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After that, he got the news from Xue Chao that the Southern River Country had sent an envoy to come to Li Jing, and his follower was also the princess of the Southern River Kingdom.

As Yan Muqing hurried over to Jingfei's side, she thought about the purpose of the Emperor's actions this time. She then thought about it as she saw Jingfei outside the palace gates of Huayi Palace.

At this time, standing in front of the emperor, Yan Muqing's steps were light. As soon as she stepped forward, she saw a blue figure standing behind the emperor.

A blue figure flashed, and Jingfei laughed heartily. When she saw Yan Muqing appear, she immediately smiled and said, "It's such a coincidence that Yan'er is here to meet this Princess Sai."

"Imperial Father, Imperial Mother."

Yan Muqing immediately bowed towards the emperor and Jingfei, and then, under the directions of Jingfei, turned to look at Princess Sai who was standing at the side.

Xue Chao sucked in a breath of cold air from behind him. Yan Muqing frowned slightly, only then did she realize that the princess in front of her had big eyes, a small mouth, and a high nose bridge. Her facial features were clearly different from those of Li Jing.

"Princess Zai, since you've come from afar and you're tired of traveling, why not rest first?"

Sai Yao's eyes lit up as soon as Yan Muqing appeared. The Southern River Country was actually a borderland country, and the men there were wild and barbaric. How could they be like this elegant and refined young master in front of them? One look at him was enough to cause anyone to be unable to move their eyes away.

"Fourth Prince."

Due to the etiquette, Sai Yao still bowed to Yan Muqing. Her large and beautiful eyes were glued to Yan Muqing's body, not moving the slightest bit.

When Jingfei saw the expression on Princess Sai Yao's face, she cast a pleading gaze at the emperor. In response, the emperor gave Jingfei a satisfied smile. Jingfei's heart thumped as if she understood something.

Shifting his eyes, he found a reason and brought Senior Servant Pei back to the palace.

The emperor had left Princess Sai Yao to Yan Muqing, and Yan Muqing now understood some things. For some reason, she found it difficult to accept this, but it was difficult to disobey the emperor's orders, so he had no choice but to obey.

When Yue Ziyue saw Jingfei, it was already time for dinner. Senior Servant Pei personally went to the backyard to invite her.

After they left, Jingfei had already finished her dinner. Yue Ziyue didn't understand the rules of Huayi Palace, she only felt that her stomach was empty and she was extremely hungry.

Senior Servant Jing wrote down all of the food and drinks she would have in the future and even her living habits and plans for improvement, and handed them to Senior Servant Pei.

Jingfei took the list and looked at it, then asked, "Chocolate, what is it?"

Yue Ziyue slapped her head. How could she forget about this matter?

This was ancient times, and the people of ancient times had never even heard of what chocolate looked like, let alone eaten it.

"To reply esteemed imperial concubine, this is a small specialty of my hometown. It's very sweet and delicious, and it's very good for the esteemed Empress's hypoglycemia."

"What's going on?" The old woman was confused, but seeing how Yue Ziyue's list was meticulously written and packed so densely that it still looked quite decent, she trusted her words.

"It's a pity. I would like to try what chocolate tastes like."

Yue Ziyue's heart softened. She took the initiative to ask, "Since esteemed wangfei likes it so much, why don't we have Ziyue give it a try?"

Jingfei beamed a bright smile, as if she agreed with Yue Ziyue's suggestion. She immediately instructed Senior Servant Pei to order the kitchens of Huayi Palace.

After Yue Ziyue left Mistress Jingfei's place, she made her way to the kitchen with great difficulty. In the middle of the night, she volunteered to make chocolate for her. She really had dug a hole herself and the one who ended up doing it was herself.

Yue Ziyue was extremely surprised when the chef personally went to the imperial kitchens to retrieve the coffee beans.

Finally, he found out that the coffee bean was one of the offerings that Princess Sai Yao of Nanjiang Country had brought back from Nanjiang Country.

Yue Ziyue felt lucky and regretful at the same time. After washing the coffee beans, she found a pot and carefully dried the beans to make them smell better.

Although the processing tools were different, Yue Ziyue still had confidence in this.

It was only after the coffee beans had been grinded into pulp, molded, and pressed into a series of complicated crafts that the moon outside had unknowingly reached its highest point in the night sky.

Yue Ziyue estimated that it was already the second half of the night. Senior Servant Pei had left two helpers in the kitchen for Yue Ziyue, but she didn't use them.

Seeing the chocolate taking shape, Yue Ziyue cut a piece and threw it into her mouth for a taste. Although the taste was slightly different from real chocolate, it could still be considered a successful chocolate production.

After waking up the two chefs in the kitchen, Yue Ziyue personally sliced two pieces for them to taste. From their pleasantly surprised expressions, Yue Ziyue finally let out a long sigh of relief.

After they found something to fill their stomachs in the kitchen, the sky started to brighten. As soon as dawn arrived, the people in the palace started to move.

Yue Ziyue rubbed her drowsy eyes and carefully cut the chocolate that was shaped into a shape, pretending to be rich. She then walked towards Jingfei with the chocolate in hand.

Princess Sai Yao woke up early. When Yue Ziyue arrived at the great hall, Princess Sai Yao also brought her lackeys to greet her.

As soon as Princess Sai Yao appeared on the scene, more than a dozen followers rushed past Yue Ziyue. Their lineup was enough to catch up to Jing Fei.

Princess Ao Jiao, Sai Yao, passed right in front of Yue Ziyue and didn't seem to have noticed her existence.

He sat on the soft chair, looking dignified and proud, with an expression that did not tolerate sand in his eyes.

Yue Ziyue exclaimed in her heart, and conveniently took a step back, wanting to distance herself from this mess.

Who would have thought that Princess Sai Yao would inadvertently see this minute movement of Yue Ziyue's? Her brows slightly creased, her beautiful big eyes blinking a few times.

He opened his mouth and said, "You're one of the people by Imperial Concubine Jing's side?"

Yue Ziyue froze on the spot. One of Princess Sai Yao's maidservants looked at her anxiously, and directly replied, "I'm talking about you, hurry up and answer the princess!"

Yue Ziyue nodded slightly, but before she could open her mouth, her servant came to report to the Fourth Prince. When she heard this, Yue Ziyue felt an inexplicable sense of relief.

Today, Yan Muqing had changed into a green long robe, this light color made him look exceptionally bright. Yue Ziyue looked away, glancing at the sweetly smiling Sai Yao, and a trace of disappointment flashed across her heart.

When Yan Muqing passed by Yue Ziyue, she suddenly stopped in her tracks. Her gaze fell on the wooden box in Yue Ziyue's hands, and she asked, "What did you take?"

Yue Ziyue's tone was cold, but she respectfully replied, "Chocolate."

Yan Muqing's eyebrows twitched, and then she asked, "What is it? Is it Concubine Jing's medicine? "