#380 - The Dragon Queen wants to see me again?
Outside the Dragon Palace, in the courtyard, Zhu Cici sat blankly on a chair.
In Zhu Cici's mind, all that echoed were Xu Ming's words from not long ago.
The scenes of Zhu Cici and Xu Ming meeting kept flashing in her mind.
Thinking about it, Zhu Cici couldn't help but sigh.
Zhu Cici subconsciously reached out and placed her hand on her knee, gesturing for a moment, and gently murmured to herself, "At that time, he was only this tall..."
Ten years ago, Xu Ming was only as tall as her knee, and even then, she was half a head taller than him.
But now, he's already so big.
"Hmph, what's the point of being tall? Compared to when he was little, he's not as cute anymore. He used to be so chubby, and his voice was so nice. Now, he's quite good-looking, but he's not as good-looking as he used to be, and his voice isn't as nice either."
Zhu Cici pouted her small mouth and lay on the table.
Zhu Cici seemed to be scolding Xu Ming in her heart, but the more she scolded, the more lost she felt.
"And that Princess, is she really that good? Is your evaluation of her that high? Your evaluation of me isn't even half as high as hers. But you don't seem to have evaluated me at all."
Zhu Cici's arms shrank inward, and her whole head was buried in her arms, muffled sounds coming from within.
"Liar, the poem you gave me on my birthday, wasn't that to marry me? But only I remember it, I'm like a fool."
"Liar, you were so nice to me when you were little, but now you're so indifferent to me."
"Liar, it would be nice if you lied to me a little, can't you even lie?"
The more she spoke, the more aggrieved Zhu Cici felt, her eyes filled with glistening tears.
"Liar! I'll never pay attention to you again! I never want to see you again!"
When Xu Ming returned to his residence, he passed by a place called "Qingxin Courtyard."
Under the repeated reminders of Yuwen Xi and Miao Feng, Xu Ming knew, even if he didn't want to, that this was where Zhu Cici, the chief official of the White Deer Academy delegation, resided.
Xu Ming thought for a moment, considering whether he should go find Zhu Cici and have a good chat with her.
Xu Ming walked to the gate of the young woman's courtyard and reached out to knock.
But in the end, Xu Ming withdrew his hand.
"Forget it, it's better not to meddle. If I go to her now, it will only make her thoughts more chaotic. It's better to let her think about it herself."
Xu Ming turned and left, continuing towards his own courtyard.
When Xu Ming arrived at his courtyard, a palace maid in court dress was already standing at the door waiting.
"Greetings, Miss Xiaolan.", Xu Ming cupped his fist in a salute.
Xiaolan smiled and stepped forward when she saw Xu Ming return, bowing slightly: "This servant has been waiting for Young Master Xu for a long time."
"Sorry, sorry, I just had a meal with some friends.", Xu Ming asked in confusion, "I wonder, does Miss Xiaolan have any business with me?"
Xiaolan covered her mouth and chuckled: "How could this servant have any business with Young Master Xu? Naturally, it is His Majesty who is looking for Young Master Xu."
"Your Majesty?"
Xu Ming was even more confused.
He had already been eliminated, so why was she looking for him?
Could it be that there was something wrong with the test, and he had to retest?
No, no, that's unlikely too.
"I wonder if Young Master Xu is free?", Xiaolan asked.
"Of course, I'm free."
Could he say he wasn't free?
Even if he wasn't free, he had to be free.
"Then I will trouble Young Master Xu to come with me to see Her Majesty again.", Xiaolan bowed slightly.
Xu Ming nodded: "Of course, no problem, please lead the way, Miss Xiaolan."
Xiaolan nodded and walked towards the inner palace of the Dragon Palace, Xu Ming following behind her.
If the entire Dragon Palace were divided into three rings.
The first ring is the Dragon Queen's private bedroom, only maids can enter, and all men are forbidden!
The second ring is the back garden where Xu Ming went before. Similarly, the Imperial Study is also in the second ring, and the morning court is usually held in the second ring, so the second ring is mainly for political discussions.
The third ring is commonly known as the "outer perimeter of the Imperial Palace", which is generally the place for the Dragon Palace guards and for receiving foreign envoys.
Xu Ming thought he would meet the Dragon Queen in that garden, or in the Imperial Study.
Unexpectedly, Xu Ming discovered that this Miss Xiaolan was taking him to the "first ring"!
Xu Ming's heart really started to get confused.
What exactly was the Dragon Queen going to do?
Even if the Dragon Queen felt that his previous test was unqualified and wanted him to retest, it should be in that garden.
Or was it that this Miss Xiaolan made a mistake and went to the wrong place?
Entering the Dragon Queen's inner palace without permission is a capital crime!
Moreover, he was the chief official of the Wu Kingdom, which could easily lead to diplomatic incidents.
In fact, in Xu Ming's heart, one bizarre guess after another had emerged, such as the Dragon Queen wanting to harm the Wu Kingdom for some reason, so she used the excuse of "the chief official of the Wu Kingdom intruding into the inner palace without permission" to provoke disputes.
Or had he accidentally violated some Dragon Palace taboo?
"None of these feelings are possible!"
Xu Ming really felt confused in his heart.
He was just an ordinary human being, at most he was a little famous on the Qingyun List.
Moreover, he had been in the courtyard for so many days, and hadn't gone out much.
At most, he would just take a leisurely stroll outside, how could he have violated some taboo.
The first time he met the Dragon Queen, Xu Ming was not only not flustered, but even had a kind of leisurely stroll, to see how beautiful the legendary Dragon Queen was.
This second time he met the Dragon Queen, Xu Ming felt that there was nothing good about it, and Xu Ming's heart was really uneasy at this time.
"Miss Xiaolan? Is it not appropriate for me to go any further?", Xu Ming asked Xiaolan euphemistically.
Xiaolan smiled politely, naturally seeing Xu Ming's worries: "Young Master Xu can rest assured, we have no grudges with the Wu Kingdom, and we don't want to create enemies for no reason, it's just that Her Majesty wants to see you."
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Just wants to see me?
What's so good about seeing me?
Could it be that I'm too aesthetically pleasing to the Dragon Queen? She gave up her old lover and wants to find me?
Isn't that nonsense?
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