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That day, when Zhuang Li happened to place the tea on the emperor's desk, she heard the report from the Eunuch Li outside. She did not listen carefully, the emperor had already barged in before he had even announced the order.

Zhuang Li raised her head, and just happened to meet the woman's eyes. She was so shocked that the teacup almost fell to the ground.

"Imperial Noble Consort Hanqin." She reacted and immediately bowed. However, the other person did not return the greeting. The woman's expression was as though she had seen a ghost …

Until the emperor asked about something, only then did Hanqin come back to her senses. The moment Zhuang Li walked out of the Imperial Study, he already knew that something was going to happen.

What if she did not remember what Zhao Ci's mother looked like? Zhuang Li didn't know whether or not she should just rely on luck, but there was no other way. She could only wait and gamble.

The emperor didn't come to Imperial Study today, so the moment night fell, a young eunuch came to check the room.

"Imperial Noble Lady Ya, Imperial Noble Consort Hanqin invites you over." She did not wake Qing You up. She took the veil that she did not bring with her for a long time and followed the eunuch towards Qingyang Palace.

The young eunuch was standing in front, holding a lamp. The lamp was covered with a piece of paper, revealing a faint apricot color. The name of the palace was written on each lamp, and the word "Huai" was written on the lamp of the empress. There was only one word written on the Palace lamp in Imperial Study, "Imperial". If it was the Palace lamp in the Lady Hanqin's palace lamp, it should have been written with the word "Zither", but there was nothing written on the palace lamp.

Was it because I didn't want others to know that I was called out to be called to by Hanqin?

After all, Imperial Noble Consort would only let him come there at night when it was afternoon, and that was only for a few reasons. Maybe he remembered that Zhao Ci's mother had doubted him, or maybe she was just jealous of him and didn't want him to come to the emperor's side …

Along the way, they met a few batches of palace maids on duty. They passed by the Peace Palace, passed by the Heaven and Earth Palace, passed by the Miluo Courtyard, and finally stopped at Qingyang Palace.

Zhuang Li also thought in her heart that this Hanqin was smart enough. After going through such a torture, no one knew where she had gone to.

This was the first time Zhuang Li had come to the Qingyang Palace, and those flowers that hadn't withered after the Hundred Blossom Banquet were all distributed amongst the different palaces. The moment Zhuang Li entered the palace, she smelled the fragrance of flowers, as well as the sweet smell of nectar.

When she entered the palace, more and more lanterns appeared. From afar, she could see that the area of the Qingyang Palace Palace was only second to the empress. It was also large and spacious.

The empress's teahouse was naturally different from Imperial Study's, it was a place for the Empress to rest, with a large lotus leaf window. Although it was night time, one could see the fake mountains and small bamboo forests outside, and under the window were clumps of summer orchids, giving off a dense fragrance. The flower's fragrance was too strong, causing Zhuang Li to feel dizzy.

On the bed, there was an exquisite carved coffee table, and on it there was a set of teacups with a crescent moon pattern. The tea had already been brewed, and was a rose that Zhuang Li had almost never used before.

"Imperial Noble Lady Ya, haven't we met before? You are already a phoenix a long time ago, why do you need to wear a veil?"

Zhuang Li could only laugh as she took off her veil. That face did not have the slightest bit of makeup on, but in an instant, Imperial Noble Consort felt like his entire luxurious palace lost its color in front of her.

When she went to Imperial Study in the afternoon, she saw the woman who served the tea as soon as she entered the room. She was very young, and even though she was wearing a few pieces of palace clothes that didn't seem to fit well, she could still feel her slender and frail body. She had always known that the Emperor had placed the fake in the midst of his Imperial Study, so she didn't pay too much attention to it.

She was just a female official serving tea, so what? empress didn't care why she cared about all this. It was just that Imperial Noble Lady suddenly raised her head and looked at her. When Hanqin saw her face, her heart couldn't help but thump.

His skin was fair and skin white, and his eyes were shiny like the stars. His eyebrows were like Liu Dai's, and his lips were like the beginning of a cherry blossom.

And the deeper reason was because had seen this person before, was actually his father's fifth wife, Lady Du Yueyao.

When Da Yue Yao married into the Zhao Mansion, Zhao Qin was only ten years old, and was a carefree little girl, so the ceremony to escort the bride was especially simple. It was partly because Da Fu Jin wouldn't allow it, but she also came to hear her mother say that it was because Du Yueyao was just a prostitute.

Zhao Qin is no stranger to brothels. Isn't she just living in a slut's place?" However, she didn't have much of an impression of the brothel girl. Zhao Qin had been his father's favorite since she was young. It was said that she was very handsome and would be able to marry a good family in the future. Her mother even said that his father would find a good place for her to go. She would play the zither at home, study painting, and read poetry … As a result, Zhao Qin didn't have many opportunities to go out. Even if she did, she would be sitting in a sedan.

Therefore, Zhao Qin had never heard of Du Yueyao's great fame in the capital. It was not only her who did not know about it, nor did she know how many concubines Zhao Mansion he had obtained.

She watched as the woman walked in through the front door. The only way she could enter was through the side door, and the clothes she was wearing weren't even a wedding dress. It was just ordinary red silk. She entered the door and was led directly into the courtyard by the matchmaker. There was no banquet to welcome the guests, nor was there any temple to worship.

His mother had said that with her status alone, she wouldn't be able to accompany him. His father himself also didn't have the face to do so.

When they saw Du Yueyao being brought in, as long as father did not go up to court, she would circle around her almost the entire day. In less than half a month, she had changed into clothes, accessories, servants, and a courtyard, taking away almost everything about her that was best in Zhao Mansion.

Towards such a change, the aunt and the few concubines could not bear to stay any longer and had no choice but to come out to meet this prostitute.

That day was also a good spring day, so the other rooms were all blocked at the entrance of Du Yueyao's courtyard. Big Fortune opened the door and went in, picking up Du Yueyao from the bed and giving her a big slap on the face.

However, Du Yueyao lazily stood up and reached for the copper mirror to look at her face that had just been smacked. It was as if nothing had happened.

"You fox spirit, you still have the nerve to live in Zhao Mansion? Today, I will throw you out! "

Du Yueyao tidied up her hair properly and finally turned around to look at her Zhao Mansion wives that were burning with anger.

"Get rid of me? Do you have the ability to do that? "

She said that the flowers were neither fast nor slow and still looked as lazy as before. What surprised the other ladies was her face; it was truly beautiful. How could her appearance be that beautiful? How could a frown or smile be so perfect … She maintained her smile as she looked at the woman in front of her. She was so surprised that her jaw almost dropped to the ground.

"How are you going to deal with me? "Whatever you do to me, Master will do to you. I'm a woman of the wind, and I'm not as understanding as you guys …"

Great Fortune Jin naturally did not believe her lies, and told his servants to pack up her things in order to kick her out. Du Yueyao was not angry, and did not want anything else. She left the Zhao Mansion just like that, and she really didn't come back.

But what was even worse was that after Du Yueyao left, the Prime Minister Zhao did not come home anymore. Only after Da Fu Jin sent people to investigate, did they find out that the Prime Minister Zhao had bought a house for Du Yueyao alone in the city.

After a few months, Da Fu Jin finally could not take it anymore, and brought her people to beg Prime Minister Zhao to come back. But this time, Du Yueyao began to put on airs, coming back, fine, beg me, and bring her other wives along to beg …

After many twists and turns, Du Yueyao was finally able to get back onto the Zhao Mansion.

In the second year, Du Yueyao gave birth to an ugly daughter who was Zhao Ci. However, in terms of Zhao Mansion, they were actually more blessed. To the other female members of the Zhao Mansion, Du Yueyao was simply a nightmare. Her beautiful appearance and her birth status that almost no one else could compare to made the rooms miserable.

Honestly speaking, Zhao Qin did not hate Du Yueyao at all. Du Yueyao was not a bad person, and was good to the servants. Many people liked to work in her yard, but she just wanted to make life difficult for the other concubines.

The new bracelet must be brought out to show off. The new clothes also had to be worn out and shook twice. The other concubines were so angry that their teeth itched. When she got tired of playing, she stayed in the courtyard. She began to lead a life of obvious wealth.

She doted on her ugly daughter, Zhao Ci. Zhao Ci never learned to read since she was young, never played the zither, never wrote poems. What Du Yueyao said, my daughter, doesn't need to live so tirelessly, as long as she's happy, she can do anything. Everything will be good in the future. That confidence that came from nowhere made many people feel that it was mysterious. That Zhao Ci, who was dark and petite, had still become Du Yueyao's treasure, a treasure in her hands. She wandered around everyday, practically bringing all the good stuff in front of her.

The Prime Minister Zhao had always loved Du Yue'er a lot and spent the majority of his time accompanying Du Yueyao. The other rooms were filled with hatred. Zhao Qin's mother, the third wife, hated Du Yueyao to the extreme and had always wanted to find trouble with him. That Du Yueyao was not afraid either, because after coming and going, Zhao Qin's mother had suffered greatly, so Du Yueyao's image of Du Yueyao was deeply engraved in Zhao Qin's heart.

That woman was the devil …

And now, that woman was serving tea to the emperor!?

Zhao Qin did not believe that there was such a thing as a strange power or god. Did his mother want to make him suffer so much that she now wanted to possess a spirit and steal the emperor's body from her?

How is this possible!?

However, she had no choice but to fear that face …

If that face was willing, then there was nothing else that he could not obtain. It was incomparably beautiful, yet a devil was hidden underneath …

She would never be able to resist …