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He shook his head as he exclaimed in his heart. The Overlord's Family did not have any true emotions. The most lamentable ones were the Gelou princes who had grown up in the Overlord's Family.

Yue Ziyue knew him. That day in the Western Region, she had met with the old eunuch at the side of the emperor.

He then stepped forward and said respectfully, "Eunuch, is today the Seventh Prince's promotion ceremony?"

Elder Wang looked at Yue Ziyue and said, "Yes, what orders do you have for me?"

Yue Ziyue took out the chocolate from her bosom and handed it over to Eunuch Wang. "This is the chocolate. Eunuch can taste it and pass the rest to the Seventh Prince for me to congratulate him on his promotion."

Saying this, Yue Ziyue took out two silver notes from her pocket and stuffed them into Eunuch Wang's hands. "This is Eunuch's service fee. Sorry to trouble you."

Elder Wang did not want to meet her since he had never met her before. He did not know which palace she came from, but when he saw Yue Ziyue's extravagant appearance, he couldn't help but look at her in a new light.

"Chocolate?"

"Yes, it's very delicious. Eunuch can feel at ease to have a taste."

Yue Ziyue smiled sweetly. Elder Wang picked up a piece and tasted it. His eyes immediately lit up.

After returning from Eunuch Wang's place, Yue Ziyue slipped away to the side of the hall and found a suitable angle. She was prepared to broaden her horizons and see what the Prince's enthronement ceremony looked like.

Yan Muqing flashed in front of Yue Ziyue like a ghost before she could even warm her seat, almost scaring Yue Ziyue off the high platform.

"What are you doing here?"

After straightening her body, Yue Ziyue shifted her butt to the side. Yan Muqing did not say anything and directly sat beside Yue Ziyue.

Without waiting for Yue Ziyue to tease him about today's grand ceremony to ease the awkward atmosphere between them, the delicate atmosphere was broken by Princess Sai Yao, who was holding fresh nectars in her arms.

Princess Sai Yao had a straightforward and cute personality. However, in Yue Ziyue's eyes, the only drawback of this little beauty was that she didn't know how to judge the face or how to be shameless.

"Fourth Big Brother, this is the peach that Yao'er brought from Imperial Concubine Jing. Yao'er's hands are sore from holding it, so she specially brought it here for Fourth Big Brother."

As Sai Yao spoke, she handed a handful of peach buns to Yan Muqing, happily waiting for her response.

Yan Muqing's gaze turned slightly cold, and a layer of frost covered her unchanging icy face. However, in the eyes of the naive Princess Sai Yao, Yan Muqing's gaze towards her was extremely gentle.

"No, I have no appetite."

Yan Muqing's faint reply caused the several hundred watts of electric light bulb Yue Ziyue to feel quite awkward for a while, but Princess Sai Yao did not realize it.

"Fourth brother, Yao'er's arms are aching. Don't tell me fourth brother isn't giving Yao'er face?"

As she spoke, she placed the peach onto the stone steps next to Yan Muqing. Her two large eyes were shining with golden stars. "Fourth Brother, taste it. You'll definitely like Yao'er's peach."

At this time, Yan Muqing turned her head towards Yue Ziyue and smiled, "Miss Yue, the peach looks pretty good, why don't you eat one first."

After Yan Muqing finished speaking, all the hairs on Yue Ziyue's body stood up. She glanced at Sai Yao behind her, only to see that her expression had changed from a clear sky to one of resentment.

Yue Ziyue could only silently curse Yan Muqing a few hundred times in her heart before forcing out a big smile. "This was personally gifted to the fourth prince by Princess Sai Yao. I'm just a commoner, and won't be able to receive any good fortune."

Finished speaking, she watched as Yan Muqing's upper lip slightly moved. Yue Ziyue then hurriedly added, "Fourth Prince, just take a bite. Don't disappoint the kindness of Princess Sai Yao for sending her peaches all the way here."

Yan Muqing's face was ashen as she looked at Yue Ziyue. She gave a cold snort before getting up and walking away, leaving Yue Ziyue alone to endure the gaze that Sai Yao had shot at her.

"Yue Ziyue, I heard that you were brought back from the hunting grounds by Fourth Elder Brother. This princess is warning you, Fourth Elder Brother is mine alone, you need to be less familiar with Fourth Elder Brother from now on."

She instantly used her noble identity as a princess to crush Yue Ziyue, who had once been a beggar. Yue Ziyue faintly smiled and slightly nodded, not continuing her argument with her.

Watching as Sai Yao swaggered away, Yue Ziyue let out a long sigh. Before she could even catch her breath, she was called back by Senior Servant Pei.

She was extremely respectful towards Yue Ziyue, and Yue Ziyue was also very respectful towards Lady Jingfei. She would treat a person who was good to her a hundred times more, but Yue Ziyue was also a straightforward person who had enmity and grudges against others.

He followed Senior Servant Pei into the main hall. By this time, the ministers had already taken their seats. Yue Ziyue had arrived relatively late, so she could only sit behind Quiet And Steadfast.

The sound of silk and bamboo instruments rang out as the dancers gracefully danced. Yue Ziyue's gaze had been fixated on the beautiful beauties the entire time, and she enjoyed them greatly.

She was a little intoxicated from watching the scene. By her side, esteemed wangfei had already finished her meal at some point, and was currently wiping her mouth with the help of Senior Servant Pei.

After Yue Ziyue returned to her senses, she turned around with a decent smile and asked, "According to what I heard, you're from outside the palace?"

Yue Ziyue, whose mood had been greatly relaxed, did not have too much etiquette as she nodded towards Jingfei.

Jingfei's smile slowly calmed down, as if she was trying to remember something. She held Yue Ziyue's hand and said, "I saw the shadow of your youth in you. You are too similar to me when I was young."

Yue Ziyue was startled and immediately asked, "Is Concubine Jing from the commoner's background?"

Although she knew that her question was a bit sudden, and she suddenly felt a little sorry, Jingfei smiled and didn't deny her birth.

"When I was young, I grew up in Huai Yang. At that time, everyone was very naive and they interacted with each other simply."

As Jingfei spoke, her voice became softer. Yue Ziyue knew that the empress of the palace had never had the chance to return home to take a look ever since they had entered the harem.

Although Jingfei was favoured, she was still a concubine after all. It seemed that she hadn't returned home that many years ago.

Yue Ziyue's heart was unavoidably a little hurt. She felt pity for Concubine Jing, but in order to ease the atmosphere, she changed the subject.

Then he asked, "I don't know what sort of fun things Empress Jingfei had when she was young, but I like to hear stories about the past from others the most."