Chapter 43: The Empress of Xia Country, My Wife! _2

He had been continuously accepting all this passively. If given the choice, who would willingly bear such a great foundation and shoulder such a heavy responsibility?

However, all he wanted was to protect those around him. Was that so wrong?

With that thought, Zhao Huai returned to his room in the manor and imbued his magic in his fingertip. He took out a jade slip from the black ring and prepared to send a letter.

...

Xia Country's Imperial Palace, Yangxin Palace.

With pearl curtains and glazed screens shielding the room, a kylin copper furnace was placed in the center, emitting curling wisps of smoke.

Yu Qinghan, dressed in a dark blue long skirt, sat at a white jade desk and received a jade slip with a message. Such a message was generally used among cultivators only due to its hefty price worth a hundred spiritual stones and its disposable nature.