All the ancestors in the capital begged me to be a substitute

Outside the hall, Xiaodouzi was waiting at the door.

At the same time, the door of the main hall suddenly opened, and Chu Yan, who had changed into a purple-gold python robe, walked out of the inner hall together with Chun Jun.

Shen Lingxi met Chu Yan's eyes, thinking of the words of those female ghost sisters, she hurriedly bowed her head to salute him to cover up her embarrassment.

Chu Yan's eyes swept across Xiaodouzi's face, and he knew that it was the Queen Mother who asked Shen Lingxi to come over.

"I'm just going to Zhaode Hall, let's go there together." He said to Shen Lingxi.

The Zhaode Palace is very close to the Shou'an Palace where the Empress Dowager lived, Shen Lingxi had no reason to refuse to go with him, nodded, followed behind him, and walked out.

Chu Yan raised his eyebrows slightly, "I haven't seen you for two hours, why are you so attached to me all of a sudden?"

He glanced around her, "Could it be... something else?"

"No, no." Shen Lingxi hastily denied it.

Even so, her porcelain-white cheeks were still unknowingly tinged with a little blush.

In order to prevent Chu Yan from asking again, she hurriedly stepped forward, walking out side by side with him like yesterday.

Seeing this, Chunjun and Xiaodouzi followed far behind.

Because of those female ghost sisters, they were not far or near floating around Shen Lingxi and Chu Yan.

Shen Lingxi was looked at by their teasing eyes, her palms were sweating from embarrassment, even if she followed Chu Yan, she didn't walk very close to him like she did last night, and she put on a posture of avoiding suspicion.

At this point, Chu Yan finally saw some clues.

His eyes darkened slightly, and he spoke in contemplation, "Don't take what Mrs. Zhou said last night seriously... Mrs. Zhou is just talking nonsense."

"What?" Shen Lingxi didn't raise her head, she raised her ears and asked suspiciously.

As everyone knows, this appearance looks extremely unhappy in Chu Yan's eyes.

"The emperor's grandmother would never bring me and Mu Xue'e together. It is absolutely impossible for the Zhou family to say that it is the default candidate."

Speaking of this, Chu Yan paused, and said in a low voice: "I originally thought that the emperor would back down when it came to the marriage. I didn't expect that he would arrange those women in Yuxiu Palace, let alone I know, I accidentally pushed you into such a dangerous place..."

"Don't worry, I will tell the emperor when I face the saint later, there will only be happy people around me in this life... I have a wife, and I will be with her as a couple for the rest of my life. We will grow old together, and there will never be anyone else. This will never happen again in the future.”

As soon as these words came out, the surrounding female ghosts immediately exclaimed one after another.

"Xiao Langjun is really affectionate. As the crown prince, he can make such a promise. The little girl is so lucky."

"Hmph, why don't you say it, our little girl is also one of the best girls in a hundred, it's his luck to have a crush on him!"

"Yes, yes, yes, the two of them are in love with each other and have a special liking for each other. This is called a good match from heaven. The two of them will spend the rest of their lives hand in hand. Just thinking about it makes people fascinated."

"Hey, but the little man obviously said this to the little girl, why did he say 'she' instead of 'you'?" Suddenly, a female ghost asked in a low voice.

When the other people heard this, they fell silent for an instant, and looked at Shen Lingxi in puzzlement.

Shen Lingxi was relieved, thank God, these sisters finally grasped the point.

Finally, she no longer has to be tortured by them being so enthusiastic about "pull" for her.

Shen Lingxi intentionally made her tone sound relaxed, and complimented: "I think His Highness's future wife will be very happy to hear this."

In the expression, there was no intention of "checking in" at all.

Chu Yan always pays attention to observe her expression, seeing this, his eyes dimmed slightly.

But immediately, he also changed his tone to a more relaxed one, and asked again: "So, what did Shopkeeper Shen think about the matter that he talked to Shopkeeper Shen in front of the palace gate yesterday?"

"What..." Shen Lingxi was about to ask "what's the matter", when he heard him calling herself "Shopkeeper Shen", she immediately thought of what Chu Yan said to her yesterday——
"Shopkeeper Shen, there is no need to worry. Since you have helped me out of righteousness, I will protect you well..."

"Right now, the emperor has made up his mind to give me a marriage. As long as shopkeeper Shen can show the previous level in Yinyue Pavilion and help me overcome this difficulty, even if I go bankrupt, I am willing."

Only then did Shen Lingxi suddenly realize, she paused, and asked in surprise: "So, His Highness intends to say this in front of the emperor, to keep the promise he made yesterday and to protect me?"

Chu Yan also stopped, looked at her, pursed her thin lips, and was silent for a while, "...Yes."

The female ghosts surrounding the two of them looked at each other in blank dismay, completely unable to understand what charade they were playing.

It's just that they feel that they have grasped the point——
Chu Yan wanted to say to the emperor, "One couple for life", but Shen Lingxi asked him, "Do you want to protect me?"

Then what he asked must be about getting married?

Liu Meiren giggled, and spoke first, "Silly girl, what are you still doing in a daze, agree quickly."

"Yes, yes, agree quickly."

The other female ghosts also followed suit, "Didn't you say that you are going to the imperial tomb to find someone? If you agree to the marriage, you can enter the imperial tomb?"

"Mr. Xiaolang is handsome, and his figure is also first-class. The most important thing is that from now on, the back house will be clean, and the little girl will not lose."

"Quickly agree, quickly agree!"

The surrounding atmosphere began to become active again.

Shen Lingxi clenched her palm unconsciously.

What they said was right, as long as she could use his hand to rescue her little aunt, this business would be a sure profit for her.

What's more, before the little aunt is rescued, she must stay by Chu Yan's side.

In what form, staying by his side is not that important.

As long as you can guarantee that you can "retire after success".

After thinking about this, Shen Lingxi opened her mouth, and was about to respond——
"You don't have to rush to answer me."

Seeing her expression, Chu Yan still hesitated, thinking that she still wanted to say no, and said in a low voice: "Think about it again, after you have thought it over, it will not be too late to answer me."

"Your Majesty, I can delay it a little longer."

"It's just that the emperor's grandmother has always been most concerned about my marriage. There have been many bad rumors about what happened last night. If the emperor's grandmother uses this matter to force you...to marry me, if you don't know how to refuse, just shirk it." Come to me, after I have a face-to-face, I will go and talk to her old man."

Shen Lingxi blinked.

She almost forgot that when she was in Shoukang Palace earlier, the Queen Mother wanted to make her and Chu Yan a pair wholeheartedly, and she had a deep misunderstanding about her relationship with Chu Yan.

Thanks to her decision to agree to Chu Yan at this moment, she made a fake "marriage" with him.

Otherwise, with the queen mother, she is really not easy to fool.

"You don't need to think about it any more." Shen Lingxi said decisively, "I can answer Your Highness now."

Chu Yan's eyes darkened slightly, and her thin lips were pursed into a straight line.

Just when he thought that Shen Lingxi would reject him as he did in the palace.When you don't even want to play a fake show with him——
"I promise Your Highness." Shen Lingxi looked into his eyes with clear apricot eyes, and said in contemplation: "It's just that I still have three conditions..."