Chapter 316
"Then thank you, Goddess Sister!" Little Shen Xi said immediately, she liked the sachet.
The palace servants around her then served tea to the goddess.
“West Lake Longjing tea is a new gift from His Majesty. Goddess, may you try it?” Shen Qingnian said to the goddess.
The goddess picked up her teacup, took a small sip, and then said, "The deep palace is unbearable. I thank Your Highness for your compassion, but I am afraid I have no way to repay you."
That is a rejection.
Shen Qingnian's expression did not change upon hearing this. She simply said, "Since the goddess is unwilling, then I will not force her."
The goddess breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Shen Qingnian was not angry. She stayed in the Golden Palace for a while before taking her leave. During this time, she was humble and knew how to behave properly. Before leaving, Shen Qingnian gave her some tonics.
Watching the goddess's departing figure, Xiaoju sighed with emotion: "Chongmeng's daughter from a military family is truly loyal. It's just a pity that Emperor Chongmeng not only doesn't care, but even bestows upon her the title of goddess."
It was indeed a pity to send the goddess to the deep palace of Da Xuan. If she had been kept in Chong Meng and used well, she would have been of great use in the inner quarters and could have also consolidated the imperial power of Chong Meng and the military power of the General's Mansion.
"If she hadn't come to my Great Xuan, how could I have had a chance?" Shen Qingnian said calmly, but with a deeper meaning in her voice.
Xiaoju nodded: "Your Majesty is right. Zhu Lan has already gone there with her people, and news should be coming soon."
On the other side of the palace path, the goddess was heading towards her palace.
The autumn wind was bleak, blowing her skirt up. As she passed a flower bush, she vaguely heard people talking; they must have been palace maids sweeping.
"Have you heard? Our border soldiers have done it again! It seems they've captured the eldest prince of Chongmeng this time!"
"I've heard that the good news has even reached the capital. I heard that His Majesty was overjoyed and promoted that centurion to deputy general."
"The Crown Prince Chongmeng just returned from the capital, but unexpectedly, he was captured by our soldiers as soon as he reached the border. The dignified Crown Prince is nothing more than this. Even our Grand General did not show up."
"I heard that the centurion boasted that he would send the general's daughter to exchange for the eldest prince, saying that he had accidentally seen the general's daughter's beauty and wanted to take her as a concubine!"
"Tsk, they say they're asking for a wife, but it's probably more like a marriage of convenience. Their lives won't be easy. First there was the goddess and the third prince, and now there's the general's daughter. Is our Great Xuan going to attack Chongmeng directly next?!"
"Haha, of course, it's entirely up to His Majesty's orders. In my opinion, Chongmeng is no longer of any use and is just waiting for His Majesty's command..."
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After listening to the palace servants' idle chatter, Xia Qianjun's face drained of all color, and he even swayed slightly.
Who else could be the general's daughter but her younger sister? She wanted to go and ask what was going on, but she had to stop because of her sensitive identity.
This is the Great Xuan Imperial Palace. If she acts rashly, she may bring trouble upon herself, and the Third Prince may also be implicated.
Xia Qianjun finally stumbled back to his palace.
Looking at the cold palace, she felt that everything was meaningless. If her younger sister was truly exchanged for the Great Xuan, endless humiliation awaited her. The Xia clan was loyal, and as long as the eldest prince could be brought back, her father would definitely hand over her younger sister...
The Xia family has been loyal and virtuous for generations, and she has been exposed to many military books since childhood. Her entry into the Great Xuan with the Third Prince represents Chongmeng, but if her younger sister were to exchange for the First Prince as a concubine, her younger sister's fate would be extremely tragic.
Military texts and historical records document countless similar events; her younger sister shouldn't have met such an end...
Xia Qianjun felt lost and confused. At this moment, she felt an overwhelming sense of resentment, yet she was helpless.
She finally sneered and murmured, "The eldest prince has been captured, the eldest prince has been captured. He is truly arrogant and conceited... If he weren't so arrogant, I wouldn't have become a goddess and entered the Great Xuan Palace."
The current Chongmeng is just like that eldest prince, rotten and stinking to the bone.
That night, Xia Qianjun carried a palace lantern and went alone to the nearby Chongmeng Third Prince's palace—
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