The dinner party officially began.
On the left side of Duanmu Xue and Huangfu Che were Duanmu Xi, Xuanyuan Mo, Duanmu Xian and Situ Rui; on the right side were Duanmu Shuang, Duanmu Fei, He Mixiu, Duanmu Qing and Si Yunhan.
Those who sat on the stairs were in pairs, which made Duanmu Shuang sitting alone quite eye-catching.
Qin Zhuo, the prince consort of Duanmu Shuang, perished tragically young. There were several concubines in her mansion. She didn't even have a side consort. It was not that she loved Qin Zhuo dearly but that she was obsessed with Huangfu Che. She was not interested in other men. Therefore, she only brought Duanmu Qing and Si Yunhan to the party tonight.
Duanmu Qing looked across at Duanmu Xi with a faint smile.
Duanmu Xi really managed to come back. She was so lucky. It was a pity that Duanmu Qing wouldn't let her live long.
Si Yunhan sitting next to Duanmu Qing was also staring at Duan
Duanmu Qing had a cold glance at Si Yunhan and rose to toast Xuanyuan Mo."Mr. Xuanyuan, here is a toast to you."The guests were so speechless. What was wrong with the couple? The fiancé was officially engaged and still wanted to hit on the crown princess. The fiancée had already taken away the crown princess's previous lover and now coveted the latter's current lover. Shame on them!Duanmu Xue instantly went mad and wanted to shout at Duanmu Qing but was stopped by Huangfu Che.Huangfu Che watched the young people's interaction, his corners of the mouth slightly lifted.How could that woman covet Xuanyuan Mo? How naive!Xuanyuan Mo frowned and looked at Duanmu Qing with a disdainful look, his amber eyes full of contempt."Snow, I'm a bit dizzy. Let's go back to the Eastern Palace."She didn't want to waste her time talking with Duanmu Qing anymore. Otherwise, she would directly
In the Eastern Palace of the Crown Princess.Duanmu Xi was sitting by the table, rubbing her temples. She drank too much last night, making her have a headache today."Your Highness, here is the hangover alleviating soup."Ziwan put a jade bowl in front of Duanmu Xi carefully.Duanmu Xi took the jade bowl and drank up the soup."Here come Her Majesty the Empress and His Highness the Royal Consort..."As the palace maids outside the palace chanted, Duanmu Xue and Huangfu Che walked inside.Duanmu Xi rose and saluted the two of them."Mother, Father.""Xi, are you okay? Have you drunk the hangover alleviating soup?" Duanmu Xue saw her chin rested on her palm and immediately said nervously."Yeah." Duanmu Xi nodded."Come here. Xi, have a seat."Duanmu Xue dragged Duanmu Xi over and made her sit down, her face full of anxiety.
In the Eastern Palace, Duanmu Xi looked at the several women in black in front of her with cold eyes."Phoenix Five?"She only knew Phoenix Five among these women. They were probably her mother's phoenix guards.Faced with Duanmu Xi's fierce look, Phoenix Five felt frightened. Yet, among these people, she was the most familiar with the crown princess so she could only brace herself to go forward."Your Highness, I'm sorry. We’re acting under the empress's order. Please forgive us."Duanmu Xi frowned. Her mother was so..."Piss off."She glanced at the several phoenix guards in front of her coldly. A grumpy look flashed across Duanmu Xi's face.If it were not because they didn't mean harm, she wouldn't be so patient with them.The phoenix guards looked at each other and then shook their heads at Duanmu Xi."I'll give you one more chance. Get out of my way.
"What's wrong with Heiress of Princess Jing? Why isn't she fighting?""Exactly. She seems quite frightened."The onlookers saw the two people not fighting on the platform and started to murmur.Staring at Duanmu Qing who looked abnormal on the platform, Duanmu Shuang also slightly frowned.What was wrong with Qing? What on earth did Duanmu Xi say to her? What was she afraid of?Duanmu Qing was completely dumbfounded now.The total wreck she looked down upon had gained such a high level of competence that she could never approach in her whole life and ridiculously, she still acted like a pathetic clown."Duanmu Qing, as I said, even if I die, you can never become the crown princess..."Again, Duanmu Xi's words sounded in Duanmu Qing's ears coldly.Duanmu Qing couldn't move at all, as if being bewitched.Those were the words that made her unable to f
At night, Duanmu Xue and Huangfu Che were waiting for Duanmu Xi anxiously in the Tongxin Hall."Here comes Her Highness the Crown Princess..."Hearing the palace servant's chanting outside the hall, Duanmu Xue raced out hurriedly, followed by Huangfu Che who was quite resigned.Upon entering the hall, Duanmu Xi saw Duanmu Xue and Huangfu Che standing at the door and immediately saluted them."Mother, Father, good evening.""Xi, there you are. Come on in."Duanmu Xue dragged Duanmu Xi to the table and then sent away all the palace servants."Xi, when did you repair the meridians? Why didn't you tell me? If I had known your capability, I wouldn't have sent out the phoenix guards."Holding Duanmu Xi's hands, Duanmu Xue was proud and remorseful.Duanmu Xi's eyes glittered, "You didn't ask me so...""Xi, I heard from Long Xing and Long Chen that you hav
In the Fengming Hall.Seeing the empty palace, Duanmu Xi frowned and walked inside slowly.When she walked inside, Duanmu Xi saw the portraits of the previous empresses. Beneath the portraits were the memorial tablets of the deceased empresses and their royal consorts.Duanmu Xi's eyes glistened.The rules of the Duanmu Family were so strange. These royal consorts were not allowed to enter the Fengming Hall when they were alive. However, when they passed away, their memorial tablets could be placed here.Was it to prevent the empresses from being lonely?Duanmu Xi looked at the yellow cattail hassock on the ground and gave a bitter smile.She didn't even lower her head before her parents since she came to the Hantian Continent but now she had to kowtow to these memorial tablets.Fine. Since these were her ancestors, it wouldn't be a big deal to kowtow to them.
"You..."Xuanyuan Lie was rendered speechless by Xuanyuan Mo's reply. He took a few deep breaths and slightly calmed himself down."What's good about that total wreck...""She is not a total wreck."Xuanyuan Mo frowned and gave off a cold air instantly.He didn't want to hear anyone insult Xi, not even his father."Good. Very good..."Xuanyuan Lie was lost for words in fury."I'll go back to my mansion if nothing else."Xuanyuan Mo couldn't be bothered to pay attention to Xuanyuan Lie anymore. He turned around and wanted to leave.Xuanyuan Lie got anxious and yelled, "So what if you love her? Do you really want to marry into the Zhuque Empire?"Xuanyuan Mo didn't look back but stopped."If that's what she wants, I'll do it then.""Do you forget your mother? Do you want to follow her example? Duanmu Xi will asc
In the Tongxin Hall.Seeing Duanmu Xue's frown, Huangfu Che asked in a low voice, "Are you still worried about the frontier situation?"Duanmu Xue nodded lightly, her face full of anxiety.She was not afraid of being unable to defeat the Xuanwu Empire. Yet, when the two empires fell into a fight, the people had to suffer."Xue, isn't the Xuanwu Empire in the reign of your grandpa? Why does it suddenly raid our northwest frontier?"Seeing that Duanmu Xue was so worried, Huangfu Che felt a bit pitiful.Duanmu Xue shook her head and sighed."Now, the Xuanwu Empire is no longer the empire when my cousin Xiahou Shen was in reign. At present, it is under the control of Zhuge Weiming, the Prince Regent. I'm afraid that he is the one who schemes the raid on the northwest frontier."Huangfu Che frowned, "Zhuge Weiming has been in power for a while. This time, he attacks our empire.