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The eunuch received the order and was about to leave, but when he turned around, he saw a beautiful figure standing at the doorstep.

"Oh, hello Consort Fu."

Li Xiuse nodded to him before walking into the palace. She bowed to the shocked Empress Chen and said, "Concubine greets the Empress."

Empress Chen asked curiously: Why did you come on such a hot day?

Li Xiuse gave a sweet smile and said while half-kneeling, "Even though it's hot in the sky, I still have to be polite."

"The weather is too hot, I do not care about these etiquette," Empress Chen raised his hand, "You can get up."

"Many thanks, esteemed empress."

"Is Consort Fu here to have a heart-to-heart talk with me?"

Li Xiuse said with a smile, "My concubines are new here, some of the empress don't really recognize me. They only feel that the empress is very close to me, so they made their own decisions to come to the Changchun Palace to pay respects.

"How could that be?" Empress Chen narrowed his eyes, "After Noble Consort Kang left, I did not have anyone by my side that I could talk to often.

"The Empress is so kind, it actually reminds me of my sisters from home," Li Xiuse looked at her gently. "However, the Empress is even more imposing than them, it's still very different."

"Since you are a princess, you have naturally seen many palace concubines in the Great Qi," the Empress Chen said as he slightly raised his eyebrows. "Is there any difference between the empress of Great Qi and the empress of Great Qin?"

Li Xiuse's heart froze for a moment, but she still maintained a calm smile on her face. "The Empress is a mother to the world, her Great Qi does not have the fortune of the Great Qin, and on the Phoenix Position, there is no woman like the Empress capable of controlling harem."

Empress Chen enjoyed listening to this. He was most pleased with himself when everything else took over the upper hand. "The former Empress of Great Qi has died for so long, has the Emperor not established a new Queen yet?"

"Yes."

"I heard that the Emperor's harem of the Great Qi is very empty," a trace of disdain rose on the Empress Chen's lips, "The harem is very sparse and there isn't even a single concubine who can open branches and scatter leaves for the Emperor. You're also the prince's child, right?"

Li Xiuse swallowed her breath and said gently, "In order for the young Emperor of the Great Qi to ascend to the throne, many of my thoughts are on the Heavenly Land of the Mountains and Seas."

"It's also a part of the Great Yue State," the Empress Chen laughed. "However, if our princess marries over there, it will naturally be different."

Li Xiuse nodded meekly, "The Great Qin Empire's Princess must be a beauty, the Emperor of Great Qi must be like a pearl in the palm of his hand."

"Being able to give birth to a boy and a girl is the best," Empress Chen looked at her meaningfully. "Compared to the time when you were in the palace, Consort Hua must also work hard to give birth to a dragon."

Li Xiuse nodded slightly. "Thank you for your teachings, esteemed empress."

"There's no need to say anymore," Empress Chen glanced at her lightly and yawned. "My body is a bit weak lately, so I'll head back to the palace first."

Li Xiuse was concerned. "The Empress is unwell, do you need me to call the imperial physician?"

The Empress Chen smiled: "That's not necessary, it's possible that the palace went to the Noble Consort Kang and then the Prince Jin, so it's unavoidable that the yin energy is stronger. I can just ask the mages to do some legal chores in the palace."

Xue Ronghua walked along the lush and verdant white poplar forest for a while before she saw a pink and white lotus flower from afar. The jade green lotus leaf covered the sky and covered the earth as it approached, as if it had poured down a lake full of rouge onto the emerald green satin.

Unfortunately, today was indeed very hot and she did not have the mood to appreciate it. Xue Ronghua looked at the beautiful scenery of the world and sighed slowly. She wanted to quickly walk into the pavilion beside the lotus pond to rest, but she found that there was already a palace concubine sitting inside.

Xue Ronghua took a closer look and saw that Consort Gong was dressed in jade-green palace clothing and was looking after the pink lotus at her side. As long as it was not Empress Chen, she raised her skirt and gracefully walked into the pavilion. What entered her eyes was an extremely familiar face.

Xue Ronghua was startled, her heart received a heavy blow. This was her playmate from the Great Qi in her previous life, the second young miss of the Prince Yi's family, Li Xiuse.

"This is the Consort Fu," the palace maid at the side reminded. "Empress, this is the Prince Duan's would-be wangfei."

Xue Ronghua stared blankly at her playmate, her shock still remaining in her eyes when she bowed, "This subject greets you … Consort Fu... "

"So you're a quasi wangfei," Li Xiuse said with a gentle smile. "Did you come to find the Prince Duan in such a hot place?"

"Yes, heading towards the Xinyang Hall." Xue Ronghua suppressed the surging emotions in her heart. Li Xiuse was still the same girl like many years ago, with her red phoenix eyes looking forward and her red lips turning into a gentle smile.

"When the Prince Chen was in a state of chaos that day, I heard that the quasi wangfei led her troops and stood outside of the Xuanwu Gate. With a longsword in her hand, she blocked off the General Lin's path, killing all of the rebel soldiers without leaving a single piece of armor behind," Li Xiuse said as she got the palace maid to pour a cup of tea for her.

Xue Ronghua smiled and said "I dare not accept", but the pain in her heart grew even stronger. It had been so many years since they last met, but no matter what, this old friend would not be able to recognize her.

"Sigh," she pretended not to know. "Isn't the Empress from the Great Qin?"

The palace maid by his side laughed and said: "The Empress belongs to Great Qi."

Xue Ronghua continued to ask: "Great Qi? Is there a marriage alliance between the two nations in Qi Qin? "

"Yes," Li Xiuse nodded, "The Great Qi sent a princess, so naturally, the Great Qin also sent one."

After all these years, Meng Qianzhong was still a virgin after all. For a marriage alliance, it would still be troublesome for the daughter of the prince. Prince Yi was a free and unoccupied Emptiness Realm Prince, so he couldn't say much in front of Meng Qianzhong.

Xue Ronghua rolled her eyes, the Great Qin Empire was currently engaged in an alliance with Great Qi, could it be that Prince Duan did not know about it, and thus did not hear him mention it? " Empress, then do you know who the Great Qin is sending over? "

"I am not too sure about this," Li Xiuse said with a smile, lowering her head. "There are many princesses in the Emperor, but I don't know who they are." Her tone was tinged with regret, as if she was wondering which unfavoured princess was about to be sent to a place far away from her hometown.

When she was Mu Langhua in her previous life, she absolutely did not allow Meng Qianzhong to do such a shameless thing like swapping a woman for peace. Under the guise of reporting to the nation, she cupped her hands and sent the innocent woman back to the emperor.

"I have seen a future wangfei's appearance," Li Xiuse smiled as she looked at her, "and it seems to have the appearance of an old friend."

Xue Ronghua was startled, could it be that she found some clues?

"Does the quasi wangfei know that there's an ex-empress in Great Qi?"

Xue Ronghua nodded in a daze. "I heard some of her stories."

The former empress was once a valiant general with a reputation that spread far and wide, but unfortunately …" A touch of sadness appeared on LiYu Se's lips. "It's a pity that the heavens are jealous of the talented, and that her life will be ruined.

Xue Ronghua's lips slightly opened, "Didn't the former Empress of the Great Qi get executed for committing the crime of dirtying the harem?"

Li Xiuse's expression turned gloomy, she turned to the side and chuckled, "I do not know much about the disputes at the palace."

So she still believed in me. Xue Ronghua could not help but feel touched. She was indeed a good friend of her childhood, Xiu Se believed that I have never done anything to mess up the harem.

"The presence of a would-be wangfei that day outside the Xuanwu School that calmed down and rebelled reminded me of the former empress of Great Qi," Li Xiuse said apologetically, "I do not intend to compare the wangfei with the deceased, I hope that wangfei will forgive me."

Xue Ronghua immediately laughed, "There's no rush, this subject's daughter is not even one in ten thousand of the previous Empress."

"There's no need for quasi wangfei to belittle herself," Li Xiuse smiled sweetly. "Recently, the Emperor has been praising quasi wangfei in front of us, saying that our Great Qin Empire also has a Mu Langhua."

Xue Ronghua's face flushed red, her eyes became misty, "This subject thanks Your Majesty, Consort Fu."

Li Xiuse saw that her face was showing signs of sunstroke, so she asked the palace maid to quickly go over and fan her. "I'm afraid that quasi wangfei might have suffered from the heat, so why don't you go to my palace to rest for a while?"

It seemed that she still couldn't stay out in the blazing sun for too long. Xue Ronghua stood up unsteadily, only feeling dizzy, his body falling down continuously, his entire body leaning on the palace maid.

The palace maid looked at Xue Ronghua's narrowed eyes and could not help but cover her mouth as she laughed: "Empress Dowager has walked many ways today and yet she did not catch a stroke of Changchun Palace. How could she catch one after just a few steps?"

Xue Ronghua held her hand and slowly sat up, she was still a little dizzy. This girl probably did not know that she had went over to the Yongle Palace, which was even further away than Changchun Palace. Where's your mistress? "

"Empress Dowager," the palace maid called out towards the door, "The quasi wangfei has awoken."

Li Xiuse hurriedly entered the room and quickly pulled her hand. She asked: "Just now at the Lotus Pond, you unknowingly fainted. How do you feel now?"

"Not bad," Xue Ronghua revealed a bright smile to reassure her, "I'm fine, this subject's body is tough."

Li Xiuse complained: "Even I have fainted, how can I still be unyielding?"

"Maybe it's because it's too hot this summer," Xue Ronghua said as she held her hand.

"What are you thanking me for? I can't just leave you there."

A palace maid came in to pass on a message. "Empress, the empress has sent over some muslin."

Li Xiuse's eyes suddenly dimmed, and said coldly: "Alright, grab some silver and call the eunuch that was sent over to drink."

"Xue Ronghua immediately noticed the inklings, is Empress Chen always making things difficult for him?" The queen's gift must be the best, "she laughed softly." It is the most comfortable to wear muslin in summer, and this dress is often worn by this official's daughter at home.

Li Xiuse lowered her head and laughed, then asked the palace maid that was receiving the ingredients: "Then, what color is the Cloud Thread?"

"It's the colour of oranges."

Xue Ronghua smiled from the side: "The Empress has delicate features.

"Quasi-wangfei's mouth is sweet and careful," Li Xiuse said with a light sigh, tears shining in her eyes. "Somehow, when I see her, it's as if I've seen an old friend from Great Qi."

Xue Ronghua secretly clenched her fists. She was too close to when she was little, and even if she changed her face now, she could still feel the aura of an old person.

"The quasi wangfei is the eldest daughter of the Prime Minister Xue," Li Xiuse laughed, "Then is the wangfei's mother from the Great Qin?"

"This subject's mother is from the Great Qin Empire." Xue Ronghua quickly replied.

"Oh," Li Xiuse thoughtfully lowered her eyes, "When I saw the would-be wangfei, I thought that her mother was someone from the Great Qi."

Xue Ronghua smiled silently and did not answer.

"It's getting late, future wangfei, why don't you stay for dinner," Li Xiuse said with a smile. "After dinner, can't I send someone to send you to the Xinyang Hall?"

Xue Ronghua had finally met his old friend with great difficulty, and for a moment, she couldn't bear to part with him. She couldn't help but smile widely, "This subject thanks the Empress."