The palace of the Zhou Kingdom was different from the golden tiles and red walls of the Jin Kingdom. Like the city gate, the color of the palace wall was white. Ye Zhen thought it was an ice wall before, but later she learned that it was not. It was a special wall in the Western Continent City that could withstand attacks, and when it was laid down, it was stronger than ordinary walls.
Entering the palace, Ye Zhen felt as if she had entered an ice sculpture. It was really different from the palaces she had seen before.
However, Ye Zhen did not look around. She only took a glance and did not continue to look. She walked beside Third Madam Ye without looking sideways.
Madame Ye observed her every move. She thought that Ye Zhen, who had lived in the mountains since childhood, would be nervous entering the palace for the first time. However, she was calm. Even if she was curious, she did not lose her composure. Madame Ye could not help but secretly nod in her heart and look at Ye Zhen more highly.
Some qualities are inborn. Some people, even if they are born high, have poor qualities and their words and deeds will still make people laugh at them.
"Let's go and thank the king first. If the king has no other instructions, there is no need to see Imperial Consort Zhang." Madame Ye said. There was no Empress in the Zhou Dynasty. It was up to the king to see Imperial Consort Zhang.
Ye Zhen nodded slightly. "Good."
Not long after they entered the palace gate, a palace servant came forward to greet them and take them to the imperial study.
The palace servant went in to inform them. After a long time, the king finally summoned Ye Zhen.
Third Madam Ye's expression was not very good. She usually did not like to enter the palace. Although the monarch was her cousin, she did not have a good impression of the monarch. Today, after waiting outside for a long time, she disliked the palace even more.
Entering the imperial study, Ye Zhen found that it was no different from before.
"Greetings to the king." Madame Ye bent her knees and saluted.
Ye Zhen bowed her head slightly and followed suit.
The middle-aged man sitting behind the desk raised his head faintly and glanced at Madame Ye without looking at the girl beside her. "Why did Hanyan enter the palace today?"
"I just came back from the Holy Sect yesterday. I heard that Zhen was found, so I went back home. Knowing that Zhen was going to enter the palace today, I thought that she was a little girl and was not sensible. I was afraid that she would offend you, so I accompanied her to the palace." Madame Ye smiled faintly, her posture neither servile nor overbearing.
Only then did the king turn his eyes to the girl on the side. "You are Ye Zhen?"
"Your Majesty, this commoner is Ye Zhen." Ye Zhen whispered. She knew nothing about the Zhou Kingdom. Apart from what Madame Ye had just told her, she had only seen the second prince.
She could not be considered to have seen countless people, but she had experienced many things and was a good judge of character. That Dongfang Yu did look noble, but unfortunately … he was too arrogant and conceited. He would never become a great talent in the future.
The king of Later Zhou said in a dignified voice, "Raise your head. You are now a princess. When you speak, don't always lower your head."
As expected, he had never seen the world and was as timid as a mouse in front of him. Wouldn't he have to hide in a cave when facing Emperor Mo in Vast Heaven City?
Thinking of the marriage alliance with Haotian City, the king of Zhou Kingdom felt a little gloomy. He was the one who proposed this marriage. Originally, he only wanted to choose a girl from the royal family. He didn't want his daughter to marry into the alliance. He didn't expect Haotian City to propose either the eldest princess or the daughter of the Ye family. If they used someone else to make up the numbers, they couldn't blame Haotian City for becoming enemies with Zhou Kingdom.
Looking at the entire Xuantian Continent, no matter which country or sect, no one would want to become enemies with Haotian City.
He certainly didn't want to sacrifice his beloved daughter, so he had to sacrifice the daughter of the Ye family. Ye Mulan and Ye Muxin were both famous and pampered girls in West Continent City. He knew that the Ye family would definitely not be willing. However, many people didn't expect that the Ye family still had a daughter of the legitimate wife who was wandering outside.
Ye Zhen slowly raised her head and looked at the king of Zhou Kingdom with clear and calm eyes.
She didn't know if it was because the age of the Xuantian Continent was different from that of the human world. The king of Zhou Kingdom in front of her was much younger than she had imagined. He was tall and handsome and had the majesty and steadiness of a superior.
However, when he saw her, his expression didn't seem quite right.
When the king saw Ye Zhen's appearance, he was indeed stunned and couldn't help but blurt out, "Xue Zhi?"
"King, she is Xue Zhi's daughter. Her name is Ye Zhen." Madame Ye said with a smile. She knew it would be like this. Even she felt that Ye Zhen looked like Xue Zhi, let alone the king.
"Xue Zhi's daughter?" The king of Zhou Kingdom stood up and actually came in front of Ye Zhen. He looked at her sharply. "You are Xue Zhi's daughter?"
Ye Zhen's smile was a little stiff. "Your Majesty, I am the daughter of the second wife of the Ye family. My mother … is called Xue Zhi."
What happened? The king seemed to be too excited when he heard the name Xue Zhi. Could it be that the original owner's mother and the king knew each other before?
"Your Majesty, don't you know? Xue Zhi passed away not long after she gave birth to Ah Zhen. Her maid carried Ah Zhen away from the Western Continent. For so many years, we have been looking for Ah Zhen. "Third Madame Ye stood in front of Ye Zhen without leaving a trace, blocking the gaze of the King of Zhou State for her.
The king of Zhou Kingdom took a deep breath. He remembered that it seemed to be the case.
When he heard that Xue Zhi had died of dystocia, he only cared about her grief and didn't care about the child she gave birth to. Later, no one in the Ye family mentioned it, so he thought that the child was also dead.
Ye Shizhong didn't say that the daughter he found was Xue Zhi's daughter. He … thought that she was his daughter, but to deceive people, he said that she was his daughter.
"This child looks too much like Xue Zhi." The king of Zhou Kingdom whispered, thinking that he had seen Xue Zhi.
"Yes, I think so too. No wonder the emperor wants to confer her the title of princess." Madame Ye said with a smile, but her words were sarcastic.
The king's face was gloomy. He looked up at Ye Zhen and said in a cold voice, "I only know today that she is Xue Zhi's daughter."
"Unfortunately, the king's words cannot be changed. The king's decree cannot be changed." Madame Ye smiled. "If Xue Zhi's spirit in heaven, I don't know how sad she would be."
"Hanyan!" The king of Zhou Kingdom shouted in a deep voice.
Madame Ye smiled. "No matter what, today Ah Zhen is here to thank you. Thank you for conferring her the title of princess."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Ye Zhen saluted and thanked him.
"Since you are already a princess, you are my daughter." The king of Zhou Kingdom said in a low voice. "In front of me, you don't have to call yourself a daughter."
"Yes …" Ye Zhen answered in a low voice.
The king of Zhou Kingdom looked at her hesitantly. In the end, he didn't say anything. However, he gave Ye Zhen a lot of rewards, which were no worse than the princess in the palace.
Ye Zhen felt that … this reward was a little soft.
What kind of feelings does the king have for her mother?
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(Nine-headed Bird Academy)
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