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Not long after, the young eunuch returned with a wooden tray covered with a red cloth.

Lin Yi lifted the red cloth, revealing a soft red whip. Compared to the tail whip, this whip looked better, and also looked more harmless.

"Summoning Yun Yun with this whip is my apology." This matter shall not be committed again. " Lin Yi handed the whip to Hu Chi.

Hu Zi grasped the whip in his hand and swung it in the air a few times.

"My daughter is too rude. Your majesty, you've troubled yourself." Madam Hu stood up and glared at him.

Hu Zi coldly said, "That's right." However, it was obvious that she still preferred the original one.

The Emperor needed to give the Hu family an attitude, and she needed to give her mother an attitude as well.

Lin Yi didn't care about what she was thinking and looked at Su Mu with concern.

Su Mu didn't look at him. Su Mu ignored her as if he was one of the many ice sculptures in the hall.

The empress dowager looked behind the curtain for a long time, satisfied with their attitude. Seeing that the situation had calmed down, she then motioned for the palace maids by her side to lift the curtain.

"Everyone has been waiting for a long time." Her Majesty came out from behind the curtain, looking dignified.

Everyone bowed.

Lin Yi stepped forward and supported the Empress Dowager as they took their seats.

The rest of the guests also took their seats.

The palace maid by the empress dowager's side, Green Fan, didn't tell Su Mu where she should sit. Su Mu and Qingfeng sat at the end, while Liu Zichen shamelessly sat beside her.

The eunuch palace maid brought out a variety of fruit plates and placed them in front of everyone. The most eye-catching one was the bright red peach.

The origin of the peach was far from the capital. It was said that in order to transport the fresh peach to the palace, Lu Di officials had pulled out the peach from its root and planted it in a basin. They sent the peach to the capital as fast as they could, killing several horses along the way.

Su Mu looked at the red agate peach and felt a little sad. When her father was still alive, he had only received a small portion each year. The rest of the family divided the portion between them, and every time she finished tasting the portion in her hands, Su Mu would always go and ask Su Qing and her parents for it. Su Qing would only give her one or two of them, but the ones in her parents' hands always ended up in her mouth.

Su Mu stretched out her slender jade-like fingers and picked up a cherry. A light yet beautiful fragrance wafted from it.

"This year, the rain in the Lu Territory was good. Five peach trees were sent over, and everyone enjoyed the taste to their heart's content." The empress dowager put a peach that looked like it was about to burst into her mouth.

"Why don't you all compose a poem for us?" Someone suggested.

The empress dowager readily agreed. "I've heard that Chang Clan's female talents do not lose to men. Why don't we let Chang Shunning go first?"

The Changyunning the empress dowager spoke of was the daughter of the Imperial Tutor. He was indeed rather talented in the capital, but no matter how talented he was, it was impossible for him to compose a poem in the blink of an eye.

Chang Yongning slowly stood up from his seat, as if he had already made up his mind. Under the astonished gazes of the crowd, she went into deep thought and composed herself.

"It's all planned. What's the point?" Liu Zichen, who was standing to the side, leaned against the soft cushion and tossed a peach into the air, waiting for it to fall into his mouth.

"You can actually tell that this was all planned out?" Su Mu pretended to be surprised.

Liu Zichen snorted and pretended not to hear the mockery in Su Mu's words. "I've seen more pampered scenes than you've ever heard. My father's eighteen concubines weren't married off for nothing."

"So you think your father's woman is something you can play with?" Su Mu poked Liu Zichen's wound.

Liu Zichen curled his lips, "Don't keep holding on to this." Three days of separation and a whole new level of respect. The current me is no longer the me of the past. "

Su Mu looked at Liu Zichen doubtfully.

Liu Zichen kept his words to himself, "At least I can see how much you want me to marry you."

Su Mu choked. After a long while, she said, "I advise you to give up on this idea."

Qingfeng stood to the side and observed. He looked at Liu Zichen with appreciation, "You sure are bold."

Lin Yi sat on the high seat with a cold and angry expression on his face as he looked at Su Mu and Liu Zichen and laughed.

"Your majesty?" Her Majesty called to him.

Lin Yi came back to his senses and looked down at the shy and timid Chang Yongning. He said, "Very good."

"Thank you for the Emperor's praise, my daughter deserves it." Chang Yongning shyly raised his head to look at Lin Yi. In the instant his eyes met Lin Yi's, he dodged away like a frightened little white rabbit.

"Reward: Purple Smoke Roots and a Satin." Lin Yi said.

Chang Yongning smiled happily at his mother.

Su Mu heard Lin Yi's voice and raised his head. Perhaps it was because they were too far away, but Su Mu could not see Lin Yi's face clearly. It was as if there was a layer of gauze covering his face and it was hazy.

When Lin Yi saw Su Mu looking at him, he smiled at her, but Su Mu didn't react. Lin Yi inexplicably felt a trace of anger, which was hard to suppress.

Lin Yi tightly gripped the cup in his hand and repeatedly breathed in and out, forcefully suppressing that inexplicable anger.

"I am a girl without talent, but I still hope to give you a song." A girl in a yellow dress stood up and said.

"Then This Dowager's ears are indeed blessed." Her Majesty smiled.

The girl in yellow took out a zither, and with a shift in her sleeves, she walked into the palace hall. Her slender hands pressed on the zither strings, and after tuning them, a faint smile appeared on her face.

The sound of the zither rang out, and the entire room was silent. Huang Shuang's mother's face turned pale.

Lin Yi followed the zither music and emptied his mind, his eyes gradually becoming vacant.

Perhaps it was due to her shock, but no one stopped Miss Huang Shuang from playing. Miss Huang Shuang did not understand, so she could only continue talking while her fingers became stiffer and stiffer.

In the end, his fingertip made a mistake. The zither string snapped, producing a metallic clang.

Lin Yi suddenly came to his senses. He felt as if his brain had been bitten by a bug, and felt a bit of needle-like pain.

The empress dowager laughed coldly. "Where did you get this song from?"

The yellow dressed lady was at a loss, and she stammered, "It was this subject's own doing …"

"It's all my fault for being unable to discipline her." Huang Shuang's mother hurriedly walked out from her seat and knelt on the ground.

"Mother!" The girl in yellow did not know what to do.

The woman knocked the woman to the ground with a slap. "Where did this tune come from? Why aren't you speaking the truth!"

The lady in yellow covered her face, tears streaming down her face. She knew that this matter was of utmost importance, so she told the truth, "This song was suddenly delivered by someone before entering the palace. I saw how exquisite it was, so I used it."

"Evil creature." The woman did not know what to say. She kicked the girl and cursed.

He walked down from the stage and said, "This song is called 'The Beautiful Woman' and it is a folk song of the Kingdom of Yu Qing. When the Kingdom of Yu Qing died, their princess was playing this song on the city wall. Do you know where she went? "

The empress dowager walked to the side of the girl in yellow dress and looked down at her.

The woman shook her head.

"She made the late emperor stop his sabre, and in the end, she entered the palace and was conferred the title of Qin Fei." The Empress said slowly, revealing the lost history.