As Shangguan Yi's voice faded, the curtain of the carriage was opened. A woman dressed in foreign clothing walked out of the carriage. Her gaze fell upon Shangguan Yi, her eyes filled with amazement.
He got off the carriage with the support of a servant and looked at Shangguan Yi carefully.
"You must be the General Shangguan of the rumors?" "As expected, your face is even more beautiful than a woman's. This princess is very curious. When you go to the battlefield, will the soldiers think of you as a woman and be bewitched by you?"
The woman was curious about Shangguan Yi, so she waited with blinking eyes for her answer.
Shangguan Yi forced a fake smile as she suppressed her anger. She didn't want to answer the girl, but made a gesture with her hand. "Princess, please …"
Glancing at Shangguan Yi, the woman pouted and said, "How boring!"
After which, he followed the guard leading the way and entered the palace.
"Right, where's Big Brother Zhan? Where is he? "
The woman asked Shangguan Yi as she walked, as if she was eager to see Bai Zhan Ke.
"I invite the princess to accompany the palace maids to the palace hall for a rest. During the banquet, the princess will naturally be able to see the emperor."
With that said, Shangguan Yi didn't follow the woman anymore, and instead turned to head towards the direction of the Imperial Study.
When he arrived at the royal study, Shangguan Yi pushed the door open and activated the "grudge" mode.
"Bai Zhan Ke, let me tell you, in the future, don't send me too many of these things. You don't know how annoying that princess is, she actually said that this general is like a woman, and said that this general will confuse the soldiers. No matter what, she is still a princess, so how could she have the character of a noble princess when she has so much mouth to mouth? "
Putting down the pen in his hand, Bai Zhan Ke raised his eyes.
"I even thought that you would like her."
"Like? "Haha, haha …"
Shangguan Yi rolled his eyes and glared at Bai Zhan Ke, "Are you joking? Even if I'm the one who likes you, it's impossible for me to like her. At least, she hasn't said anything about my appearance. "
"Pa …"
The pen in Bai Zhan Ke's hand was broken.
"I'm just joking. Don't get excited. "What's more, it's not like you don't know that she's my half-sister. I'm just comparing her to make you angry, don't tell me you still want to beat me up?"
Shangguan Yi hadn't expected Bai Zhan Ke to behave like this, so she quickly explained.
It had to be said, in his eyes, Hua Mujiao had really enchanted her, as if he had only ever thought of her as a woman.
In his heart, there was a little disappointment.
"Nangong Qianhua came here for the sake of marriage. We plan to marry you and her so that she can become your wife, the general."
Shangguan Yi hadn't expected Bai Zhan Ke's words.
He had just sat down on the stool when he suddenly stood up again.
"What?" Make a match for me and... Don't joke with me, I can't stand this unruly princess. It's not like I haven't heard her rumors before. She's unruly and willful. You trying to match me with her is harming me! "
Bai Zhan raised his head and saw Shangguan Yi's resistance, so he shook his head.
"Actually, she isn't as bad as you think. Perhaps if you interact more with her, you might be able to accept her."
"Come on, don't have any ideas about me. It's just that you don't want to take her as your concubine, right? Furthermore, the two kingdoms had been at loggerheads since the founding of the Huan Yue Country and the Heaven's Pride Kingdom. For them to send a princess to make peace, it was clear that they had a motive. If you point her to me, I might not agree. "
Bai Zhan frowned slightly when he heard this.
Shangguan Yi's words were exactly what he was thinking.
"You should know that the empress dowager is a princess of the State of Tianzhao, a cousin of the current king of the State of Tianzhao. I keep having the feeling that this Nangong Qianhua coming over to reconcile has something to do with the empress dowager."
"I know."
Taking a deep breath, a look of helplessness appeared on Bai Zhan Ke's face.
"When I was a proton in the State of Heaven, she saved me. If possible, I don't want to involve her in this."
Shangguan Yi was surprised by the depth of his eyes.
"You said she saved you?"
"Right."
Seeing Bai Zhan Ke nod, Shangguan Yi sighed.
"Complicated, too complicated. I can't help you anyway. "
The entrance of Shangguan Qianhua into the Imperial Palace had caused a huge commotion. Many palace maids were discussing this, including the palace maids of the Hibiscus Palace.
"What are you talking about? "There's no need to work anymore. What are you all doing here!"
Looking at the palace maids who had gathered to discuss with each other, the green bamboo was extremely infuriated.
But hibiscus flowers like a person, should eat and drink, pretend not to see and hear.
"Esteemed Empress, the Emperor has sent word that you're to attend the banquet."
"Alright, I understand."
Hua Mujie had expected Bai Zhangra to let her in and nodded.
Seeing the hibiscus flowers feeding the fish in the pond at a leisurely pace, Green Bamboo wanted to say something but hesitated. The words stuck in its throat, unable to leave its mouth.
She turned her head and glanced at the green bamboo before smiling.
"Enough, don't be shy. The sky will soon turn dark. First, go pick your clothes with me. You can't just embarrass the emperor, can you?"
After throwing all the remaining fish food in her hand into the pond, Hua Mujie clapped her hands and stood up.
"Yes, Empress."
When she heard that Hibiscus vulgaris was going to pick her clothes, her green bamboo face instantly lit up.
It had to be known that the dress of the hibiscus was always very simple and elegant. She didn't even glance at the slightly fancy clothes, let alone wear them.
"Empress, this servant feels that this outfit is pretty good. It's noble and gorgeous, and it's the best display of your temperament."
Seeing the dark purple clothes on Hua Mujiao's body, Green Bamboo immediately praised him.
Hua Mu Jin lowered his head and frowned.
"Go pick out a set of white ones. The color gives me a headache."
After picking around, Hua Mu Jin finally changed into a set of almost pure white clothes. Other than the embroidery on her skirt and sleeves, there was no other color to be seen.
Then, Hibiscus Blossom sat down in front of the dressing table and put on a light makeup.
"Esteemed Empress, you're really beautiful …"
When everything was ready, Green Bamboo stood behind Hua Mujiao and couldn't help praising him.
"Bastard, hurry up and go over. Don't let others wait for us in a while, it would be rude of us to do that."
With a chuckle, Hua Mujie stood up and walked out of the palace.
The bamboo snapped back to reality and followed closely behind.
"Empress, this servant doesn't have a poor mouth. Your dressing today really makes you look like a fairy from the mortal world. Even this servant was stunned."
Dinner was held in the imperial garden.
A few of the invited officials had already taken their seats. The envoys from the Heavenly Light Empire and the Princess of the Heavenly Light Empire, Nangong Qianhua, had also come to take their seats.
Naturally, the empress dowager was present as well, but the concubines of the harem had no permission to attend, except for Hua Mujie, who had been requested to attend by Bai Zhan Ji.
"The emperor has arrived …"
Along with the eunuch's sharp voice, Bai Zhan Yun walked over with a dragon robe, and then landed on the dragon throne.
"Big brother Zhan …!"
When Nangong Qian Hua saw the white battle cry, her face was filled with joy as she ran towards the white battle cry.
"Big brother Zhan, I've finally met you, Qian Hua missed you!"
Nangong Qianhua's action caused the ministers to sigh.
From their point of view, this princess' actions were not only disrespectful to Bai Zhan Ke, who was a Sovereign King, but more so because she didn't understand the rules!
Looking at Nangong Qianhua who was standing in front of him, Bai Zhanji's brows tightened. Then, he gave Zhang Quan De a signal with his eyes.
Zhang Quan De understood, he stepped forward and respectfully said: "Princess, please take a seat."
"Who are you? "Why should this princess listen to you …"
"Imperial Concubine Xi has arrived …"
Just as Nangong Qian Hua was about to berate Zhang Quan De, she was interrupted by another eunuch.
As the eunuch's voice fell, Hua Mujiao's figure gradually entered the eyes of everyone present.
She was dressed in white, looking like a fairy as she slowly approached. Her noble aura was exuded step by step. When she arrived in front of Bai Zhan Ke, Hibiscus Blossom gave a bow, the smile on her face captivating the hearts of others.
"Your consort has come late. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
"Jin'er, come over."
Bai Zhan Ke stretched out his hand, and in his eyes, there was only Hua Mujiao.
Laughing lightly, he walked up to Hua Mujiao and pulled her over to his side, sitting down.
Looking at Hua Mu Jin who sat beside Bai Zhan Ke, anger appeared on Nangong Qian Hua's face.
"Big brother Zhan, Qian Hua will sit next to you as well."
The moment those headstrong words left his mouth, everyone's gazes turned from Hua Mu Jin to Nangong Qian Hua.
Raising her eyes, Hua Mu Jin sized up the so-called Princess of Heaven's Illustrious Country, the corner of her mouth brimming with a smile.
She had to admit that this princess was still very cute. However, she looked rather unruly and willful.
"Princess Qian Hua, please return to your seat."
Just as everyone thought that Bai Zhan would scold the princess, the empress dowager who sat down from the right suddenly spoke up.
She turned her head to glance at the empress dowager before biting her lower lip and returning to her seat.
"The banquet begins …"
Following Zhang Quan De's loud shout, a few dancers walked out and stood on the stage, using their dancing posture to showcase their amazing figures.
"This princess seems to have deep feelings for you."
During the banquet, Hua Mu Jin maintained her smile as she watched the dancers on stage. Her lips moved, but she was actually talking to Bai Zhan Ke at the side.
"I feel that you have even more deep feelings for me than she does."
Hua Mujiao shot a glance at Bai Zhan from the corner of her eyes, "Shameless."
"It's good for you."
"…"
Caught off guard, these words of love caused Hua Mujie's cheeks to turn slightly red.
"Can you be a bit more serious? You have to know that you're the emperor."
Hua Mujie tried to cover her embarrassment with her words, but she was unable to escape from Bai Zhan Ke's eyes.
"Your injuries should be healed by now. "Tonight, I will go to your Hibiscus Asgard."
She turned her head around abruptly, looking at Bai Zhan Ke in shock, and the blush on her face became even redder.
"Who, who said my injury has healed? "I'm not done yet. Yesterday, yesterday, yes, yesterday, I accidentally opened the wound. It still hurts."
Everyone could see that Hibiscus Blossom was lying, including White War.
He leaned close to Hua Mu Jin, opened his lips slightly, and revealed an evil smile.
"Return to the Gesun Hall, I'll help you take a look."
The scene of the two bickering and chatting was completely witnessed by Nangong Qianhua.
She didn't stop the jealousy on her face.
"Big brother Zhan …"