C2 Empress?

Empress?

Queen!

Huang … Behind?!

Ye Qiongjiang was startled.

He blankly stared at the person who remained unperturbed and sat like a mountain.

No matter how I look at it, this is a man … And last night, Ye Qiongjiang had personally verified his gender, so it couldn't be fake.

How could this be? Qing An actually called him "Empress"?

If he was a 'queen', would he be the legendary 'doom princess' that caused the destruction of Xin Country?

"No need for formalities." The man waved his sleeves, and his gaze swept past Ye Qiongjiang who was standing foolishly in the distance, and actually revealed a slight smile.

Qing An stood up and stood respectfully at the side. "The Emperor has invited the Empress to Audience Hall for a meeting. What do you think?"

"Let him, I, and the Sister Qiong Fei, meet face to face and happen to have invited her here for a mutual appreciation. After lunch, I will naturally go and see him. " The man's tone was indifferent, but it contained a hint of cold arrogance, as though he didn't care about the imperial power at all.

"Yes." Qing An said his leave. Young Eunuch Qing bowed and retreated, as if the Empress in front of him had always been this way towards the Emperor.

After Qing An left, only the man who was referred to as "Empress" remained in the Four Corner Pavilion. He looked at Ye Qiongjiang's dazed expression and laughed softly, waving at her, "Come over."

Ye Qiongjiang regained her senses, she quietly suppressed the shock in her heart, and walked to stand in front of the other party: "You, who are you?"

Regardless of the other party's identity, Ye Qiongjiang did not care about etiquette at all, and directly asked him about the bone poison in her body, since she would be dead soon.

The man didn't answer. Instead, he took out a sandalwood box with white jade carvings on it. After opening it, a dense mist of immortal energy swirled around it. A jade colored pill was quietly lying within.

"Eat it." The man held the pill with a bewitching jade-green glow in his hand. The corners of his eyes were as clear as water, as tranquil as the clouds.

"Poison pill?" Ye Qiongjiang snorted coldly, and without any hesitation, she swallowed it all in one gulp. She was a death warrior groomed by "Xin Su". From the moment she entered the palace, she no longer cared about her own life. Moreover, the poison of 'dried up bone' would probably erupt in a short period of time. If she didn't consume this poison pill, she would die.

"What did you invite me here for?"

The man's eyes drooped slightly, and when he raised them again, they seemed to contain the stars in the sky, as if even the light of the sun had been covered. He looked at her, and said with extreme seriousness: "My name is Gu Rongzhi."

Ye Qiongjiang's heart was shocked, she was shocked!

He is Gu Rongzhi!

There was nothing wrong with the three words themselves, but if they were put together, it would cause the minds of every citizen of the Xin Country to suffer a strong shock.

Gu Rongzhi, the Seventh Prince of the Xin Country, was the heir to the throne that the last emperor of the Xin Country favored the most. Amongst all the heirs, this Seventh Prince was also the one who received the most love and respect from her subjects. The art of martial arts could be said to be first-rate.

It was a pity that the Xin Country was defeated. According to the law of Da Xia, the royal family of the defeated nation must be beheaded, and the famous Seventh Prince could only sacrifice himself for the country.

Even "Xin Su", an organization that had been set up to restore the country, was established to avenge the Seventh Prince.

However, what was shocking was that the man in front of her, who had appeared in the Da Xia Imperial Palace and was called "Empress" by the Chief Eunuch, was actually telling her that his name was Gu Rongzhi!

The summer breeze was slightly smoky, and the jade-green leaves on the lake were rolling along with the wind like waves. Layers of it moved forward from afar, as if it was being caressed by an invisible hand.

"You can't lie to me. Seventh Prince had already died five years ago after sacrificing his country. Even if he was still alive, it would be impossible for him to appear in the imperial palace of Da Xia Empire. No matter who you are, if you want to pretend to be the Seventh Prince and trick me, it will be all in vain. "

Ye Qiongjiang laughed coldly. Although the name Gu Rongzhi did shock her, that did not mean that she would easily believe him!

Gu Rongzhi smiled, "It doesn't matter if you believe me or not. Because you are my wife, that is why I told you. "

"I don't understand what you mean." Ye Qiongjiang frowned.

"You'll understand sooner or later."

Gu Rongzhi stood up, and gently shook the bottom of her yellow and black embroidered gown, "Someone come."

Immediately, eight palace maids came along the bridge and knelt before it. The leading palace maid, an older one, said respectfully, "This servant greets Empress and Lady Qiong."

"Yun Qing, pass the lunch to Warm Xuan. I want to have it with you."

"Yes." Yun Qing stood up, and turned and waved to the other palace maids, and the trained palace maids followed suit and retreated.

After a short while, a line of young eunuchs came in and out of the Warm Xuan with red lacquer boxes in their hands. They brought all kinds of dishes, food, and broth with them.

Although the food was light during the summer, there were still six-colored dishes, the main dish was fourth grade, the side dishes were second grade, soup and porridge were added to the dish, and there were also some fruits that could only be enjoyed at the empress's level.

The four sides of the windows in Warm Xuan were all propped up by bamboo sticks, making it very cool and airy on all four sides.

Yun Qing stood behind Gu Rongzhi and said softly, "Empress, today's lunch was ordered by the emperor himself. It's all the Empress's favorite food and he treats you so well. The emperor also said …

"All of you can leave now."

"Esteemed Empress …" Yun Qing still wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Gu Rongzhi, "Step down."

"..." "Yes."

Yun Qing bowed and took his leave, but he did not understand in his heart, this empress, who was dressed in men's clothes every day, although he looked pretty, had a manly demeanor and a voice that did not sound like a woman's. He did not know what was so good about this empress that could cause the emperor to fall in love with his and destroy the Xin Country, all for the sole purpose of snatching an enemy nation's princess to be his empress.

As for this enemy kingdom's princess, if she wasn't bestowed the title of Queen, then no one would see her as a girl.

Ye Qiongjiang did not touch the chopsticks. She was holding onto the poison for a while, but the next moment, everything had already passed.

Using a fine porcelain white key to scoop the soup into a small bowl filled with beautiful moonlight flowers, Gu Rongzhi looked at Ye Qiongjiang who was frowning and said with a smile, "Don't count the time, the poison pill I gave you just now is an antidote, it's been detoxified a long time ago."

Ye Qiongjiang lifted her eyes, looked at the faintly discernable smile on the man's face, and coldly said: "Oh? You actually cured me of my poison? Are you using Huai Rou's tactics? If he couldn't use a hard one, then he would use a soft one? I said it before, this was all a waste of effort. Regarding 'Xin Su,' I won't say a single word. "

Gu Rongzhi glanced at her, a strange light appearing in her eyes. He calmly withdrew her gaze, placed the small bowl of soup in front of Ye Qiongjiang, and said with a smile: "No matter what you think, you are my wife, I will not let you die. "Come, have a drink."

"The emperor has arrived!"

Ye Qiongjiang was still frowning and thinking about Gu Rongzhi's true goal when she heard the eunuch's loud voice coming from outside the Warm Xuan.

Following that, Eunuch Qing An was the first to push open the carved wooden door, and then he stood by the side with a bow, allowing the door to open.

Then someone walked in smiling, laughing. "Has the empress finished her lunch yet? "I've been waiting anxiously for a while, so I came to take a look myself."

This person had a tall stature. His pitch-black hair was tied up with a pearl crown, and the bright yellow embroidered robe was half-draped. The silk around his waist was slightly loose, making him look even more extraordinary. His eyebrows were slanted and his nose was pointed. He was obviously a valiant figure, but because his clothes fluttered, he had turned into a gentle breeze that caressed the soft jade of his lazy temperament.

So this person was the true emperor of the Grand Xia? It was quite different from the Emperor she imagined.

The current Emperor of Da Xia had only had half a lifetime worth of war horses, and there weren't many concubines by his side. Besides the Empress, there were only four concubines.

She had thought that this Emperor should be a bit old, decisive and sharp, with traces of being grinded by the wind and sand on his body. However, at this moment, it was obvious that he was a graceful and handsome youth, on par with this' Queen 'in front of her.

After the Emperor entered, Eunuch Qing An closed the doors to the Warm Xuan from the outside. This well-ventilated Warm Xuan actually instantly formed a separate space for the three of them.

Gu Rongzhi merely stood up, and did not pay her respects in accordance with the etiquette. Ye Qiongjiang also stood up.

"There are no outsiders here, so we don't need to go through the etiquette of being monarchs. It would be better to be casual about it." The emperor waved his hand and pulled out a chair for himself. He sat down at the table and asked the two of them to sit as well. "I'm also hungry, do you mind if I come to eat?"

"I don't mind." Gu Rongzhi smiled faintly and sat back down.

The Emperor actually really called him 'tolerance'. Could it be that he really was the Seventh Prince?

If he really was Xin Country's Seventh Prince, then …

Ye Qiongjiang's eyes flashed, and retrieved a pearl hairpin s from the coiled up bun. With a flick of her wrist, she pierced towards the emperor's throat!

Her goal of entering the palace as a concubine was to assassinate the emperor of Da Xia Empire. Currently, there was not a single guard nor palace maid in the Warm Xuan, and the only person she had was once the Seventh Prince of the Xin Country.

There was no better opportunity to assassinate the Emperor!

In a flash of silver light, the hair on his neck stood straight up under the pressure of the sharp wind brought by the cold hairpin.

He didn't even need to touch his body to feel the cold.

The emperor sat upright and did not move. His pupils did not even contract!

At this moment, a slender finger extended from the side and lightly flicked her wrist. This process was so slow that she could see every single movement clearly. It was so casual, as if she was strolling in the rain of flowers. She reached out her hand to brush away the petals on her gown. So casual, so leisurely.

But as if he was struck hard, Ye Qiongjiang's wrist suddenly became numb, and the pearl hairpin in his hand could not hold onto it, and dropped onto the table with a thud.

"You!"

Clutching his swollen wrist in pain, Ye Qiongjiang glared at Gu Rongzhi.

He didn't retract the finger he flicked out, but his expression was still as calm as before. "Don't be rude."

"Why? If you really are Gu Rongzhi, and you really are that Seventh Prince from before, why did you stop me? "

She really couldn't understand it!

This emperor of Grand Xia had slaughtered his entire clan, and annihilated his country's greatest enemy!

Why did he mysteriously become the 'Queen'?

Why didn't he kill him with his own hands?

Why did he want to stop her?