Qiu Yelan went into the palace very smoothly because of the palace carriage sent by the Empress Dowager.
Unfortunately, the Emperor and the Empress were talking to the Empress Dowager when she came to Hall of Taishi, the main hall of Palace of Ganquan where Empress Dowager lived. So, the servant of the palace arranged Qiu Yelan to wait in Lodge of Liuchun, which was not far from Hall of Taishi.
Qiu Yelan and Su He didn't wait long when there was a sudden sound of footsteps outside the door. At the same time, a man who she seemed to have met before said with a smile, "Cousin, let's wait in Lodge of Liuchun for a while."
A man in gorgeous clothes and a gold crown stepped into the door with a smile and just happened to meet Qiu Yelan just after he finished saying, and they were all stunned.
Qiu Yelan recognized that he was Gu Yan, the Young Prince of Duke of Guangyang, who she came across on the way to General's Mansion. So, she immed
At this time Jiang Yashuang walked to Gu Yan and was about to give him another kick. Hearing Qiu Yelan's warning, he knew something was wrong and backed off quickly like a swimming fish. It was a narrow escape—the dagger only scratched his sleeve. The edge of the bagger seemed to be blue. It was poisoned!"How dare you carry a weapon into the Palace!" Jiang Yashuang's calm face turned sulky. He looked down at the breach in the sleeve and said severely, "Are you going to rebel?""You think you have something on me?" By now, Gu Yan's golden hat slanted to the back of his ears. He unloosed the strings to throw it at his feet and laughed awfully, "This Water-Cutting Bagger is an antique of the last dynasty. Empress Dowager likes all kinds of weapons as a hobby. Today is the Lunar New Year's Eve. I took it to the Palace to give to the Empress Dowager. I had got the permission from the Empress Dowager before I came! I didn't think it could also be used to kill yo
"What is going on?" Along with the rebuke, a whole set of grape pattern porcelain bowl was smashed from the top of the stairs. The lid of the bowl grazed through Qiu Yelan’s hair and broke into pieces on the floor behind her.Above the stairs, Empress Dowager Gu’s eyes had a piercing gleam. Her angry face implied her intention to kill.Emperor and empress who sat a little lower than Empress Dowager were watching her blowing off her steam calmly. Four people kneeling below the stairs had different looks. Qiu Yelan who had no connections was looking down timidly. Gu Yan and Deng Yi were scrambling to talk about their grievances. Jiang Yashuang was calm. Seeing Qiu Yelan looking at him, he was chill enough to give her a smile. He obviously had a lot of confidence in his Empress aunt.He was Empress’s biological nephew after all. And he had a biological grandfather who was called the Defender of the State.Qiu Yelan bit her lips anxiou
"Ganli Palace is where Empress Dowager Ye lives alone, so the side halls have not been opened for many years." Nijin said while watching the young maids cleaning the elegant room covered with dust, "The only place people can live in is this Wangxing Pavilion, as County Princess Duanrou comes here once in a while. Your Grace, it's just for one night."Qiu Yelan asked in confusion, "Should I not greet Empress Dowager Ye? Didn't you say that Empress Dowager Ye would be settling me?""Empress Dowager Ye generally does not meet outsiders apart from the Empress and County Princess Duanrou." Nijin smirked and said, "She's just saying... I'll go to find you some clothes. You would stay here for one night and I'll find someone to send you back tomorrow, and that's the end of your visit to the palace this time.""What do you mean by 'the end'? Gu Yan was beaten so badly. Even if I leave the palace, would he let me go?" Qiu Yelan thought."No
"You want to learn Kong Fu from me?" Qiu Yelan stared at Deng Yi, "If you ask Gu Yan, you can have top masters at your pick to be your teacher. Why me? And what would you expect to be my student? You can stay at General Ruan's Mansion or Prince's Mansion of Xihe? Or you expect me to stay at Prince's Mansion of Guangyang?"Faintly, Deng Yi said, "Your martial arts were taught by General Ruan in secret right? How often could you meet with General Ruan before? If you can learn the killing Kong Fu like this, why can't I?Indeed, I had killing Kong Fu, but it was never learned from the General. It was the technique that I learned after surviving the zombies and thousands of difficulties. Qiu Yelan glazed at him, "So what are you going to do?""I will contact you in January of the lunar year." Deng Yi said indifferently, "Now I will clean up your mess first... As for the marriage contract, once I have learned something, I will set you free!"
Qiu Yelan and Jiang Yashuang waited until the eighth young master Jiang and Fair Concubine left after thoroughly enjoying themselves. They had already been tortured to the point where their clothes were wet, so they hurriedly climbed out.However, they forced to curl themselves up in the narrow place down the divan. Both of their hands and feet had been numb.In this case, they had to continue to hold each other while exercising. At this time, even if Jiang Yashuang, who valued etiquette, didn't have any thoughts about ambiguity and honor. He only wanted to restore his ability to act quickly!This kind of divan that had not been cleaned for many years was not a place for people to stay at all!When they came out, they lit a lamp. But they witnessed that they were messy because of cobwebs all over them and just overhead, not to mention their faces.Qiu Yelan felt regretful in heart. She intended to turn to the Empress b
Qiu Yelan had not seen Chu Weize, Prince Yan. Even if she had seen him, it was not the right time to greet. So, she turned around and followed Nijin into the hall after saluting."I'm Qiu Yelan. Wish you all the best, Your Majesty!" She saluted in accordance with the rules after being led to the Beijue Hall. Empress Jiang asked her to stand up quickly," Sit down. You are first-class Commandery Princess. You don't have to be restrained.""Thank you, Your Majesty!" Qiu Yelan guessed that the Empress might like a generous and straightforward character since she talked back to Empress Dowager without euphemism. So she sat down on the next drum stool without refusal.She glanced at steps above silently. Empress Jiang now changed into regular clothes. She wore a pink peace Ruyi cloud patterned brocade coat, tied with a jade belt. She twisted her hair into a spiral bun and looked cute and lovely.However, the Empress's momentum remained.
Qiu Yelan was calm, "I can't go. First, I'm still in the mourning period for my mother. How can I go out and be a guest, let alone in the first lunar month? It would be trouble for you. Second, my grandfather is still in bed. How can I enjoy the festival myself and forget my grandfather's need of being looked after?""No wonder Her Majesty says Your Grace is filial and reasonable," Nijin said smiling. She implied that Gu Yan and Mrs. Gu were so silly as to invite her to their home and be unaware that she was still in the mourning period and she had a seriously ill grandfather to look after.As they were chatting, they went out of the gate of the Palace. Nijin helped Qiu Yelan get off the sedan with Su He.Gu Yan had been jeered at for several times. His face under the veil hat was as cold as frost but he still showed no intent to leave. He clasped his hands behind his back and staring at Qiu Yelan with a deep look behind the veil.
They walked into the Prince's Mansion of Xihe. They found it was not a chaos like they thought it would be.Things were organized. Servants were doing their jobs. It seemed to be in perfect order. If it were not for the terror and hatred in the servants' eyes when they looked at Qiu Yelan which proved the impact of Empress’s proclamation, Qiu Yelan would think nothing had happened.However, when they arrived at the drawing-room and saw Qiu Mengmin’s gloomy face, Qiu Yelan's mood was lightened at once.Qiu Mengmin asked Ruan Qingyan to avoid and wait outside bluntly. After the door was closed, he didn't even have time for formality. He asked without preamble, "Are you insane? How dare you instigate Empress Jiang to ruin us!""Are you hearing yourself? Empress is such a brilliant lady. How could she listen to a kid like me?" Qiu Yelan smiled immediately, "How could you believe this kind of rumor? If the words get out, people will ass