Chapter 99: The Princess Demon Lord's Daily Life of Slacking Off Chapter 99: An Wang Takes Over

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Protagonist:

Yan Qianqian

After hearing the Emperor's words full of care and concern, the Crown Prince felt a warm current surge in his heart, feeling greatly warmed and comforted. After bowing to thank the Emperor again, he silently withdrew from the Yudi.

After the Crown Prince left, the Emperor gazed thoughtfully at the door for a moment, then turned to look at Eunuch Sun attending by his side and instructed: "Quickly summon An Wang to see me." Eunuch Sun did not dare to be negligent, hurriedly agreed, and immediately sent a little eunuch under him to ride at full speed to invite An Wang into the palace for an audience.

After receiving the Emperor's oral edict, An Wang did not dare to delay in the slightest, quickly mounted his horse, and rode swiftly into the palace all the way. The sound of horse hooves echoed through the streets of Jingcheng, drawing passersby to glance sideways. By the time An Wang arrived at the Imperial Palace, he was already out of breath, but he did not dare to rest, and went straight to the Yudi.

After entering the Yudi, he saw the Emperor sitting upright on the Dragon Throne, looking at the zouyi in his hands with a grave expression. An Wang hurriedly bowed: "Imperial Brother!" The Emperor slightly raised his hand to signal An Wang to rise, then spoke directly: "Old Seventh, the Crown Prince has been in poor health recently, and the matter of receiving the envoys is of utmost importance. For a moment, I truly do not know whom to send."

After hearing this, An Wang thought for a moment, then replied: "Your Majesty, in my younger brother's opinion, the person responsible for receiving them must not be of too low a status, otherwise it will surely make the foreign envoys feel that we do not attach enough importance."

"At the very least, they must be a mainstay minister of the Chao Ting. Moreover, I have heard that both countries have intentions of forming a marriage alliance with our country. In that case, sending a minister who has a son or daughter of marriageable age in his family would be most appropriate. Perhaps a good match could be made while receiving them, achieving two goals with one action!"

The Emperor listened to An Wang's analysis and nodded repeatedly in agreement: "Yes, what you say is very reasonable. However, among all the civil and military officials of the Chao Ting, which minister actually meets these conditions?" An Wang naturally understood what the Emperor had in mind. Although this time he was summoned on the surface to ask for his opinion, it was actually hoped that he would take charge of this matter.

Thus, An Wang answered without hesitation: "Imperial Brother, rest assured, I will handle this matter! I will surely not disappoint your trust!" The Emperor said with a face full of satisfaction: "You are the one who understands my heart best! All those matters are fully entrusted to you to handle." An Wang bowed slightly and respectfully replied: "Imperial Brother, please rest assured." After speaking, he slowly turned and withdrew from the Gongdian.

That day, the sky was blue as washed, and the sunlight was bright and warm. Ouyang Qianyu, who had been quiet for half a day, again sent someone to inform the Crown Prince, expressing her desire to go out for fun and hoping to have the Crown Prince accompany her.

However, not long after, someone returned to report that the Crown Prince could not accompany her due to poor health. Subsequently, all reception matters were taken over by An Wang.

After thinking for a moment, Ouyang Qianyu thought to herself: This An Wang actually already has six children, truly astonishing. Since that is the case, it is better to find someone else as the target. Thus, she turned to ask the guard beside her: "I do not know how old An Wang's children are now? Have any of them reached marriageable age?"

The guard hurriedly replied: "Replying to the Princess, the Second Young Master and Third Miss of An Wangfu are both of marriageable age."

Ouyang Qianyu immediately asked further: "Then what are the names of these two children of his?"

The guard did not dare to be negligent, and hurriedly continued to reply: "The Second Young Master is named Yan Si, and the Third Miss is called Yan Shuang'er." Hearing this, Ouyang Qianyu suddenly recalled that the Crown Prince had introduced the situation of An Wang's family to her yesterday, and indeed mentioned a woman named Yan Shuang'er.

Moreover, judging by Yan Shuang'er's appearance, she seems to be of a similar age to herself, so her elder brother must surely be somewhat older. As for that Ouyang Junzhu, she also had some understanding of the situation in An Wangfu. Especially An Wang himself, she had once been fortunate enough to see him once.

Although An Wang is past middle age, the years seem not to have left too many traces on his face, but rather added a mature and steady charm, still so elegant and dignified. Surely his son must also be a handsome man.

Thinking this, Ouyang Princess had an idea, and thus sent the guard beside her to inform An Wang that she wished to go out for fun. However, since this place is unfamiliar to her, she feared there would be many inconveniences, so she begged An Wang to find someone of a similar age to accompany her.

After the guard reported this truthfully to An Wang, An Wang thought for a moment. He secretly thought: "Those in the mansion who are of a similar age to the Princess are none other than Yan Si and Yan Shuang'er." However, An Wang is such a clever person that in a moment he felt this matter was quite suspicious. Could it be that this Ouyang Princess has an ulterior motive? Thinking of the previous rumors of a marriage alliance, An Wang suddenly understood.

No wonder the Crown Prince has been feigning illness these days; it turns out he is worried that the Ouyang Princess will make a move on him! After all, An Wang has witnessed the Ouyang Princess's arrogance and domineering behavior.

If this marriage is truly arranged, it would indeed be a headache for the Crown Prince. Thinking of this, An Wang could not help but shake his head and sigh. The power struggles and schemes in the palace are truly complex and difficult to fathom. An Wang sat in the study, stroking his chin and pondering for a moment, then secretly thought: "This absolutely cannot do, Shuang'er absolutely cannot go. Although Shuang'er is of a similar age to that Princess, if she is accidentally taken a fancy to by people from Xishang or Dongying and they insist on some marriage alliance, given the Princess Consort's love for Shuang'er, she would surely not be willing to let her marry far away." Thinking of this, An Wang thought of Yan Si.

However, Si'er has not returned home for two or three days since the last Imperial Banquet, and has been busy with business matters. Thus, An Wang decided to send a servant to notify Yan Si and ask for his opinion on this matter and whether he has time to accompany that Princess out for fun.

The servant who received the order did not dare to be negligent, and ran all the way to the grain shop located in Yanjing. At this time, Yan Si was concentrating on checking accounts with the shopkeeper in the grain shop.

Suddenly, a servant from An Wangfu rushed into the shop in a hurry. Seeing Yan Si, he hurriedly bowed and said: "Second Young Master, Wangye instructed this servant to come and inform you of a matter. The Princess of Xishang Kingdom hopes to find some people of a similar age to go out and play together. Wangye's meaning is to ask for your opinion, and does not know if you have time to go and accompany her?"

After hearing this, Yan Si frowned slightly and thought for a moment before asking: "Shouldn't it be the Crown Prince accompanying her? How did it become like this?" The servant hurriedly lowered his head and respectfully replied: "Wangye said the Crown Prince suddenly fell ill and truly cannot come to accompany her. So the Emperor entrusted this important task to our Wangye, and that is why Wangye sent this servant to invite you over!"

After hearing this, Yan Si nodded thoughtfully and said: "I see, alright, I understand. After I finish handling these matters at hand, I will go over a little later." The servant, having received Yan Si's reply, did not dare to delay in the slightest, and hurried back to the Wangfu to report to Wangye.

Meanwhile, Yan Si continued to bury himself in carefully checking the accounts. After all the accounts were verified to be correct, he finally breathed a sigh of relief. Afterwards, he specifically returned to his room to carefully select and put on a brand new set of clothes, and carefully groomed his appearance in front of a bronze mirror. After everything was tidied up properly, Yan Si then boarded the carriage with satisfaction and slowly headed toward the Yizhan.

Not long after, the carriage steadily stopped in front of the Yizhan. Yan Si elegantly got out of the carriage, clasped his hands to salute the guard standing at the door, and explained his purpose. Seeing this, the guard hurriedly turned and entered to report to Ouyang Princess inside the room: "Reporting to the Princess, outside, the Second Young Master of the Yan Family requests an audience."

Ouyang Qianyu, who was sitting in front of the dressing table, heard this and could not help but feel a surge of surprise and joy. She quickly stood up, adjusted her magnificent dress, and repeatedly examined her exquisite makeup in the mirror, fearing there might be the slightest flaw. After confirming everything was perfect, she then smiled, moved lightly with graceful steps, and slowly walked out of the room with poised bearing.

At the same time, Shangguan Xingyu, who lived in the next room, also came out curiously to investigate upon hearing the commotion outside. When Ouyang Qianyu finally walked out of the Yizhan gracefully, and her gaze met that of Yan Si standing at the door, she seemed as if struck by a Ding Body Curse, standing there stunned, completely shocked with her mouth agape.