She was once gentle and kind!
It's a pity that good people don't live long in those secluded courtyards.
Only those who are cold-hearted and ruthless can have the last laugh.
Alas, I wonder if Lady Xie will be corrupted by the intrigues of the imperial harem and become neither human nor ghost!
...
Achoo! Achoo! Achoo!
Xie Yuan sneezed in succession.
She rubbed her nose helplessly: What's wrong with me lately?
Or is Helian Jue up to something in the capital again?
Why do people always talk about her behind her back?
"Sister-in-law, are you alright? Did you get heatstroke?"
It's already early summer, and the weather in Lingnan is hot and humid.
Especially at noon, the sun at the beach feels like it can pierce through you completely.
Princess Xu, with her already protruding belly, asked with concern.
"It's nothing! I guess someone's been talking about me behind my back."
Xie Yuan replied jokingly.
"Sister-in-law, could it be that Empress Dowager Ashina still intends to persuade the Emperor to marry a Turkic princess?"
As Consort Cui's daughter-in-law, Princess Xu also had quick access to information.
At least, she, far away in Lingnan, had already learned that the Turks were besieging the city, and that Empress Dowager Ashina was urging Helian Jue to negotiate peace with the Turks.
Since the Empress Dowager wanted Helian Jue to marry the Turkic princess as empress, she couldn't avoid mentioning Xie Yuan, her husband from childhood, when she spoke.
That's why Xie Yuan said, "Some people are talking about it behind my back."
It seems that the sister-in-law also knew about Empress Dowager Ashina's scheme. Alas, this Empress Dowager is truly a complicated person...
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