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In the past few years in Spring Wind Pavilion, she had always been as calm as jade. There were a few drunk guests who tried to pull her to bed, but she always ordered them to be beaten up and thrown out.

"Hua Niang, you don't have to be so lowly in my place. Once you leave Spring Wind Pavilion and don't work for me, we can be friends." Man Tianyao really liked the flower ladies.

"Thank you, Sect Leader, for your love. Can you really be friends with Sect Leader?"

"When did This Sect Leader lie to you?" Man Tianyao was a little displeased, "Hua Niang, find the successor that you have nurtured. I'll check on him for you."

Hua Niang was stunned, she didn't find a successor at all. Man Tianyao looked at her in puzzlement, "What's wrong? You're not satisfied with me? "

Hua Niang hesitated, but still did not dare to speak the truth. "Sect Leader, I am not satisfied with the new person I have groomed. I hope Sect Leader can give me some more time."

"Bring the person here, This Sect Leader will take a look." Man Tianyao seemed to have sensed something.

Hua Niang could only kneel down, "Clan Master, please forgive us. It was Hua Niang who was worried about handing over Spring Wind Pavilion to someone else, so …"

"So you did not take This Sect Leader's words seriously, and did not train for a successor at all?" Man Tianyao was furious, "Hua Niang, This Sect Leader is doing this for your own good. As a girl, are you planning to stay in the brothel for the rest of your life? "

Seeing Hua Mu kneel on the ground and not saying a word, Man Tianyao's heart softened, "Hua Niang, all these years, you have already done too much for our sect. This Sect Leader hopes that you can lead a normal life, marry and have children, and have children as many as you want."

The corners of Hua Niang's eyes were sore as tears silently dripped down. There was someone in her heart, but she didn't dare let him know. Because she knew that she wasn't worthy of him. Therefore, she had been carefully hiding her thoughts, afraid that the Sect Leader would notice and chase her away.

Actually, to her, reputation was no longer important. She could live her entire life without getting married, as long as she could occasionally see him again.

"Clan Master, Hua Niang has never thought of marrying anyone." She finally looked up at him.

Man Tianyao seemed to sigh, "I have wronged you by staying in the Spring Wind Pavilion all these years. This Sect Leader hopes that you can live a happy life whether you marry or not. Flower Mother, leave Spring Wind Pavilion! "

"Hua Niang won't leave."

Man Tianyao looked at her with regret, "Do whatever you want. As long as you want to leave, you can do it anytime." Seeing that she was still kneeling, he said, "You can leave, This Sect Leader is tired."

After Hua Niang left, someone immediately brought hot water in. After Man Tianyao took a bath, even if the lights were extinguished, it was unknown whether he slept or not.

It was already very late, Chu Qingyao was not sleepy at all. She wanted to ask him to help her obtain a portion of the medicinal herb seed, but she felt that it wasn't appropriate. It wasn't because he was afraid that the Third Elder would reject him, but rather, it was because he was afraid of causing trouble for him.

He didn't know who had tried to assassinate him last time, but he didn't know if he had found out. She had a feeling that the person behind the scenes was related to the medical Sect. Although it was just her guess, it wasn't without reason. In the medical Sect, the Third Elder's position was only below the Great Clan Elder, and there were not many people who dared to kill him.

As for the Kunlun Realm s, they could be directly excluded. If the Realm Owner wanted to kill him, they would only need a single order.

The moon was high in the sky and the bright moonlight shone its silver radiance outside the window. She once again thought of Xuanyuan Zhi, and didn't know when he would return.

"Princess." Seventh Jue knocked on the door.

"Come in." When she saw the hidden guards following behind Qi Jue, she couldn't help but feel a little nervous, "How is it, have you seen old man of heaven?"

"Princess, old man of heaven said that you do not need to worry about the seed. He can unconditionally support our Tian Qiong." When the secret guard heard old man of heaven's words, he was extremely happy.

Medicinal ingredients would affect the life veins of the entire Tian Qiong in the future. If the Tian Qiong didn't even have a single stalk of herb, he didn't even dare imagine how everyone would be sick. Could he only wait for death?

Chu Qingyao let out a sigh of relief and said to the shadow guard, "It's been hard on you this time, go back and rest for a few days."

After the secret guard left, Qi Jue said happily, "Esteemed wangfei, you can be at ease now." Chu Qingyao nodded, "This is just the beginning." If the medical Sect found out that the Tian Qiong secretly grew medicinal herbs, who knew if they would shamelessly come forward and destroy it?

With the support of the old man of heaven, she slept soundly the entire night. Just when she woke up, she heard that someone from the Palace had come, the Esteemed Empress Dowager called her into the palace.

"What is it?" she asked.

"Nothing. The eunuchs that came only said that the empress dowager wasn't feeling well, so they summoned her to the palace." Chu Qingyao frowned, wasn't there an Imperial Physician in the palace? Xuanyuan Zhi had left for so long, yet the empress dowager had only summoned her today. This was already far beyond her expectations.

"Esteemed wangfei, why don't you think of a reason to reject it?" Qi Jue was worried. After all, the prince wasn't around. If the empress dowager insisted on making things difficult for the wangfei, there was nothing they could do.

Chu Qingyao raised an eyebrow, how could she push him? She was the empress dowager, the most respected woman in the Tian Qiong. Besides, even if she pretended not to be sick, who could guarantee that the empress dowager wouldn't have any backup plans? Xuanyuan Zhi was currently not in the palace, so she could not give the palace any reason to criticize the Prince Zhi's Mansion s.

"But …" Qi Jue couldn't help but feel that it wasn't appropriate for the wangfei to enter the palace to see the empress dowager.

"Seventh Prince is not here, I am here on behalf of the Prince Zhi's Mansion." Chu Qingyao called Hong Tan over, allowing her to comb a simple bun in her hair.

When she arrived at the empress dowager's palace, she couldn't help but be stunned. She didn't expect the emperor and empress to be there as well. She saluted and was given a seat by the Empress Dowager, who sat at the bottom of the table.

"Prince Zhi's Concubine, when will roasting king return to the capital?" The emperor's face was cold.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, chenqie doesn't know." She tilted her body and answered respectfully.

"Humph!" The emperor snorted angrily.

The Queen Lin Wanru had a face full of smiles as she sized up the girl before her. She was dressed in a white dress which accentuated her beauty, making her eyes as clear and pure as the sky, making her jealous. Even that simple bun of hers looked a hundred times better on her head.

Fortunately, this woman wasn't the emperor's concubine, otherwise she would have definitely thought of ways to get rid of her.

"When I first met you today, I was already stunned by your beauty. You sure are blessed." She deliberately looked at the emperor. As expected, after she finished speaking, the emperor's expression turned ugly.

Chu Qingyao was something that he had forced onto the roasting king, who would have thought that this woman had the ability to gain the recognition of the roasting king.

The empress dowager glanced at the empress dowager and unhappily said, "There's nothing much for Wailing Home to say. Emperor, you can go back first. Wailing Home and Prince Zhi's Concubine have something to say."

The Emperor stood up, his cold gaze sweeping over Chu Qingyao. He had already received the news that all the Royal Feather Guard that had been sent to Jiangnan were dead. And since the roasting king was not here, it had to be him.

Once the emperor had left, the empress dowager said to Qing Yue, "You too."

"Yes, Majesty." Qing Yue turned and left.

The empress dowager's gaze turned gentle, causing Chu Qingyao's heart to beat wildly. After a long while, the empress dowager finally spoke up. "Prince Zhi's Concubine, the empress is pregnant."

"Huh?" Chu Qingyao was stunned.

"Wailing Home said that the Queen is pregnant with the Emperor's child." repeated the Empress.

Chu Qingyao hurriedly stood up. "Then chenqie really should congratulate the empress dowager. It won't be long before you receive another royal grandson."

The empress dowager's eyes turned cold. "Prince Zhi's Concubine, if this Wailing Home doesn't want this royal grandson, what will you do?"

Chu Qingyao was stunned. You don't want it, why are you asking me? But she didn't dare to say these words, so she could only say, "Esteemed Empress Dowager, chenqie doesn't understand what you mean. Besides, the empress is pregnant, so she should go find the imperial physician. " If the empress dowager didn't want it, she could just have the imperial physician prescribe medicine.

The empress dowager stared at her mockingly. "Prince Zhi's Concubine, Wailing Home will say it out loud. Wailing Home wants you to help Wailing Home defeat this child."

Chu Qingyao sighed. The empress dowager definitely had no good intentions. She was the oldest in the palace. As long as she didn't want the empress to give birth, there were plenty of ways. There was no need to drag her into it. She knelt down. "Esteemed Empress Dowager, chenqie only knows how to treat poisons. Chenqie doesn't know how to treat poisons."

The empress dowager laughed coldly, "Prince Zhi's Concubine, do you think Wailing Home is a three year old child? "You're a doctor, don't you know how to knock out a child?"

Chu Qingyao braced herself. "Empress Dowager, chenqie really doesn't know how to." No matter what, he couldn't agree. Who knew if the empress dowager would bite back and implicate the entire Prince Zhi's Mansion.

At some point in time, whenever something happened to her, she would give priority to the entire Prince Zhi's Mansion.

Her Majesty narrowed her eyes and fixed her with her sharp gaze. Today, she definitely had to force Chu Qingyao to agree. At that time, she could take away the Queen's child, and at the same time, she could bring the crime of maiming a son of the Royal Family to the roasting king, killing two birds with one stone.

An hour later, the empress dowager asked again, "Prince Zhi's Concubine, have you finished your consideration?"

"In reply to the empress dowager, chenqie will not."

The empress dowager glared at her. "Do you know what happens when you offend the Wailing Home?"

Chu Qingyao raised her head. "The empress dowager is forcing someone to do something that so many imperial physicians couldn't do. How could a person like chenqie, who only knew how to do such a thing, do it?"

The empress dowager got up. "Then kneel before Wailing Home. When have you thought it through and when will you get up again?"

At noon, the empress dowager finished her lunch under Qing Yue's care, and wiped her mouth as she asked, "What reaction does Prince Zhi's Concubine have?"

"Reporting to the empress dowager, Prince Zhi's Concubine is still kneeling. He hasn't said a single word."

The empress dowager snorted. "Help Wailing Home in for an afternoon nap." The empress dowager had been sleeping until the sun was high in the west. Judging by the time, Prince Zhi's Concubine should have given in by now!

With Qing Yue's help, he sat in the seat of honor and said with a haughty tone, "Prince Zhi's Concubine, as long as you help Wailing Home this time, I will guarantee your glory for the rest of your life. Even if roasting king were to offend you in the future, you wouldn't be harmed. "

Chu Qingyao's eyes were cold. If what you said was so nice to hear, then what are your methods now? "Do you take her for a fool?" Empress Dowager, chenqie wants to help you too, but chenqie isn't skilled enough.

The empress dowager's face sank. "Chu Qingyao, you think the Wailing Home can't do anything to you? Wailing Home tells you, Wailing Home has a hundred ways to punish you. "

Chu Qingyao knelt for a day before being threatened again. Suddenly, her anger skyrocketed and she stood up. She moved her numb legs a few times and said disdainfully, "This wangfei won't be able to fulfill the empress dowager's request. If everyone knows about this, you can force me again."