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In the Royal Palace, ceremonial music was heard. On the stage, the singer was saying, "The ice wheel on the island has just begun to turn …"

When the empress dowager's gaze fell upon Princess An Guo, the smile in her eyes grew even wider. She extended a hand towards the princess and said affectionately,

"Come from An, come here to the Queen Mother's side." Princess An Guo was known as "Feng Congan").

Princess An Guo stood up and said, "Yes, Imperial Mother. We'll head over from An." Sitting next to the empress dowager, Princess Anguo spoke to her about herself.

In the past, the empress dowager had given up six sons and lost two sons. Today, Emperor Zhou Cheng, the princess of An Guo, as well as the Prince Xin Yang and Prince Ru Yang from other sects were by her side.

Lian Ru Yue looked around and her gaze gradually landed on Princess Eleven. She was playing with a small wooden figure in her hand. But she didn't seem to be in the mood for fun.

Lian Ruyue lightly shook her head. Everyone in the hall was full of joy because today was the empress dowager's birthday. However, Princess Eleven didn't know how to conceal her emotions; it was likely she would bring disaster upon herself. The empress was too busy dealing with the empress dowager to bother with her daughter.

Lian Ruyue instructed the palace maid by her side, "Princess Eleven, since you like sweets, please give her this plate of Sweet Apricot Congealing Nectar. Please tell her that it's from me and let her have a smile."

"Yes." The palace maid accepted the order and placed the dessert in front of Princess Eleven. Princess Eleven was bored to death, so when she heard the palace maid's words, she raised her head to look at Lian Xiyue, who looked towards the empress dowager before nodding to her.

Since Princess Eleven was the empress's daughter, she immediately understood Lian Ruyue's meaning. She smiled at her and quickly straightened up, a trace of a smile on her face as she looked at the people who were currently performing on the stage.

Lian Ruyue sighed in her heart as she remembered what the Ninth Prince had said. "Yue'er belongs to the sky, but she's cooped up in a cage."

At this point, the music ended and everyone came forward to pay their respects. The empress dowager was in a good mood as she spoke words of respect and congratulations, a benevolent smile on her face.

When it was the Xiao family's turn, the Duke of Xiao led the three sons of the Xiao family forward and knelt in front of the empress dowager. When it was the Xiao family's turn, the Duke of Xiao led the three sons of the Xiao family to kneel in front of the empress dowager.

Big Brother Xiao Shan composed a poem on the spot and said in a clear voice:

"The Son of the Goddess shall live for eternity, and shall live for eternity. Today, Buddha has been born, and Buddha has been born again."

This poem seemed like an ordinary birthday poem at the beginning, but after experiencing it for a bit, he was able to see the subtlety of it —

The next day was the emperor's birthday. However, in order to show his filial piety, Emperor Zhou Cheng always gave the empress dowager a birthday banquet, but never a birthday banquet other than the tenth birthday celebration. And Xiao Shan's poem not only wished the empress dowager a lifetime, but also hadn't forgotten the emperor. It could really be described as' a poem for two '.

Indeed, such a delicate arrangement was appreciated by the Empress Dowager and the Emperor. Especially the empress dowager, Xiao Zhenhai had put a lot of effort into her. She had always liked the third son of the Xiao family and felt that they were all outstanding individuals. Now that he heard this poem, he was even more happy. He even ordered people to remember this birthday poem and said:

"This Dowager has heard that Xiao Shan was extremely talented, and the birthday poem that was given to This Dowager today shows just how great his attainment is. Duke of Xiao, you have been blessed."

When Xiao Zhenhai heard the empress dowager's praise, he was overjoyed. He quickly knelt on the ground and said, "Esteemed Empress Dowager Xie appreciates this."

Xiao Shan heard the praise and felt proud of himself. He couldn't help but smile as he prostrated himself on the ground. "Esteemed Empress Dowager Xie!"

Then, the empress dowager's gaze fell upon Xiao He and she couldn't help but nod in satisfaction.

However, when I heard that you had wholeheartedly devoted yourself to the service of the imperial court, that you had refused the marriage bestowed upon you by the Emperor before the departure of the war, and that you had made a solemn vow before the soldiers of the three armies that you would not marry for a day until you had defeated the Liaars. Now that you've come back victorious, it's time for you to get married. Many of the young masters of the capital like you have already given birth. Your majesty, take a look and see if it's time to point out another marriage for Xiao He.

When the empress dowager said this, Lian Xiyue immediately understood like a mirror. The corner of her mouth revealed a slight smile, and her gaze inadvertently met with Ninth Prince Feng Yunzheng's for a moment. His lips also lightly lifted — —

It looked like the emperor had already agreed with the empress dowager that he would take advantage of the empress dowager's birthday banquet to propose a marriage to Xiao He. Moreover, the target must be one of the princesses present.

To others, marrying the Imperial Family and marrying a princess home was truly an enormous honor. However, the marriage agreement within the Imperial Family was never as simple as it seemed on the surface. Taking Xiao He's marriage for example, it was probably a method the Emperor used to restrict the Xiao Family.

I wonder which princess will be used by the emperor as a tool of checks and balances?

Xiao He also knew that the Emperor was about to propose. His gaze swept through the crowd and finally fell upon the girl that was lost in thought as she looked at the stage. A trace of a smile appeared on his lips.

"Make Yue'er …" At this moment, the emperor suddenly shouted. Princess Eleven, who was watching the show, was startled. She hurriedly stood up and said with a bit of a blank expression on her face.

"Father."

Lian Ruyue's heart suddenly jumped! Even the art was stunned. As he was drinking wine, he couldn't help but raise his head to look at Princess Eleven.

The Emperor wants to betroth the Eleventh Princess to Xiao He? There was the Fifth Princess, the Eleventh Princess, and the Thirteenth Princess, of whom Princess Eleven had the noblest birth because she had been born by the Empress! The candidate in the Emperor's heart was actually the Eleventh Princess?

The empress was stunned as well. As the head of the imperial harem, the empress naturally knew the meaning of this marriage. Her heart was filled with mixed emotions.

Following this, the expression on his face changed to that of Thirteenth Princess Feng Ziyao! She suddenly tightened her grip on the handkerchief in her hand. Her already weak appearance became even more pale.

"Ling Yue'er, today, Royal Father will make the decision to betroth you to the Heavenly Treasure Great General! "Hahahaha …" The Emperor laughed as if he had granted himself the most wonderful marriage in the world.

"Thank you, your majesty!" Xiao He didn't expect that the Emperor would actually fulfill what he was thinking in his heart, and he was instantly overjoyed as he immediately knelt on the ground and shouted loudly. "Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!"

As for Xiao Zhenhai, he too seemed very satisfied with this marriage. He knelt on the ground with his son and called out, "Thank you, Esteemed Empress Dowager, for your grace. Thank you, your majesty, for your grace."

The Heavenly Treasure Great General and the Eleventh Princess seemed to be a match made in heaven.

"I don't agree!" However, Princess Eleven suddenly stood up and loudly and strongly objected, "Father, I don't agree to this marriage!"