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Xi Jiu Er nervously sat in front of the Assistant Minister of War's residence. The Assistant Minister's residence had already sent people to greet him, so she, the "Assistant Minister Madame", had to return to her residence.

The guard outside the sedan chair said in a low voice, "The prince is in the assistant minister's residence, so the lady just needs to pretend to be the assistant minister's Madame and follow me."

Xi Jiu Er replied indifferently, "Alright."

Not long later, a gentle and quiet female voice came from outside, "Madame, Master has sent Servant to welcome you back to the house."

Xi Jiu Er paused for a moment, and then emotionlessly spat out a single word, "Alright."

Her delicate and pretty eyes were slightly raised, and what entered her eyes was a servant girl waiting respectfully in front of the sedan. Xi Jiu Er gave her a bland glance, then handed her over to the maid at the side, and slowly walked to her side, secretly leading her into the palace.

Xi Jiu Er deliberately took a few steps back, but out of the corner of her eyes, she did not even blink an eye to catch a glimpse of the back of the guard. She was constantly paying attention to the movements of the guard, and although she seemed to be leisurely pacing in the courtyard, she was actually following the guard's footsteps.

Originally, Xi Jiu Er had heard from Feng Qing Cheng about this assistant minister of the Military Department. It was said that after he became a noble in the Wind Nation, his ancestor was caught up in a sudden incident of the Prince of the opposite sex causing a change in the palace, and was forced to flee the capital under the protection of the Death Soldiers of the palace.

Until twelve years ago, when the late emperor brought this matter up and retried it. He then announced the imperial list to those innocent people, who were wronged. Following that, he purposely ordered for the descendants of those people to be rich.

It was said that the assistant minister of the Ministry of War had been a beggar on the streets, begging for money all the way to the capital.

He was dressed in ragged clothes and looked miserable. After ripping off the imperial list, he cried loudly in front of the cloth fence. His originally dirty face was now indistinguishable from his tears.

After the late emperor went to the imperial court that day, he found out about this person's abnormal actions from Jing Zhaoyin. He immediately sent his personal Chief Eunuch to bring this person back to the imperial palace.

This person was also very interesting. Along the way from the main street of the Vermillion Bird City to the Imperial Palace, the late emperor looked at his aggrieved expression, and then asked about his identity. After the two sides verified, this person was indeed the descendant of a group of innocent people.

This person didn't care where he was, he only cared about crying. Besides answering a few questions from the late emperor, he just sat on the ground and cried.

The late emperor didn't get angry when he saw this scene. He only thought that he was crying for the grievances his ancestors had suffered for the past few decades. He thought that this person was a man of his nature.

After that, he asked what skills he knew, but this time, this person did not cry. He neatly stood up and danced a set of the fist techniques passed down in his clan, which made him look strong and powerful.

Therefore, the late emperor waved his hand and sent him to be the vanguard of the army. In the next few years, he had established military exploits time and time again, and in Feng Qing Cheng's generation, the emperor had summoned him back and conferred him the title of an assistant minister.

At that time, Xi Jiu Er only thought of this ridiculous story as a joke to dispel her hunger, but she never thought that there would come a day when she would have to rely on this legendary assistant minister of the army to escape from this place.

The corners of Xi Jiu Er's mouth curled up into a self-deprecating smile. Immersed in her own inner world, she tried to recall all of the things that she had thought about, or wanted to forget. It was as if after this lifetime, she would erase everything that had happened in the past.

"Madame, we have arrived," The servant's cold voice sounded by his ear, causing Xi Jiu Er to be startled, he raised his head to look at the direction of the voice blankly, but when he saw the ice-cold handsome face, he instantly recalled his current situation?

Xi Jiu Er paused, her eyes flashed a moment of brightness, and then she slowly raised her chin at the guards, as she turned her head to look at the servants behind him and coldly said, "You guys wait here, I will enter by myself."

"Yes, Madame."

Xi Jiu Er withdrew his right hand that was supported by the servant girl, and slightly tilted her waist, barely able to adapt to the situation. She extended his hand to signal the guards to help him up, and then walked towards the small courtyard that was hidden behind a green bamboo forest.

Xi Jiu Er turned her head to take a glance. Seeing that they were all blocked outside the bamboo forest, she slowly asked: "Why is the Prince in the Office of the Assistant Minister of the Military Department?"

Because the guard was tall and big, when Xi Jiu Er had just reached his chest, she had no choice but to bend down to support her. Upon hearing this, she faintly replied respectfully, "This subordinate does not know about this matter, if Miss is curious, it would be better to personally ask the Prince."

Xi Jiu Er did not want to learn anything from him, but it came as a surprise to her.

The words "Miss" caused Xi Jiu Er's face to turn pale, and she felt a little embarrassed. If someone else saw her holding a big belly and called her 'Miss,' she would definitely beat them up immediately. Of course, she did not use force to deal with them easily, but she believed that just by relying on her condensed ice eyes, she could make sure that they had already corroded the opponent's cold Qi long ago without using a single ice blade.

Xi Jiu Er's eyes turned cold, but she was not in a good mood, thinking that her current identity was also extremely awkward. Although she was a subject of the Great Beijing Dynasty, and also a Imperial Concubine, and although it was not her wish, the awkwardness was laid out so that she would not have any excuses.

With such an awkward identity, he couldn't blame the other party for calling him 'lady'.

Xi Jiu Er let out a long breath, and tried her best to stop thinking about those worries of her. As long as she left your Wind Nation as soon as possible, she would be able to meet her grandfather.

The two of them walked a few steps into a quiet and secluded courtyard. They saw a wooden signboard hanging above the courtyard. On it, the words "Cold Moon Pavilion" were displayed in a flamboyant manner.

Xi Jiu Er raised her head to look at the wooden signboard, and then, with the support of the guards, she stretched out her hand to pull at the long skirt beneath her feet, and carefully crossed the threshold.

There were a few orioles singing in the yard, and a cypress tree was growing on the side. Occasionally, a few orioles would fly out from the lush branches, and two or three of them would chase each other in the air, chirping happily.