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    The woman in the mirror is stunningly beautiful, with a face that is so tender that it can be squeezed out of water, and lips that are not smudged but red, and she looks extremely beautiful even without makeup.But tonight the Ministry of Etiquette hosted a banquet for the emperor. Although my young lady is not yet the official queen, she is still the woman appointed by the emperor to accompany him there, so how could she not dress up more nicely.

    Bi Luo was filled with joy, picking through the makeup box with her hands, picked up a red hairpin, touched it on Yan Zhaozhao’s head, and then put it down.After all the movements, she felt that none of the steps inside could match the beauty of her young lady, so she whispered, “Which step would you like to wear tonight, Miss?”

    Yan Zhaozhao stared blankly at her slightly blurred self in the bronze mirror, but her thoughts were still stuck on that day, when she and Xie Ciyan were in a lustful relationship on the dragon chair in the Hall of Cultivation of the Heart.To this day, she still clearly remembers in her mind that in that moment of bliss, he said he wanted to have a child with her.At that time, she heard him but did not respond to him, or in other words, she did not dare to respond.

    The palm of his hand unconsciously touched his lower abdomen, which was flat, as if there was no possibility of a bulge.

    If Xie Ciyan knew that she could not give birth to an heir for him, would he still treat her like he does now?Ordinary families still value heirs, let alone an imperial family.If it is true that he does not have a harem and does not add women, then he will really be regarded as the queen who has eliminated the royal family, and the only heirs left by the late emperor are the deposed emperor and Xie Ciyan, and the rest have been eradicated one by one by the empress dowager’s envoys.The deposed emperor has no children, and if Xie Ciyan also has no heirs, the Sheng Kingdom…will only end up in ruins.

    To put it ten thousand steps back, even if Xie Ciyan is willing, what can the courtiers of the prosperous country do?How should the people within the territory deal with themselves?Exile them to other countries?In that case… Xie Ciyan will only end up with a bad reputation. Even if he is recorded in the history books, he will be despised by all people.

    She was unwilling and unwilling to let him bear this infamy.

    After Bi Luo called Yan Zhaozhao a few more times, she slowly came back from her distant thoughts, raised her eyes, and looked at Bi Luo beside her with some confusion.

    “Miss, what are you thinking about? I called you several times but you couldn’t hear me.” Seeing Yan Zhaozhao shaking his head, Bi Luo wisely stopped asking and just did his duty.”Look, miss, which one do you want to wear to the banquet tonight?”

    She glanced up at the unfolded makeup box with no interest, then looked away again, reaching out to open the hidden compartment under the dressing table, and inside lay an exquisite black brocade box.Yan Zhaozhao took it out carefully, opened the brocade box, and handed the albizia flower inside to Bi Luo.”If you want to make it more elegant, just put on a hairpin and shake it like this.”

    Bi Luo’s forehead should be. She recognized this step wave. In the past, the young lady had attached great importance to it, but she didn’t often wear it. She just put it in the secret compartment of the dressing table. Occasionally, she would take it out and take a look at it, and then she would smile and narrow her eyes.Now that I think about it, this step should be a gift from the new emperor, and it has extraordinary significance to my young lady.

    After finishing everything, it was still early. Bi Luo felt annoyed that he had messed up too early. He was about to apologize to his lady when he heard her say: “Bi Luo, go to the Yangxin Hall to find the emperor and tell him that I am waiting for him at the Phoenix Tower.”

    Hearing this, Bi Luo frowned.The Phoenix Tower has long been abandoned. Why did the lady ask the emperor to go there?But she didn’t say what she was thinking, she just followed the order and turned around and walked out of the palace door.

    Yan Zhaozhao glanced at his own appearance in the bronze mirror again, then curled up his lips and smiled softly. The tear mole in the corner of his eye also moved with the gently curved eyebrows, like a star, shining with beautiful light and carrying a trace of unexpressed sadness.

    Xie Ciyan had just finished reviewing the memorial in Yangxin Hall, and was planning to go over to see Yan Zhaozhao earlier, but her personal maid Bi Luo had already arrived in front of the hall and said that Yan Zhaozhao invited him to go to the Phoenix Tower.

    The ends of his eyebrows were raised slightly, as if he was remembering something, and there was a little smile on his lips.He didn’t need to ride the dragon to chase him, and he didn’t need the eunuch guards to accompany him. He went to the Phoenix Tower alone.

    Although the Phoenix Tower has been abandoned for many years, she still asks the palace maids to clean it and leave things as they are.When Xie Ciyan arrived, Yan Zhaozhao was already at the attic, leaning on the fence and waiting for him.The man raised his eyes and saw Yan Zhaozhao raising her hand towards him, beckoning him to come up.

    Xie Ciyan smiled back and walked up with a little more haste.Suddenly he remembered that in the past, the mother and concubine were also waiting for the father to come and see her, right?In this way, before people enter the building, they can look at their silhouettes to understand their lovesickness.

    When he went up to the attic, Yan Zhaozhao was still leaning against the fence and looking at the palaces in the distance.Xie Ciyan stepped forward and held her whole body in his arms, no longer needing to take care of anyone, and not afraid of letting others see the two of them cuddling together.

    This was the reason why he kept wanting to move up and sit on the dragon throne.He wanted the person she loved to stand by his side openly, instead of being secretive and hiding from the light of day.”Why are you here suddenly?”

    Yan Zhaozhao leaned against him, her tense body relaxed slightly, her red lips opened slightly, and her soft voice poured out.”Do you still remember the first time you brought me here?”

    “How could I forget?” He slightly curved the corners of his mouth, with a hint of inadvertent tenderness, and his eyes became tender in an instant.”This is the place where I express my feelings to you.”

    Yan Zhaozhao turned around, and Xie Ciyan also let go of the person in his arms, but his hands were still on the fence, wrapping the woman in his arms.

    There is no sachet and jade pendant on his waist, only a small black bell hanging on it. When the breeze blows gently, you can hear the clear and sweet ringing.Since she gave it to him, this bell has never been taken off his waist except when he was on the battlefield.She reached out and held the bell in her hand, then picked up Xie Ciyan’s hand and touched the albizia flower in her hair.”Thank you Ciyan, this is the meaning of the bell I gave you. Every step is shaken, and every step is ringed. The bell and the bell are a natural pair, and they are inseparable.”

    As soon as he finished speaking, Xie Ciyan’s eyebrows became more delicate and soft, and his eyes seemed to be filled with light, as bright as stars, which showed that he was in a happy mood.

    The corners of her bright red mouth were also slightly raised, and her eyebrows were as stunning as the peach blossoms in early spring.”Xie Langjun, have I never expressed my feelings to you before?” After looking at Xie Ciyan’s slightly startled expression, the smile on his lips deepened.”Thank you, please listen carefully. I am more than just happy with you…”

    Yan Zhaozhao took his hand and placed it on her chest, at the position of her heart. Her heartbeat, which was gradually increasing, could still be faintly detected in her palm.”To me, you are like this heart. It is calm and calm when facing others, but it can only beat when facing you. My heart beats because of you, becomes bright and beautiful, and lives because of you.”

    At that moment, he almost couldn’t believe what his ears heard. It was as if in his eyes, the whole world had stopped. The chirping of cicadas and the slight rustle of fallen leaves had completely disappeared at this moment. His heartbeat seemed to have been suddenly tightened, and he was so nervous that he even forgot to breathe.

    Seeing his reaction, Yan Zhaozhao couldn’t help but laugh again, with a bit of uncontrollable smile in her eyes.”Perhaps, Yan Zhaozhao was already dead when I was forced to enter the palace. The person who lives in this deep palace every day is not me, and your appearance is like a warm firework, rekindling the dead me, allowing me to resurrect.”

    Her eyes were clear and bright, like a gleam of light in a deep pool.”I once thought that I couldn’t catch this fire with both hands when I was so broken, and I was even more afraid that you would be fleeting like gorgeous fireworks. But you…came closer to me again and again, and used the fire in your body to warm me again and again. No matter how cold my heart was, you warmed it up.”

    “In this life, Yan Zhaozhao has only three wishes.” She raised her eyes, looked into his extremely caring eyes, and said word by word, “The first wish is that your husband will live a thousand years without worries. The second wish is that everything goes smoothly for you. The third wish is that your husband and you will become husband and wife, and they will grow old together in a hundred years.”

    “Zhaozhao…Zhaozhao!” The ends of Xie Ciyan’s eyes were stained with a little blush, as if at this moment, in front of her, all words became pale and powerless. He wanted to express the same friendship with her in his heart, but he didn’t know where to start.He called her name again and again, full of tenderness and love.

    Seeing the man in front of her like this, she felt a sense of sourness in her heart, her nose was sore, her eyes had a little moisture, and her eyebrows became sad.”I’m telling you this because I’m afraid… I’ll never have the chance to speak to you again.” She lowered her eyes and closed them tightly. When she opened them again, there was already a hint of determination in her eyes.”Thank you Ciyan, if I…can’t have children, am I still qualified to be your queen?”

    When he spoke again, his voice was choked with sobs and his eyes were red.”Can I still…become your wife and have a happy marriage with you…”

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