Volume 1: Gathering Winds of Splendor Chapter 30: Like Poetry and Painting

  The horse carriage slowly stopped at the palace gate, and three people got off the car and stepped into the imperial palace. The eunuchs who had been waiting at the door saw Ling Susu get off the car and hurried forward to pay their respects, saying, "Your servant greets Princess Jinxiu, Duke of An." Then he saw An Xin standing beside him, and with just a glance, he knew who this was, and immediately said, "Participating in the Long'an County Master."

  Ling SuSu slightly raised her hand, indicating that she didn't need to be so polite.

  At ease, like Liu Laolao entering the Grand View Garden, looking around and stretching her neck to take in the imperial palace, thinking that the Eastern Ling Dynasty must be very rich and prosperous, judging from the scenery and objects within the palace.

  "Your Highness, the Emperor and Empress are waiting for you at Fengxiang Palace. The Crown Prince Yuhua and the National Master are also there." The nanny said softly while leading the way.

  "Hmm, I see." Ling Su's delicate face was tinged with a hint of severity, the noble quality of the princess was fully revealed, and she changed her self-address from "I" to "Ben Gong".

  At ease, eyelids slightly drooping, some things no matter how tightly grasped will slowly slip away from between the fingers as the surroundings change.

  An Mu dust tightened his grip on An Xin's hand, seeing her looking at him with doubt, he smiled and whispered, "You are the most favored princess of the emperor, the legitimate daughter of the great general of Dongyang, and my own sister. You just do as your heart desires, don't worry about the consequences, brother will take responsibility for you."

  "Compared to being the county lord's daughter, I'd rather just be my brother's little sister." An Xin said calmly, wondering if it was her emotions that were too obvious or if An Mu Chen's ability to read between the lines was just too high.

  Along the way, the palace maids and eunuchs saw that Ling Susu and the other two were all properly bowing their heads in greeting, and they weren't surprised when Princess Jinxiu suddenly returned to the palace.

  After passing through several corridors and walking along a few paths, I arrived at the Fengxiang Palace. With a peaceful mind, I gazed at the magnificent and luxurious palace with golden carvings and jade inlays. On top of the palace, the three large characters "Feng Xiang Gong" were flying and dancing like dragons and phoenixes, solemn and majestic.

  The old lady led the three people directly into the inner hall, the empress had been waiting since morning, pacing back and forth restlessly, the emperor sitting on the soft couch couldn't help but laugh at her appearance, just about to speak, when he saw the curtain being lifted, Ling Su and the others walked in.

  "Ah, Su." The empress heard the noise and her eyes lit up as she quickly stepped forward to grasp Ling Su's hands, gazing at her unchanged yet familiar face, with tears of excitement welling up in her eyes.

  "Your Majesty, Father and Mother, I, your son, am unfilial." Ling Su's eyes, which were about to overflow with tears, fell on the temples of the Empress, where her once black hair now had streaks of silver after nine years.

  Her gaze swept quickly through the inner hall, and when it landed on a man, she felt her eyes couldn't move. He was wearing a sky-blue brocade robe, clean and dust-free, with his head lowered to play with a jade cup in his hand, as if nothing could disturb his mood, with a hint of detachment from the world. His curled eyelashes cast a faint shadow on his eyes, his eyebrows and eyes were like poetry and painting, and if he sat still, one would really think it was a watercolor painting carefully crafted by the gods.

  She gazed blankly at the man, her ears automatically blocking out all the surrounding sounds, unable to hear anything. Her eyes only saw the man standing not far away, his powerful presence striking her heart and stunning her entire being. After a moment, An Xin narrowed her eyes, and when she looked at him again, her eyes had regained their clarity. She thought to herself, "Does this man have to be so handsome? Is he going to let me live?" Before, she had always thought that her own face was among the most beautiful in the city, but now, seeing this man, she felt utterly defeated.

  "Rest assured, I'll see Father and Mother soon." An Xin's thoughts were soaring to the ninth heaven when she was suddenly pulled back by Ling SuSu's call.

  An Xin caught a glimpse of Ling Su Su, who had unknowingly knelt down to the ground, being helped up by the Empress. Extremely reluctant to kneel under the imperial system of ancient times, but seeing the expectation in Ling Su Su's eyes, An Xin let out an almost inaudible sigh and resignedly knelt down, shouting loudly, "An Xin pays respects to His Majesty the Emperor and Her Majesty the Empress."

  "This title is really not suitable, change it." Ling Susu frowned and scolded.

  "It's alright, it's reasonable to call you Chang'an like this, and it sounds more like a term of endearment between family members, so let's just call you that. The empress walked over to An Xin's side, helped her up, and examined her carefully, "Chang'an is getting prettier by the day, I almost can't recognize you."

  Looking at the benevolent empress, she felt that her skin was so delicate and radiant in her fifties, it was like seeing a living fossil, making people feel rare. Except for the shallow fish tail wrinkles at the corners of her eyes, which showed a slight old age, her whole face couldn't see her true age, and she couldn't help but sincerely praise, "Empress Grandma, you look really young."

  "The little mouth of Chang'an is really sweet." The empress smiled and walked alongside the emperor, holding An Xin's hand, introducing her with a smile, "This is Prince Yuhua, this is Guoshi."

  Anxin took a deep breath, but it didn't go smoothly. She stared at Yuhua, who still hadn't looked up, and her heart was filled with bitterness. She couldn't believe that someone as good-looking as him would be the infamous number one playboy in the world. It's really "knowing a person by face but not by heart".

  "Yu Hua, the crown prince, is auspicious, and Guo Shi, the national teacher, is auspicious." She imitated the TV show, flapping her sleeves, but unfortunately, they were too short to wrap around her hands. After half a day of struggling, she still couldn't manage a decent bow.

  The national teacher let out a chuckle, and with a smile on his face, he suddenly spoke up, "I didn't expect that a woman with the fate of a phoenix would be like this."

  As soon as he finished speaking, everyone in the hall except Yu Hua lowered their heads and looked unclear, while others changed color, with different expressions.

  "The Prime Minister can hold a boat in his belly, the National Master should be generous and not mind these details." An Xin stared straight at Guoshi, who looked like he was in his thirties, with a handsome face and elegant posture. Especially those eyes, which seemed to contain all things in the world.

  Yu Hua heard An Xin's unreasonable refutation and found it amusing, raised her head to look at An Xin's indignant face, her light gaze fell on her face for a brief moment before she lowered her head again.

  Just now, Yu Hua's elegant and refined face suddenly appeared in An Xin's eyes, which had just calmed down, and again stirred up a storm. She forced herself to look away, wondering what the phrase "jade-like moon, radiant with splendor" meant. Now she finally understood its meaning - there really was such a person, who even if submerged in a sea of people, would still be the first one you'd notice. It's said that the more beautiful a woman is, the more poisonous her heart is; men are the same. This person looks so beautiful, they must be a deadly poppy flower - only to be admired from afar, not to be trifled with.

  Digression

  Someone has appeared, do beautiful women still like it? ~

  The heroine's name was wrong, ~ there is a place where it was written as the heroine's name of another V novel, ⊙﹏⊙ sweat, has been changed ~