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Back at Chengde Villa, Ye Zhen spent almost all her time reading travel books except for walking in the garden for an hour every day. She paid little attention to the affairs of the palace and the capital.
This could be regarded as a good thing, and the mood of the empress would not be affected.
"Empress, are the books left by the old master so good?" Hong Ling looked at Ye Zhen who reluctantly put down the book and finally couldn't help but ask.
Ye Zhen smiled, "It's like a new world, making people reluctant to let it go."
"This slave feels that your heart is about to fly into the book." Hong Ying said.
Indeed! Ye Zhen also felt that her heart seemed to go overseas with the contents of the book, to the distant countries mentioned in the book, to see different human cultures and landscapes. Since she could not go in person, it was good to have these travel books to satisfy her craving.
"I really envy Qi Yanling." Ye Zhen looked at the blue sky. If everything in the book was what she had experienced personally, how wonderful and rich her life would be. If she could also leave this world, she would be
Ye Zhen bowed her head and touched her belly. She couldn't leave. There were too many people here that she couldn't bear to part with.
"Empress, there is a letter from Lord Ye." Xue Lin came over and handed the letter in his hand.
"Lord Ye?" Ye Zhen froze for a moment. "Is it a letter from Dongqing?"
Xue Lin smiled and said, "Yes, Empress."
Hong Ling took the letter and handed it to Ye Zhen.
Ye Zhen remembered that Ye Yiqing once said that after Jin Shanshan went to Dongqing to see Zhao Yang, he would return to the capital together to see her. Was her father ready to return to the capital?
After reading the letter, Ye Zhen confirmed the guess in her heart. She was in a good mood. "Daddy is coming back."
"Master is coming back?" Hong Ling's eyes widened. "Empress, if Master comes back and knows that you live in Chengde Villa instead of the palace, will he misunderstand the emperor?"
The smile on Ye Zhen's face froze slightly. She was so happy that she almost forgot that she was now an empress who had fallen out of favor. "Daddy will not believe the rumors outside. Just wait for him to come and explain."
"What about the emperor?" Hong Ling asked in a low voice.
"Xue Lin, go back and tell the emperor that Lord Ye should be back next month." Ye Zhen said to Xue Lin.
"Yes, Your Highness." Xue Lin responded and turned to leave.
Ye Zhen was not in the mood to continue walking. She returned to the study and wrote back to her father. In the letter, she briefly explained the reason for her visit to Chengde Villa. She believed that her father would understand.
The afternoon sun was bright and warm. Ye Zhen was also a little tired. She didn't want to go back to the house, so she took a nap on the soft couch in the study.
Before she fell asleep, she remembered that she had not entered the space for days, so she wondered if the little bird had returned.
Her space was a little different from before. It seemed to have grown a little bigger, and the complicated and magical patterns around the spirit well seemed to have added a few more patterns. However, the originally gurgling spring water was now only eighty percent left. The spirit spring water seemed to be connected to the fire phoenix. Without its appearance, the spirit spring water stopped flowing.
Ou Yangming did not know what exactly happened to the little bird. The last time he saw it in his dream, it felt like it was going to disappear soon.
Ye Zhen sighed softly. She really couldn't do anything about the fire phoenix. Even if she wanted to help it, she didn't know where to start.
She withdrew from the space and suddenly felt an inexplicable warmth in her stomach. She was startled and wanted to feel it again, but found that the feeling had disappeared, as if it was just her illusion.
So tired!
Ye Zhen suddenly felt tired all over her body. She didn't do anything, how could she be so tired? She fell asleep in a daze and seemed to have a long dream, but when she woke up, she couldn't remember what she had dreamed.
Zhao Yong rested in the foreign guest pavilion for a day. The next day, led by the assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites, he, Song Honao and others went to the palace of the Jin Kingdom.
The layout of the palace was no stranger to Zhao Yong. The palace of the Qi Kingdom was built according to this palace. The pattern was exactly the same, but the palace of the Jin Kingdom was more majestic.
Mo Rongzhan received Zhao Yong and others in the main hall of the Palace of Heavenly Purity. Of course, Zhao Yong appeared here in the identity of a prince. Except for his confidants, even the fourth princess who came with him did not know his identity. She thought he was her uncle whom she had never met before.
There was indeed a prince in the Qi Kingdom named Zhao Zhongshen, but because of his small role, few people knew of his existence.
Mo Rongzhan sat upright in his armchair. His deep, pitch-black eyes stared sharply at the envoys of the Kingdom of Qi as they entered the great hall. His gaze swept past Song Honao and finally landed on Zhao Yong.
He had heard from Song Jiong that Zhao Zhongshen looked very much like Zhao Yong. The two of them were of the same height, and their appearances were seventy to eighty percent similar. Most importantly, even their dissolute personalities were the same. He looked at Zhao Zhongshen and imagined Zhao Yong's appearance. In his mind, a majestic and domineering emperor appeared.
If Zhao Zhongshen wore a dragon robe and the smile on his face did not look so wanton, he should be more similar to Zhao Yong.
Mo Rongzhan had a simple impression of Zhao Yong. In short, he would not be an easy person to deal with.
"The envoy of the Qi Kingdom greets the Emperor." Song Honao bowed at the front and raised his eyes to size up Mo Rongzhan. When he saw a pair of cold and sharp eyes, his heart trembled. He felt as if he was looking at their Emperor.
This Mo Rongzhan had a biting cold aura that only one who had experienced the battlefield would have. That intimidating aura was comparable to Zhao Yong's.
Zhao Yong bowed as well. He also had an evaluation of Mo Rongzhan. Not simple!
"Everyone, please rise." Mo Rongzhan's cold face carried a faint smile, "Shen Wangye must have had a hard journey."
"The scenery of the Jin Nation is beautiful and the people are talented. This prince has benefited a lot along the way and I don't feel tired at all." Zhao Yong played the part of a Casanova prince to the bone. Even the smile on his face seemed to be asking for a beating.
When Mo Rongzhan heard him say that he had benefited a lot, he knew what he was referring to. He smiled faintly, "As long as Shen Wangye likes it. Give me a seat."
All the officials in the hall turned to look at Zhao Yong, thinking to themselves that it was one thing for this prince to have no reputation in the Kingdom of Qi, but now that he was in the Kingdom of Jin, he was still so dissolute. Was he not afraid of embarrassing himself?
"Your Majesty, the reason we came here this time is to see the fisherwoman that your esteemed country has been talking about. If she really is the princess of our Qi Country, we can bring her back to our Qi Country to acknowledge her ancestors." Song Honao said to Mo Rongzhan.
The Qi Kingdom did not send an envoy here to form an alliance with the Jin Kingdom. In any case, it was impossible for the two countries to establish diplomatic relations, so there was no need to say so many hypocritical words.
"Miss Zhao is currently in the palace. If you wish to see her …"
Zhao Yong smiled and said, "Your Majesty, there is no need to rush to see Miss Zhao. After so many years, this is the first time our Qi Kingdom has sent an envoy to the Jin Kingdom. I hope that our two countries can get to know each other better, am I right?"
Song Hongao looked at him in surprise. "Prince Shen?"
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