Farewell Flower Festival

As soon as she arrived near the imperial study, she was discovered by the sharp-eyed eunuch An, who kindly led her to the tea room.

Seeing Chao Yan, Mu Tianling was slightly stunned.

Eunuch An took his leave first, leaving the two to talk alone.

Mu Tianling walked towards Zhao Yan quickly, with a hint of anxiety in his expression. He wanted to ask her if she had been granted marriage, but when the words came to his lips, he changed his words and said, "Why are you here?"

Chao Yan said: "Eunuch An said that Your Highness has been waiting for a whole morning, but the Emperor still has no time to see Your Highness, so he asked me to come and persuade Your Highness."

Mu Tianling said: "Just come here obediently, what if there is a trick?"

Chao Yan said: "I am worried about His Highness. I originally wanted to come here secretly, but who would have thought that Eunuch An's eyesight is so good..."

Mu Tianling sighed helplessly, and after calming down his emotions, he said, "I'm fine, you can go back first."

Chao Yan stared into his eyes and asked, "Are you really okay?" Mu Tianling turned his eyes slightly, and she could tell at a glance that he was hiding something from her.

Mu Tianling glanced at her, a hint of hesitation flashed across his face, "You," he paused, and then was interrupted by the appearance of Eunuch De.

"Your Highness, the Emperor is free now. Please follow me." Seeing that Chao Yan was there, Eunuch De told her not to leave yet, and then left with Mu Tianling.

Eunuch An asked someone to bring Chaoyan a cup of tea. Chaoyan was a little worried about Mu Tianling and hoped that it was a good thing and not a bad thing.

After waiting for about an incense stick of time, Eunuch De came and took Chao Yan to see Emperor Mu.

After coming over, Chaoyan did not see Mu Tianling, so he should have left. She quietly observed the expression of Emperor Mu and saw no signs of anger, so she felt relieved.

Emperor Mu scraped the teacup, asked her a few questions, and then let her leave.

After Eunuch De sent Chao Yan out, Chao Yan quietly asked what Mu Tianling came for. Eunuch De said that he was not in the imperial study at that time and did not know what had happened.

On the way back, Chao Yan was thinking about various possibilities and accidentally heard the discussion of two little palace maids, which made the back of her head tighten.

"I heard that the emperor summoned the princess to the palace this time to arrange a marriage between the second prince and the princess." "I heard that the imperial concubine sent all the dowry over."

Chao Yan suddenly appeared in front of the two, scaring them. Chao Yan asked them who told them that, and the two of them quickly admitted their mistakes. Chao Yan didn't want to embarrass them and let them leave.

Hearing these words suddenly, Chaoyan's head was in a mess. She sat on a stone to relax and sort out her thoughts. She wondered to herself if Mu Tianling came to the palace today because he heard these rumors. No wonder he seemed to be hesitant to talk when he saw her. He must have wanted to ask her if it was true. Why didn't he ask her? Was he afraid that she would think too much?

She wondered if it was a coincidence that she stayed in the palace at this critical moment. She could no longer guess the emperor’s thoughts. It was true that the emperor’s mind was unpredictable. The true and the false were mixed up. The art of ruling was really a brain-twisting job. . . . .

Chaoyan looked up at the high, clear sky and closed her eyes, wanting all her worries to be taken away by the white clouds floating in the sky... When she opened her eyes, she found that the light in front of her was blocked. She looked closely and saw that it was a person. Then she saw the golden unicorn hanging around the waist and knew who it was without looking up.

"Congratulations, Princess. You are about to become the Princess of Rui." Han Lie said jokingly.

Chaoyan was already upset, and he even made fun of her in front of her. She turned her head to look at Shi Tou and didn't want to say anything to him.

"I was just kidding, don't be angry." Han Lie admitted his mistake with a smile, and then asked, "The Second Prince is handsome and talented, and you are not moved at all?"

Chao Yan said: "Everyone has their own preferences. I like the one your Highness has."

Just as he finished speaking, a figure walked out from behind the rockery and accused Chao Yan, "I knew you were in cahoots with the fourth brother. Second brother is really blind to fall for you, you are so fickle."

Before Mu Tianyuan finished speaking, Han Lie interrupted him, "It's a matter of mutual consent between men and women. The princess never took the initiative to provoke the Second Prince, so how can she be said to be fickle?"

Seeing Han Lie standing on Zhao Yan's side, Mu Tianyuan was furious. "How could you be deceived by her? If she hadn't provoked my second brother, would those rumors have spread? I think she was planning to destroy my second brother's innocence and force him to marry her."

Zhao Yan took another deep breath, trying to stay calm, and said, "Listen carefully, Your Highness. First, I don't like the Second Prince, and the Second Prince doesn't like me either. Second, I didn't frame the Second Prince. The assassin wanted to kill me at the time. I'm not stupid enough to joke with my own life. Third, I'm going to complain to the Crown Princess."

Hearing the last sentence, Mu Tianyuan was obviously a little panicked, "What do you want to complain about? What did I do to you?"

Chao Yan replied confidently: "Your Highness harassed me."

Han Lie chuckled.

Mu Tianyuan was so angry that his face turned red. He panicked and warned Chaoyan not to talk nonsense. Why was he harassing her when he didn't do anything?

"Your Highness said that I was fickle and that I framed the Second Prince and ruined his innocence. This has caused me great mental distress. I might even have nightmares at night. Isn't this harassment?"

Chao Yan's righteous words made Mu Tianling speechless. He said "you" for a long time before he said, "Just wait for me." Chao Yan said, "Remind Your Highness, it was the Emperor who asked me to live in the palace. If Your Highness doesn't like me, just tell the Emperor. If the Emperor asks me to leave the palace, I will leave immediately."

Mu Tianyuan walked away angrily.

Han Lie sent Chao Yan back to his residence.

At night, Chao Yan cleared all distractions and began to write the plan. Before he knew it, it was already past midnight.

The next morning, Chao Yan locked herself in her room to revise the proposal she had written all night. It was almost noon when she opened the door and came out to get some fresh air.

When Liu'er and Dong'er came over, they looked like they wanted to say something but were hesitant.

"What happened?" Chao Yan asked.

Liu Er hesitated for a moment and said, "Just now, a maid from a palace came to ask me," she hesitated again, "whether it was true that the Fourth Prince wanted the Emperor to grant him a marriage?"

Chao Yan was shocked as if struck by lightning, and was so shocked that she was burnt on the outside and tender on the inside. She was unable to recover for a while. When she recovered, she quickly asked the two to go out and find out whether the news was true or not.

After the two left, Chao Yan walked around, unable to calm down for a moment. She kept thinking about what Mu Tianling said to her yesterday, as well as his tone and demeanor. When she thought about how he came to ask the emperor for a marriage yesterday, she was so surprised and happy that she didn't know what to do...

After calming down a little, Chao Yan went to the imperial study with the written plan.

When Eunuch De led her in, Chao Yan wanted to ask several times, but she didn't know how to say it. When she saw Queen Mu, she silently adjusted her mentality and presented the written plan to Queen Mu.

While Emperor Mu was looking at the plan, Chaoyan was considering whether to make that request. Emperor Mu had previously promised that he would agree to one of her requests as long as she learned to ride a horse.