The crown prince has been appointed, and a banquet was held in the palace to entertain the ministers. Hua Jinglan was also invited. The first seat under the emperor was supposed to be the crown prince's, but Qiao Fu, who had changed into the crown prince's court uniform, insisted on welcoming her to the throne.
None of the ministers had any objections, but Hua Jinglan declined with a smile, "Chunyu and I are sitting together."
The only people in the court who knew about her complete martial arts skills were Loulan Erxue, Qiao Fu, Qu Xian, Diao Yu and the imperial doctor who treated her, so this was considered relatively confidential.
The jade-carved dining table was next to Hua Jinglan's. She looked at Hua Jinglan frequently throughout the night, sometimes sighing and sometimes thinking. The hot soup on the table was changed again and again by the little palace maid, but she didn't move.
Hua Jinglan gave her a cold look, "If you look again, I'll dig out your eyeballs!"
The carved jade was frightened by this. He leaned back and knocked over the wine glass. The spilled wine shocked the palace maid who was pouring the wine. The little palace maid let out a low cry and fell to the ground, knocking over the palace maid who was holding the hot soup behind her. The soup poured out in a basin, and the carved jade was poured all over!
Hua Jinglan looked at the soaked carved jade with cold eyes and said, "The unruly and willful carved jade girl is actually a boy. It's really eye-opening!"
The sound of silk and bamboo had long been stopped by the roll, so although Hua Jinglan's words were not loud, everyone in the hall could definitely hear them clearly, so they all straightened their eyes and looked at the carved jade: She is actually a man? !
Diaoyu jumped up and ignored the two pears rolling out from his chest. He looked at Hua Jinglan and said unconvinced, "When did you know that I was a man?"
"Are you a man?" Hua Jinglan asked, "At best, you're just a shemale."
Diao Yu was furious, "I have no enmity with you in the past, and we have no enmity these days. You... you...!"
"Carved jade!" Loulan Erxue's face darkened, "If you don't go down and clean up, what a shame!"
Diaoyu pursed her lips in aggrieved manner, flicked her sleeves, threw out three drops of soup, and then left bitterly. The fake bun on her head also rolled on the ground, making all the maids around her want to laugh but didn't dare. laugh.
Loulan Erxue was extremely embarrassed. Diao Yu was so favored by her, and now she was caught as a boy. She didn't know how the officials would spread the news in private!
Hua Jinglan pursed her lips and chuckled, turned to Chun Yuyan and whispered: "The leader of the Hundred Flowers Beauty is actually a boy. It seems that the secret of Loulan Kingdom is not only the Hundred Flowers Beauty."
Chun Yuyan nodded, but didn't care, but served her soup.
Diaoyu didn't show up until the end of the dinner, but Loulan Erxue invited Hua Jinglan to the Royal Garden.
"Lan'er, I have sent people to check the Tiangong Pavilion." Loulan Erxue said first.
"How?" Hua Jinglan asked.
"I'm afraid it's true." Loulan Erxue said comfortingly: "I can eradicate this serious problem during my reign. It's a worry. Lan'er is lucky."
Hua Jinglan chuckled and shook her head, "My aunt has devoted her whole life to Loulan. This is a gift from God and it really has nothing to do with me."
Loulan Erxue looked at her and said, "Looking carefully, you really look exactly like your mother."
Hua Jinglan smiled but said nothing. Loulan Erxue paused and said, "What do you think about the jade carving?"
"Auntie must have her own reasons for doing this. It's inconvenient for Jinglan to ask more questions." Hua Jinglan lowered her eyebrows, fearing that this question would involve a lot of things. It would be better to have less than more.
Loulan Erxue seemed to have seen her thoughts, nodded and said: "I won't force you. Baihua Beauty has a deep connection with Loulan Kingdom. This child Diaoyu is too playful. Lan'er, can you take him with you?" ?”
Hua Jinglan raised her eyebrows, "Auntie means..."
Loulan Erxue sighed: "I know this is embarrassing for you, but the relationship between Baihua Beauty and the Loulan family is unbreakable. You are the only heir to the Loulan family. My body is not as good as before, and I don't have the extra energy to discipline him." , I feel relieved when he is by your side."
Hua Jinglan wanted to refuse, but she couldn't say the words. Loulan Erxue's temples were already covered with snow. She privately asked the imperial doctor that if she took good care of herself and didn't work hard, she would be able to wait for a few years. If she continued like this, she might not be able to survive a year. .
"Auntie, don't worry," Hua Jinglan said softly, "I will definitely discipline Diao Yu well."
Loulan Erxue held her hand and nodded solemnly.
Walking out of the imperial garden, I came across the carved jade standing bored under the flower wall. At this time, he had changed into men's clothes, with a elegant green shirt, red lips and white teeth, which was no less impressive than women's clothes.
Seeing her coming out, Diaoyu hurriedly stepped forward, "How do you know I'm not a girl?"
Hua Jinglan walked slowly forward past him, looking up at the bright moonlight, and said leisurely: "Many people saw it just now."
"That's not right!" Diao Yu didn't believe it, "You just knew that there was no accident at all. Don't try to fool me. When did you know about it?"
"I'll know when I kick you into the water." Hua Jinglan patted his chest, "Young Master is a woman, but you still don't know what a woman looks like?"
A blush flashed across her jade-pink face, and she became shy for some reason. She covered her chest and said, "You..." He didn't know what to say for a while, so he could only lower his head and follow her.
"Are you leaving?" After a while, he asked again.
"Yeah." Hua Jinglan responded lazily.
Diaoyu bit her lip and hesitated: "Can I go with you?"
A smile flashed across Hua Jinglan's eyes, "What did you say?"
"I want to go with you." Diaoyu's voice raised a little.
"Still can't hear it." Hua Jinglan teased him without looking back.
Diaoyu's face turned red and he said again: "I want to go with you!"
"Oh?" Hua Jinglan turned around in feigned surprise, looked him over and said, "You want to go to Tianshui Kingdom with me?"
Diaoyu nodded heavily, his eyes full of hope. He didn't really want to go to Tianshui Kingdom, he just felt that staying with Hua Jinglan would be more fun than being in Loulan Palace.
Hua Jinglan pondered for a moment, blinked inexplicably, and then said: "It's not impossible to let you come with me..."
As soon as the topic changed, her expression turned evil, and she smiled conspiratorially: "Please beg me!"