Return of the Princess: The Rebirth of Lafayette

The emperor cherishes talents. When he heard that the queen and his concubine were full of praise for Xiao Jian, their attitude towards him was less perfunctory and more serious than at first.

Sharp eyes kept scanning him. After staring at him for about ten seconds, the emperor's originally calm face showed a smile.

This kid is extraordinary! It's great to be able to remain unmoved by your own majestic aura and show no timidity at all! If it can be used by the imperial court, the Qing Dynasty will be even more powerful.

"Xiao Jian, I see that you are very majestic and don't come from an ordinary family. Where are you from? Are your parents still alive?"

Xiao Yanzi was also very curious. She seemed to have never heard her brother talk about her parents, and she felt a little excited.

The smile on Xiao Jian's face deepened. It was such a ridiculous and sad thing for his family-killing enemy to ask if his parents were alive.

"Back to the emperor, my parents were killed by an adulterer. These years I have been wandering around and living in no fixed place, but I am at ease."

When Xiao Yanzi heard that her parents were dead, she cursed angrily, "Brother! My parents were killed. Some bastard did it."

Yong Qi saw Xiao Yanzi's eyes were red and couldn't help but want to step forward to comfort her, but he didn't dare to do anything in front of Huang Ama.

The emperor and the queen looked at each other, and they felt more and more that they had to treat Xiao Yanzi better in the future. It was rare for her to maintain such an optimistic and cheerful temperament after suffering a tragic childhood in which her parents were murdered and her brother was lost.

"Xiao Jian, who is the thief who killed your parents? I will make the decision for you personally."

The queen looked at him with some pity, and immediately expressed her stance, "Xiao Jian, if you have any grievances, just tell the emperor. The emperor is wise and powerful, and will definitely punish the traitors and clear the grievances for your parents."

Xiao Jian didn't want to see the ugly faces of those in power. They were all talking about benevolence and morality. When he told the truth, they would probably want to eradicate the roots.

"I would like to thank the Emperor and the Queen for their kindness. However, I was still young when my parents were killed and I don't know who the enemy is."

The emperor said with relief, "This is difficult to handle, but don't be too discouraged. Let's just tell me what your parents' names are, and I will send someone to investigate."

When Xiao Jian was about to make up a name at random, the voice of the eunuch outside the door interrupted his thoughts.

"Lafayette is here."

The emperor upholds filial piety and governs the country with filial piety. Hearing this, he happily said to everyone, "The emperor's mother is here. Please come with me to greet her."

Before anyone could go out to greet him, Lafayette walked in supported by Aunt Gui and Qing'er.

Qing'er was dressed up to attend today, wearing a light blue flag suit and a goose-yellow coat embroidered with magnolia flowers. Her eyes were as bright as water, and she was extremely beautiful.

"Qing'er to Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please send your regards."

The queen's eyes lit up, "Qing'er doesn't have to be polite."

When Lafayette walked in, he found that everyone who was supposed to come had arrived, and the corner of his mouth curled up.

"Your Majesty, how come the Ai family sees that this young master is unfamiliar? Who is this?"

Qing'er looked in the direction that Lafayette said, and she happened to look at Xiao Jian. She was so frightened that she immediately lowered her head. She had lied to him that time, and he wouldn't settle the score with her.

When Xiao Jian saw Qing'er's outfit, a flash of surprise flashed across his eyes. For some reason, he felt familiar every time he saw her, as if he had a deep connection with his previous life.

The emperor started to win over Xiao Jian, and spoke highly of Xiao Jian both in and out of words, "Empress Huang, this is Xiao Yanzi's brother, his name is Xiao Jian. I like this child very much."

How could Lafayette not know what the emperor had in mind? He wanted Xiao Jian to serve the imperial court, but he was probably overthinking it. In his previous life, he had made concessions and allowed Xiao Jian to seek to marry Qing'er after he had achieved fame.

But what did he say? I am used to being a family member. I don't like to be restrained by others. I can't get married, so I actually persuaded my Qing'er to elope. If she betrothed her, she would be his wife, and if she ran away, she would be his concubine. The Aijia didn't believe it, but he didn't understand. But he did it anyway, which is really ridiculous.

Lafayette walked up to him, raised his eyebrows, and looked straight at him, his smile not reaching his eyes.

"Are you Xiao Yanzi's brother?"

Xiao Jian found that Lafayette was hostile to him, so there was no need for him to flatter him and he answered straightforwardly.

"Go back to Lafayette and I'll replace it as it is."

Lafayette couldn't help laughing when he saw that he was still as conceited as in his previous life.

"It's true, little Yanzi, your brother is amazing!"

Except for Xiao Yanzi, everyone in the room could see the strong smell of gunpowder between the two.

Little Yanzi thought Lafayette was praising his brother and excitedly promoting his merits.

"Lafayette, how do you know that my brother is great? Let me tell you, he is very powerful. He can play the flute and has great martial arts skills."

Xiao Yanzi's eyes lit up when she saw Qing'er and her brother standing together. The two were a perfect match, and Qing'er was beautiful and gentle. It would be great to be her sister-in-law, so she spoke a little unscrupulously.

"Lafayette, do you want to betroth Qing'er to my brother?"

The emperor's eyes trembled, and he scolded Lafayette before he could speak, "Little Yanzi, what are you talking about? Lafayette has his own ideas about Qing'er's marriage. It's not your turn to talk, so why don't you step aside."

Qing'er's eyes turned red immediately and she looked at Xiao Yanzi aggrievedly, "Little Yanzi, how could you say that to me."

Xiao Yanzi didn't expect that she just made a joke and made someone cry. She didn't know what to do. Ziwei quickly pulled her to her side and reminded her not to talk too much.

Lafayette had already experienced Xiao Yanzi's unbridled speech in his previous life, but after hearing her words, he still trembled with anger. Should he jump into the same fire pit a second time?

"Little Yanzi, have the Ai family indulged you too much recently? Did your daughter's family not even care about propriety, justice and shame? How did you teach your daughter to be able to say the words of a husband in public?"

When the queen saw that she was involved, she had no choice but to take the blame on herself for the sake of Xiao Yanzi.

"It's not good for Lafayette to be a concubine. He is busy with the affairs of the Sixth Palace and neglects to teach his children. If you want to punish me, then punish me."

Xiao Jian couldn't see his sister being wronged, so he stood up, looked directly at Lafayette's sharp eyes, and said sarcastically.

"Lafayette, my sister just said the wrong thing for a moment. You don't have to be so angry. As for Qinggege in her mouth, I, Xiao Jian, think she is not worthy of me. The woman I like should be easy-going and free-spirited. She will not be so angry at all." Sad because of a joke made by a friend."

After Xiao Jian finished speaking, he inadvertently saw Qing'er's face was pale, with tears in her eyes. There seemed to be an empty space in her heart. She seemed to have lost something. He said sorry to her in his heart, I'm sorry, I can't look at my sister. Be wronged.

Qing'er's eyes were full of tears, and there were still traces of a row of teeth on her lips. The last trace of guilt for Xiao Jian in her heart had disappeared.