"Your humble servant greets His Majesty."

Xu Qiu bowed.

His tone was neither humble nor arrogant, and there was no trace of flattery.

The empress held the pen on the dragon table, paused for a moment, then raised her head and looked at Xu Qiu in front of her.

An Qintian looked from the soles of his feet to the top of his head, and finally locked onto Xu Qiu's face, saying, "Not bad, I didn't expect the Qin family's son-in-law to be so handsome, especially his looks, which can really make women fall in love."

Xu Qiu was a little confused when he heard this.

Why is the empress praising someone? The empress put the brush in her hand on the pen holder, "Before, the entire Qin family tried their best to protect you, which shows that you have something extraordinary. Tell me, how did you get to know the head of the New Moon Pavilion?"

Xu Qiu was quite speechless. As expected, the empress would ask these questions.

He turned his eyes slightly and said softly, "Actually, I don't know her. She suddenly appeared in the princess's mansion last night, so I was called over by her."

"Princess's Mansion?" The empress raised her eyebrows slightly.

"Seventh Princess."

Xu Qiu had no intention of hiding anything.

After all, the entire palace belongs to the empress. She can find out anything she wants and there is no way she can hide it.

"Seventh Princess..." The empress narrowed her eyes, gently lifted her fair chin with her fair hands, and stared at Xu Qiu like a cheetah, "What are you doing in the Seventh Princess's mansion?"

The Seventh Princess is her biological daughter.

Therefore, she didn't want anyone to take advantage of An Xinyu.

What's more, the man in front of him is just a small son-in-law of the Qin family.

"The Seventh Princess values ​​my humble servant's craftsmanship and swordsmanship."

Xu Qiu said bluntly.

There is no need to hide anything.

After all, if even this is concealed, then the only topic left is the love affair with the seventh princess.

But if that were the case, the empress would want to kill him.

"Crafts and swordsmanship?" Empress An Qintian frowned slightly, not understanding what was going on. "That girl wants to practice swordsmanship?"

"Well, she wants to travel the world with a sword."

Xu Qiu stood ten steps in front of An Qintian. His tone was calm and he did not show any fear just because the other party was the empress.

Empress An Qintian suddenly laughed, and looked at Xu Qiu with a knife-like gaze, "It's really interesting. If she wants to practice swordsmanship, I can easily find a better teacher. Do you think your swordsmanship can be better than those teachers?"

"Your Majesty, what about Qin Jianjia's swordsmanship?"

Xu Qiu was not afraid at all, and remained calm. He looked directly at the emperor and spoke slowly.

When Empress An Qintian heard this, her eyes dulled slightly.

Then she raised her head slightly, her eyes moving, as if she was lost in thought.

She had to be sure that Qin Jianjia's swordsmanship was indeed unique in Daqian and it was hard to find an opponent.

Qin Jianjia was born in Qingluan Valley, and the swordsmanship she learned was also the top-notch swordsmanship of Qingluan Valley. Otherwise, after becoming a general, she would not have been able to easily quell the rebellion on the border.

If Xu Qiuzhen learned the sword skills from Qin Jianjia and then taught it to An Xinyu, it would not be a bad thing to think about it.

Because Qin Jianjia never taught swordsmanship to others.

"It seems that I still underestimated you." Empress An Qintian raised her head again.

He did not say more about the Seventh Princess, but simply reminded her, "Teach An Xinyu well. If she does a good job, there will be a reward."

"yes."

Xu Qiu simply bowed and nodded.

"But..." At this time, the Empress An Qintian continued: "Why are you so calm all the time? It is difficult for Daqian to raise someone like you. Even princesses and princes have to be respectful when they see me. You were just a little scholar before, and now you are also a little son-in-law of the Qin family."

Xu Qiu simply replied: "Maybe because of resurrection from the dead?"

"Resurrection from the dead?"

"The Qin family was framed a while ago, and I was poisoned. I was strangled by someone before I died. In the end, I was saved by my wife, so I became indifferent to life and death."

"You really dare to say that the Qin family was framed. This is the first time I heard it from you." Empress An Qintian narrowed her eyes slightly, revealing a slit.

She examined the purpose of Xu Qiu's words.

Xu Qiu said expressionlessly: "Qin Jianjia becoming a widow will benefit the most, and the murderer is him."

"Interesting, you're the first one who makes me guess."

Empress An Qintian was very curious about this inspector from the capital who was not afraid of her at all.

Then she said without hesitation: "Ye Liangchen."

"Um."

"But what good would it do for him to harm the Qin family? It's fine for him to kill you, because he also loves General Qin, but what good would it do for him to harm the Qin family?"

Empress An Qintian grasped some key points at this moment: the person who killed Xu Qiu was the same person who framed the Qin family.

"He is engaged to the daughter of the prime minister of the dynasty."

Xu Qiu didn't even blink, as if he was talking about an ordinary thing.

When An Qintian heard this, his pupils shrank slightly and even his breathing paused for a moment.

Ye Liangchen's engagement with Gu Xiangxiang, the daughter of the Prime Minister of the dynasty, was only recently revealed. They had kept it secret before, so Empress An Qintian didn't know about it yet, and not many people in the capital knew about it either.

Empress An Qintian turned her gaze back.

She gently picked up the teacup with a golden dragon pattern on it, lifted the lid with her orchid finger, and took a sip.

Then he said in a deep voice: "Can I regard you as someone who wants to kill someone with a borrowed knife? Ye Liangchen's talent is obvious to all the ministers. If he is harmed, it will be a misfortune for Daqian."

"what ever."

Xu Qiu spoke slowly.

The empress frowned when she heard this. It was the first time someone spoke to her with such confidence.

An Qintian couldn't help but look up to him, but was also a little annoyed by his offense.

Just as he was about to speak, Xu Qiu said first: "If Your Majesty has nothing else to do, I will take my leave first."

"You are really courageous. Every minister is eager to show off in front of me, but you are the one who wants to leave. Are you afraid that I will eat you?"

An Qintian has complicated feelings towards this guy.

She had never met such a courageous person, but he was also the one who annoyed her.

"Your Majesty won't do that. If Your Majesty really wants to sentence me to death, I think some people will be very happy."

"who?"

"There's Qin Hyun-A."

"Why?"

Empress An Qintian became more and more confused.

I can't understand where Xu Qiu gets his confidence from.

"Because she wanted to take me away and she lacked an excuse."

"Funny, why would she want to take you away?"

"Your Majesty can only ask the Pavilion Master himself."

After saying that, Xu Qiu said nothing more.

He didn't care at all now whether An Qintian would sentence him to death. If she dared to kill him, he would escape and come back to kill her later.

Anyway, the problem was thrown to An Qintian, you can do whatever you want, Xu Qiu chose to start directly.

What's more, it would be enough for him to leave a thorn in An Qintian's heart. Once the emperor's suspicion of his subjects arises, it will be out of control.

Empress An Qintian looked at Xu Qiu with a dead pig-like expression that was not afraid of boiling water. She felt a little choked up in her chest and her pretty face was filled with depression.

She really wanted to kill Xu Qiu, but unfortunately, Xu Qiu was the guy recognized by Youqin Hyun-a last night, and she even lived in his house.

If you kill him.

It would probably be difficult for the court to find someone else that Yuqin Hyun-a likes.

Moreover, I wonder if Hyun-ah will be angry, after all, she was the one who chose her.

Empress An Qintian exhaled slowly, "I will not pursue your previous disrespect, but you must maintain your relationship with the Pavilion Master, otherwise I will give you poisoned wine."

(End of this chapter)