Farewell Flower Festival

After knowing the reason, Chaoyan felt that "inciting rebellion" was a bit tricky. It seemed that she still had to find the housekeeper Chen. By the time her brother knew the truth, he would definitely be devastated. Before that, she had to cultivate the family relationship between the two of them, so that at least her comfort would be more effective.

"Brother, you don't have to blame yourself for what happened back then. The most important thing is that we are all fine now."

Chao Yan's words immediately untied the knot in Shen Cheng's heart. Over the years, he had been feeling guilty for not being able to stop Butler Chen's actions at that time. Even after finding the fake Shen Xue in Dingcheng, he had never let it go. He had always wanted to find an opportunity to talk to the fake Shen Xue about this matter, but the two of them always had a different topic and would go off topic after a few words. This matter had been on his mind all this time, but now he finally talked about it.

The more Shen Cheng looked at Chao Yan, the more he liked her, with a bright smile on his face, saying "My sister is the best in the world." Chao Yan had goose bumps on her skin, and said she was going to see what Aunt Lin was up to, so Shen Cheng followed her happily.

When the two came over, they happened to hear Lin Rou and Shen He talking about the audience with the emperor tomorrow.

Emperor Mu wants to meet Chao Yan, the real princess.

Shen Cheng didn't expect the news to reach the palace so quickly. He suspected that it was Han Lie who reported the secret. The other party worked in the palace and knew the inside story. When he invited Shen Cheng for tea in the morning, he pretended to be nothing. It was true that one could not judge a person by his appearance. He severely condemned Han Lie in his heart.

After dinner, Shen He gave Chao Yan a few more instructions, telling her not to be afraid of meeting the emperor tomorrow, and that everything would be fine with him as her father. He also told her not to think too much and to go to bed early.

The next day, just after dawn, Chaoyan was woken up. A group of maids and old women surrounded her and dressed her up for an hour or so. At first, Chaoyan looked at herself in the mirror, but later she was too lazy to look at herself and closed her eyes to catch up on her sleep.

She had insomnia again last night and didn't fall asleep until almost three o'clock in the morning. This morning, she was woken up before the rooster crowed. After an hour or so of getting ready, she was finally able to have breakfast.

Before she had taken two bites, Shen Cheng came over and explained to her the things to pay attention to when meeting the emperor. Chao Yan nodded while eating a bun. Although she came from the palace, this was her first time to meet the emperor. If you don't count the time when the prince's wedding was held, it couldn't be considered as meeting the emperor. She just stood behind Mu Tianling as a tool.

Before leaving, Shen He gave Chao Yan some more instructions. She habitually made an OK gesture and explained verbally that there was no problem.

Civil and military officials were standing in neat rows outside the palace gate. When Shen He brought Chao Yan and Shen Cheng over, all pairs of eyes looked over and then the sound of whispers was heard.

Chaoyan looked to the front and did not see Mu Tianling. Then she remembered that he had not entered the court yet.

Mu Tianqi looked back at her, then said a few words to Mu Tianchen next to him. Mu Tianchen looked back at her again. Chaoyan felt that the two of them must have recognized her and must be curious about how a little palace maid like her could have turned into a princess.

At first, Shang Ye didn't recognize Chao Yan who was dressed up. He just felt that she looked familiar as if he had seen her somewhere. He also told Wen Yunlan that he would go to meet her after the court session. Wen Yunlan did not reveal Chao Yan's identity.

Shang Ye greeted Shen Cheng again and asked him to come over to talk. After Shen Cheng came over, Shang Ye asked about the matter of the real and fake princess. Shen Cheng had nothing to hide now, so he recounted the general course of events.

Before Shen Cheng finished speaking, Shang Ye suddenly remembered where he had seen Chao Yan and said, "Isn't she Han Er's distant cousin? No wonder I felt like I've seen her somewhere." He then smiled with schadenfreude and said, "If Han Er knew that his cousin had become a princess, he would definitely regret not getting her earlier—"

Wen Yunlan interrupted Shang Ye with a light cough. Shen Cheng's face had darkened. Shang Ye apologized to him. Shen Cheng asked the two men not to go after his sister. Shang Ye patted Wen Yunlan on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, this girl is already in love." He added, "With my sister here, he won't miss your sister."

It’s obvious that you only need to say the first sentence. Can’t you just keep the second sentence in your heart?

"You mean, my sister can't compare to your sister?" Shen Cheng's face darkened again.

Shang Ye said: "What I mean is that they both have their own strengths." He added, "But my sister is still better."

This was too much to bear, Shen Cheng turned hostile, "My sister is much prettier than your sister."

Shang Ye also turned hostile, "My sister is recognized as the most beautiful woman in the capital on the Rouge List, and your sister doesn't even have a name on it."

"I wonder if the emperor will go to Nanshan Paddock for autumn hunting this year." Wen Yunlan changed the subject.

Shen Cheng didn't want to talk to Shang Ye anymore, so he turned and left.

……

When she arrived at the Golden Palace, Chao Yan quietly raised her eyes and glanced at the dragon throne in front of her. Unfortunately, she was caught by Eunuch De, and she immediately lowered her head and acted like an ostrich.

When Emperor Mu looked over here, Shen He brought Chao Yan out to meet him.

"Come here, I have something to ask you." Emperor Mu said.

Chaoyan moved over with her head lowered, but was unsure how many steps to take. She stopped after two steps, almost writing "cautious" on her mind.

"Am I that scary?" Emperor Mu asked.

Chaoyan felt that this sounded familiar. It seemed that Mu Tianling had asked her a similar question when they first met. She took two steps forward.

"Raise your head and let me see it." said Emperor Mu.

Chaoyan slowly raised her head and complained in her heart, why does the emperor like to say this?

"I ask you, how do you know that you are the real princess?" Emperor Mu said.

Chao Yan replied: "I dare not lie to the emperor. I just dreamed about it."

Everyone: “……?” What the hell did I hear? . . . .

"The crime of deceiving the emperor is punishable by death." said Emperor Mu.

Chao Yan frowned in grievance and said, "Your Majesty, it is true. I really dreamed about it. On the day when my father returned to the city after winning the battle, I saw my father and brother. At night, I dreamed about my childhood. I really did not lie to your Majesty."

"Your Majesty, what my daughter said is indeed true. I can guarantee it." Shen He said.

"Are you the little palace maid beside the fourth master?!" Mu Tianyuan stared at Chao Yan suspiciously for a long time, but still felt a little uncertain.

However, as soon as these words were spoken, there was an uproar in the court and everyone was talking about it.

Chaoyan wanted to strangle Mu Tianyuan to death. Would he die if he said less?

"My daughter was taken away by the housekeeper when she was young. It was because I didn't know people well that my daughter suffered a lot." Shen He added, "My daughter told me that the Fourth Prince took good care of her before. I am very grateful."

"The fourth brother likes her very much and takes her everywhere." Mu Tianyuan said.

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone speculated that there must be some hidden relationship between the two.

Zhao Yan wanted to slap Mu Tianyuan to death, but after taking a deep breath, she said, "Your Highness the Crown Prince has misunderstood. The Fourth Prince is kind-hearted and takes good care of everyone around him."

Mu Tianyuan wanted to say something but was stopped by Emperor Mu’s eyes.

Emperor Mu had someone take Chao Yan away first, and then discuss state affairs, and Chao Yan's visit to the emperor also came to an end.