The emperor nodded with satisfaction, turned around and said to Bai Qing: "I heard... you are an excellent chess player?"

She clenched her hands tightly and lowered her eyes in silence. The emperor's gesture of protecting Zhongyong Hou was so obvious. The ministers in the court would be on guard. When the news of the Bai family's defeat came back, those sycophants who were good at guessing the emperor's thoughts would not be able to

Take the opportunity to step on a few feet?

No wonder, in the previous life, everyone knew that the Bai family was loyal and brave, but no one dared to argue for the Bai family in the court.

The emperor's dissatisfaction with the Bai family has reached this point. Who among the courtiers dares to speak up for the Bai family again?

She leaned forward and kowtowed: "I just understand a little bit."

"Your aunt... is also very good at chess." The emperor's eyes fell on Bai Qingyan. He seemed to be caught in some kind of emotion and wanted to see another person in Bai Qingyan. He spoke slowly,

"When you have time, go to the palace with your grandmother and sit with the queen. The queen also likes this. Get up!"

The queen nodded with a smile, and the onion-like fingernails on her sleeves dug into her palms. She had been married to the emperor for many years, so she naturally knew that Bai Suqiu, the only daughter of Duke Bai Weiting... was a cinnabar mole that could not be erased from the emperor's heart.

Although Bai Suqiu is dead, she has become an irreplaceable person in the emperor's heart. Now what does it mean that the emperor allows Bai Qingyan to enter the palace free of time? Is it possible that Bai Qingyan's thoughts have been moved?

The Queen was worried about everything, but she felt her heart felt heavy. Now the Emperor's attitude towards the Bai family was ambiguous, seeming to be disgusting and yet showing mercy, which was really unpredictable.

Just hearing a "bang", the palace maid immediately knelt down and begged for mercy: "Please forgive me, sir! I didn't mean it!"

"It's okay..." Xiao Rongyan behaved calmly and shook off the wine stains on his clothes. His elegant and clear eyes were smiling, and his voice was warm and deep, making people feel like they were taking a breath of spring breeze.

The emperor came back to his senses and looked at the handsome and stunning man behind King Qi. He felt that the man's elegant temperament was as graceful and calm as the great sages of the world. He was calm and gentle. He immediately felt good about him and said: "You...are King Qi here."

I heard about Xiao Rongyan, a righteous merchant from the state of Wei."

Xiao Rongyan stood up with a calm expression and bowed to the emperor in salute: "Your Majesty, I hope you will not give up. The common people are fortunate enough to enter the palace and be able to witness your majesty's grace. I am extremely grateful."

Even if it is flattering words, it is even more pleasant to say it from the mouth of such an elegant person. The emperor swept away the gloom in his heart and laughed heartily: "Mr. Xiao is a great Wei merchant, and he is well-known. One month ago

In Wenxian Tower, the painting "Pingchuan Night Snow" was so beautiful that I also longed for the beautiful scenery of Pingchuan!"

The emperor suddenly called Xiao Rongyan sir, and his appreciation was undisguised. Under the high platform, all the officials had their own plans in mind.

"I wrote it after drinking, and your Majesty praised it."

Xiao Rongyan was neither humble nor arrogant. He had the proud character of a scholar. He was stained with wine but did not look embarrassed at all. His expression was calm and composed, but he looked like a relegated immortal. The mortal world could not stain him in the slightest.

"Most of the romantic literati in the Great Wei Kingdom are famous all over the world. You should be the best, sir, and your reputation is known all over the world. Why should you be so humble!" The emperor always liked celebrities with outstanding literary talents, so he inevitably asked Xiao Rongyan a few more questions, "Mr. is young."

You haven’t returned to China yet, do you want to stay in Dadu to celebrate the New Year?”

"I heard that the Fifteenth Lantern Festival in Dadu City was the grand event of the Jin Dynasty every year. The literati and poets were full of high spirits and showed off their talents. It was very lively, so I stayed in Dadu to celebrate the New Year. After the Fifteenth Lantern Festival, I set off to return to my hometown."

The emperor nodded, noticed the wine stains on Xiao Rongyan's body, and said, "Mr. Xiao, please go change your clothes first. When you come back, you can tell me about the beautiful scenery of Pingzhou."

Xiao Rongyan saluted and said yes with a smile.

When Bai Qingyan saw that the maid who was serving Prince Qi's concubine was missing, he already knew it in his heart. He secretly broke into a cold sweat for Xiao Rongyan and couldn't help but look at Xiao Rongyan.

His eyes met the eyes of Xiao Rong Yanping and Mingrui from a distance.

She tightened her palms and slowly loosened them. Seeing Xiao Rongyan's sharp and dark eyes, she must have known that there was a trick, but... could he escape this disaster?

Xiao Rongyan's eyes were calm, and he moved his eyes away in the flash of lightning, and calmly followed the palace maid to change clothes.

But two quarters of an hour later, Xiao Rongyan, who had changed his clothes and returned home, felt relieved.

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On the way back to the palace after the palace banquet, the eldest princess was filled with fear. She held Bai Qingyan's hand tightly and shouted sternly: "Are you crazy?! I usually see you acting calmly, why are you so uncontrollable today?"

You said those words in front of the emperor. If the emperor is really angry, how many heads do you have to take responsibility?! If something happens to you, how will you let your grandmother live?!"

The carriage was made of fine elm wood, with swaying lanterns hung at the four corners, illuminating the interior of the carriage with flickering light and darkness.

Bai Qingyan lowered her eyes to hide the redness in her eyes. She admitted that those words she said today were all meant to be told to the emperor. She just wanted to let the stubborn and jealous emperor know and let the world know! Her Bai family is on the front line for the Jin Dynasty.

The country's virtue in fighting bloody battles for tens of thousands of people in the world is something that even a king full of calculations and calculations cannot match in his lifetime!

Those words and things were stuck in her heart, like a sharp knife stuck in her throat that kept cutting people. She couldn't spit it out!

Seeing Bai Qingyan lowering his head as if he was unwilling to say anything, the eldest princess closed her sore eyes and choked up: "Grandma knows that she hurt your heart that day when she asked you if you had any treason.

You kid... you are good at everything, but you have a temperament that would rather bend than bend like your grandfather! But Abao... the royal family is the home of my grandmother, and my grandmother's surname is Lin! You have your grandmother's blood in your body! So everyone in Dajin has

Can return...only my descendants can't! Do you understand?!"

The eldest princess protects the royal family as much as Bai Qingyan protects the Bai family. How could she not know?

But the imperial family of the Jin Dynasty has long been decayed. It has been tainted from the roots by the monarchs and ministers who like to pursue power and conspiracy.

How can it not perish if it becomes rotten?

"I'm asking you, do you understand? Do you understand?! Speak!"

Facing the eldest princess's high-pitched questioning, she could no longer suppress the suffocating despair, exhaustion and deep sourness in her heart.

She grew up at her grandmother's knees, holding her grandmother's hand when she was a toddler.

The first word of enlightenment was taught by my grandmother.

She had a high fever and her grandmother stayed up all night holding her in her arms. She knelt down in front of the Buddhist altar and prayed that ten years of her life would be shortened in exchange for good luck and safety for her.

Her grandmother plays a very important role in her life, and her importance is immeasurable.

She and her grandmother used to talk about everything, but now... they have the same goal but different positions, joining hands with each other and guarding against each other. They should be the closest support in the world, but now they are so close and they are completely opposite.

Far away in the world.
Chapter completed!