Chapter 15 Enraged: "Let go of my ankle!"
The main hall of Weiyang Palace continued into the night from 9 PM onwards.
In the distance, the sound of palace gates locking echoed everywhere, accompanied by a series of muffled hums.
The palace was closed, and even Su Xueyi was not allowed to leave the palace freely.
Su Xueyi knelt alone outside the palace gate, waiting.
Yu Jing chuckled to herself and left.
The young apprentice was eager to prove himself. Knowing that there were other palace rooms where lanterns had been hung during the Lantern Festival, he thought that the emperor would be able to see the lanterns hanging on the wall the next morning. As for the lanterns that had been replaced, he would hang them outside the palace for the time being.
Therefore, the palace lanterns selected from the inner hall of Weiyang Palace shone brightly before Su Xueyi's eyes.
The more palace lanterns there are, the brighter the light.
Su Xueyi was so energetic late at night that she looked like a sleepless eagle.
A bright light filled Su Xueyi's eyes.
His knees were hurting, and maintaining the upright posture was taking a toll on his energy.
Su Xueyi wanted Yu Jing to report to the emperor again.
However, no one outside the hall paid him any attention.
The physical burden and the mental blow made Weiyang Palace seem unattainable in an instant. The scene before her and the emperor's recent actions repeatedly amplified Ying Xi's specialness and mystery.
Su Xueyi secretly thought that the emperor must be testing her.
He also wanted to meet the emperor, who had piqued his interest, as soon as possible.
wait.
He can wait.
After all, Su Xueyi had never waited for anyone before, so this behavior was refreshingly exciting.
Su Xueyi enjoyed this indescribable feeling, and with a mindset of challenging and proving herself, she knelt from nightfall until dawn.
...
As birds chirped in the Weiyang Palace at dawn, Yingxi opened her eyes, having had a rare good dream the night before. A smile curved her lips.
He dreamt that when the city fell, others cursed him as a tyrannical ruler.
This time, Ying Xi laughed at the fleeting shadows and said loudly, "So what if it is?"
The shadows were all astonished, and then they cursed even more fiercely.
But Ying Xi swept her sleeve and smashed them one by one!
The fleeting shadows vanished, and the fire was extinguished.
The city, shrouded in deep and light red hues, became refreshing and bright.
Ying Xi took a deep breath, got up from the dragon bed, washed up, changed her clothes, and went out in a presentable manner, only to find that lanterns had already been hung on the hidden wall.
Ying Xi praised, "Very good. Yu Jing, you and your apprentice have done a good job."
Master Yu Jing and his disciples expressed their gratitude.
The system reminded you in your head: Charm value +1500. Congratulations, host, you have passed the verification period and are compatible with the system.
Ying Xi: "Five hundred?"
Using numerical values as a quantification, if 500 is a base number, he now gets three times that number.
The system's sluggishness and unclear evaluation criteria severely confused Yingxi, who tried to reflect on what she had done the previous night. She couldn't quite grasp it.
He needed to change the light bulb, and then he took a nap.
He gained an increased charm rating, and now the people around him look at him with admiration and worship.
Sweetheart: "Good morning! Congratulations, Your Majesty! Today you are once again the beautiful and powerful Empress!"
Ying Xi ignored the nonsense and asked, "What is the verification period?"
"It's the beginner training phase!"
"I'm not a novice anymore?"
Sweet Commander: "Mmm! The task assignment rules will be adjusted in the future. Your Majesty is very suitable for this system!"
Ying Xi couldn't understand why he would be suited for the romance system.
But he figured he'd make do with it; this might mean he wouldn't die if a mission failed in the future. That would be great.
Ying Xi secretly devised more possible maneuvers.
The power of 1,500 charm points far surpasses that of 500!
Not only the palace maids, eunuchs, and guards of Weiyang Palace saw him as if he had been injected with chicken blood.
The charm value hits the bull from across the mountain, reaching even the Imperial Secretariat.
With the position of Right Chancellor vacant and Feng Yong deemed incompetent, ministers from various departments bypassed Feng Yong and instead presented their important memorials to the emperor.
A long queue formed outside the study of Weiyang Palace.
The officials were orderly, each standing outside the door mentally rehearsing their speeches, eager to try.
Upon entering the hall, the officials reported appropriately.
After completing their reports, they would also present their proposed solutions to the emperor for his consideration and consideration.
With the foundation laid in his previous life, he handled state affairs with divine assistance. Ministers came and went in waves. He was efficient in his work.
However, having too high a charm stat also has its downsides:
"Your Majesty, look at the allocation of funds for flood prevention along the Yellow River this year..." After finishing, he had to add, "I have no parents and am not yet married."
What is the connection between this and the Yellow River?
"In a major case recently handled by the Ministry of Justice, a man in Chang'an, dissatisfied with the officials' corruption, stormed into the West Market and killed twenty women and children in a fit of rage. As the Vice Minister of Justice, I remained calm, insisted on staying away from places of entertainment, and had no bad habits."
Is the second half of the sentence related to the case?
"The Ministry of Rites has drafted twenty-eight articles to guide the conduct of members of the imperial family and royal clans. We request Your Majesty to review them."
"Furthermore, this charter was drafted under my sole leadership. I am skilled in literature, knowledgeable in music, and have a wide range of interests!"
I have no interest in knowing your interests.
Dealing with these strange ministers didn't take much time, but Ying Xi was quite speechless.
Then, the ministers lingered and reluctantly left Weiyang Palace.
At this moment, the man kneeling in front of the main hall of Weiyang Palace once again attracted the attention of all passersby.
Even after a day and a night of hardship, Su Xueyi kept her eyes straight ahead and her demeanor remained unchanged.
His robust stamina allowed him to maintain an upright posture, and although his spirits were not as high as before, his eyes were still bright. This was a state that was almost impossible for civil officials who spent their days sitting in their offices.
The civil officials were amazed, saying that Chang'an's polymath was indeed well-deserved of his reputation.
But Su Xueyi's appearance exposed his lie about being sick.
The court officials thought to themselves that Prime Minister Su must have been punished by His Majesty for deceiving the emperor.
Unfortunately, Su Xueyi was not good at cultivating relationships, so no one was willing to inform the emperor on his behalf, and no one pleaded for him.
The ministers' slightest pity turned into awe of the emperor's methods; after all, His Majesty was truly extraordinary to have made Su Xueyi bow her head to such an extent.
The court officials left, keeping their conversation shrouded in mystery.
However, Su Xueyi saw the emperor's act of using himself as a target to intimidate the court officials as a display of his skillful control over his people. Su Xueyi was overjoyed once again.
It's impossible for the emperor to stay in Weiyang Palace all the time and never leave.
He waited!
He must see the young emperor.
***
There are times when he can handle state affairs at such a speed on his own.
Thanks to her charm, Ying Xi had plenty of free time in the afternoon, and the emperor had no intention of going out.
But finding it uncomfortable to sit in the study, Ying Xi left the study and strolled around the palace with her hands behind her back.
The sun is shining brightly, and the spring days are long.
The willow leaves have grown to two or three fingers long, and the branches have turned from pale yellow to goose yellow, swaying gently and softly in the wind.
The palace eunuchs and maids, thinking the emperor was taking a nap, secretly played shuttlecock in the courtyard.
The young palace maids and eunuchs passed the shuttlecock back and forth.
The grayish-brown shuttlecock feathers stood out, upright like a flag, fluttering up and down like a nimble shadow. Games for amusement were scarce in the palace, yet even the few toys available could be used in countless creative ways.
However, when one of the eunuchs caught the shuttlecock, his foot angle was not high enough.
The shuttlecock flew low, so the little palace maid quickly took a few steps and kicked it hard with her foot.
The shuttlecock was scooped up from low altitude and flew out at an angle! It drew a grayish-brown arc and landed squarely on the chest of a thin person, the impact making the person stop in their tracks. Ying Xi leaned slightly forward and coughed violently.
"Cough...cough cough cough...cough."
The eunuchs and palace maids were terrified!
Who would have thought that playing behind the emperor's back would startle the emperor, who had a body of glass!
The eunuchs and palace maids were about to kneel down and beg for forgiveness.
Ying Xi shook her head, picked up the shuttlecock before it could reach anyone, and kicked it at one of them.
Since the emperor was in the mood for fun, he naturally didn't intend to punish them.
The emperor was distributing a shuttlecock, and a young eunuch caught it. But in a moment of madness, the young eunuch mistook the emperor for a playmate and habitually returned the shuttlecock to the emperor.
And so the gray-brown streamlined path swept towards Ying Xi once again.
Ying Xi hurriedly tried to catch the shuttlecock, but unfortunately, he was really not good at it.
His shuttlecock didn't even land properly before he hastily kicked it away.
He ran after it, the shuttlecock suspended in the air, he kicked it into the sky, chasing the shuttlecock for a second step, a third step...
The shuttlecock completely disregarded his control, carrying Ying Xi across half a path, followed by countless followers.
Ying Xi was moving from the inner hall outwards, while someone was moving from the outer hall inwards.
As Ying Xi reached the doorway, she twisted her ankle, leaned forward, and landed on the person who had come, as if she had crashed into a white wall. Ying Xi's nose stung, and she saw stars. The shuttlecock fell to the ground at the same time.
Ying Xi looked up, panting.
His foot hurt, but he forced himself not to fall. Someone caught Ying Xi's shoulder with one hand, while the person who had been bumped didn't move. Looking down, he saw a snow-white sleeve with exquisite patterns on the edge.
His brows furrowed slightly: "Su Xueyi?"
Sweet Tong happened to hear this name: "Aa ...
***
My feet still hurt, my head hurts, and the sweet sounds are making my brain hurt.
Ying Xi felt as if needles were pricking her ankles, but she forced herself to face Su Xueyi and saw that Su Xueyi was holding about a dozen volumes of memorials in one hand.
Ying Xi guessed that these were either backlogged official documents from the Ministry of Personnel or newly delivered ones.
Unbeknownst to him, Su Xueyi had been waiting outside for a whole night and a half, eventually seizing the official business of some unlucky fellow in the Ministry of Personnel, finding an excuse to personally submit a memorial to the emperor.
Ying Xi guessed that Su Xueyi was showing weakness, after all, she had left the Right Chancellor hanging for several days.
The reason Ying Xi hasn't replaced Feng Yong yet is that she still cherishes Su Xueyi's talent.
If the other party can recognize their mistakes and continue to serve, the national protection plan will be even more successful.
For the sake of the country, Ying Xi was filled with anticipation, so she endured the pain and raised the corners of her mouth.
However, Su Xueyi noticed Ying Xi's expression and her face gradually turned cold.
The familiar feeling returned between the two, immediately arousing Ying Xi's disgust. Ying Xi's face darkened: "Isn't Prime Minister Su ill? I have already granted you two months of sick leave, what are you doing here?"
Logically, Su Xueyi should apologize.
He had to take responsibility for his deceiving the emperor and his arrogance, and then pay the price. He lowered his stance to the lowest level, and Ying Xi took the opportunity to back down, so that the emperor and his subject could reconcile.
But Su Xueyi, because of that laugh just now, boldly said, "I have fallen ill due to my overwork in state affairs, and it is a pity that I have not received the Emperor's favor." He looked at the memorial he was holding, and arrogantly put on a tired look, "Although I am ill, I cannot neglect state affairs."
"Therefore, upon seeing these memorials, he immediately rose from his sickbed to find His Majesty, disregarding his illness."
"Throughout history, which wise ruler has been so ruthless?"
Su Xueyi...actually positioned herself as a victim.
Ying Xi's lips twitched. If he didn't respond, he would be mistreating the court officials, which would only make Su Xueyi feel that she was in the right.
In the past, Ying Xi would never have been willing to let Su Xueyi feel wronged, but things are different now.
The other party turned the tables on her, which made Ying Xi even angrier.
The thought of letting him go and continuing to employ him was quickly replaced by a simmering fire within, which, combined with past events, fueled a raging inferno. It grew stronger and stronger, eventually becoming a wildfire.
Ying Xi was furious: "Insolence!"
The palace maids and eunuchs all knelt down.
Since her rebirth, Ying Xi has been gentle and kind, and has never lost her temper with anyone.
This was the first time in both his lives that he had ever lost his temper with Su Xueyi.
Ying Xi couldn't control her temper.
It wasn't that he was less eloquent than Su Xueyi, but rather that he didn't want to embarrass her.
Now that he has no scruples, he can say whatever harsh things he wants, and even when testing someone's willingness to replace them, he says he'll replace them right now.
“Su Xueyi.” The tone was as cold as ice in the dead of winter.
Su Xueyi was suddenly met with such an attitude, which made her feel uneasy and somewhat flustered.
Yu Jing had followed the emperor while he was playing shuttlecock, and cleverly said, "Someone come here."
The guards of Weiyang Palace surrounded her in an instant, their swords and halberds gleaming. The afternoon sunlight shone on the surfaces of the weapons, making Su Xueyi close her eyes.
Su Xueyi knelt down, looked up, and saw Ying Xi's chin, scrutinizing her expression from bottom to top.
He once secretly mocked Ying Xi for her noble appearance, yet she pretended to be gentle.
Now that Ying Xi has completely abandoned her gentleness towards him, he finally realizes that Ying Xi is consistent inside and out, exuding an intimidating aura.
He was both startled and moved by this imposing presence.
Su Xueyi looked up at Ying Xi.
The sunlight shone down on Ying Xi's silhouette, making him even more dazzling.
Ying Xi said sternly, "I have never heard of anyone who can recover from a serious illness immediately because of court affairs. If such a miraculous method exists, the Ministry of Personnel should be renamed the Imperial Medical Academy. I see that you are a miracle worker who can save the millions of people of my Great Qin with your empty words!"
Su Xueyi froze. She had never been disturbed like this before.
He was suddenly doused with cold water by the emperor, feeling a chilling freshness and clarity.
He didn't know where the young emperor got his confidence from.
The fact that the young emperor dared to get angry at him showed that he had a lot of hidden cards up his sleeve. His rich imagination, on the contrary, made Su Xueyi dare not act rashly and filled in many possible answers in her mind.
Then the emperor's rebuke descended once more: "You've been arrogant and pretentious for a long time."
"You are confident in your talent and have indeed accomplished a few things, but you have offended court officials and been extravagant and wasteful. I have to clean up after you for every single one of them!"
"You're right. I am not a wise ruler and cannot distinguish right from wrong, so I have spoiled you with your hurtful words and allowed you to bark and howl in front of me!"
"The world belongs to me, and so do you. I should rightfully command you. Why was I blind to have ever treated you so well, you ungrateful wretch!"
The eunuchs and palace maids were so frightened that they didn't dare to breathe.
The guards had never seen the emperor before. For the emperor, a man of noble birth, to rebuke Prime Minister Su with such harsh words was not only unbecoming of his esteemed status but also quite unlike his usual style.
Ying Xi unleashed the anger he had held against Su Xueyi for two lifetimes, his hands trembling beneath his sleeves. He concealed his slightly shaking fingertips.
Aren't you worried about Su Xueyi resigning from her post?
Absolutely not!
Su Xueyi has no chance of resigning from her official post.
In his previous life, he was prepared before abandoning his family and fleeing, but now the country is still some distance away from falling.
His time has not come yet.
Ying Xi could take her anger out on him without any consequences.
The emperor was furious, and Su Xueyi belatedly felt fear.
In Su Xueyi's eyes, the emperor's features were sharp, and the real Ying Xi was not a lamb, but an unapproachable iceberg.
His beauty was so dazzling, and he was inexplicably captivated by the other's temperament. The emperor's words, "The world belongs to me, and so do you," kept echoing in his mind.
A surge of emotion welled up in Su Xueyi's chest. He was inherently drawn to strength, and he succumbed to his instincts, bowing his head and crawling forward on his knees: "Your Majesty, please calm your anger. Your humble servant knows his mistake."
But when Yingxi saw him getting closer to her, she instinctively retreated quickly. Suddenly, her right foot aggravated her injury, and she couldn't hold on and sat down on the ground!
It hurts so much, my ankle feels like it's going to break...
The excruciating pain turned his face deathly pale.
Since ascending the throne, he had never lost his composure in front of his subjects, and he could not bear the thought of himself falling backward!
But when Su Xueyi reached out to help, Ying Xi pushed her away forcefully again.
Large beads of sweat rolled down the emperor's forehead. He gritted his teeth and took Su Xueyi's sick leave and disobedience as the cause of the current incident.
Ying Xi picked up a shuttlecock from the ground and threw it.
"Get out of my sight! Don't touch me, you bastard—"
To everyone's surprise, Su Xueyi didn't try to dodge and ended up getting a good beating.
As she was struck, Su Xueyi's gaze fell upon the blush on Ying Xi's aloof face. Su Xueyi, knowledgeable in medicine, knelt down to examine the emperor's injury, only to be kicked violently by the emperor's seemingly painless left foot. The beautiful emperor had little strength, and his toe struck her right in the chest, causing Su Xueyi to freeze in shock.
"Release my ankle!"
The emperor was injured, the scene was chaotic and disorderly, and Tian Tong was still screaming wildly in Ying Xi's mind.
The chaotic scene fueled Ying Xi's rage. With so many people around, even the emperor had to save face. He gritted his teeth; he was determined to kill Su Xueyi.
Just then, the romance system released a new mission, and the word "travel" appeared in the background.
She acted coquettishly towards Prime Minister Su (0/1)
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