In Luo Xue's eyes, the achievements that Su Wanyan discussed were somewhat true, but more of them were exaggerated.
The only thing she believed in was Su Wanyan's medical skills.
After all, she had personally witnessed the events at Fucheng Miaoshengtang and the things she had experienced in the village.
Of course, she would never question this point in front of Su Wanyan.
"Oh, right," Su Wanyan said with a smile, "there's something I've been wanting to tell you for a while now."
Luo Xue asked suspiciously, "Your Majesty, please speak."
"Your moves are beautiful."
Upon hearing this, Luo Xue was immediately stunned.
She blushed with embarrassment for a moment, but quickly concealed her emotions: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
A killing technique... beautiful?
This was the first time she had ever heard someone say that.
Just then, Su Wanyan added, "Like a flower blooming under the moonlight."
Su Wanyan first witnessed Luo Xue's deadly move during the assassination attempt at the temple. The soft sword in her hand moved like a dragon, instantly surrounding the assassins. The bursts of cold light emanating from it were like blooming silver flowers.
Ignoring the later scenes of blood and gore, it's really beautiful.
"..." If she could still keep her composure when it snowed, this time she blushed completely: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
The more flustered she became, the stiffer and colder her tone became, and even the lovely smile that usually graced her face disappeared: "If Your Majesty has nothing else, this servant will get back to work."
Su Wanyan asked in surprise, "Wasn't Mingyu supposed to be on guard duty today?"
"..." Luo Xue couldn't find an excuse for a moment.
While she was still racking her brains, Su Wanyan smiled and said, "Then go ahead, thank you for your hard work."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
The capital city, the imperial palace.
At this moment, the Empress Dowager lay in bed, tossing and turning, unable to sleep.
The things Zhu Zijian said in court today made her feel irritable and she couldn't calm down for a long time.
Perhaps she had been thinking too much, because a dull ache appeared in her head. She sat up, feeling sullen, and raised her hand to her forehead.
The old woman guarding the bedside immediately woke up and, through the curtains, softly curtsied: "Is the Empress Dowager unable to sleep? Would you like me to bring you the Refreshing Dew that the Imperial Preceptor prescribed for you?"
This old nanny was the Empress Dowager's most trusted personal nanny, and everyone in the palace respectfully called her Aunt Fu.
The Empress Dowager rubbed her temples and raised her hand upon hearing this: "No need..."
However, no sooner had the words been spoken than an urgent voice came from outside the hall: "Empress Dowager, urgent report!"
Aunt Fu immediately became alert and quickly stepped forward to open the palace door.
A young eunuch rushed in, bowed respectfully, and presented the secret report above his head: "Reporting to the Empress Dowager, an urgent report from Fuzhou!"
The Empress Dowager frowned, and Aunt Fu presented the secret report the next second.
She opened it, glanced at it, and immediately ordered: "Imperial decree, summon the Imperial Preceptor to the palace immediately."
Aunt Fu was slightly taken aback. At this time?
It's already past midnight.
Thinking this to herself, she replied outwardly, "Yes, this servant will go right away."
Inside the Imperial Preceptor's residence, Xiao Chensheng's room was filled with smoke. The candles inside were not lit, but faint conversations could be heard coming from inside.
When Xiao Chensheng heard the Empress Dowager's urgent summons late at night, he, not in the darkness, showed little expression. He simply took another deep drag, then slowly tapped the corner of the bedside table with his long pipe, shaking off the ash.
He laughed and said, "I thought the matter was settled during the day."
"Going?" Yao Tianwei leaned on him, resting his chin on his hands, and asked innocently.
"Hmm~" Xiao Chensheng's voice was lazy.
"My brother is in a good mood," Yao Tianwei said with a bright smile.
Xiao Chensheng did not deny it: "I have a feeling that something good is going to happen."
An hour had passed when Xiao Chensheng appeared in the Empress Dowager's palace.
Xiao Chensheng arrived late, but the Empress Dowager showed no anger. As she fiddled with the vase, she squinted and said, "I'm old and useless. The patterns on this vase used to be very clear, but now they're becoming increasingly blurry."
Xiao Chensheng forced a professional smile: "It's just that the vase is too small."
As he spoke, his unusually long and narrow eyes glanced lightly at Aunt Fu in the hall. Aunt Fu felt a chill run down her spine; she simply couldn't bring herself to like this strange person.
As she was thinking, she lowered her head and reached out to take the vase: "This vase is not good. This servant will replace it with a better one for the Empress Dowager."
The Empress Dowager wasn't angry and just let her take the vase away.
After Aunt Fu had completely left the inner palace, she said, "Now, in the entire court, only the Grand Preceptor is so accommodating to me."
Xiao Chensheng smiled but didn't say anything.
Her slender figure, as thin as a bamboo pole, stood motionless in the hall. If it weren't for the bright candlelight in the hall, her figure would probably have frightened many people in the darkness.
The Empress Dowager picked up the secret report from the bedside table and handed it to Xiao Chensheng: "Take a look at this first."
Xiao Chensheng stepped slightly onto the hall, his arms, which appeared longer than those of an ordinary person, took the secret report from her hand, and then calmly retreated to the foot of the hall steps before slowly lowering his eyes to look at the secret report in his hand.
The secret report contained only one sentence: Prince Gong is not in Fucheng.
Xiao Chensheng narrowed his eyes, a barely perceptible excitement reflected in them.
Yu Nanqing is always quick and decisive. Even at the fastest speed, it would take about ten days for a secret report to travel from Fucheng to the capital. Taking into account the time before and after, where would Yu Nanqing be?
Was this secret report deliberately leaked by Yu Nanqing, or did they actually discover it?
If Yu Nanqing deliberately released this information, it proves that Yu Nanqing has made full preparations.
Thinking of this, Xiao Chensheng's smile inexplicably deepened.
"Zhu Zijian's words at court today kept me awake all night." Xiao Chensheng's expression was undisguised, which the Empress Dowager noticed. She asked, "What do you think of this matter?"
I specifically sought out today's matter in court so that I could give Xiao Chensheng a satisfactory answer.
Xiao Chensheng naturally understood the meaning behind the Empress Dowager's words. He raised his head slightly and smiled insincerely: "Fuzhou is under the supervision of Prince Gong. Now that Prince Gong is not in Fuzhou, something must have happened. In order to prevent a major disaster, the Empress Dowager should immediately send troops to Fuzhou to find out the truth of the matter."
The Empress Dowager smiled and said, "Although that's true, nothing has happened in Fucheng yet. If we rashly send troops, those ministers will probably oppose us again."
Xiao Chensheng disagreed: "The Empress Dowager summoned me precisely because she needs my help, doesn't she?"
"Hehehe!" The Empress Dowager couldn't help but let out a few satisfied laughs, and then asked, "Then tell me, if I were to immediately send troops to Fucheng, what would be my chances of victory?"
That's what she's really worried about.
Although she wished she could devour Yu Nanqing whole, she did not forget the Dragon Cavalry under Yu Nanqing's command.
"With me here, what worries does the Empress Dowager have?" Xiao Chensheng said leisurely.
"I have faith in your abilities."
Xiao Chensheng took a light drag on his cigarette. The smoke slowly escaped from the corner of his mouth, but instead of dissipating, it lingered around his body in wisps.
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