Chapter 1: A Different Identity Through Time and Space (4)
"puff!"
Xin Xin, who was the first to come to her senses, laughed out loud accidentally! But Zhou Cheng gave her a cold look...
"Haha, sorry, it seems that it is better to let my brother and sister Yin be alone together. Let's go!"
Seeing the situation, Xin Xin felt that staying here would only get in the way, so she proposed to leave first, taking the palace maid with her...
(Royal brother? No way, this uneducated guy is a prince?) Yinyin seemed to be a little surprised that she knew the other party's identity! Then she thought about whether she would be convicted of something for being so cruel to him! ? Anyone who has watched ancient dramas knows that offending such a prince is the easiest to be convicted, and it may be death penalty, and it will also implicate the family. However, she is the daughter of the prime minister, so she should not be convicted of any serious crime, right?
After watching Xinxin leave, Zhou Cheng kept staring at Yinyin. He found her momentarily cheerful yet confused look a little interesting?
Yin Yin didn't dare to look Zhou Cheng in the eye, for fear of being convicted by him or something, and she also knew that Zhou Cheng was looking at her!
The two were silent for a long time...
"You... your injury is okay, right?"
Zhou Cheng broke the silence...
"Huh? Well, it's okay." Yin Yin looked at Zhou Cheng with some surprise. She thought he would be convicted, but she didn't expect that just a greeting would make Yin Yin relax a lot!
Zhou Cheng didn't say anything else, and the two fell silent again!
"I-You won't blame me for asking my father to cancel the engagement with you, right?"
After being silent for a while, Zhou Cheng spoke again!
(Engagement? Ah, could he be the Crown Prince Zhou Cheng? I heard he is a very cold person, why don’t I feel that way?) Yin Yin thought to herself! She glanced at Zhou Cheng with a very surprised look, not forgetting to look him up and down!
"What's wrong?"
When Yin Yin looked at him with surprise, Zhou Cheng felt curious and uncomfortable!
"Ah, sorry for being rude. To be honest, I don't care about breaking off the engagement. Since you don't like me, of course you can break it off. No need to apologize!"
Yin Yin quickly came back to her senses, cleared her throat and answered Zhou Cheng's question. Of course, it was because she already had someone she liked in her heart, so how could she care about others? Besides, she was not very clear about this marriage, but if she really had to marry a stranger, she would never agree to it, just like she did it before...
"not give a damn about?"
Hearing this, Zhou Cheng's expression suddenly darkened, a mood he had never experienced before! !
"Ah, no, it's nothing. Since Your Highness doesn't want to marry me, I can't force him. Besides, this marriage was originally granted by the Emperor. If Your Highness doesn't like it, he has the right to refuse. As the saying goes, a forced marriage will not be happy unless both parties are willing. I hope Your Highness can find someone he likes in the future!"
Yin Yin was so scared that she said something random. Of course, Yin Yin knew something about ancient etiquette and language because she had watched too many costume dramas!
Zhou Cheng's expression became even gloomier...
"In that case, please do as you please, Miss Zhang. I'll take my leave now!"
Zhou Cheng seemed to leave angrily...
"What? It was you who rejected the marriage proposal. I'm not angry, so why should he be angry? Is it so great to be good-looking? I don't care! Anyway, I already have Ah Jun." Yin Yin was very dissatisfied with Zhou Cheng's attitude and was a little angry! She stuck out her tongue at Zhou Cheng's back as he left!
"Who is Ah Jun?"
"ah!!!"
Yinyin was startled by the familiar voice that suddenly came...
When I looked back, I knew it was Zhou Yan...
"Are you going to die? Why did you suddenly come out to scare people!" Yin Yin said angrily because she was really scared!
"...I didn't expect you to swear?"
Zhou Yan came behind Yin Yin without knowing when, and was even more surprised by Yin Yin's tone!
"Hmph! What do you care? I'm leaving now!"
Yin Yin seemed to hate Zhou Yan and immediately walked away!
"Hey, you haven't told me who Ajun is yet?" Zhou Yan immediately ran forward to stop Yinyin. "Who Ajun is has nothing to do with you? Get out of the way——"
Yinyin pushed Zhou Yan away rudely...
Zhou Yan didn't chase after her, he just looked at Yin Yin! What was he thinking about?
Afterwards, the Queen's birthday banquet finally began...
Yinyin was also assigned a seat at the banquet, and she sat at the very front...
"Yinyin, I heard that you were injured a few days ago. I was very worried, so I sent a lot of medicinal herbs and supplements to you. I wonder how Yinyin is doing now?" Wearing a phoenix robe and a golden hairpin, she is obviously the queen. She doesn't look like she is already in her forties... She is the queen of the Great Zhou! She is also the mother of Zhou Cheng and Zhou Yan!
"Thank you for your concern, Queen. Yinyin's injury is actually not serious at all. You're so kind to send so many supplements. Yinyin is really flattered!"
Yin Yin's words were exactly like those in a costume drama!
"Seeing how energetic you are now, it seems that my worries are unnecessary." The queen said with a smile!
"It's all thanks to the Queen!"
"Haha, that's good. Seeing Yinyin's look makes me very happy. It's worth asking the Prime Minister to bring you here!"
The Queen was talking and laughing with Yin Yin, and seemed to like her very much?
"After Yin Yin was injured, the Emperor and the Empress sent people to send a large amount of medicine and supplements. I am very grateful for the Emperor and the Empress' love and concern for Yin Yin. Here, I would like to thank the Emperor and the Empress again on behalf of Yin Yin." Zhang Ren respectfully thanked the Queen!
"You are too modest, Prime Minister. Yinyin is like our own daughter to me and the Queen. It is natural for us to care about her. I am just ashamed that I have not been able to visit her in person." A majestic man in a dragon robe spoke up! Needless to say, he is the emperor!
"Your Majesty, your words are too polite. How dare we trouble you? Even if only the Emperor and the Empress care about me, it is the blessing I have earned in my previous life!" Zhang Ren said even more respectfully!
"Actually, there is another reason why I specially asked Yinyin to attend my birthday party this time!"
The Queen looked at Yin Yin and said kindly...
"That's right, that's right." The emperor echoed excitedly! What was he saying to the eunuch behind him?
After whispering a few words in the eunuch's ear, the eunuch made a gesture to the gong player below... The gong player immediately struck the gong... As soon as the gong sounded, the originally noisy birthday banquet immediately became quiet...
"My dear ministers, today is the Queen's birthday. I would like to take this opportunity to announce something to you all." The Emperor's majestic voice!
The audience began to talk, but their voices were very low!
"Prime Minister Zhang's daughter has always been loved by me and the Queen. She is gentle, virtuous, and intelligent, so today I will officially adopt her as my daughter, and give her the title: Princess Zhaoren! I specially grant her a jade pendant, a hundred palace maids, a hundred eunuchs, and ten thousand gold, silver, and jewelry! The palace will grant her a temporary palace called the Zhaoren Palace for her to stay in the palace!" The emperor said every word clearly!
"Congratulations, Your Majesty. Congratulations, Your Majesty. Congratulations, Your Majesty." The audience cheered!
Yinyin looked puzzled...
"What? You don't want to accept it?" Seeing Yin Yin's stiff expression, the Queen reminded her!
"Silly girl, why are you still standing there? Why don't you thank me?" Zhang Ren nudged Yin Yin with his elbow to remind her!
“Ah, oh!”
Yin Yin left her seat, walked to the center of the hall, and faced the emperor!
"Yinyin knows that she is ordinary, but she has received so much love from the Emperor and the Empress. Yinyin is truly by the hard work of several lifetimes. Yinyin thanks the Emperor for his long life and the Empress for his thousand-year-old life!" Yinyin kowtowed to the Emperor and the Empress!
"Yinyin, you have just recovered from your injury, so there is no need to be polite. Get up quickly!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Yin Yin stood up!
" Still calling you Your Majesty?"
The queen who was sitting next to the emperor reminded him happily!
"...Yes, thank you, father and mother!" Yin Yin quickly understood!
“Okay, okay, hahaha!”
The emperor's heroic laughter echoed throughout the hall...
The eunuch beside the emperor took a tray from a young eunuch, walked down the stage, and came to Yin Yin...
Yinyin took the 'Princess Jade Card' from the tray!
"Live a thousand years and a thousand thousand lives to Princess Zhaoren, and long live the emperor. Live a thousand years and a thousand thousand lives to Princess Zhaoren, and long live the emperor!"
Suddenly the whole place cheered...
From the beginning till now, Yinyin was completely confused! First she was the daughter of the prime minister, and then she was the adopted daughter of the emperor? Her status was rising step by step!! ...But, she didn't know that someone was hating her...And, Zhou Cheng, who was sitting at the banquet, seemed very unhappy?
A grand birthday banquet ended in a very grand and lively atmosphere... but ended with confusion and hatred...
