Chapter 57: Summoned into the Palace by Imperial Decree

  Half a month later, Qin Luoyi's cultivation made rapid progress once again, smoothly advancing from Martial Artist First Stage to Martial Artist Third Stage...

  Excitedly pinching her fingers and making a rough estimate, at this speed, in just two months' time, she would be able to break through to the rank of Martial Master and cultivate into a Venerable!

  Not only has her cultivation improved, but the technique of making talismans has also become more refined day by day. Compared to half a month ago when she could only refine fourth-grade talismans, she can now use seventh-grade elixirs to make sixth-grade talismans!

  In just a short month or two, she was very satisfied with such results.

  In the Bright Moon Pavilion, the highest grade of talismans sold are only sixth-grade... I've long heard from Xiong Sha and others that making talismans is extremely difficult. Even in the Jian family, which has been passed down for countless years, people who can create fifth-grade or higher high-level talismans are extremely rare!

  And if what the Fu Lu Da Quan said is true, then her talisman made from elixir should be ten times more powerful than an ordinary six-grade talisman!

  Alright, even if there's some water added, it's not ten times more, at least several times more!

  Thinking of the last time Erpin Ice Blade Symbol was released, it took several lives, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise with a faint smile.

  Having a skill to rely on, although her spiritual power was restricted in her dantian and couldn't be used much... but at least when she went out, her life wasn't controlled by others!

  And there's also Zhu Mei and her daughter who have been eyeing me covetously all along...

  Xue'er said that Zhu Mei's cousin, who had been separated from Zhu Mei for nearly twenty years, suddenly ran into her on the streets of Beijing a few days ago and was overjoyed to recognize her.

  Upon learning that his cousin was a concubine in the Wang Manor and had been saved by the current darling of the imperial court, Prince Zhen Nan, who had rescued her when she was separated from her family and nearly humiliated, her cousin's husband was extremely grateful and personally came to thank him. He also went on to talk about the reason for their separation back then... roughly listening to it, it seemed to match what Zhu Mei had said that year.

  Qin Lingyun didn't investigate the matter privately, and Qin Luo Yi was unaware of it. However, from then on, her brother-in-law would occasionally come to the Wang Manor to find Zhu Mei. Fortunately, he wouldn't stay for long each time, and there were servants from the steward's side attending to him, while Zhu Mei had maidservants by her side, so no one suspected anything unusual about this matter.

  However, Qin Luoyi always felt that this brother-in-law came too coincidentally.

  It's been nearly twenty years since they last met, yet she could recognize him from afar... This in itself is unbelievable! Perhaps she was too suspicious, but privately, she always felt that there was something fishy about this matter.

  However, no matter what, she is no longer the former Qin Luoyi. Not to mention that she has no self-preservation ability, and she also trusts the two mothers and daughters who are superficially kind but actually have ulterior motives...

  As long as she is careful, no matter what evil intentions those two people have, they will not be able to plot against her!

  After entering the house, she called someone to bring hot water, took a comfortable bath, ate some food randomly, didn't want to move, and simply leaned on the warm soft couch, holding a book and reading it casually.

  "Miss!" The slightly panicked voices of Liu'er and Xing'er suddenly came from outside.

  "What's going on?" Qin Luo Yi slightly raised an eyebrow, put down her book and asked towards the door.

  "Princess, someone from the palace has arrived. You have to go in right away!" Liu'er stopped at the door of her inner chamber and said anxiously, not daring to push the door open on her own.

  A few months ago, the county master not only became fond of practicing - although according to what they secretly heard from Wang Ye say, the county master's cultivation still had no progress.

  Moreover, he strictly ordered that no one, including the two personal maids of his wife and Xiang Er, was allowed to enter the inner chamber without her permission. Offenders would be severely punished!

  "The county lord's wife, the princess and the palace matrons will arrive soon. The slaves and Xing Er will rush over to report first, please open the door quickly and let us tidy up for you."

  Qin Luo's eyebrows slightly furrowed as she picked up a white silk handkerchief from the table and covered her face, then opened the door to let the two women in.

  Liu'er held a set of pale blue exquisite palace attire in her hands, while Xing'er held a brand new headdress. As soon as they entered the house, they quickly began to help her change clothes and comb her hair.

  Qin Luo sat in front of the crystal mirror, looking at her own head which was suddenly adorned with pearls and jade from the reflection. She felt both annoyed and amused. Although she didn't understand why someone from the palace had suddenly called for her... but did these two maids have to be so cautious? They were putting all the good things on her head like a nouveau riche, this flowery and extravagant appearance was really annoying in her eyes!

  "Leave the white jade hairpin and ruby earrings, take down everything else!"

  "Princess, since you're going into the palace, it won't hurt to dress up a bit."

  "Yes, Princess, tomorrow is the Empress Dowager's 80th birthday, and now it's announced that you'll be entering the palace... You should at least dress up a bit more festively!" Liu'er was reluctant to take it off.

  Qin Luo Yi saw that they didn't move, so she simply took it down herself. She also thought about entering the palace and her face wasn't made up yet, fearing a mistake, so she found an excuse to send them out first.

  Unfortunately, the two maids had not yet left the door when Xie Ruyan brought in two palace matrons who looked very serious and mature.

  As soon as the two entered the house, their extremely discerning eyes scanned Qin Luo's attire from head to toe. After a moment, the tightly pursed lips finally revealed a satisfied smile: "Princess, the Empress Dowager has an edict, please enter the palace immediately!"

  He didn't give her any more time to prepare and walked out first, then repeatedly urged her to hurry up.

  Qin Luo Yi lowered her voice and cursed softly, but had no choice but to follow him out under Xie Ru Yan's somewhat worried gaze.

  It turned out that this time, the Queen Mother's 80th birthday was not only celebrated by people from all over the world, but also by the divine doctor valley and several major Xian clans that had just been incorporated into the territory of Chu State, which originally belonged to Yan and Zhao.

  The Empress Dowager was naturally overjoyed.

  Among the group of people who came from Shényī Gǔ, there was a young girl whose identity was not simple at all. She was the daughter of the master of Shényī Gǔ - Shàngguān Qiūyǔ!

  Shangguan Qiuyu, only seventeen years old, was as beautiful as a flower, and her beauty was like that of an immortal. This time, she not only brought a seven-tiered elixir that could prolong life for the empress dowager's birthday, but also bluntly expressed her admiration for the third prince and her desire to marry him as his concubine...

  The Third Prince was already engaged to Qin Luoyi of the Zhen Nan Wang Fu, and in just over two months, they would be married. This was something that everyone on the Sacred Dragon Continent knew about, yet the Empress Dowager had not expected that Officer Autumn Rain would say such a thing!

  But if someone else had said this, it would have been fine. The person who spoke was the only daughter of the divine doctor Gu Gu Zhu, which made the Empress Dowager very embarrassed.

  For thousands of years, the Divine Doctor Valley has had a super noble status in the Chu State, because every generation of valley masters have been skilled in medicine and alchemy, able to revive the dead... Every dynasty's emperors would spend huge sums for them to refine elixirs that prolong life and strengthen their cultivation.

  After some deliberation, the Empress Dowager tactfully mentioned that the Emperor had already decreed by imperial edict that Qin Luoyi, daughter of the King of Southern Jing, was to be married to the Third Imperial Prince. Then, with a hint of meaning, she threw out the position of Crown Princess...

  When Ou Yang Qiu Yu heard that Chu Yi Xiu had already gotten married, and it was during her closed-door training, she felt extremely disappointed. She refused to be the crown prince's consort and no longer insisted on marrying the third imperial son. She only made one request: to meet the girl who was betrothed to the third imperial son... That's why there was an edict from the empress dowager summoning her into the palace.

  Qin Luo Yi was stunned after learning about it.

  Haha.

  Chuyifeng that demon was actually disliked by someone!

  And then there's Chu Yixiu... I've seen her a few times, but how did she not notice that he had such charm, enough to make the only daughter of the very mysterious Divine Doctor Valley, Gu Gu, voluntarily offer to marry him?

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