But even Shang Xiye himself felt that this was too absurd to say.

"What's wrong with this thunder?" Ji Fengyao asked him curiously as she turned around.

She carefully examined the small crater left by the lightning. Although its power was less than one-thousandth of the tribulation lightning she had ever seen, it did indeed have the aura of tribulation lightning, confirming that it was not an ordinary lightning strike.

"It's nothing, I just think this lightning strike was rather abrupt," Shang Xiye shook his head.

Ji Fengyao couldn't figure it out for a moment, so she didn't take it seriously.

She thought, perhaps some great god from the next plane was undergoing tribulation and shattered the spatial barrier, letting a sliver of light slip through.

"I also think this lightning strike is really strange. It rolled in the sky all night last night, keeping me from sleeping well," the magpie chirped, and even yawned in perfect coordination.

Finally, he muttered to himself, "I wonder which wicked person incurred divine punishment, and as a result, a bolt of lightning struck our place."

Suspecting that the lightning was meant to strike him, Shang Xiye thought: "..."

Wuhen is getting on in years; it's time for him to get married.

Shang Xiye felt sorry for Ji Fengyao, who had just been favored by the emperor and was afraid that she would be tired before she recovered. He reached out to pull her back into his arms, but Ji Fengyao quickly dodged away. She gestured to Wuying to push him away and said something to divert his attention: "Your Highness, you said you would take me to earn money. Where are we going to earn money?"

“Naturally, you should make money off those who harmed you,” Shang Xiye said softly, taking her hand gently as he saw that her gait was normal and that he didn’t seem to be forcing her.

“Young master, young lady, I’m going too!” Xi Que leaned over, grinding her teeth and saying hatefully, “They dared to harm our young lady, I’ll rob them of every last hair, and make sure they’re starving during the New Year!”

"Of course! We're going to rob someone, how could we leave you out!" Ji Fengyao was in a great mood when she heard that Shang Xiye was going to take her to rob her enemy, and she put her arm around Xique's shoulder.

Shang Xiye's gaze fell on her arm that was holding Xique, and his expression immediately darkened. He pulled her back into his arms with a forceful pull: "If Your Highness does not rest now and conserve your strength, we will not go tonight."

The magpie stumbled as it was pulled by the cart.

Two bewildered faces: "???"

Ji Fengyao was initially puzzled, but when her gaze met Shang Xiye's awkwardly averted eyes, she seemed to understand, and a surge of grief and indignation welled up within her:

Master, Xique is a girl, and she's my personal maid!

You eat this kind of vinegar?!

This is absolutely outrageous!

But what could she do but sweetly indulge her master?

At this moment, inside the Qingyi Pavilion in the Imperial Garden.

Apart from Matsushita Kudai, who left without saying goodbye, the other envoys and princes from various countries who came to Kyoto to pay homage were gathered together under the organization of Consort Yin.

The news of the Cold Palace incident did not spread.

The envoys and princes from various countries were unaware that the Empress had been imprisoned. They assumed that Consort Yin was exceptionally favored, which was why the Emperor had sent her alone to entertain them.

After several rounds of drinks, Zhao Yi suddenly announced, "The Sixth Princess has arrived!"

The envoys and the prince were all taken aback upon hearing this.

Shang Chuyue led a group of palace maids in gracefully. Her face was covered by two large feather fans. She walked to a light gauze curtain and sat down.

Only then did the envoys and princes come to their senses.

The envoys were alright, but the princes of the various countries had different expressions, clearly showing some resistance and displeasure.

The Great Zhao Kingdom was powerful, and according to common sense, it did not need to marry its princess to another country for political reasons.

But the current situation is clearly a process of choosing a husband for the princess.