C203 (2/2)

Little Pei got up and kissed his mother, then flew back to the sea and continued to play with the warship Xiluo.

He had ordered the rainfall to not increase the amount of water dropped by even a third of a meter. Everything was set, and it was still too early for him to return home after finishing his work.

On the other side, the emperor and his men had already successfully arrived. and the others did not receive them, he knew that someone from the Xiluo had arrived.

Never would he have thought that the people who would come afterwards would actually say that the several dozen ships of the Xiluo were trapped by the ocean waves, falling and sinking right under the noses of the soldiers of the Daqi.

Xiang Run and Siyan looked at each other. Siyan said in a soft voice, ”The heavens are helping the emperor.”

The emperor, on the other hand, remembered that day when his daughter had messed up the chess game, as if it was a foretaste for today. Although he was overjoyed, the responsibility he had to shoulder was even heavier.

How could they be willing to let their Xiluo fail this time? When they go back and regroup, their Daqi must establish a strong defense against the sea.

He held the Queen's hand as they stepped onto the desert, while Wei Tengfei and his soldiers welcomed them from afar.

When Ling Chaofeng saw the emperor coming from a high place, he hurriedly brought the Xiaowan down and bowed down along with the crowd.

Amongst all the men, Xiaowan was the only one that was naturally eye-catching, and the Queen saw at first glance that there was a lotus flower jade hairpin in Xiaowan's hair. It was a congratulatory gift that she had chosen for both Manager Ling and the bride.

She cheerfully laughed: ”You are Manager Ling's wife?”

The Xiaowan was suddenly brought to see the Emperor Queen, and she was trembling in fear. Even though she knew that the Queen was asking her, and the words were stuck in her throat, she was still unable to say it out. It was still Ling Chaofeng who remained calm, reporting to the Emperor Queen, ”My son, Xiaowan, first saw that Tian Yan is too nervous, I hope Your Highness can forgive me.”

The emperor and Siyan looked at each other and started talking. Xiang Run followed Wei Tengfei to the seaside, and the blue-eyed Prince Haas naturally followed along.

On one side, the Palace Maid beside Siyan had already helped the Xiaowan up, and the female disciples retreated back into their tents.

Xiaowan kept her head down as she carefully followed behind the empress. Suddenly, she heard a familiar voice call out to her, ”Sister-in-law!”

She was wearing too much, but she didn't have the time to think about it. She lifted her skirt and ran towards him.

”Hanxi...” Xiaowan's heart warmed, he ran forward and hugged the two sisters. Hanxi cried again.

She held back her tears all the way, but when she saw Xiaowan, she finally couldn't hold it in anymore. She cried sorrowfully on Xiaowan's shoulder, saying ”sister-in-law” one after another until Xiaowan's heart broke.

Siyan stood at the side and smiled as she watched, instructing the Palace Maid to support him and persuade him. She saw the people watching in the distance again, and she gave them a big smile and a wave. The people there became very lively, and the guards were so frightened that they quickly invited the empress into the tent.

The Xiaowan supported Hanxi and followed the Queen into the tent.

Hanxi was bestowed the title of County Lord, and matched with Prince Haas representing his Daqi, they headed towards the Xiluo to tie up with her. She was dressed in a complete set of court uniform, with heavy gold ornaments on top of her head, and her clothes were piled up one on top of the other, her sleeves dragged on the ground, and her movements were extremely clumsy.

The Xiaowan asked worriedly: ”Does your back still hurt? Is it alright to wear such bulky clothes?”

Hanxi shook her head, and lightly sobbed without saying a word.

She helped Hanxi to sit down, and saw that the Palace Maid was surrounding the Empress, in a few moments, she had removed the heavy clothes and accessories she wore. The Queen heaved a sigh of relief and looked at the Xiaowan, and smiled.

Xiaowan hurriedly withdrew her gaze, but she could not help but raise her eyes again. She felt as if she had seen this goddess somewhere before …

It was a dream, Xiaowan recalled. The dream by the Lotus Pond, the person standing far away, seemed to be this Empress in front of him.

”I think I've seen you before.” The empress opened her mouth first. ”It looks very intimate, not unfamiliar at all. It's like we've known each other for many years.”

”I don't dare to be a woman.” Xiaowan quickly kneeled down, and was helped up by Palace Maid, saying, ”Our Empress is the one who doesn't pay attention to rules. Madam, don't kneel down every now and then, how can you speak nicely?”

After they finished speaking, they came to help Hanxi up, saying that they were going to take her to change clothes.

”Sister-in-law, speak with the Empress for a while. I'll be back in a moment.” Hanxi was naturally not stupid, she understood that the empress wanted to talk to the Xiaowan after they took her away.

For a while, the camp was empty. From time to time, footsteps could be heard outside, and the sound of thunder could be heard from the sea far away.

”Your name is Xiaowan?” Siyan said.

”Yes, this humble woman is called Mu Xiaowan, she is from the Li Prefecture.” She hung her head, her fingers entwined, nervous, unable to speak if her husband was not by her side.

The empress said cheerfully, ”I didn't ask where you're from, don't be nervous.”