Beside Xiao Cangqing was a figure both familiar and foreign to Chu He. It was, of course, Her Majesty the Queen of the Great Jing Empire, Ji Shengyue.
The reason Chu He found Ji Shengyue both familiar and foreign
was because he was better acquainted with the previous monarch of the Great Jing Empire,
and after the change in rule, Chu He had not had much interaction with Ji Shengyue.
As Chu He's gaze fell upon her, Ji Shengyue's eyes darted away, filled with a sense of guilt.
After all, Ji Shengyue had done many unconscionable things to Chu He.
If Chu He hadn't been powerful enough, his will not resilient enough, he would have long since met his end.
Now that Ji Shengyue had come to her senses, she couldn't face Chu He and even felt a measure of remorse for her own actions.
If she hadn't done those things back then, if she had continued to support Chu He,
