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Empress?
Queen!
He blankly stared at the person who remained unperturbed and sat like a mountain.
”Yes.” Qing An said his leave. Young Eunuch Qing bowed and retreated, as if the Empress in front of him had always been this way towards the Emperor.
After Qing An left, only the man who was referred to as ”Empress” remained in the Four Corner Pavilion. He looked at Ye Qiongjiang's dazed expression and laughed softly, waving at her, ”Come over.”
Ye Qiongjiang regained her senses, she quietly suppressed the shock in her heart, and walked to stand in front of the other party: ”You, who are you?”
Regardless of the other party's identity, Ye Qiongjiang did not care about etiquette at all, and directly asked him about the bone poison in her body, since she would be dead soon.
The man didn't answer. Instead, he took out a sandalwood box with white jade carvings on it. After opening it, a dense mist of immortal energy swirled around it. A jade colored pill was quietly lying within.
”Eat it.” The man held the pill with a bewitching jade-green glow in his hand. The corners of his eyes were as clear as water, as tranquil as the clouds.
”Poison pill?” Ye Qiongjiang snorted coldly, and without any hesitation, she swallowed it all in one gulp. She was a death warrior groomed by ”Xin Su”. From the moment she entered the palace, she no longer cared about her own life. Moreover, the poison of 'dried up bone' would probably erupt in a short period of time. If she didn't consume this poison pill, she would die.
”What did you invite me here for?”
The man's eyes drooped slightly, and when he raised them again, they seemed to contain the stars in the sky, as if even the light of the sun had been covered. He looked at her, and said with extreme seriousness: ”My name is Gu Rongzhi.”
Ye Qiongjiang's heart was shocked, she was shocked!
He is Gu Rongzhi!
There was nothing wrong with the three words themselves, but if they were put together, it would cause the minds of every citizen of the Xin Country to suffer a strong shock.
Gu Rongzhi, the Seventh Prince of the Xin Country, was the heir to the throne that the last emperor of the Xin Country favored the most. Amongst all the heirs, this Seventh Prince was also the one who received the most love and respect from her subjects. The art of martial arts could be said to be first-rate.
It was a pity that the Xin Country was defeated. According to the law of Da Xia, the royal family of the defeated nation must be beheaded, and the famous Seventh Prince could only sacrifice himself for the country.
Even ”Xin Su”, an organization that had been set up to restore the country, was established to avenge the Seventh Prince.
However, what was shocking was that the man in front of her, who had appeared in the Da Xia Imperial Palace and was called ”Empress” by the Chief Eunuch, was actually telling her that his name was Gu Rongzhi!
The summer breeze was slightly smoky, and the jade-green leaves on the lake were rolling along with the wind like waves. Layers of it moved forward from afar, as if it was being caressed by an invisible hand.
”You can't lie to me. Seventh Prince had already died five years ago after sacrificing his country. Even if he was still alive, it would be impossible for him to appear in the imperial palace of Da Xia Empire. No matter who you are, if you want to pretend to be the Seventh Prince and trick me, it will be all in vain. ”
Ye Qiongjiang laughed coldly. Although the name Gu Rongzhi did shock her, that did not mean that she would easily believe him!
Gu Rongzhi smiled, ”It doesn't matter if you believe me or not. Because you are my wife, that is why I told you. ”
”I don't understand what you mean.” Ye Qiongjiang frowned.
”You'll understand sooner or later.”
Gu Rongzhi stood up, and gently shook the bottom of her yellow and black embroidered gown, ”Someone come.”
Immediately, eight palace maids came along the bridge and knelt before it. The leading palace maid, an older one, said respectfully, ”This servant greets Empress and Lady Qiong.”
”Yun Qing, pass the lunch to Warm Xuan. I want to have it with you.”
”Yes.” Yun Qing stood up, and turned and waved to the other palace maids, and the trained palace maids followed suit and retreated.
After a short while, a line of young eunuchs came in and out of the Warm Xuan with red lacquer boxes in their hands. They brought all kinds of dishes, food, and broth with them.
Although the food was light during the summer, there were still six-colored dishes, the main dish was fourth grade, the side dishes were second grade, soup and porridge were added to the dish, and there were also some fruits that could only be enjoyed at the empress's level.
The four sides of the windows in Warm Xuan were all propped up by bamboo sticks, making it very cool and airy on all four sides.
Yun Qing stood behind Gu Rongzhi and said softly, ”Empress, today's lunch was ordered by the emperor himself. It's all the Empress's favorite food and he treats you so well. The emperor also said …
”All of you can leave now.”
”Esteemed Empress …” Yun Qing still wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Gu Rongzhi, ”Step down.”
”...” ”Yes.”