Zuan couldn't help but sigh that the world of cultivation was truly full of spiritual energy, and the men and women in this world were generally more attractive than those in the previous world.

Perhaps because she was once a master, the years have left no trace on the Empress.

Her skin was still as fair and smooth as a young girl's, yet she possessed a mature charm that a naive young girl could not match. You could feel her voluptuous and soft body even through her clothes.

Zu An thought about how the emperor had just left and wondered if this guy had cultivated into a eunuch. How could he leave such a mature and beautiful woman alone in the deep palace?

However, he was in a bad mood and said coldly, "Is Your Majesty deliberately setting a trap to harm me, trying to use the Emperor to kill me?"

The Empress invited him to Kunning Palace that evening, and coincidentally, the Emperor also happened to be there. You know, the Emperor almost never comes here on ordinary days, what a coincidence!

The Empress sighed softly, "If I wanted to harm you, I wouldn't have come out to see you at this time. Come to think of it, I don't know why the Emperor came today."

Zuan neither confirmed nor denied this, but simply asked, "What do you want from me? You can tell me now, right?"

The Empress looked around and said, "Let's talk inside. It's too conspicuous outside."

Zuan frowned but didn't move.

The Empress said with a half-smile, "What, are you afraid I'll eat you up inside?"

Zu An snorted. He was furious. Even though he knew the other party was provoking him, he strode in and said, "I want to see what Your Majesty plans to do to me."

After entering the palace, he smelled the fragrance of precious sandalwood. Fearing it might be poisonous, he took the opportunity to take out an antidote pill and swallow it. Ji Xiaoxi had given him a lot of medicine before, but unfortunately he had been careless and hadn't used it last time at the Hundred Flowers Palace.

After swallowing the antidote, Zu'an finally relaxed a little and looked around: "Why is it so dark?"

The Kunning Palace is very large, but today there were at least half as many lanterns as usual.

The Empress walked over, her long skirt trailing on the smooth floor, making her appear even more elegant and noble: "Why light so many lamps? They make the room feel empty and uncomfortable."

Sensing her deep-seated resentment from the palace, Zu'an couldn't help but ask, "Why doesn't His Majesty visit Your Highness more often? Is there some unspeakable reason?"

The Empress chuckled lightly: "You've got some nerve. If those words were to reach the Emperor's ears, you'd be in deep trouble."

Zuan said calmly, "I'm just concerned about His Majesty's health."

Empress: "..."

"You lad are truly audacious," the Empress couldn't help but scrutinize him a few more times before saying, "I know what you're thinking. I can tell you, His Majesty's health is perfectly fine."

Zu An's expression was strange as he carefully examined the beautiful woman before him. No man could resist such a stunning woman. Since the emperor was alright, then the empress must be the problem.

Feeling his gaze, the Empress blushed slightly: "What are you thinking about? The reason why His Majesty has not stayed overnight at the concubines' residences all these years is mainly because his five signs of decay are approaching. In order to prolong his life, he has long since stopped being close to women."

Zu An immediately understood: "I see. But if he can't even touch women, what fun is there in being the best in the world?"

The Empress snorted: "That sounds like something a greenhorn would say. The pleasure that power brings is incomparable to anything else. Once you sit in his position, you'll find that many things are much more interesting than women."

Zuan didn't quite agree. Back when I was the emperor in the Yin Ruins, didn't I still find this the most interesting thing?

At this moment, the Empress's gaze fell on his back, where his clothes were soaked with blood. She paused for a moment, then reached out to touch his wound, but worried that she might hurt herself by using her long gold finger cots to injure him: "Does it hurt?"

Zuan said calmly, "It's alright."

He had experienced injuries that were even more painful than this one, but the psychological impact on him was extremely heavy, making him reflect on many of his previous choices and actions.

The Empress walked to the side and half-squatted in front of a row of cabinets, revealing a back view as beautiful as a ripe peach. Soon she came over with several bottles of medicine: "Take off your clothes, I'll apply some medicine to your wounds."

Zu An was taken aback, then frowned and said, "Isn't this inappropriate?"

He subconsciously looked around and found that Eunuch Lü, who had been guarding nearby, was no longer there. Moreover, he hadn't seen a single eunuch or maid since entering Kunning Palace. He felt that something was amiss.

The Empress looked apologetic: "It's all my fault that you were punished today. I feel bad about it, so I wanted to make it up to you."

Zu'an's expression was strange; what exactly was the Empress up to?

Seeing his expression, the Empress chuckled and said, "What's wrong? The man who dared to be disrespectful to the Crown Princess and spank me is now acting all coy?"

Although she hadn't witnessed it herself, and others didn't believe in his affair with the Crown Princess, based on her understanding of Zu An, she believed he was absolutely capable of such a thing.

"Woman, you're playing with fire." Zu An already had a burning desire inside him, and after being provoked by her several times, he simply took off his coat, revealing the wound on his back. He wanted to see what this woman was up to.

Seeing the man's strong and muscular body before her, with its explosive lines, even the mature Empress felt her heart skip a beat: "I never expected that you, who usually look so gentle and weak, would have such a muscular physique."

Zu An frowned and asked, "What exactly does Your Majesty need me to do?"

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