Xi Qian huddled in a corner of the carriage, her hands and feet numb from the cold. It was the coldest month of winter in the country of Jiang with four distinct seasons, which was really hard for her who was born in the south.
Today is the third day that Xiqian came to Jiang Kingdom to go to the capital. Every day, she got up early and went outside the palace gate to wait for the summons. But until today, she was still rejected from the palace gate and could only temporarily stay at the inn in the city of Shangjing.
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"Princess!" Xuechun opened the curtain and looked at her with a smile, "Do you see what I got?"
"Hand stove! Where did you get it?" Xi Qian was a little surprised. They had been waiting for most of the day today, and the hand stove they took out early in the morning had already cooled down.
"There are many shops on the street to the west. I bought it from there." Xuechun said while rubbing his hands to keep warm.
"Come in and warm yourself up." Xi Qian grabbed Xuechun's hand and tried to drag her into the car.
Xuechun hurriedly looked around and said, "How can this be done? Other people's maids are standing under the car!"
"With so many carriages, who would notice us? Besides, it will be warmer for two of us."
Xuechun looked around and found that no one had noticed him. It was indeed too cold outside, so he quickly got into the car.
The two were chatting and laughing in the carriage, completely unlike a pair of master and servant.
"Where have these people gone?" After a while, a sharp voice sounded from outside the carriage.
"Here it is!" Xuechun hurriedly jumped out of the car, saw a man who looked like a young father-in-law, and said softly: "Happy father-in-law, has the palace declared our princess?"
The little father-in-law looked at the badge on the chariot with contempt and said, "Get ready to go in!"
"Thank you so much, father-in-law!" Xuechun said as he quietly put a few pieces of silver into the little father-in-law's hand and shook the heavy silver coins in his hand. The little father-in-law immediately put on a smile and said, "Princess, please, the emperor is already waiting."
The chariot entered the palace gate and stopped after a long journey. Xi Qian got out of the car and was led by an old palace maid to an open space.
"Princess, please wait here for now. Someone will come to summon you soon." After saying this, the old palace maid turned around and left, not even giving them a chance to ask.
"Why is she like this?" Xuechun felt sorry for his princess.
"Looking at her dress, she should have some status in the palace. If we don't live well in the future, I'm afraid we won't be as good as her." Xi Qian comforted Xuechun and said.
"No matter what, she's just a slave!" Xuechun was a little angry, but not for herself. The princess was so noble in her mind, why did she have to act based on other people's faces when she got here?
Looking at Xuechun's expression, Xiqian's expression immediately became serious, "In the future, not only you have to get used to such days, but I also have to get used to it. Don't talk too much under any circumstances."
"I know." Xuechun lowered his head silently, knowing that there was something wrong with what he said angrily just now.
Xi Zhi and Xuechun stood quietly in a corner of the open space, and it took a long time before the eunuchs who had been summoned came.
The leading old eunuch glanced around and said: "Princesses, please line up in a row and follow the old slave in!"
As soon as he finished speaking, those with quick reactions had already pushed to the front, and those with slow reactions were pushing forward, not to be outdone. Xi Qian was thrown to the end of the team in an instant.
Seeing the situation, Xuechun wanted to pull her forward, but Xiqian silently shook her head at Xuechun.
Sure enough, the leading old eunuch shouted impatiently, "Why are you so anxious! Can the emperor see it if you stand close to the front? If you try to rob me again, we will all go back!"
The princesses probably all understood the status of their country, but no one dared to refute a slave who scolded them.
The old eunuch walked from the front of the queue to the end of the row, and finally stood next to Xi Qian at the end and said: "The emperor has an order to enter the palace through the side door. Everyone turned around and followed the old slave into the palace."
In an instant, Xiqian changed from the last one to the first one, and Xuechun blinked at her happily. In fact, Xiqian didn't expect this result. She didn't fight because she didn't want to stand out too much, just like the two pairs behind her now.
Jealous eyes were about to pierce her.
After walking through a quiet path, we arrived at Zhangqing Hall, the center of the Jiang Kingdom Palace. Although they did not raise their heads, the princesses still felt the grandeur and majesty of this palace.
Following the etiquette officer's voice, everyone began to kowtow and salute. Xi Qian secretly raised her head and glanced at the tall, bright yellow figure, clearly feeling a hint of impatience on that person's part.
This is the legendary Jiang Emperor—Yu Wen Haoxuan. He ascended the throne at the age of ten, killed the rebel prince at the age of fifteen, and made the Jiang Kingdom the most powerful country at the age of twenty. Xi Qian was inexplicably excited;
She has longed for true love, but the reality always makes her feel powerless. Will the person above be her lover?
The eunuch who announced the decree began to read out everyone's position. Everyone pricked up their ears and carefully identified their names.
"???Princess Xixi of the Ning Kingdom was granted the title of eighth-grade female concubine???"
After the proclamation was read out, everyone knelt down to express their gratitude. Yuwen Haoxuan didn't say a word, but waved his hands to let everyone go down. After being tortured for three days, he no longer wanted to see any women anymore.
In the past two days, he personally welcomed several princesses from big countries and held several canonization celebrations. He was exhausted. But today, the ones who were given the title were all forced from small countries. He really didn't have the time to deal with it, so he gave up hastily.
I just want to keep them in the palace for the rest of my life.
But the shrewd Emperor Jiang ignored one problem. As long as she is a girl, she will never be willing to be lonely for the rest of her life.