The Empress Dowager's kind words and gentle approach to discussing matters with Long Xinghuang were truly irresistible.
She even hit the nail on the head regarding Long Xinghuang's thoughts, "My son, I can tell from your mother's eyes that you have feelings for that Miss Mu."
"She is Uncle Wang's betrothed. Mother is overthinking it." Long Xinghuang lowered his eyes and did not admit it.
Seeing this, Jing Huarong smiled meaningfully, "My son, you are the emperor. You can get whatever you want. No one can compete with you, not even your uncle."
The Empress Dowager and the Emperor discussed matters outside the palace.
Mu Tiantian was drinking tea in the room while listening to Qi Tong's message, and she almost choked to death.
Seventh Rank: [The Empress Dowager seems to want Long Xinghuang to take you into her harem, but I suspect it's not because she likes you; she definitely has other motives and wants to use you.]
Mu Tiantian scratched her head: [So annoying, there's so much going on in the palace. How's Long Fantian?]
Qi Tong: [He returned to the Prince's residence after being turned away, but he began investigating the Empress Dowager and Jing Huaxiong. His plan to rebel was temporarily shelved, and his suspicions about Long Xinghuang lessened. As long as he can find evidence to prove that Long Xinghuang was not involved in the assassination attempt, he should abandon the rebellion.]
Mu Tiantian: [That's good. At least these past few days in the palace haven't been completely fruitless. By the way, how's Xia?]
Seven Unifications: [Xin Liangmu had already given instructions, so the person carrying out the caning wouldn't be too harsh, not enough to kill Shia half to death. Furthermore, her luck value has recovered slightly; her average luck value is still on the edge of the world's female protagonist standard. Once the average drops below the standard, then she will no longer be the world's female protagonist.]
Mu Tiantian: [Where's Ulana?]
Seven Unifications: [She escaped a couple of days ago. Long Fantian has been sending people to keep an eye on her, but her luck value has increased, so she's not in any immediate danger.]
Ulana, having not yet avenged her great grudge, would certainly not stay quietly in the palace, which was exactly what Mu Tiantian expected.
Seven-Character Commander: [Therefore, you need to find a way to accelerate Ulana's growth as soon as possible.]
Mu Tiantian: [If Ulana succeeds in getting revenge, will her luck value increase?]
Seven unifications: [Theoretically speaking, that's how it is.]
Mu Tiantian: [So we need to find a way to make her kill Xin Liangmu herself.]
While she was talking to Qi Tong, the Empress Dowager had already finished discussing things with the Emperor.
Mu Tiantian was taken to Yongshou Palace.
Consorts He Siyue and Jing Xi were so angry that their faces turned green.
Jingxi, in particular, originally came to watch the show, but unexpectedly discovered a rival!
Before leaving, Mu Tiantian could clearly feel the intense murderous intent emanating from the two imperial concubines, their eyes glaring at her as if they wanted to pierce a hole through her.
On the way to Yongshou Palace, Jing Huarong kept talking to her about which foods could improve anorexia, subtly probing whether she was Lin Miao.
Back then, the Empress Dowager suffered from anorexia and had no appetite for anything. She happened to be summoned to the palace by Long Xinghuang. She met the Empress Dowager while he was causing trouble and cured her anorexia with her cooking and medical skills.
The Empress Dowager intended to win her over by having her take care of Long Xinghuang, which was essentially a way of monitoring her.
Not wanting to go against the Empress Dowager, she agreed, but the things she reported were not important; it was essentially a perfunctory response.
The Empress Dowager knew that the reason she heavily relied on Lin Miao was to restrain Shi Changbo, because he had the late emperor's edict that was detrimental to her. However, she did not know where the edict was, so she dared not do anything to Shi Changbo.
However, she could start with the people around him.
Jing Huarong's probing of Mu Tiantian now is most likely an attempt to use her to continue to restrain Shi Changbo.
Mu Tiantian, on the other hand, kept pretending to be stupid.
Xin Liangmu had been waiting for a long time outside the pavilion by the lotus pond.
When he saw Mu Tiantian, his eyes were dark and unreadable.
Her face was exactly the same as when he first met her ten years ago, without the slightest sign of aging. In addition, he had personally witnessed her carrying the dying man and disappearing by the river, so he firmly believed that she was a goddess.
But he never saw her again after that.
He even thought it was a dream or a hallucination.
Until he came to the Central Plains on behalf of the Miao King to celebrate the Empress Dowager's birthday, he unexpectedly met her again by the lotus pond in the palace.
At that time, she was dressed as a man and washing her face by the pool.
He didn't recognize her at first, until the headscarf he had taken in her hair was snatched off by the cat he had picked up.
Her long, jet-black hair cascaded down like a waterfall as she looked up at him.
The face matched the one in his memory, and he stood there, stunned, staring at her for a long time.
At the time, Mu Tiantian had just taken off the human skin mask to get some fresh air after wearing it for a long time, and washed her face as she did so.
In just that short time, someone saw them.
To avoid revealing her identity, she took the initiative to befriend him, saying, "You're a shaman from Miao territory, right? Can we discuss something?"
Xin Liangmu remained rooted to the spot, staring straight at her.
He finally saw the goddess again.
Seeing that he didn't speak, Mu Tiantian assumed he wanted something in return. She took out half a bag of loose silver and said with a smile, "This is all my possessions. Wizard Xin, please don't tell anyone that you've met me, okay?"
Her voice was like heavenly music, making it impossible for him to refuse. He nodded woodenly, "Okay."
Thank you in advance.
Xin Liangmu snapped out of his reverie upon hearing her thanks, "May I ask... what is your name, Miss?"
"Lin Miao, you can call me Sanshui Lin Miao."
"Meow~" A cat meowed from Mu Tiantian's feet. It was a black and white tabby cat with her headscarf still clinging to its paw.
Mu Tiantian picked up the cat, took off her handkerchief, petted it for a while, and asked Xin Liangmu, "Is this your cat?"
Xin Liangmu nodded and gently shook the bell in his hand. The cat immediately jumped into his arms.
It felt like I was being controlled.
At the time, Shinryo Mu originally intended to use cats as living organisms to cultivate Gu worms, in preparation for making Gu puppets from humans in the future.
But she seemed to really like it, looking at him with expectant eyes and asking sweetly, "I really like cats, can I buy it?"
He seemed unable to refuse her request, and without the slightest hesitation, handed the cat to her, saying, "Since you like it, I'll give it to you."
She was very happy, her eyes sparkling when she smiled, and thanked him.
At that moment, as he gazed into her bright black eyes, an idea formed in his mind.
If only her eyes could only be on him.
Until now.
Xin Liangmu looked at Mu Tiantian, who was following the Empress Dowager. His thoughts from back then still existed, and even became stronger.
These eyes can only belong to him.
A meow brought him back to his senses.
Xin Liangmu knelt and bowed, saying, "Your subject Xin Liangmu greets Your Majesty the Empress Dowager."
"Please rise, Imperial Preceptor."
Xin Liangmu got up and saw a large, black and white cat rubbing against Mu Tiantian's ankle.
Mu Tiantian looked down and felt that the cat looked very familiar.
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