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Chapter I West Chu

On the 20th day of the third month of the year of Long'an, just like in previous years, the apricot flowers in the Yongde Palace bloomed as scheduled, side by side with a tree that was densely packed and flourishing. Countless apricot flowers that looked like ice silks bloomed under the golden sunlight, sparkling and translucent with a faint red hue like the redness of a girl's cheeks. On the other side, similarly blooming anemone s could be seen.

"Chirp chirp chirp!" Two swallows flew over from the distance, shuttling between the apricot tree and the acacia tree as if they were playing hide-and-seek. Whenever their wings flapped across the lush clusters of flowers, the flowers would rustle and fall to the ground.

Under the tree, two palace maids were competing in kicking shuttlecocks. Two shuttlecocks made of different colored feathers flew between their feet. What kind of kicks, kicks, and connections? All sorts of different kinds of things were taking turns to come. It was very lively.

Not far away, a woman smiled lightly at them. Her eyebrows were like green feathers, and her muscles were like snow as she stood in the rain of apricot flowers, like a fairy. Although her appearance was a bit sickly, it didn't diminish her beauty in the slightest.

That was probably what it meant when the moon was closed and the flowers were in the sky.

This woman was the Queen of West Chu, and also the who was renowned throughout the world as the world's most outstanding beauty four years ago. Back then, all the princes and nations rushed to Nanzhao to propose marriage with her, and even today, four years later, everyone was still interested in her.

In the end, the Fourth Prince of Chu, Xiao Ruo Ao, stood out as well and returned with the beauty in his arms. Three years later, he changed the position of the Chu Di's eldest son, the crown prince, from his concubine wife to Xiao Ruo Ao, and in the same year, when the Chu Di passed away, Xiao Ruo Ao ascended the throne.

"Cough, cough!" A gust of spring wind blew past, and Ling Mu Qian Xue covered her lips as she began to cough urgently. Her slim body trembled slightly as she coughed, as if she couldn't bear the burden of the wind.

The palace maid by her side immediately patted her back. After she stopped coughing, she asked with concern: "Is Empress cold? This servant will help you enter and rest. "

"Sure." In that short period of time, Mu Qian Xue's face looked much paler than before.

Just as the palace maid was helping Mu Qian Xue to retreat into the palace hall, a fourteen to fifteen year old petite palace maid ran over with a face full of joy. Before she even greeted him, she anxiously said: "Empress, Your Majesty is back! Your Majesty is back! "

Mu Qian Xue was startled, then a look of pleasant surprise surfaced on his face, "What did you say? Didn't you say before the Your Majesty returned that she would only be able to return when she enters the summer?"

After the fall of the first month, Xiao Ruo Ao led two hundred thousand troops and left for the Yanzhou. After the destruction of the previous Han Dynasty, the various dukes in the Central Plains that were once unified were cut down and the flames of war were everywhere, and after many years of war, some of the smaller forces were either annexed down or slaughtered, leaving behind only six small powers, which were also known as the six nations. They were respectively the Tung Ling, the Nanzhao, the Qi and the Qi, which were respectively the strongest.

The palace maid took a deep breath, then nodded with a face full of joy: "It's absolutely true, the Your Majesty has returned. He is already in the Myriad Temple, but the war went smoothly, so he came back early."

"The battle went smoothly..." Mu Qian Xue murmured again, and said cheerfully: "So that means, the Yanzhou has already been destroyed?"

"This servant isn't sure, but it should be." Even before the palace maid finished her sentence, Mu Qian Xue had already said anxiously: "Quick, Xia Yue, help me get to the Myriad Temple."

"Empress, you are not in a good condition, and there are some paths to the Myriad Temple. It would be better to wait for this servant to call Bu Lai over." Even before Xia Yue's words fell, Mu Qian Xue had already said: "Since spring, my body has already recovered a lot. This little path will be fine, hurry up!"

Under Mu Qian Xue's urging, Xia Yue could only follow another palace maid and support her on both sides as they walked towards the Myriad Temple.

When he was passing by the Nine Flower Pond, he accidentally saw Xu Huifei standing by the side of the pond, holding onto a box of fish food, thinking that she came here to feed the fishes, but at this moment, she was staring at the palace maid in front of her with a face full of shock, "What did you say, the Your Majesty is not destroyed?"

"To be exact, it's not that Your Majesty did not perish, but that Your Majesty did not enter the Yanzhou at all." The cilantro earrings on the neck of the palace maid swayed slightly at her words.

Xu Huifei was confused when he heard it, "Explain what happened clearly."

"After Your Majesty led the troops out of the capital, they immediately changed their route. Because Your Majesty ordered for this news to be sealed, they did not spread it out."

Xu Huifei nodded, but then a new question surfaced in his mind, "Since Your Majesty is not destroyed, then what is this news of him winning and returning?"

The palace maid looked at her and stuttered: "Your Majesty has won, but … Destroyed … not Yanzhou, but... "But …"

Xu Huifei waited for a long time, but she still could not speak, so he urged her: "What is it, quickly say it!"

"Nanzhao Country!" Hearing these three words, Xu Huifei loosened his hands and the Agarwood Box fell to the ground. The fish food inside the box scattered all over the ground.

With regards to all of this, Xu Huifei didn't even spare a glance for the palace maid as she glared at the palace maid. In the next moment, she shouted harshly, "What nonsense are you spouting?

The palace maid said anxiously: "This servant is not spouting nonsense, Empress knows, this servant's cousin is Your Majesty's close bodyguard, he went with me during this expedition. Just now, this servant just happened to meet him when I returned from the Inner Court Division, and this is exactly what he said to this servant.

The palace maid's words made Xu Huifei's rose like lips lose all color. Under the spring sun, her face was as white as wax. After a long while, she recovered from her shock and asked: "Why did Your Majesty do this?"

Hearing these two words that reeked of blood, Xu Huifei took a deep breath. At the same time, a panicked voice sounded by his ear, "Empress! Empress, what happened to you? "

Xu Huifei hurriedly turned his head, only to see Xia Yue and Xia Yue anxiously supporting Mu Qian Xue who was sitting on the ground with both of their eyes closed, the latter with a face like golden paper, it was truly frightening!

Seeing Mu Qian Xue, Xu Huifei's face instantly became even paler, and anxiously ran forward, she was calmer than Xia Yue and Luo Hua City Mistress. Seeing that Mu Qian Xue was unconscious, she immediately used her right thumb to press on the middle part of her body.