"Prince Yu, I am here to remind my elder brother to not offend soone he shouldn’t offend. That’s all."
Hu Lunan changed the sinister mannerism he displayed in the farmhouse into a gentle one as he replied.
Nevertheless Long Tianhao was not fooled by this but eyes him with vigilance.
After realizing that he had embarrassed himself, Hu Lunan snorted and turned back to King Ming.
"That younger brother of yours does not seem very decent."
Long Tianyi comnted as he watched Hu Lunan walked away.
Hu Tianbei did not seem perturbed by this assessnt on his brother, as if he was used to hearing such evaluation.
"Lunan was spoilt since young. Please bear with him and excuse his rudeness."
Lin ngya nodded, thinking in her heart that this pair of brothers were a little odd, but she did not comnt further.
"ngya, this is the Crown Prince, the son of King Ming. He is also Qinghan’s sworn brother."
Long Tianhao gently explained and this piece of information took Lin ngya by surprise. She had heard Concubine Du ntioned before that Long Qinghan enjoyed making acquaintances with capable n all around the world, but she had not imagined that he had this close relationship with this crown prince.
"Please forgive for being so abrupt in my appearance the other, Princess Yu."
Lin ngya had told Long Tianhao everything that had happened in Wanfo Temple the other day.
Although now she had confird that the second prince of King Ming was the one who kidnapped her the other day, she had no idea if there was a conspiracy behind this.
"It’s no big deal, don’t worry about it, Your Highness."
Until now, Lin ngya was able to see that this crown prince was one who was not particular about details but had a carefree character just like Long Qinghan. It was no wonder that the two of them had beco sworn brothers.
"Please take a seat, Your Highness. The Queen and our Crown Prince will be arriving soon."
Hu Tianbei nodded and made his way back to his father, King Ming.
Long Tianhao let go of his grip on Lin ngya’s shoulder, as he thought that the two of them had been attracting too much attention.
The banquet was conducted as planned and all the royals, officials and powerful man with their wives were seated at their seats, chattering away softly.
"Is that really Princess Yu?"
"What’s the big deal? She had married Prince Yu only because of the power of Marquis Zhennan."
"Look at you sounding so jealous! Don’t tell you still can’t get Prince Yu out of your mind?"
The chatterings going on around Lin ngya had all reached her ears.
Holding up the cup from the table, Lin ngya took a sip of the wine. She did not intend to stir up hot conversations, but unfortunately, she was simply too conspicuous.
"The Empress is here! The Crown Prince is here!"
As the eunuch made the announcent, the entire Yuanshan Palace quietened down.
Everyone stood up and turned their eyes towards the main door and bowed in respect.
"Long live the Queen, long live the crown prince."
Lin ngya, together with all the princesses, the Emperor’s concubines bent their knees in a bow. Even King Ming and his sons bowed in respect.
"You may rise. As a gesture to welco King Ming, we have arranged for this state banquet so we can all enjoy it."
As the Crown Prince spoke, Lin ngya could sense that there were two pairs of eyes glancing at her.
"Thank you Your Highnesses, the Crown Prince and the Queen."
All the guests rose and as Lin ngya lifted her head, she was taken aback to find that the Crown Prince was looking into her eyes.
A look of shock flashed across the Crown Prince’s eyes.
Lin ngya stood out among all the ladies although she was rely dressed modestly.
She was like a pearl, which quietly exuberate its beauty and glow.
Why should that useless prince have her as his wife?
"Your Highness, the Crown Prince, is this Princess Yu? Can you introduce us?"
Standing next to the Crown Prince was his consort, dressed in purple. She looked adorable and without any guile.
Lin ngya guessed that this lady had to be the Crown Prince’s favorite vice Princess.
When the Crown Prince was thirteen years old, he married his princess who was his age. However, she passed away a year and a half later.
At this mont, this vice Princess whom he doted was ut change of all household matters in the Crown Prince’s Mansion.
Her na is Dugu Wuxia and was a foreign woman. She because vice Princess at the age of fifteen and was greatly loved since then.
Lin ngya was especially curious how this foreign lady was able to capture the Crown Prince’s love for such a long ti, given that he grew tired of old love easily and was always looking for new love.
She feared that this lady was no easy character!
"Alright, you are sisters-in-law after all, and ought to get more intimate with each other anyway, but let’s pay our respects to King Ming first."
After throwing a glance at Lin ngya, the Crown Prince led his wife to et King Ming.
Although Concubine De had been restricted by the Queen in many ways when she was in the palace, she had many close acquaintances outside the palace.
For this reason, Lin ngya did not feel too lonely.
"Are you Nansheng’s younger sister? What a pretty girl you are, no wonder your brother kept talking about you all the ti."
Lin ngya lifted her head and spotted a young lady in a pink court dress standing in front.
Although she was not stunningly beautiful, she had a cute, petite face and crystal clear eyes. Wearing a subtle smile on her face, Lin ngya could tell that she was different from the other ladies in the palace who loved infighting.
Nevertheless, such a pure, virtuous looking girl was completely different from herself.
"I’m Lin ngya, the younger sister of Lin Nansheng. May I know who..."
"I... I’m Yueting. We used to play together when we were young."
A shy smile spread across Yueting’s little fair countenance. Lin ngya imdiately recalled that she was her elder brother’s fiance.
The Yues were a strict family, therefore the interactions between Yueting and her elder brother had always been proper and decent. Knowing that her family was having a hard ti, Yueting had always provided for them from her own pocket.
However, she had not t up with Yueting since she was five years old.
Nevertheless, Yueting seed to treat her as well as years ago when they played together. Moreover, her love for Lin ngya’s brother was sincere and faithful.
"So it is Big Sister Yue! Now I’m the one who is heartless. I rember you gifted with jade bangle when I married into Prince Yu’s family. Even the embroidered shoes I’m wearing were personally made by you. I ought to be punished for forgetting you, Big Sister!"
Lin ngya held on to Yueting’s hand intimately and sat down.
"Of course I know you’re not trying to forget . We haven’t seen each other for a whole ten years! I only heard about how you’re doing from Nansheng’s letters."
Yueting gazed at Lin ngya with a pained look. She heard quite a lot of stories regarding the Lins.
The Lin ngya in her impression was a bright girl, how did she beco the idiot in as rumored?
Even Nansheng could only sigh and take pity on her.
Later on, Madam Lin forbade visitors from visiting her, giving the reason that Lin ngya was ill and needed rest.
All that Yueting could do was to make so small playthings out of what she had and sent them over to Lin ngya.
Luckily, because she was engaged to Nansheng, no one questioned her when she showed her concern for Lin ngya.
"When I kept indoors in the courtyard while I was ill, we couldn’t et each other ever since. We have to spend more ti together from now on. Lest I be accused of being the heartless one."
Lin ngya smiled tenderly as she conjured up so plans in her mind.
To Lin ngya, Yueting was a sweet person who paid attention to details, was virtuous and kind. She was definitely a perfect match with her courageous, heroic brother.
She told herself that she had to take care of such a sister-in-law in the absence of her brother.
"You!" Yueting patted Lin ngya’s forehead affectionately, as she recalled how they were playmates when they were young.
They felt an imdiate closeness.
"I was wondering what kind of physician did Prince Yu engage to treat your illness. You seed completely well now!"
The rumor about Lin ngya’s madness had gone viral in the entire capital city.
Apart from a handful of people who had seen her personally, most others had no idea how she was.
To most people, it was a miracle that Lin ngya beca Princess Yu without much problems and hindrances.
Although Yueting was not the type to gossip, she had many unanswered questions in her mind.
"I guess I must have been stimulated by the loud music and noises, as well as all the wedding preparations on the costus and sedans."
Lin ngya casually answered with an excuse which sounded more like nonsense.
If she had revealed that she went into the bridal sedan after Lin ngwu failed to poison her to death, Shangguan Qing would never let her off but would call her a demon.
"Oh, that’s good. I was worried that you’ve been bullied."
Yueting patted Lin ngya on her hand and a worried look appeared on her pretty face.
"No way. In fact, Prince Yu had treated well."
Actually, the way Long Tianhao treated her, a re employee, was faultless.
Apart from the fact that he was always pulling a straight face, Long Tianhao had been rather nice to her!
"That’s more assuring. I can see that Prince Yu’s feelings towards you is sincere. Now I rest assured."
Yueting was indeed surprised to see how Long Tianhao was so protective over Lin ngya.
After the Crown Prince greeted King Ming, the banquet officially began.
The majesty and elegances of the Queen made the rest of the consorts look like they were starts surrounding the moon.
The Crown Prince, all smiles, kept toasting King Ming with wine. He was beginning to act more like the emperor of the country.
Apart from talking to Yueting, her friend, it was a rare opportunity for Lin ngya to et up with the people from her family, so she quietly asked for the younger generations from her family to co to her for chats.
"Big Sister Yue, how about you introduce to your parents?"
Since both Lin ngya’s father and brother were not around, it was necessary for her to make arrangent to et with Yueting’s family.
However, this seed to put Yueting a tight spot. She shook her head and said,
"It’s alright to see my father, however, with my mother..., I don’t think it’s a good idea for you to et her since you’re now Princess Yu."
Lin ngya was taken aback when she saw the awkward expression on Yueting’s face as she lowered her head.
All of a sudden, she rembered that Madam Yue used to be the Queen’s good friend.
The Queen was the one who arranged the engagent between the two of them.
However, who would have expected Yueting to mature into a kind and intelligent young lady. Because of Lin Nansheng, she had argued with her mother nurous tis because of their difference in opinion.
If not because of Yueting’s mother, this marriage engagent might not have carried through since the dynasty’s scholar was a principled man who adhered closely to protocols.
"Don’t say that, big sister. Even if I’m a princess now, shouldn’t I still behave like an educated person?"
Seeing that Lin ngya was insistent, Yueting stopped trying to stop her.
Nevertheless, Lin ngya was a princess now, while Yueting’s mother was rely a third-grade consort. She could not probably turn down her request.
"Elder Sister, Mother had asked for you! How could you mishave in this way as a daughter of the Yues?"
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