"Don't mess around like that. You're always acting like a fool. Aren't you afraid I'll do *that* to you?"
Ye Qiu glanced at Lin Jingshu.
"I'm not afraid at all," Lin Jingshu said. "You and my brother are master and disciple, which means you're definitely not a bad person. My brother wouldn't take a bad person as his master, and I'm very confident about that."
“Even if what you say makes sense, here’s the problem.” Ye Qiu stared at Lin Jingshu: “Even if I’m a good person, if you show me or touch me, I might not be able to control myself.”
"What does it matter? You can be my son-in-law. That way, you'll be both my brother's teacher and my son-in-law, and no one will dare to bully you," Lin Jingshu said with a smile.
"Get lost." Ye Qiu was both amused and exasperated. "What kind of innocent girl is you? Go back and cultivate properly."
"No, I want to play with you. Cultivation is so boring, isn't it?"
Lin Jingshu took Ye Qiu's hand.
Ye Qiu frowned: "If you keep doing this, I'll get angry, Lin Jingshu. Girls should know how to respect themselves. We've only known each other for one day."
"Hehe, okay, I'll listen to you then." Lin Jingshu said, "Actually, it's my mother who wants to see you. I'm just testing you to see if you're someone who can be bewitched by beauty. If you are, it means you can't do anything big, heh."
Upon hearing this, Ye Qiu was speechless.
He had thought Lin Jingshu was innocent and naive, but now it seems that he was the one who was naive.
Indeed, children who grow up in the royal palace are used to intrigue and backstabbing, so how could they possibly be innocent?
"Let's go, stop thinking about it. My mother already knows you are Xuan Ye's teacher. In this imperial palace, there are not many things that can be hidden from her," Lin Jingshu said with a smile.
"I want to know a question: are you sincere with your brother Xuan Ye? Don't lie. I can tell if you're lying. Just tell the truth." Ye Qiu said calmly.
“Of course I’m sincere. Xuan Ye and I grew up together since childhood. He is the person I trust most in the Imperial Palace.” Lin Jing Shu’s expression became slightly serious. “In some ways, I trust him more than I trust my mother.”
"Alright, I believe you. So, what is the reason your mother wants to see me?"
"I don't know." Lin Jingshu smiled bitterly: "How could I possibly guess what my mother would do? I'll know when I go and see her."
"Alright, let's go then, lead the way."
Ye Qiu did not refuse.
Lin Xuanye had only recently ascended the throne, and Ye Qiu suspected that the Empress Dowager still held considerable power.
Therefore, if he wanted to thrive in the imperial palace, he couldn't avoid the Empress Dowager.
Not long after, Lin Jingshu brought Ye Qiu to the Empress Dowager's palace.
"Mother, Mr. Ye has arrived."
Lin Jingshu stood outside the door and gave a slight bow.
"Yes, you may leave now. Mr. Ye, please come in."
A slightly languid voice came from inside the room.
To Ye Qiu's surprise, the voice sounded quite young.
Ye Qiu pushed open the door and entered the room. He looked up and saw a tall, slender figure lying on his side behind the screen, his curves fully exposed.
"Greetings, Empress Dowager."
Ye Qiu bowed slightly.
"You are very clever." The Empress Dowager spoke slowly: "When you were being hunted down by the Xuanyuan family and the Wu family, you thought of entering the Imperial Palace to support the new emperor, so that you could avoid the Xuanyuan family and the Wu family's sword pavilion at the same time, and also develop in the long term."
"That's indeed the idea, but at the same time we'll be facing even greater dangers. The Empress Dowager surely understands that," Ye Qiu said with a smile, calm and composed.
"Both the Seventh and Eighth Kings are not benevolent figures; they each have their own supporters. The path you have chosen is indeed extremely risky."
The Empress Dowager stood up and slowly walked out from behind the screen.
At this moment, Ye Qiu was astonished.
The Empress Dowager looked remarkably young, appearing to be around thirty years old, with delicate, flawless skin and extraordinary beauty.
"What? Are you surprised?" the Empress Dowager asked with a smile.
"I was indeed surprised," Ye Qiu said. "I thought the Empress Dowager was already very old."
"Indeed, she is very old, probably over five hundred years old this year," she said quietly.
Ye Qiu was startled.
How can someone over 500 years old still look so young?
Ye Qiu couldn't help but widen his eyes.
"Hehe, Ye Qiu, you are also a cultivator, so you should know that cultivators are different from ordinary people. As long as a cultivator continues to improve his cultivation, his appearance will not easily age. A five-hundred-year-old appearance is equivalent to a thirty-year-old ordinary person, or even younger than a thirty-year-old ordinary person. This is not an exaggeration at all."
Of course, special cultivation techniques are needed to complement it. For example, the Immortal Technique of the Supreme Divine Palace is quite good; I have cultivated it for hundreds of years and remain forever young.
"You have connections with the Supreme Temple?"
"Yes, I am the Palace Master's last disciple, but I haven't been in contact with him for nearly three hundred years," the Empress Dowager said.
Why?
"It's not convenient to say more," the Empress Dowager said. "I've summoned you here today to discuss Xuan Ye's matter."
"Please speak, Your Majesty. I don't like beating around the bush," Ye Qiu said with a smile.
"I can tell." The Empress Dowager slowly sat down, slightly crossing her long legs.
It's hard to imagine that she is over 500 years old, yet still maintains a youthful appearance and is full of vitality.
After a moment of contemplation, the Empress Dowager said softly, "If I asked you to help my youngest son, the Ninth Prince, replace Xuan Ye, would you be willing?"
"I refuse." Ye Qiu answered decisively: "Xuan Ye has become the new emperor, and his potential is limitless. I advise the Empress Dowager not to harbor any disloyal thoughts, otherwise the world will surely descend into chaos."
"A Minister of War died half a month ago. I personally killed him because I asked him the same question. Do you know what his answer was?"
The Empress Dowager stared at Ye Qiu with icy eyes.
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