Chapter 23: Queen Mother
Xin Hongying put down the carving knife, a hint of doubt flashing in her eyes: "My mother is very quiet and has always lived in seclusion in Weiyang Palace. She never meddles in other people's affairs. Why would she suddenly go to the Stargazing Pavilion?"
The story about the seclusion and cultivation is false. There is no imperial teacher in the Observatory now.
If the Queen Mother went to the Observatory and saw no one, with her intelligence, she would probably notice something unusual.
Xin Hongying was a little curious, and when she found Shen Tingyu with the news, she was lazily lying in a small rocking chair, rocking slowly.
"The Queen Mother is on her way to the Stargazing Pavilion. She is going to look for you."
Shen Tingyu, who was too tired to rest in the rocking chair, stopped swinging his legs. He was shocked as if he had been struck by a bolt from the blue, and his expression was stunned for a moment.
"What?"
"Why?"
Xin Hongying lowered her eyes and said, "I am also very curious as to why the Queen Mother has suddenly become interested in you, the Imperial Master."
"The Weiyang Palace where she lives is the farthest away from the Imperial Master's Observatory. I can use my Qinggong skills to bring you there before the Queen Mother reaches the Observatory."
"Then the Imperial Master can use his mana to maintain his human form, which will save him some mana."
Shen Tingyu opened his mouth wide, his expression was: embarrassing!!!
Her transformation pill is still in the cooling-off period. How can she transform into a human? Do they really think she is a fairy? She has to act out the lie no matter how hard it is.
"This fairy used up too much of my magic power when predicting the heavens, and it hasn't fully recovered yet. Otherwise, I would have captured the assassin the night I met him. How could I let him get even an inch closer to me?"
Xin Hongying frowned slightly. He also guessed the seriousness of the matter. He naturally understood Shen Tingyu's concern that she didn't want more people to know that she was a voodoo doll, and she had been trying her best to hide it.
The palace servants in the Observatory would definitely not dare to stop the Queen Mother.
Shen Tingyu stamped his feet anxiously, “Your Majesty, what are you thinking about? Quickly use Qinggong to take me there.”
She stood on the tyrant's shoulder, thinking about how to respond, but could not come up with any useful solution.
We can only try our best to save the situation and act stubbornly.
Shen Tingyu wanted to cry but had no tears. She didn't even have time to appreciate it. The tyrant took her with his agile and swift light skills, like the wind, and immersed herself in the vortex of her identity being exposed.
In a glance, the tyrant had brought her to the Stargazing Pavilion, and until the moment she landed, Shen Tingyu uttered an exclamation.
Oh my god, what a fast speed!
"I can only help you up to this point."
Xin Hongying glanced at her with a gloating look and said, "The rest of the Imperial Master needs to figure out a solution on his own." After saying that, he left her alone.
Shen Tingyu pursed his lips, tears in his eyes!
"Greetings to the Queen Mother."
All the young palace maids knelt outside the yard, and no one dared to stop them.
"Where's the Imperial Master? The Empress Dowager didn't even come to greet her."
Only the bravest palace maid dared to speak in a low voice: "The Imperial Master is in seclusion, and before he went into seclusion he said...that he would not see anyone."
"How dare you! Do you dare to stop me?"
Hearing this, the palace maids behind the Queen Mother shouted, and the palace maids kneeling on the ground trembled and fell to the ground. Nodding, they said, "I dare not."
"What a great Imperial Preceptor!" The Queen Mother narrowed her eyes slightly, her delicate nail-stained hands stroking the pure white handkerchief, and sneered, "It would be fine if you didn't come to see me, but you actually dared to shut yourself away."
Shen Tingyu cleared his throat, and his voice was ethereal and mysterious, muttering: "I am at the critical moment of my retreat. I am not allowed to leave the room. I have set up a taboo outside the room. Mortals are not allowed to touch it. Anyone who touches it will suffer misfortune at the very least, and backlash at the worst."
"Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
The palace servants outside breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, they usually didn't dare to approach the Imperial Master's bedroom. One of the palace servants who knocked on the door suddenly realized that it was no wonder that she had been so unlucky recently.
Shen Tingyu paused for a moment and said, "What does the Queen Mother want to see me about?"
The Empress Dowager frowned slightly. She couldn't understand the Imperial Master's methods. She had heard rumors and thought she was quite capable, and she had even wanted to test her to see if she could use her talents.
Now it seems that he is just a guilty liar who hides himself away and dares not see anyone. The fear in my heart is reduced a little, and there is a little more disdain in my eyes.
She sneered, "What are the origins of the Imperial Master? He suddenly appeared in the palace, and his identity is suspicious. Why are you afraid to see people? Are you worried that your identity will be exposed?"
The Queen Mother actually suspected her origins! How perceptive! She's truly a master of palace fighting who survived to the end.
Shen Tingyu racked her brains, trying to make it up, but found that she couldn't. No matter how she tried to make it up, the fact was that she avoided seeing him, not to mention that the Queen Mother didn't believe her.
The Queen Mother glanced at the palace maid beside her, a cold look flashing across her gentle face. "Push the door. I want to see the true face of the Imperial Preceptor. We can't let her deceive the Emperor."
The palace maid slowly approached, the footsteps continued to be heard, getting closer and closer, and there was only a thin pearwood door between them.
Shen Tingyu paced back and forth worriedly, biting his lips tightly, his mind frantically scrolling through the screen: What should I do, think of a solution quickly!
Xin Hongying sat high up on the roof and watched the show. He wanted to know how the Imperial Master would handle it, but he wanted to know more about his mother's purpose in visiting the Imperial Master.
[Host, there's a limited-time item in the system store that can prevent them from opening the door~ It only requires 10 points and can be used. There's no cool-down period, which the host finds annoying~]
Shen Tingyu's eyes lit up, "Xiao Qi, I want to use it now, and the objects of use are all the doors and windows in this room."
[Okay, 30 points have been spent, and the props have been used]
Although she felt a little pained about spending the points, she could still accept it as long as she didn't get exposed.
What do you call this?
It’s all because of this tattered doll body that makes her live in fear all day long.
Shen Tingyu laughed loudly, and the sound of bells spread out: "My room has long been encircled by a barrier. Without my permission, no one can open the door while I am in seclusion."
The palace servant pretended not to hear anything, and stepped closer, pushing hard against the door. The pearwood door didn't move at all, and he showed a look of shock.
The other palace maids looked at each other, doubts welling up in their hearts.
"What's going on?" The Queen Mother cast a sharp gaze at the palace maid and waved her slender hand, "All of you go and push together. I must see the true face of the Imperial Master today."
"superior!"
The palace maids called by the Queen Mother stepped forward together and pushed the door with all their might. They pressed their shoulders against the door, but could not move it. There was not even a trace of vibration on the door.
After Shen Tingyu had the system’s props, he relaxed.
She pointed with her small hand and enthusiastically counted the heads of people pushing the door, saying with a smile, "It's useless! If I don't want you to come in, you can't come in."
This door... is weird!
The Queen Mother's expression changed. Could it be that the Imperial Preceptor was truly capable? Then wouldn't she...
Half believing and half doubting, she chose to believe it temporarily, opened her red lips slightly, and shouted hurriedly: "Stop!"
Xin Hongying slid down from the eaves and tried to push the window where the palace servants couldn't see. Even if he used 10% of his internal strength, the window didn't move at all, as if it was fixed.
Seeing that the Queen Mother stopped pushing the door, Shen Tingyu lowered her tone a bit and asked the doubt in her heart: "Could it be that the Queen Mother came here specifically to cause trouble for me!"
Hearing this, Xin Hongying's dark eyes lit up with interest and he listened attentively.
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