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"Before, there lived a Imperial Concubine that was deeply favored by the Emperor. But later on, she died because of the war between the imperial harem and this place. From then on, there were constant sounds of people walking about, but no one could be seen. royal father had also sent people to investigate before, but all of them were either dead or did not manage to find anything. Over time, this place became a haunted house. " Dongfang Hao calmly narrated, but his heart was filled with waves.

"Is that Imperial Consort your mother?" Xia Sizhu looked at Dongfang Hao's slightly sad eyes and asked tentatively.

"How do you know?" Dongfang Hao looked at Xia Sizhu in astonishment. Not long after he was born, his mufei had died. Afterwards, there had been a ghost incident and everyone who knew about his mufei had been granted death.

The others only knew that his mufei had died of illness, but did not know that this haunted palace was his mufei's palace. Even he had been lucky enough to survive, but only his mufei's old servant knew about it.

"I guessed." How did she know? She had entered by mistake, that was understandable, Dongfang Hao clearly knew that there was a ghost here, or a lunatic, or there was something here that he couldn't let go of. In addition, even though his tone was calm, the sadness in his eyes couldn't be hidden from her.

"The song just now was very nice. Can you play it again?" Dongfang Hao laughed. He knew she was lying, but he didn't pursue the matter.

"Alright!" Xia Sizhu thought for a moment. It was fine to comfort Dongfang Hao. She took out the jade flute and placed it next to her mouth. A melodious sound rang through the air. One person played the flute while the other listened.

On the other side, Dongfang Ye came to the palace. When he appeared, everyone stopped talking and looked at him with trembling eyes. Dongfang Ye swept his gaze around coldly, but didn't find the person he was looking for.

It was only when Dongfang Ye left that everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief and wiped the cold sweat off their foreheads. They thought to themselves, "Which bastard pissed off the Night King again? I'm sure he'll gang up on me." At this moment, the bastard they were talking about was happily playing around.

Not long after Dongfang Ye entered, quite a few ministers sneaked out. They had entered in advance and were scared out of their wits by Dongfang Ye's cold air. Those who were scared out of their wits decided not to enter for the time being and waited until the palace banquet started.

"This is bad!"

After the song, Xia Sizhu put away her jade flute and suddenly remembered that she still had a banquet to attend. After calculating the time, her expression immediately changed and she shouted. She didn't even have the time to greet Dongfang Hao before she turned around and ran.

Dongfang Hao looked at Xia Sizhu running at full speed. He first stared blankly, then followed behind her. He wanted to see where she was going in such a hurry.

"The emperor's empress has arrived." At the banquet, everyone had already taken their seats. When the last two important figures entered, the banquet could begin.

When he took his seat, he realized that Xia Sizhu had disappeared. He was just about to send someone to look for her, but the emperor and the empress had already entered. Xia Wei could only sit down and silently pray that the emperor wouldn't notice that Xia Sizhu was missing.

Yesterday, the emperor's words had been weighing on the empress's heart. After thinking about the empress for an entire day, she subconsciously looked towards the female servants' seats, only to discover that there was a seat in the middle. Her expression was somewhat displeased.

"Which lord's family is not here yet?" It was even later than her and the emperor.

Upon hearing the empress's words, everyone turned their gazes towards the empty seat belonging to Xia Sizhu, guessing which minister's family member had yet to arrive.

"Reporting to the empress, it's your subject's daughter, Xia Sizhu." Xia Wei immediately apologized.

"Prime Minister, where is she?" No matter how unhappy the empress was at hearing that you were Xia Sizhu, she wouldn't express too much because she didn't know what the emperor's words meant. For the time being, it was best she didn't cause too much trouble with the prime minister.

"Reporting to the empress, this subject doesn't know. This subject's daughter has been mischievous since she was young. When I came back, I still saw her, but she disappeared in a blink of an eye." Xia Wei said as he wiped off his cold sweat.

Just as the empress was about to say something, she caught sight of a white-clothed woman rushing in from the corner of her eyes. At this moment, quite a few people had already seen Xia Sizhu's appearance.

With great difficulty, Xia Sizhu ran over, clutching her stomach as she panted. Damn, she was exhausted. Because she didn't know the way, she had to go around in many circles before finding the right path.

"What are you standing there for? Hurry up and beg for forgiveness from the emperor!" Xia Wei lowered his head and said in a low voice.

Xia Si Zhu lowered his head in confusion. He looked at the kneeling Xia Wei with a respectful face before raising his head and sweeping his gaze over the entire audience. Only then did he realize the situation he was in.

"Your subject's daughter, Xia Sizhu, pays her respects to the Emperor." Only then did Xia Sizhu remember to pay her respects to the emperor.

"Get up. You're Xia Sizhu?" The Queen looked at the peerless beauty in front of her and didn't dare to connect the girl in front of her with the ordinary-looking Xia Sizhu.

Dongfang Ye raised his eyes to look at Xia Sizhu, then he lowered his gaze. Dongfang Li looked at Xia Sizhu, who was standing in front of her. Her eyes were filled with surprise and anger.

He was angry at Xia Sizhu for hiding it from him for so long. She was unwilling to reveal her true appearance. Was she playing with him like a monkey?

"I am!" At this moment, Xia Sizhu still hadn't recovered from her shock. She blinked her eyes as she spoke with a hint of mischievousness, instantly attracting everyone's gaze.

"Why are you late? What is so important that you can even throw away your banquet? " At this moment, the Emperor spoke, his tone full of questions.

"I …" Just as Xia Sizhu was about to explain, she was interrupted by a voice.

"Father, Miss Xia did not come late on purpose. She came late because she was lost." Dongfang Hao was walking over from a distance away. His face was calm, and no change in his mood could be seen.

"Your son greets your mother and father." Dongfang Hao walked to Xia Sizhu's side and bowed.

"Get up, what's going on with number two?" The Emperor was rarely surprised by Dongfang Hao's appearance. As his second son, he had always been reluctant to attend palace banquets, so how could he be willing to appear today?

Father, I just met Miss Xia walking around the same place by herself. After a while, I couldn't help but get curious, so I went up to ask. Only then did I find out that Miss Xia was lost, so I brought her here.

Dongfang Hao spoke in a neither humble nor haughty manner. His temperament that seemed to be able to make others suspect that he was lying.

Dongfang Ye lightly closed his eyes, as if he didn't care about what was going on, but the cold air around him was a bit colder.

"Xia Sizhu, old." Is that the truth? " The Emperor turned to Xia Sizhu.

"Reporting to the Emperor, what the Second Prince said is the truth." Knowing that Dongfang Hao was helping her, Xia Sizhu consciously lied.

"Alright, take your seat! Prime Minister, you should also take a seat! Second Bro, what about you? Do you need me to send someone to add you a seat? " The Emperor actually believed Dongfang Hao's words. He waved his hand for them to sit down, then suddenly remembered that he still had a son standing there, so he asked.

"Thank you, royal father." Dongfang Hao thought about it and agreed.

"Men, come and sit for the second prince." The Emperor only asked casually. He had originally thought that Dongfang Hao would refuse him in the past, but who would have thought that he would actually agree to it this time around?

As soon as the emperor's voice fell, a eunuch immediately brought a table and chair over. The fruit and pastries, as well as the wine and snacks, made Dongfang Hao take his seat. At this time, Xia Sizhu and Xia Wei also took their seats.

My daughter has prepared a little program to present to the Emperor and Queen. I wish the Emperor and Queen a good long time together." Xia Sizhu's meal was only a small interlude, but it was quickly overshadowed by the banquet's atmosphere. When the banquet reached its climax, a woman stood up and volunteered herself.