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"Esteemed Empress, please …" The two of them spoke at the same time.

Cen Xue bowed, turned around and left with Lan Qi'er. She was Yu Wu's master, and the feeling she got was not bad; she was a rather amiable old lady.

Suddenly, Cen Xue seemed to have thought of something. She turned around and was about to return to find Doctor Kessler, but she realised that the two of them had long since disappeared?

She hadn't even taken a few steps, how could she have walked so fast? He really is a god …

Just as he stepped through the door, he heard a familiar voice ask, "Where'd you go?"

Seeing him, Cen Xue quickly put on a gentle smile and moved closer to him. Helian Shan held her by her long arm and asked again, "Where did you go?"

Cen Xue looked at his dark eyes. She took the initiative to move forward and kiss him on the lips before replying, "I've only gone to the Phoenix Maiden Palace."

When Helian Haohan heard those words, his brows furrowed. What tricks did that woman want to play this time? Or was Meng Shihai planning something unspeakable?

"Don't go there in the future, I don't like it when you go there." The Vermillion Bird happened to be doing something for him today, so she decided to go to the Phoenix Maiden Palace by herself. If something were to happen, what would happen?

"Li, what happened to you? Or is there a problem with Phoenix Nest Palace? " Cen Xue asked him in confusion.

Cen Xue was pure and kind; she was not scheming at all. All the women in the harem were like wolves and tigers, he was protecting her.

"Meng Qianrong is the queen that the late emperor wanted to take on solitarily. You know who her father is, so I don't like that woman. Give me some time, I will cripple that woman and make you the head of the Eastern Palace! " Helian Shan looked down at Cen Xue who was nestled in his arms. He would give her the best he could.

"Han, there's no need for that. Cen Xue doesn't care about being the head of the Eastern Palace. As long as Cen Xue is the only one in your heart, then there's only one …" She deliberately emphasized the last sentence and repeated it again so that she could see the facts before her and see his own heart.

The love he had for Yu Wu over the years was not something that she could change in a single night. She would give him time, and make his heart completely and utterly belong to her, Lin Cen Xue!

Helian Shan pulled her small hand to his chest, letting her feel his heartbeat …

"There's only one woman who lives here. Her name is Lin, Cen, Xue!" Helian Lie said each word clearly. Seeing the nervous expression on her face, he was in a great mood.

"Boom …" Cen Xue hugged him tightly. Her heart was already as sweet as honey.

"Promise me you won't go to the Phoenix Maiden Palace alone from now on, do you understand?" Helian Lie repeated.

Seeing that he seemed to be very nervous, Cen Xue nodded her head and said gently, "Un, I promise you that. But today, when I went to Phoenix Nest Palace, Qi'er heard me being talked about by Consort Chen, Imperial Concubine Li, and Consort De, saying that I had been in the palace for so long and hadn't even gone to pay my respects to the queen once. She also said that I had taken over you and wanted to invite the queen to go out and talk to me."

Chenfei, Lifei, Consort De … Helian Lie searched his mind for the figures of these few people, but he could not recall what they looked like. He only knew that there were these three women in the imperial harem.

"Alright, let them be. You just need to remember their words, do you understand?" She was the only one he cared about, and he would not let go of anyone who instigated him from behind the scenes.

Cen Xue snorted and once again buried herself in his embrace.

Yuchun Palace

White smoke spiraled in the air as the water was sprinkled with rose petals. The fragrant scent soaked their bodies in the water and their eyes were slightly closed, enjoying the comfortable sensation.

Suddenly, the door to the dorm room was pushed open from the outside, and flustered footsteps followed. "Empress, Empress, the king's come up!"

Shangguan Ning'er (Chenfei) was about to curse out loud, but when she heard the words' the King is here ', she immediately jumped out of the bathtub excitedly. She put on a crescent robe, and her long, loose hair immediately ran out.

"Quickly go and light up some incense. Tonight, I want to keep the king's heart." A sly look appeared in Shangguan Ning'er's eyes.

"Yes …" The palace maid retreated and immediately lit a incense stick.

Shangguan Ning'er combed her long black hair and lightly applied makeup to her face, before unfolding her dress to reveal her peony apron. She had full confidence that she would definitely spoil that woman tonight!

"The king has arrived …" A loud shout echoed out, and Helian Shan's figure appeared within the room along with it.

"Chenqie pays her respects to Your Majesty." Shangguan Ning'er lowered her chest, purposely revealing her voluptuous breasts.

Helian Lie walked in with an expressionless face. He didn't say a word nor did he look at the woman kneeling on the ground. He walked to the table and sat down, remaining cold and silent.

Unable to get a response from the king, Shangguan Ning'er was unwilling. Turning to face the king, she said seductively once more: "Your servant greets Your Majesty …"

"Get up." Helian Zhang stared at her for a long time before speaking impatiently.

"Your Majesty, thank you …" Shangguan Ning'er stood up, looking up at the King sitting at the table. She was handsome and magnificent, the aura of a king that she could not resist. Just a single glance at him was enough to captivate her.

Shangguan Ning'er took the initiative to pour a pot of scented tea for the King, passing it to him in a foxy manner. Helian Shan continued looking at the tea she passed to him with an expressionless face, and he stretched his hand out to take a sip.

"Chenfei, did you lead the way to find the queen today?" Helian Zhang did not want to waste too much of his time here. He had to return to the palace to accompany Cen Xue.

Shangguan Ning'er had originally thought that the King had come tonight to favor her. However, the King's words had made her feel that things were not that simple!

Your Majesty, this afternoon, chenqie did indeed visit the Phoenix Maiden Palace with Consort Li and Consort De. chenqie knew that the queen had been feeling well for a long time and had not been able to see the queen for a long time. The charming smile remained on her face, but the words that came out of her mouth didn't sound right.

"Really? Is it really just a visit? Is there really no other reason? " Helian Lie sized up this woman. Indeed, she was lying and didn't even blink.

The women of the harem were all tempered and each one of them was more ruthless than the other. In order to prevent Cen Xue from getting hurt by these women, this woman definitely could not stay in the palace!

Shangguan Ning'er panicked in her heart, quickly kneeling down on the ground. She squeezed out a few tears from the corners of her eyes, and her voice was choked with sobs as she said: "Your Majesty, you have to trust your concubine. Did someone say something to you?" "Chenqie is really innocent, she really is just going to visit the queen. If you don't believe me, you can ask the queen."

Her shrewdness foretold that the king would never ask such questions of the queen, and everyone in the harem knew that the king hated the queen, and had never even taken a step into the Phoenixes Palace. Even if the king had gone, the queen would not have been able to tell the king about it.

The sound of a woman's sobs grew louder and louder. Helian Shan hated women's crying the most, especially these women he hated. They were simply nauseous …

Helian Lie kicked her away, standing up and looking at her arrogantly. "Shangguan Ning'er, don't think that I don't know what you did in the harem. If anyone wants to touch Cen Xue, I will definitely not spare them. You... You should know what you've done. Don't try to challenge Gu's patience. "

"Your Majesty, chenqie was truly wronged. You must believe chenqie!" Shangguan Ning'er insisted on what he had just said, kneeling down on the ground as he cried out for injustice.

The more she acted in such a manner, the angrier Helian Lie became. At this point, she actually didn't admit to it and instead stepped forward to grip her white neck tightly. As long as she exerted a little more strength, her neck could immediately say goodbye to her body!

She looked at the man in front of her with her eyes wide open, and suddenly realised that this man was too terrifying. The hand around her neck had no intention of letting go, but looking at his expression, there was a hint of a terrifying smile on his face, like a ferocious ghost waving at her.

His face grew paler and paler, and Shangguan Ning'er was on the verge of breaking down. Her eyes widened, he still had not shown any signs of letting go, and it was rare for her to be strangled to death like this.

"Dong Dong Dong …" At this moment, a knock sounded on the door.

"Scram …" Helian Lie roared out angrily, throwing the Shangguan Family Head in his hands to the ground.

When the palace maid outside heard the king's angry roar, she immediately left the door. Having been released, Shangguan Ning'er gasped for breath. She really thought she was dead for sure this time, but luckily a knock at the door interrupted the king and saved her life.

Helian Shan's cold eyes stared fixedly at Shangguan Ning'er, who had fallen to the ground. Just a little more and he would have killed this woman!

"Your Majesty, have mercy …" This concubine knows her crimes and will definitely abide by her responsibilities in the future. " Shangguan Ning'er lay flat on the ground, not daring to meet his gaze.

"Hmph …" Helian Lie snorted coldly and left.

It was only after the king had left for quite some time that a palace maid ran in to help her up. She was still immersed in the fear from earlier. Her body trembled as she thought about the way the king looked at her.

He had originally thought that this would all be over, but not long after, Zhao Changde had arrived at the Yu Chun palace with the King's Imperial Decree, and Shangguan Ning'er had listened to him recite the King's Imperial Decree word by word. That was impossible, it was impossible that the King would be so heartless as to cripple her.

"No …" He demoted himself to being a commoner. Why, why did this happen …

"Accept the decree, Miss Shangguan!" Zhao Chengde placed the imperial edict in front of her, changing the way he addressed her.

Zhao Chengde had seen through her usually arrogant and domineering attitude, it was just that this matter did not concern him, he was too lazy to meddle in this matter. However, she was the daughter of the assistant minister of the Ministry of War, he had more or less given her some face.

"No …" "The king won't treat me like this. I want to see the king, I want to see the king …" How could she accept being demoted to a commoner?

Even if the family was able to take her in, no one would dare to marry her again. In this life, she was destined to be widowed forever!

"Your Majesty, how could a common woman like you be able to see your majesty?" As Zhao Changde spoke, he even pressed the imperial edict into her hands.

The change in attitude caused a chill to run through Shangguan Ning'er's heart. Why did she have to do this to her? Why?

With that last glimmer of hope, Shangguan Ning'er crawled to the dressing table, taking out the silver and jewelry to present to Zhao Changde. She begged him imploringly: "Eunuch Zhao, I beg of you, can you help me with one last favor? These are all yours. "