"However, if that young lady truly doesn't wish to see anyone, there's nothing we can do..." the monarchs hesitated, "This young lady's status is rather special; we cannot force her..."
While they were talking, someone went to invite the girl.
About half an incense stick's time later,
A woman with an elegant and refined demeanor walked in from outside.
She bears a resemblance to the portrait to some extent.
Just as those envoys said, the girl in person was much more beautiful than in the portrait.
Especially her unique blend of purity and allure is incredibly captivating.
As soon as the girl walked in, almost everyone present stared in disbelief.
Shen Ling, whose face was covered except for her eyes, sat beside Gu Mu without changing her expression.
Of course, she breathed a sigh of relief when she glanced at Gu Mu out of the corner of her eye and saw that Gu Mu's gaze did not linger on the girl.
Gu Mu only glanced at the woman briefly.
It is beautiful,
But actually,
Even that cannot surpass Shen Ling's beauty.
Furthermore, Shen Ling possesses a cool and aloof temperament that makes her forever aloof and unlike ordinary people.
Therefore, in comparison, Shen Ling's beauty is even better. In fact, when Gu Mu saw Shen Ling's face, he found it perfect in every way, and it was hard to imagine that anyone in the world could be more beautiful than Shen Ling.
"Your Majesty, it's been a long time," Little Green Tea said with a smile.
She looked up at Gu Mu, her eyes filled with an indescribable emotion.
"The token? Where did it come from?"
Gu Mu completely disregarded the fact that this was enemy territory. He directly unleashed his aura and asked in a cold voice.
The way he acted was as if he would immediately unleash a massacre if the little green tea girl refused to answer his questions obediently.
Gu Mu's actions made the rulers of the Western Frontier nervous.
They glanced at Gu Mu, then at the little green tea.
For a moment, I didn't know how to start the conversation.
They couldn't afford to offend Gu Mu and his group, but the little green tea girl obviously wouldn't follow their orders either.
If they insist on persuading Little Green Tea to act according to Gu Mu's wishes, and Little Green Tea gets upset and refuses to play with them, they cannot bear the consequences.
While the green tea girl and Gu Mu were at an impasse, the ones suffering were the several monarchs present.
The little green tea, on the contrary, remained calm and smiled: "Your Majesty, Ling'er, do you think I am still the Ma Shishi who had no family to support her and could only rely on you to gain a foothold in the capital?"
At this point, the little green tea suddenly laughed, her face full of sarcasm.
Shen Ling stared at the little green tea with wide, suspicious eyes. The little green tea had been acting cute in front of them all along, and Shen Ling hadn't exposed her, playing along with her act.
This can be considered the first direct confrontation between the "green tea b*tch" and Shen Ling.
Shen Ling looked at this person who used to be her best friend but now wished she could kill her, and asked with a confused yet amused expression, "Didn't you ask for this?"
"If you hadn't tried to harm me, we would have always been best friends..." Shen Ling suddenly smiled slightly as if she remembered something.
There was a profound meaning in his eyes that people couldn't fathom.
She remembered that she had once bought a very beautiful hairpin, and immediately took it out to share with Ma Shishi. Seeing how much Ma Shishi loved it, even though Shen Ling herself liked it very much, she still put it in Ma Shishi's hair: "You look better wearing it. Unlike me, under my veil, there are red spots from allergies. Whether I wear it or not, how many people would care?"
At that time, Ma Shishi looked at her with a joyful and excited look in her eyes. How much of it was genuine, and how much was feigned?
She never intended to kill Ma Shishi, even though Shen Ling told herself it was because she didn't want Ma Shishi to die so easily...
Perhaps it's because she still remembers,
She was almost kidnapped by robbers. At that time, Ma Shishi clung tightly to the robber's leg and refused to let go.
No matter how the robbers threatened her with knives or punched and kicked her, Ma Shishi never backed down.
Because Ma Shishi bit the robber's foot and screamed, she attracted the attention of passersby.
The robbers abandoned Shen Ling and ran away quickly.
Actually... Shen Ling really wanted to tell Ma Shishi that it was okay and to let go, because those robbers' punches really hurt.
After a while, the poison in her body was slowly forced out, and none of the ten robbers were a match for her.
But at that time, Ma Shishi didn't know that.
Because of her young age and carelessness, Shen Ling was accidentally poisoned and became unable to speak.
She could only watch as Ma Shishi, equally young and frail, clung to the robbers' legs, being dragged along the ground because she couldn't keep up with their pace. Unable to stop the robbers, she could only bite them hard...
Actually, Shen Ling really wanted to ask, what would Ma Shishi have done if no passerby had helped her back then, and Ma Shishi hadn't known that Shen Ling was poisonous?
Will I keep dragging the robber by the foot and get beaten to death by him?
After so many years of sisterhood, surely some of it was genuine?
So after being reborn, Shen Ling acted alongside Ma Shishi for a very, very long time...
Eventually, she saw through it all.
Even if Ma Shishi once had some genuine feelings for her, those feelings are long gone now.
Just for a man,
All for the position of Empress.
Later, Shen Ling finally came to terms with it. The reason why Ma Shishi tried so hard to help her that day was probably because Shen Ling was willing to take care of her. With Shen Ling, she could get closer to the circle of powerful and wealthy people in the capital.
Perhaps, even among those sincere intentions, there was a bit of exploitation mixed in.
Shen Ling closed her eyes tightly.
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