Old Madame Hua squinted; somehow, she felt that something went wrong. On the face of it, the Empress appreciated Hua Qiyue very much, but after all, Old Madame Hua was a senior woman who had seen much of the world and she had caught sight of that cold light skimming over the Empress' eyes. "Qiyue, have you ever offended the Empress? Why do I have a feeling of unease?" Old Madame couldn't help worrying about Hua Qiyue since she had now regarded Hua Qiyue as the treature of Hua's Mansion. "Grandmother, you worry too much. I'm just an ordinary woman, how can I offend the Empress?" Hua Qiyue smiled calmly and served Old Madame Hua with a bowl of soup. Old Madame paused and composedly watched two Palace Guards escort a middle-aged man to the palace. Since they finally caught a spy, the Changlong Emperor intended to punish him as a warning to others. Although the Changjing Kingdom hadn't been trod by the Tumo Kingdom, it was still su

Old Madame Hua heard her and instantly heaved a sigh of relief. Yun Shimo and the others had complicated expressions on their faces. This matter could be made a mountain or a molehill. They did not expect Hua Qiyue to deal with it so calmly. Did she long know someone was out to get her? What a shrewd woman! Yun Shimo quietly sipped a mouthful of tea. A faint smile appeared on his lips. Instantly, the smile coagulated. Why did he feel a sense of joy every time he encountered her problem? "This is indeed true. I will get someone to fetch the painting of Ten Thousand Horses Galloping Ahead right now!" Hua Qiyue smiled lightly, directing Youshui and Lv Xin to accompany the Emperor's Qi Artists and fetch the painting from under the horse carriage at the parking lot. The Changlong Emperor heard her and quietly nodded. He swept a cold gaze over at his Queen. Queen Liu's hand was sweating coldly. She frowned

"Framed? When you people were trying to poison me dead, why didn't you say 'framed'? I, Hua Qiyue, won't be so stupid as to allow a former murderer a way out." Hua Qiyue raised her brows mockingly. In her previous life, she had been too kind and considerate. She did not care how Zhou Zhicheng had treated her and allowed him a harem of wives and concubines. She even allowed him to marry her own maidservant. What did her great generosity lead to? Only endless betrayals and resentments. Heartlessly hounded upon and tortured by those mistresses! How could Hua Qiyue ever forget her previous life, when she had been tortured to death and Tianci made a mute through poison? Hua Mengshi heard her and her tears continued to stream down, like strings of beads slipping off her exquisite face, one after another. They were like pearls falling off a jade plate. "Eldest Sis... think about how hard my mother has worked for Hua's Ma

"What?" Hua Qiyue was fairly surprised. She saw Ji Feng's expression which seemed to imply something serious... Ji Zhong gazed happily at Hua Qiyue, as if admiring his future daughter-in-law. "Princess Jinghua, our Ji family is very happy you are our disciple. However, Your Highness possess the Thousand-Year Magistery and seem to know lots of other medicines as well. You probably don't need much instruction. As the Manor Head, I have decided to let Feng and Jing stay behind in the capital. Of course, Your Highness can go to Ji's Manor if you like. You will decide everything." Hua Qiyue blinked. Did she hear wrong? Did the Ji family just told her that she needn't go to Ji's Manor? And they allowed Ji Feng and Ji Jing to stay behind to instruct her, a new disciple? Talking about herbs, Hua Qiyue was not really well versed with them. The person who knew them well was Tianpi. Many of the seeds of the divine herbs were from him. Alt

"Ask him to come!" Queen Liu's beautiful eyes were suddenly brightened. Since Shui Qianruo was willing to come, he must be interested in cooperating with her. Shui Qianruo was still in a white robe under which his pale and wan face became even more horrible; his entire body looked like a lifeless corpse. Generally, when people saw him, they would somehow tremble and feel scared. Xiaohuan lowered her eyes and dared not see Shui Qianruo's eyes. "Shui Qianruo meets Her Highness." Shui Qianruo just slightly bowed, but Queen Liu disregarded this action. Not everyone should kneel down when visiting the Empress. People with dignified identities, such as some senior Qi Artists or poisoners, pharmacists, were allowed to ignore etiquette when they visited the Emperor and the Empress. "Xiaohuan works for me. Master Shui, let me put this in a straightforward way: do you, have any interest in coorperating with me? Of course, y