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Across the street was Xu Xiusheng's house. She peeked at him, wondering if there was a chance she could visit his home and see Lady Xu.

When the noodles were served, Yulixiao ate them with his head lowered.

Yu Yan was also hungry, she glanced at him, and seeing that he was not looking at her, she finally lowered her head and stuffed the noodles into her mouth.

"Eat slower." He suddenly opened his mouth and picked up a few pieces of meat from his own bowl and placed them in hers.

Yu Yan was still sucking on the noodles when the chili concoction entered her throat, making her cough again and again …

"I don't like women who are too thin to hold on to." he said flatly.

Yu Yan choked on her breath, using her sleeves to wipe her mouth, she lowered her head to look at the meat in the bowl, why did she feel like she was her meat? Furthermore, Chen Yao and the others were also very skinny, as thin as a gust of wind.

He looked at her and said in a low voice, "When you enter the palace tomorrow, the empress dowager will definitely summon you. Take care of yourself."

Yu Yan stuffed a piece of meat into her mouth and nodded lightly.

Deal with, deal with...

He ate quickly and waited for her at the side. Finally, Yu Yan put down her chopsticks and heard him say: "Pay the bill."

"Huh?" Yu Yan was startled, where did she bring out the silver?

Seeing her expression, Yulixiao frowned and turned to look at the stall owner. Both of them had not brought any silver and each of them had ordered a noodles with meat on it.

"Forget it, I'll use this as compensation."

Yu Yan unwillingly took off a thin silver bracelet from her wrist. She cursed in his heart, A man who goes out would never bring money with him. Letting her bleed and invite her to eat noodles, her heart hurt a lot. Her bracelet, bracelet, silver bracelet …

The stall owner saw that the two of them didn't bring any money, so he bit the bracelet and tried out whether it was real or fake before accepting it.

Yu Yan turned her head back and forth, that silver bracelet was her favorite, she had won the lawsuit the first time and bought it with money, the meaning behind it was extremely different, she didn't usually wear it, and kept it properly. She had been sick for the past few days, but she took it out to block her bad luck, bringing back the prestige she had back to her body.

"I'll give you a few new ones tomorrow." He frowned when he saw her frown.

Yu Yan ignored him, both of her hands in her sleeves as she followed behind him.

He turned to look at her, his face darkening. With a cold snort, he quickened his pace.

Yu Yan still walked slowly, thinking of the bracelet, thinking of Yun Qin, thinking of entering the palace tomorrow, thinking of whether Yulixiao would make things difficult for her in the future …

Along the way back, Yulixiao had always been far ahead of them, his shadow dragging far behind. Yu Yan thought, if they were to escape now, what would the outcome be? Was he cut in half by the flexible sword at his waist? She shuddered and quickened her pace.

After going back to her room through the dark tunnel, he stayed in her room for the night. Yu Yan was so tired that her eyes turned black, and when she fell on the bed, she immediately fell asleep.

Chen Yao came over in the morning to greet them, and served Yulixiao while she was changing her clothes. In terms of virtue, Yu Yan felt that this was the best person in the world.

Yu Yan changed into the palace clothes that she had bestowed upon her yesterday. With the help of the Lotus Root Starlight, she looked even more graceful as she gripped her slender waist tightly, her long hair tied into a bun, and accumulated two jade hairpins. As Nian An pressed on her, she forced a bit of rouge onto her lips and added on top of it.

Yulixiao was already done dressing up, he turned to look at her, then retracted his gaze.

Chen Yao saw that he did not have any expression on her face, and sighed in relief, praising softly: "Miss Yu Yan is so beautiful."

"Mrs. Yao is the one with the Water Lotus." Yu Yan said with a smile.

Chen Yao was dressed in pink palace attire, her hair was flowing with the wind, her golden pearls hung down from her body, exuding an air of nobility and allure. If she wanted to rush over in the morning to wait on him, how long would it take for her to dress up like this?

Yu Yan stood at the side with her head lowered, waiting for him and Chen Yao to go out first.

Yulixiao sat on the wheelchair and Chen Yao left while pushing him. They sat in the carriage, Yu Yan and Ye Mingyue sat in another car as they slowly headed towards the palace.

Along the way, they met many ministers, some of which were with their family members and children under the imperial edict, making Yulixiao and his entourage the most conspicuous. His arrogance was known by the entire world, and everyone was disinclined to call him crazy, much less to pursue it with courtesy.

Yulixiao went to the court, and his five women went to the empress dowager's place to attend the banquet. A few days ago, Yu Tianqi had gotten angry and ordered the empress dowager to ban her feet. On the second day, waves after waves of pleading sounded in the imperial court.

He was the one who ordered the empress dowager to hold the banquet, which was held in the empress dowager's Phoenix Fault Palace.

The five of them entered the palace, followed by the eunuchs, they passed through the corridors, passed by numerous windscreen screens, and finally arrived at the banquet place, the Wen Mei Tang.

Entering the hall, he saw that quite a few palace concubines and female servants had already arrived, and were curiously looking at their group.

The empress dowager sat in the main seat as she looked down at the imperial concubines. At the back of the empress dowager's palace, Rong Xin respected Imperial Concubine, but because the matter of Zhao Taizhu being scolded had already spread, Yu Tianqi had not paid attention to her for a few days. Today, she looked somewhat listless as she lazily sat at the side drinking tea.

Ye Sujian and Qiu Xuanling wholeheartedly wanted to be imperial concubines, and the family had also done a lot of work. They fawned over the empress dowager, fawned over Rong Xin's imperial concubines and Zhao Taizhu, and only waited for this year's general election, before they could successfully become new concubines. Now that they had pointed it out to Yulixiao who had collapsed, although they felt indignant in their hearts, they did not dare show it. Using their family's authority and walking in front of Chen Yao and Ye Mingyue with the princess' driver, they arrived in front of Empress Dowager Fu Ye and paid respects to her.

You two girls, ever since you entered the palace, you have never come to see This Dowager. Your mother will also be coming later, so gather properly today. Empress Dowager Fu smiled and nodded as she spoke in a gentle tone.

Ye Sujian and Qiu Xuanling who recognized themselves were highly regarded, their faces immediately revealed joy, and they kowtowed again, only then did they get up.

Empress Dowager Fu's phoenix eyes narrowed slightly as her gaze swept past Yu Yan and stopped on him and Ye Mingyue. "Mrs. Yao, Madam Mingyue, the two of you have worked hard for Your Highness."

"Greetings, Empress Dowager." The two walked forward and kowtowed to Empress Dowager Fu.

"Sit." Only then did Empress Dowager Fu Ye nod and let the eunuchs lead the four to their seats.

When Yu Yan finally came over, Empress Dowager Fu Ye waved at him and smiled, "Come over here. Girl, you're the most pitiful.

When Yu Yan walked in front of her, her smile was warm, but her eyes flashed. She grabbed her hand, and with a light press, Yu Yan sat beside her feet.

It was an extreme honor to be able to sit close to the empress dowager and be admired by everyone else. Only Yu Yan felt that she had suddenly become a cat and a dog, becoming the empress dowager's plaything.

"This jade hairpin is a tribute from Xuanleng, do you like it?" The Empress Dowager caressed the hairpin in her hair and asked with a smile.

Yu Yan understood in her heart that she would always submit her answers in the future, and the empress dowager was currently reminding her.

"I do, Empress Dowager Xie dotes on me."

"It's good that you like it, I'm just afraid that you don't. I was actually thinking about choosing some of Xuanleng." Empress Dowager Fu placed a hand on her shoulder and secretly exerted some force. The fingernails dug into her flesh, causing her to tighten her lips in pain.

"Yu Yan, did you find the thing I asked you to look for?" Empress Dowager Fu Ye asked her again in a soft voice. Her fingers didn't loosen as they clamped down on her like iron pincers.

"Mrs. Yao is cautious, and is rejecting slaves. Indeed, there is no chance for us to get close." Yu Yan explained in a low voice.

"You are so smart, how could you not be able to get close? If you do not have the chance, this one will kill her for you." Empress Dowager Fu slowly released her hand and patted her face once again with the gold fingertip.

"She is one of the King Xiao's trusted aides, if we get rid of her, it might cause the King Xiao to be displeased. The empress dowager thinks for a bit, this servant will think of a way to deal with it when I return." Yu Yan whispered.

"I'll give you two more days. After two days, This Dowager will send someone to fetch it. If you can't get it, then This Dowager won't care about face anymore." "Your Majesty," Empress Dowager Fu said coldly before finally withdrawing her hand.

Yu Yan glanced at the gold fingertip on her finger and took a light breath, the pain in his shoulder caused her to slightly move.

While they were talking, a voice came from the outside. It was the sound of a trick laughing.

"Little Wang is truly fortunate to be able to see the beautiful scenery of spring on arrival."

"Ya, it's Duke Qi of the Xuanleng!" Senior Servant Gui looked around and immediately said happily.

"Prince Qi …" The hall was in an uproar.

There was no one present who didn't know who Prince Qi was. He was the son of a cousin whom the empress dowager had sent to the State of Xuanleng and his relatives, and he came every two years with an extremely generous hand. He would casually throw away a hundred taels of gold, and every time he came, some of the lucky servants in the palace would give him a small sum.

A hearty laughter came from outside the screen. Everyone's eyes lit up when they saw King Qi wearing a blue robe. He was tall and imposing, with long and narrow black eyes that glowed with peach blossoms.

He didn't look at anyone, but his gaze swept over them, giving the impression that he had seen everyone, and then he walked casually to the dais, cupping his fists in greeting.

"Aunt, how is your Phoenix Body?"

"Lan Qi, why are you half a month late?"

Her Majesty's eyes were bright as she greeted him. Yu Yan stood up and retreated to the side, she was about to find an empty seat to sit on, but she didn't know what she stepped on, and her feet slipped, almost falling down the stairs.

"Beauty, be careful."

King QI moved, an arm holding her tightly. When he lowered his eyes, the luster of lakes and mountains reflected in Yu Yan's eyes.

The empress dowager looked down at Yu Yan and Chi Wang, a cold glint flashed past her eyes, then she waved her hand and said affectionately, "Gui Yun, hurry and help Yu Yan up. Take a look, did you hit him while she was lying on the ground?"

"I don't dare to work, Senior Gui Yun. I'm fine, I'll be going now."

Without leaving a trace, Yu Yan pushed away the burning hot hand that King Qi was holding her fingers with, bowed to the empress dowager, then quickly went down the platform and sat down in the empty seat behind Chen Qing and Ye Mingyue. Everyone was sitting together, her seat was here, and she had to sit between them.

Everyone turned to look at her from time to time, but she only lowered her head, looking cowardly and cowardly. She pinched her handkerchief, not daring to even raise her head.

This was a very realistic and discerning era. In the entire dynasty, only the Residence of Yun was willing to marry the fishermen, so when she was fourteen, there had never been a matchmaker. Coupled with the bright birthmark on her forehead, some people felt that it was unlucky, and even more so, no one put the word 'beautiful' together with her.

With the death of Censor Yu, she became the concubine of the King Xiao and escaped the Yun Family. But in the midst of her glory, she immediately became a widow. After bitterly guarding for three years, the prince returned and she became a slave from the princess. In the capital, she was simply a joke!

Fortunately, everyone's attention was quickly focused on King QI. There was the unmarried girl, whose eyes were filled with spring light, and who would whisper from time to time, covering her lips and laughing. She was softly discussing the most respected person in Xuanleng, Prince of Xuanleng, Sulanqi.