Because there was a palace carriage sent by the Queen Mother, entering the palace was very smooth.
When they arrived in front of Taishi Hall, the main hall of Ganquan Palace where the Empress Dowager lived, the emperor and the empress happened to be talking in front of the Empress Dowager, so the palace officials arranged for Qiu Yilan to wait in the Liuchun Pavilion not far from Taishi Hall.
Qiu Yilan and Su He didn't wait long when footsteps suddenly came from outside the door. At the same time, a familiar man said with a smile: "Cousin, let's wait in the Liuchen Pavilion for a while."
Before he finished speaking, a man in rich clothes and a golden crown walked through the door with a smile, and happened to meet Qiu Yilan face to face. Both of them were stunned.
Qiu Yilan recognized that this was Prince Gu Yan of Guangyang whom he had met on the way to the General's Mansion, and hurriedly stood up to greet him.
Gu Yan glanced at her, then showed a meaningful smile that was half-smile, and said to the person following behind him: "Cousin, what a coincidence!"
The man was a boy of seventeen or eighteen years old. As soon as he walked in, the room felt bright!
Even though Qiu Yilan hadn't fully grown her eyebrows at this moment, she was already considered a stunning beauty, otherwise she wouldn't have attracted Kang Jinzhang's covetation, but Deng Yi actually gave in as much as her.
His skin is like cream, and his facial features are so exquisite that one can only sigh at the wonder of nature. He wears a simple vermillion robe with four-in-one Ruyi Ruiyun pattern. His long black hair is as black as ink, and is decorated with a mutton-fat jade bamboo hairpin. Save it in your heart.
If it weren't for the obvious throat joint, anyone would have concluded that this was an extremely beautiful woman disguised as a man.
"What a wonderful experience..." Qiu Yilan couldn't help but cast a meaningful sidelong glance at Gu Yan.
However, he saw that the young man had an indifferent expression. He didn't even pay attention to Gu Yan's words after entering the door. He picked the chair closest to him, lifted his robe and sat down, and began to close his eyes and meditate.
When Gu Yan saw this, he smiled slightly, bowed his hands towards Qiu Yilan and apologized, saying: "Cousin Deng has always been cold-tempered. He did not mean to target the princess. Please forgive me, Princess Ningyi!"
When he said this, both Qiu Yilan and Deng Yi knew that the other person was the one who was engaged to them. Although Deng Yi was indifferent, he couldn't help but open his eyes and look at Qiu Yilan. The two of them looked at each other. Qiu Yilan hadn't thought about what she was going to say or do, but she saw a look of disgust and disdain in Deng Yi's eyes. He turned his head away, as if he didn't want to pay attention to her.
"Tsk! Do you think I am willing to marry you?" Qiu Yilan originally had no objection to him - this engagement was not decided by Deng Yi, but now she was despised by him for no reason, and she became angry in her heart.
Seeing that the unmarried couple were at odds with each other and didn't even say a polite word, Gu Yan's smile deepened and he said, "Is the princess going to the palace for a banquet? Why are you here?"
"I entered the palace on the order of the Queen Mother. Because Your Majesty and the Queen are here, I stayed here and waited." Qiu Yilan glanced at him and said calmly.
Gu Yan took a look at her half-worn dress, which was obviously too short. A flash of understanding flashed in his eyes. He turned to Deng Yi and said, "Cousin Deng, how can you greet Princess Ningyi when you see her?" Hit one?"
Deng Yi closed his eyes again at this time, and said without opening his eyes after hearing this: "Men and women are not intimate, please ask Princess Ningyi to find another place to wait!"
Qiu Yilan stabbed him seventeen or eight times in her heart, and said with a smile on her face: "Mr. Deng, this place was sent to me by the people in front of the Queen Mother. If I go to other places, the Queen Mother wants to summon me but can't find her. Come on, isn’t it good? Since Mr. Deng is so particular, why don’t you go out by yourself?”
"She is unruly, willful, rude and rude, which is not what a good wife looks like!" Deng Yi closed his eyes and said coldly.
"..." If you weren't the Queen Mother's grandnephew, and if this wasn't the palace, I promise to let you experience what it means to be truly unruly, willful, rude and rude!
Qiu Yilan's smile froze and she said coldly: "Since Mr. Deng is so dissatisfied with me, why don't you send someone to cancel the engagement?!"
Deng Yi still closed his eyes: "There is nothing we can do about the elders' decision. You didn't see me and I didn't bother to look at you?"
"So Mr. Deng has a strong opinion against your elders?" Qiu Yilan sneered, "I am ashamed to commit myself to those who are unfaithful and unfilial!"
"The clever words and instigation show that a woman's moral character is lacking!" Deng Yi looked unmoved and said indifferently, "The tutors in the Xihe Prince's Palace are really terrible!"
"That is also the in-law family that your elders chose for you!" Qiu Yilan said coldly, "If you have any opinions and the ability, go back and tell your elders! Why do you show off your prestige in front of a little girl like me!? It is said that you are good at studying. , Could it be that those saints’ teachings on etiquette and integrity have been transferred to dogs?”
Deng Yi suddenly opened his eyes and gave her a very cold look: "You say that again?!"
"You have opinions and abilities..." Qiu Yilan opened her mouth to repeat. At this time, Gu Yan coughed dryly and glanced at Deng Yi, which made the latter immediately close his eyes and remain silent as if nothing had happened.
Gu Yan turned to Qiu Yilan, smiled and said, "Princess Ningyi, can you lend me a moment to speak?"
Qiu Yilan glared at Deng Yi fiercely, thinking that Gu Yan was simply separating the two of them. She couldn't stand his insistence on the invitation, so she asked Su He to stay in the house, put on his fur clothes, and followed him out.
"Cousin Deng's hidden illness, do you think the princess has heard about it?" The two of them walked to a place some way away from the door and stopped. Gu Yan turned around and asked with a faint smile.
Qiu Yilan didn't know what he meant, so she nodded cautiously.
There was regret in Gu Yan's eyes: "Although the princess is still young, she can already see how magnificent she will be in the future... Are you willing to marry cousin Deng? To be honest with the princess, cousin Deng is not interested in women at all. Nothing.”
Do you want to help me cancel our engagement? Qiu Yilan's eyes lit up and she thought to herself, "Could it be that Gu Yan and Deng Yi really love each other and don't want to be disturbed by me, so they took the opportunity to have a fight today so that they could have a reason to break off the engagement... Is there such a good thing?"
Of course there is no such thing!
Because Gu Yan suddenly held her hand, rubbed it tightly, and said with strange eyes and hoarse voice: "Cousin Deng's father passed away early. He has lived with my little aunt in Guangyang Palace since he was a child. , after the princess passes away, she will also live in the palace... Cousin Deng has a hidden illness, and this prince... I really feel sorry for the beautiful princess who entrusted me with such an inhumane thing!"
I thought you were going to be a good guy for once, but it turns out you were trying to poach your cousin—planning to use the two of us as your playthings in the future? !
Qiu Yilan's hair stood on end, and she kicked him in the vital part without even thinking. She gritted her teeth and shouted, "You beast!"
Although Gu Yan had thought that Qiu Yilan would resist and refuse, he never expected that the little princess would be so aggressive. He was caught off guard and kicked in the chest - he was hurt and angry, and he couldn't care less about what he said just now. If you don't feel bad anymore, you can raise your hand and slap him in the face: "Bitch! You are so shameless!"
However, just as Qiu Yilan was about to be hit, a hand as white as jade suddenly stretched out from behind Gu Yan and held his arm firmly, preventing him from moving at all.
Jiang Yashuang's face was full of spring breeze, but his eyes were sharp. He smiled and said: "What a coincidence, Prince Gu also wants to find someone to learn from?"
Before he finished speaking, Gu Yan felt a sudden spin - with a plop, he was thrown into the foot-deep snow outside the railing!
Jiang Yashuang turned her head and looked at Qiu Yilan with concern: "Princess?"
"Thank you so much for your generous help, young general!" Qiu Yilan raised her sleeves to cover her lips, and two lines of tears fell silently under her trembling long eyelashes. "I didn't expect that the majestic prince would be openly in the palace..." At this moment, she felt sorry for Jiang Yashuang. Her gratitude is indescribable. Considering the gap in status and strength between her and Gu Yan, if Jiang Yashuang hadn't come, you can imagine her fate today!
"Don't be afraid!" Jiang Yashuang comforted her softly, strode down the corridor, and met Gu Yan who was climbing up with his head covered with snow, "The prince is up? Shall we continue?"
Gu Yan wiped the snow from his face with a fierce look: "Jiang, are you blatantly going against me, the Guangyang Palace, for the sake of a down-and-out princess?!"
"What's wrong?" The movement outside alerted Deng Yi in Liuchun Pavilion. When he came out and saw Gu Yan's embarrassment, he was startled and angrily scolded the palace maid outside the pavilion door, "Why don't you go and report to the Queen Mother?!"
The two palace maids were frightened by the sudden conflict. After being reminded by Deng Yi, they suddenly realized and hurriedly picked up their skirts and ran to the Taishi Palace!
"Little General Jiang, what do you mean by this?!" Deng Yi frowned and walked over - but before he could reach him, Jiang Yashuang had already flipped up the corner of his robe and kicked Gu Yan in the chest, knocking him out. The noble prince kicked into the snow again!
Deng Yi, who originally wanted to know more about the situation, was furious: "You!!!"
"You surnamed Jiang are seeking death!!" Gu Yan stood up for the second time, his crown crooked and his lapel loose, but he had no intention of wiping off the mud and snow on his face. His originally handsome face was distorted by resentment, and he shouted, " If you want to die, I will let you die!"
Qiu Yilan's heart skipped a beat in the corridor, and her sharp eyes saw a flash of cold light in his sleeves, and she exclaimed: "Young general, be careful!!!"