When Jiang Ning saw the suspicious expressions on their faces, Jiang Ning couldn't help but smile, breaking the awkward atmosphere.

But Er Qianxun secretly smiled in his heart, knowing that Jiang Ning's plan was successful. This beauty trap has been tried and tested many times. Think about it, in this troubled world, there are many heroes, and the only ones who can be trapped by heroes are beauties.

Even the officials in the capital are not immune to vulgarity, and Hua Yourong is the best example.

What the two of them didn't know was that Hua Yourong had already arrived in the capital. When he got off the boat, the Ministry of War took over the birthday card on the merchant ship. Several adults from the Ministry of Revenue were already waiting at the ferry, and a row of carriages greeted them.

Hua Yourong sent him to the palace, escorted by soldiers from Jingzhao Mansion along the way.

Di Qing went to the Right Prime Minister's Mansion to deliver a letter, and then submitted Jiang Ning's letter to the Right Prime Minister.

Hua Yourong was shocked at the ferry, and now she has come to her senses. When she heard the noise on the road, she opened the curtains to look and listen carefully. People on the street were all spreading rumors that Princess Changping had come back to life and returned to Luoyang.

He was even more serious about the incident, so he faked his death in Jinling and paralyzed Fang La and other bandits. This helped Gao Qiu's army to attack Huanglong and pacify all the three prefectures and eighteen states.

Now that Princess Changping has returned to the princess mansion, she will enter the palace soon to pay her respects.

Hua Yourong had met Princess Changping. Her noble temperament was innate. Her cold aristocratic temperament made her as holy as a snow lotus. Her eyes and coercion were unmatched by one person.

If she were to speak to a man among the world's most powerful people, no man would be able to resist her.

Princess Changping had no connection with her, and her life and death had nothing to do with her. Hua Yourong slowly opened the last layer of the box behind her, took out a piece of rice paper, spread it out and looked at it, but

It's the song "One Cut Plum". Every time I read it, I feel that Jiang Ning is so talented. Nowadays, these talented people in the capital are gradually losing their respect for her.

But now she is going to the palace. She knows what this means. How many women in the world can receive such grace? Logically speaking, she should be happy, but

Now she just couldn't be happy. She even went from being proud when she heard the news to being excited later, and then to being calm now. The change was so huge that she had never expected it.

But when the convoy arrived in front of the palace, they did not go in. Instead, they followed the outer wall of the palace to a private garden.

After getting off the carriage, I saw that this villa had no name, but from outside the high wall, I could clearly see the willows all over the palace walls. The sound of birds and insects could be heard endlessly. The vermilion gate faced the palace.

The walls and wide avenues are filled with people coming and going, and there is a constant flow.

Hua Yourong was signaled to enter, but her maid was taken to the courtyard next to her.

A maid opened the door long ago, leading Hua Yourong towards the door. After entering the door, she saw the beautiful scenery of Suzhou gardens, with carved beams and painted pillars, rockery flower beds, five steps to the first floor, ten steps to the pavilion, and pavilions.

As the terraces changed, it became even more beautiful. It was obviously the scorching heat of August, but I couldn't feel the heat at all in the garden. The maidservants, three or five, lined up and walked on tiptoe, not daring to make a single sound.

Hua Yourong followed the young man, but saw that he only took small steps when walking, so she already guessed the identity of this man.

After walking through the two courtyards and bypassing the rockery, the deepest courtyard appeared in front of me.

I saw little lions coming to life on the railings made of white marble. The canopy stretched out by the banyan tree more than ten feet high covered the pavilion in the center of the pond. A man with black and white hair was sitting on a rocking chair, holding a

Fishing rod, staring at the lotus pond in front of me.

The lotus flowers are in full bloom, with koi carps twinkling from time to time. The fragrance is fragrant, and light fragrance lingers around. Connected to the center of the pond is a winding stone bridge. At the end of the stone bridge are unicorn cornices and golden tiles with white birds facing the phoenix.

, there is a residence that is more than thirty feet wide and ten feet long raised under the tiles. At the door, several maids are playing with sachets and holding paper kites. Not far away, there are armored guards standing in groups of five.

, patrolling along the wall, but not daring to turn his eyes this way.

When they reached the stone bridge, the man stopped moving forward and stretched out his hand to signal Hua Yourong to go forward.

Hua Yourong held on to the cold white marble bridge, walked forward slowly, and walked softly behind the man, but she heard the man suddenly shout: "I'm hooked, I'm hooked..."

He immediately stood up, shook his somewhat bloated body, lifted the fishing rod, and pulled out a red and white koi from the pond.

But the koi was quite big, and when it swayed from side to side, it tried to swing the fishing line and fall into the pond. Seeing this, several people not far away hurriedly stepped forward to help, but saw a pair of jade hands grabbing the fishing rod, and fiercely

He pulled down and pressed the fishing rod on the white marble bridge pillar. The man was startled, and the people behind him were about to step forward and hold Hua Yourong down, but saw the man suddenly raise his hand, and everyone stopped.

Stopping in his tracks, the man didn't even look back. He waved his hand slowly. Everyone bowed and left with their waists bent.

But Hua Yourong pressed it for a moment, and the koi twisted dozens of times before stopping. Hua Yourong turned around and saw the man's true appearance. He suddenly let go of the fishing rod and knelt down on the ground.

: "The crime of a female citizen deserves death..."

The man lifted the fishing rod, took off the hook, and put the koi back into the wooden barrel beside him. He smiled and stepped forward to help Hua Yourong up: "Haha, what are you guilty of? How did you see this?

Shall I bow?"

Hua Yourong was helped up, but she didn't dare to raise her head. She lowered her eyebrows and said, "A common girl disturbed the holy driver and disturbed the elegance of the holy king, but she deserves death..."

"Oh? Do you recognize me?" The man was none other than Xia An, the current Shenwu Emperor.

Shenwu has been in power for ten years, and he has been in office for ten years. Although he ascended the throne at the age of thirty, it is considered relatively late, but currently, his body is at its peak in the Spring and Autumn Period. Under the rule of the late emperor, the world is at peace, except for some difficult situations in the border areas.

, Generally speaking, economic and political development are on the expected track. As long as the Turks and Dayuan on the border are stabilized, there should be no problems during his reign.

Ten years ago, during the Battle of Blackwater, his father died, and the Right Chancellor retired from old age and returned to his hometown after putting him on the throne. In the past ten years, the borderlands were stable, and he was recuperating his energy to fight again. Now, the Right Prime Minister

The prime minister was restored to his post, and the left prime minister was even more diligent. All major and minor matters in the court were discussed and decided by the cabinet headed by the two leaders before being reported, so his life became much easier.

If not Hua Yourong, who could the woman in front of him be? The long-term pride made this forty-year-old man rekindle his interest in some things. The beauty in front of him was more beautiful than anyone he had ever seen.

, even touching his nerves with every glance and smile. In comparison, last year's draft was really unnecessary.

Hua Yourong smiled slightly and said, "I don't recognize him."

"That's what they told you, which one is it?" Emperor Shenwu spoke, with a domineering tone in his tone, as if he was the Lord of all things and could not be criticized.

Hua Yourong hurriedly knelt down and said, "No one told the daughter of the people. Please calm down, Your Majesty."

Emperor Shenwu smiled slowly and said: "Get up, then tell me how you knew it? If it makes sense, I will not punish them."

"Holy God, please." Hua Yourong stood up, but still did not raise his head to look at Emperor Shenwu, and continued: "The civilian girls were frightened when they saw the Holy Emperor. She thought she had seen many dignitaries in this capital, and some

Like a tiger, like a dragon, but compared with the Holy One, there is a huge difference between clouds and mud. The Holy One is the golden dragon beyond the sky, and those people are just ants in the world. Therefore, the girl guessed that it was the Holy One, so she boldly said what she just said.

I hope that the Holy One will forgive the sin of the common women for assuming the Holy Will."

"He who doesn't know is not guilty. Haha, you are Hua Yourong, raise your head and let me take a good look." Emperor Shenwu said, reaching under Hua Yourong's chin with his right hand, and slowly raised her head.

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Chapter completed!