Traveling through the ancient times

On the Lantern Festival, a banquet was held in the palace as usual, and civil and military officials attended the banquet with their families.

At palace banquets, talent shows by young ladies from official families are inevitable.

For the first time, the King and Queen did not leave early, but watched attentively, and the ladies with outstanding temperament were carefully noted.

After the palace banquet was over, the Queen Mother had Lu Mingqian summoned to the Funing Palace.

"Mother, is there something you want from me?" Lu Mingqian felt dizzy after being toasted by the ministers one after another. He just wanted to go back home and sleep.

"Qian'er, there are many unmarried ladies at the palace banquet today. Is there any lady that impressed Qian'er?"

The Queen Mother thought that the eldest prince fell in love with Li Yunmeng at first sight at the palace banquet. She wondered if Lu Mingqian had seen a woman he liked today.

Lu Mingqian's alarm bells immediately rang. His dizzy head became much clearer, and his frown could kill a mosquito. "What do you mean by that, mother?"

The King and the Queen both knew that he was attracted by the painting at the beginning of the year, so why did they suddenly ask him if he had any crush on other women?

"You are already an adult, and you are choosing a concubine."

"Now that your eldest brother has married, and your second brother will also be married in less than a month, you are the only one left."

"If mother is anxious, I will go and ask Chu Hua's parents for marriage tomorrow."

"Qian'er, Miss Nian is quite good. Your father and I both like her very much, but she is not suitable to be your prince consort right now."

"Why is it not suitable? Is it because her throat is damaged and she can't speak temporarily?"

"How can a woman who can't speak be your prince's consort? How can she handle the internal affairs of the palace, receive the families of officials, and receive the wives of the envoys? How can she do these things?"

"She just can't speak temporarily, it's not incurable."

"I have already asked Dean Chen, the chances of Miss Nian's throat being cured are slim. You are already in your twenties, how long are you going to wait for her?"

"Even if she can't be cured, I will still marry her. She will be my only prince consort." Lu Mingqian has already decided on Nian Chuhua, and he will not marry anyone else in this life.

Seeing Lu Mingqian disregarding the overall situation, the Queen was immediately annoyed. "Ridiculous! As a prince, how can you marry a mute?"

Lu Mingqian was drunk and directly contradicted the queen, "If ordinary people can marry her, why can't I? Besides, the reason why Chu Hua was injured was because of me, how can I abandon her?"

"Don't worry about that. I have already made it clear with Miss Nian that I will adopt her as my adopted daughter. With my support, no one will dare to neglect her."

Lu Mingqian was a little bit incredulous, "Mother, have you told her?"

"Yes!"

"She agreed too?"

"Miss Nian is very sensible!"

"I won't agree!"

The Queen's face suddenly became solemn, "My son! You must remember your identity!"

"Then I would rather not have this identity!" He just wanted to be with the woman he loved, why should they stop him.

What a great man who is willing to risk his life for the beauty he loves!

The Queen was shocked. She didn't expect Lu Mingqian to say such a thing.

For the sake of a woman, he even gave up his status and position.

Seeing the mother and son drawing their swords, Madam Gong quickly spoke up to smooth things over, "Your Highness, please be careful with your words!"

"Don't blame me, Your Majesty. Your Highness may have drunk too much and is a little confused!"

The Queen Mother pinched her brows and said, "Since you don't have a woman you like, then let your mother choose one for you!"

"Someone, the Third Prince is drunk, help him down to rest."

The two palace maids obeyed the order and stepped forward to help Lu Mingqian away, but Lu Mingqian waved them away.

"No need for help. I don't need you to choose a concubine for me. My elder brother won't get married until he's 27. I'm still young and not in a hurry to get married. So I won't need you to worry about it."

"Mother, please go to bed early. I will take my leave now!"

After saying this, Lu Mingqian left without looking back.

The Queen was left alone in the palace, feeling sad, "If the painting was intact at the beginning of that year, who would have stopped him? I wish they could get married tomorrow, why doesn't he understand the painstaking efforts of me and the King!"

Matron Gong quickly spoke to comfort the Queen, "Your Majesty, don't take the Third Prince's words to heart. The Third Prince is just beginning to fall in love and met Miss Nian, who is such an outstanding woman. It is normal for the Third Prince to fall in love with her.

Now Miss Nian has suddenly suffered and lost her voice, so Your Highness is having a hard time accepting it. After a few days, Your Highness will find that you are not communicating well with Miss Nian. Your Majesty will talk to Your Highness again, and there may be a chance for a turnaround."

"Besides, didn't Her Majesty also say that Miss Nian agreed to be your adopted daughter? By then, Miss Nian will be away from Your Highness, and the relationship will fade over time."

The Queen Mother rubbed her temples. Lu Mingqian has always been a man of his words since he was young. If he is pushed to the limit, he might really leave the court.

"That's all it can do!"

After leaving the palace, Lu Mingqian went directly to Nian Chuhua's residence, still climbing over the wall to get in. Nian Chuhua was already fast asleep, and Lu Mingqian could only sit quietly on the edge of the bed, listening to her even breathing.

Lu Mingqian felt even more guilty towards Nian Chuhua. How could she resist the pressure from the queen? Perhaps she had never thought of resisting at all. She was such a kind woman that she would definitely give in for him.

In the darkness, Lu Mingqian reached out and touched Nian Chu Hua's still thin and flaky cheek, and gently traced Nian Chu Hua's facial features with his fingertips.

Whenever Lu Mingqian thought about his future life without her, his heart ached and his fingertips began to tremble slightly.

Nian Chuhua felt as if there was something on her face in her sleep. She subconsciously reached out to scratch it, turned over and continued to sleep soundly, leaving only the back of her head exposed to Lu Mingqian.

Lu Mingqian sat there for a while, then stood up and went back to the Third Prince's Mansion.

Lu Mingqian sent out invitations to heroes and searched everywhere for a miracle doctor, hoping to restore Nian Chuhua's voice, and then he would marry her in a grand ceremony.

Time flies, and Jiang Ruixue's wedding is three days away.

The Jiang residence is extremely busy, and Chu Shihua is unable to help now. She can only stay at home and not cause trouble.

Kyoto is as lively as ever!

On this day, a team full of exotic flavor, riding on tall horses, walked into the gate of Kyoto City.

These people all have three-dimensional facial features, thick eyebrows and big eyes. It is obvious that they are not from Dongyi. Some sharp-eyed businessmen recognized at a glance that they are from Xiliang.

Now that Xiliang has changed its dynasty, it has become friendly with Dongyi and they trade with each other. Many merchants from Dongyi also go to Xiliang to do business.

As soon as this group of people entered the city, they had a clear goal and went straight to the Third Prince's palace.

When they arrived at the gate of the Third Prince's residence, the guards on duty at the door recognized at a glance that the leader of the group was an old acquaintance of theirs.

"Master Qi?"

Yes, Qi Muhe received the invitation to Lu Mingcheng's wedding, so he came to Kyoto wearing his human skin mask that was familiar to everyone.