"Miss Liu, the prince said that there is no mistress in the mansion, so he cannot receive you. He asked if you have anything important to tell him?" A guard came down the steps, walked to Liu Lanxin's carriage, and bowed respectfully.
Liu Lanxin's carriage was blocked in front of the King of England's palace again.
"It's an important matter, a message from my father." Liu Lanxin reached out and pressed her sleeve. There was indeed a letter there, a letter to the King of England.
The guards did not dare to delay matters at the border, and said to Liu Lanxin, "Miss Liu, wait a moment."
After saying that, he turned around and went in to report.
This time it took a little longer to get in there, so long that Liu Lanxin, who had been confident, wondered if something unexpected had happened again.
Finally, the guard came out again and said to Liu Lanxin with a smile: "Miss Liu, our prince invites you in."
"Okay!" A big stone in Liu Lanxin's heart finally fell. A beautiful smile appeared on her face, and she got off the carriage with the help of the maid.
No matter what the King of England said to me after I went in, at least as I had told Qu Moying before, I would also ask the doctor in the King of England's palace to check my eye disease, and this matter became a fact.
She felt proud and walked into the British palace.
As soon as she entered the British palace, a steward came over and led her to the flower hall in front.
There was no one in the flower hall except for two maids who silently brought her two cups of tea and then stepped aside.
Liu Lanxin was not in a hurry. She picked up the tea and savored it carefully, as if the tea in front of her was really special.
Now that she has entered the British palace, she is not in a hurry. The longer she stays, the better.
It would be even better if we could stay until meal time.
A man who looked like a counselor finally appeared at the entrance of the flower hall. Seeing Liu Lanxin, he stepped forward and saluted with a smile: "Hello, Miss Liu."
"Who are you?" Liu Lanxin put down the teacup and looked the man up and down.
"I am the prince's man, helping with military affairs. If the general has any news, please tell me, Miss Liu." The counselor looked at Liu Lanxin and bowed seriously.
"Where is your prince?" Liu Lanxin's face darkened. She wanted to use the letter as an excuse to get in, but she never thought that she wouldn't even be able to see the King of England.
"The prince is busy dealing with matters assigned by the emperor, and I'm afraid he can't see you at this time. But he is afraid of delaying military affairs, so he specially sent his subordinates here." The strategist explained with a smile.
When it comes to military affairs, especially now when the northern border is on the verge of making a move, there can be no slackness.
"I'm not in a hurry now. I can wait for the prince to come and pass the news to him personally." Liu Lanxin deliberately emphasized the word "personally".
"I'm afraid this is inappropriate. Military affairs are handled very quickly. If Miss Liu delays us, we, the prince, will not be able to explain ourselves to the emperor." The counselor said with embarrassment, "I'm afraid the general will..."
Before the counselor finished speaking, Liu Lanxin had already taken out her father's letter. She could not take the responsibility for this matter, and she knew that her father could not take the responsibility either.
She took a deep breath, and a beautiful smile reappeared on her face. "This is official business, so it should be handled quickly. However, I have a private matter that I would like to trouble His Majesty. When you hand in the letter, please inform His Majesty and ask His Majesty to lend me a hand. When my father finds out one day, he will definitely thank His Majesty for his kindness."
Liu Lanxin said this and stood up and bowed deeply to the counselor.
This courtesy made the counselor feel quite embarrassed. He stretched out his hand and plucked the three long strands of beard on his chin: "Can I ask Miss Liu what is the private matter? If I go to report it, I can also have an explanation."
"About my eye disease." Liu Lanxin nodded and said.
“Okay, then I will go and report to His Majesty. However, His Majesty…” The strategist took up the topic but did not dare to agree directly.
"No matter how things are going with the prince, I have to thank you, sir." Liu Lanxin said politely again.
To the wealthy and powerful people in the capital, counselors may not mean much. Some people may even think that they are just people who keep people to show off their knowledge and write poems and songs. But at the border, they play a vital role. As the commander-in-chief's confidant, they are sometimes even more favored by the commander-in-chief than those subordinate generals.
These people are helping the commander-in-chief in making plans, deploying troops, and advising on military operations. Of course, if the commander-in-chief is capable, these people can directly obtain a certain rank.
Liu Lanxin couldn't tell the rank of the man in front of him, but she knew clearly that the counselors around Pei Yuanjun should all be of rank. They had all been on the battlefield with him and had fought their way out of the pile of dead bodies. Even though the man in front of him looked gentle and refined, Liu Lanxin didn't dare to underestimate him.
The counselor politely took his leave, leaving Liu Lanxin alone in the flower hall.
This time, Liu Lanxin was not as calm as before. Her brows were slightly furrowed. She thought that since the King of England let her into the palace, he would definitely meet her. She didn't expect that she couldn't meet him for official business. So what about private matters
She had a bad feeling that she might not get what she wanted. She pinched the corner of her cuff too hard and there were sticky stains of sweat on her palm.
This time, the wait lasted longer. Finally, a voice came from the door. It was the voice of a gentle man: "Is Miss Liu in there?"
"Here I am!"
"I will go in and take a look."
Is it finally here? Liu Lanxin was so excited that her hands dropped from her sleeves. She bit her lips lightly, calmed herself down, and then saw Jing Wang Pei Yusheng walking slowly in from the door.
How could it be King Jing? The blood and energy that rushed to his head seemed to fall back all of a sudden, falling heavily, his face suddenly turned pale, and his whole body seemed to be frozen.
Is this the British royal palace
"Ms. Liu." Pei Yusheng came in and saw Liu Lanxin sitting in the guest seat. A smile appeared on his face and he greeted her gently.
"Greetings, His Royal Highness Prince Jing." Although Liu Lanxin was a beat late, she finally reacted and quickly stood up to salute.
"Miss Liu, you're welcome." Pei Yusheng waved his hand and sat down first. "I heard that Miss Liu came to Uncle Wang because of her eye disease. Is it because of the famous doctor invited from Jiangnan?"
Pei Yuanjun invited a famous doctor from Jiangnan to examine the fourth young lady of the Qu family's eye disease, and concluded that her eye disease had been cured and that her veil could be removed. Naturally, Pei Yusheng had also heard about this.
"I heard that this famous doctor is very good." Liu Lanxin had recovered by now and explained softly.
"Uncle Wang has to go out of the house for something right now, so he asked someone to invite me over. I've also brought the famous doctor with me." Pei Yusheng said, stretching out his fingers and tapping the table lightly twice.
The eunuch who followed him hurried downstairs and invited the famous doctor from Jiangnan who was waiting outside.
"Miss Liu, do you want him to take a look at your eye disease?" Pei Yusheng asked with a smile.
At this point, Liu Lanxin could only take one step at a time. She stood up and looked at Pei Yusheng again.
He bowed, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Why thank you? Miss Liu and I are old acquaintances. Miss Liu's affairs are my affairs." Pei Yusheng said with a smile.
Let the doctor come forward and check.
The veil was taken off. Liu Lanxin looked more heroic under the veil than with it on. Her appearance was outstanding and Pei Yusheng was very satisfied.
Although she was wearing a narrow and thin veil, it was basically possible to see that she was very beautiful. Now it was clearer. She looked similar to Qu Qiuyan, but her heroic spirit made Pei Yusheng look at her a few more times. She was both heroic and beautiful, and his eyes couldn't help but become more gentle.
But when he thought that Liu Lanxin didn't look for him, but deliberately went to Uncle Wang's house, a hint of displeasure flashed in his eyes. In his heart, Liu Lanxin was the person he had his eyes on, and naturally she was also his.
When Uncle Wang sent someone over, he didn't say a word because it was about Liu Lanxin's matter.
Could it be that she still misses Uncle Wang
The smile slowly faded. No one would be happy if the woman he liked was still thinking about someone else.
The Crown Prince already has Lady Jingyu, so things here have to be settled quickly to avoid the Crown Prince taking advantage of the situation. After what happened in the palace before, my mother also asked me to act quickly, but I had no choice but to send gifts several times, but there was no enthusiasm from the General's Mansion.
"What's wrong?" The doctor checked and packed up the medicine box in his hand.
"Miss Liu is fine now." The doctor said as he cleaned up.
"So you've taken off the veil?" Pei Yusheng asked with a smile.
"You can take it off now. Just don't look at the scorching sun too much in the future," said the doctor.
When the sun is directly overhead, not only those with eye diseases, but even those without them would not dare to look at it for too long. This of course means that Liu Lanxin is really getting better.
"Thank you!" Pei Yusheng thanked the doctor in a host's manner.
"Your Highness, you are too polite." After the doctor finished cleaning up, he left with the medicine box.
Liu Lanxin sat on the chair and slowly opened her eyes, but halfway through, she seemed a little flustered and closed her eyes again.
"Miss Liu, it's okay. Just open your eyes slowly and see." Pei Yusheng looked at her gently and said.
Liu Lanxin nodded and slowly opened her eyes again. This time she did not close them immediately, but just blinked slightly.
"Are you feeling unwell anywhere?" Pei Yusheng asked with concern.
Liu Lanxin blinked again, then shook her head: "It seems... I really don't feel any discomfort, am I really fine?"
"It's really better! Miss Liu doesn't have to wear the veil anymore. From now on, all the young ladies from noble families in Beijing can see how extraordinary young ladies from military families are." Pei Yusheng said admiringly.
Accustomed to seeing delicate and gentle ladies, the Miss Liu in front of him made his eyes light up and he became more and more satisfied with Liu Lanxin. However, when he saw the surrounding environment, he couldn't help but remember that this was the Prince of England's Palace and Liu Lanxin was here to see the King of England. His face darkened and he had to settle Liu Lanxin's matter as soon as possible.
"Thank you, Your Highness." Liu Lanxin thanked him.
"That is what I should do. Now that Miss Liu's eye disease has healed, why don't you go see mother now? The other day, mother said that she wanted to see what Miss Liu would look like without her eye veil. Seeing Miss Liu's current appearance, mother will surely be satisfied." Pei Yusheng smiled and put down the teacup in his hand, as if inviting her casually.
Liu Lanxin's hands trembled...