Xuanyuan Chen held Xie Qingrong's hand and walked past the high threshold of Linglong Hall, towards the hall.
Red rouge and cardamom, painted on the pink fingernails, and the slender fingers were as white as jade, with a captivating red color.
When the beautiful woman heard the sound of footsteps entering, she did not raise her head and allowed the official to paint her.
Xuanyuan Chen and Xie Qingrong stood at the side and waited.
Finally, after her pinky fingers had finished coloring, the female official put the sharp fingernails on the beautiful woman's clothes. Then, she stood up and bowed respectfully to the two ladies. "Prince Chen is well, Miss Xie is well."
The beautiful woman raised her head lazily. Although she did not have a gorgeous face, she was still dignified and elegant. She had a peerless temperament.
His expression was somewhat friendly and kind as he intimately greeted, "How come Chen Er has the time to come today?"
Xuanyuan Chen took a step forward, and cordially and respectfully bowed to the beautiful woman: "matriarch, this son has never seen matriarch before after returning from Nanping, and has specially come to visit you, to pay respects."
"Chen Er, thank you." The empress beamed. "May I know who this Miss Xie is?"
Turning the topic to Xie Qingrong, Xuanyuan Chen pulled Xie Qingrong over to his side and introduced him with a faint smile, "matriarch, this is Xie Qingrong, this is this son's future wife."
The empress's eyes immediately lit up. "Qingyi, come here. Come to matriarch's side."
In front of the elders, Xie Qingrong obediently walked to the front of the empress, allowing the empress to size him up.
The current Xie Qingrong was wearing a long purple skirt with a thin veil draped over her shoulders. She went out of the door and used cinnabar to touch the cherry blossom petals on her lips, making her skin as white as snow, making her look extremely gorgeous.
The Queen continuously sized up Xie Qingrong, the astonishment in her beautiful eyes extremely obvious. After sizing up Xie Qingrong, she pulled Xie Qingrong over to her and gently caressed the back of her hand, praising him from the bottom of her heart.
"That day, Fangfang Feast Qingqing and Chen Er wore purple clothes. They were extremely talented, peerless in the world, and they were a match made in heaven. But now that I have taken a closer look, Qingqing really has a good look. His skin is snow-white and smooth, it would be Chen Er's fortune to be married to you. "
Xie Qingrong smiled gently and said, "Empress, you flatter me too much."
The empress glanced at Xie Qingrong accusingly, "Why do you still call me esteemed empress? We'll be family from now on, just call me matriarch like Chen Er."
The Empress was Xuanyuan Chen's matriarch, and Xie Qingrong had always respected her as an elder. Now, with these words, Xie Qingrong had a good impression of her and decided to treat the Empress as his mother.
"matriarch." Xie Qingrong cutely called out.
"Sigh." The Queen answered in surprise.
When Xuanyuan Chen saw the two of them having fun together, he immediately had a smile plastered on his face. The pair of phoenix eyes that was following Zhangsun Linglong moved, and a few strands of elegance flowed out.
"matriarch, this son brought A Rong here today because I have something to discuss with you." Speaking of proper business, Xuanyuan Chen straightened his expression and lowered his voice.
Hearing that, Zhangsun Linglong straightened her body and got down from the couch, holding Xie Qingrong's hand, he pulled her down and sat down.
Chen Er said: "Chen Er, is there something that you need to tell matriarch?"
Xuanyuan Chen furrowed his brows, hesitated for a while, and said: "I wonder if matriarch has felt Royal Father's abnormality in the past few days. In the Imperial Palace today, royal father suddenly wants to become the crown prince, this son feels that something is amiss. "
Zhangsun Linglong curled her lips, and said with a light smile: "I had thought that Chen Er had something important to do. So it was just this matter. Chen Er, you should also know that no one can change your royal father's decision. As for the difference, I am not aware of it. "
When he finished speaking, he suddenly frowned, as if he had thought of something. He said faintly, "However, your royal father hasn't come to my Linglong Hall for a chat for a long time."
No matter what happened in the past, dinner would always come to Linglong Hall to eat. However, in the past few days, he hadn't come over, not even for a short rest. In the other palaces, there was no news of him going to rest.
It was a strange thing.
Xuanyuan Chen said: "matriarch, this is rather strange. This son suspects that something has happened to royal father. "
Hearing that, Zhangsun Linglong frowned, her expression became serious, her eyes became sharp: "Chen Er, you cannot speak nonsense, although my Linglong Hall is filled with our own people, but you still have to be careful of the walls. Moreover, that is your royal father. It is greatly disrespectful of you to speak in such a manner. "
Listening to Zhangsun Linglong and Xuanyuan Chen's conversation, Xie Qingrong was certain that something big had happened to the emperor. Otherwise, when the emperor was in his prime, it was impossible for him to be the crown prince.
In addition, the emperor and the empress had deep feelings for each other, and the couple loved each other dearly. Previously, they would come over for their daily dinner, so it was impossible for them to be absent for the next few days. Furthermore, based on that person's attitude, he didn't seem to be a person without any movements.
Xie Qingrong secretly analyzed in her heart, and then pushed her, interrupting her train of thoughts. Xie Qingrong raised her head and looked at Xuanyuan Chen suspiciously.
Xuanyuan Chen looked at Xie Qingrong's doubtful expression and sighed in his heart, "matriarch said that we will have dinner together later."
Xie Qingrong nodded.
Zhangsun Linglong pulled Xie Qingrong, and gently suggested: "The time is still early, why not take a walk around the imperial garden with matriarch. Chen Er, you should come along as well."
Spring and summer communication time, the sky is high and refreshing, the sun and warm, the breeze bursts.
The flowers in the imperial garden were fought for the most beautiful titles by a pair of dexterous hands of a female official.
Under the gusts of wind, a tempting fragrance slowly drifted into the air, carrying to the few people sitting in the middle of the pavilion. A hundred flowers contend, the fragrance is rich, such a beautiful scene in the morning, coupled with a pot of fragrant and elegant tea, very discontented.
Xuanyuan Chen's slender fingers were holding an exquisite and delicate wine cup. The wine cup was made from fine white jade porcelain and the wine in the cup was grape wine.
He brought the wine cup close to his nose and took a light sniff. The wine fragrance was very strong. He took a light sip and a bit of it lingered on his lips and teeth.
She never thought that when she accompanied Imperial Consort Ye out to the Imperial Garden to wander around, she would actually meet that man who captivated her heart.
Her dazed gaze was fixed on the man sitting in the pavilion, and the way he raised his glass and drank was enough to make her heart pound.
Imperial Consort Ye walked a few steps forward, and realised that her little niece was not following her own footsteps, her expression was puzzled. Just as she wanted to ask, following her gaze, saw the few people seated in the pavilion.