The Eternal Beauty of the City of Wealth

In 567 BC, after several years of bitter battles with the State of Laizi, the State of Qi was finally defeated in the 15th year of Duke Ling of Qi. The State of Laizi was destroyed.

Duke Lai Gong, the ruler of the Laizi State, suffered a drastic change in his personality because his country was destroyed and his royal family was exterminated. He was irritable and depressed all day long, and finally died of a sudden heart attack due to exhaustion.

After the beginning of autumn, the weather in Laizi Kingdom is very hot and humid.

In the bedroom of King Lai's palace in Guicheng, palace servants were coming in and out anxiously, and everyone had a look of sadness on their face.

In the bedroom, the queen and the concubines knelt in front of Lord Lai Gong's bed and cried sadly, their grief was beyond words.

"Princess! Princess! Wuuwuwu, wuuwuwu..."

Yang Xuan slowly woke up with a splitting headache, staring at the ceiling.

I made it through? Just like that? Yeah, great! That's great!

In this strange world, I, Yang Xuan, have come.

She thought happily in her heart while hitting her head with her fist.

Ouch, why does my head hurt so much? Yang Xuan frowned. Why is there so much noise in this room? Who is crying?

She turned her head and looked around, and saw many men and women kneeling on the floor in the room.

I also saw some people in the crowd crying and beating their chests, while others were sobbing quietly with their heads down.

Two maids, with tears in their eyes, were shaking her arms and calling out to her loudly.

Yang Xuan felt her throat dry and itchy. She pursed her cracked lips and coughed twice: "I want to drink some water, pour me some water quickly."

A maid saw her wake up and immediately shouted excitedly: "Princess, the princess is awake!"

At this time, another man's voice reached her ears: "Quick, get some water!"

Here, here! Someone quickly agreed to pour some water, and immediately, the room was in chaos again.

At this moment, a beautiful middle-aged woman in gorgeous clothes pushed through the crowd with tears in her eyes and rushed towards her: "Xuan'er! Xuan'er!"

Yang Xuan searched the original owner's memory and found that this person was the Queen of Lai and her current mother.

Yes, her soul has now completely merged with this body, and she has all of Zixuan's memories in her mind.

"Mother, mother, woo woo woo, woo woo woo...Father, he, he."

Zixuan felt uncomfortable in his heart and couldn't help sobbing. He looked at his father who was lying straight on the bed.

"Xuan'er, your father, he, he's gone!"

After she finished speaking, the queen began to tremble and burst into tears while hugging Zixuan.

Immediately, everyone in the room burst into tears again.

A eunuch brought a cup of warm water and gently handed it to Zixuan: "Your Highness, the water is here."

Zixuan took the cup and drank it in a few gulps.

Immediately, she felt much more comfortable in her throat.

The queen wiped her tears and held back her grief. She took a deep breath and said, "Xuan'er, things have come to this point. You and I, mother and daughter, must cheer up. There are still many things waiting for us to do in the palace."

"The Queen Mother has already sent the news of your father's passing to the capital of Qi, and is awaiting the King of Qi's arrangements for his return to the city."

"Go wash up first and follow your mother to the main hall. The ministers have been waiting there for a long time."

Zixuan's face showed a slight nervousness, but then he nodded: "Okay, mother."

So she stood up, and with the help of several maids, she slowly walked towards her bedroom.

The bedroom was very large and beautifully decorated. She looked around with her beautiful eyes.

Since this body was in a bad mood, she had no intention of appreciating these things.

So she sat in front of an exquisitely carved bronze mirror and let the maids dress her up.

Zixuan looked at himself in the mirror. Although it was blurry and not very clear, he was shocked by his beautiful face again.

She couldn't help but touch her cheeks. The skin was so tight and tender, soft and elastic like a skinned egg. She loved it so much. She felt so happy that her heart felt like it was filled with honey.

It’s this mirror…it’s too hard to see people clearly. Should I go to the space and get a modern dressing mirror?

But then he thought again and decided to forget it. There were two maids nearby and he didn't want to scare them. He should wait until he had the chance to take it out.

After a while, Zixuan had been taken care of neatly by the maids.

At this moment, the queen also walked in quietly: "Xuan'er, are you ready?"

Zixuan nodded: "It's packed, mother."

"Well, let's go!"

After saying that, the mother and daughter, supported by many maids, slowly walked towards the meeting hall.

Along the way, Zixuan looked around. The buildings in the palace were quite magnificent, with palaces and mountains interlaced, corridors surrounding, and colorful flowers and plants.

The sanitation in the palace is quite good, every corner is cleaned and the furnishings are tidy.

But on the walls and floors inside the palace, you can still vaguely see some afterimages of the war.

Some palaces were also burned down, and the charred broken bricks and tiles and blackened wood were still piled up in their original places.

Zixuan looked around as he walked, and soon the group walked into the hall.

At this moment, the eunuch's shrill, duck-like voice reached the hall: "The Queen... Her Royal Highness the Princess... has arrived..."

The ministers were stunned at first, and then they began to whisper to each other: Why didn’t the king come to court today? What’s going on?

What are the Queen and Princess doing in the palace? Has something happened?

Everyone was discussing when they heard the eunuch cough twice and then continued to shout: "The Queen... Her Royal Highness the Princess... has arrived..."

The ministers finally reacted, quickly straightening their clothes, shaking out their sleeves, and kneeling on the ground in unison: "Your Highness, we pay our respects to the Queen... Her Royal Highness..."

The queen raised her hand gently, trying hard to suppress her sadness and said, "My lords, please stand up."

Then she looked around at everyone and said in a trembling voice, "My lords, I have something to announce at this morning's court!"

After he finished speaking, he paused and secretly glanced at the ministers below. He saw that they were all listening silently with their ears pricked up.

The queen squeezed her eyes shut tightly and said in a voice filled with grief, "At midnight today, the king suffered a heart attack and passed away in time!"

After saying this, she covered her face with her sleeves and began to sob.

Zixuan also lowered his head, sobbing softly with tears streaming down his face.