C7 Kingfisher

A stalwart man dressed in a bright yellow dragon robe walked in, escorted by a group of servants. He had a face similar to Chu Mu Han.

This was the child of the Xi Chen Country, Chu Yu.

All of them kneeled down and greeted Chu Yu.

"Greetings, your Imperial Majesty."

Chu Yu slightly frowned, walked to the seat of honor, and sat down with a grand flourish, displaying her might without getting angry.

"Rise."

Ling Qingyi carefully observed.

This was not a very intimate relationship with the most respected couple in the Western Chen Country. The Queen no longer had that domineering attitude from before. Instead, she was shy and fearful towards Chu Yu.

She didn't dare to sit next to Chu Yu, but was separated by a person's distance.

Ling Qingyi glanced at Chu Yu and then looked at Chu Mu Han. She had to admit that this father and son pair shared the same temperament.

Ever since Chu Yu had appeared, the aura around Chu Mu Han had turned cold, as though he was standing next to her like a block of ice.

Ling Qingyi could not help but be puzzled. Indeed, the Tian Family did not have any kinship. This husband, wife, father, and children all had heads.

"The empress's palace is really lively."

Chu Yu indifferently said, causing Empress Wang to break out in a cold sweat.

"Your Majesty …"

Chu Yu ignored her and looked straight at Ling Qingyi.

"Is it Princess An Xiyue of the Southern Kingdom?"

On Ling Qingyi's clothes, there was a large amount of dark stains. She was in a very sorry state.

She did not care about anything else and gave a formal bow.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Chu Yu smiled, a bit of sincerity in his smile.

"It's time to change his name to 'Father'."

Ling Qingyi replied as if she understood: "Father."

Chu Yulong was delighted. He waved his hand.

"The third princess will be rewarded with a jade ruyi for a pair of jewels."

Ling Qingyi was immediately overjoyed. Her impression of the Emperor soared, and the dissatisfaction she felt towards him because she had adopted him as her father disappeared like the wind.

As long as Chu Yu could reward her with a good treasure, she could hug Chu Yu's leg and call it "Imperial Father" for the entire day.

Ling Qingyi could feel someone kicking her foot under the table. When she lifted her head, Chu Mu Han looked at her with an unfriendly gaze, using his gaze to warn her not to get carried away.

After rewarding Ling Qingyi, Chu Yu's smile faded.

"Ol 'Three, what happened to your clothes?"

The Queen spoke up first. "Your Majesty, she …"

Before he could finish, he was interrupted by Chu Yu.

"I'm asking the old three families. I didn't ask you, empress."

The Queen was scared off by his aura and she did not dare to continue speaking. She looked at Ling Qingyi with a threatening gaze.

If you dare to speak carelessly, I'll twist your tongue!

Ling Qingyi did not put the empress's threat in her eyes at all. She could have used this opportunity to properly sue the empress, but when she thought about that little palace maid who had her head smashed into the ground …

Ling Qingyi softly replied: "Reporting to royal father, just now, this son was careless. I accidentally overturned the teacup and spilled all over myself."

Although the Queen did not expect Ling Qingyi to help her, she still heaved a sigh of relief.

"Oh?" Chu Yu didn't seem to be satisfied with Ling Qingyi's reply. His hawk-like eyes swept over Chu Muhan, "Is that right, Third Bro?"

Chu Mu coldly replied, "What wangfei said is the truth."

Chu Yu acted as if he was infuriated by these words, a fake smile on his face.

"Your relationship with each other is pretty good."

Chu Mu Han wasn't affected by his emotions.

"Since this child has already married into an imperial concubine, I will definitely treat her well. I will not let down the expectations of my royal father and mother."

Although Ling Qingyi didn't know what had happened, her intuition told her that there was a hidden meaning within Chu Mushan's words.

Seeing that the father and son were about to argue, Empress Wang came out to smooth things over.

"Wearing wet clothes doesn't feel good. Little Peach, take Third Princess to the inner room to change."

Little Peach was the little palace maid who had overturned the tea on Ling Qingyi's body.

She originally thought that she was dead for sure, but she did not expect that she would be able to retrieve her life. She hurriedly brought Ling Qingyi into the inner hall.

Ling Qingyi handed her a handkerchief.

"Wipe your face."

Xiaotao's eyes reddened as she received the handkerchief.

"Third Princess, you're such a good person."

This was the first time that Ling Qingyi had been praised in such a way, and she felt it was very fresh.

She was a famous thief in the martial arts world. Whoever mentioned her would grit their teeth in anger. How could anyone still call her a good person?

Ling Qingyi coughed twice to hide the happiness in her heart.

"Don't worry, this wangfei will go find mother in a while and ask you to come over. Follow me out of the palace."

As a good person, Ling Qingyi deeply understood this logic.

While Little Peach was rummaging through the inner hall for clothes as if she was familiar with the place, Ling Qingyi was sizing up the decorations inside the hall.

The two bottles of enamel colored baby drama set up on top of the Eight Treasures Pavilion were created by everyone from the previous dynasty and could be considered rare treasures.

"You are about the same size as the princess consort. You can wear the princess consort's clothes first." Xiaotao said apologetically, "It's just that this was worn by the princess consort. I've wronged the third princess."

Ling Qingyi's heart was completely focused on the treasures in the hall, and did not feel anything, so she casually waved her hand.

"It's fine."

The princess' old clothes were also better than the new clothes she usually wore!

Recalling the crown prince and his wife's' Black and White Impermanence 'attire, she specifically reminded Little Peach, "Oh right, don't use white."

Peach turned tears into smiles.

"You are a new bride. How can you wear white?"

As he spoke, he took out a suit of red clothes.

Ling Qingyi received it. There were indeed traces of wear on the clothes and the material was not very new. Fortunately, she did not care about these.

"This servant will help you change."

"No need!" Ling Qingyi put on an act and said, "This wangfei is not used to others being present when changing clothes. All of you can leave."

"But …" Little Peach hesitated.

"There are no buts, go down!"

She hardened her heart, and the servants did not dare to disobey her. They all obeyed her command and left, closing the door behind them.

Ling Qingyi rubbed her hands together and giggled.

Half a quarter of an hour later, Ling Qingyi finished changing, opened the window, and went out.

On the open ground outside the hall, a small bird was strolling leisurely. It had jade blue feathers and a scarlet beak.

Ling Qingyi tiptoed over. She whistled a few times in a strange way, and the kingfisher stumbled towards her as if it was possessed.

The Jade Bird sent a message. This was the only way for Ling Qingyi to communicate with her senior brother.

Ling Qingyi tied the letter with the secret character on it to the legs of the kingfisher and watched it flap its wings into the sky.

Endure it! Senior Brother will be able to save her soon!

After doing all this, just as Ling Qingyi was about to turn back without anyone noticing, a young eunuch walked out from around the corner with a basin of water.

The moment he saw Ling Qingyi, he did not know what kind of shock he felt, but his eyes were wide open as the water basin fell to the ground with a bang.

"Ghost … ah …"