C75

Back in her room, Soong Xuan heaved a sigh of relief.

It would be a lie to say that she was not nervous in the great hall, but Soong Xuan did not know why she had to trust Hu Xiao, who she had only met a few times.

"What did the empress say? Why didn't you come? "

She slumped down on the chair, the battle of wits today was too burdensome for Soong Xuan, and she did not want to use even a bit of strength.

"Miss, the empress said she has more important things to do, and the empress told me to send you a message that if there's an imperial edict tomorrow morning, you must receive it. The empress will always follow you."

Seeing that his young miss was affected, Soong Xuan's personal maid spoke as she helped massage the part of's ankle that was injured today.

"Yes, I understand. I'm tired, so all of you should leave first. It's different if you serve me now."

"Yes, miss."

When the servants heard Soong Xuan's orders, they anxiously went forward to settle Soong Xuan. After taking off the heavy hair accessories that Soong Xuan had worn all night, and tossing and turning it around for a long time, Soong Xuan finally got onto the bed.

As for the words the servant girl had just passed to him, although Soong Xuan had her doubts, she couldn't think too much into it.

At this time, Hu Xiao came under the Liuzhou City. She had seen the beggars for a long time the day before, and now, she was just in time to see how these beggars passed by.

The bustling Liuzhou in the capital, to think that there would be so many beggars. Standing in the darkness and observing these people for a long time, Hu Xiao finally understood.

Why didn't I see these beggars when I entered the Liuzhou City that day? Even the people wearing tattered clothes didn't see them, so this was actually the reason.

This Liuzhou Prefect was actually so bold, secretly classifying these beggars and poor citizens as one group, and actually forbidding them from entering the western street, it was truly a vicious heart. If not for the fact that Hu Xiao had accidentally come here earlier in the day, she probably would not have known this Liuzhou Prefect was so bold.

How dare he do such a dirty thing under the light of summer.

The commoners were all equal, but this Prefecture Overseer had actually forcefully divided the commoners into different grades. He still wanted to compare the Liuzhou to the capital city; this was truly a good method.

After watching for a while, Hu Xiao could not bear to continue watching, so in the future, she had to explain it all to His Majesty. Normally, she would enjoy the worship of the commoners, but when the commoners were in trouble, she could not solve it for them.

In the Song Residence.

"Soong Family, Soong Xuan accepts the decree."

Originally, he thought that Soong Xuan had left a bad impression in front of Qin Shuo and that it was a fortuitous encounter with the Imperial Palace. However, he never expected that early in the morning, the imperial decree would be sent to the Soong Family.

"We sympathize with Soong Family's direct daughter, Soong Xuan. Her Soong Family's direct daughter possesses both martial arts and literature, and she is extremely intelligent. We hereby decree that Soong Family's direct daughter, Soong Xuan, will follow us on our journey to offer sacrifices to the heavens.

"Soong Family's direct daughter, Soong Xuan, accepts the decree."

Soong Xuan stepped forward and took the imperial edict from Eunuch Wei's hands. It was only now that Soong Xuan understood the profound meaning behind Hu Xiao's words.

Yesterday, the way Qin Shuo looked at him, Soong Xuan clearly understood that Qin Shuo's heart would not give him even a little bit of it. In that case, Soong Xuan actually did not care at all.

"Congratulations Miss Soong, we will be leaving tomorrow, I hope you prepare well for today."

After receiving a few columns of crushed silver from Master Soong, he left with a smile.

"Xuan'er, I was wrong to blame you yesterday. You better not be angry at me for being your father."

Master Soong said as he helped Soong Xuan up from the ground with a smile. Seeing the speed at which his face was changing, Soong Xuan wanted to laugh even more.

Soon enough, he saw one of his own aunts in the crowd. Looking at her multicolored face, Soong Xuan was even happier, it was not because Soong Xuan was so unreasonable, but she remembered that yesterday, since that aunt dared to speak in such a manner, and also dared to scheme against him, she must have made preparations to expose herself.

"But we have to thank Aunt. If Aunt had not recommended this all the way, I'm sure Xuan'er would not have been invited by Your Majesty to worship the heavens."

"There's no need, this is all Xuan'er's own fortune."

If he had known it would turn out like this, he would have asked his daughter to meet His Majesty. This way, he would have a chance to show off his strength.

"Xuan'er, your aunt is right. This is all your own fortune."

Master Soong who was watching from the side said in a hurry.

"Heh."

Now, Soong Xuan did not hold much hope for her father anymore, and it was merely a favor Hu Xiao wanted her to help out. It was impossible for him to enter the palace, and no one knew what face her family would have after that.

It was unknown how many times his father had been used to his concubine's fantasy soup, but he actually did not care about his own thoughts. Presumably, it was also to repay the Master Soong's love and care for him after all these years.

Not wanting to look at all these, Soong Xuan turned and left, she still had to think about how to contact Hu Xiao, so she did not know where Hu Xiao was.

"Your Majesty, the Empress has not been found yet. Wouldn't it be abandoning the Empress for this journey? Do we still need to wait for a few more days?"

After Xue Mier heard that Wen Fuchen would set off the next day, she hurriedly ran over to find Qin Shuo. If there was no Queen tomorrow, then …

"There's no harm, the empress is too stubborn. It's fine if she doesn't follow us, we can't delay any longer."

Xue Mier was serious, or did her IQ just grow? To be able to say such words, Qin Shuo was very pleased in his heart.

"Your Majesty, since sister has come, how about we wait for her for a few days?" Your Majesty is a man of great loyalty and filial piety. If there is an empress who wishes to sacrifice to the heavens with you, then it would not be good for your majesty if you were to speak of it in the future. "

Every word that Xue Mier said was meant for the emperor, but she could not find any fault with it. If it was in front of Hu Xiao in the past, she would most likely not commit such a crime under Hu Xiao's hands.

Alright, I understand the intentions of the Dear Consort, you should go back first, we can't delay the sacrifice of the heavens. We will set off tomorrow, now that the Queen is not here, the Dear Consort will be in charge of this matter.

Seeing that, Xue Mier knew that she could not persuade His Majesty, and agreed with a sad face before leaving quickly.

Xue Mier was naturally spirited after taking back the power of Southern Patrol.

"How is it?"

Ever since Xue Mier went to His Majesty's residence, Wen Fuchen had been waiting for him. When she saw that Xue Mier had returned, he anxiously asked.

"Cousin, since the authority to manage Southern Patrol has already been transferred to me, you can rest assured."

"If that's the case, how about the empress?"