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Zhuang Li only stood at the corner of the corner of the tower and saw an old man coming from afar. Accompanying him was a woman who wore a golden cotton dress, which was cut extremely exquisite, and wore a mink cape on the outside.

She supported the old man by her side, who looked to be around sixty years old. He was dressed in official clothes and was very respectful, but with Hanqin's help, he looked healthy and healthy. Zhuang Li naturally guessed that the person was Hanqin's father.

When he walked closer to Zhuang Li, Zhuang Li saw that although it had been many years, he could still recognize the appearance of that man with a single glance. His wrinkles had deepened a little, and he did not have that cold and indifferent expression when he looked at Zhuang Li back then.

That person was Zhao Ci's biological father! Old Prime Minister Zhao! And that Hanqin Imperial Noble Consort, although he had a dignified and graceful appearance, his face was even more exquisite and beautiful. Wasn't he the Zhao Qin who was born with four levels of Zhao Mansion?!

Back then, when the Prime Minister Zhao was flattering Wang Su, he wasn't drunk enough to realize his intention to marry Zhao Qin to the Sixth Prince. It was just that he didn't think that the Sixth Prince would really become the Emperor, and Zhao Qin would naturally ascend to Imperial Noble Consort …

Zhuang Li quickly retreated back into the corner. She didn't know why her heart would suddenly churn with emotions.

Zhao Chen and her had almost no feelings for each other. Those two weren't blood related to her, but when she saw them, her heart was filled with feelings of unwillingness and desolation.

Could it be because of Zhao Ci's body?

After so many years, Zhuang Li had almost forgotten that she was still Zhao Ci. This body of hers was now completely in her grasp and she had long believed that Zhao Ci was already dead.

Was she still alive? Perhaps it was only because of the blood in his body, after all, his blood was his true kin.

Zhuang Li asked young eunuch to go in and serve tea while he stayed in the backyard. The emperor had already told the empress about her situation, which was also why the empress didn't look for her again, and knew that she was a fake Princess of West Cold. As for why the emperor kept her, it was naturally because she was still useful to the emperor.

She was not the Princess of West Cold, this was already an open secret. At least the empress would no longer be jealous and cause trouble for her.

But no one knew that she was Zhao Ci.

For the past few years, whenever Zhuang Li looked at the copper mirror, her eyes could not hide the beauty of it, and it had nothing to do with Zhao Qin and Old Prime Minister Zhao. Zhuang Li could only guess that this body looked more and more like Du Yueyao's.

Zhuang Li did not know much about her story, and the majority of her story was told while she was listening to Qing You and the neighbors.

Du Yueyao was born in an extremely poor family and was sold to brothels before she was ten years old. She didn't expect that she would become more beautiful as she grew older. She was as pretty as a goddess and she really wanted to see diamonds shining brightly in the sand. No matter if it was the sunlight or the darkness, it could no longer cover her. She successfully became the prostitute from the Water Girl, and before she had even reached adulthood, she had already favored the capital.

Then, she hurriedly married to the Prime Minister Zhao and gave birth to an ugly girl …

This was probably the end of the story. The only thing she was concerned about was probably her silly daughter called Zhao Ci …

Although Zhuang Li did not have any feelings for her, the blood in her body had undoubtedly reconstructed her back then.

Since she was currently staying at the Imperial Study, resting during the day and serving the emperor tea at night, she naturally did not frequently wear a veil. young eunuch who were used to wearing Imperial Study had naturally seen her appearance before, and Zhuang Li was able to see the unexpected beauty in their eyes.

Even though their mouths were tightly shut, it was still possible for the news to spread out. The Emperor summoned a beautiful young lady to serve him tea? Aren't you looking for trouble at the empress's place? Even if he didn't make things difficult for her regarding the Princess of West Cold, he would still find trouble for her because of this face in the end.

Zhuang Li could only keep a low profile as much as possible. Prime Minister Zhao only stayed in Imperial Study for a short while before he came out.

Although his official position was large, he was still quite old. Moreover, it wasn't the style of the emperor to like it, and although he had followed the emperor over the years, with his exquisite features protecting his official position and wealth, his power had been taken over by the emperor. He had become a person of wealth and idleness.

With his current status, he would probably need to rely on's help to maintain it.

However, no matter what, he had still become a relative of the royal family. His life could be considered to have gone smoothly …

Looking at the way Hanqin treated his daughter, it seemed that he had indeed spoilt her.

However, as a woman of the imperial palace, if she didn't have a son of the emperor, she could only rely on her family's power to survive. At most, they could just use each other.

It wasn't that there weren't such customs in this place. When she first came here, she was tossed into the West Cold before reaching the Spring Festival Gala, but West Cold didn't have these rules, and the first year of going back to the Great Phoenix didn't have such conditions in the Plum Court.

Zhuang Li almost cried when she ate it, the last time she ate it was probably in the modern world. Her mother had made it for him.

Naturally, there was a banquet during Yuanxiao's night, but this time, Zhuang Li was not called out by the empress. After Zhuang Li ate the dinner sent over from the kitchen, he sent Qing You and Whitey over to Heart Nurturing Palace to watch the show. Whitey was naturally not able to fly over to see her since the Imperial Study was in the center of the palace. Now, it could only be brought over by Li Liangxiao, who was on patrol, into the palace as Li Liangxiao's little servant.

Zhuang Li saw that she and Yue Shuang were just like little babies, so she sent them out to play. She herself, however, was too lazy to move, and too unwilling to be seen by and the Prime Minister Zhao. She merely sat on the doorstep of the Imperial Study, and heard the zither music and song coming from within the Heart Nurturing Palace, floating like a Buddhist chant.

The young eunuch who was cleaning at the Imperial Study asked her, "Imperial Noble Lady Ya, why don't you go watch a show at the Heart Nurturing Palace?"

Zhuang Li replied, "I want to protect the emperor's tea."

"Imperial Noble Lady Ya, today's Yuan Xiao Qing in the palace will definitely be tormented until the middle of the night. Once it's done, the emperor will definitely go to the empress to rest, and then the court will begin tomorrow. Even if the emperor wants to visit the Imperial Study, that will be done tomorrow night. You can go watch the show without worry, and then sleep in the sun for three hours tomorrow without any problems. "

"Hey, you damned child. Eunuch Li didn't teach you, right? It doesn't matter whether the Emperor is here or not, the Imperial Study is still the emperor's. You have to wait here for the emperor, even if I have to give the emperor his tea so he can drink it warm, do you understand? "

Recently, she had gotten to know this bunch of eunuchs served by Imperial Study very well, and even had the intention of becoming their big sister. She took a glance at the young eunuch who had been randomly taught a lesson, and obediently lowered his head, waiting.

Zhuang Li coldly snorted in her heart. Mother came from the twenty-first century. Lion Dance? Juggling? Singing and dancing? I've never seen anything on TV... How could this be rare …

The Imperial Study s were also hung with layers and layers of colored palace lamps, crowded above his head. The candles were not bright enough, but they were just enough to clearly illuminate that handsome and light roof. It was unknown what kind of craftsmanship was used to design it, it was like a swallow's beautiful wings that were about to fly away in the night sky.

Zhuang Li was fascinated by the sound of the drumbeats coming from the Heart Nurturing Palace. It was as if they were urging the swallow to quickly fly. Spring was about to arrive. She closed her eyes and knew that Li Liangxiao was currently outside the palace wall not far from her, inspecting the palace security.

Her little brother had grown up. The corners of her lips curled up into a smile. She felt that if she could stop at this moment, she would already be a beauty. In the early hours of the morning, after the banquet had ended, only the sound of Peng Peng's cannon could be heard. Zhuang Li opened her eyes and a sky of fireworks could be seen.

Qing You was freer than Zhuang Li by a lot. She wandered around and told her before that there were many cannons and fireworks outside the Heart Nurturing Palace, which were used for Yuan Xiao to set them up.

A sky full of fireworks exploded above Zhuang Li's head. In a flash, another one caught up immediately, illuminating the dark night as bright as day.

Zhuang Li closed her eyes once again. That sound sounded like it was the 21st century, she could hear the sounds of cannons in her ears and the smell of smoke and gunpowder on the tip of her nose.

It had been a long time since she had thought of her family, her mother. Coming here was like a long dream, she didn't know when she would wake up.

She was asleep, as if in a dream. There was Ge Ya, there was Xi Cuo. There were also flowers with West Cold that bloomed everywhere in the mountains.

Then there was the war.

She thought she heard someone call, "The emperor has arrived." He only felt like it was a dream, and he was still talking about it in his dreams. Where did the West Cold come from, your majesty? There was only one king! A king!

She seemed to be picked up by someone. Her arms were very strong, and it was warm in her arms. She couldn't help but burrow into his embrace once more.

She was still thinking about it …

The king is dead, too, in the battle with the Great Phoenix. But there was still Xi Cuo's.

That's right. Xi Cuo was the current king.

"Right!" Xi Cuo... "

Without feeling it, she started talking in her sleep. Then, the arm she was hugging stiffened, followed by a burst of pain, as though her head was knocked against something. Zhuang Li opened her eyes and fell on the study room. Real gold and silver!

Being hit so hard that she was confused, she immediately patted her head and got up, the first thing she saw was Wang Su sitting in front of the desk.

But just now, someone had actually carried him in? Could it be that he was the one who carried him in?!

This conjecture caused her to feel as if a thunderbolt had struck her head … But the moment he turned around, he saw the trembling young eunuch at the entrance kneeling down …

Thinking about it, it was probably because the young eunuch had brought him here realistically. Looks like I was overthinking it, but why would the Emperor know of this place? Wasn't he coming tomorrow?

Could it be that it was already the second day? He had actually slept for a day and a night!

The cold wind blowing in from the outside was mixed with the smell of gunpowder from the cannon fodder …

Zhuang Li sighed, looks like she overthought things … Hehe … It seemed like the emperor had just had a stroke and wanted to come here to take a sip of tea while Imperial Study sat inside …

A headlight, a guide. When he walked to the door, an even bigger problem appeared. Imperial Noble Lady Ya was crouching in front of the door of the study, completely asleep.

No one dared to breathe! That Eunuch Li was the one with the most authority other than the Emperor, so he took Buddha dust and was going to beat up the Imperial Noble Lady Ya on the ground. But it was blocked by the Emperor.

"Why is she here?"

That young eunuch trembled as he replied, "Imperial Noble Lady Ya said that she will serve the Emperor's tea and let him drink it hot at all times."

"Oh?" The emperor almost gave a cold laugh as he looked towards the tea room. It was pitch black there and the fire had long been extinguished …

"This tea is quite hot." He said it in a teasing way, more like he was talking to himself.

Instantly, everyone was waiting for the Emperor to explode in rage.

Eunuch Li followed the Emperor for the longest period of time, so he naturally understood the Emperor's thoughts the best. He was watched by everyone and wanted to see what methods he had to protect the life of the Imperial Noble Lady Ya.

He didn't expect that the Eunuch Li would change from his previous serious look to a smile on his face.

Afterwards, no one dared to breathe too loudly. After looking at the Emperor hesitating at the door for a moment, he actually crouched down and carried the Imperial Noble Lady Ya into his arms before entering the study!

The lamplighter immediately opened the door and led the way, opening the door to allow the emperor to enter.

Thinking about it, although Imperial Noble Lady Ya only served tea to the Emperor through her Imperial Study, she was still the Emperor's Imperial Noble Lady. Just like the empress, she was also a woman of the Emperor, but her position was not high. Furthermore, anyone who had seen the Imperial Noble Lady Ya would know that the Imperial Noble Lady Ya was definitely not ordinary, and would definitely be countless times more powerful than the Queen Imperial Noble Consort …

But just as everyone heaved a sigh of relief, that Imperial Noble Lady Ya spoke a few words as if she was in a dream. No one could hear him clearly, but the Eunuch Li could hear him clearly from beside the Emperor. Her face immediately turned pale.

The emperor was also startled. With that, he turned around and walked in the direction of the reclining chair. Without showing any mercy, he threw Imperial Noble Lady Ya onto the reclining chair and became dizzy …

And at that time, what did Imperial Noble Lady Ya say in her dreams? The Eunuch Li obediently covered his mouth. The Emperor also suddenly pulled the temperature to the point where Yan Dong could feel spring was about to come out …

Therefore, it was likely that no one would ever find out about this secret …