The sky was just breaking.
A shocking wave swept through the Imperial City.
The little princess had been found!
Their little princess had been found!
The common people were bewildered, confused, and helpless.
They, in Nanming, had a little princess. Some had heard of it, but most were ignorant of it.
However, most of the officials knew.
It was something the National Preceptor had said directly during a memorial ceremony.
He said the royal family had descendants, and the Emperor had a little princess.
But no one knew if that little princess was still alive, let alone where she was.
However, after that memorial ceremony, the National Preceptor never mentioned it again, and the Emperor gave no instructions, so everyone forgot about it.
One or two ministers had let the matter slip, and it was occasionally brought up in the Imperial City.
But as time passed, most people had forgotten.
Unexpectedly, this matter was true.
The little princess had truly returned!
"Your Majesty, was the National Preceptor gravely injured while searching for the little princess?"
The Emperor had an unprecedented early morning court today, and everyone rushed to attend.
Not only did they see the Emperor awake, but they also saw a little princess by his side.
Chu Qianli!
"She... she's Miss Li!" A sharp-eyed minister recognized her and cried out in horror and despair!
"Your Majesty, she... she wasn't already... already sleeping... sleeping..."
Sleeping in the Emperor's bed!
Everyone knew!
If it was plausible that the National Preceptor was severely injured and unconscious while verifying Chu Qianli as the little princess, then it made sense.
But what about Miss Li sleeping in the Emperor's bed?
If she truly was the little princess, then this... this would become the greatest scandal in the history of the royal family.
No! Such a thing must not happen!
They would rather not have their so-called little princess than let the royal family be disgraced!
"That night was a memorial ceremony," Chu Wang stepped forward, turning to face everyone.
"It was one of the steps the National Preceptor took to verify the little princess..."
"Absurd!" Prince Yu glared at him, furious. "Prince Jing, are you treating all of us as fools? To verify the little princess, you let the little princess and the Emperor...!"
"Eldest Brother! Watch your words!"
Chu Wang returned a stern gaze, displeased. "To find the princess, His Majesty used his own blood as a蛊引 (gu-yin,蛊-inducing agent) and his own disciple as the蛊体 (gu-ti,蛊-body)!"
"Disciple?"
"That's right. The one with the princess that night was the princess's fiancé, the God of War Prince Xuan of Nanming!"
After Chu Wang said this, everyone's gaze immediately fell on the man beside Chu Qianli.
Since he arrived, he had been sitting in a position slightly below Chu Qianli.
Everyone thought the Emperor had let him sit in such an important position out of respect for the God of War of Nanming, but they didn't expect him to be not only the Emperor's disciple but also the princess's fiancé!
"They... they weren't already married..."
Prince Ling was stunned. Looking at Chu Qianli and Feng Yexuan together now, he suddenly became overjoyed.
So, so that's how it was!
He knew it, little Li'er couldn't be with the Emperor.
How could little Li'er have such a complicated emotional history? She had only ever had Feng Yexuan as her man from beginning to end.
That's right! This was the little Li'er he knew!
Prince Ling immediately clapped his hands, excited. "So, after all the twists and turns, little Li'er and Prince Xuan are still a pair! Not only does Nanming have a princess, but we also have a God of War驸马 (fù mǎ, imperial son-in-law)! This is a blessing for the royal family! It's a great fortune for Nanming!"