The peasant girl has a private space, and her husband is handsome.

Meanwhile, the Western Xia Empress had already arrived in Jincheng.

The Western Xia Empress only brought two hundred men with her.

After sunset, two hundred men set up a circular tent in a wilderness, surrounding the Queen's main tent in the center.

The people of Western Xia had high noses and deep-set eyes, making them look very different from the people of the Great Qi.

The Imperial Advisor, holding a whisk, arrived in front of the Empress's tent.

The national advisor was dressed as a Taoist priest, extremely thin, like a paper doll, and his face was pale and bloodless.

His eyes turned grayish-white from years of peering into the secrets of heaven, which was quite eerie.

The imperial advisor did not enter the queen's tent, but stood at the door and said, "Your Majesty, I have just cast a divination, and the result is very unfavorable to Your Majesty."

"Your Majesty is advised to stay here for the time being to recuperate and then decide whether to set off for the capital of Great Qi based on how things develop."

"Oh? Is there anything in this world that I'm afraid of?"

As she spoke, the Empress of Western Xia walked out of the tent.

He was dressed in a striking golden robe.

She wore a golden crown adorned with countless slender snake heads, each flicking its tongue and its eyes inlaid with various gemstones.

As it moved, the golden snake's head danced erratically, as if it were poised to strike its prey at any moment, which was quite terrifying.

The empress wore a snake-shaped necklace and armlets.

This outfit alone reveals that the Western Xia Empress had an inseparable relationship with snakes.

Emperors generally did not personally set foot on the territory of other countries, because they were concerned about their own safety.

However, the Western Xia Empress had unique means of self-protection, which is why she was so fearless and ventured deep into the heart of the Great Qi territory with only two hundred guards.

Her means of self-protection was controlling snakes.

The Western Xia Kingdom also had a name that struck fear into the hearts of many: the Snake Kingdom.

It is a small country, but the surrounding countries dare not bully it.

Because every empress in this country has passed down the skill of controlling snakes.

If you think the snake around her neck is just an ornament, you're wrong. It's a golden king cobra that the empress has kept by her side since she was a child.

The empress merely stroked the snake head on the collar, and the golden collar immediately wrapped around her wrist, spinning and coiling incessantly.

The empress, wearing a veil, brought her lips close to the golden king snake on her wrist, hissing softly.

The snake immediately resonated with the sound and began to hiss low in pitch.

Soon the grass and trees around the tent were covered with snakes, all of which made a rustling sound, which sounded terrifying.

The Western Xia soldiers all carried medicinal powder given to them by the Empress, so there was no need to worry about snakes attacking them.

Snakes only attack enemies.

That way, even if a massive army attacks at night, there's nothing to fear.

The Western Xia soldiers all bowed their heads and knelt on the ground, shouting, "Long live the Empress! Long live the Empress!"

Only the Imperial Advisor poured cold water on the Empress's enthusiasm: "Your Majesty, don't forget about Master Tianyuan of the Great Qi."

Several years ago, when the Western Xia attacked the Great Qi, many of the soldiers who were defending the Great Qi were bitten to death by poisonous snakes.

Later, General Xin was able to directly attack the Western Xia court thanks to the herbs given by Master Tianyuan.

The soldiers were able to avoid the snakes' attacks only because they carried herbs with them.

Upon hearing the name of Master Tianyuan, the Empress's face contorted with intense rage.

If it weren't for Master Tianyuan blocking the way for Western Xia back then, Western Xia would have already taken over Da Qi, and the incident of Western Xia being attacked by Da Qi and forced to retreat to its capital would not have happened.

The Imperial Advisor then said, "Your Majesty, you must not underestimate that Miss Su. I have calculated that Miss Su is a person with great fortune. To oppose that young lady is to oppose the will of Heaven and will be punished by Heaven."

"The Prince of Huainan of the Great Qi Dynasty was powerful and invincible, but he was ultimately defeated by that little girl. Your Majesty must not underestimate that little girl."

The empress gave the command "rustling," and dozens of snakes coiled around the Grand Preceptor's body.

In the end, the Queen did not take action against the Grand Preceptor, but instead ordered the snake to retreat.

Back when the Queen's mother was in power, she saved this Taoist priest who possessed some skills.

Since then, the Taoist priest has become the military advisor of the Western Xia Kingdom.

The strategist, utterly loyal to Her Majesty the Empress, knelt and loudly reminded her, "Your Majesty, you must not underestimate the enemy."

The empress said nothing and walked straight into the royal tent.

On the wooden table in the center of the imperial tent was a bronze mirror the size of a washbasin. The pattern on the back of the mirror was all snakes, all kinds of snakes.

The queen removed her golden veil, revealing a face covered in hideous scars that looked particularly frightening.

The scars are crisscrossed, some deep and some shallow.

This kind of scar was present on the face of every Western Xia queen.

The empress's surname was Ji, and her given name was Wu.

The Ji family has an ancestral skill of controlling snakes, which is passed down to daughters but not sons.

Therefore, every emperor of the Western Xia Dynasty was a woman.

Girls in the Ji family must learn to tame snakes from a young age, and they must be bitten countless times before they can master the skill of controlling snakes.

Empress Ji Wu had five sisters. She was able to stand out among her sisters, inherit the throne, and become the one with the most superb snake-controlling skills. This was naturally because she was more talented, but she also endured hardships that others could not bear.

But as a woman, who wouldn't want to have a flawless, beautiful face?

Since Ji Wu inherited the throne, she has sought out famous doctors all over the country, but none of them could cure her face.

I had thought I would have to live with this hideous and terrifying face for the rest of my life, and I had given up all hope.

Now that they have received news from the Xuanyuan family, their hope has been rekindled.

A maid came in to bring water, and her veil accidentally fell off, revealing a smooth and round face.

The maid was terrified and quickly picked up the veil from the ground and put it on her face.

It is said that none of the maids who revealed their true faces to the Empress are still alive. The maid was terrified and immediately tried to retreat, but the Empress grabbed her by the neck.

Jealousy completely changed Ji Wu.

The maid cried and begged for forgiveness, "Your Majesty, please forgive me."

"Once that Miss Su heals His Majesty's face, His Majesty will surely be the most beautiful woman in the world."

The queen gently touched the scar on her face and smiled at herself in the mirror.

Before she was disfigured as a child, she was beautiful and adorable.

The Xuanyuan family said that the third young lady of the Xuanyuan family, Xuanyuan Yue, had been severely disfigured, and it was that little girl surnamed Su who cured her.

After the scars on her face healed, the male favorites in the palace no longer showed any disgust when they served her in bed.

She's only twenty-six years old; she has a long life ahead of her.

Only by restoring her beauty can she find true love.

The empress looked in the mirror and said, "Miss Su, I really hope you can heal my face. If you can, I will reward you with the most handsome male concubine in the world."

"If you can't cure it, I'll make you pay with your life, and make the entire Great Qi Kingdom pay with your life for my face."

The Queen stroked the golden king serpent and laughed heartily.

The laughter sent chills down the spines of the Western Xia soldiers outside.