On the fifth day of May, Huanan Jiyan, who was Princess Huaishu and the fourth half-sister of the Emperor Huanan Xin, and her husband led a team to the capital to pay a visit.

The team marched across the road. It stretched to the horizon.

There were 100 servants, 1,000 guards, and 50 carts of silk, treasures, various cattle, sheep and livestock and gifts. This was extremely luxurious. It could be said that it had given Huanan Jiyan enough face and made her have supreme glory in front of her mother's family.

They rested in the hotel for a day. The next day, Huanan Jiyan and her husband went to the palace to meet the Emperor.

Emperor Huanan Xin knew the original intention of her and Lu Qiange's arrival. Taking into account the royal etiquette, he led the ministers and concubines in front of the Imperial Hall to meet them.

At nine o'clock in the morning, the golden topped sandalwood rose car stopped slowly outside the Meridian Gate. A crowd of attendants supported Huanan Jiyan and Lu Qiange. Then they were led by officials of Honglu Temple to the Imperial Hall to meet the Emperor.

There was music along the way. The center of the straight palace road was paved with a vermilion soft blanket, and golden confetti flowers were scattered all over the sky.

Incense rose in the gilding furnace, and the smoke was swirling.

It was luxurious and spectacular. Emperor and the officials were all present.

"You two must be tired after a long travel."

Huanan Xin looked at the young couple from a commanding position with a smile and said, "An afternoon banquet has been arranged in Baohe Hall. Let the eunuch lead you to Chengqian Hall for a short rest. Later, I will welcome you with civil and military officials."

The Fourth Princess got married in the remote Udan. As early as a year ago, the envoy of Udan came to Da Yi to propose marriage with a huge dowry. At that time, it was widely praised by the people in the Central Plains.

The situation couldn't be changed. And Huanan Jiyan was in Udan. Even though Huanan Xin was unwilling to agree, he had nothing to do. He had to put on a smiling face and agree to the marriage. He drew up an imperial edict, conferred the Fourth Princess, Huanan Jiyan, as Princess Huaishu, and married the Third Prince of Solos in Udan in the western tribes. A large number of gold, silver, jewelry, silk and colored satins were used as dowries, and fifty palace maidservants were sent to the western tribes to serve the Princess.

It was not until the day when the ambassador of Udan left the capital that half of the jade seal obtained by Leng Qingtang in the Kunhuang Tomb was secretly sent to the Imperial Palace and handed over to Huanan Xin.

However, the common people did not know this secret. They thought that after an unprecedented war between the Central Plains and the western tribes more than 20 years ago, the two countries resumed diplomatic relations again and their relations became closer and closer. Two princesses of Da Yi had married princes of Udan successfully.

Last month, the Fourth Princess was about to return to her motherland to pay a visit, which spread all over the streets of Da Yi.

Even if their hatred had long been deeply buried, Huanan Xin and Huanan Jiyan represented two countries at this time, so they still had to take the overall situation into account.

In front of the Imperial Hall, the Fourth Princess, Huanan Jiyan, were dressed in a royal outfit of Udan, with a hazy red trumpet skirt and the same color sari on her head. The ornaments of her neck, waist and arms were glittering and elegant.

She looked directly at Huanan Xin and stepped over the embroidered red felt step by step. She was gorgeous and cold.

"Your Majesty, thank you for your kindness. However, I just arrived in the capital today. I don't have a good appetite. Your Majesty, I'd better ask you to move to the Qinming Hall. I'd like to sit with you and my husband, drink some cups of green tea and chat. I have something important to do later. It is inconvenient for me to stay in the palace for a long time."

"Well..."

Her words were neither warm nor indifferent, implying some resentment.

Huanan Xin considered that for a moment. He was a little unhappy.

Around him was Shi Yuanqing, a dignified Noble Concubine Hui in a beautiful royal outfit.

She noticed that the Fourth Princess had sharp words and intended to embarrass the emperor in front of everyone. Although Noble Concubine Hui didn't know the hatred between them, she was eager to relieve the trouble for her husband.

Looking at Huanan Jiyan, Noble Concubine Hui smiled and said in a gentle voice, "Princess Huaishu, you'd come all the way back home to pay a visit. Even if you don't feel well, there will always be another meal if you don't eat this meal. Otherwise, I will lead the way. You and your husband can go to Cining Palace to meet Your Grace first.

Your Grace knew that you and your husband were going to return home. She began to talk about you very early. Because she misses you all the time, she can't eat well and sleep well every day. Now you are finally back. "

She didn't know anything about politics. She didn't know what had happened to the former Da Yi when the new and old emperors changed power. She only wanted to highlight the kindness of Imperial Mother Xiao, so she would speak like this in front of the Fourth Princess.

Unexpectedly, at the next moment, Huanan Jiyan smiled coldly and said, "Of course she can't eat and sleep well. Only she knew what she had done."

"What…" Noble Concubine Hui's face changed greatly.

Huanan Jiyan's sharp eyes flashed. She turned her head to the emperor high up, and then turned her eyes back.

"Nothing. I mean, even if I don't go to the Cining Palace to see Your Grace today, I can visit her on another day. And my mother is the first wife of the deceased emperor. Now she is sleeping in the Yinshan mausoleum. After chatting with the emperor, I will go to the mausoleum with my husband to offer incense for my Father and Mother."

"..."

Noble Concubine Hui was immediately embarrassed, kept silent and glanced at the emperor.

"Stupid woman," Huanan Xin clenched his fist in the sleeves and scolded the women around him in a low voice.

Lu Qiange was dressed in a clean white royal outfit, embroidered with gold and silver diamond patterns and hundred chrysanthemums patterns. The hat was inlaid with a circle of South Pearl with the size of a pigeon egg. Under the ruby, there were three color feathers swaying in the breeze, enchanting and striving for brilliance.

He raised his cold eyebrows and stared at Huanan Xin.

"Senior Brother, it was not long after the Qingming Festival. I dreamed of Master the day before yesterday..."

Huanan Xin immediately took a breath and felt hopeless. He didn't look well and replied.

"If you have anything to say, follow me to the Qinming Hall. Let's go somewhere else."

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Qinming Hall was resplendent with carved beams and painted buildings. In the room, incense was burning and smoke was filling the air.

Tea and snacks were served, and the eunuch and maid withdrew outside the hall with their heads down. The vermilion door with golden bat flowers was closed.

In front of the table, the emperor lifted his robe and sat down. Looking at the aggressive couple, he raised his hand and said with a smile, "Sit down, didn't you say you wanted to have tea and chat with me? Now that you two are standing in front of me, do you want me to raise my head and talk to you?"

Just now, in front of the concubines and officials, Huanan Xin had to hold the demeanor of an emperor and endure his anger.

Now there were only himself, Huanan Jiyan and Lu Qiange. He simply turned against first.

Lu Qiange ignored him at all. He stepped forward and asked directly, "Where are they now? Jiyan and I come here today to take them away!"

"Solo Hua, you are presumptuous..."

Huanan Xin slapped the royal desk with his big hand and raised his eyebrows.

"Don't think you have no need to respect me when you become my brother-in-law. You are just a foreign prince. If you want to act wildly, go back to your country. You must abide by Da Yi's rules in my country!"

"Your country?"

Lu Qiange sneered and embraced his arms, "Every inch of the country here is given to you by your Ninth Uncle Huanan He."

"...!"

Huanan Xin suddenly turned pale. His eyes were grim and almost wanted to spit fire.

"Brother, anyway, please let us meet them first. When I come here, I must know whether Yunxi is well."

Huanan Jiyan rushed to the royal desk with a sad look.

Huanan Xin got up depressed and threw away his sleeve to refuse. "You are not living here. It's inconvenient to walk in the imperial harem. Besides, Yunxi hasn't recovered yet and still needs to rest..."

"Humph!"

Lu Qiange pointed to Huanan Xin. He was angry and his anger was about to explode.

"Yunxi and your uncle have already married in Udan. My mother Princess Anhe is the witness. It's heinous for you to take uncle's wife as a concubine!"

"Just stop it—"

Huanan Xin burst his throat with anger. He was embarrassed and angry, face to face with Lu Qiange, who was also irritable, and looked at each other like an enemy.

The other side was domineering and did not give in at all.

"Huanan Xin, I tell you, if it weren't for Jiyan, I would always leave some face to the Huanan family, I would never set foot in your country again. If you don't hand them over today, I will go to war with you someday!"

Huanan Xin didn't take his words seriously at all, and his cold smile came out of his mouth.

"Unfortunately, you dare not. The people you want are now in my hands. What you care about is not the face of Jiyan, but their lives."

"You!"

Outside the hall, there was a sudden sound from the eunuch.

"Your Majesty, Lady Yun outside the hall wants to see you."