Chapter 2 Sign in at Yongshou Palace

Chapter 2 Sign in at Yongshou Palace

"Light up the map? That means there is no time limit. All you have to do is go to different places to light up the map. Let's try it."

Zhou An thought secretly, trying to figure out the function of the Mountain and River State Map.

At this time, five palace maids came in with breakfast, put it on the table in the outer hall, and stood at the door of the bedroom and said, "Your Majesty, you can eat now."

"Yeah." Zhou An regained his composure, stood up and walked to the outer hall. The palace maid had already prepared bowls and chopsticks for him.

This is a different world. The emperor does not call himself "朕", but "我". There are no eunuchs in the palace, only palace maids and royal relatives.

Outside the palace are the Imperial Guards, who are only responsible for the safety of the palace.

This world belongs to the Xianwu system, and besides humans there are also demons.

Most of the humans and demons are in their own territories. Humans are in cities, while demons occupy mountains, rivers and swamps. Of course, there are also many demons hiding in human cities.

Therefore, the Qianyuan Empire has a Demon Suppression Bureau, which is specifically responsible for capturing demons that cross the border.

Zhou An didn't have much appetite to eat. He took a few bites, put it down, got up and left, preparing to go to other palaces to try to light up the map.

The two concubines quickly put down their chopsticks and followed him, asking, "Your Majesty, why did you eat so little today? Are you going to Changchun Palace now? I'll ask the dancers to prepare to entertain your Majesty."

Zhou An knew that even though he was the emperor, his movements were restricted. He could not enter some important institutions, but there were no restrictions on other ordinary palaces.

"You guys go back. You've been sitting for too long these days. Just take a walk." Zhou An said and walked out of the palace.

Although this is a different world and different from China's ancient imperial palace, the red gate, golden roof, and antique style still give people the same sense of solemnity.

Zhou An had no mood to appreciate the scenery of the imperial palace now. He walked through one palace after another according to his memory. He visited all the palaces he could go to.

Although he was a puppet emperor, at least within the areas where he was allowed to enter, no matter if he was a palace maid or a female official, they had to greet each other when they met, not to mention blocking the way.

He visited each palace as if he was just passing through it, just glanced at it, lit up the map and left.

The entire imperial palace is divided into the main palace, the harem, the East Palace and the West Palace.

The main palace is where the emperor works, and he cannot approach it without the empress dowager's permission.

The East Palace was originally for the princes and princesses to live in, but now most of it is empty, with only the Tenth Princess, who is only 12 years old, living there.

The Queen Mother would never allow anyone to inherit the throne. As long as this adopted sister came of age, she would definitely be married off by the Queen Mother, and she might even die a violent death.

He could go there, but there wasn't enough time in the morning.

The West Palace is the camp of the Queen Mother's Purple Guard. It is said that there are many secrets there that Zhou An does not know.

In the morning, he could only walk through all the places he could go in the harem. The only place he did not enter was the Empress Dowager's bedroom, Yongshou Palace. Without the Empress Dowager's summons, he could not even get close.

While walking, I sorted out my new memories, gained a general understanding of the palace, and figured out a way to enter Yongshou Palace.

There is also the Qianyang Palace, which is the emperor's bedroom. He plans to go there last, otherwise if he goes to his own bedroom in the middle of the trip and comes out quickly, it will make the people who are secretly monitoring him feel strange.

If the Queen Mother became suspicious, he would be in trouble, and the Queen Mother might even make him fall ill and die prematurely.

He gained a lot of things during this trip, but unfortunately most of them were ordinary rare treasures, priceless, but of no help in improving his strength.

There are also some elixirs for nourishing and regulating the body. If you are injured, you can use them to replenish your body. The best one is the Peiyuan Pill, which lays the foundation for martial arts training.

After dozens of sign-ins and attempts, he roughly understood the types of items obtained after lighting up the Mountain and River State Map. These types of items were directly related to the importance and danger factor of the location. The higher the difficulty of the lit map, the better the items would be, and the items were also related to the background of the map.

Around noon, I returned to Qianyang Palace. As soon as I entered, I received the sign-in reminder and lit up the map with great anticipation.

Qianyang Palace is an important place in the imperial palace that he can enter and exit at will. After all, it is the bedroom of emperors of all dynasties. In the past, only the empress was qualified to enter, and no one else was allowed to even get close without being summoned.

At the moment of lighting up, an Emperor's Sword appeared in the system space. It was a magical weapon from the Emperor's legend, and the whole sword was scarlet red.

This sword was made by the Emperor of Heaven with one hundred kinds of extremely hard black iron, two hundred kinds of extremely soft fairy mist, crystal stones, fairy furnace pills, etc. It was refined a thousand times with the true fire of the sky and the mountain, and then quenched a thousand times with the fairy water of heaven and earth, and refined into a divine weapon that can ward off demons and evil spirits. After it was brought to the human world, it was called the Emperor's Sword.

Zhou An didn't dare to take out the sword. There were many people secretly monitoring him, and if he suddenly took out a sword, he would definitely be suspected.

After taking a look at the introduction of the Emperor's Sword, he walked into Qianyuan Palace as if nothing had happened and asked the palace maid to prepare lunch.

At this moment, in Yongshou Palace, the Queen Mother was drinking a bowl of eight-treasure porridge.

Although she was the empress dowager, she was no more than forty years old and looked like a woman in her twenties, three parts cool and seven parts steady.

Looking at his demeanor, he doesn't have the majesty of the Queen Mother. Instead, he gives people a gentle feeling.

But people who know her will never be fooled by her gentle appearance. If they are disrespectful in words, the Queen Mother will remind them with a smile. However, any influence on power will be eliminated, even the closest relatives are no exception.

A woman in purple was kneeling on one knee in front of him, with a purple mask on her face with only the number 7 on it.

"Your Majesty, the Emperor has walked around the harem today. He has visited all the palaces except Yongshou Palace and Qianyang Palace. He has now returned to Qianyang Palace."

The Queen Mother was surprised. After putting down the bowl, the maid next to her gently wiped her lips with silk, and then asked slowly: "Did he say anything? Who did he meet?"

"He just said he was going out for a walk. He didn't see anyone or talk to anyone. But he looked a little happy." Purple Guard No. 7 mechanically reported.

"Someone, ask the emperor to come to my place." The empress dowager said casually and continued to drink her porridge.

··········· Inside Qianyang Palace, Zhou An was having lunch when a woman’s voice came from outside the door: “Your Majesty, the Queen Mother summoned you.”

Zhou An was secretly delighted and relieved that his little plan had succeeded. He stood up and went out.

He knew that he was always being monitored, and his unusual behavior this morning must have attracted the Queen Mother's attention, and he would most likely be called in for questioning.

This was also his purpose. If he wanted to go to Yongshou Palace, he could only go there if the Queen Mother summoned him. This was the only way to enter and sign in normally.

"Got it. Lead the way." Zhou An went out and two purple-clothed guards were already waiting.

These purple-robed guards are all women, carefully trained by the Queen Mother. They are specifically responsible for monitoring the entire palace and protecting the Queen Mother's safety.

Arriving at the Yongshou Palace, they passed through three gatehouses under the watchful eyes of the Purple-Robed Guards before entering the real Yongshou Palace. Surrounded by four new Purple-Robed Guards, they walked into the open hall.

As soon as I stepped into the courtyard, I heard the system's voice in my mind, "We have arrived at Yongshou Palace. Do you want to sign in?"

Zhou An remained silent, confirmed his sign-in in his mind, and a Kaiyuan Pill immediately appeared in the system space.

Kaiyuan Pill is an elixir refined by the founding emperor of the Qianyuan Empire. The emperor used this elixir to break through to the tenth level of the acquired mirror realm and became the strongest mortal in the Qianyuan Empire.

The materials needed for this kind of elixir are extremely precious. It took the founding emperor four years to collect the materials. He found five top alchemists in the mortal world to work with him and it took three years to refine it. There are only nine pills in total.

The Kaiyuan Pills are long gone now. Seven of them were used back then, and two were left for future generations. However, the founding emperor later disappeared in his backyard, and no one knows where the two pills are hidden. We can only know of their existence in the royal library.

"Light up all the harem maps, and you will be rewarded with the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady Scroll."

The system voice appeared again, and Zhou An was surprised. He didn't expect that there would be extra rewards for completing the sign-in in an area.

He glanced at the whole set of thick books that appeared in the system space. He was secretly happy. He didn't have time to read the system introduction now, so he put it down secretly.

In addition, taking a Kaiyuan Pill can immediately increase one's internal strength by a decade. This thing is what he urgently needs now, which makes him secretly happy.

He controlled his expression and walked into the hall. When he saw the Queen Mother sitting there, he immediately bowed and said, "Greetings, Mother."

"Well, I heard that you didn't go to accompany your concubines in the morning and take a walk in the harem?" The Queen Mother said in a calm tone, like an elder showing concern for the younger generation.

Zhou An immediately said, "Mother, I have been feeling a little unwell these past two days. It may be because of excessive drinking and sex, so I wanted to go out and exercise."

The Queen Mother looked him in the eyes, and after five seconds she smiled and said, "Well, you should take care of your health. In two days it will be your coming-of-age ceremony, and also the day to marry the Queen. Don't lose face for the royal family.

I'll have someone send you some pills later to help you recuperate. Okay, go back now. I have something important to deal with."

"Thank you, mother. I'll take my leave now." Zhou An bowed again before turning around and leaving.

The empress dowager never called him emperor, and even called herself her son. This was enough to show that in the eyes of the empress dowager, Zhou An was just a pawn, not an emperor at all.

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