The banquet was held normally, there were graceful dancing girls, wine and delicacies, but Gu Hanyan pulled Ji Qiang from time to time and said that he didn't have a match, but he was all ignored by Ji Qiang, and he didn't bother himself, so he stayed aside honestly.

When the banquet was almost over, the emperor on the seat waved off the dancing queen, the sound of silk and bamboo was quiet, he cleared his throat, and the banquet was quiet.

"Ji girl, come forward." The emperor on the seat spoke, smiling kindly, the corners of his eyes were full of fine lines, and he was wearing a yellow robe, which was very majestic.

Ji Qiang got up and slowly stepped forward to salute, and heard the queen say on the side: "In the past few days, your credit has been spread all over the capital, and I saw you quiet on weekdays, but now it is a blockbuster, which is an eye-opener for the palace!" is worthy of being a girl that the six princes have taken a fancy to, and it is really rare to be so smart. ”

After speaking, he glanced at Xia Chengmu very meaningfully, and his face sank even more, and the hand holding the cup used a little strength.

"The queen's mother praised falsely, and the courtiers just saw that their father was worried about this, so they took a trick." Ji Qiang said neither humbly nor arrogantly, unmoved by the queen's praise, as if she hadn't heard her later words.

Seeing that she directly ignored the matter about Xia Chengmu, the smile on the corner of her mouth was even more meaningful.

The emperor smiled, nodded with satisfaction, and then spoke: "Ji Yatou has made meritorious contributions to Dachen two days ago, and it has made the connection between Dachen and Luohui Kingdom more harmonious and close, and it must be rewarded!" ”

Ji Qiang lowered his eyes and was silent, the emperor waved his hand, and the personal eunuch beside him took two steps forward, shook off the bright yellow holy decree, pinched the male duck and said loudly: "Ji Qiang took the decree——"

Ji Yuanxun and Ji Qiang knelt down when they heard the sound, and after listening to their father-in-law announce the will above, they lowered their eyes and thanked the emperor for his grace and accepted the order.

And everyone applauded, congratulating Ji Yuanxun for being so blessed to have such a smart daughter.

Ji Qiang was in a complicated mood, she did not come forward in her previous life, so the sixth prince Xia Chengmu became famous in one fell swoop, leaving a good impression on him in the emperor's heart, and also received the full support of the Guogong Mansion, so that he could sit on the throne.

But now, Ji Qiang looked at Minghuang's holy decree and shook her head, feeling even more unreal.

She never expected that the emperor's reward would directly accept her as a righteous daughter and give her the title of Princess Xiaoyang, which means that she has her own mansion manpower, and it also adds a backing to the Ji family.

Now that she is a piece of fat that no one enjoys, I'm afraid Xia Chengmu won't be able to sit still.

Thinking of this, Ji Qiang pulled the corners of her mouth, her eyes were mocking coldness, and it wasn't until someone called her name that she came back to her senses and said with a smile: "Your Majesty's imperial grace is vast, and courtiers are a great blessing, so that Your Majesty can appreciate them." ”

"From today on, you will be like my daughter, don't be cautious, treat the palace as your own home, come to the palace more often if you have nothing to do, the queen also likes you very much, and it is good to talk to her."

After speaking, he looked at Ji Yuanxun again, and said half-jokingly: "I just don't know if Aiqing is such a precious daughter, will I blame me for deciding privately and taking Aiqing's favor?" ”

Ji Yuanxun's face was full of smiles, and he didn't dare to be sloppy at all after listening to the emperor's jokes, so he bowed, "If you can be appreciated by Your Majesty, how can the little girl be deed!" It's already a great honor! ”

"Xiaoyang is so clever and well-behaved, it would be nice if it was really the daughter of a concubine." The queen also said jokingly, beckoning to Ji Qiang, "Come here, let the palace take a closer look." ”

Ji Qiang glanced at Ji Yuanxun gesturely, and then slowly walked to the queen's side.

The queen took her hand and patted her very affectionately, her eyes turned around her face, and her smile was even worse, "Sure enough, it's the water spirit that has fallen." ”

Ji Qiang obediently lowered her eyes, a shallow smile spread on her face, and she was about to speak, when someone at the banquet said: "Father, queen mother, son-in-law has something to ask for!" ”

Ji Qiang raised her eyes and saw Xia Chengmu's serious appearance, and the smile on the corner of her mouth was a little sarcastic, but it was covered up in a blink of an eye.

The banquet suddenly quieted down, Xia Chengmu walked slowly to the center, bowed his hand, the emperor raised his eyebrows with some curiosity, and heard him speak: "Erchen wants to marry Qiang'er!" ”

The emperor frowned suddenly, and looked at Xia Chengmu below with some dissatisfaction, he had just given Ji Qiang a reward, this title was not called Shunkou, Xia Chengmu came to ask to marry Ji Qiang, anyone with a discerning eye could see what he was planning, not to mention the scheming emperor.

The queen was full of smiles, and looked at Xia Chengmu with great satisfaction, "I have long seen that you are interested in this girl, and everyone in the capital knows that you are happy with Miss Ji's family, and this palace is still thinking about when you will be hired and married, you finally can't sit still today, are you afraid that Xiaoyang will be robbed by others?" ”

"Queen Mother Shengming, Erchen has always been happy with Qiang'er, and he is even more happy with her, but because of his identity, he has not made up his mind, and now Qiang'er is so good, Erchen is afraid that if he doesn't mention it again, his father will marry Qiang'er to others, and Erchen will only regret it when the time comes!"

The words were sincere, and when the emperor heard this, the wrinkles between his eyebrows lightened, and he was still silent.

The queen glanced at the emperor tentatively, and said slowly: "Since you and Xiaoyang are in love, then this palace will be a matchmaker today, and when you are old, you will be happy to be married." ”

Xia Chengmu was overjoyed, and was about to kneel down to thank him, but he heard Ji Qiang, who had been silent, speak: "Please also ask Niangniang to take back her life!" ”

The queen was stunned when Ji Qiang asked with such a determined appearance, but she didn't react, Ji Qiang was already kneeling on the ground, and said clearly word by word, "The courtiers are blessed, and I ask the mother to take back her life!" ”

"What's going on? Why did you kneel all of a sudden, get up quickly, get up quickly! The queen frowned lightly and said hurriedly, Ji Qiang didn't say much, and let the queen help her up.

Xia Chengmu's face also changed, his face, which was still a little smiling, sank, Ji Qiang's face was full of embarrassment, her brows were furrowed into Sichuan characters, and the queen saw this, and asked softly, "What's going on?" Haven't you always been in love with Mu'er, why don't you want to marry him now? ”

It seems that the queen had also heard her talk about her children when she entered the palace before, and she was a little confused about Ji Qiang's sudden indifference.

Only Ji Qiang knew that Xia Chengmu was the same in his previous life, because he was rewarded and favored by the emperor, he married her along the way, saying that she was the only one in her life, and she would never let her down, but what was the result?

Ji Qiang showed a bitter smile, in the queen's opinion, it was because of the relationship between Xia Chengmu and Gu Hanyan.

The queen suddenly smiled and said, "Are you eating for that adopted daughter?" The so-called love house and Wu, Mu'er only gives charity to her for the sake of your face, you don't have to go to your heart. ”

In the past few days, Xia Chengmu has sent good ointment to the Guogong Mansion, and anyone with a discerning eye can see that he is very concerned about the adopted daughter of the Guogong Mansion, and he is afraid that he will feel that he has neglected himself, so he will refuse to be so angry.