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"Then Zana will thank the king first." It was the first time that Zana had stood alone with the king. As she looked at his handsome and domineering aura, it was only the first time she saw him, but she could not extricate herself from it.

"Jun Wu Yi is lying! "Remember what Gu Lao said." With that, Helian Lie turned around and left, leaving Zana standing quietly on the spot.

Rest assured, my lord, Zha Na will definitely remember this in her heart …

The direction of his departure should be to return to the Palace. Right now, the only thing the king could see other than the country's affairs was that woman. That woman was just a bit prettier, what else was there for her to do other than this?

As long as Zana thought about how the king had pampered that woman more than a hundred times, she would feel more and more unwilling. How could that woman be pampered by the king, and how could she not be pampered by him?

Ye Zichen caressed his face. As long as there was enough time, her face would quickly return to normal. When that happens, humph ~

Helian Shan's figure had indeed appeared at Xing Qing Palace. Cen Xue saw that he had returned and immediately went over to greet him. She asked worriedly, "Shan, how is it? Have you made all the arrangements?"

"You already know how it is. Don't worry, Gu You has already sent Yuwen Tuo and the green dragon to lead the troops. Doctor Keser will also go along." "But if Dr. Keser goes, no one will be able to have a baby for you. You'll have to be careful about everything from now on, okay?" Helian Shan escorted her back to her sleeping quarters and sat her down in peace.

Cen Xue leaned against his chest and sat on the edge of the bed. As long as there was a solution, it would be fine.

"I'm fine. Doctor Keser is not here, but there are other doctors. I'll be more careful in the future, so you don't have to worry too much about me." Cen Xue held Helian Shan's hand, not wanting herself to be his burden.

Helian Shan took the initiative and held her hand in his hand. He looked down to see Cen Xue, who had recently grown a little fat. Compared to her frail and fragile body from before, he preferred her, who was now a little plump, to him.

Ever since he found out that she was pregnant, the two rarely dated. Every time he was extremely gentle, deeply afraid of hurting the child in her stomach, naturally, there was also her.

"Xue'er …" Helian Lie lowered his head and kissed her forehead. Although he wanted to taste her red lips, he was afraid.

Cen Xue smiled as she closed her eyes, feeling the friendship between him and her. Leaning into his embrace, she felt everything he gave her.

The next morning, Yuwen Tuo gathered his troops at the drill grounds and prepared to set off. Azure Dragon and White Tiger were familiar with the terrain around the Everlasting Mountain, and were also escorting Doctor Keser along.

Dan Yu Wu stood beside Yuwen Tai and looked at her husband's high-spirited appearance. Although he wasn't going to war, he still had a solemn expression on his face. He was reorganizing the military discipline, waiting for the king's order.

Heather's carriage had already arrived at the training field, and there were quite a few medical books inside. Judging from the spread of the illness, the plague was approaching menacingly, causing him to be extremely alert.

"Ta'er, this time, you must be very careful." Yuwen Tai stepped forward and instructed his son.

"Dad, don't worry. Your son will definitely be careful. With Doctor Keser accompanying me along the way, you guys can rest assured at home." Ye Zichen looked at One-Pun, who was beside him. He couldn't promise anything to her here.

"Alright, go ahead. You don't need to worry about your family." Yuwen Tai waved his hand. His main general shouldn't stay here for too long.

"Then I'll be going. Yu Wu, take good care of father." After saying this, he once again returned to the front of the group.

This time, not only did they send out manpower, they also needed medicinal herbs and food. Those cities were now like a dead city, with nothing left.

The green dragon carried the king's imperial edict to the drill grounds. The edict was given to Yuwen Tuo, and the 3,000 soldiers left the drill grounds with steel-like steps, leaving the capital city to hurry to the Everlasting Mountain to control the spread of the plague.

One Feather Dancing was reluctant to part with him. She followed the army from the drill grounds all the way to the city gate. She climbed up the city gate tower and looked in the direction her lover had left for the city.

"Mistress, the sugar bird nest is ready. Drink while it's still hot." Lan Qi'er brought the porcelain cup in front of her, opened the lid, and let the fragrance drift out.

Cen Xue almost drooled as she smelled the fragrance.

"Eh, why does this swallow's nest feel blood-red?" What's going on? However, when I smell this fragrance, it seems to be different from before. Cen Xue looked at the bird's nest in the porcelain cup with traces of blood in it as she asked her curiously.

Lan Qi'er stood beside her, and explained while looking at the sugar stewed swallow nest in the porcelain bowl, "This nest is different from the usual one, this is a newly paid blood swallow, it's especially precious and is very helpful to your body, so the king has ordered many people to send it over, and has ordered that Master has to drink a bowl of it every day."

Cen Xue nodded, so it was Xie Yan!

This blood swallow is an extremely precious breed. If one drinks a bowl of it every day, how would there be so many?

He carefully savored the top-grade Blood Swallow nests, which were stewed with sugar, red dates, and medlar. They were truly sweet and clear, and soon, a bowl of the nests was at the bottom.

Seeing that she had such a good appetite, Lan Qi'er smiled and said, "Looks like the king knows everything about you, master. In the future, every day, Lan Qi'er will be preparing for master."

"Stop blabbering. Hurry up and help me out. Dr. Keser told me that I should not sit in the house forever. At the same time, I should go out and take a walk as appropriate. Otherwise, it would be more difficult during childbirth." If she did not speak of it, she would understand it herself.

There was nowhere to go in the palace, so he decided to take a walk in the imperial garden.

Lan Qi'er supported her to the lake's edge. It had been a long time since she had last come here for a walk. The gentle spring breeze caressed her face, making her feel extremely comfortable.

Looking at the calm surface of the lake, he thought of Yuwen Tuo and the others. Counting the situation, they should be at the Everlasting Mountain in two or three days. Hopefully, they would be able to get out of this calamity safely.

"Is the queen in high spirits today?" Not too far away, an unfamiliar voice sounded.

Cen Xue looked over; it was actually Heimu Zana. She remembered that Elder Mu Yue had always reminded her to be careful of this woman, as well as the Third Marquis' Helian Jue. When he left, he had also asked Yu Wu to bring a letter for her.

In the past few months, the weather had been too cold, so she didn't have much time to walk out of the Palace and interact with her less. She had only met her a few times, so what kind of woman was she?

"Oh, it's the High Priest. I saw that the weather is good and I just finished eating, so I came out to take a walk and digest my food." Cen Xue only glanced at her once before returning her gaze to the calm surface of the lake.

As Zha Na approached her, she showed no signs of bowing to her. She stood beside her with a faint smile in her eyes, making Cen Xue feel uncomfortable.

"Oh, did the queen eat the blood swallow sent by the king?" Zana suddenly asked.

"The High Priest truly has divine foresight. You even know what I just ate." Cen Xue reluctantly responded. If he was too cold to her, then it seemed that she, as the queen, was purposely making things difficult for him.

"No, no, I only know that the Bansai Clan offered a batch of precious blood swallows yesterday, and the king ordered for them to be sent to the Palace immediately. These are naturally for you to use as nourishment." This blood swallow is beneficial to your body and should be consumed more! " She suddenly narrowed her eyes and laughed.

Cen Xue turned her face to look at her and saw her strange smile. Why did she say it was weird? Shouldn't it be suspicious that she always gave people a cold feeling and suddenly smiled at him?

"High Priest, please take care. In the future, Lou Lan will need your help. I'll get Lan Qier to deliver some to the High Priest. Since it's a precious item, the High Priest should have a taste of it." Cen Xue gave him a favor and thought about it. Could it be that this woman was jealous of the king for giving her the precious Blood Swallow? That was why she spoke in such a manner.

"There's no need for that. The queen is pregnant, and the king has specially bestowed the blood swallow upon the queen to nourish her body. How could Zha Na not waste such a precious blood swallow?" Zana rejected Cen Xue's good intentions.

Cen Xue could not figure out what she was trying to do. However, from the tone of her voice, she did not seem amiable at all. It seemed that this woman was very good at scheming, and had deeply hidden her true side.

"Since the High Priest has refused, then I won't force you any further. I don't feel comfortable standing here for too long, so I'll return first. High Priest, we'll talk another day." Cen Xue remembered Elder Mu Yue's words and kept her distance.

"Take care, Queen." Zha Na said with a smile that did not reach her eyes. She wished that she could tear Cen Xue's pretty face apart.

Lan Qi'er supported Cen Xue and left until they were out of Zana's sight. Only then did Lan Qi'er dare to open her mouth and ask, "Master, why did you say you wanted to give that woman the Blood Swallow the king sent over?"

Cen Xue looked at Lan Qi'er's innocent face and said cautiously, "Don't you remember what Elder Mu Yue said? "Don't offend her. She's not a good person and the only reason you gave her this was to pacify her. Don't you know that in Lou Lan's country, the king never intended to use her? Her title of High Priest is just an empty title!"

"Oh, Mistress. Since she has refused, do we need to give her anything else?" Lan Qi'er continued to ask.

"Yes, of course I want to give it to her, but of course I'm not sending the blood swallow. You can take a look at the treasures in our palace and just pick a few to give to her." Cen Xue thought it through. Since the blood swallow did not accept it, she would not reject anything else.

"Yes, master!" "Lan Qi'er will do it later!"

Lan Qi'er followed Cen Xue's instructions and picked a high-quality ginseng, some jewelry, and silk to personally deliver to the immortal palace.

This time, Zana didn't refuse. She looked at the item that the woman had brought. What was this?

She, Zha Na, never cared about these things. She clearly knew that she was only wearing black clothes. Was this indirectly provoking her?

She sat in front of the bronze mirror and untied her veil. Recently, she had been adjusting her breathing and trying to use magic to change her appearance. Seeing that her face had already returned to normal, a smile appeared in her eyes.

The originally sinister and protruding blood vessels had already disappeared. As long as she slowly recovered the red and swollen skin on her face, she would no longer need to use her veil.

In this way, the king would be able to see her appearance. Although she was not as beautiful as that woman, as long as she was eliminated, she believed that the king would sooner or later be her man.