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"Yes." Yu Niang immediately went to do it.

After a while, Yu Niang entered the house with clothes.

Inside the house, Shui Qingyan was wiping her hair.

"Miss, since you have entered the palace, please wear this dress. I'm afraid that the long skirt tied around your waist will injure your back." Even if Yu Niang knew, she could feel the cold air coming from Shui Qingyan's body. If it was in the past, she would most likely already be wearing her clothes on Shui Qingyan's body, but today, she did not dare move.

"Hundred Butterfly Gather Flowers and Gold Silk Robe." Shui Qingyan tried hard to recall this set of clothes in her mind.

Luxurious golden silk flowers, exquisite flowers as she walked, lifelike butterflies, such as the three-dimensional embroidery of a hundred flowers, it was indeed solemn. However, this set of clothes had wide sleeves, which couldn't reveal the enchanting appearance of a woman's body. In the past, Shui Qingyan didn't like wearing wide robes the most.

"This one." Shui Qingyan nodded.

"Yes." Yu Niang immediately stepped forward to tie Shui Qingyan's clothes.

Yu Niang dressed Shui Qingyan's clothes, and said: Right now is the assembly's time, I'm afraid Eunuch Shou's trip here is not a small matter.

Shui Qingyan said calmly: "It's a small matter, I'll only know if I go."

Seeing that Shui Qingyan seemed to know something, the Yu Niang did not say anything else.

After dressing Shui Qingyan, Yu Niang said: "Miss, do you want to eat before you go to the assembly or do you want to come back to eat after?"

"For food." Shui Qingyan said as she walked out of the bathroom.

Yu Niang immediately followed.

On the table, Shui Qingyan leisurely ate a bowl of bird's nest porridge and a white jade steamed bun.

Seeing how Shui Qingyan was eating, the Yu Niang could not help but come forward and say: "Miss, Eunuch Shou is still waiting in the front hall.

Hearing this, the corner of Shui Qingyan's mouth hooked up into a faint smile, and she did not directly answer Yu Niang's question: "Comb your makeup, and bring your most beautiful golden hairpin."

Seeing Shui Qingyan putting down the tableware, Yu Niang could not help but regret in her heart. It was rare for the Miss to take the initiative to eat, but she was actually ruined.

Yu Niang sighed, thinking that Eunuch Shou was someone close to the Emperor, and had invited Shui Qingyan to the assembly time, Shui Qingyan became even more worried. She could not understand why the Emperor would summon Shui Qingyan to the palace during the assembly time.

Thinking about it, the Yu Niang didn't dare to be careless. She took out a set of butterfly white jade golden flower hairpins and gave Shui Qingyan a bun before nodding her head in satisfaction.

"Miss, this butterfly White Jade Golden Flower Hairpin looks extremely beautiful when paired with this golden-edged white butterfly silk gown." Yu Niang looked in the mirror and saw Shui Qingyan's goddess-like face, and nodded repeatedly.

After Shui Qingyan heard this, the corner of her mouth slowly rose.

Looking at it, Yu Niang suddenly felt that something was amiss. She immediately took out the rouge, "Miss's face is too pale, and there's even a lip color. She looks like a tuberculosis that has just recovered from a serious illness."

Shui Qingyan nodded, she raised her hand and touched his own face: "I am taking care of myself, the injuries on my back have all healed, my face will naturally not be any worse."

Yu Niang did not understand the meaning of Shui Qingyan's words at all. Her young mistress had never been an honest person, so how could the injuries on her back heal?

After carefully dressing up, Shui Qingyan got up and walked out.

Before he could go out, he heard the voice of the butler Uncle Fu outside the door: "Ping Hua, Wuhua, is the Fourth Miss ready? The front hall Eunuch Shou has already cooled down for two cups of tea."

Shui Qingyan walked out of the room, and smiled as she looked at the butler Uncle Fu: "I'll be troubling you to specially make a trip."

When Uncle Fu saw Shui Qingyan, he was shocked to the core. He had watched Shui Qingyan grow up, and it was not that he had never seen Shui Qingyan in full dress before. In the past, he had even seen Shui Qingyan dressed even more grandly than she did today, but it was only today that Shui Qingyan gave him a breathtaking feeling, from the inside to the outside.

That feeling was not only from her stunning and beautiful appearance, but also from the aura Shui Qingyan emitted from the inside. That kind of temperament was like an ethereal valley orchid, like a flying snow and plum, like a peony with the color of a nation. It was indescribable and obscure, but it was hard to conceal the praises of others.

"Uncle Fu." A faint smile hung on Shui Qingyan's lips.

Uncle Fu suddenly came back to his senses after being called out by Shui Qingyan, and immediately said: "Miss, the tea at Eunuch Shou's side has already cooled down two, Miss, please come in."

"Yes." Shui Qingyan nodded and walked outside.

When the Eunuch Shou in the hall saw Shui Qingyan, it was hard to conceal her praises. However, the Eunuch Shou was someone from the Imperial Palace, he had seen many outstanding women in different countries, and it only took a moment for him to regain his senses.

"After you, Fourth Miss." The Eunuch Shou led the way for Shui Qingyan and headed out of the Shui’s Marion.

"Thank you, Eunuch Shou." Shui Qingyan smiled and kept up with the steps of the Eunuch Shou.

This time, Shui Qingyan did not bring anyone with him. Yu Niang and the others sent him to the door.

After Shui Qingyan's carriage disappeared from the end of the street, Yu Niang and the rest walked towards the Yi'an Yard.

Passing through the garden. Several maidservants had gathered together to chat.

"I'm afraid that the reason Fourth Miss has been summoned to the palace by the Emperor at this time is related to the marriage of Second Prince."

"That's right, that's right. Other than this matter, there's nothing else worth discussing in the court."

"Yesterday, when I went to buy some stuff, I heard someone discussing it. They say that because of Fourth Young Miss, Second Prince might not have the chance to compete with First Prince."

When Yu Niang heard that, her face turned serious: "There's nothing left to do! If the Fourth Miss finds out about this, there won't be any benefit to it! "

A few servants were shocked, seeing that it was Yu Niang speaking, they immediately scattered.

Inside the carriage, Shui Qingyan closed her eyes.

"The yamen of the Prefecture has been burnt."

"Look! Look! I heard several hundred people are dead!"

"I heard that these were all people who had rendered meritorious service by exterminating bandits. They were personally bestowed wine by the Emperor."

When he passed by the street of the yamen, Shui Qingyan's sharp ears heard the discussions.

"I heard they all died, except for the assistant minister."

"If the assistant minister hadn't fallen into the lotus pond when he was drunk, the assistant minister probably wouldn't have survived as well."

"That's right, that Assistant Minister Ma sure is lucky. I heard that the shallow layer of water in the lotus pond just happened to save that Assistant Minister Ma."

Hearing this, Shui Qingyan slightly raised her brows, and asked: "The yamen of the Prefecture is actually on fire?"

When the Eunuch Shou who was driving the carriage heard this, he immediately said: "Who would have thought that a group of meritorious officials would be burnt by a fire. The Ministry of Justice had already come to investigate and guessed that a drunk person had overturned the candlestick."

"The Emperor bestowed wine and celebration upon us. This should have been a good thing." A trace of an inexplicable smile flashed across Shui Qingyan's face.

Eunuch Shou's expression was calm: That's right, all of these people are people who have rendered meritorious service by following Assistant Minister Ma into the mountain.

"Are they all the meritorious people who followed the Assistant Minister Ma into the mountain?" Shui Qingyan immediately frowned.

"The Fourth Miss stays in the pavilion all day, I'm afraid she doesn't know." The Eunuch Shou continued, "The Assistant Minister Ma has performed meritorious deeds for the dynasty, but the whereabouts of the Zhang Mansion have not been known. Yesterday, when the Assistant Minister Ma went to the palace to request for meritorious services, without the Emperor summoning him, he first bestowed peace of mind to the wine, then he dragged the four hundred people who followed the Lord Zhang over for an inspection."

"Those who died were those who followed Assistant Minister Ma into the mountains." Shui Qingyan came to a conclusion.

"Yeah, those people who lost Zhang Mansion have also escaped calamity." Eunuch Shou's tone carried a hint of lament.

Shui Qingyan pursed her lips, those who saw the scars on her back had all died.

At the same time, another question appeared in Shui Qingyan's mind. Who could burn down the yamen of the prefectural government right under the emperor's nose? Who could it be?

Chu Chen would definitely not do such a thing, because Chu Chen knew that she already had a plan in his heart. Last night, Chu Chen had accompanied her for an entire night at Mist Snow Peak, so it was even more impossible for Chu Chen to have done it.

Shui Qingyan tried to filter out all the people in her mind, but she couldn't find anyone who met the requirements.

The Eunuch Shou continued: "Assistant Minister Ma is really lucky. First, he escaped the fire, and then he escaped the water tribulation."

Shui Qingyan heard and raised an eyebrow. Assistant Minister Ma's life, was destined to be hers.

Arriving at the palace gates, Shui Qingyan was helped off the carriage by the Eunuch Shou.

When he came into contact with Shui Qingyan, Eunuch Shou was completely stunned. He could feel Shui Qingyan's body temperature through the material on her clothes.

Eunuch Shou seemed to have thought of something and asked anxiously: "Fourth Miss, is there something wrong?"

"Nothing serious." Shui Qingyan smiled politely.

Eunuch Shou looked at Shui Qingyan hesitantly, but in the end, he did not say anything.

And at this time, Shui Qingyan could clearly feel that the air she breathed out, was ice-cold.

When they arrived at the throne room, Eunuch Shou was the first to shout loudly: "Fourth Miss has arrived!"

As the Eunuch Shou's voice reached the throne room, everyone in the throne room held their breath and looked towards the entrance of the hall.

In the center of the throne room, kneeling on the ground was Assistant Minister Ma, whose clothes were all wet and reeking of alcohol.

At this moment, his face was completely pale.

This morning, when Assistant Minister Ma realized that he had escaped death by a fluke, his entire body felt extremely cold. He thought that the person behind Shui Qingyan wanted to kill him to silence him, so he did not dare delay. Without changing his clothes, he rushed up the throne room.

At this time, the Assistant Minister Ma turned around and looked towards the outside of the throne room.

The woman had a dull expression as she steadily ascended the steps to the throne room one step at a time, slowly appearing in everyone's line of sight.

Seeing such a Shui Qingyan, Assistant Minister Ma's pupils suddenly shrank. He felt something around Shui Qingyan that he was afraid of, like a devil or a nightmare.