Su Wanqing finished reading the Imperial Edict, then turned and waved to the people behind her.
The guards accompanying her immediately carried box after box of rewards into the front courtyard of the mansion.
Top-grade Spirit Crystals, Ninth-Rank Spirit Herbs, Ninth-Rank Medicinal Pills, Divine Weapons, Supreme Defensive Treasures, and piles of brocade and imperial wine...
More than a hundred vermilion boxes stood in neat rows across the courtyard, all their lids thrown open.
The rich fragrance of the Spirit Herbs mingled with the pure Spiritual Power radiating from the Spirit Crystals, filling the entire mansion.
As several maids carried things inside, they accidentally breathed in some of the escaping medicinal fragrance. At once, they felt the Spiritual Power within them grow more lively.
Behind the guards stood a hundred maids dressed in elegant, simple gowns.
They bowed in unison, their movements as coordinated as if they had rehearsed them countless times.
"This servant pays her respects to the Evergreen Saint Emperor!"
Their clear, melodious voices echoed through the mansion's front courtyard.
Su Wanqing smiled, her lips pressed together.
"Changqing, the thousand spirit beasts Father Emperor bestowed upon you are all being kept at the Imperial Spirit Beast Garden in the Capital City."
"It wouldn't be easy to accommodate them all at the mansion. Whenever you need them, just send someone to fetch them."
She turned to Lin Changqing, her eyes brimming with tenderness.
"Congratulations. From now on, I'll have to call you Evergreen Saint Emperor."
Lin Changqing smiled at her tender, gentle expression. "Just call me Changqing. It sounds more natural."
Su Wanqing paused, then a blush spread across her cheeks.
She thought of how the two of them would be married in half a month. There was no need for such formality between them anymore.
"All right... Changqing."
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