Chapter Thirty-Six

  "Your Highness—"

  Tall and straight figure stepped out of the door, the guards at the gate bowed their heads and bent their knees.

  Mo Yunxuan's gaze drifted towards the end of the corridor, where a figure still knelt, its features dim and cold as iron.

  "General Mo has already knelt for three days—"

  The blue shadow behind him whispered softly

  "Let him kneel if he wants to —" A cold, icy sentence, his handsome face expressionless, he turned sideways and walked towards the other side of the corridor.

  In the garden of the Wang's mansion, beside a white jade table, snowflakes had melted into a puddle, Dong Ji brought over hot tea.

  As soon as I entered the door, a beautiful scene unfolded before me. A small head rested on an arm, with thousands of strands of hair hanging down, lifted by a single emerald green pin. The jade neck was smooth and delicate, with amber-colored jade earrings sliding down along the curve of the neck. A long fox fur coat draped down along the slender and weak body, with layer upon layer of pink silk flowing down like a winding stream.

  She didn't dare disturb it, fearing that she would ruin this serene and beautiful scene.

  Long time no see "Queen"

  At a soft call, Xia Zi Li immediately looked up, raised her beautiful and delicate half-face, then saw Dong Ju, and smiled slightly.

  In an instant, Dong Ju's eyes widened and fixed on that. It was a kind of breathtaking beauty that couldn't be described in words, the kind that could make anyone lose their soul for a long time. Such enchanting beauty was beyond description, not even "overturning cities and countries" could do it justice. There couldn't possibly be another one like this in the world.

  Seeing Dong Ju's worried expression, Xia Zi couldn't help but mock himself, this face of his was indeed prone to causing trouble.

  "Oh." As if she had come back to her senses, Dong Ju put the tea on the table and bowed slightly. "The Ning Wangfei has arrived seeking an audience—"

  A warmth flashed through his heart as he suddenly recalled holding her warm and soft hand on the day she was poisoned.

  "Quickly invite——"

  Xia Zi picked up two teacups and watched as the brown tea water flowed into them, filling them to the brim.

  "Your Highness, the Queen has arrived—"

  A long, clear call echoed outside the door, and a green figure had already appeared in sight. Step by step, the footsteps were extremely slow.

  Xia Zi's originally good mood was greatly discounted by those heavy and slow footsteps. What made the space between her eyebrows, which should have been calm as water, filled with a strong sense of melancholy?

  "Princess sister——"

  As he approached, Xia Ziwei also called out to her softly.

  The queen stared at the elegant and refined face in front of her, unable to speak due to overwhelming self-blame and guilt.

  Sat down beside Xia Ziyou, full of tenderness in her eyes, she didn't know why, but from the first time she saw her, she had a special affection for her that was different from ordinary people.

  "Are you feeling better now?"

  "It's almost healed——" The servants of the Wang Fu would come up several times a day with thick, rich medicine, forcing her to drink it. If she didn't drink, someone would go invite Mo Yun Xuan, forget it, just seeing his face made her afraid, so she'd rather choose to obediently drink the medicine.

  "Oh. That's good then..." As soon as the words fell, a faint sorrow covered her face, and her eyes began to wander.

  Xia Zi Li listened to her careless tone, a pair of autumn pupils seemed to have too much helplessness, desolation and confusion.

  "Liu'er. May I be so bold as to call you Liu'er?"

  Suddenly, those eyes turned over and tightly grasped Xia Ziyu's hand. The fleeting gaze suddenly had a hint of spirit, but Xia Ziyu didn't understand why Ning Wangfei's emotions were unstable all of a sudden, and stood there in a daze, slightly worried.

  It was just an instant, and Princess Ning withdrew her hand again, with big drops of cold tears falling down.

  "Sorry... sorry. I shouldn't have treated you like this, I shouldn't have come to ask you for help, it's not fair to you... but she's my only sister..."

  Digression

  Hehe, has anyone guessed what's going on... Haha. Today's post is a bit short, I'll update earlier tomorrow.