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"Once you enter the palace, you will be as deep as the sea. There is no benevolent person in this world."

That was a famous saying that had been proven a long time ago.

The empress dowager was in front, while Dongfang Ziqing was behind.

Although the empress dowager was first to the emperor and didn't treat him badly, she allowed him to live in the palace until he died.

On the path to the Royal Palace, a group of people were walking forward. They were none other than Dongfang Ziqing's group.

An hour later, the group arrived before the Emperor's empress dowager who had lived in the palace for nearly half her life.

Dongfang Ziqing got off the palanquin and handed the brocade box to Xue Mei. She then instructed the eunuchs and palace maids to wait outside the palace before entering the Palace of Tzu Ning with Xue Mei.

When they arrived at the entrance of the palace, Xue Mei went up to the palace maids guarding the entrance and said with a smile, "Please inform them that Imperial Concubine Yuwen has come to visit."

"Yes, please wait a moment." That palace maid was very polite. She nodded towards Xue Mei, then slightly bowed towards Dongfang Ziqing, who was behind her, before quickly entering the palace.

A moment later, the palace maid ran out and greeted Dongfang Ziqing respectfully, "The empress dowager has the invitation."

"Right." Dongfang Ziqing slightly nodded and entered together with Xue Mei.

When they arrived at the entrance of the palace, Dongfang Ziqing stopped her steps, bent down, and respectfully said: "Yuwen Yanran has come to pay her respects to the empress dowager."

"Mm, come in." A benevolent voice sounded from the main hall.

Dongfang Ziqing straightened her body and smiled. She told Xue Mei to wait outside the hall while she walked into the hall alone.

Entering into the hall, what entered was a buddhist altar with a buddha sitting on it, smiling while pinching his fingers.

Inside, there was a bed. The empress dowager sat on it, smiling as she watched Dongfang Ziqing enter.

Dongfang Ziqing didn't raise her head. She lowered her head respectfully and slowly walked inside.

When they reached the front, Dongfang Ziqing respectfully greeted the empress dowager. "Yuwen Yanran greets the empress dowager."

"No need to be so polite. Raise your head and let This Dowager see." The empress dowager sat upright on the bed and said benevolently.

Dongfang Ziqing nodded slightly when she heard that. "Yes, Empress Dowager." After that, he slowly raised his head, revealing a peerlessly beautiful face.

"Qing'er, Qing'er." When the empress dowager saw Dongfang Ziqing's appearance, she couldn't help but cry out in a low voice. A trace of sadness flashed across her eyes.

For some reason, the empress dowager didn't like the empress dowager very much. But three years ago, the empress dowager genuinely liked Dongfang Ziqing, and it was because of this that the Son of Heaven, Xuanyuan Chen Mo, didn't act so cruelly and mercilessly, only sending Dongfang Ziqing into a cold palace.

Now, Dongfang Ziqing had reappeared in front of the empress dowager. Although her identity had changed and her appearance had changed slightly, she was still exactly the same as Dongfang Ziqing from three years ago. This caused the empress dowager to always think that Dongfang Ziqing had been reborn and had appeared before her.

The empress dowager's expression and action made Dongfang Ziqing's heart very warm. In this vast imperial palace, there probably weren't many who could sincerely shed tears for her like the empress dowager.

The empress dowager could not forget the innocent Dongfang Qingqing of the past. It was a pity that everything had become a thing of the past. Everything had turned into nothingness as time flowed by in the river of time.

Although Dong Fang Ziqing's heart was in turmoil, she didn't show it on her face. She just stared silently at the empress dowager sitting on the bed.

The empress dowager's eyes turned red as she shook her head and sighed, "Ah, the deceased are already dead. Why are you worrying about them anymore?"

After the empress dowager spoke to herself like this, she controlled the complicated feelings in her heart and sighed again. "The likeness is too similar. It's as if Qing'er has reappeared in front of This Dowager."

The empress dowager trembled as she stood up and walked towards Dongfang Ziqing. As she walked, she muttered to herself, "It's too similar, it's too similar."

Dong Fang Ziqing still stood there respectfully. Without the empress dowager's order, Dong Fang Ziqing would not move at all. She would not even if she had to lower her head.

The empress dowager was an existence similar to the old ancestor in this palace. If she could obtain his acknowledgement and support, then Dongfang Ziqing would no longer need to care about anything else.

The empress dowager walked to the front and said benevolently, "Yanran, your name is Yanran, right?"

Dong Fang Ziqing nodded slightly and replied, "In reply to the empress dowager, chenqie is called Yanran."

"En, not bad." The empress dowager continuously sized up Dongfang Ziqing and nodded to herself as she muttered to herself. A strange light flashed in her eyes from time to time.

"Come over quickly and accompany This Dowager for a bit." With that, the empress dowager pulled Dongfang Ziqing over. The two of them sat on the bed in front of them, facing each other.

"Empress Dowager, this isn't good, right?" Dong Fang Zi Qing said with slight panic.

"What's wrong with that? If I tell you to sit here, you can sit." The empress dowager pretended to be angry as she glanced at Dongfang Ziqing.

Dongfang Ziqing smiled lightly and nodded, no longer refusing.

"Aiya, Yanran, you really look like Qing'er." The empress dowager sighed with emotion.

"Yes, the former Empress Sister Dongfang?" Dongfang Ziqing asked weakly.

"Yeah, that's right. Qing'er is the empress that This Dowager likes the most, what a pity …" The empress dowager sighed as she spoke. It was as if a very shrewd person had become sentimental after seeing Dongfang Ziqing.

Perhaps, it was because he was really old, that he would constantly feel sentimental. When he thought of the past, he would never be able to forget the past.

"Empress Dowager, you just said it before. The deceased are already dead, let them be the past. Death cannot bring them back to life." Dongfang Ziqing said obediently.

"Yes, perhaps it is because This Dowager is old. When I am old, I will always be like this. I will never forget the past." The Empress Dowager said.

Dongfang Ziqing smiled slightly and said, "The Empress Dowager isn't old. She's still very young."

"Child, are you praising This Dowager? This Dowager is old. She's old. " The empress dowager shook her head.

"By the way, son, how is your uncle?" The empress dowager suddenly said.

"Uncle is very kind. Thank you for thinking so much about him, the empress dowager." Dongfang Ziqing nodded and said.

"Oh, well, does your uncle have anything to say to This Dowager?" the empress dowager asked nervously.

"I didn't say anything. I just told chenqie to show something to the empress dowager." Dongfang Ziqing said with a smile.

A sliver of excitement flashed through the empress dowager's eyes before she said anxiously, "What is it? Quick, bring it over for This Dowager to see, quick." At this moment, the empress dowager was extremely anxious, as if …

Dongfang Ziqing quickly stood up and shouted towards the door: "Xuemei, bring the things in!"

When Xue Mei heard the voice, she quickly entered the hall from outside. When she came before the two of them, she said respectfully, "Greetings to the empress dowager and esteemed imperial concubine."

After Xue Mei finished her salutation, she hurriedly gave a brocade box to Dongfang Ziqing before pushing it out of the hall.

Dong Fang Ziqing took the brocade box and turned around, handing the brocade box to the empress dowager.

As for the Empress Dowager, when she saw the brocade box in Dongfang Ziqing's hands, she became abnormally excited. Her body trembled and her old eyes reddened as she took the brocade box from Dongfang Ziqing's hands with trembling hands.

After receiving the box, the empress dowager took a deep breath and opened the box.

The thing that puzzled Dongfang Ziqing was that why was the Empress Dowager so nervous and agitated, why did she ask General Yuwen if he had anything to say to her, and why was she so excited when she saw the embroidered box? Even if he had personally selected it all those years ago, he shouldn't be so agitated, right?

"Could it be?" They? " At this moment, Dongfang Ziqing's heart was shocked to the extreme. A bad idea appeared in her mind.