C21 (2/2)
Princess Luofei looked at the clouds in fear, trying to wave away the clouds with her two hands.
”Empress!” She placed the flower petal in front of the consort and slowly said, ”I heard that this flower can attract souls. I wonder if the dead Li Zhen'er will miss the Empress, or if the Jade Bead that fell into the dry well will want to come and have a chat with the Empress!”
Her face was pale and her eyes were wide open as she looked at the clouds as if she had seen something terrifying. She sobbed and shook her head in fear.
”Oh, right, my mother and sister died too miserably, with too much grievance and resentment. I heard that this soul would often drift about the Myriad Empire Palace. If there's a day that the Empress is interested, I can let them meet you!”
She was so scared that her whole body was trembling.
Yun Duan let out a cold snort and relaxed his hand. His gaze swept in the direction of the Burning Ruins, looking deep in thought.
Qin Nei came over with a cup of tea. ”Mistress!”
Yun Duan picked up the teacup and took a sip. The scorching heat caused her cold heart to feel a few traces of warmth.
She looked at the trembling consort and then looked at the hand she had just used to pinch her chin. After thinking for a while, she gave a light laugh that was beyond her control.
Qin Ni's face was full of worry: ”Mistress!”
A heart-wrenching wail came from not far away. Thirty staff strikes were enough to let those maids remember for a long time.
After Yun Duan finished laughing, she walked to the side of consort. She had a warm expression on her face, without the slightest trace of violence.
”The Empress's servant girl has no rules, so I'll do the same to them. If I don't offend others in the future and ruin the Empress's face, then that wouldn't be good!”
She covered her chin as her gaze looked down, not daring to look at the clouds.
Yun Duan placed the flower petal in front of the consort and said with a smile, ”If the Empress ever wishes to meet these old friends of yours, you can come find me. Yun Duan is very willing to serve you!”
As she screamed, she brushed away the petals in front of her, and her body almost fell off the stone chair.
Yun Duan stretched out her hand to steady her, blaming her coolly, ”The Empress still has the dragon seed. How can I explain this to Your Majesty if something happens to you? You have to know that my father dotes on you!”
Her five fingers tightly gripped the edge of the stone table, until they turned white.
Seeing her blink like this, Yun Duan turned around and placed another cup of hot tea on Qin Ni's plate in front of consort Luo. She smiled and said, ”It seems like it was Yun's fault that the Empress was frightened today. This cup of hot tea is all for the Empress's sake!”
On the way back, Yun Duan walked very slowly with Qin Ni quietly following behind her.
When they were almost to the Flowing Cloud Pavilion, Yun Duan slowly opened her mouth and asked Qin Ni, who was behind them, ”Do you think I'm very cruel and merciless?”
Qin Nei was slightly startled and smiled. ”Master must have his own way of doing things. Sometimes, the ruthlessness on the surface is not even close to the scheming behind the scenes!”
Yun Duan cast a sidelong glance at Qin Ni and chuckled, ”You sure know how to talk!”
Qin Ni smiled but did not speak.
When they got close to Xingyun Pavilion, Yun Duan saw Qiong Ying who was looking around with her head stretched out. Seeing her master come back, Qiong Ying hastened her steps to welcome him.
”Master, Prince Changfeng has arrived less than an hour ago!”
Yun Duan raised her eyebrows. She had wanted to thank him for the secret guard, but she didn't expect him to arrive so quickly.
Stepping into the hall, he saw Long Wind dressed in a purple robe with a golden dragon robe sitting in front of a table, leisurely drinking tea.
When he saw the clouds, he stood up and cupped his hands together. ”Third Queen!”
”Why have you come today? What happened in the previous dynasty? ”
Only Changfeng's calm eyes were slightly surprised. ”Wang Ji knows?”
Yun Duan shook her head. ”I don't know. I guessed it …” Although she was in the palace, she wasn't well-informed. She wouldn't have left any matters of the previous dynasty with her.
Only Changfeng smiled and sat at the table with Yun Duan. Qin Ni and Qiongying went up to a few of Yun Duan's favorite snacks and made a pot of fragrant hot tea before retreating to the sides.
”His Majesty fainted during the assembly today!”
Yun Duan blinked, ”So fast!” She was only subconsciously saying those words. She was still thinking that Emperor Chen should be able to hold on for a few days.
However, after looking at the stunned Long Wind, she coughed lightly. She did not try to explain herself, ”Why are you unconscious?”
Only Chang Feng chuckled, looking at Yun Duan's fair face and said, ”The Sixth Prince's illness is getting worse every day, without any signs of recovery. All the ministers from the previous dynasty are getting a little anxious!”
Is that so?
Yun Duan glanced at Wei Chen and asked, ”Then why aren't you in a hurry?”
Not only was this person not in a hurry, he didn't have any expression of nervousness on his face. At least, he looked somewhat serious, but he didn't have any.
Only Changfeng was stunned. He glanced at the teacup and slowly said, ”The sixth prince is very sick. His Majesty only has three princesses after him!”
Yun Duan raised her eyebrows. She knew about this.
”So?”
Does this have anything to do with his expression?
”More than half of the court objected to your taking this position!”
Yun Duan picked up a piece of cake and threw it into her mouth. After chewing it, she opened her mouth. I thought it was all! ”
However, the old officials from three hundred years ago should have all died. Even if the Immortal-Immortal-Immortal-Emperor would not let them live, so the fact that her bloodline was not righteous should be known by very few people.
If not many people knew about it, why would they oppose it?
”Looks like all these courtiers and courtiers value men over women!” Yun Duan snorted.
Although it was very rare to see a female emperor, she had appeared in dynasties before, so there wasn't anything wrong with it.
Only Changfeng laughed, his black eyes stared at the clouds and said, ”You could say that, they don't want a female monarch!”
Yun Duan had expected such an outcome. ”So, Prince Chen was angered to the point of fainting?”
Such a heavy and calm person was angered to the point of fainting? If that was really the case, then she really wanted to see that scene. It would definitely be more exciting than she had imagined.
”No, His Majesty's body is not as robust as before, and he has been overworked recently, which is why he fainted!”
Yun Duan let out a cold snort, ”If I'm old then I'm going to die. If I keep on being strong and healthy, then I would become an old demon!”
Only Changfeng's black eyes were slightly stiff. He was a little surprised by Yun Duan's bluntness. Qin Ni and Qiongying, who were standing by the side, acted as if they could not hear anything.
Their master had always been straightforward, saying whatever he wanted to say.
Yun Duan didn't feel any pressure from being surprised by him. She took a sip of tea. It seemed that it would be even more difficult for her to reach this high position. Moreover, it would be even harder for her to defend it.