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Li Cangmin and Murong Ling did not take the discussions of the commoners seriously. They swaggered back to their homes in the capital, changed their clothes and entered the palace without stopping. The banquet for the Thousand Autumn Festival was set up at night. However, the banquet on Shen Wu Street was already set up, and it was indeed packed with a group of citizens. If not for the Golden Crow Guards, it would have been difficult for them to even enter the palace.

At this time, the Imperial Palace was also bustling with activity, there were busy eunuchs of the Palace Maid everywhere, the palace buildings were decorated with lanterns, and even the usually cold Phoenix Cry Palace was filled with joy, the faces of the serving Palace Maid s were filled with joy and anger.

"My prince, my princess, you have finally come. Empress Dowager has been waiting for you for a long time."

Inside the main hall of the Phoenix Cry Palace sat a beautiful woman wearing colorful clothes. She was brimming with vitality and had a beautiful face, as though she was a woman from the nine heavens who had stepped into the mortal world.

The beautiful woman raised her phoenix eyes, her eyes blooming with a brilliant splendor. "Min'Er, Ling'er, you've come."

Indeed, this was the Queen who had temporarily recovered her health. Upon closer inspection, Murong Ling discovered that Li Cangmin's facial features were more similar to the Queen's, more manly and cold, similarly noble like an immortal, but with a completely different taste.

Even though he knew that the empress was only an illusion, seeing her in such a good state, Li Cangmin could not help but be startled. His eyes turned red, "Queen Mother."

The empress's eyes were also red. "Good child, let Queen Mother take a good look at you. Why have you lost so much weight? Where have you been these ten days? "

Seeing the two of them who had such deep feelings for each other, Murong Ling couldn't help but take a glance at Li Cangmin. She didn't notice any changes either, maybe all the mothers in the world were the same, and when they saw their own children, they would feel skinnier.

Her gaze was kind and gentle, and her beautiful phoenix eyes curved upwards. "Ling'er, Queen Mother has to thank you for your pills, to be able to live the last few days in good health and to accompany Min'Er well. This Palace no longer has any regrets."

Thinking about the conversations of the citizens she heard before she entered the city, Murong Ling could not help but say one more sentence, "It's only my duty for a daughter-in-law to donate medicine. In the beginning, it was Royal Father who requested for a daughter-in-law to help you concoct medicine."

She had a feeling that the relationship between the Emperor and Empress was not simple.

Just as expected, a complex expression flashed across the Empress's face, and a myriad of emotions filled her eyes. At this moment, the Palace Maid who had just welcomed them came in to ask for instructions, "Empress, the Your Majesty has arrived. Would you like to let him in?"

Weird, the emperor is walking in the imperial harem, and he still needs to ask for permission? He should be coming to the empress's chamber whenever he wanted, right? However, as Murong Ling thought about how many times the Emperor Xuanwu had hesitated and hesitated, she faintly felt that it was impossible for the Your Majesty to have a firm attitude when it came to Phoenix Cry Palace.

The atmosphere in the hall suddenly became quiet and weird. The Empress's expression changed a few times, she looked at Li Cangmin, and in the end, she did not reject, "Let him in."

The next moment, the dignified and resolute Black Tortoise Emperor walked in with long strides. His face held a faint excitement, and when he saw the radiant Queen, his eyes were already filled with bright water. "Lan'er, you're finally willing to see me."

"In the past, my concubine was seriously ill and I didn't want to see Your Majesty because I was afraid of harming his body. Now that I have received protection from Your Majesty and have just recovered from my serious illness, I hope that Your Majesty does not blame me for the disrespectful crimes of the past."

Hearing these courteous explanations, Emperor Xuanwu's boiling hot heart felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured on it. He had thought of countless of her excuses, but didn't expect such a cold and courteous response. He looked at Li Cangmin and Murong Ling, who were at the side, and barely revealed a smile, "What did the two of you bring back for your Queen Mother's birthday present?"

Li Cangmin, Murong Ling and the emperor had reported to prepare a birthday present, so the emperor decided to announce that they were searching for immortal fruits to treat the empress. When the time came, the empress would be able to recover from her illness.

"Royal Father, Queen Mother, this is the fruit that this son has forgotten about in Mountain City. I can forget about eating it, I hope that after Royal Father and I use it, we will be in a good mood and enjoy the blessings of immortality forever."

The emperor curiously looked at the rows of fresh fruits that the Palace Maid s had brought over. "How come I've never heard of it?"

If he had not taken it out today, Murong Ling would not have known either. She had already eaten one in the manor, and as expected, as expected of the name of the person who forgot the worry, she opened her mouth and said, "Royal Father, Queen Mother, this worry fruit was harvested deep in the mountains. It is not easy for ordinary people to obtain it, so it is normal for you to not have heard of it.

The Wangyou Fruit looked like a jade gourd. It was small in size, it could be eaten in one bite, it was very fresh and pure, making people salivate at its sight. Finally, the Emperor Xuanwu couldn't resist the temptation and handed one over to the Queen.

The Queen did not deny his face and gave him face to eat. Her stiff face suddenly softened and she smiled towards Emperor Xuanwu for the first time ever.

Emperor Xuanwu's heart skipped a beat. He felt that if he could see the empress's smile frequently, then forget about how hard it would be to pick this worry-free fruit, he would even bring it up to her.

Seeing that the Emperor Xuanwu was about to feed the Empress the Wangyou Fruit, Murong Ling quickly stopped her, "Royal Father, you can only eat one Wangyou Fruit per day, and it can only be stored for five days. This is already the last day."

Emperor Xuanwu was immediately disappointed when he heard that, "We were the ones who were greedy, being able to make people forget about things, how could we be greedy?"

Li Cangmin quietly took out a seedling from his sleeves and handed it over to Emperor Xuanwu, "Royal Father, this is the Worryfree Fruit Tree Seedling."

Emperor Xuanwu was immediately overjoyed as he carefully received the sapling, "Alright, but how long will it take for this sapling to grow?"

Li Cangmin slightly paused, "One year."

The happiness on Emperor Xuanwu's face immediately faded. He looked at the Queen, who was smiling happily, and felt sad. "A year, it's been so long, I'm afraid I can't wait any longer."

The ones who could not wait any longer were the empress who had a lifespan of half a year.

In her heart, Murong Ling felt as if she had been stung by a bee, and numbly started to feel pain, "Royal Father, my daughter-in-law is good at growing plants, and in a month, I can make a tree out of it. Then, I'll transplant it to the palace."

"Is that true?"

Emperor Xuanwu's eyes released a bright light, like a child who had obtained candy, his smile was even more relaxed and joyful than if he had eaten a Worryfree Fruit, "Good, good, very good, Princess Qin is indeed an auspicious person, a blessing from Great Zhou."