novelraw Chapter 296 Father and Daughter Meet
Chapter 296 Father and Daughter Meet
The night was getting late.
Ling Ning had gone to rest, and Yan Li was leaning against the bedside in the inner hall, quietly thinking about her relationship with Mu Cang.
Suddenly, a strange sound came from the window, like a strong wind blowing the treetops.
Yan Li got up and walked over, opened the carved window, and the white eagle with its huge wings flapped grabbed the window frame and stretched out its hook-like mouth.
"Hungry?" Yan Li turned around and brought it some meat, patted its head lovingly, and then took the letter box off its feet.
After opening the letter and reading it, Yan Li turned around and put it into the incense burner. Watching the flames devour the note, she turned around and touched the white eagle's head, "I need your help with something recently, don't go too far."
The white eagle rubbed her palm with its head, flapped its wings a few times, turned around and flew away.
Yan Li looked at its figure silently, standing alone in front of the window for a long time. The night outside the window was dark, the air was quiet, and a few stars in the night sky dotted a waning moon.
A dark hue flashed across his eyes, Yan Li frowned, turned back to the inner hall and lay down.
The next day.
Ling Ning said goodbye to the queen in Taiji Hall, and at the grand farewell banquet of the Jin Dynasty, he led the envoys of the Mu Kingdom to walk out of the hall and set off on the return journey.
Yan Li and his guards sent her to the imperial city.
"Have a good trip." Yan Li got off the carriage and said goodbye to Ling Ning solemnly, "See you again if we are destined to meet."
Ling Ning nodded: "See you again if we are destined to meet."
The long team of envoys finally left Mu State. Ling Ning sat on the horse, with a slender and upright figure, full of heroic spirit. Guards on both sides led the way. Several civil officials sat in the carriages and were guarded in the middle. Behind the four carriages, two rows of elite guards stretched out.
Yan Li watched the team go away in silence, and a slight fluctuation passed through her cold and indifferent eyes.
Finally, she was left alone.
If the experience in Mu State was an episode in her life, then at this moment, she probably came to an end with that episode. In the next period of time, she will really start a task of planning and laying out for hegemony.
As for how long it will take...
Yan Li jumped on the horse and galloped towards the direction of the palace.
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After returning to the palace without any obstacles, Yan Li went directly to Fengyi Palace to meet Jiang Yi.
Jiang Yi was reviewing memorials. When he saw her come in, he looked up slightly, then lowered his head to continue reading the memorials in his hand: "Recently, there have been more and more memorials in the palace requesting the establishment of a crown prince, and Yan Zheng has the highest voice, which makes him the best candidate for the crown prince."
Yan Li walked to a chair and sat down, not caring about it.
"Yan Chen was in trouble, and suffered heavy losses. Yan Yun has no competition. Yan Zheng and Yan Jin are brothers from the same mother. Yan Zheng is already the prince with the greatest advantage." Yan Li's voice was calm, "Ministers are all people with ideas. Requesting Yan Zheng to be the crown prince at this time is the wisest choice."
Choosing to support Yan Zheng at this time is not only the general trend, but also equivalent to showing goodwill to Yan Zheng in advance. After the new emperor ascends the throne, he will naturally treat them well.
Jiang Yi did not judge much, and pondered for a moment: "Yan Chen has been offended by you, I think he will let it go. What are you going to do next?"
"I haven't thought about what to do yet." Yan Li said in a light tone, "I just came to Jin State, and I need to understand a lot of things. It's too early to make any plans for the time being. I don't mind being a passive attacker."
Yan Chen hates her, so he will naturally take action.
Yan Zheng is afraid of her, and he may do anything.
Besides, Jin State is their territory, they will think they have an absolute advantage, and it is easy to deal with a little prince from Mu State.
Yan Li is just waiting to take the challenge.
"I will take you to see the emperor after I finish reviewing these memorials." Jiang Yi said, "If you want to call him the emperor, don't call him, just treat him as a stranger."
Yan Li didn't say anything.
In fact, Emperor Wen was indeed a stranger to her. ŴŴŴ.
They had never met or spoken to each other, and had no feelings for each other. What was a stranger?
Although Yan Li had always known that Emperor Wen was in poor health, she did not know that he had become so weak.
When they arrived at the imperial palace, Concubine De had just served her a bowl of soup medicine.
Hearing that the queen had arrived, Concubine De put down the soup bowl and stood up to greet her: "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."
Jiang Yi said no need to be polite and went straight to the inner hall.
Yan Li saw the soup bowl on the table at first sight, her eyes slightly fixed, and her voice was light: "Will this medicine work after drinking it?"
Concubine De was looking at Yan Li, and smiled when she heard it: "The medicine that the emperor drinks is prescribed by the imperial physician, so it is naturally effective."
Although Yan Li had been back for a few days, Concubine De had heard a lot of news about her in the past few days, but she had been holding back her curiosity and wanted to see her, and waited until now.
Every time she came to serve the sick, she would always meet her.
However, Concubine De still felt a little surprised. She didn't expect Yan Li to come today.
Looking at this obviously older girl at this time, her calmness was beyond her expectations. She didn't feel awkward or restrained when meeting the emperor, let alone panic.
Concubine De opened her eyes slightly and frowned.
It was indeed as Yan Yun said, this little princess was a woman who was too easy to deal with.
"Your Majesty." Jiang Yi bent down in front of the bed and looked at Emperor Wen with concern. "How do you feel today?"
Emperor Wen leaned against the head of the bed and looked at Yan Li: "Is this our daughter?"
Our daughter.
This word made Concubine De's expression change slightly, and her hand holding the handkerchief tightened slightly.
It was as if he suddenly realized at this moment that Yan Li was only the empress's daughter, and also the emperor's blood.
It was natural for the empress to favor her only biological daughter, but what about the emperor?
For this daughter that he had never seen before, did he feel guilty and wanted to make up for it, or was he indifferent and ruthless and treated her as a stranger?
"Are you Li'er?" Emperor Wen raised his hand with difficulty and waved at her, "Come here, let me see."
Yan Li retracted her gaze from the medicine bowl, looked at Emperor Wen, and after a brief silence, walked to the edge of the bed and sat down.
De Fei's eyes widened.
Yan Li ignored the responses of others and asked calmly, "How is the emperor's health?"
"I feel much better when I see you." Emperor Wen smiled and looked at Yan Li tenderly, "Do you hate me?"
Yan Li shook his head slowly, "No."
"Why?"
"Because there is no reason to hate you."
Emperor Wen suddenly felt sad. He looked at the girl in front of him moment by moment - his daughter Jiang Yi, whose eyebrows and eyes were so similar to her mother, with a firm demeanor and calmness, as if she was born to do great things.
I know it was the blood relationship that made Emperor Wen feel refreshed when he saw her. He couldn't help but say a few more words: "Are your brothers good to you?"
"They were very good to me when I was in Mu State." Yan Li said with a smile, "The four brothers saw their sister whom they hadn't seen for more than ten years, and they all rushed to announce their identities, wishing to announce to the public that they had a beautiful, innocent and lovely sister."