Chapter 59: Will you marry me?

  "The Emperor has arrived!"

  A sharp voice broke the seemingly stagnant air in Cining Palace, and a bright yellow figure strode in with a majestic gait. Several people followed closely behind him.

  Zhen Nan Wang Qin Lingyun, Crown Prince Chu Yifeng, Third Imperial Son Chu Yixiu, Yun Chengxiang.

  Qin Lingyun's face was expressionless, and it was impossible to tell what he was thinking. His sharp eyes swept lightly over Meng Wanqing and Shangguan Qiuyu, instantly making them feel a chill in their hearts, and they couldn't help but shrink back slightly.

  The Crown Prince Chu Yi wore a purple brocade robe, with an elegant demeanor and a refined aura. His entire being exuded an air of nobility that was innate to him.

  The third prince, Chu Yixiu, wore a white robe, and the usual smile on his face was replaced with tightly pursed lips. His black eyes gleamed with an unfathomable light. After entering the Cining Palace, he only glanced at Shangguan Qiuyu once before his gaze fell on Qin Luoyi, scrutinizing her carefully.

  Yun Chengxiang's eyes were deep and solemn, closely following behind the crowd.

  Apart from the Empress Dowager, everyone else in the room hastily stood up and paid their respects to the Emperor.

  The Emperor of the Great Chu, Chu Yang, raised his hand to signal everyone to calm down. He first paid his respects to the Empress Dowager and after sitting down, his profound and mysterious gaze fell on Qin Luoyi's body.

  Qin Luo's face was calm and his eyes were tranquil, letting him look her up and down.

  The emperor raised an eyebrow, a hint of surprise flashing in his deep eyes, for he had clearly heard their conversation outside the door just now.

  This girl obviously likes Xiū Er, but today she actually said that she wants to fulfill Shàng Guān Qiū Yǔ's words! What does this girl take her own imperial edict as?

  Shen Yi Valley is mysterious and can refine high-grade elixirs to prolong life, but Qin Lingyun is the Martial Saint, who personally sealed him as the King of Zhen Nan!

  This time Yan and Zhao's two countries came to raid, without King of Southern Town, Chu country might have perished long ago!

  He knows what is light and what is heavy in his heart.

  "...in two months, it will be your and Xiuer's wedding, after that we will all be one family...when you have time, come to the palace often, accompany Empress Dowager and Noble Consort Xian more..."

  He smiled and said to Qin Luo Yi, then gave her a jade card that could enter the palace at any time without reporting.

  Looking at the delicate white jade plaque, the Empress Dowager's eyes flashed with surprise.

  In the imperial palace, except for Crown Prince Chu Yifeng, no one else has such a jade token, including Chu Yixiu.

  Shangguan Qiuyu gritted her teeth in silence, the Emperor's move was clearly taking Qin Luoyi's side... Her beautiful eyes turned to Chu Yixiu, feeling extremely disheartened.

  His sister's brother-in-law was actually forced to marry this ugly girl!

  Meng Wanqing clenched her small fist in her sleeve, with a spark of jealousy flashing in her eyes. She was the Empress Dowager's favorite niece and also very much favored by the Emperor, but every time she entered the palace, she had to be announced...

  Now Japan wants to make Qin Luoyi embarrassed, it's best to ruin her marriage with the Third Prince, but unexpectedly, that woman got such a good deal for nothing!

  The more I think about it, the angrier I get, almost to the point of vomiting blood.

  Qin Luo's clothes were left in the palace for dinner.

  Shangguan Qiu Yu was then handed over to the Emperor and entrusted to the Crown Prince for personal hospitality.

  In the garden, the moon is rising high, and the lanterns are shining brightly.

  "Autumn rain has always been like a younger sister to me, don't take what she says to heart..." Chu Yixiu walked slowly beside Qin Luoyi, explaining in a soft tone.

  "I won't take it to heart!" Qin Luo Yi glanced at him and replied somewhat absent-mindedly.

  She's just an insignificant woman, why bother putting her in your heart!

  What a pity!

  What a good opportunity, if only the Emperor had come a little later... Perhaps she could have persuaded the Empress Dowager to change her mind and then persuade the Emperor to change his decree.

  Chu Yixiu's eyes flashed as she heard this, and she slightly tilted her head, looking at her profile.

  The blue dress fluttered incomparably, faintly outlining a beautiful silhouette with subtle curves. A white veil covered her face, hiding nearly two-thirds of it, leaving only a pair of clear and sparkling phoenix eyes.

  On her head, apart from a white jade hairpin, there were no other decorations. The ruby earrings on her ears were bright and luscious, making her already fair earlobes even more delicate and tender...

  The figure in front of him always made him feel somewhat inexplicably familiar.

  "Your Imperial Highness, the Third Prince!"

  Qin Luo Yi, who was walking forward, suddenly turned his head back, and his dark eyes collided with his gaze. He was slightly stunned, and a smile appeared in his eyes.

  "I know you don't like me."

  Chu Yixiu raised an eyebrow and stared at her without saying a word.

  "The wedding is still two months away, if you don't want to marry me... I won't blame you!" Qin Luo Yi stroked her face hidden under the veil and gazed at Shang Guan Qiu Yu in the distant pavilion.

  Chu Yixiu followed her gaze and also saw Shangguan Qiuyu in the pavilion, beside whom stood Chu Yifeng, elegant as jade, with a carefree and refined demeanor.

  "I said, I only treat autumn rain as a younger sister." After a moment, Chu Yishu withdrew his gaze, and in the warm and gentle eyes of Qin Luoyi, there was a serious tone.

  Qin Luo's clothes were in his heart, and he couldn't help but smile.

  Shangguan Qiuyu had deep feelings for him and vowed not to marry anyone else... She didn't believe that with Chu Yixiu's intelligence, he wouldn't know! And then there was Du Yudie... The matter of the side consort, although it was just a rumor spread by the Chu Yifeng family, but she believed this wasn't an unfounded rumor.

  A flash of ridicule swept across his eyes, and before Chuyi Xiu discovered it, it quickly escaped.

  "If it weren't for the Emperor's arrangement, would you have married me? Even if you knew I've always liked you..." Qin Luo Yi tilted her head and continued to smile.

  Chu Yixiu was silent.

  Tingzi's Shangguan Qiuyu discovered the figure of Chu Yixiu, her eyes lit up, and she turned to say something to the prince before hurrying over in their direction.

  "Xiu Gege, didn't you say last time that you wanted to find Xue Ling Dan for your mother's heart disease? This time on my way to the capital, I unexpectedly obtained a 500-year-old Xue Ling fruit, which is just right for refining fourth-grade Xue Ling Dan... In a while, take me to the palace's dan room, and let's refine it as soon as possible for Mother to take."

  She looked at Chu Yixiu as she spoke, but the corner of her eye seemed to have glanced at Qin Luoyi, with a hint of disdain and provocation flashing in her eyes.

  Qin Luo stood silently beside him with a faint smile on his face.

  "Snow Spirit Fruit, Yu'er, are you telling the truth... did you really get Snow Spirit Fruit?" Chu Yixiu's heart was racing with excitement as he stared at her intensely.

  "Of course it's true, Brother Shu, when have I ever lied to you?" Upper Official Autumn Rain said with a smile.

  To prove that what she said was true, she took out a fist-sized, crystal-clear fruit from an exquisite storage ring, and suddenly the fragrance filled her nostrils.

  "It's really Snow Spirit Fruit!"

  Chu Yixiu's eyes sparkled with uncontrollable surprise as he took it from Shangguan Qiuyu's hand, turning it over and over again. Shangguan Qiuyu gazed at him with a face full of adoration.

  Qin Luo Yi saw this and curled up her lips, then turned around and quietly left.

  ……

  Chu Yifeng stood in the pavilion with his hands behind his back, casting a glance at Shangguan Qiuyu and Chu Yixiu before his dark eyes fell on Qin Luoyi's body, slightly furrowing his brow.

  "Your Highness!"

  A lovely woman in pink clothes thought he was displeased because of Shangguan Qiuyu's departure, so she plucked up the courage to smile infinitely and lean forward, intentionally sticking out her proud chest.

  Chu Yifeng turned his head and glanced at her with a sly and domineering gaze, making her footsteps pause involuntarily, and she didn't dare to take another step forward.