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After bidding farewell to the Emperor, Xue Duan Sheng's current mood was completely different from when he'd just arrived. He walked out happily. Eunuch Wei, who was at the side, had long since known what was going on inside. When he saw the joyous expression on Xue Duan Sheng's face, he immediately went up to him.

"Master Xue, congratulations, congratulations!"

Xue Duan Sheng knew that this matter hadn't been announced to the public yet, so he pretended to be unaware of it and said, "May I ask what Eunuch Wei is congratulating me for?"

Eunuch Wei saw that he had some misgivings so he did not expose him. "Look at Master Xue's face, glowing red. I think that there must be some happy events happening recently, so this old servant congratulates you in advance."

"Eunuch, you must be joking." Xue Duan Sheng cupped his hands in a greeting, then leisurely strolled out of the palace with his hands behind his back.

At this time, Xue Lian was chatting in Zhao's room. At this moment, when Mrs Zhao heard the whole story of how Xue Lian went out to hunt, she was overjoyed. Her brows curved in a smile and a lot of the powder on her face fell off.

"Painting consecutively, this time you're too smart." Mrs Zhao pulled Xue Lian's hand and sincerely praised him.

"In the future, my daughter will become the princess consort. Who knows when she might even become the empress …" Thinking of this, Mrs Zhao became intoxicated in her imagination, unable to extricate herself.

Xue Lian painting also enjoyed her compliment. She complained with a little shyness: "Aiya, Mother, what are you talking about? These eight words have not even been skimmed over yet. "

"Aiyo, my good daughter, what are you being modest for? The emperor has already made his decree, and this is a sure thing. We have to show off and let that little slut see how capable you are." Madame Zhao pointed in the direction of Xue Ruyun's residence as she spoke.

"From now on, you are the princess consort. We have to ruthlessly trample that little bitch under our feet." Mrs Zhao felt as if she had ascended to heaven. She felt aloof and aloof, shrouded in clouds and mist. It was enough to captivate her eyes.

"Tsk, just that slut Xue Ruyun. She's not worthy to fight with me over it." At the mention of Xue Ruoyun, a trace of contempt appeared on Xue Liantu's face.

"With her ability, she still wants to compete for the crown prince's throne. She doesn't know her own limits." Xue Lian moved her fingernails a little, as if she was going to squeeze Xue Lao Yun to death.

"That's right. Daughter, we were bullied badly by her. Even your father treats her like the pearl in his palm. [One day when you become the Crown Princess, we will slowly settle this debt with her and torture her to death.] Mrs Zhao gnashed her teeth. She hated Xue Ruyun to the bones, as if there was some deep hatred.

As the two of them were speaking, a maidservant came in and reported, "Madam, the lord has returned."

At this moment, hearing the servant girl's words, Xue Lianhua hurriedly stood up. "Since father is back, then I should go back to my room."

"Alright, then you can go back first." Mrs Zhao greeted her, and Xue Lian snaked out.

"Good, good, good." Xue Duan Sheng's face was filled with joy. He hadn't even entered the door when he heard a voice enter. It seemed like he was extremely excited.

"Old master, what is it that makes you so happy?" Mrs Zhao hurriedly stood up and ordered people to brew tea to welcome Xue Duan Sheng. He hurriedly took his clothes and prepared to change into his official uniform.

"Today, the Emperor summoned me to the palace. Guess what he said?" Xue Duan Sheng sat down and took a sip of tea.

"What?" Mrs Zhao asked while he changed his shoes.

"Another happy occasion is about to happen in my Xue Residence." After Xue Duan Sheng changed his shoes, he stood up and stretched out his hand, allowing Madame Zhao to remove his belt and take off his official uniform.

"Could it be that the date of the painting has been set, and we have to get married on a different day?" Madame Zhao only had Xue Lian to paint in her heart. She passed the official uniform she had taken off to the servant girl, then took out the jacket that Xue Duan Sheng usually liked and asked happily.

"No, it's better than this news. Let me tell you, the emperor is going to take in Muyun as his consort." Xue Duan Sheng closed his eyes and enjoyed this process.

"What?" Mrs Zhao's hand paused for a moment, the clothes in her hand almost fell to the ground.

"Our daughter will soon be the imperial concubine. In this way, didn't I become the country leader? "Hahaha." Xue Duan Sheng couldn't stop himself from laughing when he thought of this. With the current level of concern the Emperor has for Xue Ruyun, he would be a special favor if he entered the palace in the future. He would soon be promoted to imperial concubine, and the Xue family would be able to rise to greatness. Furthermore, with this sort of person on the side of the emperor, if he were to have any problems in the future, he would be able to do things more conveniently with the wind by his pillow.

Xue Duan Sheng stretched out his arms and was about to put on his outer clothes, but he didn't see Mrs Zhao putting on her clothes after a long time.

"What is it? I don't care so much about what I do. " Xue Duan Sheng opened his eyes, and when he saw the Zhao Clan's stupefied expression, displeasure arose on his face.

"Yes, master." Mrs Zhao recovered from her shock and hurriedly picked up her clothes before continuing to put them on for Xue Duan Sheng. He forced a smile and said, "That's a good thing."

"That's right, it's just that the Emperor only mentioned this matter to me today. The specifics still depend on our daughter's will." Xue Duan Sheng was elated today, so he didn't fuss about so much with her.

"However, the marriage of a daughter has always been the order of the parents. The words of the matchmaker, since the emperor has the heart to take her as his consort, the two of us have to assist each other. As a father, it's inconvenient for me to say anything. You should find some time to call Muyun and have a chat with her. Just tell her what the emperor intends to do so that she can mentally prepare herself. In the future, if the emperor mentions this to her, tell her not to refuse, and it'll be fine even if she agrees. "

Xue Duan Sheng was elated in his heart, and he warned, "I must make her absolutely not refuse, or I won't have a daughter like her." Xue Duan Sheng said with a serious expression. He understood Xue Luoyun's temper very well. She always had her own thoughts, but this matter was not up to her.

"Remember to tell her earlier." Xue Duan Sheng warned repeatedly before sitting down to drink his tea.

Mrs Zhao hesitated for a moment before a sinister look flashed across her eyes, "I will definitely tell her as soon as possible. However, you should also be aware of Lu Yun's character. She has always had her own opinions. If we force her to do so, I'm afraid she won't be willing. "

"He dares!" Xue Duan Sheng slammed the teacup on the table. Could it be that she wants to disobey her father's orders? Just go and tell her what I said. "

"Yes." Mrs Zhao saw that provocation was not enough and unwillingly agreed.

"Oh, that's right." Xue Duan Sheng seemed to have thought of something. Xue Muyun's personality was indeed rather stubborn, especially since she had fallen into the water and had become very thoughtful. Moreover, her private relationship with the Zhao Clan was extremely stiff, and Xue Duan Sheng had noticed all of this.

"When you go, try to be gentle. We're all mothers now, so try to be magnanimous towards your children. Don't let the servants gossip. " Although Xue Duan Sheng didn't say it explicitly, his words contained a reproach towards Madame Zhao for being too fussy and wanted her to take more responsibility for Xue Luoyun's actions. After all, he was the direct descendant's daughter.

"Yes, master." After Mrs Zhao was scolded, she felt extreme resentment towards Xue Ruoyun, but she didn't dare to show it. She could only lower her head and agree.

Although Mrs Zhao agreed readily, she had other plans in mind. Xue Duan Sheng rested for a while before going to his study to read. When Mrs Zhao saw the light in his study, she hurriedly and stealthily went to Xue Lian's painting room.

"Mother, why have you come?" Xue Lian, who was about to fall asleep, was puzzled when he saw Lady Zhao enter. Didn't I just go to visit my mother? Why is my mother here now? Mrs Zhao's face was gloomy as she shushed him. She walked in and called for someone to cover the door.

Seeing her expression, Xue Lian guessed that something must have happened.

"What is it? Mother is in such a hurry. "

"Hmph." Madame Zhao snorted angrily. "This little slut, I don't know where she used her fox like methods, but now she's even seducing the Emperor." Mrs Zhao scolded.

When Xue Lian heard this, he sat down. "Mother, why do you say that?"

"Just after your father came back, he said that the Emperor intended to take that little bitch as his consort, and he even asked me to go tell her."

When Xue Lian heard this, she was extremely shocked and the complacent feeling she had earlier was swept away. She hadn't thought that these Xue Ruyun would have so many tricks. She had just gotten engaged to the crown prince, so she directly leaped up to become the imperial concubine. She had to go through so many twists and turns to get a finger marriage. She climbed on top of her easily.

He had originally wanted to take advantage of the fact that he was the Crown Prince's consort and give Xue Muyun a good wash. He didn't expect that before he had a chance to turn the situation around, she, Xue Luoyun, would actually climb onto the Emperor's side. Didn't this mean that he was even more superior than others? As Xue Lian thought this, he felt even more unwilling to accept it.

"What is mother going to do?"

"Your father told me to tell her as soon as possible how stupid I was. Not to mention that I can't wait for this Xue Ruyun to die, how could I let her become my concubine? What's more, this Xue Luoyun has always been proud and arrogant, and she doesn't even put me, her concubine, in her eyes. How would she listen to me? Moreover, if I spread the news and she agrees to our request, what good would it do us? " Mrs Zhao had thought of all these things along the way.

"What does mother mean?"

"I simply don't plan on bringing this up. Today, we'll bury this in our stomachs."

"How does father answer that?"

"If your father asks, I'll say I've already said it. I'll only say that this Xue Muyun is proud and proud, and that he's not willing."

"This is the only way now." Xue Lian said after pondering for a long time.

"Let's do this first. Tomorrow, I'll go find my sister and see what she thinks of this matter. We can discuss this further." In his heart, Xue Lian's painting trusted Xue Shaoli very much. She felt that this Xue Shaoli was very shrewd and scheming; he definitely had a way to deal with Xue Ruyun.

"Right, right, right. Talk it over with your second sister." Mrs Zhao nodded her head.

The next day, when Xue Shaoli heard of this, a hint of surprise flashed across her face. Previously, they had tried to make Xue Ruyun the emperor's woman, but none of them had succeeded. They hadn't thought that the emperor would take the initiative to take her as his consort. Wouldn't this be even better? It really was like stepping on broken iron shoes, finding a place without any effort at all.

However, once Xue Ruoyun became his concubine, the next item that would most likely be the Nine-Eyed Heaven Pearl would be passed on to Xue Lian to draw, because she was already engaged to the Crown Prince. It seemed like these Xue Lian paintings were her current formidable opponents. Xue Shaoli had long since stopped seeing her as her younger sister and had instead viewed her as an opponent.

Seeing the anxious expression on Xue Lian's face, Teng Qingshan wanted to think of a countermeasure to deal with Xue Lao Yun. Xue Shaoli rolled her eyes and smiled sweetly.

"In my opinion, this is a good thing. Little Sister, you don't have to be so anxious."

"Elder sister, why do you say that?" Xue Lian was puzzled.

"Think about it! Although right now the Emperor intends to take Xue Ruyun as his consort, there is no absolute in this world. Who knows how many more twists and turns there are." As long as she hadn't entered the harem yet, she wasn't completely sure about being his concubine. Besides, even if she was lucky enough to enter the harem. Think about it, the Emperor's harem has three thousand beauties. Other than the Empress, there are also imperial concubines and all sorts of concubines. No matter how capable she is, which woman in the harem is a vegetarian? At that time, wouldn't it be better if there were more people helping us deal with Xue Ruyun? Thus, he could be at ease. "On the contrary, you're different. If you become the crown prince's consort in the future and the crown prince ascends the throne to become the emperor, you'll be the future empress." Xue Shaoli said against her will.

Hearing her words, it seemed that she wasn't without reason. Xue Lianhua was much more at ease and nodded her head. Seeing Xue Lian draw the picture and giving up the idea of dealing with Xue Ruoyun, the corner of Xue Shaoli's mouth curled into a strange smile. However, Xue Lian's painting was still immersed in the dream of becoming an empress and thus did not notice it.