The reason why Li Anna was able to stand openly before a group of male officials was because of her father Li Gang's status in the Tang Empire. Li Gang held the military power of the Tang Dynasty, and was under one person and above ten thousand people. Many people even privately discussed that the power of the Grand Marshal Li Gang may be higher than that of the Emperor Li Tiancheng. This was also deliberately arranged by Tianxuanzong to restrict the Tang Dynasty Emperor, allowing them to restrain and restrain each other.

The Audience Hall is a large hall, five hundred meters long and about two hundred meters wide. The columns on each side have been carefully beautified and specially made into a trunk shape, gradually becoming thicker from bottom to top. When it comes to the top of the hall, six to ten forks spread out. There is an exquisite hollow vault on the ceiling, which gives people a sense of depth.

"The Emperor is here!" With the eunuch's sharp and penetrating announcement, the chaotic crowd immediately calmed down.

Prince Li He walked beside his father Li Tiancheng, wearing a pair of silver headbands on his black hair, showing an incongruous beauty above his gloomy eyes; wearing a knee-length robe and neat trousers. The milky white gems woven on the robe shine, and the legs of the trousers were decorated with royal patterns made of hexagonal emeralds: a peacock spreading its wings.

Marshal Li Gang noticed today that Prince Li He was obviously much more ostentatious than before, while Emperor Li Tiancheng still looked like that: his thin face and a pair of cold eyes embedded in his clearly contoured face. He is 65 years old this year, but he looks less than 50 years old.

Li Tiancheng stood in front of Grand Marshal Li Gang, and signaled everyone to sit flat with his hands. After that, he said a few simple words and ordered the eunuch to take the ministers to the arena.

Because soon, the highlight of Prince Li He's birthday celebration, "Gladiator" will begin.

Li Tiancheng asked the Grand Marshal Li Gang's wife to stay. After the ministers dispersed, he greeted Li He and said, "He'er, have you wanted to meet the famous Princess Anna long ago? Princess Anna came today, but you hid beside you. Why? Are you shy? |

Li He walked over with a blushing face, bowed to Marshal Li Gang, and said, "I have met Marshal Li."

Although he was the crown prince, his status was obviously not comparable to that of the Grand Marshal Li Gang. Even his father, Emperor Li Tiancheng, had to show necessary respect when he saw Li Gang, and he could not claim to be "I".

This is the Zhengtang Kingdom under the control of Tianxuan Sect. The relationship between the emperor and the marshal is subtle and has constraints on each other.

"He'er doesn't have to be polite. Ana is not at home all year round. This time the emperor holds a celebration for you. And when he heard that you are going to lead troops to the wilderness of the Western Frontier, this girl came back on her own initiative."

Li He smiled and said, "Princess Ana is handsome and does not allow her to be beautiful. If I am not mistaken, the princess will come back this time to go to the wilderness of the Western Frontier with me. I wonder if I am right?"

Li He looked at Princess Li Anna and bowed his head slightly to greet him according to the proper etiquette.

This was the second time he saw Li Anna. The last time he saw her was five or six years ago. At that time, he was shocked by Princess Anna's beauty. Unfortunately, this princess is not in Chang'an at all. Instead, she likes to take risks everywhere and has a unruly and generous personality like a man.

He stared at the Imperial Marshal Li Gang's daughter - Li Anna: soft black hair, perfect figure, carved fine facial features, noble and elegant temperament. She was wearing a lilac floor-drag dress, and the weaver was delicate and luxurious and fit, but there were few decorations.

What made Li Gang a little depressed was that, just like five years ago, Princess Anna still looked cold to him, and although those beautiful but cold eyes were also looking at him, he felt an indescribable uneasiness.

"Well...hehe..." Emperor Li Tiancheng chuckled. He looked at Li Gang's daughter. "Princess Ana looks more beautiful than when I saw her last time." Then he turned to Marshal Li Gang, "Marrior Li, you are so lucky to give birth to such a beautiful daughter, I don't know how many times better than those of my princesses."

Li Gang smiled humbly and said, "The emperor praised me. This girl in my family is very wild. Don't look at her very well-behaved now. That's because you are here, you have to behave well. When you leave us later, she will definitely not know where to go."

Li Tiancheng smiled and said, "It's normal for children to play. This is the first time Anna of the palace has come. If you are interested, let He'er take you around."

Li Anna could look at Li He coldly, but she still showed her due respect to Li Tiancheng. She bent down and said, "Thank you, Uncle Emperor, Ana actually has no interest in these buildings, so she won't bother the prince."

Seeing that his daughter was too straightforward, Li Gang hurriedly said from the side: "Your Majesty, I just said that this girl is very wild and always speaks and does things straightly. If there is anything wrong, please forgive me."

Li Tiancheng laughed and said, "It's okay, I like this girl's personality very much."

Li He, who stood behind Li Tiancheng, kept his eyes on Princess Anna's beautiful face, and he thought to himself: "Compared with the charming beauties among the female relatives of the royal family, she is indeed an alternative and lovely person!" Li He's eyes kept staring at Princess Anna's face. Although he knew that it was a bit rude, although he knew that it was inappropriate to stare at Princess Anna like this in his own identity, he just couldn't take his eyes away from this beautiful face, not to mention that this beautiful person might become his princess in the near future.

Li Tiancheng once mentioned to him that he wanted to get married with Marshal Li Gang, and the royal family and the marshal's family. Although some subtle relationships cannot be clearly stated, they knew each other well. Now that the Tang Dynasty is prosperous, the Tianxuan Sect's control over the Tang Dynasty is no longer as strict as before. Li Tiancheng became interested and took advantage of the relationship between the two daughters and the marshal Li Gang as well as possible.

Only by establishing good relations with him can his royal family be stable and long-term. Otherwise, when will the Li Gang family, who holds military power, pull him down from where he will.

Seeing Princess Anna looking at him, Li He hurriedly said, "Princess, I know you are very skilled in martial arts. I might as well make a fool of myself in the competition later. Today I will kill someone for you in the arena. I will smile with the noble Princess Anna, if the princess does not object."

Princess Anna looked at Li He calmly, but she said with a thorny expression: "Your Highness, what are you doing? It is your freedom, and I don't need my consent."

"Ana! Don't be rude to the prince in front of the emperor!" Li Gang's expression became serious and thought: "What's wrong with me, a girl? Has she already heard that the emperor wanted her to marry the prince, so she felt dissatisfied and disgusted, and took this opportunity to vent. This girl was still hiding deeply. After she came back, she never mentioned this matter to me!"

Moreover, what Li Gang said also has a "deep meaning", "Don't be rude to the prince in front of the emperor." In other words, "If you are not in front of the emperor, you can be rude to the prince."

Li Tiancheng seemed to hear the "deep meaning" of Li Gang's words, but he just smiled and said, "He'er, since you have the intention, then go and prepare. It is not a good thing to see blood in advance in the arena."

Li He bowed, his face turned red with awkwardness from Princess Anna's words, but there was no disrespect in his tone: "Master Li, father, Princess Anna, then I'll go down first." He turned around and strode out of the hall

Looking at Li He's back, Li Tiancheng sighed in his heart: "You are still too young!"

Anna looked at Li He's back, her expression and eyes became even colder, and she didn't know what she was thinking.

"Father, uncle, Ana is going to surrender first." Li Ana obviously didn't adapt to this atmosphere.

"Go, the first time I came to the palace, I looked around and saw something I liked, so I told my uncle that as long as it is your favorite, I will give it to you." "Thank you, Uncle Emperor, Ana has surrendered."
Chapter completed!