Shen Wangshu cheered and turned her head, as if she had just noticed Lin Guijun. She asked with a curious smile, "Why is Guijun lying on the ground? Your clothes are disheveled and you look messy. Your white hair is showing."

As Lin Guijun's gaze suddenly turned pale, she pointed to the faint gray hairs on his head, and then sighed deeply with the Empress, saying, "Since ancient times, famous generals and beauties are not allowed to grow old in the world. The ancients were right. How elegant you were back then, Guijun! In just a few years, you have already grown white hair. Your beauty has faded. It is truly a pity."

She seemed to be just saying it casually, but it touched on Lin Guijun's deepest feelings.

Not only did it touch on Lin Guijun's secret, but she even exposed it to the Empress.

If looks could kill, His Highness Prince Luan would surely have been torn to pieces by Consort Lin.

"Yes," the Empress said coldly.

The ruthlessness in her eyes was chilling, making it hard to believe how much she had once doted on Lin Guijun.

Of course, to have genuine feelings for an emperor is just asking for trouble.

"I just think that Your Highness doesn't look good in this outfit."

"The Empress's rise to power is legendary; the arrogant and venomous Consort is not to be trifled with." Shen Wangshu looked at Lin Guijun's blue robe with amusement, and continued to speak to the Empress with a smile, "In my opinion, even blue robes vary from person to person. Take others for example, my brother-in-law looks absolutely stunning in one, captivating all who see him. Everyone is different, so why must everyone wear the same thing? As for my Ah Xuan, I don't force him to wear any blue robes or pretend to be a refined gentleman. He looks best in his armor, majestic and awe-inspiring." She spoke with a smile, seemingly without any malice.

However, the Empress agreed wholeheartedly, and after thinking for a moment, she said with a hint of reminiscence, "Your father looked better in this than Prince Xiao."

She often mentioned Feng Jun in front of Luan Wang, since Feng Jun was not a taboo figure. However, never before had Lin Guijun felt as pained as she did now.

He lay on the ground listening to Feng Jun's words, feeling as if his heart was bleeding.

“This is just a poor imitation,” Shen Wangshu said in a serious tone.

"Imitating Dong Shi in a bad way?"

Facing the Empress's curious gaze, Shen Wangshu had no choice but to recount the story of Dong Shi imitating Xi Shi, and she also had to reluctantly obscure the gender of the peerless beauty, otherwise, if the Empress knew that a man dared to be more powerful than a woman, she would surely burn this heretic to death.

However, the empress still found the romantic stories somewhat amusing. After thinking about it for a while, she smiled and said, "You've read quite a few stories. But I was thinking, if there really was a beauty like Xi Shi in this world, I would bring her into the palace, cherish her, and never let her suffer."

Shen Wangshu felt a chill run down his spine.

That guy who doted on Xi Shi actually caused the downfall of his country.

Besides, she's a woman; how could the Empress possibly show her any affection?

She gave a dry laugh and mumbled, "Your subject doesn't like attending court, so of course I spend more time reading storybooks to pass the time."

The Empress nodded slightly, not scolding Shen Wangshu for being useless, and coldly looked at Lin Guijun, who was silent with her eyes down.

"Go back and reflect on your actions. Today you behaved improperly, but considering your diligent service over the years, I will spare you. However, if it happens again, don't blame me for sending you to the Cold Palace to wake you up!" the Empress said coldly.

Shen Wangshu smiled and said gently, "Second Imperial Sister, Consort Lin is the most important person in your heart. If you knew that Consort Lin was injured because of Mother Empress, you would probably be heartbroken and worried. For the sake of Second Imperial Sister, Mother Empress, please make an exception."

Her voice was gentle, but Lin Guijun looked up in horror, as if she had seen a ghost.

Is this still the useless Third Princess?

Of course, the Third Princess is still a person who enjoys pleasure, but her words and actions in front of the Empress are different from before.

The Empress showed some displeasure when the Second Princess's concern for Consort Lin was mentioned.

Even when her mother was ill, the Second Princess didn't seem particularly worried. However, when Consort Lin fainted a while ago, the Second Princess rushed to the palace to see her.

I'm afraid that in the Second Princess's heart, her biological father is much more important than her mother.

"Step back." Her expression grew even colder, and she didn't care that Shen Wangshu had spoken. She was playing with a jade pendant in her hand, extremely leisurely, and looked at Consort Lin coldly, saying, "Watch your manners!" She couldn't hide her disgust. Although it seemed that Consort Lin had only offended her authority, Shen Wangshu knew perfectly well that Consort Lin was old, her beauty had faded, and the Empress wanted to change her favorite.

Once favor is gone, even dressing up in the finest clothes is still wrong.

They encountered orcs and found their way home. At that moment, Shen Wangshu didn't even know whether Feng Jun was luckier or Lin Guijun was luckier.

The Phoenix King died in the prime of his life, so all the bad things gradually faded away, leaving only the Empress with occasional memories.

Once the most favored concubine in the palace, Consort Lin was riding high, but as she grew older, all the love and affection turned into impatience.

How many days will the charming and graceful Roujun, who is sitting sideways beside the Empress, enjoy the Emperor's favor?

Shen Wangshu was somewhat disheartened.

She doesn't want to think about anything right now, she just wants to kill the Second Princess as soon as possible.

In her past life, the second princess had caused the deaths of the eldest princess and her sister; now it was time for her to pay for it.

"Don't forget to bestow a marriage upon your son." Shen Wangshu ignored Roujun's gentle words of comfort to the Empress, went to the inner treasury and took out a gold-threaded soft armor, as well as a pair of dragon and phoenix jade pendants. He happily gave the Empress a few more instructions before leaving the palace.

As soon as she stepped out of the palace gate, she saw Fang Xuan standing quietly under the palace wall on one side.

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