Chapter 13: The Demon

Returning to Write Autumn Xuan, no one else in the mansion had learnt of the news of the young lady's departure, Pei Si Yan comforted its yun with a few words and the matter was made light of.

Thereafter, Pei Si Yan quieted her mind and worked hard to prepare for the upcoming succession ceremony and her future duties. She understands that she is now riding a tiger, can't go in or out, then go forward, defeat all rivals and political opponents, sit on the peak of power just to protect herself, don't go to God at a young age.

The day before the ceremony, all the white veils in the mansion were removed, and all the servants, from the master down, changed out of their mourning clothes and put on their normal clothes. The portrait of Tantai Yan's parents was hung in the main hall, Pei Si Yan tilted her head and looked at it for half a day, sighed and walked towards a courtyard located in the centre axis of the mansion.

Tomorrow, as the head of the Tantai family, she would be moving from Write Autumn Xuan to Shide Xuan. On the central axis of the mansion, there was only one courtyard for living in Shide Xuan, which was two to three times larger than Write Autumn Xuan. The main hall was built with precious nanmu wood, while the rest of the buildings were all green bricks and green tiles, which was simple but not without solemnity and solemnity, showing the important status of the matriarch.

In these few days, the subordinates are busy cleaning Shide Xuan again, replacing some furnishings, and moving Pei Si Yan's personal clothing, books and other things over. Additionally equipped with seven or eight more handymen and second and third class maids for dispatch.

Yunqi deliberately went to interrogate, this batch of maidservants all stayed in Tantai family for at least five years, work steadily and reliably not to mention, to Tantai family also has deep-rooted loyalty, and before and Miss did not have much contact, about the amnesia things do not need to worry about will be leaked.

Pei Si Yan skipped around the courtyard, feeling uninterested and ready to return to Write Autumn Xuan to sleep, nourishing her spirit to ensure that nothing goes wrong tomorrow.

"Miss," a house servant came hurriedly, stopping seven or eight paces away from Pei Si Yan, "Lord Shen Zhongning's wife has come to pay her respects, and is waiting for miss in the side hall."

Shen Zhongning? Pei Si Yan scratched her head, the name always sounded as if it could be linked to someone. She thought about it as she walked forward, just stepping out of the courtyard door suddenly realising - it was Shen Shuzhe's elder brother.

What was Lady Shen doing here looking for her? But Tantai's relationship with the Shen family was extraordinary, so perhaps it was a normal coming and going greeting.

Thinking of Shen Shuzhe's his father's official position, Pei Si Yan would smile - since she wanted to be a great official assisting the Emperor, ganging up and creating a situation favourable to herself was necessary, so she would start with the Shen family!

Yun Qi whispered behind Pei Si Yan: "Miss, Mrs Shen has come a few times, but she is not on good terms with you, Miss."

Pei Si Yan nodded her head, since getting Li Qing Zhan's affirmation, her self-confidence "miso" grew upwards, after knowing more about the present situation, she also became more calm in dealing with things.

However, since the friendship is not deep, what is the purpose of the sudden visit? As she was thinking, she had already stepped into the side hall, and a woman who was drinking tea saw this and quickly stood up and smiled at Pei Si Yan.

Mrs Shen was probably in her thirties, her appearance was elegant and clear, wearing a light green dress, her green silk was put into a bun, wearing a precious blue beaded flower, she looked dignified and elegant.

"Mrs Shen please sit down." Pei Si Yan made a gesture of invitation before sitting herself on the main seat.

"It's been a long time since I've come to the residence to visit miss, I'm really sorry." Mrs Shen said, holding up a red gift box on the coffee table, "A thin gift, please accept it with a smile, miss."

"Many thanks Mrs Shen," Pei Si Yan let Yun Qi receive the gift, weighing her words for a moment, "With the friendship between you and my two families there is actually no need to be so polite. Please call me, Xiao Yan or Ah Yan in the future, madam."

Mrs Shen froze, a little short of breath, "Miss is Wuban adult tomorrow, how can ..."

Pei Si Yan heart is actually a little nervous, after all, Mrs Shen is a stranger, in case there is something that can't be rounded off, it would be bad, "Why be stuck in the identity? Not to mention you almost became my sister-in-law, we are also considered family."

Speaking here, Pei Si Yan had to lower her eyes and pretend to look sad.

As soon as Mrs Shen heard Pei Si Yan mention her young uncle who died young, and saw her sadness, she pulled her hand in heartache and said offhandedly, "Ah Yan, you shouldn't think about it either, it's all in the past."

Pei Siyan heard Mrs Shen finally take "Ayan" to address herself, secretly breathed a sigh of relief, wiping the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, "Thank you, Sister Shuwan."

Shuwan is Mrs Shen's name, she just remembered.

Mrs Shen looked a little less than pleased, but still answered, a light flashing in her eyes.

"By the way, I wonder what Sister Shuwan's business is in coming here today?" Pei Si Yan saw that the relationship between the two had finally taken a step closer and turned to the topic of concern.

Lady Shen smiled and said, "Just came over to see Ah Yan."

Pei Si Yan how to think do not feel that Mrs Shen's purpose is so simple, but today by the way to get a little advantage, so the words will pull away and said, "Sister Shu Wan, you see I am young, many matters are not quite understand, do not know anyone around, in the future, but also annoyed to ask Lord Shen more guidance."

A hint of surprise appeared in Mrs Shen's eyes, and she hurriedly responded, "I should, I should. Ah Yan don't worry."

Pei Si Yan looked in her eyes, her heart was joyful.

Afterwards, the two of them casually chatted about some trivial matters and went back to their respective homes. Pei Si Yan for today's things extraordinarily satisfied, good mood back to write autumn Xuan to raise enough spirit to go.

The next day, before dawn, Pei Si Yan was pulled up by Yun Qi from **. Although rehearsed twice, seen the big scene, but Pei Si Yan's legs still can not stop trembling, the heart also "fluttering fluttering fluttering" chaotic, stirring her restlessness.

After some bathing and dressing up, Pei Si Yan was accompanied by Li Qing Dye and Yun Qi and Yun Shan to the main hall, where all the clansmen had already gathered. Uncle Joe and Lady Yue Luo's faces were as bad as ever, compared to the others enough to blatantly express the dissatisfaction in their hearts.

Lady Yuexi smiled as she looked at Pei Si Yan who was in full dress, "Xiao Yan is so pretty today."

Pei Si Yan's face surfaced a bright red, lowering her head and pretending to straighten her cloak.

Li Qingye who went outside to check on the caravan strides into the main hall, "Miss, it's getting late, the caravan is also ready, please head to Duanhe Palace."

"Good." Pei Si Yan looked round at the surrounding clansmen and exited the mansion.

In front of the Tantai Mansion's gate was again an honour guard stuffing the entire street, the morning sun shining on their bright and uniform light blue cloud patterned robes. Pei Si Yan looked at the big red eight-carried sedan chair, muttered "It's not a wedding", and sat in.

Lady Yuexi, as a direct descendant, was the only one in the entire family who was qualified to attend the ceremony, so she walked to the end of the queue and sat in a small green-curtained sedan chair.

Along the way there are the guards leading the way, Pei Si Yan enjoyed the treatment of national leaders, did not run into a "traffic light", the scenery, unhindered to Hanguang outside the door.

Ministry of Rites Minister Guo Wenhan early on outside the palace gates, see Pei Si Yan's palanquin stopped, rushed to meet respectfully, "the next official see Miss Tantai." Said, also reached out to protect in Pei Si Yan side, afraid that she has a what to lose.

Pei Si Yan was a bit unable to stand his fawning appearance, but she couldn't show it with her mouth and face, so she could only faintly say, "Lord Guo please lead the way."

According to the plan, she first had to go to one of the side halls of the Duanhe Palace, the legendary VIP room to wait until the Emperor's arrival - that is, the hour when the ceremony officially started.

Today was Pei Si Yan's first time meeting the Emperor, and although she had carefully discussed the etiquette and what to say when she met him with Li Qingyan before, she was still sweating with nervousness. She glanced at the attendants around her who were walking with their heads bowed and wiped it off with her shawl.

The side hall was entered through another small door of the Duanhe Palace, Pei Si Yan didn't even see half a shadow of what was going on in the square right now, and chagrined, she entered the VIP room.

Once you enter the door to see the table with pastries, Pei Si Yan rubbed his stomach, remembered that breakfast have not eaten, hesitation half a day, but away from the light dye a look completely let her give up to take a few ideas to eat, can only see can not eat to live to kill people.

Guo Wenhan sent them into the side hall, and do not know where to run away.

Pei Siyan is waiting for it, boredom measuring the furnishings in the side hall, this time the door "creak" a sound opened, always have no concept of time, she thought Guo Wenhan came back to notify the ceremony is about to start, said lazily: "Go...". ..."

When Pei Si Yan saw the person standing at the door, the second half of the sentence could not be said.

Living a demonic man is standing there, eyebrows as far away as the mountains as far away, a pair of heart-stopping black eyes in the light in the flow, face moist as white jade in the water, a gold-rimmed dragon-printed purple robes lined with him in the bright sunshine is that kind of glittering, seductive and bright.

Demon, demon ah! Pei Si Yan shouted in her heart, swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and couldn't move her gaze away.

"The humble servant kowtows to His Highness King Hui." Li Qingye knelt down and bowed, at the same time telling Pei Si Yan the identity of the visitor.

Pei Si Yan gazed dumbfounded at the demonic man who was as rare as a living dinosaur, completely not hearing Li Qing Dye's words. Of course, she felt that using dinosaurs as an analogy was really sorry for the demonic man, but she couldn't think of any other analogy for a while.

When the demonic man saw a man and a woman in the hall, a puzzled expression appeared on his face and he said with a slight smirk, "Sorry, wrong place." Then, he revealed a smile to Pei Si Yan, "Is this the Miss Tantai who succeeded Witch Pan today?"

Li Qingye looked at Pei Si Yan who was dazed, quietly pulled her sleeve and reminded her in a low voice, "Miss, that's the current Emperor's Grand Prince, His Highness King Hui."

The titles "Grand Prince" and "King Hui" drilled into Pei Si Yan's ears, realising the demonic man's honourable status, she wiped the corners of her mouth and blessed, "Your Highness, King Hui."

"The ceremony is about to begin, so I won't bother you." The demonic man nodded and left.

Pei Si Yan disappointedly looked at the door of the room gently closed, thinking that this Blue Country can really be a place where beautiful men abound, even if you can't marry someone, looking at the fullness of your eyes is not a waste of time.

"How come I haven't seen His Highness King Hui in the picture book?" Pei Si Yan asked, had she known that there was this demonic man, she wouldn't have felt that looking at the album was a boring thing, could it be that Li Qing Dye was worried that she was distracted and deliberately tore up the portrait?

"Because His Highness King Hui isn't important," Li Qingye said lightly, "there's no rush to get to know him."

Pei Si Yan was stunned and raised her eyes to look at him, "He's the Grand Prince, logically in the future he should be the right candidate for the Crown Prince, why would he be unimportant?"

Li Qingyan patiently explained, "It is not necessary that the eldest son must be established as the crown prince. The current emperor has eleven sons, and His Highness King Hui is the emperor's least favoured prince, so the possibility of inheriting the throne is the smallest."

"Why is he not favoured?" Pei Si Yan's head tilted slightly. With such a beautiful, gentle and courteous son, did the Emperor have his head caught in a doorway and had a major problem so he hated it?

Li Qingyan hesitated for a moment and said, "It is said that His Highness King Hui's birth mother had a bright and stunning appearance, and was favoured by the Emperor and named as Consort Wen. Later on, there were rumours that Consort Wen was a 'scourge demon', and the Emperor gradually distanced himself from Consort Wen, and along with that, he became disgusted with His Highness King Hui as well. Probably by the beginning of next year, the Emperor will assign His Highness King Hui a piece of fiefdom to be sent out of the Imperial Capital."

Pei Si Yan's teeth bit her red lips, casually arranging her sleeves embroidered with complicated lace, and it was only after a long time that she opened her mouth to ask again, "Then ... who amongst the few remaining imperial sons has the greatest possibility of inheriting the throne?"

"His Royal Highness, the second prince born to the late Empress Shuxin," Li Qingyan gazed at the full-fledged eldest young miss who was going to become one of the most honourable women in the Blue Country without moving her eyes, speculating on her thoughts, "Miss, could it be that you want to ... "

Outside, joyous music faintly resounded, indicating that the Emperor had already arrived at the Duanhe Palace, and the ceremony was about to begin.

"There are words to be said when we go back." Pei Si Yan stood up again, a hint of a smile at the corner of her mouth.