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As the saying goes, one mountain cannot have two tigers. Moreover, among the laughing and searching children, one was a imperial concubine and the other was a queen.

Seeing Hu Xiao was so against Xue Meng'er, Qin Shuo felt jealous of him. He could not think of anything else, but he felt a little proud of himself.

There's no need for the empress to do this. I just feel that it's usually the imperial concubine who goes there, and the imperial concubine is fairly familiar with it. If the imperial concubine is by your side giving guidance, it'll definitely be a big matter for the empress.

Every word that Qin Shuo said was for the sake of laughing, for the sake of considering all aspects of laughing.

"Hehe, in that case, do I still need to thank Your Majesty for his good intentions?"

Hu Xiaoxiao was having trouble hiding his anger, but Qin Shuo did not see it at all.

"There's no need to thank the empress, this is all within my capabilities."

Seeing Hu Xiaoxiao's unconcealed exhaustion, Qin Shuo had many other things to do, so he could only take his leave. Looking at Hu Xiaoxiao's face which was even uglier than before, he could not help but feel puzzled, and felt that a woman's heart was like a needle in a haystack.

Hu Xiao did not stay for long with Qin Shuo. At this point, Hu Xiao already had the thought of not going on this trip to the south.

Since he knew that he still had Xue Moyan and Wen Fu Chen on his journey, Fu Chen did not like him in the first place. Since he knew that Xue Moyan and Wen Fu Chen were on his journey together with him, Fu Chen did not like him in the first place.

But now, there were these two people. Hu Xiaoxiao was extremely annoyed. Although it was tempting for Hu Xiaoxiao to go out and play, if there were people pointing fingers at him along the way, then he might as well not worry about the liveliness.

"Zhilan."

He called Zhilan. There was still a need to discuss the matter. The southern patrol was tomorrow, so time was of the essence.

"Empress, this is a letter from the Southern Yue. The king has instructed you to personally open it."

Before he could bring Hu Xiaoxiao along, Zhilan had already handed over the letter in her hands to Hu Xiaoxiao. This was an urgent letter from the Southern Yue, and it had just been delivered into Hu Xiaoxiao's hands.

"Hmm? "South Vietnam?"

Hadn't the Southern Yue just arrived? How did they get to the second letter so quickly? Why was it that he had never seen the South Vietnamese so close in the past? Hu Xiao's heart was filled with an expressionless face.

"The southern side of the East Court is the foundation of the nation. As a queen, all of you have to travel with me. Please reconsider, sister."

It had to be said that Hu Guang was extremely intelligent. Even though he was thousands of miles away, he still knew every single move she made. His original plan was not going to work, so he could only take things one step at a time.

As long as there were no Fu Chen or Xue Meng'er among them.

After all, Hu Xiao was still using the princess' body to make things more convenient for Qin Shuo. Since Hu Guang had his eyes on this trip, he couldn't sell his backer, the Southern Yue, at a critical moment, or else things would become more difficult for him.

Feeling relieved, the sleepiness returned.

"Zhilan, are you prepared for tomorrow's southern patrol?"

Since he had made up his mind, he naturally couldn't be wronged. To play, he had to have fun!

"Empress, everything has been prepared. Don't worry, Empress."

"Yes, I am tired. If there is no more urgent matter, you can wait for me to wake up. You can decide any large or small matter within the palace."

He was still unable to resist his sleepiness. Seeing that everything had been arranged properly, Hu Xiao went to sleep without any trace of politeness.

On the day of his southern patrol.

Qin Shuo looked gloomily at Hu Xiao who was still sleeping. On such a big day, Hu Xiao was still sleeping! How preposterous!

"Someone, wake the Queen up!"

If not for the fact that both the emperor and queen had to accept the worship of the officials before their departure, Qin Shuo would not have woken up Hu Xiao.

Just now, Qin Shuo had tried, but Hu Xiao was also very alert in his sleep, and Qin Shuo's smell was very unfamiliar. Luckily, he had been practicing kung fu with Zhao Qiyan recently, otherwise he would have been hit by Hu Xiao's fist.

Seeing Hu Xiao being so vigilant in his sleep, Qin Shuo did not care too much about the last few times when he was accidentally hurt by Hu Xiao. But now, he still had to meet someone, and this kind of thing that would ruin his looks would be left to the servants.

"Your Majesty, the Empress is very angry when she wakes up. Let this servant give it a try."

Zhilan looked at Qin Shuo with a face full of fear and trepidation. Hu Xiaoxiao looked extremely disrespectful, and Zhilan was afraid that if Qin Shuo was unhappy, she would be blamed on him.

"Yes."

In the end, she was still Hu Xiaoxiao's personal palace maid. This was good as well.

"Niangniang, this servant is Zhilan. It's time to leave the palace. Niangniang, don't blame me. I'll help you clean up and change your clothes."

Zhilan cautiously stepped forward and softly said.

With that, Zhilan stepped forward to help Hu Xiaoxiao up. It was indeed a magical move. Although Hu Xiaoxiao did not open his eyes, he was still being tormented by Zhilan. Seeing this, Qin Shuo felt more at ease.

The empress had always been riding within the palanquin. At that time, it would be a good idea to send Hu Xiao into the palanquin and have Zhilan stand guard beside him.

"Kneeling, respectfully sending your majesty, esteemed empress, and Imperial Concubine Xue on a smooth journey south."

At the entrance of the capital city, all the people in the imperial court were kneeling down to see them off. Some ordinary citizens were among them as well, and they kneeled down when they heard the voice of Wei Chen.

The busy streets to Japan were now even more congested. Qin Shuo looked at the scene that was even more grand than before, and a sense of superiority arose in his heart. This was the Southern Patrol, which had been set up to pray for the blessings of the common people.

"Rise."

Although there were not a thousand words to say, there was still action to be had. His Majesty brought the empress and imperial concubine with him, as well as important officials within the imperial court, all of them showed importance to him.

Water can both carry boats and capsize boats, if a country can be trusted by the people is the foundation of the country.

The group of people continued on their way.

Hu Xiaoxiao finally woke up from the shock.

Hu Xiaoxiao was stunned by the bumpy scene in front of him. After seeing the surroundings clearly, Hu Xiaoxiao stiffly turned his head to look at the smiling Zhilan who was serving him.

Didn't I sleep in the sleeping quarters? Why did he appear outside in the blink of an eye?

"The Empress's thoughts are correct. You are indeed on your way in your dreams."

She had been frightened by the sight of Hu Xiao sleeping peacefully in this scene. At this moment, Zhilan only felt admiration for Hu Xiao and did not feel the slightest bit of fear.

"Me? In your dreams? "

Just now, he was still in a daze, and he seemed to see the worship of the officials as well as the people walking along the streets together. He couldn't personally experience such a magnificent sight, but he was still in a deep sleep, and Hu Xiaoxiao felt that even she could not forgive herself for what she had done.