Chapter 6: The skills in the bedroom are very ordinary
The next morning, Yun Xi got up early and the maid brought her the emperor's oral order summoning her to the palace.
After Yun Xi finished dressing up, she got on the carriage to the palace.
Yesterday's mess had been cleaned up. There was no smell of blood in the carriage, but a faint scent of osmanthus lingered.
"Ji Xun, do you want to ride in the carriage with me?"
Yun Xi sat in the carriage and lifted the curtain to look at Ji Xun outside. He was standing beside the white horse, adjusting his wristband. When he heard her words, he looked up and exchanged glances.
"Guards and masters cannot ride in the same car." Ji Xun said.
Yun Xi blinked: "Who said that? I'm taking special care of you."
After all, to cultivate loyal guards, you must show sincerity.
"My injury has healed." Ji Xun walked over to her car window and stood there. "The view outside is wide. I'll be on guard to prevent assassins."
Seeing his persistence, Yun Xi gave up: "Okay. Tell me when you get tired."
Ji Xun said nothing more. As the carriage started moving, he followed it. He had long legs and walked neither too fast nor too slow, just enough to keep up.
From Yun Xi's angle, she could only see half of his silver face and his straight nose.
Because his mutilated face was covered, passers-by couldn't help but look back frequently when they saw such an extraordinarily handsome young man.
As the carriage passed through the avenue, many young girls passing by cast their eyes at Ji Xun, and some even threw flowers at him.
In the Wei Dynasty, when a beautiful woman walked through the street, passers-by would often throw flowers at her to show their admiration.
Yun Xi didn't stop him, she leaned against the window and looked at him: "You are so popular outside."
As soon as she finished speaking, she saw Ji Xun turn his head. She didn't know what he did, but the girls who were watching on the side of the road suddenly ran away in fright.
Yun Xi: “?”
Ji Xun turned around, put on his silver mask again, and said calmly, "This is the real reaction."
"Actually, you're not scary." Yun Xi comforted him, "At least I don't think so."
"oh."
Ji Xun didn't seem to believe her words. He didn't react at all and just kept walking with his eyes fixed straight ahead.
Yun Xi: “…”
This wooden head.
Yun Xi gave up communicating with him, lowered the car curtain, closed her eyes and prepared to catch up on her sleep.
…
Imperial Palace.
When Yun Xi woke up, the carriage had just arrived at the palace. She got off and many palace maids came to greet her.
Yun Xi saw an acquaintance not far away, and it was the young master Duan Song again.
“…”
Yun Xi didn't say anything. Duan Song saw her and walked over waving his folding fan.
"Your Highness Roujia is well and safe."
Yun Xi took a step to the left and blocked Ji Xun behind her, but she was not tall enough to block his head.
Ji Xun and Duan Song looked at each other.
"Is Prince Duan also entering the palace?" Yun Xi asked.
Duan Song smiled and said, "Today is His Highness's birthday. The Empress has ordered me to come to the palace to celebrate His Highness's birthday. I was delayed on the way and have just arrived."
Yun Xi had an inexplicable bad feeling in her heart: "I just got here too."
"It seems that I have the honor to travel with Your Highness."
After he said this, Yun Xi didn't want to offend him in public, so she went with him.
Along the way, Yun Xi stood between Ji Xun and Duan Song, fearing that they would start a conversation.
When they arrived at the Qiankun Hall, the Emperor of Wei, the Empress, and all the concubines and princesses were there, except for the two of them.
"Your son pays homage to the Emperor, Father, and the Empress." Yun Xi came to the front of the hall and bowed.
The Emperor of Wei, who was sitting on the high throne, saw her and immediately smiled happily. He stroked his gray beard and said, "My son, please take a seat quickly."
At the palace banquet, personal guards were allowed to accompany the guests, but they were not allowed to carry swords. Ji Xun's weapon was taken away, and he followed Yun Xi to a seat and stood beside her.
Next to her was the third princess Yun Shang. She had also changed her personal guard, who was also brought back from the slave farm.
Yun Shang glanced at Ji Xun and said with a soft laugh, "Sister, this new guard is really handsome. What a blessing! I wonder how good he is in bed..."
Yun Xi just sat down and almost choked to death: "..."
In public, where is your moral integrity?
Ji Xun heard it, thought about it seriously, and said, "Average." The space in the room was too small to display his skills.
Yun Xi pinched his calf, glared at him, and gritted her teeth in a low voice: "Don't answer questions carelessly."
Ji Xun: “?”
Yun Xi: "Without my permission, you are not allowed to say a word from now on, otherwise I will deduct your salary."
Although he didn't understand, Ji Xun still kept his mouth shut.
Immediately afterwards, the young master Duan Song also took a seat, and he happened to sit on the other side of Yun Xi.
Yun Xi had some bad thoughts about this seating order. She lowered her head to estimate the distance and silently moved towards Yun Shang.
Although this sister always says shocking things, she is a woman after all, and no one will do anything to her.
Everyone is here and the banquet is about to begin.
This palace banquet was specially held to celebrate the birthday of the eldest princess Yun Xi. All the guests invited were famous noble men and women in Chang'an, as well as some of the favorite concubines of the Emperor of Wei.
In fact, the only person she had a direct blood relationship with was the Emperor. The Empress was not her biological mother, as her real mother had long since passed away. Her sisters were also half-sisters, and some were not even the Emperor's biological children...
The Emperor of Wei was not unkind to Yun Xi; on the contrary, she was the most favored of all the princesses. Because she looked like her biological mother, the Emperor had always been partial to her.
Yun Xi also knew that what the emperor favored was not her, but the shadow of her mother in her.
The emperor had no children and planned to pass the throne to her eldest son because her biological mother was the emperor's favorite.
The banquet began, with toasts being made and the nobles toasting to Yun Xi's birthday. Fireworks were set off outside.
Yun Xi, however, couldn't be happy at all.
She kept an eye on the people around her to keep herself awake, fearing that she would be forced into a restricted plot.
After the toast, the emperor began to talk to Yun Xi: "Rou Jia, I heard that you recently changed your personal guard. What's the matter?"
Yun Xi didn't expect the emperor to ask about this, but on second thought, it was natural.
Her personal bodyguards were selected from the Royal Guards, and were equivalent to the emperor's spies around her. The emperor was always keen to monitor her every move.
"Your Majesty, I feel that the original personal guard is not skilled enough to protect me, so I took the initiative and selected a more suitable one."
The emperor seemed to be lost in thought, then he said, "That personal guard was chosen specifically for you. He grew up with you. I don't believe anyone can match his martial arts skills."
"Where is your new guard now?"
Yun Xi: "Right next to me."
As soon as the words fell, everyone's eyes fell on Ji Xun. Seeing the tall and straight young man, they couldn't help but look him up.
The emperor also looked at him, half-squinting his eyes. "It's you? Why don't you show your true face in Qiankun Palace?"
Ji Xun didn't answer and stood there expressionlessly.
For a long while, the hall was as silent as death.
Emperor: "I asked you a question, why didn't you answer?"
Yun Xi immediately broke out in a sweat. She didn't expect Ji Xun to be so stupid that even the emperor couldn't pry open his mouth.
She took the initiative to answer for him: "He is ugly, with scars on his face, so it is inconvenient for him to show it to others. His voice is also hoarse and unpleasant. He is afraid of frightening the emperor, so he does not speak."
The emperor's expression softened slightly, and the empress smiled and said, "Since Roujia said this new guard is very skilled in martial arts, and today is her birthday, why not have her two guards compete to liven things up? Whoever wins gets to stay with Roujia, what do you think?"
Yun Xi couldn't help but glance at the Queen: "..."
Yun Xi knew that her stepmother had never had good intentions. The fact that she had not given birth to a prince after so many years on the throne had caused her to suffer a mental breakdown. Ever since the emperor ordered the throne to be passed to Yun Xi's eldest son, he had been at odds with Yun Xi.
"That's fine. After all, a dancer dancing with a sword lacks some of the spirit," the emperor said. "Let's do as the queen says. Go and summon Roujia's former guards."
After a while, Ying Nanfeng walked into the Qiankun Hall and knelt down in the hall.
"Your humble servant greets His Majesty and all the ladies. I greet you all."
Yun Xi was silent: "..."
With such a fast speed, they must have been prepared in advance.
No wonder she didn't see Ying Nanfeng this morning. She probably went to the palace to complain to the emperor last night.
After getting permission, Ying Nanfeng stood up, looked in Yun Xi's direction, and met her gaze.
His eyes were slightly red, and he stared at her intently: "Your Highness, may you be well."
Yun Xi: “…”
An your dad!
Although he looks like an abandoned puppy now, Yun Xi can't feel sorry for him at all when she thinks of the plot in the original novel.
If she softens her heart now, she will be the one crying later.
Yun Xi pulled Ji Xun's sleeve, made him squat, and whispered, "Go and fight him later."
Ji Xun: "Beat him to death or cripple him?"
Yun Xi, who was about to ask if he could win, said: "...be more reserved, don't be too bloody."
Ji Xun: "This person doesn't look easy to deal with."
Yun Xi: "If you win, I will give you one hundred taels of silver tomorrow."
Ji Xun nodded, indicating that he understood: "I won't embarrass Your Highness."
The two guards wanted to compete, so everyone moved outside the hall. The weather was just right, neither hot nor cold.
The eunuchs surrounded the open space outside the Qiankun Hall and used it as a competition venue.
Yun Xi stood beside the emperor and watched Ji Xun walk onto the stage. Two eunuchs handed them a sword respectively.
Ying Nanfeng is very good at using swords and has always been a master swordsman among the Jinyiwei.
Yun Xi remembered that Ji Xun said that he was proficient in many weapons, so she felt relatively relieved.
But just in case, she still quietly tapped the system: "Come out and watch the game."
[System: Hello host, we are always at your service.]
Yun Xi: "Help me analyze Ji Xun's chances of winning this game."
[System: Okay, host, scanning in progress... After system analysis, Ji Xun's chances of winning this competition are 40%.]
Yun Xi had expected to hear a very high number, but it turned out to be only 40%. She was shocked: "What's going on? Didn't they say Ji Xun's combat power is very high?"
[System: Comparing the hardware values, it is indeed true. However, after a system scan, Ji Xun's sword has been tampered with, and his weaponry lags behind Ying Nanfeng's.]
Hearing this, Yun Xi glanced at the emperor next to her and immediately understood.
It turned out that her father didn't want her to replace Ying Nanfeng at all.
But she doesn't want to have a time bomb around her that randomly triggers restricted plots!
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