The morning of the next day, Hu Xiao could not wait to check on the newly formed Imperial Army s. There were not many people in the group, and when Hu Xiao saw that all of them were robust and powerful in their martial arts, he was extremely happy.

"Greetings Empress." Imperial Army made a military salute towards Hu Xiao, their voices resounding with power, resounding across the sky.

Hu Xiao then took out his order badge and used a loud voice to say: "Do you see this, this is the order badge that the emperor gave me, in the future, all of you will belong to me."

Hu Xiao circled around them, and seeing that they were all so valiant, she suddenly got interested, wanting to test them.

She ordered Zhi Lan to bring out an apple and then calmly said: "I will test your mount. See if you see this apple, I will hold this apple in my hand. In a while, stand ten meters away and see who can’t hit it."

She said "Let’s see who can’t hit it", not "let’s see who can hit it". This meant that she held extremely high hopes for the person Qin Shuo would choose from, who could hit a red apple ten metres away. To an expert, this was the simplest task.

Hearing that, Zhi Lan almost fainted from anger. Just now, when Hu Xiao asked her for the apple, she thought that Hu Xiao was thirsty, so she wanted to eat a fruit to quell her thirst.

"Empress, you can’t. It’s too dangerous." Zhi Lan advised. If the emperor knew about such a dangerous matter, he would definitely skin her alive.

The Imperial Army s did not dare to make a move either. The opponent was the empress, not their comrade, and not an ordinary commoner. Even if they borrowed courage from the heavens, they would not dare to shoot their arrows at the empress who was high up in the sky.

What if he missed? It didn’t matter if he died, but what about his family?!

"What are you afraid of? It’s not like I’m dead. I won’t let go when the arrow comes!" Hu Xiao rolled her eyes at Zhi Lan, thinking that she was worried, since she did not know any martial arts, there was no need to be afraid of a small bow.

"Who’s going first? One at a time. There’s no rush." Then, Hu Xiao shifted her gaze towards the Imperial Army as she smiled and said, "Don’t worry, I just wanted to test you all."

But, no one dared to take the lead in Imperial Army, they all lowered their heads, and did not dare to make a move against Hu Xiao.

They had seen the emperor’s love for the empress, so they would rather be punished by the empress than to do something so outrageous.

Seeing that, Hu Xiao was angered, she frowned and said: "Don’t look at me, I am a woman, maybe my martial arts is even better than yours."

Following that, Hu Xiao shook the stone in her hand, she pointed to the small hole ten metres away, and said, "You guys watch carefully."

As soon as he finished speaking, as if he had magical powers, the stone was thrown into the arms of the small hole.

Following that, she heaved a sigh of relief and said proudly, "I can still do it, but why can’t you guys? Besides, I believe in the emperor. I can rest assured that he will choose a person."

Seeing that, the Imperial Army s looked at each other, thinking, if the Empress is like that, we cannot be weak.

Under Hu Xiao’s encouragement, the Imperial Army stood ten metres away, shooting arrows at the apple in Hu Xiao’s hand. They were facing a great enemy, but no one missed.

After the inspection, apples were scattered all over the ground. Hu Xiao’s face was drenched in apple juice, and Zhi Lan helped her wipe it patiently.

"Empress, if I didn’t have the courage to follow by your side, I’m afraid I wouldn’t have been able to do so." Zhi Lan said in a serious tone.

Hu Xiao laughed and agreed with what Zhi Lan said. Indeed, if not for Zhi Lan’s high mental fortitude, he would have been completely terrified of her.

She looked at the Imperial Army in front of her and the color in her eyes deepened. If she was not mistaken, other than a few newcomers, the rest were all Qin Shuo’s hidden guards.

Hu Xiao could tell from their archery skills, but she decided to ask Qin Shuo about it.

"Empress, what are you thinking?" Zhi Lan’s palm shook in front of Hu Xiao. Seeing that Hu Xiao was lost in thought, she asked.

"Let them disperse first, we will go to the Imperial Study to look for Qin Shuo." Hu Xiao suddenly stood up and instructed softly.

In the Imperial Study, when Qin Shuo just returned, the moment he sat down, he immediately asked about Hu Xiao.

Halfway through the eunuch’s speech, Hu Xiao arrived. She immediately pushed open the door and entered, looking at Qin Shuo who was inside, her lips raised into a smile.

Seeing Empress coming over, the eunuch immediately bowed to her and went out tactfully.

Qin Shuo told Qin Shuo what he had been thinking just now. Qin Shuo did not deny it and told her directly, "Mn, there are some things that I can only do like this. Xiaoxiao, you won’t mind, will you?"

Qin Shuo asked nervously. He looked at Hu Xiao lovingly, doing this was also for a big matter.

Hu Xiao nodded her head, she understood Qin Shuo’s thoughts, "I know, I understand you, what’s next, I need to choose a few people to help me look for the women’s test."

"Xiaoxiao, I will leave this matter to you. If you have any problems, just tell me. I will think of a way to help you." Qin Shuo held Hu Xiao’s hand and said softly.

Hu Xiao smiled with gratitude. She was glad that Qin Shuo was on her side the whole time, if not for Qin Shuo’s hard work, she definitely wouldn’t have continued to investigate the assassin’s matter.

After exiting the Imperial Study, Hu Xiao returned to the training grounds in the Imperial Army. These people were all outstanding people, Hu Xiao circled around them once, then picked out six or seven people, she wanted to arrange for them to investigate the assassins.

"You guys come with me, the rest of you continue with your training." Hu Xiao said with her resolute voice.

She then looked at the people she had carefully selected and asked, "Have you all heard about the assassination attempt on the woman’s scientific exam?"

Seeing that everyone nodded their heads, Hu Xiao pursed her lips and continued, "Right now, we have not caught the assassin yet, and do not know who is controlling him from behind the scenes. So, I need your help to find the hidden mastermind, are you confident?"

"Yes!" Everyone said in unison with high spirits.

Hu Xiao thought about it carefully before assigning each mission.

When night fell, Zhao Qiyan brought some people back. Coincidentally, Hu Xiao was at the training grounds, and when she saw Zhao Qiyan, she stood up and waved excitedly, asking, "Zhao Qiyan, why did you come back so late?"

She raised her eyebrows and looked at Zhao Qiyan with a smile, but Zhao Qiyan’s face was dark and did not bother with him.

Seeing this, Hu Xiao was extremely confused, thinking, usually when Zhao Qiyan sees me, he is always very friendly, why is he so cold today, and why are their faces so darkened?

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