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That Hanqin Imperial Noble Consort almost couldn't hide the astonishment in her eyes, but she could still barely suppress the astonishment in her heart, and she calmed down, sitting opposite of Zhuang Li.

"May I ask why Imperial Noble Consort has summoned Ge Ya here today?" Zhuang Li asked as she placed the veil back to the side.

That Zhao Qin had become a bit more feminine than when she met her eight years ago. She had already been married to Wang Su for seven years, and had been a princess for four years for three years, becoming a Imperial Noble Consort. She was already twenty-seven years old. Although her appearance was still the same, and had an even more alluring charm to it, she had never given birth to a single woman for Wang Su. Naturally, there was worry and worry in his heart.

Thus, she decided to keep her position higher than the empress. She naturally felt that even though the emperor's government wasn't that busy, she still felt that there was more hope for the future. Since the current situation was unstable, it was normal for the emperor to not be able to take care of her. However, after seeing Zhuang Li's appearance and seeing such a woman who stayed by the emperor's side everyday, she suddenly felt unsure of herself.

She suppressed all the worries in her heart and said, "It's nothing much. I just want to see you. After all, the palace is filled with all sorts of sisters. Naturally, we should walk around together with our younger sister."

Zhuang Li was sweating profusely. What? You are obviously trying to find out my secret... She could only give Zhao Qin a reserved smile.

"I've been at the palace for a long time. Have you gotten used to living there?" Hanqin said as she poured some tea for Zhuang Li.

Zhuang Li hurriedly caught it. It was a rose with a lemon added inside, the tea had an elegant tinge of red to it. Ge Ya liked the tea very much in the Western Regions.

"I wasn't used to it in the beginning, but now I'm used to it. Every day, I have to do a lot of things. It's always the work of the teahouse. "I've already gotten used to it."

"Then does the emperor treat you well?" Zhao Qin turned and stared at her after she finished her sentence.

Zhuang Li's mind spun a little. Since Zhao Qin had invited her over, she was naturally already prepared.

"His Majesty treated me well, of course. He even sent me helpers." If I get busy, young eunuch will help me deliver the tea. "

"I have also heard about your matters from empress, but I'm not clear about it. It seems like you aren't Princess of West Cold?"

Zhuang Li put down the teacup, thinking that the moment she entered the door, you would have already been thinking about asking me this question, just that she had already thought of an excuse long ago.

"I am the princess' cousin, the mother of Princess of West Cold is a phoenix. I am the cousin of Miss Rong Xiao, but I have grown up in West Cold and live with my cousin in the Xiao Imperial Palace. She had never thought deeply about whether she was human or not. Just like me, Princess Ge Ya also has the blood of the Great Phoenix on her body, but I don't feel that she's someone from the West Cold, and that she's just my blood sister. " She had to blur the difference between her and Princess of West Cold, and express the fact that her West Cold and Great Phoenix blood had long ago fused together.

"Oh? You grew up in the West Cold? "

"That's right, I reached the West Cold before I was even one year old, so I don't have a lot of memories about the Great Phoenix."

Imperial Noble Consort seemed to be deep in thought. "Then how old are you, little sister?"

Zhuang Li was startled, and then said: "Twenty." Zhuang Li naturally knew that Zhao Qin was talking about timing and time of Zhao Ci's birth, so she intentionally reported two years of age to him. Since there were no records of him within the palace, she was unable to find anything …

"You're Rong Xiao's mother?"

"That's right. I was only one year old when Aunt Rong Xiao took me to West Cold. I heard that she had always liked me since I was young, and felt that I was very clever and obedient so it took too much courage to go to West Cold by myself. Originally, he only wanted to take me to live in the past for two years. When she returned home with her child, he would bring me back with him. However, the next year, his wife Ge Ya died in childbirth …

After Aunt died, my connection with Ge Ya and the Great Phoenix ended. In the end, I even forgot what my mother looked like. "

Since Imperial Noble Consort wanted to investigate, then Zhuang Li would make it up a story that she had no proof for her death. give her a reason that Zhuang Li herself could not remember clearly, and make it impossible to determine his origin and birth. It was to make her feel so real again.

That Imperial Noble Consort's eyes seemed to be filled with tears, "If that's the case, then it is really a blessing for my sister to be able to return to the Great Phoenix City in this way. Since West Cold is chaotic, it's naturally better for you to stay in the Great Phoenix than to stay in the West Cold. "Perhaps one day, I will be able to meet her own relatives," she said as she poured another cup of tea for Zhuang Li. She also had the palace maids below deliver fresh fruit snacks.

"If little sister wants to find the relatives of the Great Phoenix, I can help, but does little sister still remember the time when our family was in the city of Great Phoenix?"

Then, Zhuang Li also suddenly became sad: "It's just that I'm not filial, I had thought about it over the years at the West Cold, but when I went there I was too young, so I really couldn't remember. Many of the things were told to me by Madam Rong only when she was pregnant with Ge Ya, who said that she would give birth to Ge Ya, then take me back to Great Phoenix. "It's a pity we couldn't wait …"

Zhuang Li said as she twisted her legs under the table to make herself look like she was grieving.

"Little sister, don't be sad. Eat this year's Hundred Blossom Banquet first. "When we meet again in the Japanese Arena, fate will bring us together again."

Zhuang Li ate one piece, and it was indeed delicious. She reached out for the second piece and praised her cooking, saying that her cooking skills were excellent, if she had been at West Cold, she would not have been able to eat these good things …

When Hanqin heard her words, she seemed to finally be relieved. The two of them drank tea and ate small snacks, talking about interesting things about their home. She really was like a sister or friend.

Zhuang Li chatted all the way until deep into the night before she finally stood up and said his goodbyes. Then, Imperial Noble Consort called for young eunuch to come over again to send Zhuang Li out of the palace. Zhuang Li stood up and said her goodbyes, then she sat on the bed and continued to drink her tea. By the time the young eunuch entered, Zhuang Li had already followed him outside.

"Zhao Ci." That shout was neither soft nor heavy, but it was clearly heard by her ears.

She followed the young eunuch out without hesitation.

The young eunuch brought Zhuang Li to return to the Imperial Study in a winding manner. He saluted and left. After he left, Zhuang Li finally heaved a sigh of relief. The last cry of Hanqin's, Imperial Noble Consort's, was obviously testing her. If she had the slightest bit of hesitation, she would have suspected that she was Zhao Ci.

Thinking about it, it made sense. If Zhuang Li was really like Zhao Ci's mother now, and if it wasn't because of the strange powers and chaos, then she was only related to her by blood. She had asked about Zhuang Li's family, hoping to find out about this relationship.

It could be seen that she did not believe what Zhuang Li had said, and had even suspected that Zhuang Li was the Zhao Ci of all those years ago. It was fortunate that Zhuang Li didn't have a deep impression of the name Zhao Ci and that she had always known that she was Zhuang Li and not Zhao Ci.

And now that Hanqin had begun to have doubts about her, her future days wouldn't be easy, so she had to be even more careful.

Zhuang Li also felt that it was strange, thinking that although Zhao Qin had already been married to the Emperor for many years, she had never given birth to a child or a woman. To a concubine like her, it was only natural that her position was not stable enough, and the Emperor still stayed in the Imperial Study all night long. It was natural for Zhao Qin to feel danger. But the empress wasn't able to get pregnant, so she didn't know what the emperor was thinking. The Ministry of Rites would probably put pressure on the harem after a while.

When she returned to her room, Qing You was actually still awake. When she saw that Zhuang Li had not come back yet, she was worried that something bad might happen. In the afternoon, she went to join in on the Hundred Blossom Banquet and only came back very late. She naturally knew that Hanqin was the Zhao Qin of all those years ago, and was even more afraid than Zhuang Li.

"Young miss, what if she discovers that you are the Zhao Ci of back then? Will you go so far as to accuse the Emperor of bullying the monarch? "

Zhuang Li sighed, she did not know what Zhao Qin would do next. Today, she realised that Zhao Qin was not some brainless harem girl, instead, she was a little smart. She would definitely cause trouble for her in the future.

It didn't matter if she was Zhao Ci or not, she still couldn't tolerate such a woman staying by the emperor's side.

Zhuang Li did not understand how terrible her relationship with the few concubines had been in order for them to take revenge on Zhao Ci after her death. After all, he was still a child and had not reached adulthood. How could he kill her …

However, he was too lazy to think too much about it. After all, he could only take one step at a time.

She stopped thinking about all this and comforted Qing You, who was about to get a good night's sleep.

"Oh, miss, you don't know who I saw today."

"Isn't it just the empress of the palace, the nobleman of the palace?"

"But it's not only that. Do you know who the wife of the Lord Yin Tai is?" Seeing that Zhuang Li was unable to guess, she excitedly unraveled the secret in front of him.

"Liu Yiyi, the Liu Yiyi that was famous in the capital!"

Zhuang Li was shocked. It was really her, and it looks like she was not mistaken today. The white-clothed woman was indeed Liu Yiyi.

However, Qing You was not done yet, so she just carried on talking.

"She is quite pretty, even though she can't compare to you, Miss. I don't know why, but she actually married into the Lord Yin Tai, but the Lord Yin Tai is someone who can become her father! "

"It's not impossible. Look at Prime Minister Zhao, isn't each wife getting younger than the last?" Zhuang Li joked.

"That's true, but Your Highness Xi Cuo doesn't, he only loves you."

Zhuang Li suddenly thought of something after hearing this. It had been too long since she mentioned Xi Cuo. It was as if she was about to forget about him, and she had even promised him that she would be his wangfei …

But now, it was unknown whether he was dead or alive …

She believed in the Twilight Flower and the Young Master Loulan's abilities. If they could heal him and also hide him safely, then what was he doing now?

Zhuang Li understood that she did not like Xi Cuo. She did not clearly understand those feelings before, but now that she had left the West Cold, that awareness was even more distinct. She did not like Xi Cuo at all. But there was no love. That sort of relationship was limited to only friends and siblings. Although they could entrust their lives to it, they could not entrust it for life either.

Why did she stay in this small tea room all day long? She kept asking herself. She didn't feel tired or tired, so she was willing to make tea. The Emperor ignored her, and she wasn't angry. Even though he was the exalted Emperor, at this moment, she felt that he was very, very close to her.

She would have kept watch over the teahouse and live with him like this, putting on a coat for him while he slept in front of the table. Grab his hand when he calls for his mufei.

He wished he could calm his frown.

Zhuang Li wasn't clear about her feelings, but she had suddenly become unwilling to leave.

When Xi Cuo said that he wanted to marry her, when Li Liangxiao said that he wanted to marry her, even the Prince Bi started to make fun of her.

But it was not as happy as the emperor calling for her to get more tea …