Chapter 210: The Scoundrel Princess's Daily Slacking Chapter 210: Empress of Dongying, Get Her, Get Her

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Protagonist:

Yan Qianqian

Simultaneously, on the other side of the palace, the three of them had already arrived at Fengyi Palace. After entering the palace, they took their seats in turn. Only to see the Empress seated on the main seat, dignified in bearing, fully displaying the grace of a mother to the world;

while Shangguan Xingyu and Yan Si sat together on the two sides below the Empress. In no time at all, several palace maids entered in single file, each holding an exquisite tray.

On the trays were placed five or six plates of exquisitely made pastries, with waves of fragrance wafting into the nose. In addition, palace maids respectively poured steaming hot, fragrant tea for the three of them.

The Empress looked at Shangguan Xingyu and Yan Si with a face full of kindness, speaking softly: "Yu'er, and Yan Si, come quickly and try this almond cake newly developed by the Imperial Kitchen. I heard the taste is quite unique, surely it will suit your tastes."

Shangguan Xingyu obediently nodded and replied: "Yes, Mother Empress." Then she reached out and lightly picked up a piece of almond cake, putting it into her mouth, chewing slowly and savoring it.

This almond cake, the moment it entered her mouth, melted like snowflakes, the delicate and smooth texture making her intoxicated.

Accompanied by the rich almond aroma spreading in her mouth, as if a feast of taste quietly bloomed on Shangguan Xingyu's tongue. She couldn't help but narrow her eyes, her face beaming with a smile of satisfaction and happiness.

Yan Si, sitting beside, saw this and hurriedly stood up to salute and thank: "Thank you, Your Highness the Empress, for bestowing such fine food!" After speaking, he carefully reached out his hand, lightly picked up a piece of almond cake and put it into his mouth. Just that one small bite, Yan Si was conquered by its wonderful flavor, and he couldn't help but secretly sigh at the exquisite craftsmanship of the pastry and its unique taste.

And when he raised his eyes to look at Shangguan Xingyu eating with relish, a different kind of emotion surged in his heart. Only to see her lovely and charming appearance, made even more charming by tasting the delicious food.

Yan Si deeply engraved this scene in his mind, and at the same time secretly made up his mind that when he had leisure time he would definitely go to the Imperial Kitchen to ask the head chef for the method of making such pastries, so that in the future he could often make them for Shangguan Xingyu to taste, letting her always be this happy and joyful.

The Empress slightly narrowed her eyes, her gaze like a torch staring at Yan Si before her, asking in a serious tone: "Yan Si, do you truly sincerely want to marry Yu'er?"

Hearing this, Yan Si stood up without hesitation, his posture straight and upright like a green pine. Only to see him raise three fingers of his right hand high, solemnly saying: "Replying to Your Highness the Empress, your subject Yan Si swears to the heavens, truly sincerely wants to marry Shangguan Xingyu as my wife! This heart can be witnessed by heaven and earth, illuminated by sun and moon! In this lifetime, your subject will only have her alone as my wife, and will surely spare no effort to dote on her and protect her, absolutely not letting her suffer the slightest grievance. If I, the petty man, fail to do what I say, then let your subject suffer heavenly thunder and lightning, and die a bad death!"

Yan Si's words were earnest, but before his voice fell, he was suddenly interrupted by the Empress raising her hand. The Empress slightly nodded, indicating she believed his oath, then turned to look at Shangguan Xingyu beside her, softly asking: "Yu'er, have you ever been to An Wangfu?"

Shangguan Xingyu lightly nodded her head, softly replying: "Mother Consort, this daughter has been to An Wangfu." The Empress immediately followed up: "Then what are the dispositions of the people in their household? And how did they treat you?"

Shangguan Xingyu thought for a moment, then replied: "An Wang is taciturn, but has never deliberately made things difficult for this daughter. As for An Wangfei... she is indeed a person of delicate mind, actually remembering this daughter's preferences. When I dined at An Wangfu, I was pleasantly surprised to find that the dishes I loved were all carefully placed before me."

However, what is somewhat regrettable is that I have not yet had the opportunity to meet Yan Si's eldest sister. However, his Third Sister Yan Shuang'er left me with an extremely deep impression. This young lady is not only well-read and reasonable, but also gets along very well with me; we seem to have endless topics and common interests, so we quickly became close friends.

In addition, Yan Si's Fourth Sister Qianqian is also an extremely likable young lady. Her lively and cute personality is like a flower blooming in spring, full of vitality and energy, making people unable to help but feel pity for her.

As for his two younger brothers, one I have still not met until now; as for the other, although young in age, he is well-behaved and sensible, truly lovable.

In short, during the few days I lived at An Wangfu, I lived especially comfortably and at ease, without suffering any bullying or grievance. Just at this moment, the Empress suddenly spoke: "Then, this palace wants to ask a question that may be somewhat presumptuous, is that alright, Yan Si?"

Yan Si nodded without hesitation: "Naturally no problem, please ask, Your Highness the Empress." Only to see the Empress slightly nod, then softly ask: "The title in your family, who will inherit it in the future?"

Yan Si answered without thinking: "Replying to Your Highness the Empress, this title will be inherited by my Fourth Brother." The Empress immediately followed up: "Is this a decision made by An Wang?" Yan Si answered affirmatively again: "Exactly so." The Empress paused for a moment, then continued to ask: "Then, regarding this title, do you have any thoughts of your own? If you intend to strive for it, relying on Dongying Guo as backing support, this title will surely fall into your hands."

Yan Si said with a solemn face: "Regarding this title, to tell the truth, I really cannot muster the slightest interest. You must know, Father's title was fought for by him on the battlefield with blood and sweat, with one blade and one spear on horseback! Now Fourth Brother has already joined the army camp, determined to protect the home and defend the country, truly the glory of the family. Compared to that, I am merely a small merchant."

In my opinion, this title is more suitable for Fourth Brother. Furthermore, Yu'er doesn't care much about it either. I can assure you, even if she marries over without this title, she will absolutely not suffer any bullying. If there really is someone blind who dares to offend, Father Wang will surely lead our Yan Family Army straight to his door without hesitation!"

The Empress slightly nodded, showing a pleased expression, and said slowly: "Future life ultimately belongs to you two young people to live yourselves; as for this title, after all, it's just an external thing."

Since you two are both so open-minded and don't care about these things, that is naturally best. Moreover, from what you just said, everyone in your family has a close and harmonious relationship, which is very good. The reason this palace mentioned it before was merely to test the waters, fearing that this matter of the title would cause brothers to turn against each other and thereby implicate Yu'er. Now it seems this palace was overly worried; since that's the case, then you have successfully passed this hurdle.

From now on, you must treat Yu'er well. As for the Emperor, actually the Emperor is quite satisfied with you! It's just that, after all, he has raised his heart and liver treasure daughter for so many years, and now she is about to marry, and to such a distant place at that, so for a while he really finds it hard to accept this fact. But you rest assured, this palace will surely persuade the Emperor more, striving to get him to nod and agree to this matter as soon as possible.