Chapter 500: Marry an Old Man (1)
Inside the palace
The palace is majestic and there are many palaces. Caiwei followed the eunuch with her head lowered, walking silently. The further she walked, the more majestic and majestic the Ming Palace and the Qiong Towers became.
When they reached the palace ahead, the fat white eunuch stopped and whispered, "Princess Anle, here we are!"
Caiwei raised her head and saw dragons and phoenixes dancing on the palace holding the four characters "Ninghui Zhongrui". The midday sun shone on the magnificent palace, casting it in a golden glow.
The fat eunuch stepped forward and said to a eunuch standing at the door: "Xiaoquanzi, hurry in and report that Princess Anle has arrived!"
The little eunuch listened and hurriedly turned around and went in to report.
After a while, a high-pitched chant came from the main hall: "The Emperor has a decree, and Princess Xuan Anle is here to see you----"
The fat eunuch whispered: "Princess, the emperor has announced to you, go in quickly, be careful, don't lose your etiquette in front of the emperor!"
Caiwei smiled faintly and then walked slowly towards the main hall.
In the main hall, the emperor was having a banquet with the ministers. The palace was magnificent, Cai'e was flying around, and the ministers were sitting in two rows, drinking and chatting happily.
Above, the eldest prince Saknu of the Liaodan Kingdom was toasting and drinking with the emperor on the dragon throne. The queen and Concubine Jin were sitting beside them, as were the concubines and several princesses, and a dozen beautiful dancers in the middle. The golden carpet danced gracefully to the sound of silk and bamboo, and the whole hall was a scene of singing and dancing.
Caiwei walked around the golden carpet, walked to the front of the emperor, knelt on the ground, and kowtowed in a clear voice: "Anle greets the emperor, long live the emperor!"
The clear voice was like the cry of an oriole, and Emperor Jin Ming, who was laughing, couldn't help but put down his wine glass and look at her a few more times.
"Keep your head up!"
"yes!"
Caiwei slowly raised her head, and a peerless and charming face suddenly broke into everyone's eyes.
I saw that His Highness's woman was extremely beautiful, she really shone like a pearl, the jade was fluorescent, her skin was better than snow, her eyes were as clear as a stream of autumn water, her nose was pretty, she had a small, shiny mouth, and her cheeks were as white as porcelain and jade. Unforgettable!
There was silence for a long time, and Emperor Jin sighed: "What a peerless beauty, the eldest prince has good eyesight!"
Saknu's eyes had been fixed on Caiwei when she entered the palace. Hearing Emperor Jin Ming's praise, he laughed heartily and said, "It is true. Princess Anle's beauty is just like the bright flowers on the grassland." The moon, and only she, can make me, Saknu, give up the idea of marrying my legitimate princess. I hope His Majesty the Emperor will not disappoint me!"
Although Saknu looked reckless, he had a lot of scheming. He saw the stunning look in Emperor Jin Ming's eyes when he looked at Caiwei at a glance, and warned him.
When Emperor Jin Ming heard this, he chuckled and said, "The eldest prince is too worried. You have no words to say. Since I promised to marry Anle to you, I will naturally not break my promise!"
After that, he ordered: "Ping Sheng!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Caiwei thanked the emperor for his kindness before standing up, and her rules were strictly followed.
Empress Mo smiled as a mother of a country should and said, "Anle, the emperor has promised you to the eldest prince of Liaodan Kingdom. From now on, you will be the princess of Liaodan Kingdom."
Caiwei bent her knees and answered respectfully: "Yes!"
Li Zequan, who was waiting at the side, reminded him in a low voice: "Princess Anle, you can't say 'yes', please hurry up!"
Caiwei said: "Anle dare not thank you, otherwise you will commit the crime of deceiving the emperor!"
Emperor Jin said strangely: "This is strange. I want to hear it. How come it is a crime to deceive the emperor to express gratitude?"
Caiwei said: "Thanks are to express gratitude for other people's help or gifts. The emperor gave Anle a marriage. If Anle likes this marriage, he will naturally express his gratitude to the emperor and the queen, and he will naturally express his gratitude. However, Anle is early There is a marriage contract in front of me, but I don't want to get married to the Liaodan Kingdom, and I can't resist the decree and disrespect it. Therefore, I can only reply "yes" and cannot express gratitude. Otherwise, I will deceive the Holy One, which is an unforgivable crime."
