C11

The procession set off from the East Mausoleum's capital, and took a month and eight days on the road before arriving at the capital of the Western Xia.

The sky was full of flowers in April, but there were still flowers in the capital of the Western Xia. In the late spring, the willows had already fallen.

The last time she had seen this city was a few days before she was to go into labor ten years ago. She hadn't thought that this separation would last for ten years. This city, however, hadn't changed in the slightest.

Her fair and soft hands lifted the curtain, and the woman with the veil stuck her head out of the window. The veil covered most of her face, leaving only a pair of autumn watery eyes.

When she saw Department of the Civil Service President Xiao Jingyu, her pupils contracted.

Xiao Jingyu was a young man around twenty-five to twenty-six years old. He was beautiful like a crown jade and had an extremely delicate look.

The youth from back then, the one who had called her 'Aunt' despite being only a few years younger and had often followed behind her to take care of her, was now this handsome and graceful man.

But after just a short while, Xiao Ruyue returned to normal and said with a gentle voice. "You are so young, from the ruler to the general to the Minister of Rites. This is really a young country. "

"Princess Wuyou must be tired after traveling for so long. Please follow me to the palace to rest." Xiao Jingyu did not understand the meaning behind her words, and respectfully invited his in.

"Not busy. There is one thing that I must ask clearly first. " As Xiao Ruyue spoke, he had already put down the curtain and sat back down. His gentle voice carried a laziness as well as an aura that could not be ignored.

"If I remember correctly, the Western Xia Lord asked my royal brother for an order to marry the princess of my Grand Mausoleum as queen. But I heard from your words just now that the imperial concubine will be entering the palace tonight, and the imperial concubine will be entering the palace in a grand fashion. Since I'm entering the palace as the empress, how can I enter the palace so hastily? If word of this gets out, people will laugh at me, Grand Mausoleum, for having no one. "

"This …" Xiao Jingyu didn't know how to respond.

Shen Liang then agreed, "Princess's words are reasonable. The king of the Western Xia has asked to marry my Grand Mausoleum princess as his empress.

The officials of the Western Xia were all silent as they looked at Xiao Jingyu.

Xiao Ruyue, who was in the carriage, slowly said: "Lord Xiao either reports to your master and welcomes you with the courtesy of Empress, or, you all have to prepare a place for me to stay in the inn, otherwise, I will stay here in the carriage tonight."

Xiao Jingyu's face was filled with surprise when he heard it, "Princess, you don't want to let anyone live on this carriage? Are you still the same? As he said that, he looked towards Yuwen Xiao, who had been silent the entire time.

Yuwen Xiao said lightly: "Princess Wuyou, Lord Xiao is right. Princess Jinzhi, where can this carriage house a person? Princess may as well enter the palace to rest first, and then discuss further after that. "

Xiao Ruyue laughed softly and said with certainty, "Your Majesty has bullied Your Majesty, you have no one to rely on far away from your homeland. As the princess of the Grand Mausoleum, I have no reason to enter the palace without permission. May Your Majesty arrange for the wedding banquet and notify the entire Western Xia State of this matter before accepting Wuyou and entering the palace. "

Yuwen Xiao's brows slightly furrowed, and did not refute Xiao Ruyue's words. All the Western Xia officials present had astonished expressions. As for Shen Liang, his expression changed completely.

The atmosphere suddenly turned stiff.

However, Xiao Ruyue had long expected such a situation to occur.

All along the way, she kept a close watch on Yuwen Xiao. Before entering the Western Xia, she was afraid that Yuwen Xiao would cause trouble, so she ordered the leader of the wedding team, the right general of the Yu Lin Guards, Shen Liang, to keep an eye on him.

It wasn't that she was being careless, but that she had to be on guard against others. Even if the Western Xia wanted to marry the East Mausoleum, there would still be some people who wanted to interfere. Furthermore, as the younger brother of the king of Western Xia, someone who could reasonably inherit the throne, it would be reasonable if Yuwen Xiao wanted to interfere.