Have breakfast at the princess mansion.
Emperor Chen suddenly sent someone to invite him.
He said that the peach blossoms in the royal garden in the palace were in full bloom, and invited Su Xian to the palace to enjoy the flowers and have wine.
In addition, Emperor Chen also invited Chen Keyan, King Tian and others to accompany him.
"Since His Majesty has kindly invited me, I would be disrespectful to refuse." Su Xian nodded in agreement. After seeing off the eunuchs from the palace, Su Xian went back to his room to change clothes.
While changing clothes, a cute little figure suddenly flashed before Su Xian's eyes - Princess Chen Keyao of Yue Kingdom.
Emperor Chen invited him, Chen Keyan, and King Tian. I wonder if Chen Keyao will be invited...
After finishing changing her clothes, Su Xian came to the gate of the princess palace. Chen Keyan was already ready and waiting there. After meeting, Su Xian rushed to the palace together.
…
royal palace.
Royal Garden.
The moment Su Xian stepped into the Imperial Garden, he smelled an elegant floral fragrance in the air, which was peach blossoms.
After walking a few more steps, my eyes suddenly opened up. Clusters of pink peach blossoms were in full bloom, layer upon layer, and as far as the eye could see, there was an ocean of pink.
Because it was morning, the dewdrops formed last night were still hanging on the petals, which looked even more pleasing to the eye and intoxicating.
"The peach blossoms are blooming really well." Su Xian praised as he walked.
"Yes, the weather is mild this year and the peach blossoms are growing very well. Today we can feast our eyes on them." Chen Keyan agreed.
"..."
While chatting, a pavilion appeared at the end of the path.
There were people in the pavilion. They were some palace maids, eunuchs, and some guards with swords. They were all surrounding one person - Emperor Chen!
Emperor Chen's condition became more and more serious and he could no longer get out of bed, so he leaned on a special couch, wearing a bright yellow dragon robe and covered with a quilt, looking quite comfortable.
"My son (foreign minister) pays homage to my father (His Majesty)."
Su Xian and Chen Keyan walked into the pavilion and bowed to Emperor Chen.
Emperor Chen laughed and waved his hand: "No courtesy, stay on your own."
"Thank you, Father (Your Majesty)!"
After the ceremony, Su Xian gave another salute and said to Emperor Chen: "Your Majesty is seriously ill, and you really shouldn't go out to be exposed to the sun and wind. If your Majesty is ill, the foreign ministers cannot absolve themselves of the blame!"
Emperor Chen smiled and explained:
"Your Majesty, you don't have to blame yourself. I invite you to enjoy the flowers today. I have to come. Besides, my health is not so bad that I will fall down when the wind blows. You can rest assured, Your Majesty."
"But..." Su Xian hesitated.
"The imperial doctor once said that it is not beneficial for me to stay in a stuffy palace all day long. Going out for a walk occasionally to enjoy the scenery will actually be good for my condition."
Emperor Chen then smiled and said:
"Today, the Taiwei came to Nanchen. I am very happy. The peach blossoms are in full bloom in the garden, so I would like to invite the Taiwei to enjoy the flowers and have wine with me. I am so respectful and sincere."
Seeing this, Su Xian had nothing to say, so he had to bow and bow: "Then I would rather be respectful than obey my orders!"
At this time, a young man wearing a bright yellow python came forward and bowed to Su Xian: "Little Wang has met Mr. Su."
This young man was none other than King Tian. Seeing how polite he was, Su Xian bowed in return and said, "Greetings to the prince."
King Tian has a strong scholarly atmosphere, a gentle personality, and knows how to consider others. Su Xian has always had a good impression of such people, so he started chatting with King Tian.
When Emperor Chen saw this, the smile on his lips could not be closed at all.
In his opinion, Su Xianwei was against the odds, and if King Tian could make friends with Su Xian and develop a deep friendship, it would be far better than hanging Su Xian through Chen Keyan.
While they were chatting, many maids brought wine, tea, cakes, dried fruits, candied fruits and other items.
Fill the stone table in the pavilion.
Emperor Chen shouted in person, and Su Xian, Chen Keyan, and King Tian came to the table one after another. Since Emperor Chen could not leave the table, he ordered someone to move the table to the side of the table so that he could reach out and take the tea and cakes on the table.
Just like that, the flower viewing and drinking began.
The peach blossoms are charming, the wind is warm, the wine is mellow, and the tea is fragrant.
While admiring the flowers and drinking tea, everyone was chatting, mainly Su Xian and Prince Tian, with Chen Di and Chen Keyan occasionally interjecting a few words, and the guests and hosts enjoyed themselves for a while...
As he learned more about King Tian, Su Xian couldn't help but sigh.
Although King Tian has a gentle personality and knows how to consider others, he is a person worthy of close friendship, but... King Tian is really not suitable for the position of emperor.
This is the conclusion Su Xian came to after in-depth exchanges with him.
No wonder, Chen Keyan's "Empress Ambition", after he fiddled with it a little, burned like wildfire...
From an overall perspective, Chen Keyan's move is understandable. Her character and skills are indeed more suitable for sitting on the throne.
Su Xian originally did not want to interfere in the internal affairs of the Nanchen royal family, but he felt sad when he thought that after Chen Keyan ascended the throne, he would not be able to tolerate King Tian.
Such a good person should become a victim of the throne just because he is not suitable to be an emperor?
That's cruel!
Moreover, Chen Keyan's "Empress Ambition" was developed by him, and he also helped Chen Keyan a lot later... In other words, he, Su Xian, was also an accomplice in King Tian's death!
And Emperor Chen.
Don't look at Emperor Chen's smile now. After he dies, if Quanxia knows that his good daughter has tried to seize the throne of Nanchen, will she climb out of the coffin?
Eh!
What a mess!
Su Xian couldn't help feeling a little depressed as he thought about this. The wine in the glass was no longer fragrant, and the originally pink peach blossoms outside the pavilion also turned gray.
At this time, King Tian talked about Chen Keyao, the princess of Yue Kingdom, and talked about some interesting things about Chen Keyao recently.
When Su Xian heard this, the carefree and innocent little princess appeared in front of his eyes, and his mood improved, and he immediately asked:
"By the way, Your Majesty, Your Highness the Princess, and Your Highness King Tian are all here today. Why don't you see Her Royal Highness Princess Yue? Why isn't she here?"
"..."
At this time, Chen Keyan's complexion had already changed slightly.
She thought of a question——
If that obscure sister suddenly enters the palace, won't she see Su Xian?
But in an instant, her hanging heart slowly fell to the ground.
Because in the past few days, my sister Chen Keyao has always entered the palace in the afternoon and dusk to pay homage to Emperor Chen, and spent the rest of the time in the palace sincerely worshiping Buddha!
It is impossible to enter the palace early in the morning.
In this way, Su Xian will not be seen.
However, the next moment, a whirring voice came from outside the pavilion:
"Father, drinking wine and admiring flowers is not something that others would do... Fortunately, I heard the news and came here on my own!"
"..."
Everyone goes out by voice.
That’s Chen Keyao!
Why is she here?
Everyone's expressions suddenly changed.
Emperor Chen's wrinkled old face seemed to have turned into a chrysanthemum when he smiled. The reason why he was not called Chen Keyao was because Chen Keyao had been worshiping Buddha devoutly in his mansion recently, which made him quite happy.
Now that Chen Keyao is here, of course he doesn't object, because there are more people than there are people.
King Tian was a little puzzled. He was talking about Chen Keyao when he didn't expect Chen Keyao to come. He touched his mouth and thought to himself: "Could it be that my mouth is open and whatever I say comes?"
Su Xian was overjoyed at first, and then happy. He turned to look at Chen Keyan beside him. Chen Keyan never forgot to stop him from getting close to Chen Keyao. What should she do now?
Chen Keyan's expression changed drastically. She stood up and rushed out of the pavilion. She stopped her sister Chen Keyao on the road. Her position was just blocking Su Xian's view.
Then he asked in a slightly stern tone:
"Yao Yao, if you don't sincerely worship Buddha in the palace, why are you coming to the palace?"
"Sister Huang, you can enter the palace once a day, and you didn't say you have to enter at dusk...Father?"
Chen Keyao tilted her head, turned away from the imperial sister, and looked at Emperor Chen expectantly with her big eyes.
A picture of "waiting for salvation".
Emperor Chen chuckled, shook his head, and then waved: "Since you are here, come and sit down. Yan'er will be back soon. The distinguished guest is still here. Why don't you run around with the guest properly?"
"My son, I obey."
The two sisters bowed at the same time.
Just after paying homage, Chen Keyao secretly snorted, passed the imperial sister, and strutted into the pavilion.
Although she is afraid of the imperial sister, as long as her father is around, she has enough confidence because he will make the decision for her.
Chen Keyan shook her head and turned around to re-enter the pavilion...
"Father, I didn't even see my father yesterday. I miss my father so much!" Chen Keyao held the hem of her skirt in both hands and walked toward Emperor Chen with small steps.
"Good boy, come to Father." Emperor Chen was sitting on the low platform, feeling happy. He doted on Chen Keyan very much, but why didn't he dote on Chen Keyao?
"This morning, I heard that my father was in a good mood and was having tea and admiring flowers in the imperial garden. I rushed here non-stop in order to see my father as soon as possible!"
Chen Keyao expressed her feelings while taking small steps.
Emperor Chen smiled even more happily. He liked Chen Keyao's purity. As a parent, who doesn't like such a caring little cotton-padded jacket?
However.
When Chen Keyao walked into the pavilion, she was only a few feet away from Emperor Chen's squat.
She accidentally glanced sideways and looked at the other side of the stone table.
Su Xian is sitting there.
"Brother Su!"
Chen Keyao finally "accidentally" discovered Su Xian, and immediately stopped where she was. She was still holding the hem of her skirt with both hands, her expression brightened, and her smile was even wider than before!
In an instant, the expressions of Emperor Chen, Chen Keyan, and even King Tian, who was eating melons, all froze slightly.
They clearly felt that Chen Keyao seemed to be happier after discovering Su Xian, as if she had become a different person...
Especially Chen Di, the muscles at the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and the happy smile just now slowly disappeared.
So, the little cotton-padded jacket can also grow legs and run away on its own, right?
"Brother Su is here too!"
Chen Keyao jumped up and shouted.
Then he turned around and faced Su Xian. He abandoned Chen Di and went straight to Su Xian.
Emperor Chen's expression was numb and he was watching all this with dull eyes. He couldn't figure it out. This precious daughter seemed to like Su Xian more? It shouldn’t be!
Chen Keyan stood at the entrance of the pavilion. After seeing this scene, she couldn't help but raise her hand to support her forehead. She tried to take precautions against all odds, but in the end she still failed to guard against it. Eh...
…
Chen Keyao is still young and dresses mainly cute.
The tender pink-colored little palace skirt perfectly set off her liveliness.
The way she ran towards Su Xian and her cute round face were so innocent and joyful.
When Su Xian saw this, he was deeply affected. He who was still worried just now had already forgotten all the unpleasant things.
"Meet Her Royal Highness the Princess."
Su Xian stood up with a smile and bowed.
Chen Keyao was approaching quickly, jogging and laughing: "When did Brother Su come? Why didn't I know? Brother Su didn't come to see me either!"
"Well……"
Su Xian was a little embarrassed.
Emperor Chen, Chen Keyan and Prince Tian are all here. Isn't it inappropriate for her to say this?
The relationship between him and Chen Keyao is so similar.
But Chen Keyao is still young and a princess who has not yet left the palace. On the other hand, Su Xian is a grown man... Such a combination seems strange.
In the moment of embarrassment, Chen Keyao had already run three feet away in front of Su Xian.
Nearly one meter away.
But Chen Keyao didn't stop and was still running forward. Looking at it like this, she seemed to be about to collide with Su Xian!
Su Xian's eyes twitched!
With Chen Keyao's character, she would be lighthearted when she bumped into him. She might even climb on him and hang on him like a koala.
This is not possible!
It was fine in private, but in front of Emperor Chen, Chen Keyan and Prince Tian, it was very inappropriate.
In desperation, Su Xian stretched out a big hand and pressed down——
Accurately press the top of Chen Keyao's head.
Chen Keyao paused his momentum and barely stopped in place.
…
Afterwards, Su Xian and Chen Keyao started chatting enthusiastically like old friends they hadn't seen for many years.
However, Chen Keyao always has a childish attitude, and the topics he talks about are also very childish.
To the surprise of Emperor Chen and King Tian, Su Xian also became "childish" and had a very lively chat with Chen Keyao.
Not only that, Su Xian is an adult after all, and has lived in two lives. He has extremely rich experience, knowledge, and experiences. Although he is "childish", he also implies many great truths and many interesting things.
Chen Keyao was very fascinated by what she heard. She held her chin in her hands, with a faint smile on her lips. Her big eyes seemed to be shining when she looked at Su Xian!
Emperor Chen, King Tian and others suddenly understood why Chen Keyao liked Su Xian more.
There are two reasons: First, Su Xian is willing to put aside his identity and face to talk to Chen Keyao about seemingly childish topics.
However, Chen Di, Chen Keyan, King Tian and others all had too complicated thoughts and could not let go of the Lord's face, so they did not please Chen Keyao.
Secondly, Su Xian knew a lot of things, and he could talk a lot about any topic. Chen Keyao was convinced without knowing it, and even regarded what he said as a guideline!
As for Chen Di and others, they either preached or gave orders to Chen Keyao. Chen Keyao was very disgusted with these from the bottom of his heart... It was more relaxed and comfortable to get along with Su Xian.
…
At this time, King Tian, who was originally sitting on the right side of Su Xian, was driven to the right by Chen Keyao.
She occupied the seat to Su Xian's right.
Seeing this, Chen Keyan quickly returned to her seat and sat down. Her seat was on the left side of Su Xian... For a moment, Su Xian was sandwiched between the two sisters.
Su Xian and Chen Keyao were still chatting enthusiastically.
Chen Keyan forced herself in, intending to steal Su Xian and marginalize her sister Chen Keyao.
Chen Keyao was naturally unwilling to be marginalized, so she frequently launched "attacks"... Soon, the originally harmonious pavilion turned into a "battlefield" for the two sisters!
The thing that the two sisters are fighting for is Su Xian, who "appears to be clumsy on the surface, but secretly is very happy".
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aside.
Emperor Chen and Prince Tian were completely "forgotten".
The two father and son looked at each other and saw something unusual in each other's eyes.
King Tian was actually okay, but the one with truly unusual eyes was Emperor Chen.
When he saw that his two daughters seemed to like Su Xian very much, he couldn't help but move slightly, and his eyes became deeper and deeper.
It is true that as a father, he dotes on these two daughters.
But at the same time, he is also the emperor of the Nanchen Empire!
