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Bai Feiyue put down the glass bottle and rolled up her sleeves. Qiu Qi, who was by her side, immediately offered her a handkerchief.

She gently wiped her slender fingers, and then said slowly: "In fact, if we knew about the existence of these strongholds, the best way would not be to demolish them cleanly, but to let things stand on their own accord. In that way, Yu QianXun would know about what we want him to know."

Yuchen Ze stared at her, motioning for her to continue.

"The reason why I have to figure out so many strongholds so quickly is just to lure the snake out of its cave. Perhaps …" And he can kill two birds with one stone. " As she said this last sentence, the ridicule in her eyes was extremely strong. Even her smile had traces of sarcasm.

Qiu Qi took Bai Feiyue's handkerchief and quietly stood to the side.

Bai Feiyue straightened her clothes and then walked to the couch to sit down. Smoke curled up from the hot tea on the coffee table as she stroked her sleeves with one hand and slowly moved the teacup to her lips with the other.

She lightly sipped her tea and put down her teacup. When she saw that Yuchen Ze was staring at her, her lips curved up in a smile: "Your concubine's Serpentine Luring naturally doesn't refer to Yuqian Xun. Your Majesty doesn't need to be suspicious, just wait and see."

Yu QianXun focused his thoughts, and then he felt a bit embarrassed. It was true, he hadn't been doubtful just now, but …

He glanced at Bai Feiyue. Right now, she had one hand on her head while the other held onto a book of ancient records. She was flipping through it as she leaned against the pillow, her expression serene.

Yu QianXun's lips curled up involuntarily as he smiled, "Zhi Wu, in the past, I had always felt that the heavens were unfair to me. But now, it seems that there are many things that must be done for us to lose."

Bai Feiyue looked at him, but he said no more.

The years were good, and he only wished for peace and stability in this world.

Time flew by, and seven days had passed in the blink of an eye.

Bai Feiyue was dressed in the attire of a queen while her phoenix wings were slowly rising from her back. Her dark red tie was embroidered with the symbol "Swastika", hanging from her slender neck to her ankles. Her phoenix head was crowned with a phoenix tail, and above the crown was a pair of lifelike phoenix eyes. He lightly touched Danchu between his brows, and his lips were as bright as blood.

Upon seeing her so dressed, Yu Qianqian stroked his forehead and asked, "Empress, are you going to attend the state banquet?"

Bai Feiyue smiled. "Since Prime Minister wants to put on airs, I'll show him off. Since we've already requested to return, we naturally have to return in the guise of returning."

Yu QianXun muttered to himself, "I really couldn't tell that you were father and daughter. How could you be so unhappy with each other?"

Bai Feiyue's smile became even more radiant. "If it wasn't for my father, I wouldn't even bother to quibble with him."

"…" It's a great honor to be bothered by you.

In the Prime Minister's Residence, due to the earlier framing of Fu Ziqian, Fu Yunji had not dared to go out for half a year. Now that he knew Fu Ziqian was going back to the Residence, he was even more frightened and hid in his room to avoid seeing him.

Fu Xinyan was terrified too, thinking that her brother had returned from his travels. With him around, even Fu Zixian wouldn't dare to do anything to her. In the past, Fu Ziqian was most afraid of this eldest son.

Everyone had their own thoughts, even Fu Yunzhi was so nervous that his palms were sweating. He really didn't know if he was right or wrong to help Yu QianXun this time. If he was found out, Xu Yanshi and Wei Guoliang would be his ending …

Before long, the empress's carriage had already arrived at the Prime Minister's Estate.

Bai Feiyue stepped into Bi Chun's palanquin, and the officials who had yet to enter immediately kowtowed.

Fu Yunzhi immediately went to the door to welcome him personally, but before he could even greet him, Bai Feiyue reached out a hand to help him up.

"Father, you must not kill your daughter. Do we father and daughter still need to be so courteous?" She continued, "How are you, Mother? "But in there?"

However, no matter how much he thought about it, he couldn't figure out what Bai Feiyue was planning at the moment. After all, she was in his mansion right now, and even if she brought a group of maids along with her, perhaps she would have guards in the shadows, but what could she do if the heavens were high and the emperor was far away?

He was suspicious, but he still had a smile on his face. "Your mother is entertaining the ladies. Go in quickly. She misses you too."

"Is that so? I heard that my brother is back? His Majesty had been talking about how Qing You was now a weakling, and that it was time for him to become an official. " She patted Fu Yunzhi's hand as if she was hinting at something.

Fu Yunzhi, I've already given you a chance. If you don't know when to turn back, don't blame me for being ruthless.

Fu Yun was stunned. Bai Feiyue did not give you another chance to speak, leading them into the Prime Minister's Estate.

Along the way, countless people kowtowed and saluted. When they arrived at the cabinet, they could faintly hear the laughter of the mother, Ye Xiu, of the Fu family.

"Miss Fang is truly knowledgeable. If only my daughters were half as sensible as Miss Fang."

"Madam, you must be joking. Miss Lin Yan is the most talented girl in our country. I will not listen to you if you say that."

Another round of laughter.

Qiu Qi glanced at Bai Feiyue. After all, she and Bi Chun had been in the palace for nearly half a year, and now they were extremely familiar with each other's expressions. Seeing that Bai Feiyue was not displeased, she lifted the curtain.

The laughter stopped and everyone looked over.

Ye Xiuxiu was shocked upon seeing this. She naturally knew that Fu Zixian was returning home, but her status was honorable. No matter what, Ye Xiu never expected that Fu Zixian would come to the backyard.

When she heard that the current empress had personally come to Jiangnan for the drought in Jiangnan, she had held great respect for the empress. She never thought that she would be able to see the beauty of the heavens here today, truly a beauty that could topple empires. With such an appearance and mind, it was no wonder her father said that the current emperor really loved the empress, and even rejected the talent selection.

Bai Feiyue naturally felt that someone was staring at her. She looked over and saw Fang Hui Ling's head drop like a pigtail, her blush spreading to her ears.

Bai Feiyue raised an eyebrow, looking at Bi Chun in confusion.

Bi Chun smiled. She naturally knew this.

However, Bai Feiyue did not know that ever since she had kissed Jiang Nan, all the women in the capital had taken her as an example. After all, all the women in aristocratic families had been asked to use the zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting as a role model, but there had never been a woman like Bai Feiyue. Furthermore, with the power and influence of the Regent, it was not easy for Bai Feiyue to do so.

Bi Chun explained in her ear, but Bai Feiyue disapproved.

She helped Ye Xiu up a thousand times before placing herself at the side. "Everyone, please do it. I am only making a trip home. There is no need to go through all these formalities."

"Thank you, esteemed Empress."

After taking her seat, Ye Xiu looked at Fu Xinyan with a pale face. She knew that she had to rely on herself.

She raised the corner of her mouth into a smile. "Esteemed Empress …" After mumbling for a while, she realized that she really had nothing to say to this concubine. Furthermore, everything that happened before Fu Zixian entered the palace made her even more at a loss of words.

Fortunately, Fu Ziqian did not intend to make things difficult for her, so he opened his mouth and asked, "How has Mother been these days?"

Ye Xiu could only nod. "They are all pretty good."

"Where's father?" she continued.

"That's good."

"…" Bai Feiyue was silent for a moment, then laughed. "What's wrong with mother? Why does it feel like I'm separated from my daughter? "

Ye Xiu was terrified and subconsciously wanted to kneel down.

Bai Feiyue held her hand. "Your daughter might be an empress now, but she's still a daughter of the Fu family. Why must your mother be like this?"

Ye Xiuxiu was stunned and felt that she had overreacted, so she could only smile awkwardly and said, "What the Empress said is true. Mother …" Mother only misses you too much. Now that I see you again, I don't know what to say. "

Everyone watched from the side and felt that the atmosphere was quite strange.

Fang Huiling didn't think too much about it. She looked at Bai Feiyue, who seemed to be grieving for Patriarch Fu's mother's strangeness, and blurted out, "The Empress is as beautiful as a fairy. If the Empress were to speak to Huiling, she would not know what to say."

Bai Feiyue was stunned for a moment before looking at her with a sincere smile. "This young miss is …"

Lady Fang wanted nothing more than to sew her daughter's mouth shut. Although she felt uneasy, she still stood up and bowed. "To reply to the empress, this is my daughter, Huiling."

"Are you the daughter of Master Fang Shang, the newly appointed Minister of Revenue?"

"Exactly."

Fang Huiling's eyes lit up. Lady Fang couldn't believe what she saw, but before she could stop her, she said, "How does Empress know me?"

Bai Feiyue pursed his lips into a smile. Normally, people would only be fearful that the empress knew everything about the family of the court's officials. However, this Fang Huiling was so heartless that she seemed quite excited to see her like this.

"Back then, the former Minister Xu Yanshi wanted to frame me in Returning Fragrance City. After returning to the palace, in order to reassure me, His Majesty showed me the background information of the current President. I was just short of bringing the genealogy book before me." She paused. "Madame Fang, don't blame the emperor. The emperor was just frightened. I've already spoken about him. How could he go through the family history of an official like this?"

Lady Fang was indeed overjoyed to see the empress. Her opinion of the empress rose to a whole new level. Originally, the emperor should have grasped the background of his subjects. Bai Feiyue was actually telling her that she valued Fang Shang Village highly.

He immediately turned even more sincere and courteous. "The empress is getting serious. The empress's harmony is the fortune of the Western Yuan Kingdom."

"If I were a man and were able to marry a woman like the Empress, I would be willing to take only one spoonful of water out of three thousand."

Madam Fang's decision to bring Fang Huiling out had already been made. If the emperor were to open a talent show in the future, wouldn't Fang Huiling be scolding the emperor?

Lady Fang was about to break out in a cold sweat, but Bai Feiyue only said lightly, "I'm sure Master Fang dotes on the daughter's talent. I'm fine with saying those words in front of me, but don't speak nonsense. If the young mistress heard these words today, she should have forgotten in time. If I were to hear someone speak carelessly, the consequences would be …" She looked around at the crowd before coldly laughing, "Arrogant!"