to the palace.
Xiao Jinyan glanced at the pastry at hand, raised his hand after a while, picked up a piece of pastry, tasted it for a few bites, and then put it down.
On the contrary, I drank a lot of tea.
Xie Youwei narrowed his eyes and stayed on Xiao Jinyan for a while before pulling away from his sight.
Both of them arrived, and the Queen Mother quickly got down to business.
"The wedding of you two is coming soon. Although the Ai family has granted marriage to you two, it is also the intention of the Ai family. They still hope that you two can get along with each other more. What do you think?"
In fact, the Queen Mother felt that Chu Qin was walking alone, which made her uncomfortable.
I heard that I don’t know why this Xie family girl has rejected Chu Qin’s invitations many times recently.
Apparently the Queen Mother had heard that the two of them seemed to be getting along quite well when they went out, so why did it suddenly become like this now?
The Queen Mother didn't care about all that, she just wanted her son to be happy.
Since the fire, this was the first time the Queen Mother had seen Chu Qin show interest in something.
Even the tea art that had been abandoned after the fire was picked up again.
The Queen Mother was very happy about this.
That's why when he found out that Xie Youwei seemed to be avoiding Chu Qin, he summoned both of them to the palace.
It would be best if we could explain everything today.
Xie Youwei looked at the Queen Mother's expression and suddenly smiled.
"Youwei thinks the Queen Mother is right."
This is what compromise means.
After all, she couldn't confront the Queen Mother head-on. If she made the Queen Mother unhappy, her plan to escape from marriage would be aborted.
Because there is a high probability that she will be killed directly by the Queen Mother.
After all, the last palace fighting champion was definitely not in vain.
After listening to Xie Youwei's words, the Queen Mother seemed particularly happy.
After seeing Xiao Jinyan nodding, the Queen Mother smiled even brighter.
The Queen Mother clapped her hands.
"In this case, why don't the two of you go to the Imperial Garden for a walk."
"Some new flowers and plants have been planted in the Imperial Garden recently. They are very beautiful. Recently, the concubines in the palace have been discussing the beauty of the Imperial Garden. This is a rare opportunity, so you should go and take a look."
The Queen Mother squinted her eyes and looked at Xie Youwei and Xiao Jinyan with a smile.
Although the Queen Mother was smiling all over her face, Xie Youwei was fully aware of it.
Queen Mother, this is not a suggestion, but an order.
Immediately, Xie You smiled slightly and nodded.
"Since the Queen Mother has spoken, I think it must be particularly beautiful. Youwei doesn't want to miss that beautiful scenery."
This girl is on the way.
The Queen Mother looked at Xie Youwei with a hint of approval in her eyes.
Within a moment, Xie Youwei and Xiao Jinyan left the Queen Mother's Cining Palace and went to the Royal Garden together.
Because summer is coming soon, many spring flowers have begun to wither, so there are indeed some new flowers and plants arranged in the Imperial Garden.
Xie Youwei looked at the scene in the imperial garden, and her mood became much better.
Although he was forced to be detained here with Chu Qin, Xie Youwei did feel a little happy that he didn't have to go back and face the bald embroidery.
Xie Youwei walked half a step faster than Xiao Jinyan, squinting his eyes in front and breathing in the fresh air.
The two of them didn't say anything along the way.
Xie Youwei raised his head and looked at the beautifully blooming crabapple tree above his head, and couldn't help but sigh.
"The Royal Garden is just different. Even the begonia flowers bloom more beautifully than elsewhere."
Seeing Xie Youwei's smile, Xiao Jinyan couldn't help but raise his lips, glanced at the Begonia Flower casually, and continued to focus on Xie Youwei.
"Yes, the begonia flowers in the Imperial Garden bloom very delicately." This chapter has been completed!