Prince An told Lin Luoling that he had met the governors of Fencheng Prefecture and Xiangyang Prefecture in the past three days.

Lin Luoling then realized that Prince An also had elite soldiers and generals, but they were all in Fencheng Prefecture and Xiangyang Prefecture. Prince Rui had rebelled, and he was afraid that something unusual might happen.

Therefore, Prince An wrote a letter in advance to ask the governor of Fencheng Prefecture to send a hundred assassins, disguised as bandits, to launch a surprise attack on Prince Jin in Dongyang Mountain.

In fact, they just robbed the food and grass of the army following Prince Jin, and most of them were killed by the powerful generals under Prince Jin.

On the day after Prince An and Lin Luoling entered the capital, the governors of Fencheng and Xiangyang led their troops, disguised as merchants, and divided them into three batches and hid in the capital and the valley of Nanshan outside the capital to protect the safety of Emperor Deshun and Prince An.

Lin Luoling was surprised and asked, "You started planning these before you came to the capital?"

Prince An pinched Lin Luoling's earlobe and said with a smile: "Without Zhang Liang's plan, how can you protect your wife? Well, I will tell you these things slowly when the time comes. You have been sleeping for two days without eating. If you are starving, you will have to drink bitter medicine soup to recuperate."

After that, Prince An shouted towards the palace door: "Your master has woken up, why don't you come in and help her wash up, and bring in the food and soup."

There was a "creaking" sound.

Then, Lin Luoling saw Hua Lian jump into the hall, holding a copper basin in her hand, with several drops of warm water jumping out of the basin.

Prince An saw this and rubbed Lin Luoling's forehead, saying, "I still have some official business to deal with. You should wash up and have your meal quickly. Hualian and Xiangjin will serve you. Biyou and Bizhi will protect you outside the door. You can rest assured."

As soon as Prince An stepped out of Jingtai Pavilion, Lin Luoling walked up barefoot, pulled the painted curtain and Xiangjin and asked, "When did you, Biyou and Bizhi enter the palace?"

Hualian said: "His Royal Highness Prince An is really very kind to Miss. He was afraid that you would not be able to adapt to the maids in the palace, so before Miss left Xuzhou, he found a Silver Feather Guard to go to the Lin Mansion and bring Xiangjin and me to the capital.

After arriving in Beijing, Xiangjin and I were arranged to live in the mansion of Ningyuan Hou. Ningyuan Hou’s wife took special care of Xiangjin and me. Only after meeting the lady did Xiangjin and I feel at ease.

This morning, His Royal Highness Prince An returned to the capital. Before entering the palace, he went to Ningyuan Marquis' Mansion in person and brought Xiangjin and me into the palace.

"Miss, the palace is so big! His Majesty Prince An said that in a few days, His Majesty will grant His Majesty Prince An a separate residence. No outsiders will come to Jingtai Pavilion in the next two days. Let Xiangjin and I stay in Jingtai Pavilion and serve you."

Xiang Jin quietly tugged at Hualian's sleeves and whispered, "Should we change our name to Princess An?"

"Correct!"

Hualian chattered non-stop, describing the bloody situation outside the palace in great detail. Lin Luoling's eyes widened as she listened. It was not until the meal was over that Hualian finally finished her story.

Lin Luoling only then learned that Prince Rui had started a rebellion and the residence of Prince Jin's cronies was almost destroyed.

After lunch, Lin Luoling was no longer sleepy, and suddenly heard Aunt Shi Mi's voice coming from outside the door.

"I heard that Princess An has woken up? The Queen Mother called Princess An to the Flower Hall to discuss the wedding."

Hearing this, Lin Luoling personally opened the palace door, bowed to Shi Miying and said, "It's all up to the Queen Mother. I don't know much about the wedding in the palace."

Shi Mi smiled and said, "His Royal Highness Prince An said that Princess An has not recovered from the cold and cannot stand the fatigue, so please ask Your Majesty and the Queen Mother to skip the red tape of the wedding, and Princess An does not need to learn the rules and etiquette.

Princess An is truly blessed!"

Hearing this, Lin Luoling pursed her lips and smiled, and the moment she lowered her head, her cheeks were flushed.

Shi Mi said, "Princess An doesn't need to learn the rules and etiquette, but she still has to choose the pattern of the wedding dress selected by the Shangyisi."

Lin Luoling bowed and said, "Listen to Aunt Shi Mi!"

So he followed Shi Mi to the flower hall.

Hualian and Xiangjin stayed in Jingtai Pavilion, while Biyou and Bizhi followed them to the flower hall.

The master, his servants and their two companions looked up and saw a row of embroiderers standing in the hall, each holding an embroidered tray filled with bright red handkerchiefs with hand-painted flower patterns.

The Queen Mother waved at Lin Luoling and said, "Originally, this matter should have been chosen by Prince An, but he went to the study to discuss matters. I am overwhelmed. You should choose! It will save Prince An from arguing with me after I have chosen."

Lin Luoling pursed her lips and smiled. After greeting the Queen Mother, she winked at Princess July who was sitting next to her. Princess July understood and walked forward, holding Lin Luoling's arm and said:

"Cousin, I like this pattern. Would you like to choose this pattern for your wedding with cousin?"

How could Lin Luoling not know that the flower Princess July described should be the one that the Empress Dowager liked, and was just about to say yes.

The Queen Mother snorted, "If you like that pattern, why do you have to ask Prince An and Princess An to make wedding dresses for you? You and Jiang Chi from Ningyuan Marquis's Mansion will be engaged in the near future, and you can ask the Clothing Department to make engagement dresses for you and Jiang Chi."

Lin Luoling looked at Princess July blankly and asked, "Princess July and Young Master Jiang are going to get engaged? When will this happen?"

The Queen Mother took a sip of tea, lowered her eyes, and said calmly: "Jiang Chi has made great contributions in protecting the emperor. Your Majesty asked Jiang Chi what reward he wanted. Ningyuan Hou really gave birth to a good son."

After a pause, the Queen Mother's eyebrows moved, "Two good sons!"

Lin Luoling understood that the Queen Mother was thinking of her uncle-in-law.

"Jiang Chi said that he would be loyal to His Majesty with his life, and only asked His Majesty to show mercy and betroth Princess July to him as his wife, and asked His Majesty to write in the imperial decree that he is not allowed to have concubines or maids in this life, and only Princess July is his legal wife. If he dares to disobey the imperial decree, he will be sentenced to death by chariot torn apart."

Lin Luoling: ...

The Queen Mother suddenly lifted her eyelids, looked at Princess July lovingly, and deliberately teased: "I didn't agree at first, but... who would have thought that Yu'er secretly got married to Jiang Chi without my knowledge."

Princess July blushed and ran to the Queen Mother and said awkwardly, "When did Jiang Chi and I get married? Don't talk nonsense, Grandmother."

"Oh? Am I wrong? In that case, let's call off your engagement with Jiang Chi. I think the young master of the Zhenguo family is quite good, and his family background is much better than that of the Ningyuan Marquisate!

The young master of the Zhenguo family will be promoted in the morning court tomorrow. He will have a bright future in the government. He has always been the candidate I have in mind!"

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