"Since Your Majesty already knows, I won't hide it from you …" Xia Yunxi began to cry. Seeing her tears, Wanyan Lie frowned even more.
Xia Yunxi rambled on about how infatuated she was with Feng Cang and how she would never fall in love with anyone else. If she couldn't be Feng Cang's bride, she would rather shave her hair and become a nun.
She cried, made a fuss, and threatened to hang herself. Xia Yunxi said all of these. However, she forgot that these tricks were only effective in front of the man who loved her. No one would give her face if she used it on someone else.
"I understand what you mean, Your Highness. It's his fortune that Your Highness likes Cang 'er. The palace banquet is in two days. You can prepare for it. I still have memorials to read. I'll take my leave first. "
After saying that, Wanyan Lie left the Rain Observation Tower. Watching Wanyan Lie's disappearing figure, Xia Yunxi was dumbfounded. What was going on? According to common sense, Wanyan Lie should have immediately ordered for Feng Cang to appear in front of her after she had caused such a ruckus. Why did he just leave like that?
"Princess, what should we do now?" Hongye was also dumbfounded. She had thought that this method would work, but the Beizhou Emperor didn't buy it. What should she do?
Slap! Slap! As soon as Hong Ye finished speaking, Xia Yunxi gave her two slaps. "It's all your fault for coming up with such a stupid idea! I've lost all my face! What can we do now? We can only wait until the palace banquet! "
Someone spread the news that Xia Yunxi was lovesick. For a while, Xia Yunxi became a joke among the common people in the capital. For a princess of a country to be so despicable, it was truly a little unprecedented and unrepeatable.
Fortunately, Xia Yunxi didn't hear these rumors in the Prince's Mansion. Hongye didn't dare to let Xia Yunxi know, lest she became Xia Yunxi's punching bag.
In the blink of an eye, it was time for the palace banquet.
The cold winter had passed. Spring had returned to the earth. Everything was green, and Yan Jing City was thriving.
Xia Yunxi got up early in the morning and asked Hongye to dress her up. After a period of calm thinking, Xia Yunxi finally understood what Feng Cang meant. He didn't like her. No matter how lowly she was, he wouldn't give her any chance.
Xia Yunxi was unwilling to accept this. She felt that there was nothing wrong with her, so why didn't Feng Cang give her a chance? Does Feng Cang have someone else in his heart? Or did he hear some rumors? In any case, Xia Yunxi wouldn't give up until she saw Feng Cang and found the reason. She would never let go of the man she had loved for ten years!
"Hongye, are you ready?" Xia Yunxi looked in the mirror and checked her makeup again. She added another stroke to her eyebrows before she was satisfied.
"Princess, it's ready!" Hong Ye handed Xia Yunxi a pearl hairpin and a paper-wrapped item.
On the surface, there was nothing wrong with the hairpin. Xia Yunxi twisted the pearl on the head of the hairpin and turned it down. Surprisingly, the hairpin was empty. "Put the medicine in. Be careful!"
"Yes!"
Hong Ye carefully opened the paper-wrapped item. There was a thin layer of frost inside. She used a small brush and swept the frost bit by bit into the hairpin. Finally, she twisted the pearl and pinned the hairpin into Xia Yunxi's hair.
"Princess, are we really going to do this …"
Hong Ye had a bad premonition. She felt that Xia Yunxi's method of drugging Feng Cang was extremely dangerous. What if she was discovered? What would happen? If the news of the princess of the State of East Lu drugging Feng Cang in order to marry him got out, how would Xia Yunxi be able to face the world?
Xia Yunxi didn't take Hong Ye's worries seriously. She was already driven crazy by Feng Cang's indifference and alienation! She couldn't wait any longer!
When she came, Xia Yunxi proudly told everyone in the State of East Lu that she was here to be Princess Nan Lin and to be Feng Cang's princess consort. If she was really rejected by Feng Cang this time and returned with her face covered in dirt, then wouldn't she be laughed at by those snobbish people to death? Xia Yunxi didn't want that!
Even though she knew that this was a risky method, Xia Yunxi still wanted to take the risk.
In this world, what wasn't a gamble? She was gambling on her own happiness and her own future. What was wrong with that? Didn't Imperial Mother use a scheme to become Imperial Father's favorite consort? Even if Feng Cang didn't love her, it was fine as long as she loved him. Once she became Princess Nan Lin, she would definitely make Feng Cang fall in love with her.
Xia Yunxi entered the imperial palace with the determination to win. She arrived early. Even though many officials brought their wives to the scene, a few important figures didn't come. A palace maid led Xia Yunxi to the Taichi Palace Hall. However, she felt bored and didn't want to sit there like a fool. Therefore, she wandered around the surroundings.
After walking around, Xia Yunxi noticed that the aristocratic madams were looking at her differently. The madams of the officials were gathered in groups of three to five. When they saw Xia Yunxi, their gazes were strange. It was as though they were saying, 'Look, that's the princess of the State of East Lu. You even came to our Swallow Capital City to chase a man.'
Xia Yunxi wasn't a fool. How could she not understand the gazes of those women? However, this was the North Zhou Nation. She could only endure it! Hmph! Xia Yunxi glanced at those women fiercely. Wait till I become Princess Nan Lin. I'll teach you a lesson!
Because Empress Li Bing was imprisoned, Wanyan Lie was accompanied by Concubine De, Lin Kexin. Ever since the Crown Prince was deposed and the Empress was imprisoned, Lin Kexin could do whatever she wanted. Wanyan Lie let her manage the harem. Even though she didn't have the Phoenix Seal, Lin Kexin's authority was almost the same as the Empress.
Right now, the most important thing in Lin Kexin's mind was to let Wanyan Yi become the Crown Prince. The day Wanyan Yi became the Crown Prince would be the day Li Bing was deposed and she would become the Empress. She had been eyeing the position of the Empress for a long time. Now that victory was right in front of her, how could she give it up?
For the past few days, Wanyan Yi had been listening to her and went to the Eternal Autumn Palace. However, whenever Feng Cang or Wanyan Kang were around, there was no time for him and Murong Qiqi to be alone.
Even though the result was different from what Lin Kexin had expected, at least it created some momentum. In addition, she had spread some rumors in the palace. Now, many people were optimistic about Wanyan Yi and Murong Qiqi. Lin Kexin was quite satisfied with this. Next, it all depended on today.
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