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Chapter 552: The Imperial Concubine is Pure and Elegant (303)

Chapter 552: The Imperial Concubine Is Pure and Elegant (Three Hundred and Three)

Perhaps Qiao Li had made up her mind, and her ruthless attitude made Liang Sheng give up and no longer expect Qiao Li to return to be the Queen of Daliang. Three days before Qiao Li left Beijing, he finally announced to the public that Queen Cui died in the assassination in the palace that day. Only the prince survived and fled all the way to Northern Frontier. He was rescued by the King of Northern Frontier and adopted as his son. Later, he followed the King of Northern Frontier into Beijing to rescue the emperor.

Thus, all court officials knew that Crown Prince Xuan Shi, who had accompanied the King of Northern Frontier to the capital, was actually Crown Prince Liang Yan in disguise. No wonder some officials felt that the Prince Xuan they had met recently looked familiar. In fact, the Prince bore some resemblance to his uncle Cui Jing and the Emperor, and even his features bore some resemblance to Empress Cui. Those who had met with Prince Xuan over the past two weeks were no longer concerned about the future of Daliang, as Daliang had a successor. With His Majesty's decree, Madam Cui felt reassured, no longer worrying about the future of her daughter and grandson.

Although she was reluctant to let her daughter leave Beijing, Mrs. Cui still let her go with a smile. After all, her daughter also had her own path to walk in life. She could not accompany her daughter throughout the whole journey, nor did she need to accompany her throughout the whole journey.

Qiao Li entered the palace to bid farewell to the Empress Dowager, and as she was leaving the Cining Palace, she was unexpectedly stopped by Liang Yu's servants. Liang Yu wanted to see her to thank her for saving Ping An and to apologize for diverting the trouble north and bringing Wu Lan to the northern border.

Qiao Li refused to see Liang Yu on the grounds that the princess was still under house arrest and it was inconvenient to meet her. The palace maid, perhaps having received instructions, was very respectful to Qiao Li and did not force him. Instead, she signaled the eunuch behind her to hand over a larger brocade box containing 100,000 taels of silver notes and more than a dozen land deeds and house deeds of Liangdu, and gave it to Qiao Li.

Qiao Li understood that Liang Yu's offer of thanks was both a way of apologizing and a way of apologizing. As a princess without a fiefdom, she couldn't easily come up with a hundred thousand taels of silver. Perhaps this time traveler had initially been unsure whether the Northern Frontier Palace would have a queen and a crown prince, and simply wanted to distract Wu Lan. But now, perhaps he had guessed Qiao Li's true identity, and, knowing that Crown Prince Liang Yan would ultimately rule the empire, he feared Liang Yan would embarrass her after ascending the throne.

Qiao Li smiled and ordered someone to take the brocade box. As long as the princess behaved herself, the new emperor would naturally treat her well. After all, Liang Yu was the only nominal emperor sister. As for her daughter Xuan Jin, she could only be Liang Yan's adopted sister in name, but Jin'er would never lack people who loved her.

When Qiao Li thought of her daughter, a bright smile appeared on her face and her eyes were full of tenderness. She had to hurry back to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival with Jin'er, and also bring the gift that Yan'er gave to her sister, so that the girl would not feel lost and depressed because of her brother's absence.

On the day they left the capital, Liang Yan, dressed in his official prince's formal attire, personally escorted Qiao Li and his wife out of Liangdu. Now the crown prince, he couldn't return to the Northern Frontier; his changed status restricted even their movements. He escorted them all the way to the Ten-Mile Pavilion, bid farewell to his parents, and then returned to the city. As he rode into the city, he saw the figures standing on the walls from afar and couldn't help but sigh.

Soon, he went up to the city wall.

"Liang Yan pays his respects to the Emperor." Liang Sheng was still staring into the distance. Seeing his son approach, he said with some melancholy, "Yan'er, take a good look at this country. The Emperor is old. You must guard it for him, and also... protect your mother and sister, so that they can live happily in the Northern Frontier."

Liang Yan said seriously, "Father, rest assured. I will study the ways of a ruler diligently, not blindly follow one side, not be too ambitious, and always keep the people in mind, so that mother and sister can live happily."

Liang Sheng patted his son's shoulder with satisfaction and laughed, "I heard that you are good at martial arts. Let's go and have a competition with each other. If you beat father, you can go and accompany them during the New Year. Otherwise, your little sister Yuanyuan won't recognize you." After saying that, he was the first to go down the city wall.

Liang Yan smiled and glanced into the distance again, then turned back to chase after his father, correcting him, "Father, Yuanyuan loves me the most, she will never forget me!"

Liang Sheng teased, "Yuanyuan won't forget Tuantuan, right? Your mother is good at giving nicknames. Just hearing Tuantuan and Yuanyuan, we know they're siblings. But father won't let you off easy. If I defeat you, you won't be able to face them back in Northern Frontier." Liang Yan patted the sword hanging at his waist and said confidently, "Father, just wait for me to admit defeat!"

The father and son walked towards the royal martial arts training ground, talking and laughing.

Time flies. When snowflakes flutter on the big red lanterns and red plum blossoms, and red couplets are posted on every household, the gate of the Northern Frontier Palace welcomes a young man returning home.

The masters in the palace had also received the report from the servants and came to the palace gate excitedly.

Qiao Yan saw his relatives in front of him and shouted, "Dad, Mom, sister, grandpa, I'm back!"

Qiao Li looked at Liang Yan, who was still handsome and graceful, and felt relieved.

The snow suddenly stopped, and although the afternoon sun was not warm, it still brought brightness, bidding farewell to the old and welcoming the new, and bringing new vitality.

Life is long, with endless scenery to see and miles to travel. Whether you pause or continue forward through wind and rain, everyone's choices are different. Liang Yan looked at his relatives who were happy that he had returned home, and felt that his future was promising.

He looked at the red plum blossoms dotted with white snow, and smiled in his heart. God was so good to him, giving him such a good life! He would make the most of the good times and protect his family and Daliang!