I, who disguised myself as a woman, turned out to be a queen! ?

Chapter 1226 Empress: What? What do you want to tell His Majesty?
Two figures landed in the courtyard first.

Naturally, it was Yan Yunxiao and Li Xizhi.

But it followed closely behind!

One figure after another arrived, and many people even climbed over the wall to enter.

Following closely behind Yan Yunxiao and Li Xizhi were the Shence Army, while those who scaled the wall and quickly surrounded the entire perimeter, making the courtyard completely impenetrable, were the Zhuodaolang (a type of martial arts instructor).

Seeing so many people arrive, and then seeing Yan Yunxiao and Li Xizhi.

Su Chang'an immediately looked at Aunt Yan and Li Xizhi.

Just thinking that he couldn't let Aunt Yan and the others see the spear in his hand, he immediately grabbed Qi Pei and held him in front of him, while he squatted down.

But as soon as she squatted down, she saw Qi Pei standing straight with a look of helplessness on her face that was quite different from her usual bossy demeanor.

But now is not the time to be curious about that, so just have Qi Pei stand a little straighter and block my way.

Qi Pei looked down at the Empress, who was squatting in front of him fiddling with a spear, and hesitated to speak.

Then he saw the Empress squatting in front of him, Qi Pei holding the hem of his top. She was wearing a short top with an outer garment, and a skirt on the bottom.

but
I haven't changed this dress in two days!
Will it have a smell?

If there's a smell, will the Empress think it's coming from me?

No, it shouldn't have any smell, since that girl Dingning has been using that very fragrant soapberry she got from Dianjiangchun to wash my clothes, and I also take a shower before I go out.

But what if it is?

Then the Empress smelled it and definitely thought it was my scent.

Done
Although Qi Pei's face was expressionless, her eyes were unfocused, her lips trembled slightly, and she gripped her skirt tightly, as if she wanted to keep it away from Su Chang'an.

She even wanted to get away from it!
But they dared not move an inch.

"Ok!"

Suddenly, Su Chang'an made this sound.

Qi Pei's expression froze for a moment. Seeing the Empress's brows turn serious, his heart skipped a beat. Could it be...? She could smell it! There really was a scent!

But just as Su Chang'an was tinkering with his spear...

Qi Pei felt uneasy and wished he could hide as soon as possible.
Yan Yunxiao was alright, but he glanced at where Qi Pei was, or more accurately, at Su Chang'an's clothes who was squatting there.

Although Yan Yunxiao knew that this person had been kicked out by His Majesty, he did not expect him to have come here.

Just like what Ruyu said, "Every time Her Majesty leaves the palace, it's as if she knows what's going to happen there, and she runs there."

The next thing her daughter said after that was, "That's why I want to become stronger, to reach the pinnacle of power faster, otherwise I won't be able to stay by Her Majesty's side as her guard."

Just now
Looking at Su Chang'an's appearance, Yan Yunxiao couldn't help but sigh. What was he getting up to now?

In contrast, consider Li Xizhi and the others from the Shence Mansion.
Naturally, the Empress could also be seen, since Su Chang'an wasn't wearing a mask and Qi Pei was so thin, how could they possibly hide the Empress?

Although I was surprised that the Empress was here.

But what he saw most were the motionless martial arts practitioners lying on the ground, and Shen Yuanhao and his group over there.

This clearly shows that they had made all the necessary arrangements.

结果
Did Your Highness prepare everything in advance before coming alone?

Li Xizhi pursed his lips, a hint of helplessness on his face. He had been busy for half a day, but looking down at the Empress who was wielding a long spear, he thought, "What kind of mess is this? I've sent people to keep watch and sneak over here, all to prevent these people from causing trouble and hurting the common people."

Everything was arranged perfectly.

So you came over a while ago and cleaned everything up, right?

And
I tried every possible method to investigate and mobilized a lot of manpower before I finally found a clue and came here.

How did you know that?

Could it really be as Ruyu said?
While pondering this...
Li Xizhi really wanted to tell Su Chang'an that he had it backwards; the spear wasn't pressed in, but rather there was a small mechanism that he just had to press.

But seeing that the Empress was acting furtively, seemingly not wanting him to see, Li Xizhi chose to keep quiet.

As for Zhuo Daolang...
Not everyone who came today had met the Empress, but he naturally recognized the few who were always by Qi Pei's side.

Although I was surprised to see the Empress here, wasn't it said that His Majesty was seriously ill and the Empress was by his side?

But this curiosity had to be suppressed.

Although they were all looking at the corpses on the ground, they were still somewhat surprised that the Empress had done such a thing.

How should I put it?
Surprise was secondary, after all, they had been arranged to do so many things so meticulously, but the Empress did it all by herself without saying a word!
But compared to this, what surprised them even more was Qi Pei!

When have I ever seen the boss act like a daughter like this?

"Is the boss's face red? Or is it just the light from the torch?" A man holding a short machete squinted at Qi Pei.

He wanted to get closer.

But at this point, the Shence Army had changed its battle formation, switching from offense to defense.

If you look closely at the positions of all the Shence Army soldiers, Su Chang'an is at the center.

Even they, the swordsmen, were separated.

But everyone understood that this was their duty, and besides, the Empress and the others dared not go over there.

"Why is this lady pulling at her skirt? Doesn't she usually just tie it up? It's so much trouble to keep pulling it. She looks so awkward and fussy. She doesn't look like a man at all!" someone else chimed in.

Others nodded.

One of the two girls glanced at the group, rolled her eyes, and said, "Serves you right for not being able to find wives. Besides, I'm not a man to begin with!"

The other girl nodded quickly: "Exactly!"

Then the girl looked at Qi Pei with excitement.

Keep it up, boss!

"So that's how it is!" At this moment, Su Chang'an finally discovered the mechanism. With a gentle press, the spearhead returned to its original position, and with another twist, the spear shaft also retracted, becoming a short stick about an arm's length long.

Su Chang'an was very satisfied; this saved him a lot of money!

After all, the martial arts competition that followed didn't require swords or fists, so Su Chang'an thought about bringing a long spear to the stage for the competition. However, the prices at the blacksmith's shop were too expensive, and the Red Cloud Army's spears in the armory were too standardized, so he put them aside for now and waited until he had enough money to buy one.

I didn't expect to get a shot today.

This is why Yan Yunxiao and Li Xizhi cannot see it.

However, just as Su Chang'an was about to stand up, he looked up and saw Qi Pei's calves.

just
Rather than saying Su Chang'an was looking at Qi Pei's calves, it would be more accurate to say he was looking at the peony tattoo that ran down the side of his legs.

Seeing this, Su Chang'an looked up at Qi Pei and said, "You have tattoos on your calves."

Qi Pei, who was already nervous, breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the Empress standing up. It was finally over!

But when she saw the empress looking at her calves, she was so frightened that she quickly let go and covered her calves with her skirt.

It's not that you can't look at her; normally, she wears her skirt casually, leaving her calves exposed, though only below her knees.

But right now.
It was the Empress who was looking at her calves!

Su Chang'an stood up and looked at Qi Pei, who was unusually nervous. "However..."

Su Chang'an's expression turned serious. Qi Pei, meanwhile, clenched his clothes. The Empress disliked this tattoo? Wait, does it smell? Wait a minute, does it even matter now?
Hmm, it seems quite important.

Qi Pei was flustered, especially seeing the Empress's unusually serious expression. He quickly said, "I've washed my feet."

As soon as he finished speaking, Qi Pei froze, realizing what he had just said.
Immediately, not only his face but also his neck turned red, and his lips trembled: "My...that..."

I want to commit suicide!

This is Qi Pei's only thought right now.

Su Chang'an looked at Qi Pei with confusion, wondering what he was talking about. What did tattoos have to do with washing feet? Wait a minute, he also had tattoos on his feet.

Thinking this, Su Chang'an looked at Qi Pei. This underworld boss was something else!
Thinking this, Su Chang'an gave Qi Pei a thumbs up: "You're really amazing."

?

Upon hearing this, Qi Pei looked puzzled.

What's so great about it?
What did I say, or what did I do?

But didn't I just say I washed my feet? Why did the Empress say I was so amazing?
When did taking a bath become something important?

Qi Pei looked at Su Chang'an with gentle eyes.
I want to hang myself, head up, so I can't see anything, and I don't want to see my own feet!
Su Chang'an continued, "I've been wanting to ask you this for a while now, does it hurt when you do this?"

Qi Pei looked at Su Chang'an, lowered his head, gripped his clothes tightly, and then shook his head: "No, it doesn't hurt."

Su Chang'an nodded seriously: "It won't hurt? I thought it would hurt a lot, but I wouldn't dare."

But after saying that, Su Chang'an smiled and looked at Qi Pei: "You're really amazing. I heard a lot about your childhood from Qing Ning and Lin Han. Impressive!"

Qi Pei looked at the Empress, who had a warm smile on her face.

Su Chang'an smiled and said gently, "But don't come to places like this alone next time. There's a boundary on the other side, it's very dangerous. And don't even think about protecting me next time, there's no reason for you to protect me."

As he spoke, Su Chang'an glanced down at the broken blade fragments on the ground. The knife was an ordinary knife, and it couldn't withstand Su Chang'an's handling, so it naturally shattered.

Su Chang'an looked at Qi Pei: "I'll have Qing Ning send you a knife later. There should be one that suits you. If not, Liu Fenggu is here, and I'll have her forge one for you."

After all, he was a meritorious official. Over the years, he had trained the "sword-wielding men" in the south to maintain order, waiting until his own wife took action against the aristocratic families, and providing a lot of evidence of their crimes. All of this was thanks to Qi Pei.

Without these contributions, the Qi family would not have been able to remain unharmed.

Since someone has already broken your knife, you might as well get a good one.

Qi Pei looked at Su Chang'an, his lips moving slightly, "I..."

But then he spoke.

Yan Yunxiao and Li Xizhi have already stepped forward.

Yan Yunxiao glanced at Qi Pei, whose neck and ears were flushed, with a playful look in his eyes.

He didn't say a word.

However, after glancing at Qi Pei, Li Xizhi sighed inwardly. It was a shame that his daughter was so preoccupied with military training and marksmanship. And now, she had so many daughters.

But thinking this, Li Xizhi clasped his hands in a fist salute to Su Chang'an: "Your Majesty, the matter was sudden, and the soldiers did not have time to pay their respects to you just now."

Su Chang'an nodded, unconcerned about these things.

He had noticed the people from the Shence Mansion when he was at the entrance of the Marquis of Anshan's mansion, so he wasn't surprised that Li Xizhi and his group had come.

However, Li Xizhi glanced at Qiu Ran on the ground and said, "It is Qiu Ran, the sect leader of the Yijuan Sect from Shu. He was previously a ninth-rank sect, but this time he returned as a Grandmaster of the Ultimate Realm. It was my oversight that I did not expect such a small sect as the Yijuan Sect to join forces with these people. I have already ordered a thorough investigation of all people from sects in Shu in the city, including Jianghu people from Luzhou and other places."

Su Chang'an nodded: "Uncle, just do what you want. I just came over because I had nothing else to do. There's no need to report this to me."

Li Xizhi sighed helplessly, "You have nothing better to do than steal the jobs from the Dali Temple, the Ministry of Justice, and the Jingzhao Prefecture. Now you're even eyeing my Shence Prefecture!"

However, Su Chang'an looked back at the few people whose faces were ashen, then turned to Li Xizhi and said, "Lu Cai is free lately, you can ask him to help you."

Li Xizhi immediately clasped his hands in a fist salute, then looked toward Shen Yuanhao.

Shen Yuanhao was the most composed among them. He was still fiddling with the two chess pieces in his hands, standing there looking at Su Chang'an: "Your Majesty, I would like to ask Your Majesty the Empress on behalf of my brother."

Su Chang'an turned to look at Shen Yuanhao and asked somewhat unexpectedly, "Are you shameless?"

Those around him were somewhat surprised by these words.

Even Shen Yuanhao was the same.

Su Chang'an looked at Shen Yuanhao: "Mr. Shen has devoted himself to the country. How shameless of you to ask him on his behalf? Do you think you're worthy to speak on Mr. Shen's behalf just because you're his brother?"

Su Chang'an had seen the list in Qi Pei's hand and naturally saw Shen Yuanhao's name on it.

As expected, Xia Fengxiang's plan was for Shen Yuanhao to obtain the title of Marquis in order to secure Shen's marriage.

Upon hearing this, Shen Yuanhao chuckled softly: "So, who is worthy!"

Su Chang'an looked at Shen Yuanhao: "There's no one else, but I know you, you're the least deserving."

Having said that, Su Chang'an looked at Shen Yuanhao and said, "After Zong Ze and the others conquer the royal court, Mr. Shen's remains will be sent back along with his coffin. Afterwards, they will be placed in the side tomb of the ministers of the late emperor's mausoleum, where he will be ranked among the Three Dukes. If you think Mr. Shen's death was not worthwhile, and that's why you've done these things that betray the Great Xia, then please don't use Mr. Shen's name. He sacrificed himself for the future of the Great Xia, while you are destroying the Great Xia."

As he spoke, Su Chang'an turned back, avoiding Shen Yuanhao's gaze. "So, stop pretending to be all this for your brother. If you truly believe your brother isn't worth dying for Great Xia, then you should be disappointed in me, in His Majesty, and in the entire court, not in choosing to betray Great Xia. What crime has Great Xia committed? We few can't represent the millions of people of Great Xia. Therefore, enough of this trouble. You dared to do something like this—exchanging seeds for the people of Yan and Liaozhou—you're going to cut off their food supply for next year, starve them, and cut off their livelihood! You're so wicked, don't use Mr. Shen as an excuse to do these things!"

Su Chang'an turned to look at Shen Yuanhao, who still had a calm expression: "If Mr. Shen were watching what you've done from heaven, he would cry. So stop pretending to be so righteous and using Mr. Shen to morally blackmail anyone!"

After saying that, Su Chang'an turned away, ignoring these people.

Shen Yuanhao squinted at Su Chang'an's back, but was about to speak.
boom!
However, a Shence Army soldier kicked him directly towards the others: "Her Majesty ordered that we not mention Mr. Shen again, so shut up!"

Su Chang'an glanced back at the Shence Army, then at Shen Yuanhao, and sighed.

But then she looked at Yan Yunxiao again: "She's awake?"

Yan Yunxiao knew who she was talking about without even asking, and nodded, saying, "You woke up not long after you went out. You don't get much sleep, and you're not used to having too little free time."

Su Chang'an frowned: "Let's go back to the palace."

Yan Yunxiao didn't say anything, but just glanced at Qi Pei, who was standing obediently to the side.

Seeing this, Su Chang'an smiled and looked at Qi Pei: "I'll send you the knife later."

Qi Pei nodded hastily, but then, realizing he was nodding for nod, he looked at Su Chang'an, unsure of what to say.

Su Chang'an smiled and walked outside.

She just looked at the smile on Yan Yunxiao's lips and asked, "Auntie, what are you laughing at?"

Yan Yunxiao's lips curled into a meaningful smile.

Su Chang'an pursed his lips: "What?"

Yan Yunxiao said, "I am not crying at the moon, and I will not tell His Majesty."

Su Chang'an asked in confusion, "What?"

However, as he said this, Yan Yunxiao looked at Su Chang'an and said, "But Li Xizhi is uncertain. He will probably tell His Majesty."

Su Chang'an frowned: "What do you mean, 'Tell His Majesty'? What? Don't make it sound like I've done something wrong."

Yan Yunxiao didn't say much, only smiled knowingly.

Su Chang'an's eyebrows formed an "eight": "Auntie, let's not hang out with the Old Master anymore, you've been corrupted!"

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P.S.: I was supposed to take a break, but I just couldn't bear to leave you all!
(End of this chapter)