"It's so late at night.”
Meanwhile, Zhou An carried the treasure chest and came to the Taihe Gate in front of the Fairy Hall.
From afar, he could see that the square in front of the Gate of Supreme Harmony was brightly lit, with four rows of Imperial Army soldiers and a group of court officials respectfully standing on both sides!
The Supreme Court, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Personnel, and Taichang Temple were all here!
A beautiful woman wearing a phoenix crown and a fiery red phoenix robe stood on the saint-level knight.
Her figure was graceful, and her beautiful legs were standing together, making everything around her seem like a backdrop!
It was the Empress of the Great Xuan Empire!
As Zhou An slowly walked closer, all sorts of praises were heard.
"Governor Zhou has once again made such a great contribution to the imperial court! We admire you!"
"Chang Gong is truly a peerless talent that is rarely seen in Great Xuan in a hundred years!”
"Governor Zhou's actions today will definitely leave a mark in history!”
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All the officials praised him and looked at the young East Chamber's Factory Duke with reverence.
The empress's cold and beautiful face was also blushing as she smiled gently.
At this moment.
She was more like a beautiful woman waiting for her lover to return, rather than a mighty empress.
"Greetings, Your Majesty."
Zhou An saw Di Renjie standing behind the empress and immediately knew that he had already told her everything about the Zhen Bao Pavilion and Wen Yuan Pavilion.
"Thank you, An. My dear minister."
The empress strode over with her long legs.
Then, in front of all the officials, she tidied up Zhou An's clothes without any scruples. Her phoenix eyes were filled with worry." Why is there so much blood?!"
Of course, Zhou An couldn't say that it was all the blood of the purple-robed guards. He quickly changed the topic and said,""I'm fine. Your Majesty, the Japanese have sent out two teams this time. One went to the Profound Language Pavilion to steal the sea map, and the other went to the Treasure Pavilion to steal this.”
As he spoke, he handed over the treasure chest in his hand.
"What is this? Did the Japanese steal it from Zhen Bao Pavilion?"
The empress looked at the sparkling and translucent pearl in the box and felt that it was not an ordinary item.
"This is a treasure that the founding ancestor brought back from the bottom of the East Sea. It is said to have the effect of prolonging life and strengthening the body. It is called the 'Sea Calming Pearl.' Of course, another way of saying it is that the Japanese also think that it is their thing and contains some kind of magic.”
A clear voice rang out. Everyone looked towards the source of the voice. The person who spoke was none other than Cai Wuhuan of the Embroidered Uniform Guards.
"Oh? Why did Lieutenant Cai know this? Did the Japanese tell you?"
Zhou An's eyes were fixed on the other party.
He had a sharp feeling that Cai Wuhuan had some sort of connection with the Japanese!
Otherwise, it would be too much of a coincidence if he happened to encounter the purple-robed guards on his way to the Treasure Pavilion.
When Cai Wuhuan heard this, a trace of unnoticeable panic flashed across his eyes. He then snorted coldly and said,"Governor Zhou's words are too hurtful. If I collude with those greedy Japanese, I will be struck by lightning and die a horrible death!”
"It's been dry recently. It's hard to say if the lightning will strike down.”Zhou An did not comment.
"You…Governor Zhou, let me give you a piece of advice. The tables have turned! Don't be arrogant!" Cai Wuhuan's gaze was cold.
Seeing the powerful officials of the two major spy groups start to fight, the surrounding officials were silent.
"Lieutenant Cai, watch your words! Minister Zhou was the number one hero of the imperial court tonight!”
After the empress finished speaking, she looked around and said sternly,"Zhou An, step forward and accept the title!"
When everyone saw this, they knew that the empress was going to reward them according to their merits. They all had goosebumps!
One had to know that this Commander Zhou was only 17 or 18 years old, but he was already the head of the 12 internal wardens. He had thousands of elites under him, and this time, he single-handedly destroyed the Japanese's plot!
I wonder what other rewards I'll get!
All of a sudden, they were filled with emotion and envy!
"Your subject is here."
Zhou An took a step forward.
"The East Chamber's Director, the Imperial Eunuch of the Rites Department, Zhou An, has solved the Japanese rebellion and protected the secrets of the Imperial Court.”
" I hereby confer upon him the title of Marquis of the First Rank of the Great Xuan and bestow upon him the title of Marquis of the East Sea. I will also bestow upon him the Dragon-Phoenix Boots. After he dies, he will enter the Xiao family's imperial clan.”
"As for this royal treasure, the Sea Calming Pearl, I will bestow it to you. I hope you will take good care of it.”
The empress spoke with a solemn expression as she personally returned the Sea Calming Pearl to Zhou An.
Then, she blushed and said in a low voice,"Xiao An Zi, don't go back to the East Chamber today. Stay here with Zhen. Zhen has something to discuss with you.”
Zhou An was stunned for a moment before he nodded calmly.
However, at this moment, the surrounding officials could no longer remain calm!
There was an uproar!
This was a first grade Marquis!
The Dragon-Phoenix Boots would enter the royal family's tomb after death!
What an honor!
What was an official with a high position!
What did he mean by becoming famous in a day when he was young?
This eighteen-year-old Factory Duke of the East Chamber really did it!
Unprecedented!
Perhaps, in another two thousand years, he would be the only one left!
"Damn it, after defeating Liu Jin and Wei Dachuan, a hot shot has appeared.”
Cai Wuhuan's eyes widened. His eyes were filled with hatred, shock, and jealousy!
As the person involved, Zhou An did not have much of a ripple in his heart.
If it was before the system appeared, he would have been so excited to receive such a reward from the empress.
However, he now possessed peerless martial arts, and his martial arts realm was close to that of a supreme grandmaster. Even a land god could think about it!
His current vision was no longer in these worldly fame and fortune!
However, since the empress had already rewarded him, he would accept it.
He was about to thank him when-
"Humph! A eunuch was also worthy of being conferred the title of Marquis and given the Xiao Family Dragon-Phoenix Boots?”
"Your Majesty, you're so muddle-headed!"
A cold voice sounded.
Everyone was shocked!
There was actually someone in this world who dared to scold the empress in front of her?
He turned around.
They saw a beautiful and dignified woman in white who had a similar charm to the empress. She also had a pair of long legs and walked over on the wind!
"Grand-aunt?"
The empress was slightly stunned. Then, she said with a cold expression,"May I know why Elder Cang Yue came here so late at night?”
Zhou An could roughly guess the woman's identity.
She was the aunt of the late Emperor Xuancheng Zong, the great-aunt of the current empress, the head of the ten elders of the Imperial Palace's Sect Affairs Department, and the 89-year-old supreme grandmaster, Xiao Yunxi!
"There's something wrong with this old witch.”
"Could it be that the former emperor is hiding?"
Zhou An seemed to have noticed something, and a shocking thought popped up in his mind.
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