After the prince was reborn, he forced me to marry him and took me into the East Palace

"Your Majesty has arrived——"

"The Queen has arrived——"

The eunuch's shrill voice echoed into the hall.

Everyone stood up and bowed, "Long live the emperor, long live the emperor, and a thousand years of live the queen."

"Everyone stand up!" The emperor's majestic voice resounded throughout the hall. He sat on the main seat and looked at the audience.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Everyone responded in unison and took their seats.

Nan Yuan turned around quietly, her eyes moving through the crowd, trying to find that familiar figure. How come His Majesty has come, but Nan Jiamu hasn't come yet?

This made her feel confused and uneasy.

At this moment, a voice from the stage interrupted her thoughts, the voice was gentle and pleasant: "Who is the girl from the Nan family?"

Nan Yuan's heart tightened and she immediately stood up, her skirt swaying gently. She slowly knelt on the ground with a respectful and humble attitude.

"She is my daughter."

The Queen's eyes lingered on her face and she laughed softly.

Nan Yuan only felt that the laughter was like a spring breeze blowing on her face, warm and gentle.

No wonder Gu Jingheng, who is obviously a cruel and vicious person, can still pretend to be a kind person. It turns out that his mother is such a gentle person.

With such a gentle mother teaching him, and being influenced by her, he could easily deceive people.

Nan Yuan didn't dare to look at it any longer and could only lower her head, but her heart was in turmoil and it was difficult to calm down.

"Raise your head and let me see."

The voice above her head sounded again, and there was a hint of expectation and curiosity in the queen's words.

Nan Yuan's heart trembled slightly when she heard this, but she did not dare to disobey.

She slowly raised her head, with a slightly reserved look on her face, her eyes carefully focused on the steps, not daring to look around.

As time went on, the silence on stage made her feel more and more uneasy.

She didn't understand why the Queen Mother suddenly mentioned her, because in her past life memories, she had no intersection with the Queen Mother and knew almost nothing about her.

At this moment, being scrutinized by the Queen, she felt flustered and at a loss as to what to do.

The person on the stage seemed to notice her nervousness and comforted her softly, "You don't have to be so nervous. We will become a family sooner or later."

"..."

After hearing this, Nan Yuan's face changed drastically. Her head suddenly started buzzing, as if countless thunders had exploded, shocking her so much that she was dizzy and unable to utter a word.

What does it mean?

What family?

Could it be that Gu Jingheng said something to the Queen?

But that's not right. In her previous life, Gu Jingheng said that he would not let her see the Queen Mother no matter what, let alone mention her in front of the Queen Mother.

Logically speaking, in this life, Gu Jingheng would never mention her in front of the Queen!

"Ahem." The emperor coughed softly.

The Queen looked at Nan Yuan in a trance and had no idea that there was anything wrong with her words. It was only when the Emperor reminded her that she realized what she had said.

She smiled again and changed the subject, "I am very happy to see you. Please come to the palace more often to accompany me in the future."

"Thank you, Her Majesty." Nan Yuan bowed slightly, but her heart was still not calm.

The queen's gaze fell on Nan Yuan, and a gleam of satisfaction flashed in her eyes.

What a well-behaved girl! No wonder Heng'er likes her and her mother likes her too.

After Nan Yuan took her seat, she felt the gazes coming from above and felt very uncomfortable.

She didn't even notice Nan Jiamu sitting down. She just tugged at her sleeves and frowned.

Nan Jiamu noticed that something was wrong with Nan Yuan and asked a few questions, but Nan Yuan ignored him, so he had to give up.

"Where is Nan Jiamu?" The emperor's gaze swept across the stage and finally fell on Nan Jiamu.

"I am here."

Nan Jiamu took a few steps forward, walked to the front of the hall, and knelt on one knee.

"I am holding a banquet today to honor all the heroes. Among all the generals, you are the only one who has made outstanding contributions, and no one can match you."

The emperor nodded in satisfaction and said, "You are brave and good at fighting, both wise and brave, and have made great military achievements for my Great Yong. I will appoint you as a sixth-rank guard to protect my safety."

Nan Jiamu was stunned for a moment.

Six products?

Despite his great military achievements and his voluntary surrender of his military command, he was only rewarded with the rank of a sixth-rank general.

His deputy generals in the army were all of the fourth rank.

Is this a reward or an insult?

Everyone at the banquet was talking about it, some were surprised, some were confused, and some were gloating.

Even Shen Zhaixing was surprised and didn't understand what His Majesty meant by this action.

Nan Jiamu did not dare to hesitate at all and quickly agreed: "I accept your order and thank you."

The emperor nodded with satisfaction and said, "Take a seat."

"Yes." Nan Jiamu agreed again and then returned to his original seat.

At this time, Nan Yuan came back to her senses and patted the back of Nan Jiamu's hand to comfort her.

Nan Jiamu gave her a reassuring smile. He was not going to be discouraged by a sixth-rank young general.

It’s just the sixth rank, he will always have a chance to be promoted.

Thinking back then, didn’t he also climb up step by step?

Shen Zhaixing saw that Nan Jiamu and Nan Yuan looked unhappy, but this was the order from His Majesty, and he had no choice but to wait for Gu Jingheng to come back before trying to negotiate.

But there is no solution for Nan Jiamu, but there is good news for Nan Yuan.

He rolled his eyes and walked out.

"Your Majesty, the Queen!"

The emperor looked at Shen Zhaixing and asked, "What's the matter?"

Shen Zhaixing bowed and asked, "Your Majesty, I have something to report to you."

"Your Highness the Crown Prince had intended to confer the title of Princess to Nan Yuan before, but due to his busy schedule, the matter was put on hold for the time being. Today, on this festive occasion when the whole world is celebrating, I dare to make a suggestion. I hope Your Majesty will grant Nan Yuan the title of Princess to show the grace of the royal family."

"Nan Yuan is both virtuous and talented, and has a good character. Making her a princess will not only fulfill the Crown Prince's promise, but also comply with the will of the people. This is really killing two birds with one stone. I beg Your Majesty to make a decision."

When the emperor heard this, he turned to look at the queen and asked, "What do you think?"

The Queen nodded: "Since this is Heng'er's idea, then your Majesty and I will naturally agree."

The queen said this and looked at Nan Yuan.

Nan Yuan suddenly thought of something. She had just said it casually at that time.

But now that it has been brought up, she can only stand up immediately and kneel on the ground to express her gratitude: "Thank you, Queen Mother and Your Majesty, for your grace."

Nan Jiamu, who was sitting on the other side, was stunned. How come he didn’t know about this?

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince named Xiao Yuan'er a princess. Doesn't he have a crush on Xiao Yuan'er?

"Has the Ministry of Rites drafted a title?" asked the Queen.

Someone immediately walked out from the banquet, knelt on the ground, and explained, "Please forgive me, Queen, but the title of the Crown Prince had not been designated when he left."

Zhang Danian wiped the sweat from his forehead. He had just gone to see His Majesty and the Queen Mother about this matter some time ago, and now it was brought up again.

After hearing this, the Queen also remembered that Heng'er let Nan Yuan choose by herself?

Thinking of this, she asked, "Does Xiao Yuan'er have a title that he is interested in?"

Nan Yuan was a little surprised. Could this title have been made up by her?

She quickly knelt down and said, "Please forgive me, Queen. I am stupid. Please give me a name."

The queen looked down at Nan Yuan who was kneeling on the ground. The more she looked, the more she liked her and the more satisfied she was. When she heard Nan Yuan talking, she felt that Nan Yuan was well-behaved and sensible, so she said, "In that case, let's give her a name..."

Zhang Danian promptly had someone hand over the title that Gu Jingheng had written that day. The queen chose one and said, "Let's call him Le'an."

Upon hearing this, Nan Yuan quickly expressed her gratitude: "Thank you, Queen, for giving me the name."

She breathed a sigh of relief. After being crowned a princess, Gu Jingheng had an additional layer of relationship with her, which was also an additional layer of protection.

But that was not her intention tonight. She wanted to completely cut off any possibility of relationship with Gu Jingheng.

"Your Majesty, Queen, I have something to ask of you. Please grant me your permission."

Nan Yuan leaned forward respectfully, her hands trembling slightly due to nervousness.

"Get up and talk."

After Nan Yuan stood up, the Queen asked again, "What do you want?"

Shen Zhaixing also lowered his head to look at Nan Yuan beside him. For some reason, he suddenly had an ominous premonition in his heart.