Yang Feijian glanced mockingly at Grand Tutor Jiang Bai sitting to the side, then snorted coldly, flicked his sleeve, and turned to leave, clearly somewhat angry.
"Senior Brother..." Baili Xi quickly followed after seeing this, and then Chu Nian heard her apologizing to Yang Feijian repeatedly.
Zhang Lie glared at Chu Nian and said, "It's one thing for the Empress Dowager to speak recklessly in the palace, but how come she's like this outside too..." He didn't even know how to describe this Empress Dowager. Fortunately, this woman wasn't really intimate with him, otherwise he would have been utterly humiliated.
Baili Xi returned, sat down opposite the young emperor, sighed, and said, "Your Majesty, rest assured, your wife and husband will diligently teach you profound skills and techniques in the future."
The young emperor smiled and said, "Thank you, Madam. Actually, you don't need to take this matter too seriously. I have to review many memorials every day, study and practice calligraphy, and also observe the people's conditions. I really can't focus all my attention on cultivating Xuan Qi. You can't blame Sect Leader Yang."
Baili Xi said, "It's good that you understand Senior Brother." She glanced at Chu Nian coolly and said, "Sister, what you just said was too presumptuous. Do you know what kind of identity my Senior Brother has? He is the Sect Master of the Extreme Profound Sect and one of the only twelve Saints in the Xuanwei Continent. Do you think that even if the Emperor finds a master to teach Xuan Qi, he can compare to my Senior Brother?"
Zhang Lie said, "Yes, Your Majesty, you can say such things, but we are all a little afraid to hear them."
Jiang Bai said, "Lord, Madam, your reprimand of the Empress Dowager is far too disrespectful to the dignity of the royal family, especially since the Emperor is still here!"
Zhang Lie and Baili Xi both turned to look at the young emperor.
The young emperor just sat there with a bitter face, not saying a word, and not even giving them a glance.
They quickly changed the subject and stopped dwelling on it.
After sitting for a while, Zhang Lie and Baili Xi chatted enthusiastically with the young emperor. During this time, Chu Nian asked about Zhang Qi several times, but the two of them pretended not to hear.
Seeing this, Chu Nian suggested, "It's getting late, shouldn't we head back to the palace?"
Zhang Lie and Baili Xi's initially excited faces immediately darkened considerably.
The young emperor said, "Oh, we have disturbed Marquis Weiwu for quite some time, it is indeed time for us to leave." With that, he stood up.
Chu Nian and Jiang Bai then stood up.
Baili Xiqing couldn't help but step forward and take the young emperor's hand, saying with tears in her eyes, "You've come all this way, why do you have to leave after only sitting for a short while?"
The young emperor laughed and said, "Madam, you don't know this, but I rarely leave the palace. Since I've never eaten out before, the Grand Tutor has promised to take me out to eat later! After we finish eating, it will be quite late. As you know, Madam, I can't stay out of the palace for too long."
"Oh." Baili Xi said, and then burst into tears.
Chu Nian said helplessly, "Why is my sister like this? It's like the Emperor is your son." She then rolled her eyes heavily.
Zhang Lie then said, "But I wonder where Your Majesty intends to dine? I will send someone to arrange it immediately."
The young emperor said, "If I want to be like a young master from an ordinary family, and if the lord sends someone to make arrangements in advance, I'm afraid it won't have the same feel to it."
Zhang Lie said, "Your Majesty, please rest assured. I have only sent my men to keep a close watch in case any villains try to harm you. Furthermore, I will not let anyone know that it was Your Majesty who went to eat. Your Majesty can be assured of that."
Upon hearing this, the young emperor smiled and said, "Then I'll have to trouble you, Your Excellency. I've heard that the food and drinks at Yundu Restaurant are quite good, and when it's busy, they even have some popular performances. I'm planning to go there for a visit."
Zhang Lie hurriedly replied, "Very well, I will send someone to reserve a good seat for you right away. When you arrive, just tell them that I have made the reservation."
The young emperor said, "Thank you, Your Excellency."
Zhang Lie immediately sent his steward to the Yundu Restaurant, while Zhang Lie and his wife saw Chu Nian and the others off onto the carriage. Only after the carriage had driven away did they return to their residence.
Chu Nian's spiritual energy was still on the two of them, and Baili Xi said with great disdain, "My sister is really something. She made me lose face in front of my senior brother. If it weren't for the Emperor, I wouldn't dare to bring my senior brother to her."
Zhang Lie said, "What can you expect from a woman who has no knowledge and no understanding of Xuanqi?"
Baili Xi: "What good can come of the Emperor following her?! If he had grown up by my side since he was little, his Xuan Qi would probably be over level five by now, and his future achievements might even surpass yours and mine. But now..." She couldn't help but feel sad as she said this, "A child who could have become a saint in the future, now his Xuan Qi isn't even at level three. This child is truly unfortunate. Waaah..."
She couldn't help but bury her face in Zhang Lie's arms and start crying.
Zhang Lie advised, "The Emperor is still the Emperor. The royal family of Ziwei Kingdom also has many secret treasures and pills that can help the Emperor improve his Xuan Qi. With his aptitude, his future achievements in Xuan Qi will not be too bad. You don't need to worry too much about this."
"But that Baili Nian, I think the Emperor still has some affection for her. If we lay a hand on her like this, the Emperor will definitely blame us when he finds out." He couldn't help but worry as he said this.
Baili Xi said, "You wouldn't be reluctant to kill her, would you?"
Zhang Lie said helplessly, "What are you saying? How could I not be willing to kill her? Don't you think about it? She is the culprit who caused us to be separated from our flesh and blood, and now she even wants to rape our child."
"She wants to use a substitute son to replace her own. After I ascend the throne, I'll make Zhang Qi the crown prince, and then her real son will become emperor, while my son will become a eunuch serving her—her plan is too clever for her liking."
Baili Xi pondered and said, "If the Emperor knew about her malicious thoughts towards him, I'm afraid that even if he knew that we had harmed the Empress Dowager, he might not necessarily turn against us."
Zhang Lie sighed, "I hope so!"
Baili Xi smiled and said, "Although a birth mother is not as close as a foster mother, the Empress Dowager ultimately doesn't treat him like her own son. Think about it carefully, since he learned about our relationship, hasn't his attitude towards you and me changed a lot?"
Mentioning this, Zhang Lie chuckled twice and said, "That's right. That silly boy thought he was my and the Empress Dowager's illegitimate son, and I heard he even made a scene with the Empress Dowager. By the way, the Emperor went to Yundu Restaurant for dinner, why don't we go there too? At worst, we won't sit at the same table as them; it'll be good to see him from afar."
At this moment, Chu Nian still felt that the couple had some semblance of humanity, but unfortunately, their extreme care for their son was destined to vanish in vain.
Because their real son had died on the day of premature birth, the mighty general and his wife were afraid that Baili Xi, whose health had been damaged by the difficult childbirth, would not be able to bear the news and her health would deteriorate further, so they found an infant to take his place.
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