Chapter 1975: The Ninth Prince’s Arrival (1/2)

In the next moment, the empress moved slightly and appeared before princess Tai’an like she had teleported. Before the princess could return to her senses, the empress had grabbed the jade pendant from the princess’ hand and studied it carefully.

Even though the pendant was made from something extremely simple, the exquisite carvings on it made the empress’ cold heart beat heavily.

In particular, when she saw the two words ‘Xi Yu’ engraved on the pendant, her hand that held it began to shake involuntarily.

She could not be more familiar with the pendant. As a matter of fact, the appearance of the pendant—the exquisite carvings and the engraved words—had already formed a brand that was stamped deeply into her soul. She would never forget it in her life.

This was because when she and Xi Ziyun had been hunted down by enemies and were forced to abandon their daughter, they had left a jade pendant exactly like this one with her. They did this so that they would be able to identify her in the future.

Even though the material was different, everything else was the same as the pendant she had left behind in the past. It was exactly the same.

“Xian’er, w- w- where did you get this jade pendant?” Tears shone in the empress’ eyes as her trembling voice was filled with urgency. There was raw excitement in there that anyone could detect.

In that moment, the empress’ immovable heart seemed to explode like a volcano. Her feelings churned violently as she struggled to remain calm.

For all these years, she and the Xi Emperor had been deeply concerned, basically thinking about their daughter at all times. They had even sent people to search for her secretly during these two millennia, but they received no news at all. As time went on, their missing daughter basically turned into anxiety for the couple, making them experience eternal pain.

This was because they had failed to find any leads in these two thousand years. In a brutal world where power was everything, the two of them had no idea whether their daughter was still alive or not.

However, now that the empress who had almost become despaired suddenly saw a jade pendant similar to the one she had left with her daughter, the flames of hope were reignited.

She had suddenly found a lead regarding the daughter she had lost for two thousand years. This great surprise left the empress overjoyed.

Princess Tai’an stared at her emotional aunt in a daze. She felt very confused. She simply could not understand how a simple jade pendant could make her cold aunt react with such intensity.

As for Bing’er, she had become completely stunned. She stared at the empress blankly as shock filled her face.

In that moment, she even began to suspect that the empress she saw was an imposter.

This was because in her memory, the empress was cold and proud, making her unapproachable. She would treat everyone icily, and she would only be amiable when she saw sister Tai’an.

Yet now, she actually saw tears in the empress’ eyes and joy on the empress’ face. This was very unbelievable for Bing’er.

Even though princess Tai’an was very confused, she still asked, “Aunt, do you remember the supreme Overgod I mentioned to you before? That supreme Overgod gave me the box, and he got me to deliver it to you or uncle personally. The jade pendant was the only thing in the box.”

“What? The jade pendant was actually the item in the box?” Regret filled the empress’ face. Naturally, she could remember the matter with the box.

Originally, she did not care about the gift of an Overgod at all, but she had never thought that the item inside would connect her to the daughter she had lost over two thousand years ago.

“No, I have to tell Ziyun something this important.” The empress vanished, leaving behind the confused princess Tai’an and Bing’er standing in the garden.

In a majestic courtroom, the Xi Emperor in dragon robes currently sat on the emperor’s throne as he managed the affairs of the empire. Below him stood many subjects and officials. They all showed respect.

“Ziyun, Ziyun…” At this moment, the empress’ voice rang out. She held the jade pendant in her hand as she shot over as a blur, attracting the attention of all the officials.

“Xuan’er, why are you so flustered?” The Xi Emperor looked at the empress in confusion from his throne.

“Ziyun, look,” the empress directly passed the pendant to the emperor after arriving before him.

When the Xi Emperor saw the jade pendant, his eyes suddenly narrowed. He shot up from his throne as his terrifying presence erupted from his body without control. Like a turbulent wave, it wreaked havoc in the courtroom, forcing back all the officials and subjects.

“Where did this jade pendant come from?” The Xi Emperor asked in both an excited and trembling voice.

He was the mighty Xi Emperor, yet he struggled to control his emotions at this moment.

The empress explained the origins of the jade pendant in a few short sentences.

“Let’s go. Let’s go see Xian’er.” After learning where the jade pendant came from, the Xi Emperor was even more hurried than the empress. He did not even bother to conclude the meeting of officials and directly disappeared from the courtroom with the empress, leaving behind the officials to look at one another.

Princess Tai’an and Bing’er remained stunned in the imperial gardens. Clearly, they still had not returned to their senses.