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”Empress Niang Niang, gentleman Liu from Flower Jade Jewelry Shop sent someone to inform Empress Niang Niang that the Golden Phoenix head ornament is already done.”
When Empress Wei heard the servant's words, her eyes sparkled. Happiness could be seen inside her eyes.
”Go! Invite that person inside.”
”Yes, this servant understands.”
When Xu Ji An noticed his Imperial Mother's delighted reaction, he could not help but wonder.
”Imperial Mother, this subject-child is very curious. What is this Flower Jade Jewelry Shop Imperial Mother is talking about?”
”It is a newly built Jewelry shop. Although it is new, it has many wonderful and unique pieces. Imperial Mother saw a very beautiful unfinished head ornament and decided to buy it. Imperial Concubine Jin also wanted it but how could I allow that vixen to wear such a beautiful ornament? Humpf!”
Xu Ji An only listened to his Imperial Mother's words before bidding goodbye.
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Inside XuanRong's courtyard, an awkward air surrounded the entire room. XuanRong was acting normal but her three maidservants, especially YuYing and YuShen, were feeling anxious. Although An Wei did not say anything, they could feel that something was wrong. Even though XuanRong was still acting like before, there was a hint of aloofness in her actions, as if they had returned to the time where XuanRong was unable to stand their skinship. It made YuYing and YuShen worried. YuShang knew that it was because of her but although she felt guilty as she stared at her sisters' faces, she did not regret telling XuanRong the truth.
”X-XiaoJie..”
”En?”
”Is there something wrong?”
”Wrong? Nothing. Why?”
”N-Nothing. Please do not mind this servant.”
YuShen tried but she could not bring herself to ask.
After what happened yesterday, no investigation took place in the prime minister's residence. It was treated as if nothing happened at the Thousand Li pavilion. XuanRong knew that XuanLi had already realized that everything was planned by Xiao Lou and XuanFei.
XuanRong did not care. She had long accepted the fact that her father would never treat her like how he treated XuanFei. Her heart was already numb to feel the pain.
XuanRong stared at the window. She could not help but remember her benefactor. She started counting the days from the latest full moon up to yesterday's date.
'Ah? isn't it the twenty-fifth of the month?'
XuanRong suddenly thought that in her previous lifetime, it was this time that the Emperor announced an Imperial statement, saying that a prince from Jing would stay at Qian Zou for five years. That Prince humiliated her at the Emperor's banquet.
”Da XiaoJie! Someone from the Chen family is here!”
XuanRong abruptly stood up. Her thoughts were disturbed by the sudden call.
”What's wrong?”
The servant was breathing heavily. While trying to catch her breath, the servant opened her mouth to speak.
”This servant was told to inform Da XiaoJie that Second Chen Furen is currently in a critical condition. Da XiaoJie, Old Master Chen is requesting Da XiaoJie's presence in the ChenFu.”
Hearing the grieve news, XuanRong's face paled.
'What went wrong?!'
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[1]. ”I” used by the females in the imperial palace. (Princesses, Consorts, Imperial Concubines and the Empress)
[2]. 'Er Chen'- What imperial princes use to call themselves in front of their parents (Emperor and Empress/Imperial Concubine)
[3]. 'Imperial Mother/Empress Mother' while MuFei is 'Imperial Concubine Mother'
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