38 Chapter 37

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Princess Xiang looks at Xiuying, the latter was grateful for the princess checking with her if it is alright to announce her name. She lightly nod her head earning a smile from the princess. Princess Xiang turn back facing the imperial family and spoke two words...

"Qi Xiuying..."

Upon hearing the name the ladies especially the ones gossiping about the known hidden daughter of Qi Chen, are all flabbergasted and cannot help but spill out their thoughts.

"Did Princess Xiang say that woman's name is Qi Xiuying?!"

"Oh my! Maybe it is someone that have the same name right?"

"Is Princess Xiang joking? If she is then that is the best joke I have heard! Who doesn't know the thrown former fiance of Young Master Long?"

"But the voice of the princess is loud and clear..."

"Hey! Did you notice the instrument she used earlier is the exact instrument in Ying Yue!"

"How do you know it is the same instrument? Maybe she hired someone to make a replica of Ying Yue's harp."

"No! It is the same one I always admire the delicate carvings on it that look at it every time I visit Ying Yue so I am a hundred percent sure that I'm not making a mistake."

Hearing the name of the lady he wants to know, Long Guanting don't know if he heard it wrong, his eyes show disbelief to the name he just heard from the princess. He stare at the lady that is ten steps away from him waiting for her to speak up and deny it.

While Qi Fan's expression turned ugly, she haven't seen this cousin of hers for more than a year since Xiuying woke up from coma. She knows Xiuying since they were young, she influenced her not to take their lessons seriously especially the four arts. Learning and playing instruments like palace's musicians and masters for a year is impossible for Xiuying!

"Oh the young miss name is Qi Xiuying, let this empress take a closer look at you." Xiuying walk gracefully near the imperial family. Every step makes every person in the banquet admire her more, her actions are so graceful and elegant but not weak. It is clearly a simple walk but each step displayed her strong charisma and distinguished bearing of a leader.

She ignored the continuous murmurings and saluted to the imperial couple before confirming her identify.

"This young miss is indeed called Qi Xiuying your majesty and your highness." Empress Chu is impressed by Xiuying's elegance and despite wearing a veil, her eyes shown humbleness and intelligence befitting to be the future wangfei of her brother in law.

"This empress is grateful to you for being a good friend of Princess Xiang. I have heard that it is you who taught her how to sing ans how to play that weird instrument...what is it called?"

"I called it a guitar your highness."

"It is a weird name for a weird instrument. Princess Xiang I thought you said one of your friends is the musician of Ying Yue?" The empress smiled at Xiuying before looking at her daughter.

"Mother Empress that is true, Yingying is the lady musician of Ying Yue." Princess Xiang announced Xiuying's other identify as if she is talking about the weather making the guests shock especially the ladies who were ridiculing Xiuying earlier. All of them admire the lady musician of Ying Yue and their parents have attempted to invite the musician several times to teach them but was rejected.

"She is?! Young Miss Xiuying the well known hidden granddaughter of Old General Xi, this empress now knows why the general and your parents hidden you so well otherwise you have long been kidnapped to be someone's daughter in law!" The empress chuckles while Xianyao raised his eye brow before staring intently at the empress.

Feeling the stare of her brother in law, the empress raises her wine glass while looking at Xianyao which was answered on the same manner by the war lord. This action were all seen by everyone, they have same thought that known war lord have the young miss in his heart.

Xiuying's mouth twitched seeing the interaction of the two while her friends were elated.

Ah Mother Empress is indeed great, helping Imperial Uncle on building fence around my Yingying! Maybe I should start calling her Imperial Aunt...hahahaha Princess Xiang thought.

Jun Wang you are indeed formidable! Kang Hou and Qi Lian are giving thumbs up to Empress Chu and Jun Wang in their minds.

Emperor Zhao chuckles at their actions, Old General Xi and Qi Chen can only shake their heads thinking they shouldn't have agreed to the shameless brat while Xi Hui smiled widely for knowing that the imperial couple approves of Xiuying.

She had her husband spill out the details about the secret edict for Xiuying's engagement to Jun Wang, seeing her husband doesn't have strong reaction to the former's frequent visits to their residence by not allowing Qi Chen sleep in their bedroom for a month. She chuckles remembering how her husband immediately confessed everything while kneeling upon hearing her punishment to him.

While Qi Ming just looks at the funny reaction of her sister under the veil, he can imagine how her mouth twitches but he is thankful that Xianyao's affection to her sister is supported by the emperor and empress.