Rebirth is not a dream.

The queen took Su Yue's hand and said, "You are Ming Zhao's daughter. You look exactly like her! When I see you, I seem to see Ming Zhao in her youth."

A complex emotion surged in Su Yue's heart. She looked at the queen and said softly, "My mother never told me if I had any relatives in my mother's family. I didn't expect that the queen would be my aunt." There was a hint of surprise in her voice, but more of confusion.

Queen: "How have you and your mother been doing these years?"

Su Yue: "It's pretty good. I have no worries about food and clothing. My mother is very good at business and makes a lot of money."

Queen: "Well, Ming Zhao has always been an outstanding person."

Su Yue: "Queen, do you know why my mother separated from my father?"

Queen: "Ming Zhao has not kept in touch with us over the years. We know nothing about her experience in Beiyan. You need to ask your uncle to write a letter to the Emperor of Beiyan and ask him how he treated Ming Zhao."

Su Yue: "Forget it, Yue'er just wants to know why my mother took me to wander around and have no place to live, but was unwilling to return to Beiyan."

At this time, Concubine Liang said, "I think Beiyan really didn't let our Ming Zhao down! Three years ago, Princess Dechun was sent to marry King Wu of Beiyan, but I didn't hear them mention Ming Zhao. Beiyan only said that our Princess Ming Zhao was missing, and even tried to ask us for an explanation. Humph, I think they are just relying on our good temper to be so presumptuous!"

Su Yue was very surprised. She never expected that three years ago, the emperor would confer the title of Dechun on the fourth princess and marry her to the second prince of Beiyan. It seems that both Da'an and Beiyan are hiding some unknown secrets about Princess Mingzhao.

The queen's face darkened and she warned, "Liang Fei, be careful with your words and actions! This matter concerns the relationship between the two countries, so you must not speak carelessly."

Concubine Liang quickly stood up and bowed respectfully, saying, "Yes, the Queen is right. I spoke carelessly, please forgive me, Queen."

The queen looked at the concubines below and said in a serious tone: "You all must remember that the harem is not allowed to interfere in government affairs, let alone discuss state affairs at will. Anyone who violates this will be severely punished!"

Concubine Liang quickly responded, "I will remember the Queen's teachings."

The concubines also echoed: "I will remember this."

One after another, ladies of noble birth brought their daughters and wives to pay their respects to the queen. Su Yue sat beside the queen and watched the ladies of noble birth who were paying their respects below. Su Yue recognized almost all of them. This time, Su Yue only brought Qiu Zhu with her. When Madam Lu came to pay her respects, Lu Anruo, who had paid her respects to the queen below, saw Su Yue sitting beside the queen and felt envious and jealous. She had never expected that a merchant girl would have a relationship with Princess Mingzhao. Lu Anruo did not believe that Su Yue was Princess Mingzhao's daughter. In short, before the emperor announced it to the world, Su Yue could not be the princess's daughter. Moreover, the emperor had not seen Su Yue once in more than half a year. It seemed that the emperor did not want to recognize this marriage. Therefore, no matter how glorious Su Yue is now, who knows how bad she will be in the future.

Su Yue sat upright, not daring to make any mistakes. Fortunately, she had met all the ladies and the Queen had said that she could move freely. Su Yue was familiar with the palace, so she had to follow everyone from the An Ning Marquis's Mansion out of the Queen's Fengyi Palace. The Queen sent the maid Fang Yun to follow Su Yue and take her on a tour of the palace.

Su Yue thought to herself, this is not the Palace Museum of the previous life! Should I really go in for a stroll? To be on the safe side, ensuring my own safety is the top priority. After all, no matter how luxurious and magnificent this palace is, I can never move in and live here. So, it is better to follow the old lady and the marquis obediently, and don't wander around randomly, so as not to get involved in some inexplicable things.

Originally, Su Yue was going to tell Fang Yun that she didn't need to follow her, but when they reached Zhaoyang Palace, Fang Yun suddenly said, "Mrs. Qin San, this Zhaoyang Palace was once the bedroom of Princess Ming Zhao."

Fang Yun seemed to be full of curiosity and awe about this palace, and continued, "This was originally where the late emperor's Consort Su lived, and it was also the palace of Princess Mingzhao's mother. Princess Mingzhao lived here with Consort Su since she was a child, enjoying endless love and wealth. Later, after Consort Su passed away, Princess Mingzhao was the only one living here. Until Princess Mingzhao got married, this palace has been empty. I heard that the emperor has been reluctant to let other people live in this palace. Even Consort Xian has always wanted to live here, but the emperor has never agreed."

Hearing these words, Su Yue couldn't help but turn her head and glance at Fang Yun, a trace of doubt in her heart. She didn't understand why Fang Yun told her about these private affairs of the palace, and what did these things have to do with her? Did Fang Yun think that she could influence the emperor's decision and who would live in Zhaoyang Palace? Su Yue thought this was simply a fantasy. She was just an ordinary woman, how could she have such ability?

However, this woman named Fang Yun seemed very strange. She was obviously someone in the Queen's palace, so who did she want to lobby for to get the Emperor's consent to let her live in Zhaoyang Palace? Obviously, the one who wanted to live in Zhaoyang Palace must be a concubine. After all, the Queen herself naturally did not need to rely on the power of others to fight for the right to live in Zhaoyang Palace. Did Fang Yun think Su Yue was extremely stupid and easy to be manipulated? Or did she feel that she had nothing to worry about in the palace and was not afraid of life and death? These questions emerged in Su Yue's mind.

Su Yue stared at Zhaoyang Palace, her heart full of doubts. Why does the harem create such a majestic atmosphere? Moreover, the Zhaoyang Palace has an extremely advantageous geographical location. It is located behind Fengyi Palace. It is not only very close to the emperor's Zichen Palace, but also not far from the Jiulong Pool and Quchi in the back. It can be said that this is one of the most ideal residences in the palace. Princess Mingzhao and her mother, who live in such a superior environment, must be very favored! It's just that the late emperor is gone, and the late emperor's favorite concubine and Princess Mingzhao are also gone. It's really intriguing that the emperor still leaves this palace empty.

Fang Yun noticed that Su Yue had been staring at the door of Zhaoyang Palace, so she asked softly, "Mrs. Qin San Shao, do you want to go in and take a look?" Her voice was soft, and seemed to carry a hint of expectation. Su Yue came back to her senses, looked at Fang Yun, and replied with a smile, "I'm just curious about this palace, and I have no other intentions. But did my mother really live here before?"

A hint of surprise flashed in Fangyun's eyes, then she nodded and said, "That's true, but unfortunately later..." She suddenly stopped talking, as if she realized that she had said something she shouldn't have said.

Su Yue keenly caught Fang Yun's pause and asked, "What happened later? Why didn't you continue?" Fang Yun hesitated, then shook her head and said, "The princess married a foreigner. Originally, the princess didn't have to marry a foreigner. But I heard from the old palace servants that the princess and the emperor had a big fight in Zhaoyang Palace, and then Zhaoyang Palace was sealed. Not long after that, the princess went to Beiyan to marry a foreigner. She never came back."

Su Yue looked at Fang Yun quietly. Although she was more curious, she knew that in this palace, some things could not be known by just asking. She looked at Fang Yun gratefully and said, "Thank you for telling me this." After that, she turned and left, leaving Fang Yun looking at Zhaoyang Palace thoughtfully.

Su Yue turned to look at Fang Yun and said with a firm look in her eyes: "No need. You go back, I will go with the people from An Ning Marquis Mansion, nothing will happen." Seeing Su Yue so insistent, Fang Yun couldn't help but frowned, as if she wanted to say something else, but Su Yue had already stepped forward and walked towards the direction of the people from An Ning Marquis Mansion.

Looking at Su Yue's back as she walked away, Fang Yun felt helpless. She remembered the Queen's previous instructions to let Su Yue move freely in the palace, but now it seemed that Su Yue didn't care much about the palace. Her attitude made Fang Yun a little confused. Did Su Yue really have no interest in her mother's affairs? Or did she have her own unique ideas and plans?

Fang Yun shook her head and decided not to think about it anymore. As a palace maid, she could only do what she was told, but Su Yue was not a simple person.