Not long after the palace examination ended, the Nanyou delegation proposed to return to Nanyou, and Emperor Jingxi ordered the preparation of a farewell banquet.

The departure of the Nanyou delegation means that Tangxi Lu will be a hostage in Daxia for the next few years.

It also means that the young Sixth Princess will go to Nanyou to marry.

One time, Yan Cheng came out of Xian'ya Palace and met the Sixth Princess's biological mother, Concubine Yin De. She did not seem to be of the same generation as Concubine Yun Shu.

But as far as he knew, Concubine Yin De was actually only five or six years older than Concubine Yun Shu.

Concubine Yun Shu took good care of herself and looked like a person in her early twenties.

Concubine Yin De had white hair on her head, obvious wrinkles at the corners of her eyes, and the wrinkles between her eyebrows were particularly deep.

Perhaps it was because Concubine Yin De had lived a very unhappy life in recent years.

In some ways, Concubine Yin De's life was indeed quite miserable.

His family was exiled, his son was abandoned, and his daughter was to be sent to marry a foreign prince. If he were Concubine Yin De, he would definitely not be happy.

Yan Zhaoyi once told Yan Cheng what Concubine Yin De looked like in the past.

"When I first entered the palace, she was like a proud bird, never lowering her head. But I rarely see her raise her head anymore."

"This harem is like a deep well that eats people without leaving any bones, swallowing up one woman after another."

"Even I am a victim. If you, Cheng'er, hadn't helped me find Doctor Dong, perhaps Ying'er and I would have been buried in the palace."

In fact, Yan Cheng really wanted to ask her whether she hated Old Madam Yan who forced her to participate in the talent show, but he didn't ask in the end.

That was Yan Zhaoyi's biological mother, and she is no longer with us. So what can she do even if she hates her?

In addition to Concubine Yin De, Yan Cheng also met Concubine Jiang Xian by chance. This lady did not look as old as Concubine Yin De.

But he also looks a bit older than before.

The main thing is that she has lost the spirit of actively striving and striving to be the best.

Concubine Jiang also hopes that she can have that spirit, but isn't it impossible for her to have it?

Both of her sons are now disabled and have no chance of becoming emperor. In the future, they will at most be idle princes. What hope does she have?

Now when Concubine Jiang pays her respects to the Queen, she is much quieter and no longer joins forces with others to criticize others as she did before.

She even began to believe in Buddhism, and learned a lot of Buddhist teachings with Lu Zhaoyuan, worshiping Buddha in her own palace all day long.

Of course, in addition to these two unlucky ladies, Yan Cheng also occasionally met other concubines.

For example, Yang Guifei, the predecessor of the time traveler and the favorite concubine in the harem.

Yang Guifei had no idea that the time traveler she was thinking about was right in front of her, and was quite kind when speaking to Yan Cheng.

Because Yan Cheng's return temporarily eliminated the threat posed to her son's strong competitor, she had some feelings for Yan Cheng.

Of course, it's just a little bit of goodwill.

Although her son always told her that he hated Qu Zhaoyun and Qu Zhaoheng and wanted to kill them both.

But she felt that the threat posed by the twins was currently ranked lower, and there was no need to waste her energy on them for the time being.

So in fact, Yang Guifei had no ill will towards Yan Cheng for the time being, and even wanted to win him over.

After all, the Northwest Army under the command of Marquis Zhenbei is still quite attractive.

She thought she was very friendly to Yan Cheng, but Yan Cheng was extremely wary.

Who made Yang Guifei and Qu Zhaoyue the protagonists in the book who wiped out their cannon fodder villain family?

When Yan Cheng heard that Yang Guifei asked him to spend more time with Qu Zhaoyue and cultivate brotherly feelings before setting up his own residence, his expression was numb.

He took the initiative to find Qu Zhaoyue to develop a relationship?

Wouldn't that make Qu Zhaoyue sick to death?

The last time they went to visit Qu Zhaoyue, they gave him a good scolding.

After returning from the spring hunt, Yan Cheng, the Seventh Prince and the Fifth Prince first went to visit the miserable Sixth Prince.

After his face was disfigured and he lost a hand, the Sixth Prince's personality changed drastically.

He went from being a lively, playful, and ambitious young man who was determined to succeed (to the throne) to a gloomy mushroom hiding in a corner.

In the past, even if they disagreed, they would still say a few words when they got together. Now, if they say five words, it would be good enough if the Sixth Prince could reply with one.

After coming out from the Sixth Prince, Yan Cheng discovered that the Fifth Prince was in a good and bad mood.

Why?

Yan Cheng thought about it again and again and said that he could not understand the complicated feelings between his two royal brothers.

After visiting the Sixth Prince, they went to see Qu Zhaoyue, who was said to be unable to go on the spring hunt due to illness.

Then Yan Cheng saw Qu Zhaoyue's face sometimes turning blue and sometimes black.

He couldn't describe in detail how complex Qu Zhaoyue's expression was, but it looked like the expression of someone who had eaten shit.

He really wanted to laugh, especially when he knew that he and his brother were the culprits who caused Qu Zhaoyue to show such an expression.

Why is Qu Zhaoyue like this?

The main reason was that the Seventh Prince did not smell any medicine in the room, so he told Qu Zhaoyue, who was lying on the bed, to be a good brother and drink the medicine for him.

Qu Zhaoyue's eyelids twitched nervously: "I took the medicine."

The Seventh Prince said calmly, "Then I'll come back this afternoon to feed you the medicine."

Qu Zhaoyue: “…”

The fifth prince couldn't help laughing in front of Qu Zhaoyue.

He and Qu Zhaoyue often hang out together, and he knows best how much he hates the Seventh Prince, and how much he hates Yan Cheng because of his hatred for him.

Now the Seventh Prince whom Qu Zhaoyue hates wants to feed him non-existent medicine. You can imagine how angry Qu Zhaoyue is.

Yan Cheng only smiled brightly after he left Qu Zhaoyue's sight.

He put his arm around the Seventh Prince's shoulder, laughed non-stop, and gave him a thumbs-up.

"Brother, you're still at a higher level. I admire you. He must be sick to death, right?"

The Seventh Prince said modestly: "Not at all."

The Fifth Prince curled his lips and said, "Aren't you two afraid that I will tell my Ninth Brother what you said?"

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