Chapter 20 - The Empress (7) (1/2)

Chapter 20 – The E her cup of wine and was absent its unique, sweet taste She began to grow bored of the event and out of the blue, felt the crushi+ng, indescribable loneliness that filled her for years ae of 23, she brought with her the burden of ruling a whole country

A country so vast, that one couldn't possibly fatho wo in prime poasn't exactly all sunshi+ne and rainbows Qu Feiqing had to sacrifice the innocence of her youth and her future of living a tranquil life She would forever be living in the chaos she herself had made

The show continued its course but it didn't captivate her any covered her aze

It was the beautiful wo was ready toout of the ordinary But the next moment her eyes fixed on this courtesan, the woed

As if all pretenses had been torn apart, a coldness that did not match the pretty face was revealed She s drip on a pure, white paper—exceedingly dark This kind of s was all too fa to the eyes than before

Perhaps this is how it feels when you ain, but Su Xin had already returned to her usual gentle appearance, refusing to look at her again

This feeling of excite She had been uninterested for a long ti had piqued her attention until now

As Qu Feiqing observed Su Xin as slipping through the crowd, she absentlass and took another sip frolanced at the E the matter, Emperor Qu?” The Emperor Yu was a scholarlythe crohen he noticed the young Emperor Qu look at him He saw this as a chance to strike up a conversation with this infamous Emperor and subtly inquire about the relationshi+p between the two countries

Emperor Yu was a wisewoman before him was not a person he should underestimate He had heard of her bloody conquest on her rise to becorown, hardenedmaiden Thus, he couldn't hold contee

What lies beyond the youthful exterior was a ferocious ruler

Unlike them old ress enerations not being able to hold a candle to Qu Feiqing's craftiness and ruthlessness There was a risk of his own country being seized by this person Thus, the only preemptive solution he had at hand was to establish a peaceful relationshi+p between the Qu and Yu country

“What's the na was oblivious to Enaled to Su Xin's direction

E for the wo's attention “Well this emperor1 believes she is one of the courtesans called Xue Yao Froht add” Emperor Yu had been informed beforehand that one of the performers accepted into the banquet came from his country At first he had paid noround and thank the heavens