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In Kyoto, the Queen Mother turned her prayer beads and said, "Everything is going well."

After hearing this, Mammy said, "Master Cui is fine, even His Majesty never sees her."

The Queen Mother sighed, "I hope she can catch it." She couldn't help but turn the beads. This was what she did most often when she was anxious.

Mammy understands her worries. This generation of the Cui family is useless and can only place its hope on the daughter of the Cui family. It can be said that Cui Xiu entered the palace carrying the Cui family's hopes.

I just hope that she can get pregnant as soon as possible and leave a glimmer of hope for the Cui family.

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Mrs. Zhou pestered Mrs. Su, "Sister Su, just make it for me. The dumplings you make are the most delicious."

Mrs. Su was helpless, "The weather is perfect today. If you don't go out to play, you will come and pester me."

Mrs. Zhou followed her, "Don't you miss the dumplings made by your sister?"

Mrs. Su shook her head helplessly, "You and sister Zhao both like to study food. Why don't you go find her and come here to pester me?"

Mrs. Zhou blinked her eyes, "My sister is jealous. Of course, my sister is better than my elder sister."

Mrs. Su nodded her eyebrows and said, "As long as you have a sweet mouth, I'll do it for you."

Mrs. Zhou followed eagerly, her eyes full of smiles.

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At this time, in the waterside pavilion, Emperor Xuan Zhao was sipping tea. Fu Ronghua was sitting across from him. Emperor Xuan Zhao said, "Let's play a game of chess."

Fu Ronghua pursed her lips. Unfortunately, when Emperor Xuan Zhao came, she was playing chess by herself, and he happened to catch his eye.

When he heard this, he couldn't shirk it, so he raised his voice and said, "Ruixue, put the chessboard in place."

Ruixue took away the small table and put on the chessboard. Emperor Xuan Zhao curled his lips and said, "I will use white stones."

Fu Ronghua put the chess pieces away and said, "Your Majesty, please go first."

Emperor Xuanzhao smiled when he heard this, "I will give you three sons."

Fu Ronghua understood that he was looked down upon by him, so he raised his red lips and said, "Your Majesty, you are looking down on your concubines."

Emperor Xuan Zhao chuckled, "I didn't say that."

When Fu Ronghua saw that he had given up to him, he was not polite. He held a black piece in his white jade hand and landed it on the chessboard.

The three pieces fell, and Emperor Xuan Zhao's white piece also fell into the chess game. As the chess game deepened, Emperor Xuan Zhao gradually changed from being careless to becoming serious.

The two chess players, black and white, fought fiercely, each playing chess more ruthlessly than the other.

The sunspot fell, white and black formed a strong visual impact, and the jade hands were even more white. Fu Ronghua raised his head and smiled sweetly, "Your Majesty, I have won."

Emperor Xuan Zhao lowered his eyes and smiled. He held Fu Ronghua's hand and exerted force. Fu Ronghua exclaimed and was pulled directly from the chessboard into her arms.

She bumped into Emperor Xuan Zhao's arms lightly, and he grabbed her waist, "Your Majesty." She scolded, obviously in shock.

Emperor Xuan Zhao's laughter sounded low, with a hint of teasing, "I'm afraid." He pinched Fu Ronghua's earlobe, "Don't be afraid, how could I bear to hurt you."

He put his arms around her and said, "My concubine's chess skills are really good. I have a set of black jade chess, which is just right for my concubine." His voice was low and confused, showing a bit of laxity.

This was the first time he called his beloved concubine, and his tone was low and soft. The words he spoke lightly were like the murmur between lovers.

Fu Ronghua raised his head, his eyes flashing, "Then, I'm not welcome, concubine."

Emperor Xuan Zhao chuckled and said, "As long as my concubine likes it, I never realized in the past that my concubine's chess skills are so superb that even I was defeated by my concubine."
Chapter completed!