Xu Xinyue followed Fu Yue into the palace and went straight into the Queen's Fengluan Palace.

The palace was empty. Apart from the queen, there was no one else in it, not even a single palace maid was to be seen.

The queen sat high on the Phoenix Throne, looking down at Xu Xinyue, who was wearing an eye-catching, gorgeous red dress, in the center of the Phoenix Palace.

I saw him kneeling and bowing, and when he looked up, his beautiful little face was revealed.

She was charming, with bright eyes and soft lips. When he looked up at her, his dark eyes seemed to contain a handful of clear water, crystal clear and very lively.

The queen thought to herself that this vixen had beautiful and clean eyes.

And I saw her rouge-colored floor-length brocade dress, which set off her slim and graceful figure.

Her whole body is extremely delicate and youthful, as endearing as an early spring peony with dew on its petals.

The queen couldn't help but be stunned for a few breaths.

Then he sneered: "If you dress up a bit, you can be considered presentable. No wonder Prince Rong is determined to marry a poor merchant girl like you, regardless of your family background."

"To die under the peony flowers is to be a romantic ghost. I wonder how long he is willing to be romantic."

Xu Xianyue was neither resentful nor angry, and there was no trace of shame or embarrassment on her face. Her eyebrows were relaxed, and she slightly opened her red lips, imitating Hongyu's soft and charming voice in the past:

"Your Majesty the Queen is absolutely right."

Seeing her reaction, the queen relaxed her guard a lot, but she still seemed unwilling to give up.

His eyes turned, and he walked lightly in front of her. The distance between them suddenly shortened, to the point where they could almost hear each other's breathing.

The queen extended her jade-white fingers from her phoenix robe, and her bright red fingertips pressed against Xu Xinyue's porcelain-white skin, sliding smoothly from her eyebrows to her nose, from her lips to her jaw. She sighed with envy, "It's good to be young. Look at this little face, it's no different from a peeled egg."

"I like your face very much. It's warm and smooth, and it's comfortable to look at. How come I never realized that there is such a beauty in Kyoto before?"

"After a closer look today, I find it quite interesting. You must be lonely staying alone in the palace every day, right?"

Xu Xinyue lowered her eyelashes, not looking at her, nor struggling, and replied to her tenderly as before: "Your Majesty, you are too kind to me. How can a mortal beauty catch your eye?"

The queen hated this kind of coquettish look the most. She was just like those coquettish bitches in the harem.

Looking at Xu Xinyue's attire, her soft voice and sweet words, she looks very worldly-wise. There is no bearing of a princess at all.

I can't even pretend.

Some people can never achieve anything even if they put on colorful clothes.

She suppressed her disgust and continued:

"Whether she is pleasing to your eyes or not is not up to you to decide. The soldiers who lead the troops to fight are all rough men. How can they understand the concept of sympathy and tenderness? How about I pick someone else for you?"

"I think Prince Qi is very good."

Xu Xinyue was startled, and her hands, which were clasped in front of her abdomen and hidden in her sleeves, suddenly clenched together.

She knew that the Queen was testing her, and wondered how she would answer if she spoke in Hongyu's identity.

Xu Xinyue's voice was a little shy. She lowered her head respectfully, her cheek remaining expressionless as she slightly separated from the Queen's slender jade fingers.

Xu Xianyue said: "How can a person of such a modest appearance match the prince of Qi? Besides, I have important matters to attend to right now, so it is really inappropriate."

The queen's hand was suspended in mid-air. She looked at her lowered eyebrows and opened her lips to say something else, but she heard a familiar male voice coming closer and closer to her side:

"Is the Queen Mother still not satisfied? It is Hongyu who is the one who is most satisfied now."

"If Xu Xinyue, the daughter of the merchant, heard what the queen mother said, she would immediately kneel down and cry, begging you to let her go, and die to show her loyalty."

"How can I stand your teasing like Hongyu?"

The person who came was Qin Zhaolie. Xu Xinyue did not look up and listened quietly to their conversation.

Look how familiar his tone is with the Queen.

Therefore, he really is Qin Liexing who succeeded in seizing the body.

Xu Xinyue took a step back and bowed.

"I am also trying to be safe. It is difficult to paint the heart when painting the skin and bones."

The queen turned around and glanced at Xu Xinyue who lowered her head and said, "Who knows what she is thinking."

Xu Xinyue turned to face the queen, and as if relying on memory, she softly and tactfully said in front of Qin Liexing:

"The loyalty of my subordinates is witnessed by heaven and earth and will last forever."

Hong Yu had said this in the teahouse a few days ago. Qin Liexing did not doubt it and said to the Queen: "Mother, I know in my heart that this person is definitely Hong Yu."

"Besides, Qin Yuechuan has already obtained a gift for her. Even if Xu Xinyue is stupid, she would not be so stupid as to refuse to use the emperor's grace."

With Qin Liexing as a guarantor, the queen no longer had any doubts:

"Since you are sure that your man is yours, I will not say anything more."

The queen turned around and returned to the Phoenix Throne, not bothering to cast another glance at Xu Xinyue.

Qin Liexing's legs and feet had not yet fully recovered, so he slowly walked to her:

"Hongyu, I called you here today not just to verify whether you succeeded in taking over the body, but there are more important things for you to accomplish."

Xu Xinyue had expected this, and the feeling of uneasiness in her heart became even stronger. She stood where she was, watching Qin Lie clapping his hands with an evil smile.

Just a few breaths later, heavy footsteps were heard at the entrance of the main hall.

Xu Xinyue couldn't help but look up, and just then the man walked in and entered the Phoenix Palace.

The man looked to be of the same height as Qin Liexing's original body when he was alive, but his physique was much stronger than that sick body.

Even though he was wearing only a simple old-fashioned outfit, you could still vaguely see the distinct muscles in his shoulders, back, and arms, and there was a faint breeze under his feet as he strode forward.

His face was resolute, his eyes were sharp, he showed no emotion or joy, his hands were hanging down at his sides, his five finger joints were thick, obviously showing the marks left by holding guns and other weapons for a long time.

You can tell he's a warrior.

Warrior...

Xu Xinyue's heart skipped a beat.

"Wuming, you can follow her back to Prince Rong's Mansion."

Qin Liexing didn't even look at Wuming, but just stared at Xu Xinyue fiercely. At some point, his tone changed, and it was very similar to when he called out "the past" in the teahouse that day.

It was that sinister voice that sounded like a threat and intimidation, and it spoke to Xu Xinyue word by word:

"Hongyu, I will only give you three days to assist Wuming and transfer his soul into He Xuehuai's body."

"If that doesn't work, you and this body—"

"Both live and die together."

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