Outside the Cuiyun Palace, the eunuch's shrill voice was heard: "The Empress has arrived, the Imperial Concubine has arrived."

"Doctor Chen..." Zong Zheng Xiaoting smiled and winked at Doctor Chen.

"Your son pays respects to your mother, the Queen Mother."

"Your humble servant pays respect to Her Majesty the Queen and Her Majesty the Concubine."

When the Empress and Consort Rougui saw Doctor Chen, their worries quickly showed on their faces. "Doctor Chen, is there anything wrong with the Second Princess's condition?"

"In reply to the Empress, although the princess's condition has not worsened, it is still very difficult to treat. I am incompetent," said Doctor Chen with his head down.

"I don't want to hear words of incompetence!" The queen was a little irritated and couldn't help but raise her voice. In her heart, although she couldn't see her elder sister after a long time, she must protect her children. If Ting'er was in trouble, the regret in her heart would be even more difficult to fill.

Inside the palace, the atmosphere was somewhat tense due to the Queen's anger.

"Mother, I have something to say to you. Doctor Chen, you and Qingqing should go to the side hall to rest first." Zong Zheng Xiaoting smiled and said to Doctor Chen.

"Yes! I'll take my leave." Doctor Chen was aware of the current affairs and hurriedly withdrew.

Just as Imperial Physician Chen left, Zong Zheng Xiaoting helped the Empress and Concubine Rou onto the couch, and respectfully knelt down to pay respect to them according to palace etiquette.

"Ting'er, what are you doing?" Two voices sounded at the same time, both of them were anxious.

"Mother, mother, Xiaoting has something to ask of you." Zong Zheng Xiaoting smiled and shook her head at the two of them. Her smile was as beautiful as a flower, and she comforted the two women in front of her who had faces similar to her mother. She knew clearly in her heart that these two women, the only relatives of this era, cared about and loved her in their hearts. She also knew that the next decision would not be easy for them to make up their minds to accept, but this path had to be taken, and she herself had to do something to protect them.

The queen frowned and sighed, "Stand up and talk."

"Yes!" Zong Zheng Xiaoting slowly stood up from the ground. "In fact, both the Queen Mother and the Concubine know that Xiaoting calls me like this now to prevent anyone from hearing what is going on. However, the respect in my heart is not fake."

"How could we not know about my sister's child?" The queen nodded, waved her hand at Zong Zheng Xiaoting, patted the soft cushion at her side, and motioned Zong Zheng Xiaoting to sit down.

Zong Zheng Xiaoting did not refuse and walked to the side of the empress. "I don't have much time left, but I am here for my mother. Even if I am not poisoned now, I will disappear in Luozha Country in six years. So, I don't want to stay in the palace. This palace will restrict my steps."

Zong Zheng Xiaoting paused, "What I want to discuss with my mother is the marriage."

"Marriage!" Concubine Rou Gui opened her eyes wide and called out in a low voice.

"What marriage?" The Queen frowned and looked at Zong Zheng Xiaoting with a calm face. She was so calm and composed, but sometimes cunning and changeable, which was indeed very similar to her sister.

"Mother, please listen to what Xiaoting has to say." Zongzheng Xiaoting pursed his lips slightly, signaling the Queen and Concubine Rougui to speak in a low voice, and then continued: "Mother, do you still remember the jade bracelet I snatched from Concubine Lixian?"

Concubine Rougui and the Queen looked at each other, somewhat confused, and nodded.

"This jade bracelet is made of a kind of jade called Yuhaze Stone, but this jade seems to be closely related to my mother's body. This time, I came here to find this thing. Although, in the eyes of my mother and my mother, these are a little unbelievable and incomprehensible, Xiaoting can't explain it for a while, but if you don't leave the palace, you will never find it." Zongzheng Xiaoting saw that the queen seemed to say something, and hurriedly continued, "Of course, if the royal family searches, it is not impossible to find it, but do we have to search all the world and bring it into the palace?"

Zong Zheng Xiaoting's words dispelled the Queen's original plan to ask for Zong Zheng Xiaoting to stay in the palace. The Queen's eyes darkened.

Indeed, even if the whole world belongs to the king, even if the emperor is willing to search everywhere, it is limited to Luozha Country. Moreover, if someone is unwilling, what should we do? Isn't excessive search undoubtedly a sign of incompetence and harm to the country?

"But what can you do alone?" Concubine Rou said softly, "If you can't find the Jade Haze Stone for your sister even with the power of the whole country, then aren't you just looking for a needle in a haystack?"

"Mother, Xiaoting can sense the aura of the Jade Haze Stone. That's why he knows that this jade bracelet is different." Zongzheng Xiaoting raised his hand and shook the jade bracelet on his hand. Although he knew that these words sounded weird to the Empress and Concubine Rougui, there was nothing to hide now.

"If that's the case, just leave the palace. Why do you want to marry a foreign prince?" The queen stared at Zong Zheng Xiaoting, feeling a little strange.

Zongzheng Xiaoting smiled knowingly at the Queen's sensitivity, "Xiaoting thinks that if mother saw the current situation of the Queen Mother and the Concubine, she would definitely feel guilty and would definitely hope that the Queen Mother and the Concubine would live a peaceful and stable life in the second half of their lives."

Zong Zheng Xiaoting's words made the Empress and Consort Rou Gui raise their eyebrows, "You want to marry to make the Emperor feel guilty!"

"I don't agree. My child is already gone. No one knows what the marriage will be like. How can I want myself to experience the pain of losing a child again?" Concubine Rougui looked indignant.

"Mother, how do you know that it must be the pain of losing a son?" Zong Zheng Xiaoting shook his head, stood up and walked to the side of Concubine Rou Gui, slowly squatted down, held Concubine Rou Gui's hand, and patted it gently. "No matter what, Xiaoting will not be here in three years, and the poison now is incurable. Who can guarantee that there will be no accidents along the way?"

Zongzheng Xiaoting blinked at the empress, "Whether it's a marriage alliance or in Luozha Country, with Xiaoting's status, I'm afraid I'll have to be cautious. In the harem, even if the emperor still favors mother, it's hard to resist the baptism of time and the constant calculations of the concubines in the harem. If you want to be cautious, your hands will definitely be stained with blood. Let me ask you, if the emperor knew, would he shatter the dream he has always been looking forward to?"

Zong Zheng Xiaoting's words made the Empress and Concubine Rougui silent.

Over the years, every step has been shocking. Just the case of Concubine Lixian has caused a mess, and the emperor's feelings, although not diminished, are also heartbreaking.

Zongzheng Xiaoting pursed his lips and said, "Since the marriage is inevitable, even if the emperor is distressed and wants to marry the children of other royal families and ministers, it is still unknown whether Yunguang Kingdom and Tianxi Kingdom will agree. Rather than letting the emperor go around in circles and still be unable to escape the fate of Xiaoting's marriage, why not take this opportunity to kill two birds with one stone?"

"Kill two birds with one stone?" Concubine Rou frowned. "You want the emperor to feel guilty to guarantee the status of the empress and me in the harem in the future, and use this to give you a way to leave?"

"Yes!" Zongzheng Xiaoting nodded, "But Xiaoting wants to choose Yunguang Country."

Zong Zheng Xiaoting's words caused gasps throughout the room.

"Why Yunguang Country? Do you know that even if we want to find the Jade Haze Stone, Tianxi Country is more likely to provide us with clues? Moreover, the marriage partner of Yunguang Country..."

"Xiao Ting knows!" Zong Zheng Xiao Ting raised her beautiful eyes and looked at the Empress and Concubine Rou Gui, with a soft light flashing in her eyes.

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