The daughter of the emperor was reborn and was spoiled by the sickly prince.

Gu Mingzhao's trip was extremely spectacular.

He sat upright on a magnificent sedan chair. The sedan chair was extraordinarily luxurious, with four tall corners and hanging bright yellow tassels that swayed gently as it moved.

The sedan chair was carried by eight palace servants, who walked steadily and were well-trained.

Gu Mingzhao, dressed in a brocade robe and jade belt, sat upright on the sedan chair, looking handsome and imposing.

For the first time, Liao Qinglan intuitively felt what it meant to be the emperor's great grace and emperor's favor.

In the palace, only the emperor, the crown prince, and the mistress of a palace can ride in a sedan chair and travel around the palace.

Even though Li Jin was the emperor's biological son, he could only enter the palace on foot.

Gu Mingzhao really has some tricks up his sleeve.

"It's King Qin, Miss Liao, follow me."

A Qiu pulled Liao Qinglan back and stood against the wall to make way for Gu Mingzhao's procession.

She couldn't help but look up at Gu Mingzhao.

After not seeing him for a few months, he had become more calm and reserved, and looked like a nobleman.

Gu Mingzhao also saw her.

Liao Qinglan nodded slightly and greeted him.

But Gu Mingzhao did not respond.

His gaze did not linger on her for long; he just glanced at her with an indifferent expression, as if he was looking at a stranger.

Soon, he withdrew his gaze and continued walking.

For some reason, Liao Qinglan felt empty inside.

But in just three months, the two of them had become strangers.

Now, one can already see the aura of an emperor in Gu Mingzhao.

A man like him would never worry about a woman who had rejected him.

After his sedan chair passed by, the palace maids and eunuchs who had retreated to both sides of the road returned to the main road.

Liao Qinglan heard two palace maids talking behind her.

"It's almost noon, why is His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin entering the palace at this time?"

"Of course it's His Majesty's call! I heard from the sisters in front of the emperor that His Majesty often asks His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin to accompany him for meals."

"It seems that the emperor has never summoned foreign officials to dine together!"

"Yes! Otherwise, why do we say that His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin is in the emperor's good graces right now?"

"I heard that His Highness is already twenty years old and still unmarried. I wonder which young lady will marry him in the future."

"Let alone anything else, just the face of His Royal Highness Prince Qin is so comforting. If I really marry him, I'm afraid I'll wake up laughing in my dreams."

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When Liao Qinglan returned home, she went to find Liao Zhendong and told her parents that Queen Wang had invited her to go hunting in autumn.

"His Majesty has issued an order that this autumn hunt will be well organized, and all civil and military officials and concubines will accompany it." Liao Zhendong said, stroking his beard.

"So, father will go with us?"

Liao Zhendong nodded: "That's right, relatives of officials can go if they want, so there will be many ladies of your age, and you won't be bored then."

"Then I'll go ask Qinghe if he'll be going too."

Liao Qinglan was quite happy after hearing this.

Autumn hunting has always been done in the royal enclosure in the Western Hills, and each hunt would last about ten days.

I originally thought that accompanying Queen Wang would be quite boring.

It would be nice to have someone to keep me company if Qinghe came along.

Liao Qinglan immediately got up and went to Anyuan Marquis Mansion.

When she arrived, Princess Qinghe was practicing calligraphy.

"Qinghe, your handwriting is getting better and better. You are worthy of being the most talented woman in the capital!" Liao Qinglan greeted with a smile.

Qinghe put down his pen, stood up and held her hand: "Qinglan, why are you here? Sit down and have a rest."

The two sat at the stone table, and Liao Qinglan told Qinghe her purpose.

After hearing this, Qinghe said, "To be honest, His Majesty has issued an oral order that all direct descendants of the royal family must participate in this autumn hunt, so I will definitely go."

Liao Qinglan asked in surprise: "Oh? So there is such a requirement."

Qinghe said helplessly, "Yes, in fact, the emperor wants to take advantage of this grand autumn hunting event to formally introduce the King of Qin to the whole world."

Liao Qinglan once again intuitively felt the emperor's high regard for Gu Mingzhao.

At the same time, I was a little puzzled: "Why does your majesty value him so much?"

Qinghe shook his head: "I don't know the specific reason, but my mother seems to know something. She was originally opposed to enthroning a white-clothed man as a prince, but after meeting King Qin, her attitude changed."

Liao Qinglan became even more curious and asked, "Why?"

"I don't know either. My mother won't tell me."

Judging from what he said, she should have never seen the enthroned King of Qin.

"You probably haven't seen him, do you know who he is?" Liao Qinglan asked.

Qinghe was slightly stunned, then shook his head: "Are you talking about the King of Qin? I have never seen him. Is it someone I know?"

Liao Qinglan spoke slowly: "I can't say I know him, but you have certainly seen him. Do you still remember the teacher who was beside me when I was in Qingfeng Pavilion?"

Qinghe's eyes widened, and that figure immediately appeared in his mind.

She still remembered that the teacher was very handsome and very protective of Liao Qinglan.

She even joked at the time and asked the Master whether he would come to marry his good friend in a sedan chair after he became successful.

"You mean, your teacher... is the King of Qin?" Qinghe felt incredulous.

"Yes, it's him." Liao Qinglan nodded.

Qinghe immediately became excited: "I still remember that when we were in Qingfeng Pavilion, he always protected you! I felt it was a pity at the time that his family background was not good enough and he might not be able to marry you! Now, the daughter of the prime minister and the prince of the dynasty are a perfect match!"

"Qinghe, there's no way he and I will be together." Liao Qinglan said softly.

"Why? Don't you like him?"

Liao Qinglan really didn't know how to answer the question of whether she liked it or not.

She always thought that she should be more afraid of him.

But on the day of Qiqiao Festival, when she thought Gu Mingzhao was smiling at others, she felt dark inside and wanted madly to find out who was in his heart and how they got along.

When Gu Mingzhao confessed his love to her, her heart beat very fast and the only thing she considered was whether it was suitable or not, not whether she liked him or not.

And when Gu Mingzhao kissed her, she didn't feel offended, but just foolishly thought that it would be great if she was the one being treated so gently by him.

She is not a dull person and she realizes that this abnormal behavior may be due to the word "like".

It might be the moment when he descended from the sky and opened the door of the Pepper House.

It could also be the moment when he withstood the pressure and protected her entire family.

The emotion of "like" has already been planted in my heart.

It was just because of her status as the queen of the previous dynasty and his fickle attitude.

I only dare to hide this shameful joy, not daring to be discovered by others.

"No, I like him."

Liao Qinglan spoke in a soft tone. For the first time, she was willing to face her own heart and express her love out loud.