Chapter 39: Imperial Palace Offering Treasures
"Master Qingzhou, I have arrived here. The queen is waiting for you inside." The harem was really big. After passing several palaces, Eunuch Wang came to the most luxurious and largest palace and stopped.

If the Queen hadn't summoned him, he wouldn't have been able to go in. He was actually quite confused. Wasn't Shen Qingzhou curious? He didn't talk to him on the way.

He was also amazed by Shen Qingzhou's growth over the years. He used to think of him as an incompetent person, but after joining the army, he developed such energy.

After entering the palace, Shen Qingzhou ignored the instructions of "Don't look around. I'm almost invincible. A little respect will be enough." What's more, he also wanted to know his aunt's living environment.

Inside the palace, the most eye-catching thing is of course the candles that can be seen everywhere. Many palace maids are there to maintain the brightness of these candles to ensure that they do not go out.

There were several rows of shelves specifically for placing candles, and the table was also full of candles. There was only a woman with her back to him.

"Shen Qingzhou." A pleasant female voice came over. He hadn't seen the other person for ten years, but he was familiar with this voice.

"Hello, aunt." Shen Qingzhou thought about it and did not kneel down. In fact, he should have done so, but you didn't look.

"You still remember me." The queen turned around and looked at the tall Shen Qingzhou in a daze. Even though she knew it in advance, she was still stunned when they met.

"Although I haven't seen you for many years, I have always kept my aunt's face in my heart and dare not forget it." Shen Qingzhou looked at the other person's face. She was really beautiful, younger than the original star and much more beautiful.

The queen didn't think he was impolite. This was her only hope to expand her family. He overcame all difficulties and finally came back alive.

Moreover, he returned with military merits. He also knew about the position arranged by Emperor Qing for him. It can be said that he was the third most powerful person in the military, except Qin Ye and Ye Chong.

She didn't regard Shen Qingzhou as a junior. She had tortured herself for so many years and had come to regard Shen Qingzhou as her hope. It seemed that only if he made the family strong and prosperous would she feel that she could live up to her deceased parents and relatives.

"Are you shocked that your aunt is from the palace?" The queen was a little disappointed and wanted to see surprise on Shen Qingzhou's face.

"I hadn't thought about it at first, but suddenly a nobleman summoned me to the palace. Then I thought about it again. In the whole Kyoto, I don't have any relatives except my aunt. If it wasn't for the summons from His Majesty, no matter how incredible it is, this is the only possibility." What Shen Qingzhou said made a lot of sense.

"You brought something? Then guess which noble lady I am. Aren't you afraid of giving the wrong gift?" The queen looked at the several boxes behind Shen Qingzhou that the palace maid had just put down.

She was sure that Shen Qingzhou didn't know what she liked. She didn't have any hobbies. People who lived in hatred didn't want to have hobbies.

She also intended to test Shen Qingzhou, and she really wanted to know. With Shen Qingzhou's arrival, the last maternal clan buff was activated. She was much gentler than she was to the prince, so she wanted to practice more.

"Aunt, you're joking. When I saw you, I knew that I would definitely not send the wrong gift." Shen Qingzhou said. He came here with a clear purpose in mind.

"Open it and take a look. I heard that you presented treasures to the court, which made His Majesty very happy and awarded the army a number." The queen was in a good mood, and the smile on her face made Shen Qingzhou stunned for a moment. Damn it, you can't help but be so beautiful. It's all Emperor Qing's fault. He named his cavalry Hubao.

"The first is a few sets of jewelry, including a jeweled swallowtail butterfly gilded silver hairpin, a phoenix wearing a peony gold hairpin, purple jade hibiscus earrings, and a five-phoenix rising sun hanging beaded hairpin. This set is the most beautiful set of jewelry in the Zuoxian King's tribe and the hundreds of tribes under his command. Only my aunt is qualified to wear it."

"The most beautiful, so sure, what if there is someone more beautiful?" The queen hadn't been so happy for a long time, and she was about to realize her wish to make her family more beautiful. "Since I said she is the most beautiful, then she is the most beautiful. The Zuo Xian Wang tribe dare not deny it, and the hundreds of tribes under Zuo Xian Wang dare not deny it either." Shen Qingzhou was still thinking, this group of people ran away, he killed too many people, and he didn't know if the new people could hold on.

"You have become different from when you were a child." Looking at the domineering Shen Qingzhou, the queen sighed.

Shen Qingzhou felt quite awkward. How could he show off like a peacock spreading its tail? Fortunately, he was young and frivolous, otherwise he would really want to find a place to hide.

“Aunt, this set of jewelry can be worn close to your body all the time. The gems on it are all accumulated on the grasslands over the years. They can naturally absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, nourish the body, delay aging, and beautify the skin.” If this were real, it would be a harmful substance, but the people of this world have evolved along with nuclear radiation. To people in other worlds, this is poison, but to them, it is true energy.

This function really exists. Although the queen's mind is blinded by hatred, she is also a beauty and naturally cannot resist the temptation of delaying aging and beautifying her skin.

Although Nanqing is also a big country and its resources are certainly more than those of the grassland, this jewelry is the treasure accumulated by one-third of the grassland. Unless Nanqing is also destroyed, it cannot be assembled. Even the queen cannot obtain such a thing.

Emperor Qing should be able to obtain it, but if it were him, he would not give it to the harem as a reward.

"You are thoughtful." said the queen.

"The second treasure is a famous wine in the world, treasured by various tribes on the grassland. It is often over a hundred years old. It contains lychees, bamboo leaf green, red yeast rice, and medicinal wine soaked with various medicinal treasures. This is barbarian wine, a rare wine that the grassland can no longer produce. Don't drink too much of this barbarian wine, the medicinal power is too strong."

"You know I like to drink?" The Queen had not drunk for a whole day in order to meet Shen Qingzhou this time.

"The smell of alcohol has already settled, and it is not easy to conceal. Although the wine is good, I hope my aunt will not drink too much."

"You don't understand." The queen almost wanted to talk about the family being massacred, but forget it, this is the imperial palace. Even if she couldn't help it, she had to wait until Shen Qingzhou had children before she could consider it.

This was also the reason why Shen Qingzhou respected her. She clearly regarded Shen Qingzhou as her last relative, but she did not instill hatred in him. Of course, maybe she was afraid that he would overestimate his own abilities.

The queen also knew that it was not only Chen Pingping and Fan Jian who killed her family members, but also Emperor Qing. She did not expect Shen Qingzhou to take revenge on her. Her biggest wish was to let Shen Qingzhou have many children.

Although Shen Qingzhou could guess her plan, judging by her actions rather than her intentions, no matter what she thought, she was good to him.

"As for this third treasure, aunt, how long have you not had a good sleep?" Shen Qingzhou's words left the queen puzzled.

Then she started screaming because all the candles went out and it brought back bad memories.

However, as the candles went out, fluorescent beads began to appear where the candles were originally placed.

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