The Rising Phoenix-Chapter 645: Meeting With The Empress Dowager

The next day, the three of them went to the palace. The journey was quite smooth until they arrived at the palace gate. Well, as for the guests from other countries, they had another gate that they could use. Bai Xifeng saw some people. She did not bother to go and greet them. However, those people were willing to come and get some slaps from her.

"Bai Xifeng, what kind of dress that you wear? Look so tacky." Bai Huiling said.

"That is why you need a mother in your life." Han Yunru stated.

"I’d rather not have a mother if I have a mother like you." Bai Xifeng replied.

"What do you mean by that?" Han Yunru gritted her teeth. freēwēbnovel.com

"Think about it yourself." Bai Xifeng said.

They entered the palace. Bai Xifeng’s shoulder had been poked. She turned around and saw Wan Qiaolian and her mother, Qian Meilin.

"Xifeng." Wan Qiaolian greeted Bai Xifeng.

"Madam Wan, Qiaolian." Bai Xifeng greeted them back.

"You girls can catch up." Qian Meilin smiled as she went to see the other madams.

"Xifeng, I went to the auction yesterday. When I showed the staff the invitation ticket that I got from you, the staff showed me to the private room. My father and my brother were surprised. They asked me how I got the ticket. I told them it was from you. They just nodded understandingly." Wan Qiaolian said.

"How is your experience?" Bai Xifeng asked.

"It is my first time going to the auction. Well, I tried to bid, but the price kept increasing. Eventually, I had to give. But overall, it is quite fun." Wan Qiaolian shared her experience.

"That’s good. Even though you did not win the bid, you still had fun." Bai Xifeng said.

"Yes... I can not stop laughing when the one-tael man joined the bid. You know about him, right?" Wan Qiaolian asked.

"Oh... Yeah. I know." Bai Xifeng nodded.

"Everyone who went against him was flustered because he just added one tael to the price." Wan Qiaolian said.

Bai Xifeng just smiled when she listened to that.

"Xifeng, Qiaolian." Someone called their name.

They turned around and saw Su Zhilan waving her hand at them.

"Zhilan..." Wan Qiaolian waved her hands back to Su Zhilan.

"What are you talking about?" Su Zhilan arrived at their side.

"We are talking about yesterday’s auction." Wan Qiaolian said.

"Thank you for the ticket, Xifeng. It was fun." Su Zhilan said.

"Every female, please follow me." An eunuch said.

Everyone walked following the eunuch to a hall. They saw not only the empress and noble consort, but also the empress dowager. Everyone kneeled down and bowed to those women. Bai Xifeng stood straight. Only her head seemed to be moved, nodding to those highest-ranking women.

The empress dowager looked at Bai Xifeng and asked the question. "Why are you not kneel down as other people?"

"My father, General Bai, received a royal decree stating that he and his descendants have permission not to bow to all the royal family members. So, I am here to honour the royal decree." Bai Xifeng explained.

"So, General Bai... Yes, I remember him. Such a powerful person. If you are his daughter, then you are the future crown princess." The empress dowager stated.

"Your Highness, I already broke the engagement with His Highness the Crown Prince last year. Why doesn’t someone inform you about this?" Bai Xifeng said.

The empress and the noble consorts’ expressions changed. The empress dowager turned to the empress.

"Is it true?" The empress dowager asked.

"Mother, you are in a recuperation period. This daughter-in-law did not want to bother you about this matter." The empress said.

Everyone was silent, waiting for the empress dowager’s response.

The empress dowager turned her attention back to Bai Xifeng. "You seem to be changed."

"Well, if you refer me from last year, then yes, I indeed have changed. I am not stupid anymore." Bai Xifeng stated.

"And your cultivation..." The empress dowager looked surprised when she looked into Bai Xifeng’s cultivation.

The empress dowager’s cultivation was higher than Bai Xifeng’s. So, she could see Bai Xifeng’s cultivation.

"After recovering from the stupidity, I can also cultivate as well." Bai Xifeng smiled.

"So, it is indeed true... " The empress dowager mumbled.

"Mother, everyone is still kneeling." The empress reminded the empress dowager.

"You may rise." The empress dowager said.

Everyone stood up, feeling relieved that they did not have to kneel anymore.

"Daughter of General Bai, what is your name?" The empress dowager still wanted to talk with Bai Xifeng.

"It is Bai Xifeng, Your Highness." Bai Xifeng answered.

"Xifeng, come and sit near me." The empress dowager said.

She turned to her maid and asked her to prepare the chair next to her.

Everyone was shocked to see Bai Xifeng given such honour, sitting next to the empress dowager. It was not a place where someone could covet it.

However, Bai Xifeng did not think much about it. Sitting beside such high high-ranking person, it was nothing special about it. In her past life, she often being called by other countries to give some lecture or speech.

"Xifeng, tell me. Do you request to break the engagement?" The empress dowager asked.

The empress dowager thought Bai Xifeng had probably broken off the engagement because she could cultivate, and her cultivation level was very high compared to her grandson, the crown prince.

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