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There seemed to be a red cloud floating on the other side of the river. Xue Ronghua walked along a small path that was paved with cobblestones, pushing aside the branches of the old tree that blocked her way, and a pink-white peach forest unfolded before him.

Xue Ronghua raised her umbrella and looked at the beautiful scene of her alone. The drizzle drizzled down in splendor, the pink-white petals of the peach blossoms drifting everywhere, and a faint fragrance wafted through her nose. She extended her hand to grab one of the petals, as if she had truly touched the capital's spring.

However, she wasn't the only one in the peach forest. Xue Ronghua focused her gaze, and saw a white figure not far away. She curiously walked closer, and felt that the person she knew more was someone she couldn't remember at all. When she was about to touch him, that person quickly turned around, and their eyes met.

So it was Chu Zongge. Xue Ronghua secretly sighed, but her heart became nervous. Today, he was dressed in a moon-white embroidered robe, and had the appearance of a young noble with ordinary Qin Nation.

"Why are you here?"

Chu Zongge embarrassedly touched his head, "It was Zhu Tong who called me here. He said that he always stays at the Xinyang Hall because it's too stuffy, and that there's a peach forest by the river's edge, and told me to come here to take a walk."

Xue Ronghua laughed involuntarily, "Little Zhui told me the same thing."

The two of them looked at each other and smiled. They both knew that it was because of the two maidservants.

After a moment of silence, Xue Ronghua noticed that Chu Zongge was not willing to speak, and broke the deadlock, "How are you considering about the Prince Jin?"

Chu Zongge muttered to himself for a while and said: "I still feel that's not right. A storm is brewing and I keep having the feeling that a small movement from the palace would be able to cause a huge change."

Xue Ronghua covered her mouth and laughed: "You make it sound like you're talking about nine links."

Chu Zongge revealed a bitter smile, "If only there were nine links, I would be able to break one, and the rest would be solved."

"Since you are still suspicious of the Prince Jin, then we will not form an alliance with him," Xue Ronghua sighed softly. "If it forms a three-pronged formation between you and the Prince Jin, and also between you and the crown prince, then it might drag on for some time."

Chu Zongge looked at her blankly, "You … You actually agreed to what I did. "

Xue Ronghua smiled: "How can I not agree, it's you who is participating in the fight to ascend the throne, I am at most a staff officer, the one who needs to be the leader is the great general."

"Thank you," Chu Zongge said as he held her hand. "Thank you for helping me by my side."

His eyes seemed to be able to contain the fallen flowers of the entire peach forest. Xue Ronghua looked at the pink and white peach blossoms that were reflected in his eyes, and smiled: "I'm going to become your wangfei in the future, so naturally I'll have to help you."

Chu Zongge lowered his head and kissed her pure white fingers, "Thank you."

"I already said that you don't need to thank me."

"No," Chu Zongge shook his head, and looked at her affectionately. "My gratitude is not only because you helped me ascend the throne, but also because when I said" thank you ", you replied 'To become an imperial concubine,' not 'To help you is to help myself'. I was very happy, you had finally gotten rid of your identity as an avenger in front of me, and became a brand-new Xue Ronghua."

Xue Ronghua was startled for a moment, then blushed all over her face, "What you are saying, I really am saying …"

"Thank you," Chu Zongge was extremely happy, "Do you remember the question you asked me?"

"What problem?"

"At that time, during the Prime Minister's birthday banquet, you asked me why I chose you, a concubinage, as my imperial concubine."

Xue Ronghua thought about it carefully, and it seemed that she had really asked this question, "En, now you want to answer me?"

"That's right," Chu Zongge laughed like a child. "At the beginning, I wanted to join hands with you to take revenge because I saw that you were also a Rebirther."

"What about now?"

"Now?" Chu Zongge raised his eyebrows lazily. "Now, if I want to marry you and become my wangfei, it would be nothing more than …" He smiled, lowered his head, and gently whispered into her ear, biting each word with perfect precision. "Because I like you."

Xue Ronghua felt that his voice, that was as gentle as water, was like a warm current that flowed into her body. She shyly lowered her head and frantically pushed her hand away, trying to pull her into his arms.

"No," Xue Ronghua blushed and covered her ears, "I'm not ready yet."

Chu Zongge was startled and forced a smile, "What do I need you to do for me to prepare?"

"No, no." Xue Ronghua shook her head continuously, and retreated further and further away. Can you give me some time? Right now, things are too complicated. The crown prince and Prince Jin are still in the palace and the matters regarding Mrs. Heyi have not been resolved, so I am truly unable to reply to you. "

"Response?" Chu Zongge laughed sinisterly, "We are both going to get married and become husband and wife."

Xue Ronghua only felt her face burning up, she clenched her umbrella, ignored Chu Zongge's dazed expression, and ran out of the peach forest in one go.

"Chu Zongge," Xue Ronghua turned around and waved, "Wait here for a while."

Chu Zongge was startled, but his lips revealed a warm smile.

The Changchun Palace was filled with the liveliness of spring. The expensive peonies that the gardener had specially cultivated were sent to the empress dowager's palace. Those flowers were plump and tender, and were colorful. They covered the sky and covered the earth in a layer of colorful brocade. Noble Consort Kang accompanied Empress Chen to admire the flowers in the palace's little garden. The two of them laughed and talked merrily.

"When I had just entered the Changchun Palace, my concubine heard the chirping of birds," the Noble Consort Kang said with a smile. "Did the Empress raise some new birds?"

The Empress Chen smiled sweetly, "Your ears are really sharp. The Crown Prince went out of the palace to visit the flower market and came back with a King Kong parrot. He seems to be quite intelligent and knows how to recite poems."

"The things the Crown Prince has given to the Empress are naturally the best."

"Whether the things I give you are expensive or not, it's just that it's better to come to the Changchun Palace often and take a look." Empress Chen let out a faint sigh.

The Noble Consort Kang said with a smile, "The crown prince is the crown prince, how can he come by day to visit the Empress?"

"Therefore, sometimes I am still quite envious of Noble Consort," the Empress Chen glanced at her indifferently. "Prince Jin is able to enter the Weiyang Palace from time to time and see Noble Consort.

The speaker was full of envy. He just wanted the listeners to praise the Crown Prince. The Noble Consort Kang tactfully replied, "How can the Prince Jin compare to the crown prince? The crown prince must inherit the throne in the future, so he can't stay idle all day."

Empress Chen casually broke a yellow peony, "I was really shocked when I heard from Noble Consort that the crown prince was going to inherit the throne."

Noble Consort Kang was startled and pretended to be calm: "The empress's words are weird, everyone knows that the crown prince will inherit the throne in the future. Why did it come from the mouth of his concubine, it's really scary."

Empress Chen tore off a few petals as a smile blossomed on his lips, "Exactly what the entire world knows, that's why I was so shocked. After all, poisoning my own big sister Shu in place of her and marrying the Emperor is not something the people of the world can do."

Noble Consort Kang looked at the bare stem of the flower in Empress Chen's hands. Her feet were covered with torn off yellow petals, and her nails dug into her palms. The corners of her eyes slightly tilted upwards, as she looked at Empress Chen fearlessly.

The Empress Chen smiled lightly, "You can only know about snacks, of course."

The Noble Consort Kang smiled, "However, this is all a matter of the past, I dare not trouble the Queen."

"What are you saying," Empress Chen casually threw the flower stalk to the side, "Noble Consort's sister, the Emperor, was originally very fond of her and even bestowed her a title. It's a pity that she died of illness before she could even enter the palace.

Noble Consort Kang took a deep breath and laughed, "No matter how strong you are, your concubine is not even a tenth of the empress's strength. You can't even count your concubine hurting your concubine with your ten fingers.

"Regarding the matter of harming the concubine in the imperial harem, Noble Consort better have evidence. Otherwise, if we were to cause trouble in front of the emperor, and before he could even finish, he would be slandered and slandered by me."

The Empress Chen had never been caught red-handed. Noble Consort Kang said coldly, "The empress does things in an orderly manner. I still need to learn from his."

Noble Consort's eyes flashed with a cold light. "I presume I'll be able to learn it very soon. It's just that I might not be able to display my skills in front of the emperor, that's not certain."

The Noble Consort Kang was startled. "For the empress to still have to tell the emperor about the matter of Chen Zhi Ma's rotten seeds, it seems that the crown prince has not entered the Changchun Palace for many days. The empress is really lonely and bored."

"With Noble Consort accompanying me, I am not really lonely," Empress Chen raised his head and looked at the four corners of the sky above the Changchun Palace, as his words seemed to carry a sense of injury, "I and Noble Consort were the first to enter the palace, so I presume that they have been together for more than twenty years."

The Noble Consort Kang did not bat an eye at her expression. After a moment of silence, she slowly said, "The empress just said a lot of things. She wanted the Prince Jin to reduce the amount of Weiyang Palace and go to the Eastern Palace."

The Empress Chen looked back and smiled, "The Noble Consort is exquisite and clear. I really like it."

Noble Consort Kang squeezed out a smile. "I am indebted to the empress for her kindness, but this matter requires Prince Jin to nod his head."

"If Noble Consort could say a few more words, I would be afraid that Prince Jin would not nod his head," Empress Chen lowered his head and smiled, "Recently, Luan Feng Palace has been very lively, so I am naturally clear on the strong relations between them.

"A virtuous son chooses a tree while his concubine resides in it." The Noble Consort Kang smiled.

The Empress Chen said with a faint smile, "As the Crown Prince's mother, I can't help but be anxious. It's just that the Noble Consort has to think for the Prince Jin."

Noble Consort Kang nodded slightly and did not speak any further.

When he returned to the Weiyang Palace, Noble Consort Kang's hands were still trembling slightly.

Fortunately. She heaved a heavy sigh. Fortunately, when the Empress Chen threatened her with her sister Shu's death, she did her best to restrain herself from telling him about the matters of the Mrs. Heyi. After all, her elder brother was just a small flower among the tens of thousands of flowers growing on the emperor's body. Moreover, her brother had just helped the emperor deal with the Subei famine. But if Empress Chen knew about his already knowing the cause of death, there was no telling how he would be killed.

This Empress Chen was starting to suspect her and Prince Jin's position, and it was at the critical moment for Prince Jin to stand in formation. Choosing the crown prince was already an impossible task. When Empress Chen found out that they had chosen the Prince Duan, they should have brought the matter of poisoning my sister to His Majesty. She had to put on a good show in front of the emperor so that the empress would think that she had been suppressed by this matter and let them off the hook for a while.

"Someone," Noble Consort Kang called out to a palace maid, "Have you entered the palace today?"

The palace maid shook her head: "Prince Jin was outside the palace today, he did not enter the palace."

"Mn," Noble Consort Kang said. "Find someone you trust and pass down the order for me to not enter the palace for the next few days and stay in the Duke Palace."

The palace maid blessed herself and said, "Yes."