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Min Han thought of this and walked towards the door, planning to take a look at Xue Ruyun. He had always been a carefree person. But when he pulled the door shut, he looked at the wound on his left arm and stopped.

In all these years, regardless of whether it was the official battles, battles or traveling in the martial world, no one had been able to hurt him in the slightest. Yet now, he was miserably beaten up by a small mechanism of Xue Ruoyun's. He had no choice but to use a despicable method to escape. Thinking about it, it was truly quite embarrassing.

However, she calmly thought that Xue Muyun's mechanisms were indeed ingenious and he was not a cunning person. Furthermore, he thought it through so thoroughly, so she didn't know how many mechanisms were waiting for her inside. If he rushed over now, it would definitely be very dangerous. Tomorrow, he would have to meet with the emperor and not let this matter slip by.

At this thought, Minghan withdrew himself and lay back on the bed, tossing and turning. He opened the window and flew up to the roof. He rested his hand on the back of his head and silently admired the moonlight.

At daybreak, when Mu Ying woke up, he used his hand to gently stroke the hair on Xue Ruoyun's face, carefully pushing it behind his ears.

"What's wrong?" Xue Ruyun opened his eyes and looked at Mu Ying in puzzlement. Then, he turned around and fell asleep again.

"Look, what's this?" Mu Yong stretched out two of his fingers and shook them in front of Xue Ruoyun's eyes.

"Five …" Xue Ruyun narrowed his eyes, then fell asleep again.

"Eh, what about this one?" Mu Sheng stretched out another four fingers.

"Five." Xue Luoyun rubbed his eyes, then sat up.

"Ah, that won't do. Hurry up and get up. I'll go call the imperial physician." Mu Ying was flustered.

"Aiya, what do you mean Imperial Physician? My eyes are fine, they're already healed." Xue Ruyun grabbed onto Mu Rong Hao's arm.

"Then just now, you …"

"Isn't one of your hands only worth five fingers?" Xue Luoyun mischievously smiled.

"Fine, so you're trying to fool me. See how I'll punish you." Mu Sheng's face darkened. He rubbed his hands together and was about to scratch the itch on Xue Ruoyun's head.

"Don't, don't..." Xue Moyan clutched his chest and begged, "I don't dare to do it again. Next time."

"Are you sure you don't dare to?" Mu Rong Zhan asked with a warning tone as he hugged Xue Ruoyun to his chest.

"Really." Xue Ruyun turned his head and looked at Mu Ying with a face full of fear.

"Alright then, I'll let you off this time." Mu Ying gave Xue Luoyun a kiss on the cheek, then got off the bed and began dressing.

"Let me help you." At this time, Xue Luoyun also got out of bed.

"Come with me today, take the opportunity to observe and see if any of the emissaries have the same person as yesterday." Mu Yong said as he adjusted his belt.

"Alright." "En!" Xue Ruoyun replied, then bent over to straighten the pendant on Mu Ying's waist.

The envoys came, and the officials welcomed them. Mu Zheng was seated in the imperial court. He was the first to see a young man walking in front of him. This man was the Min Han Changyang.

He had a huge stature and was dressed in exotic clothing. Although his face was dark and bronzed, he looked exceptionally healthy and clean.

His face was carved with sharp edges. Her thick eyebrows were slightly raised, and under her long eyelashes, a pair of bewitching eyes could be seen. The depths of her eyes were pitch black, and radiated a light that no one dared to underestimate.

Under his straight nose, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly. He seemed to be smiling, yet not smiling at all. A gust of wind blew past, sending the hair from his temples flying behind his ears. There were two other people following behind him. Although they appeared to be honest and calm, their dressing was a bit rough.

The group of people stopped at the entrance of the hall. Only Min Han, Changyang, and the other two walked in.

"Greetings, your Imperial Majesty." Minhan Changyang bowed to Mu Zheng in accordance with their local etiquette.

"Rise." He heard that there was an important official called Minhan Changyang in the comfort camp. He had become the head of the military department at such a young age and held such great power in his hands. "Furthermore, he looks like a talented man with a scholarly look. Now that I have met him today, he is indeed extraordinary." Mu Zheng praised.

"Thank you for your praise, your majesty." Min Han replied politely before sitting down at the side.

"Elder sister, why are you here?" Xue Ruyun was playing alone in the garden when a voice suddenly came from behind him.

"Yes, little sister Yuchi." Xue Ruoyun turned his head. It had been a long time since he had seen Yuchi Min.

"That's right, I came to the palace to visit the esteemed empress. I didn't expect to meet you here." Yuchi Min was very surprised as well.

"I have accompanied His Highness here to meet with the envoys. They are currently in the imperial court, so I will wait here before starting the banquet." Xue Ruyun simply explained. Mu Zheng had arranged for maids to wait on him in the hall. However, Xue Ruoyun felt bored, so he came to the garden to admire the flowers.

"Oh, since elder sister is by herself, it's still too early for the banquet to begin. Why don't we all go sit at the empress's place for a while? They should be attending the banquet later." Yuchi Min invited.

"Then, alright." Xue Ruyun thought for a while, then agreed.

The two of them walked towards the empress dowager's palace. Not long after, they heard a delicate voice cry out from behind them. "Yo, isn't she an imperial concubine? Where are you going?"

So it turned out that Zheng Ziyi had already seen Xue Ruyun from afar. In her heart, she had always resented this Xue Ruoyun who had spoiled their good fortune time and time again. Thus, when she saw him now, she would definitely find a few people to vent her feelings on.

Xue Ruyun and Yuchi Min stopped when they heard that. They wanted to greet Zheng Ziyi when they saw her. "Greetings, Imperial Concubine."

"Zheng Ziyi circled around Xue Ruyun and observed him for a while, then let them bend and kneel. Only after a long while did she say," Get up. "

"Thank you, esteemed Empress." Xue Ruyun and the others lowered their brows, wanting to wait for Zheng Ziyi to leave quickly. However, they didn't expect that Zheng Ziyi would follow them and also go to the empress dowager's palace. The two of them could only follow behind slowly.

"I've heard that you are quite charming and have charmed quite a few people back then." Zheng Ziyi glanced sideways at Xue Ruyun as she walked, and said with disdain.

"I don't dare." Xue Ruyun lowered his head and carefully replied.

"However, it seems that I am quite ordinary as well. "Tell me, how is it compared to mine?" Zheng Ziyi caressed the jade pearl on her head and asked arrogantly. She first relied on imitating Xue Muyun to obtain the emperor's favor, so naturally, she was not willing to be subservient to others and become his substitute. In her opinion, she was no worse than Xue Muyun, so she had met him today. He was being mischievous in his heart and insisted on competing with Xue Ruoyun.

Xue Ruyun could hear the tone in Zheng Ziyi's voice. Wasn't she trying to get people to say that she was beautiful? How superficial. However, he wouldn't die even if he praised her a bit. Moreover, Xue Luoyun didn't want to cause any trouble in the palace, so he hurriedly praised Zheng Ziyi, "The Empress's beauty is heavenly, her elegance is like the light of the sun and the moon. Your consort's looks are ordinary, and as dim as the stars; how can you compare to the Empress?"

Sure enough, upon hearing these words, Zheng Ziyi felt very comfortable and walked away gracefully.

Seeing Zheng Ziyi walk far away, Yuchi Min looked at Xue Ruoyun and stuck out her tongue before hurriedly following.

When the empress saw Zheng Ziyi walk over, she grew annoyed. But there was nothing she could do. The emperor had requested that both Zheng Ziyi and the empress attend the banquet, which was why the empress had allowed her to come here.

As the empress was feeling depressed, she saw that Xue Ruyun and Yuchi Min were following behind her. Although she didn't know why they had come to the hall together, the empress was immediately overjoyed upon seeing Xue Muyun.

"Sister is here." The empress purposefully greeted Zheng Ziyi with a face full of smiles.

Seeing the empress's enthusiasm, Zheng Ziyi was very pleased. "Your majesty has mentioned that you want your concubine to accompany you. Your concubine can't refuse, so you can only come. Actually, your concubine doesn't …"

"Long time no see, big sister misses you to death." Without waiting for Zheng Ziyi to finish speaking, the empress waved towards Xue Ruoyun, who was standing behind her.

Only then did Zheng Ziyi find out that the empress was greeting them. That made her very embarrassed as she blankly stood where she was.

"We pay our respects to the Empress." Xue Ruyun and Yuchi Min didn't understand why the empress was so enthusiastic, and they quickly went forward to pay their respects.

"Quickly get up. It's been a while since we've seen each other, and my little sister's appearance has become even more gorgeous. She's already a devastatingly beautiful woman. If you look around, you wouldn't be able to find a beauty like my little sister in this capital … Oh, no, I'm afraid even this Xi Liang is unable to find one." The Queen's words of praise.

When Xue Ruyun heard this, he knew that the empress was intentionally saying it for Imperial Concubine Zheng's ears. She was secretly mocking him for being inferior to her. Sure enough, upon hearing this, Zheng Ziyi's face turned red, and she secretly clenched her fists in anger.

Xue Ruyun didn't want to be used as a tool by others, so he quickly resolved, "Your Highness, you're too kind. There are three thousand beauties in the harem, and each one is very beautiful. Xue Ruyun said a few words, praised the empress, the imperial concubine, and even the appropriate words, causing Zheng Ziyi to not react at all.

"Little sister is too modest. I heard that aside from the prince, even the Emperor was extremely fond of you. It's been many years since he could forget about you." Later on, when Consort Zheng became an Imperial Concubine, much of her longing was reduced. " The Empress supported Xue Luoyun as she spoke.

When Zheng Ziyi heard the empress's words, she couldn't help feeling pleased in her heart. "That's right, to think of the emperor is also an infatuation. In all these years, even the empress and many of her imperial concubines were unable to help the emperor's worries. How lamentable."

When the empress heard this, she knew she had fallen into a trap. She covered her mouth and laughed. "I didn't know what was going on before, but now that the two of you are standing together, it's clear that you two are rather similar." The empress purposely took a few steps back to size her up.

Actually, the empress already knew in her heart that the reason Zheng Ziyi was favored was because she looked like Xue Ruyun in the first place. Now that she said it out in feigned surprise, it was all to slap Zheng Ziyi's face in front of her and mock her as a mere double.

When Zheng Ziyi heard her words, anger attacked her heart, and her delicate voice became impatient, "I live together with Your Majesty day and night. I naturally know what Your Majesty wishes for me. "It's just that some people are pitiful and are already blooming in the future. The Emperor doesn't even look at them anymore."

When Yuchi Min and the others heard this, they were frightened out of their wits. They had not expected Imperial Concubine Zheng to be so bold as to mock the Empress for her age. He hadn't thought that the battle in the palace would be so intense. It seemed like the battlefield was still better off as they went straight to the point.

When the empress heard Zheng Ziyi's words, she naturally couldn't contain her anger. However, with someone watching her, she couldn't lose her manners and be at a disadvantage.