Xiao Yuan left under the moonlight, holding her tightly in his arms for a long time before letting go.

As Su Xuerong watched his retreating figure, a sudden emptiness filled her heart.

"Your Majesty, let's go inside quickly!" Xiuchun reminded her from the side.

Su Xuerong returned to an ordinary room in the Jingxin Temple, where Xiuchun immediately brought two sets of Taoist robes: "The Dowager Consort specially sent these over."

Su Xuerong lay down on the couch wearing a simple undergarment.

Although the furnishings in this room were simple and unpretentious, it was heated by an underfloor heating system, so the room was not cold.

But she had gotten used to having a warm body next to her during this time, and now sleeping alone felt a little strange.

Xiuchun slept on the couch in the outer room, and soon a steady breathing sound could be heard.

Lost in thought, Su Xuerong also fell asleep.

At the same time, in Cining Palace.

Xu Wanjing looked at herself in the mirror as if she were looking at a completely different face, and exclaimed in surprise, "This...this really is me?"

Jin Yin, who was standing to the side, smiled and said, "Your Majesty has been changing every day these days. Over time, she will naturally change."

Xu Wanjing looked at her now stunningly beautiful face in the bronze mirror and was overjoyed.

Qiu Ju tried to speak several times, but Xu Wanjing impatiently waved her hand to stop her.

Jin Yin said, "Your Majesty's rejuvenation technique is not yet fully developed. If you wish to maintain your current appearance permanently, you must not see the light of day for the time being and must recuperate in the shadows."

At this moment, Xu Wanjing only had eyes for the beautiful face in the bronze mirror, her mind was blank, and she said impatiently, "Alright, I know, hurry up and apply the medicine that needs to be changed for me today."

Qiuju, standing nearby, hurriedly said, "Your Highness, you must be careful..."

Before she could finish speaking, Xu Wanjing glared at her fiercely: "What are you interrupting for? Do you have any right to tell me what to do?"

Qiuju said with a wronged expression, "A few days ago, the Madam and the Prime Minister requested an audience, but you refused to see them. They then sent me to tell Her Majesty that Her Majesty hasn't attended court for almost half a month..."

"Bang!" Xu Wanjing slammed her hand on the table and roared, "I am the mother of the nation! I can attend court whenever I want! Do I need you to arrange it for me? Get out!"

Jin Yin watched from the side, a mocking expression on his face.

Qiuju glared at him fiercely, and said desperately, "Your Majesty, he is not a good person. The Prime Minister and his wife have already begun to suspect him. I beg Your Majesty..."

"Shut up!" Xu Wanjing slapped Qiu Ju across the face, causing her to stagger back a few steps.

"Who Mr. Jin is is none of your business!" Xu Wanjing's face darkened. "Guards, drag her away. She is not allowed to enter the inner palace without my order!"

Qiu Ju was quickly dragged away.

Jin Yin hurriedly comforted her, saying, "Your Majesty, please calm down. You need to calm your mind now and must not be impatient or angry..."

Xu Wanjing hurriedly touched her face, and said irritably, "They're all a bunch of troublesome lackeys..."

She finally had a chance to change her image, but these blind people kept coming to cause her trouble, which infuriated her!

Qiuju was dragged out, and seeing the tightly closed inner palace gate, she turned and ran outside.

But they were stopped just as they reached the gate of Cining Palace.

"Her Majesty has given the order that no one is allowed to leave!" Without further ado, several guards tied up Qiuju and took her away.

Xu Wanjing then had Jin Yin apply a new face cream to her face and quietly lay down on the bed with her eyes closed.

Jin Yin watched as she gradually fell asleep, then got up and went to a certain place in the inner room. He gently opened one of the hidden cabinets, slowly took out a square box, and took out a seal inside.

He looked back at the direction where Xu Wanjing was sleeping before slowly taking out a folded piece of paper from his sleeve and stamping it with his seal.

After doing all this, he gently and carefully placed the seal back in its original place and went back outside.

Xu Wanjing had already fallen into a deep sleep under the influence of the special incense, and when she woke up, she didn't even know what time it was.

"How long have I been asleep?"

Jin Yin hurriedly replied, "Your Majesty slept for about an hour."

Xu Wanjing got up, and Jin Yin hurriedly had a palace maid come in to serve her.

After the palace maid washed the face cream off, Xu Wanjing was shocked again.

The face reflected in the bronze mirror at that moment was so stunningly beautiful that it captivated even herself.

Xu Wanjing asked incredulously, "This...this is me?"

Jin Yin smiled and said, "It is indeed Your Majesty!"

Xu Wanjing simply didn't know how to describe her feelings at that moment.

This feeling was even more delightful than when she became empress.

"Mr. Jin, can my face stay young forever like yours?" Xu Wanjing asked, staring at herself in the mirror with fascination.

Jin Yin: "Your Majesty only needs to wash your face with the medicinal ingredient every day to maintain your youthful appearance forever."

Xu Wanjing looked satisfied and squinted at Jin Yin: "Mr. Jin, you have already helped me fulfill my wish. Tell me, what do you want?"

Jin Yin hurriedly knelt down: "Your Majesty, I have no other wish but to find a quiet place to live out my old age."

Xu Wanjing glanced at herself in the mirror again and said coldly, "With your great abilities, how could I let you leave the palace? Change your request!"

Jin Yin said with a somewhat helpless expression, "Then, please grant me a position, Your Majesty."

Xu Wanjing then smiled and said, "Mr. Jin has a face like a woman, so it's really not appropriate for me to appoint you to an important position in the previous dynasty. You can only stay in Cining Palace."

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