Chapter 137 - Is It Funny That the Reincarnated Senior Sister Is Also Being Pursued?

Bai Lian and Mu Xing He walked into a side hall. At this moment, a girl dressed in the attire of the Wei Yang Palace was sitting in a chair, leisurely sipping the tea served by her maid. She appeared delicate and beautiful, about the same age as the girl holding the qin, but with a mature and steady demeanor, unlike the qin player. Upon seeing Bai Lian and Mu Xing He, she set down her teacup and rose, gracefully bowing. "I am Ming Zhao, a maid of Wei Yang Princess. I have the honor to meet Miss Mu and Miss Bai." "Do you know me?" Bai Lian asked, somewhat puzzled. It was normal for Ming Zhao to recognize Mu Xing He, as this was Mu's residence and she was a well-known young lady in Xia Capital. But after her rebirth, she had basically not left the Taihua Sword Sect, let alone come to Xia Capital. So how did Ming Zhao know it was her at first sight, even if she knew about her and Mu Xing He being together? Unexpectedly, after hearing her words, Ming Zhao suddenly chuckled softly, "Miss Bai, in Ming Zhao's eyes, you seem more familiar to me than Miss Mu~" "As for the princess, she always talks about you all the time. Ming Zhao's ears are almost calloused from hearing about you." "Ming Zhao is here to convey the princess's wishes, hoping Miss Bai could come for a visit to the Wei Yang Palace." "Oh, I see, since it's an invitation from the Wei Yang Princess, I will go over immediately. Thank you for informing me," Bai Lian said. Ming Zhao blinked, looking at Bai Lian with some curiosity, and said softly, "Miss Bai is quite different from the Miss Bai I know." Bai Lian was rendered speechless. She could already imagine how Wei Yang would have spoken about her servant, using expressions like scoundrel, seducer, or libertine. That was downright slander! Well, it wasn't exactly slander, but she had turned over a new leaf in this life! She would not even flirt with other girls now; she was completely innocent and cute, just Little Bai Lian. This time, she must prove herself! "Miss Bai, the carriages from the Wei Yang Palace are waiting outside. Please follow me," Ming Zhao said. Due to the high productivity of cultivators, Xia Capital was built grandly, with wide and smooth roads, even more so than the city roads in her previous life. It was almost problem-free to ride a horse, and for the convenience of pedestrians, Xia Capital even planned separate horse paths, similar to the pedestrian and motor vehicle lanes today. Although riding a horse was fast, many officials still opted to ride carriages as it was more comfortable and to show off their status. It was clear that the carriage sent by Princess Wei Yang was to give Bai Lian face. Even with her understanding of Wei Yang, sending a carriage was essentially a message: "The carriages are ready for you. Hurry up and come, don't try to find excuses to delay." At this point, she had no reason to delay. When she made the decision to come to Xia Capital, facing Wei Yang was already inevitable. "Very well, then let's depart," Bai Lian nodded. Mu Xing He held her hand, saying, "Be careful." Bai Lian chuckled, "Sister Mu, I am just going to meet Wei Yang Princess, not entering a tiger's den. What are you worried about?" "Don't worry, I will be back soon." She tilted her head, squeezed Mu Xing He's hand, and said, "I'll leave Yao Yao in your care, Sister Mu." Mu Xing He did not speak, watching Bai Lian follow Ming Zhao and leave. He sank into contemplation. Based on her past experiences, allowing Bai Lian to get close to Wei Yang was no different from throwing her into a tiger's den. After Bai Lian's death in her previous life, Wei Yang ascended to become the first empress of Da Xia in a domineering manner, causing the deaths and exile of her brothers, leaving only a few too afraid to move freely. Even she, who was deeply troubled, could not help but shudder at what Wei Yang did during that time. Mu Xing He was well aware that the innocent appearance Wei Yang showed to Bai Lian was only a facade. Born into the royal family and unable to make her own decisions, how could anyone who succeeded in the competition for the throne be truly naive? Especially in this life, Bai Lian was very vulnerable and completely harmless, with no fighting power at all. If she was not by Bai Lian's side, she really worried that Wei Yang would devour her. Insecure, she decided to follow behind stealthily to observe. However, the "queen" Ming Zhao mentioned was not Wei Yang's biological mother, as her mother had died in childbirth. After the previous queen's death, although Xia Huang was deeply grieved, he followed the principle of the country must not be without an heir for a day, and established a new queen. Everyone expected Xia Huang to select the new queen from the noble consorts who had given birth to his sons. However, he went against popular opinion and made a relatively new palace lady the queen. According to legend, the new queen was only around twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, and extremely beautiful, like the peony flower. Xia Huang was bewitched by her beauty, leading him to make her the queen. It's worth noting that Xia Huang, who had been injured and aged greatly during the battle against evil forces two hundred years ago, had greatly reduced life expectancy. Now, after two hundred years had passed, he was in his twilight years. With his life nearing its end, Xia Huang had chosen a twenty-seven or twenty-eight-year-old queen. It was not merely an "old bull eating tender grass," but more like a fossil sprouting new shoots, an old man marrying a young girl! Therefore, this event remained a topic of conversation among the people of Xia to this day. As for this new queen, Bai Lian naturally knew about her. As an unorthodox harem protagonist, if she didn't dual cultivate, she would eventually die, so a wife role was needed. Moreover, the officials were quite bold - since they wanted to add a wife character that players could pursue, why couldn't it be the current emperor's wife? Thus, the new queen of Da Xia became a character that players could pursue in the game. However, compared to the daughter of the main family, the queen was merely an important supporting character in the game and wasn't part of the main storyline. To pursue her, players would have to go through a long and tedious side plot. At that time, Bai Lian was still quite young and did not understand the appeal of married women, so she chose not to pursue that side plot. Now, reborn into the game's world, she decided not to pursue anyone after or got curious instead - What kind of person was that queen, after all?