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Helian Lie waved his hand, signalling him not to act rashly. So what if he went to listen? What could he hear? Meng QianRong was just a puppet by his side. Meng Shihai had only invited her into the palace to stabilize his position in the court. What personality did he have for his own daughter? Wasn't he clear about that? He definitely wouldn't reveal a single word of what happened in court to Meng Qianrong.

Although he is not a good person, he has yet to do anything to betray the country. For the time being, do not touch him and just pay close attention to him. Now that General Yuwen and the Third Marquis are back, I believe that he will definitely not be careless in his actions. Tomorrow at the palace, there will be a banquet for General Yuwen and the Third Marquis. In his heart, he always felt that he would encounter someone tomorrow.

The next day, when Cen Xue woke up, it was already noon of the second day. There was a series of knocks on the door, and when she opened the door, she saw Helian Jue holding a plate with some light food on it.

"Your Highness, why did you personally send me food? I told you not to send her off last night, but you didn't listen to me. Cen Xue walked in and sat on the chair, waiting for him to place the food in front of her.

Seeing her dazed expression, Helian Jue put down the plate of food and instructed the maidservants outside the door to prepare the water to wash up. After she had eaten his fill, he would begin to prepare to enter the palace.

"You weren't used to sleeping last night, were you? Seeing that you haven't woken up yet, This King can only personally come to invite you. " Helian Jue placed a bowl of meat porridge on the ground in front of her. There were also a few plates of delicious dishes, all of which were relatively light and were the most suitable for her to eat.

Cen Xue nodded, whatever he said would be fine. She picked up the spoon and tried a small mouthful of this Jade Pillar Scented Meat Congee, as expected of a chef from the Prince's Mansion. The congee tasted really good, and as she lowered her head to eat it, no matter what, she would have to fill her five viscera temple!

"Your Highness, everything is ready." When Cen Xue had just put down her utensils, a young maid who was about 15 or 16 years old walked over to Helian Jue and said in a soft voice with her head lowered.

Helian Jue looked at Cen Xue and nodded his head before adding, "It's already noon, you should make some preparations. We will enter the palace at about the time of the ceremony, I'll wait for you in the study room. When you're better, get a maid to bring you here to find Ben Wang, hmm?!"

"Understood, your highness, take care …" Helian Jue was still sitting by her side. It was as if she couldn't wait to be expelled.

However, Helian Jue didn't scold him. Instead, he walked out of the room with a smile on his face. Looking at his retreating back, Cen Xue couldn't understand what he was laughing at. What was so funny about it?

She had eaten her fill just now, so she might as well take a bath now. The maidservants in the mansion helped her bathe, and Cen Xue had long gotten used to these rituals and etiquette, so she laid by the barrel and let them gently wipe her arms and massage her. There were many petals on the surface of the water, soaking in hot water, emitting the fragrance of flowers, it was especially comfortable.

She was a living person bathing in this flower water, so when she came out of the bath, the fragrance would be extremely strong. It seemed that the ancient women had already learned this natural method of fragrance.

"Miss, what do you want to wear?" After bathing, the maid opened up two cabinets of clothes for her to choose from. What type of clothes did she like? What kind of flowers?

Cen Xue thought to herself, Li Shi doesn't like gaudy, but she also doesn't like it. Her sharp eyes have taken a fancy to a pure white embroidery moonlight brocade gown, and she pointed over to it and said, "I'll take that pure white one."

"Yes …" The maidservant took off her dress, the embroidered beautiful moonlight dress was simply too beautiful. She tied a butterfly knot around her belt and hung it down, then covered herself with a muslin robe. It was elegant and dignified, and on her waist, there was even a piece of high-quality colored jade.

As she sat in front of the bronze mirror, Cen Xue let the maidservants behind her comb her hair. Regarding the ancient style of hair, she was still unable to grasp the essence of it, so she simply sat there quietly, allowing the maidservants behind her to do as she pleased. Looking at her agile and skilled work, she quickly combed a Smoky Hibiscus bun for her.

However, in order to enter the palace, one had to apply a bit of makeup on her face. Cen Xue could do it on her own. She gently drew a few lines along her eyebrow, making it more smooth.

Cen Xue looked at her reflection in the mirror and could not help but smile. After coming here, she had become more and more unlike her original self. Fortunately, the two of them were still her, otherwise she would have been shocked by her appearance in the middle of the night.

Perfectly without daydreaming, Cen Xue followed the maid to his study room. After she lightly knocked on the door, Helian Jue's voice came from inside, "Come in."

He pushed open the door and immediately put down the book in his hands. Just as he raised his head to look at Cen Xue's smile, he saw that she was dressed in white, like a fairy from the immortal realms. "Because there is a woman in the sky, she has somehow fallen to the mortal world.

Helian Jue was always overcome by her charming smile, and always reminded him of that poem.

"This King is somewhat regretful that I brought you along to the palace. What should I do?" Helian Jue walked in front of her. At this moment, he had the urge to kiss her. Just as he lowered his head, Cen Xue seemed to be on his guard and took a step back.

Cen Xueyuan already knew that he had such a motive, so how could he not be on his guard? When he was about to walk towards her, she had already set her steps in the right direction. If he went too far, she would retreat out of his line of sight.

"Your Highness, it's getting late. We should hurry up and set off!" Cen Xue avoided his kiss and reminded him with her head down.

Helian Jue nodded. She was right. It was time to go out. "Alright, let's go."

The butler looked at Cen Xue who was standing beside the prince. She had dressed up so meticulously and had even surpassed yesterday. No wonder the prince doted on this Lady Lin. It seemed that the prince wanted everyone to meet Lady Lin on this trip to the palace, right?

The steward had served Helian Jue for almost ten years, so he could guess roughly seventy to eighty percent of what the Prince was thinking.

The carriage outside the palace gates had already been prepared. Cen Xue followed Helian Jue into the carriage and sat beside him. Currently, there were only two people in the carriage. Helian Jue's black eyes were focused on Cen Xue.

"Cen Xue, when you enter the palace, remember not to wander around. If you feel bored, take a look at the Imperial Garden. However, you must not go outside and remember it well." The imperial harem was filled with many things. He was afraid that she wouldn't know and that he would cause trouble for himself.

"Don't worry, I won't walk around randomly." Cen Xue smiled, instantly blocking Helian's words.

Her smile was a thousand times more beautiful than a flower. It seemed like Cen Xue was not the only one with a smile when the ancients called her a beauty close to the moon!

As if accustomed to his fiery gaze, Cen Xue happened to be sitting by the window. Fortunately, when she lifted up the curtain to look outside, she could see that the streets were bustling with activity and the commoners were all well-dressed. It seemed like whether five years ago or five years later, the Lou Lan Country would still be so prosperous.

After about an hour, the carriage had arrived at the Black Tortoise Sect. Cen Xue looked at the three big words, she had returned, and this place was exactly the same as it was five years ago. When she left that day, she was extremely reluctant, but today, she returned with a different mindset.

The guards of the Third Marquis' Mansion recognized the carriage. After passing by the Black Tortoise Gate and several other important roads, the carriage came to a halt. The coachman outside shouted, "Prince, we're here!"

"Mm …" Helian Jue snorted lightly and got off the carriage first before helping Cen Xue down.

After Cen Xue got off the carriage, she looked around the area. That's right, her appearance hadn't changed at all …

Helian Jue took the initiative to take her hand and walk towards the back of the palace. It was still early in the morning, so he arranged for everyone to stay at Wen Tao Pavilion for a while.

Cen Xue followed by his side and could see that there were a lot of people gathered in front of them. Seems like they were all ministers of the imperial court. Cen Xue looked at Helian Jue's profile and wondered what he should do. After contemplating for a moment, it seemed that he could only resort to this method.

"Prince …" Cen Xue suddenly called out to him with an uncomfortable expression on her face. Helian Jue turned to look at her, wondering what part of her body was feeling uncomfortable.

"What's wrong with you? Are you not feeling well?" As expected, Helian Jue had taken advantage of her.

Cen Xue clutched her stomach and pretended to be embarrassed as she moved closer to his ear. She whispered, "I want to go take a look. It's all your fault for letting me have porridge in the afternoon!"

Seeing that he was serious, Cen Xue quickly grabbed his hand and said, "Look, there's a palace maid over there. Tell the palace maids to take me there, and then you can wait for me at that place with a lot of people. A man, and also a prince, if you were to help me, it would be very awkward …"

Cen Xue glared at him, certain that he would agree to her words. In the next moment, Helian Jue summoned a palace maid, instructing her to bring Cen Xue out to the Wentao Pavilion so he could be at ease!

As expected, the palace maid listened to him and led her to the toilet. Cen Xue saw that she did not seem to be on guard as she was very familiar with this place and did not need this little palace maid to lead the way.

When they reached a fork in the road, Cen Xue took advantage of the palace maid's stupor to walk forward. She stealthily walked to another path. If she remembered correctly, this path led to the Huaxing Palace!

There weren't many people here, and it seemed like there was no one along the way. Suddenly, Cen Xue seemed to hear the sounds of play between men and women. Could this be someone she would meet in five years? Following the source of the sound, they saw a lotus pond in front of them.