The chaos caused by the assassination attempt was one thing, but no one paid attention to this place then. However, now the Crown Prince and Crown Princess are in a room not far away, the people from the Eastern Palace are outside, and Eunuch Lü and his men are guarding the door.

How dare he!

For some reason, the oppressive feeling of the other party being so close gave her a completely new experience. Although she rationally rejected and even hated the other party's offense, every cell in her body seemed to be cheering. She had been calm for far too long, both physically and mentally. This guy even gave her the feeling of seeing the emperor when she first entered the palace.

She took a deep breath, banishing the fantasies from her mind, and tried her best to keep her voice steady: "Do you know what you're doing?"

Zu An said calmly, "This is just to make the Empress understand our relationship. If she continues to call me a dog servant all the time, I won't be so polite."

The Empress's breathing quickened suddenly, her swollen chest heaving dramatically, and her usually dignified eyes nearly overflowing with tears: "How do you intend to treat me rudely?"

Zu An's breath hitched. He really didn't know that. He had only intended to scare her a little to get some rights, but her reaction was far too much.

The empress's smile was extremely dangerous: "Little man, don't pretend you can really do anything to me. Even if I lie here and let you do whatever you want to me, would you dare to take my place?"

For some reason, there was a faint sense of anticipation in her heart when she said those words.

Realizing this, she was startled and thought she should suppress this idea.

Zuan: "..."

He had to admit, with a sense of dejection, that he really didn't dare to do anything to her.

The emperor is too powerful; he could kill him with a single thought. Although the emperor doesn't frequent the inner palace much these days, nothing stays hidden forever. With his divine sense, anything that happens will surely be detected by him.

Although the queen was as tempting as a ripe peach, he wouldn't take such a big risk, after all, he had a whole forest to explore.

Seeing that he was stunned, the Empress sneered and pushed his hand away: "Blustering in front of me is useless. From now on, let's keep our distance and keep that matter to ourselves. Don't even think that you can use it to control me."

What Zuan really wanted was just this, but admitting it now seemed like he'd lose face.

Mature women are definitely not as easily fooled as young girls. Oh dear, I feel like I'm being teased instead. How embarrassing.

Just then, someone walked in through the door.

Zuan and the Queen immediately straightened up, increasing the distance between them.

The Empress was somewhat displeased: "What are you doing here?"

It was Eunuch Lü who entered, his sinister eyes fixed on Zu An: "Your Majesty, should this old servant kill this fellow?"

Zu An's heart skipped a beat. The other party was a ninth-rank cultivator, and at such close range from the doorway, if they were determined to investigate, it would be difficult to hide what was happening inside from him.

I was careless!

However, he wasn't too afraid. With his current cultivation level, although he couldn't beat the old eunuch, protecting himself wouldn't be a big problem. Moreover, the empress wouldn't want to make a big fuss about this, so naturally, she wouldn't attract anyone else's help.

The Empress glanced at him with some surprise, not expecting his expression to remain calm. She shook her head: "No need, I know what I'm doing."

She then glared at the eunuch with displeasure: "Didn't I tell you to stand guard outside? Who gave you the right to come in on your own?"

Eunuch Lü's originally sinister expression immediately turned into a fawning smile: "Your Majesty, the main thing is that I heard some important news outside and I want to inform Your Majesty."

Zuan was speechless. This guy's face changed too quickly. This sycophant is really something. He'll keep licking until he gets nothing in the end.

"Speak," the Empress said, regaining her initial languidness and lying back on the couch.

Upon seeing her graceful curves, Eunuch Lü's eyes suddenly burned with desire, but then, as if remembering something, they dimmed again. He then turned to look at Zu An, his expression hesitant.

"It's alright, Lord Zu is one of us now." The Empress chuckled. She didn't mind currying favor with him in these small matters to strengthen their relationship.

Seeing that Eunuch Lü gave him a hostile look, Zu'an was speechless. Brother, you've lost Jill, why do you see everyone as a rival?

Eunuch Lü then said, "Your Majesty, General Cheng Xiong of the Left Guard is leading a thorough investigation of the Embroidered-Robe Envoys in the palace."

"Investigate the Embroidered-Robe Envoy? Has he gone mad?" The Empress was astonished. The Embroidered-Robe Envoy was the Emperor's confidant. Where did Cheng Xiong get the audacity?

Zuan's heart skipped a beat; he instinctively felt that this was a conspiracy against him.

Eunuch Lü replied, "It seems he received intelligence that yesterday an assassin disguised as an Embroidered-Robe Envoy slipped out of the palace. So today they are investigating the number of Embroidered-Robe Envoy uniforms in the palace. Some Embroidered-Robe Envoys are dissatisfied and are currently in a standoff with him."

Zuan felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over his head. He immediately realized that this was indeed aimed at him!

Presumably, Cheng Xiong returned defeated last night and, feeling resentful, came back again. This time, he investigated very thoroughly, even finding out that he had previously used the Embroidered-Robe Envoy's clothes to send Xue'er out of the palace.

On the surface, they were confronting the other embroidered-robed envoys, but in reality, they were waiting to deliver a fatal blow to me.

Yun Jianyue is still hiding in his house. He managed to escape last night, but if they search again today, it won't be so easy to hide it.

What should we do? What should we do now?

His mind raced, and he felt a pang of regret. He had underestimated the intelligence of the people in this world. They weren't like the NPCs in novels and games. Everyone who could sit in a high position was a smart person.

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