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Was praising a woman's beauty offending her?

She couldn't figure it out, but there was one thing she was sure of. The High Priest was definitely a kind person.

"Mistress, the High Priest has already left. We should head back now, right?" Wen Qing and Wen Xing had been standing to one side, silently guarding their master.

"Alright, let's go as well."

She could not enjoy the beautiful scenery along the way, so she kept thinking about what the High Priest was up to.

In front of his eyes, he had just returned to Wen Yuan Pavilion. Zhao Changde was shouting at the top of his lungs, "Beauty Lin, Beauty Lin, please hold your steps …"

Hearing this voice, Cen Xue didn't need to turn her head to know that the old eunuch beside the man was calling her. She simply stood there waiting for him to come over.

Zhao Changde ran until he was out of breath, and then came in front of her. He gave a simple bow, and said while panting: "The King has an order, tonight he will send a message for Goddess Lin to come to the Xing Qing Palace for dinner."

Cen Xue had lived in the palace for over two months, but she had never heard of the name 'Xingqing Palace'.

"In reply to the beauties, the palace is the king's sleeping quarters, and no concubine is ever summoned to sleep there. Tonight, the king set up a special banquet at the palace, so this old servant was specially ordered to come and inform the beauties." Zhao Chengde bent his waist with a respectful look on his face.

One of the young ladies who had paid respects to the King had never thought that she would become the King's most beloved beauty today. He, Zhao Changde, would not easily offend any of his masters.

"In reply to beauties, there are only two of them, General Yuwen and the High Priest!" He answered simply.

Cen Xue nodded her head. It was just two people and it was alright. Moreover, the High Priest was also there. With this woman here, she believed that that man would naturally give her some face and not make things difficult for her.

"You can leave. I'll go back and change my clothes. I'll come over later." In such a hot day, her body was sticky after strolling around outside. She had to go back and change clothes before she could go out again.

"Sure, it's still early. This old servant will come back for the beauty in four hours." After completing his task, he quickly rushed back to the royal study to serve the king.

It was still too early for her to go back and sleep. When she took a nap, Wen Qing and the other maids had already prepared everything for her. The water and clothes were all in order, so she could bathe and change her clothes when her master woke up.

Cen Xue didn't know how long she had been sleeping, but Wen Xing kept calling out to her by her ear. She opened her sleepy eyes wide as if she had just fallen asleep and was about to get up.

After changing into a set of clean clothes, she preferred plain clothes, and Helian Lie had also noticed this. The clothes that had been bestowed upon her were of a slightly lighter color, completely contrasting with her quiet and pleasant personality.

Mingyue was the best at combing her hair, but Cen Xue's hair wasn't long. However, with Mingyue here, she could still dress up beautifully. She wore an emerald green toddler's shadow, which attracted everyone's attention.

"Mingyue, tell me what happened at Xing Qing Palace?" She knew too little from Zhao Changde, she had to do some homework before doing anything.

"In reply to master, Xing Qing Palace is the king's sleeping quarters, and in this harem, no harem concubine or concubine is allowed to enter Xing Qing Palace without the king's permission." In reply to master, Xing Qing Palace is the king's sleeping quarters, and in this harem, no harem consort or concubine is allowed to enter Xing Qing Palace without the king's permission. Brightmoon gave a general introduction, and a proud smile appeared on her face as she spoke.

Now that the king dotes on beauties, they won't be bullied anymore.

However, when Cen Xue heard these words, she felt chills run down her spine. 'Then he's letting her go tonight? What does that mean? Isn't this clearly saying that he wants her to make enemies in this harem?' Especially that Imperial Concubine Hui. She would definitely come and cause trouble for him again. Sigh …

"This old servant Zhao Changde is waiting outside for the beauty." Just as he was talking, the old man's voice rang out from outside the door.

Right now, it didn't matter if she went or not. She wanted to find an excuse to not go. This old fellow was already outside the door. How unlucky!

Forget it, let nature take its course. There was a saying in the ancient text, "One should always be content with what one comes for." Since she couldn't avoid it, she could only brace her hair.

"Let's go …" Cen Xue waved her hands and told Zhao Changde to lead the way.

Cen Xue sat on a soft couch. There was some distance between Wen Yuan Pavilion and Xingqing Palace. Xingqing Palace wasn't located in the imperial study, it was located in the southeast side so that the king could handle the country's affairs.

After the soft couch left the western palace, it passed through the imperial garden and the eastern palace before arriving at the palace. Zhao Changde ordered the young eunuch to carefully place the soft couch down so as not to hurt the beauty.

The lackey stepped forward to help Cen Xue down. He pointed to the majestic and gorgeous palace before them and said, "Beauty Lin, this is the King's Xing Qing Palace."

"Oh, it is indeed extraordinary. As expected of the emperor!" Cen Xue raised her head and looked at the massive palace before her. Compared to her small Wen Yuan Pavilion, it should be worth more than a few, right?

Walking forward, even the steps were meticulously carved with various kinds of patterns, it was hard to imagine just how magnificent it would be inside.

Entering the main hall, what entered his vision were two glittering hosts, from afar, he thought there were two golden chairs. Taking a look inside, otherwise, it turned out to be two ordinary yellow pear wood dragon and phoenix carved chair, why would there be a flash of golden light? It turned out that the seat cushion on the chair was embroidered with golden threads, causing it to reflect a golden light that was eye-catching.

The entire hall was exceptionally beautiful, even the ceiling beams were painted gold, and each piece of furniture could be seen to be priceless treasures. Fortunately, she studied living beings, so she wasn't interested in antiques, otherwise she might have thoroughly studied him.

Standing in the middle of the hall and scanning through it, he concluded that this place was not only luxurious, it was also luxurious …

"What, you like Gu's palace?" He had just entered the great hall when he saw her standing there in a daze.

"Is there anything special about this place? Apart from the spacious space, which is filled with golden paint, strings of gold, and a bunch of expensive antiques, I really can't see anything special about this place that's worth me liking. " Cen Xue replied without hesitation.

Cen Xue originally thought that he would be angry, but she didn't expect him to not be angry. Instead, he walked up to her with a smile on his face. However, in her eyes, his smile was too sinister, causing her hair to stand on end.

Helian Lie pulled her slender waist into his embrace with one hand and hooked her chin with the other. With a smile on his face, he asked her, "You don't like all of this. You know that in this harem, no concubine is allowed to enter here, and you are the first!"

"I'm very happy to have this honor, but you were the one who asked me first, so of course I wouldn't dare to lie to you, right? Otherwise, wouldn't I be cheating on you?" Even though Cen Xue found it difficult to speak after being restrained by him like this, she still ended her sentence.

Helian Lie did not speak a word as he stared at her. After a long while, he was willing to let go of her jaw, but he did not let go of her arm.

"Do you know what Gu Jing likes about you?"

Cen Xue looked at him and shook her head. Who knew what he meant?

"Gu Jinlong likes your sweet blood, and that little mouth of yours that can't be flattered." Having said so, Helian Shan lowered his head and lightly kissed her lips.

If Ta He and Yu Wu didn't want to come over later, he would have definitely asked for her help. This little thing gave him a feeling that he wouldn't be able to eat his fill no matter how much he ate.

"The High Priest has arrived …"

Zhao Chengde's voice came from outside the door, but the content of his words made Cen Xue extremely happy.

Helian Shan also heard it. Although he was a bit unwilling, he still let go of her arm and gave her her freedom.

Outside the door, a beautiful figure slowly approached, and as if she had just met Cen Xue at noon today, Dan Yu Wu appeared in front of Cen Xue's eyes once more.

"We pay our respects to Your Majesty …"

"There's no need to be so courteous, just the few of us will be the same as before." When Helian Shan faced the Single Feather Dance again, his eyes couldn't help but reveal a touch of gentleness.

Dan Yu Wu looked at Cen Xue, who was standing beside Helian Shan. She smiled at her and nodded in response, "En, Tuo isn't here yet?"

"Let's sit for a while. He came in from outside the palace, of course he's not as fast as you." A rectangular banquet table had already been set up in the main hall. Helian Lie waved his hand, and Zhao Changde quickly gave the order for the imperial kitchens to be served.

Yiyu Wu walked in front of Cen Xue with a faint smile and took the initiative to hold her hand as they walked towards the table.

"General Yuwen has arrived …"

Before he could even sit down, Zhao Changde's usual voice sounded from outside the door.

"Speak of the devil and you're here..." "Hahaha …"

While Helian Lie was laughing, Yuwen Tuo, dressed in casual attire, walked into the great hall with an imposing demeanor.

"Your Majesty, you have redeemed yourself. This subject has come late again." Yuwen Tuo walked closer to them, a faint smile on his face.

Cen Xue raised her head to look at the rumored General Yuwen. With just a single glance, she almost lost her balance …

Just as Helian Lie was about to stand up and speak, Cen Xue who was beside him beat him to it …

"Han Fei …"

Cen Xue lifted her skirt and ran over, throwing herself into Yuwen Tuo's embrace. This action shocked everyone present, especially Helian Shan and Dan Yu Wu.

Yuwen Tuo was also stunned by this sudden scene. He spread his hands but didn't dare to touch her. With an innocent expression, he looked at Helian Shan and Single Feather Dance. Just what was going on?

"Han Fei, I didn't expect to be able to see you here, much less to think that you would have survived that disaster. I'm really very happy …" "Han Fei …" Cen Xue was so excited that she choked up, and the arms around him tightened.

Helian Lie listened to the Han Fei she was talking about. Was it someone who looked exactly like Ta Ta?

"Beauty, I think you must have recognized the wrong person, right?" I am Yuwen Tuo, not the Han Fei you speak of. " Seeing that the other two didn't say anything, Yuwen Tuo had no choice but to settle the matter himself.

"Lin Cen Xue, is there anything in your eyes?" You actually cuddled and hugged your brother in front of him. " When Helian Lie's voice sounded again, it was no longer as gentle as before.