N-A-A Chapter 1643 is really strange.
Chapter 1643 is really strange.
The first person to peek out was naturally Lu Zhaoling.
However, she was dressed in all black and had her face covered with a black cloth, revealing only a pair of bright, clear black and white eyes. From this distance, no one would have noticed her.
Even if they found her, they probably wouldn't recognize her.
Behind her, several other men dressed in black also leaned out in orderly fashion, looking in the same direction as Lu Zhaoling.
From their vantage point, they could see a group of people and a horse in the open space in the middle.
At this moment, Lu Zhaoling could see more clearly, under the moonlight, that the horse was surrounded by a faint spiritual aura.
Looking at it this way, it really does resemble a divine horse with celestial beauty.
She also saw Zhou Shiyue.
Lu Zhaoling quickly looked away.
Then she couldn't help but laugh at herself in her heart. She clearly felt that there was no basis for the idea of not meeting before marriage, but after hearing it so many times, she actually remembered it. Now she subconsciously stopped looking at Zhou Shiyue.
Once their gaze shifted away, it couldn't help but fall on the emperor.
This was the first time Lu Zhaoling had ever seen the emperor.
She had thought about going to the palace to see the Emperor before, but Zhou Shiyue never picked up on that idea. Moreover, even when she went to see the Second Prince or the Crown Prince, her master and Zhou Shiyue were not very willing to let her see them clearly.
Lu Zhaoling could probably guess later that they didn't want her to see the emperor's face, fearing that if she saw something too much, it would affect her.
However, since it was a rare opportunity to see the Emperor, Lu Zhaoling still took a few more glances from afar, but she didn't really look at his face.
Actually, it was late at night, and we were so far apart, so it wasn't easy to see clearly.
However, after observing the Emperor from a distance for a few moments, Lu Zhaoling noticed that there seemed to be a thin layer of bluish-white mist on his body.
Because it was a bit far away, she couldn't see clearly what it was—was it illness or bad luck?
Logically speaking, as the Son of Heaven, the emperor should at least possess some imperial aura.
But now she didn't see the golden light, but instead saw a bluish-white gas, which Lu Zhaoling found strange.
She'll have to talk to Zhou Shiyue about this later.
Lu Zhaoling kept this in mind.
However, besides that, she also noticed that the emperor was indeed much shorter than Zhou Shiyue, and his figure was also a bit plumper and his posture was not as upright.
"Does His Majesty ever feel inferior in front of your princes?"
When the young men heard Lu Zhaoling suddenly ask such a question, they were all stunned and didn't know how to respond.
Is that something they should be responding to?
Lu Zhaoling didn't hear their reply, and even turned her head to look at them questioningly, as if she absolutely had to get their answer.
Finally, it was Aoki who spoke up. Aoki said in a serious tone, "Your Highness, we are not very clear about this matter, but we have heard that His Majesty spends a lot of time tidying up his appearance before each meeting with His Highness, since His Highness always has to wait a while before he can see His Majesty."
Aoki paused for a moment, "I reckon His Majesty will still have some reservations, after all, our Prince is indeed very handsome."
Lu Zhaoling chuckled twice.
"I think so too."
She was quite proud.
"Looking at the Emperor like this, I think if Zhou Shiyue looked like him, I probably wouldn't have agreed to marry him."
Upon hearing this, the youths were at a loss for words.
Fortunately, Lu Zhaoling only said a few words to the Emperor when she saw him.
She had already seen the Emperor sit back down, and the beautiful woman in palace attire on his lap—
"what?"
At this moment, Lu Zhaoling saw Consort Yu again.
She noticed that Consort Yu actually had a faint red glow on her body.
No, it can't be called light, because it's not dazzling or glaring; rather, it's soft and faint, like smoke.
If it weren't for her exceptionally sharp eyesight, she wouldn't have been able to see through that layer of red mist.
She asked Aoki to confirm, "Is that beauty Consort Yu?"
Aoki glanced at her and nodded, saying, "Yes, that's her. The one next to her is the Fifth Princess."
So Lu Zhaoling glanced at the Fifth Princess again.
Upon closer inspection, she noticed that the Fifth Princess also had a faint golden mist on her body, not as intense as the golden light emanating from Zhou Shiyue, but it was indeed present.
Moreover, the Fifth Princess also had a purple imperial star aura on her head, which was even larger and denser than the Crown Prince's.
She was immediately shocked.
Could it be that the Great Zhou Dynasty once had an empress?
It was a bit far away, and Lu Zhaoling couldn't see the Fifth Princess's appearance clearly, but it was the Fifth Princess, so it must be a woman, right?
How could a princess possess the aura of an imperial star?
Lu Zhaoling couldn't help but take a few steps in that direction, wanting to get closer.
Qingyin quickly called out to her, "Miss, we can't go any further, or we'll be discovered."
Since the Emperor is here, there must be Imperial Guards and palace guards protecting him.
They were at just the right distance; if they went any further, they would be discovered by the guards secretly protecting the emperor.
Qingyin wasn't afraid of them being discovered. Even if they were discovered, the prince was there and would surely be able to protect the young lady.
What she was worried about was that if they were discovered, the young lady would run into the prince.
We agreed not to meet.
Lu Zhaoling was unaware of this point that the girl was worried about.
She felt she couldn't go over and interrupt them.
She also wanted to see if the horse could really emit light and if it could bring any auspicious omens.
She stepped back.
Alright, she can investigate the Fifth Princess's matter later.
"The time has come."
With a shout, the horse suddenly became a little unsettled for some reason.
It first puffed out gasps, then started pacing in place, and even tried to bend its front hooves, looking somewhat uneasy and irritable.
The Emperor stared intently, then couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong with this Moonlight Steed?"
Lord Yang stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, this is normal. The Moonlight Steed sensed the power of the moonlight and the energy that was about to appear in its own body, which is why it reacted this way."
"I see." The Emperor nodded, relieved.
Far in the distance, a muffled thunderclap suddenly sounded.
Everyone held their breath, and no one dared to speak.
Lord Chen also secretly rubbed his arms—
Why does the atmosphere suddenly feel different? It's so heavy and serious, like something really special is about to happen.
The retired emperor placed his hand on Zhou Shiyue's shoulder, his eyes also fixed on the horse.
Zhou Shiyue's gaze swept across the faces of the people in front of him and landed on Shen Xiangjun. Shen Xiangjun looked excited and her eyes were burning, as if she was expecting something.