"See the Emperor."
In the imperial study, Song Shuwan and Pei Huan saluted at the same time.
After reviewing the case, the emperor raised his head when he heard the voice, and said with a smile: "No need to be polite, I let you two enter the palace because I want to say something about practice."
Practice?
Song Shuwan and Pei Huan exchanged glances, and then Pei Huan asked: "Is the implementation of the emperor's words related to the expedition of the army?"
"Besides this matter, is there anything else worthy of my speaking out and practicing?"
Silence fell in the royal study room, and Pei Huan frowned slightly: "Your Majesty, the outcome of this battle is still unknown. If you practice it with great fanfare, I'm afraid it will be easy for people to laugh."
The emperor laughed: "I don't think so, Pei Huan, I know your ability, and you will definitely not lose in this battle."
While he was talking, the emperor came to Pei Huan and slapped him hard on the shoulder: "Under such circumstances, I will naturally give you enough dignity."
Pei Huan smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty, I don't have to do this."
The emperor shook his head and asked the two of them to follow him: "That's not what I said. You have lived and died for Dazhou. In some respects, I naturally have to give you some special treats."
Not long after, the three of them arrived at the Imperial Garden.
The emperor suddenly asked: "Will Miss Song accompany you on your expedition this time?"
Pei Huan glanced back and said, "She will stay in the capital until the Song family case is completely settled. Does the emperor have anything to entrust to her?"
The emperor smiled slightly: "I do have something I need Miss Song to do."
From behind, Song Shuwan asked doubtfully: "I wonder what the emperor wants the civilian daughter to do?"
"I have a young son who has been in poor health. I want to ask Miss Song to help nurse him back to health for a while. I don't expect him to be able to walk around like a normal person."
Song Shuwan was startled, thinking that nothing would happen in the future, so she agreed to the matter.
The emperor was quite pleased: "In this case, this matter will be left to Miss Song."
Song Shuwan was a little embarrassed. The emperor always spoke of Miss Song. She was not used to such a peaceful look.
After thinking for a while, she said: "Your Majesty, you should just call the daughter of the people by her name. A daughter of the people would not dare to bear that title."
The emperor nodded lightly: "In that case, I will call you by your name, Shu Wan, and I will leave my youngest son to you."
Half an hour later, Song Shuwan left the palace with Pei Huan.
On the way back home, her expression remained solemn.
Pei Huan saw this and asked, "Why don't you say anything? But what doubts are there in your heart?"
"emperor……"
Song Shuwan said two words and frowned slightly: "Is the Emperor too easy-going?"
She remembers that the new emperor was once the crown prince, and no matter how many setbacks he experienced, he would never be as easy-going as he is now.
Song Shuwan stated her concerns once again, then raised her hand to rub her eyebrows.
Pei Huan chuckled: "Your concerns are right. The emperor himself is not an easy-going person."
Song Shuwan's heart skipped a beat, and her eyes widened: "Your Majesty, do you want to say that the Emperor has some agenda for being so easygoing with me?"
Pei Huan was speechless. When Song Shuwan said the word "conspiracy", he knew that she knew something about it.
In the silence, the coachman's voice came into the carriage.
"Your Majesty, my lady, you have arrived at the mansion."
A few moments later, Song Shuwan got out of the carriage first.
In the evening of the next day, a practice banquet was held in the palace, and hundreds of officials and their wives entered the palace. When Song Shuwan and Pei Huan appeared, they attracted everyone's attention.
It didn't take long for the ladies from each family to start discussing.
"Prince Pei has gone through many twists and turns. Now that he is treated like this by the emperor, he will surely prosper in the future."
"What's more important is that Prince Pei has reconciled with the Miss Song family and is now single. He is a good candidate for a husband."
They spoke so enthusiastically that no one noticed the complicated look on Song Shuwan's face behind them. Both of them were eyeing Pei Huan.
But what these ladies said is right. Pei Huan is indeed an excellent husband candidate now.
On the other side, not long after Pei Huan sat down, he heard officials on both sides ask him about his future plans.
"With your ability, it won't take long for you to return from the border with a victory. By then, you have to think about marriage, right?"
"Yes, Prince Pei, you need to be careful about this important matter of marriage. Is there anyone in the capital you like?"
Pei Huan smiled at the officials' inquiries and tried to clear things up in a few words.
Unexpectedly, the officials around him didn't give up, and seemed to be planning to finalize the marriage today.
"Prince Pei, this matter is no small matter."
"It's better to make the decision in advance so that the prince can feel more at ease, right?"
The smile on Pei Huan's face gradually disappeared as the sounds around him increased. In the end, his aura had dropped to the point where everyone could notice it.
The officials looked at each other and did not dare to say anything more. They all pretended to be nonchalant and chatted about other things.
Pei Huan looked around and his eyes fell on Song Shuwan not far away. There was an inexplicable irritation in his eyes.
Both of them are thinking about getting him a wife. I don’t know what Song Shuwan is thinking. Does she really feel...
Pei Huan pressed his eyebrows, took a few deep breaths to suppress the irritability in his heart, and turned to pick up the wine glass at hand.
Not far away, Song Shuwan's eyes fell, and her fingertips trembled slightly. She had heard too many words from the people around her, and one or two of them seemed to have forgotten her marriage to Pei Huan.
No, it couldn't be said that she had forgotten. After all, she and Pei Huan and Li were two people. But such blatant remarks still made her heartache.
"The Emperor has arrived——"
Suddenly, the eunuch's drawn-out voice came, and the surrounding conversations immediately disappeared.
"See the Emperor."
The emperor strode forward, looked around, smiled and raised his hand: "No need to be polite, everyone, please get up."
After a while, the emperor sat down and said, "I don't have anything to say. This banquet is just for Pei Huan, so please toast with a few more glasses of wine."
"yes!"
The atmosphere of the banquet was obviously much more lively, and the officials did not mention the engagement again. Unexpectedly, when the banquet was coming to an end, the emperor suddenly mentioned the engagement.
"You are alone now, so you have to make an engagement before leaving. Why don't you let me make the decision and give you my little daughter?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone was stunned.
No one expected that the emperor would be interested in granting a marriage. For a while, everyone kept exchanging glances, and some looked at where Song Shuwan was. The emperor's behavior was very inappropriate.
Seeing the passage of time, Pei Huan had no intention of speaking. The emperor asked again: "Why, my little daughter is not worthy of you?"
He was still smiling, as if he didn't care about Pei Huan's answer, but everyone who heard the words knew that Pei Huan was already in a dilemma.
After a while, Pei Huan raised his hands and saluted: "It is an honor for Weichen that the emperor grants us a marriage, but Weichen already has a wife. Does the emperor want the little princess to be his concubine?"
