"A promotion?" Zhou Yi asked.
" Yes," Ji Xiao said." I'll be the vice-commander or even the commander of the imperial guards. How about it? Do you want to hear it?"”
"I'm willing to listen as long as you're willing to tell me." Zhou Yi smiled sweetly.”
Ji Xiao cleared his throat and pretended to be profound.
"Ahem, do you know the Defender Duke?”
Zhou Yi replied," Of course I know him. He is the late Emperor's younger brother and the current Emperor's uncle. He has made a great contribution to the destruction of the Ba Shu Dynasty's army.”
"The Defender Duke wants to rebel!" Ji Xiao said.”
This piece of news was too shocking. Zhou Yi thought he had heard wrongly and said,"
"What?"
"According to my speculations, the Defender Duke is going to plot against Her Majesty and seize the throne," Ji Xiao said.”
Zhou Yi turned pale with fright and hurriedly covered Ji Xiao's mouth with his hand.""Do you want to die? How can you say such things!”
Her palm was smooth and delicate, as if it had no bones. Her beautiful face was filled with worry.
Ji Xiao grabbed her wrist and moved it away.""In any case, it's right for you to believe me. However, don't be silly and investigate alone. That's very dangerous.”
Zhou Yi's wrist was held by Ji Xiao. He felt his body go limp. He wanted to break free, but he couldn't bear to.
Seeing Ji Xiao speak so seriously, she couldn't help but feel suspicious.
As the emperor, she was most afraid of such a rebellion.
It is better to believe that it exists than not.
Zhou Yi was not in the mood to stay any longer. He said,""Alright, I'll listen to you. It's getting late, so I'll go back first.”
"Wait," Ji Xiao said.
Zhou Yi had just stood up when he heard that. He turned his head and said,""What's wrong?"
Ji Xiao smiled." Just like you said, why are we going back at this time of the night? Why don't we just stay the night?"”
Zhou Yi was stunned for a moment before she understood what he was hinting at. The blush on her pretty face instantly crept up to her ears.
"You, you bastard! I won't talk to you anymore."
If the officials of the Great Zhou Empire were here, they would definitely be stunned and treat Ji Xiao as a celestial being.
She actually dared to let Her Majesty stay the night?
This must have eaten the Bear King's Heart and Leopard King's Gall!
A moment after he left, Zhou Yi turned around and disappeared.
In the next moment, she had returned to her bedroom.
Zhou Yi thought about what Ji Xiao had said today and frowned.
After a while, she pressed the jade token on her waist and sent out a divine sense.
"Wan 'er, come to my bedroom quickly."
After the time it took to brew a cup of tea, Shangguan Wan 'er appeared.
"Your Majesty, why did you call Wan 'er here…Eh?" She bowed. Your Majesty, why are you wearing a guard's uniform?”
"Huh?" Zhou Yi's eyes widened.
Only then did she remember that she had been thinking about the rebellion of the Defender Duke ever since she left the house and had forgotten to change back into her imperial robe.
Zhou Yi forcefully skipped the topic and said,""Send someone to investigate Zhou Yuanying.”
"Check the State Guarding Duke?" Shangguan Wan 'er hesitated. Didn't he just make a great contribution to our Great Zhou?”
"I've instructed you to do as I say," Zhou Yi said lightly.”
Ever since she received the empress's guidance, Shangguan Wan 'er had gradually touched the threshold of breaking through to the Martial Saint realm.
Therefore, she respected the empress and swore to pledge her loyalty to her.
Seeing that the empress was no longer willing to say anything, Shangguan Wan 'er hurriedly made a sound of acknowledgment and left the bedroom.
Zhou Yi let out a long sigh and muttered,""The royal family is ruthless…"
She grew up in the royal family and was used to seeing power struggles and brothers killing each other.
Ever since he was young, he had never felt the warmth of family, even when he was with his father.
Only when he was with Ji Xiao would Zhou Yi be completely relaxed and happy.
……
Two days later.
Zhou Yi had just left court when he saw Shangguan Wan 'er standing in the bedroom.
Shangguan Wan 'er's face was pale, as if she had been frightened by something, and her voice was trembling.
"Your Majesty, Wan 'er…Wan' er has found out.”
As she spoke, she handed a crystal to Zhou Yi.
Zhou Yi placed it on her forehead for a moment. Then, she was filled with anger, and her pretty face was as cold as ice.
"Humph! This Zhou Yuanying was really bold, actually daring to commit such a crime!”
She recalled that during the morning court session, Zhou Yuanying had used the birth of his grandson as an excuse to invite her to the Duke's estate as a guest tomorrow.
Zhou Yi's eyes flashed fiercely. There are already countermeasures in the palace.
Shangguan Wan 'er was shocked, but she admired Zhou Yi even more.
The imperial guards under her command were directly loyal to the empress.
Not only was he responsible for protecting the empress, but he was also responsible for monitoring the Great Zhou. He had the strongest intelligence network in the Great Zhou.
Even she did not notice the secret rebellion of the Defender Duke. How did His Majesty know?
"Your Majesty, Wan 'er has something to ask.”
"Speak."
"Your Majesty, did you think that Wan 'er was incompetent, so you established other supervisory departments?”
With Shangguan Wan 'er's pride, she would never allow herself to be inferior to the others around the Emperor.
At the very least, she wanted to be the Emperor's most capable right-hand man.
Therefore, Shangguan Wan 'er could not help but ask.
Zhou Yi had a strange smile on his face.""You might not believe it, but an imperial chef told me this.”
"Imperial chef?" Shangguan Wan 'er shouted.”
"Weren't you wondering why I was wearing a guard uniform that day?" Zhou Yi asked. It was to hide his identity and get along with this royal chef.”
Shangguan Wan 'er suddenly had the urge to compare herself with this imperial chef.
"Your Majesty, can you bring Wan 'er to see him? Wan 'er would never expose His Majesty's identity.”
Zhou Yi thought for a moment and said,"Alright, this is for you."”
She handed over a token that looked like gold but was not gold, and looked like wood but was not wood.
"This is?" Shangguan Wan 'er asked.
Zhou Yi said," This is a Black Abyss Token that conceals one's aura. With it on you, your cultivation will be hidden at the Martial Master Realm. It will be difficult for anyone below the Martial God Realm to see through it."”
After a pause, she added," These were passed down by my ancestors. I only have a few. Don't lose them."”
Shangguan Wan 'er was even more curious. What kind of person could make the Emperor go through so much trouble to hide his identity?
"I understand."”
Zhou Yi revealed a rare smile." Let's go. I'm hungry too."”
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