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Given that during this period, Ziyan has achieved unprecedented high revenue for the Drunken Immortal Residence, surpassing any previous records.
Elder Yan Laoguai and Second Elder Qiansha Jun Luyuan, along with everyone from the shopkeeper to the cooks and clerks at the Drunken Immortal Residence, have increasingly admired their new leader.
Of course, just a few days after the chefs from the branch stores returned home, this news naturally spread among all the disciples of the Heavenly Pivot Sect.
A few days later, one afternoon.
Ziyan had just returned from an outing with Xiang Wang and Princess Ling Yuer. As soon as she stepped into the Drunken Immortal Residence, Qi Yu approached her with a serious expression and handed her a letter.
Ziyan took it and opened it to find that it was personally written by the Emperor's Son.
The content of the letter was an invitation for Ziyan to meet him at the relay station immediately.
Remembering the bizarre story she had told that day, Ziyan felt a great sense of disgust.
The key was that her story was too strange and hard to believe.
Ziyan simply passed the letter to Sixth Prince Ling Feng and Ling Yuxuan, saying, "You guys take a look. Should I go meet him?"
Ling Feng and Ling Yuxuan exchanged glances before opening the letter together. After reading it, they fell into complete silence.
After a long while, Xiang Wang Lingfeng was the first to speak: "How about this, Miss Ziyan, you don’t need to be nervous. I will accompany you."
"Is that appropriate?" Ziyan looked at everyone in front of her.
"I'll go with you too. It's fine. I am my father's most beloved daughter. With me around, he won't make things difficult for you," Ling Yuer suddenly chimed in to comfort Ziyan.
"No need. If my father finds out, then my Sixth Brother, who boldly took the princess out of the palace, will be blamed by him again. You stay here; I will accompany Miss Zi alone."
Ling Feng felt a bit anxious; he didn't want to face any more reprimands.
"That's settled then! Xiang Wang Ye can accompany me," Ziyan said in a tone that brooked no argument, interrupting their discussion as they were unable to reach a conclusion.
So, the next itinerary was decided like this.
An hour later, at the best inn in Chu County Government.
Ling Feng introduced, “This young lady is Miss Ziyan, whom Your Majesty invited to meet. Please go and inform them quickly.”
After waiting for about half a tea time, the messenger returned and bowed deeply to Ziyan and Ling Feng, then said, “Please, His Highness the Sixth Prince and this young lady follow me.”
Then, Ling Feng and Ziyan followed the guard, passing through several layers of elegantly designed yards strictly guarded by soldiers.
The guard said again, “You two may go in directly; I will take my leave now.”
As soon as he finished speaking, the guard bowed once more and turned to leave.
Perhaps Ling Feng was worried that Ziyan might be scared or nervous; when he saw the guard leave, he took Ziyan's small hand and pulled her along into the courtyard.
Unfortunately, just as they entered the main hall's entrance one after another, Elder Eunuch Chief Steward Pan walked out from inside.
Seeing Ling Feng holding Ziyan's hand tightly, he frowned slightly and said, “The Emperor has decreed that only Miss Ziyan may enter. His Highness the Sixth Prince should wait here for a while.”
Upon hearing this, Ling Feng glared at Elder Eunuch. However, he had no choice; this person was a favorite of his father, the Emperor, and it was inappropriate for him to confront him.
Since it was his father's decree, he could only comply.
Then, Ling Feng looked at Ziyan with concern, “It’s fine; I’ll be right outside. If anything happens, just call for me.”
Seeing this situation, Ziyan couldn’t help but almost laugh. What kind of trivial matter would require a shout? The person inside is your own blood father.
“Thank you for your concern, His Highness the King of Xiang. My emotional resilience is not so fragile.”
In fact, since receiving that letter, Ziyan knew that this Emperor's Son must have some secret or other purpose for seeking her out.
However, to say that he could immediately commit murder or directly capture himself was simply impossible.
If that were the case, he wouldn't have been so patient every day during this time to come to the Drunken Immortal Residence and get close to him. That's right, it was getting close.
Ling Feng was taken aback by Ziyan's relaxed demeanor and calmness; he originally thought that Ziyan would be trembling with fear.
"Ha," Ziyan chuckled lightly and continued, "Alright, His Highness, the King of Xiang. I'm going in. If there's anything, I will definitely call for His Highness, the King of Xiang to save me, okay? Just defying Your Majesty's wishes is not a small crime!"
While playfully teasing this kind-hearted prince who was worried about her safety, Ziyan leisurely stepped towards the threshold ahead.
She followed the Elder Eunuch through the main hall and arrived at a long pavilion in the backyard.
There she saw the one who had previously claimed to be the current emperor—Ling Zhiyuan.
"Miss Zi, you don't seem surprised at all? Not scared at all?" Ling Yuxuan smiled as he asked Ziyan.
"I have nothing to be surprised about, nor do I have anything to be afraid of. Even if you are Your Majesty, so what? A dignified emperor cannot just arbitrarily seek punishment from someone, right?"
Ziyan was neither servile nor arrogant; she stared intently at the somewhat lofty Ling Zhiyuan with her big sparkling eyes.
"Boldly speaking, you see Your Majesty and do not kneel to pay your respects." The nearby Elder Eunuch Chief Steward Pan, unable to hold back any longer, immediately reprimanded Ziyan.
Seriously, it's always the eunuchs who are more anxious than the emperor; it's quite a display of power.
Ziyan cast a faint glance at the Elder Eunuch, but she understood the situation. This wasn't the Twenty-First Century; this was a feudal ancient period where such customs were observed.
Then, with gritted teeth, Ziyan reluctantly knelt before the high-and-mighty Ling Zhiyuan to pay her respects.
"Commoner Ziyan pays respects to Your Majesty. Long live Your Majesty, long live, long live!"
"Ah, hahaha—Ziyan, please rise. Come here and sit beside me," Ling Zhiyuan seemed quite satisfied with Ziyan's demeanor and performance at that moment, and his imposing aura softened considerably.
"Uh? Oh, Commoner thanks the Emperor."
When Ziyan confidently sat across from Ling Zhiyuan, Ling Zhiyuan was momentarily taken aback: this girl seemed to respect him as the Emperor Father, but why did it feel like there was a hint of disdain in her eyes?
"Don't blame me for not revealing my identity to you at first, right?" Ling Zhiyuan asked directly.
"Uh? Oh, no, you are the current Your Majesty, how could a Commoner dare to blame the Emperor?" Ziyan pouted, feeling that the question was pointless.
"You are quite an interesting girl. Seeing you reminds me of my beloved daughter, Little Princess Yu'er. I feel that your personalities are somewhat similar," Ling Zhiyuan remarked.
"Oh—" Ziyan dared not speak carelessly anymore, but internally she was mocking, do you know that your Princess Yu'er is currently in Chu County?
"By the way, I heard recently that you and my family's Sixth Prince are business partners? Is that true?" Ling Zhiyuan suddenly asked about her relationship with Xiang Wang Lingfeng.
"Yes, His Highness, the King of Xiang and Commoner indeed have business cooperation," Ziyan replied truthfully.
"Well then, does Miss Zi know that my Sixth Prince is not just willing to be your business partner? As far as I know, my Sixth Prince is quite fond of Miss Zi. What does Miss Zi think about this matter?"
"Uh?—Commoner is not very aware of the actual situation. This might just be a rumor in the market! I hope Your Majesty does not believe those."
Hearing that Ling Zhiyuan seemed intent on digging deeper, Ziyan could only play dumb.
"Oh—then if my Sixth Prince has genuine feelings for Miss Zi, what would you do?" Ling Zhiyuan pressed on closely.
"Your Majesty, Commoner is already promised to someone else. As the saying goes, marry a chicken and follow the chicken; marry a dog and follow the dog. Although I am not yet married, in the eyes of the people in my hometown and my own, this marriage is already a done deal. Therefore, Commoner cannot accept another person."
"Oh—so that's how it is. May I ask where the person to whom Miss Zi is promised comes from? What is their status?" As Ling Zhiyuan followed up on Ziyan's words, a glimmer of sharpness flashed in his eyes.
Uh? Oh! So this Emperor's Son has been waiting for her all along.
Ziyan quickly turned her mind over, her thoughts expanding infinitely. This Emperor's Son, does he really think she is just an ignorant little girl?
"Your Majesty, please do not take offense. The Commoner's Future Husband is just like the Commoner, coming from a humble background. Both of my parents are ordinary commoners without status or land, so I believe it is not worth mentioning to Your Majesty."
"It is no trouble. I have some connection with Miss Ziyan. I am willing to assist Miss Zi in her matters. Does Miss Ziyan doubt my judgment? How about this: I have also heard that Miss Ziyan's husband is in Chu County. Could you invite him tonight so that I can assess him for Miss Ziyan?"
"Oh! Hehe—this isn't really a difficult matter. It's just that I received a letter from home yesterday stating that my father is seriously ill, so he has already returned to Hengfeng County Town today. Therefore—"
Ziyan quickly thought of a little story to excuse herself.
"Oh—so he has already left the Provincial Government? What a coincidence!"
Ling Zhiyuan was not disappointed, as he had long suspected that this young girl was not so easily deceived.
Seeing this, the cunning Emperor smiled and nodded at Ziyan, leisurely continuing, "Well! Since that is the case, let it be. However, I do have an unreasonable request."
At this point, Ling Zhiyuan looked up at Elder Eunuch Chief Steward Pan while clearing his throat twice.
Immediately, Elder Eunuch opened a prepared imperial edict and read aloud: "Commoner Ziyan, listen to the decree—"
Uh? What is happening?
Seeing Elder Eunuch suddenly pull out this move, Ziyan was caught off guard.
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