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

Chapter 1254 The Empress's Headache
The vast capital city was bustling and prosperous, with dignitaries from all over the world and martial arts masters flocking there. A quick glance down the street would reveal several remarkable figures.

There were troublemakers, but they were just minor figures. The truly influential people were either too afraid to mess with each other, so things remained calm.

Even those with grudges, having received instructions from above, seemed to have reached a tacit agreement, subtly admonishing themselves in their words and actions.

So even if some troublesome cases come up in the Jingzhao Prefecture government office, they are only the minor ones.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Rites and the Court of State Ceremonial were even quieter. Despite the large number of foreign envoys coming every day, they all kept their tails between their legs and walked with their heads down.

It's a small restaurant in the market, just an ordinary place. Roasted mutton is their signature dish, and all the tables were already full.

The diners in the restaurant were all rough and rugged men at first glance, speaking in extremely loud voices, and they were all talking about big deals worth tens or hundreds of thousands of taels of silver.

But some people speak softly.

"A divine intervention!"

But when those three words were uttered, wow, everyone in the room turned to look at the person who spoke.

It's not for any other reason than that the Empress's miraculous appearance in the market a couple of days ago, where she saved people.

I never get tired of listening to it!
But then someone mentioned the Empress.

Of course, there was another 'divine manifestation' involved!
Immediately, someone spoke up, "Who do you think will ultimately win the Empress's writing brush and then have that legendary sword immortal teach them a move!"

A woman spoke up: "I'm trying to think of a solution."

Upon hearing this, a man immediately laughed and cursed, "Damn it, you woman who can't even walk with her legs together, you're still thinking about this? I heard that Senior Wei Hao, the head instructor of the Four Seas Whale Riders, came up with some kind of method, but he was kicked away by the sect leader of the She Dao Fang."

This woman was no pushover either. She stood up, put one leg on the stool, and put her hands on her hips: "How about my legs? Want to try? I'm just looking for something to ride! I'm afraid you rough old man might look strong, but you're probably a bum."

The crowd roared with laughter.

And outside the restaurant, on the streets and market.

Passersby come and go.

"I heard that the people from the Flowing Cloud Sword Sect have all gone to seek help from Minister Zhang of the Ministry of Revenue?"

"Not only that, but the gates of all those high-ranking officials' residences were packed with people yesterday, all hoping to catch a glimpse of the Empress through them."

"Each of them paid a heavy price."

"The cost? If this goes through, the cost is nothing! A sword immortal's sword strike, wouldn't learning it directly lead to the pinnacle? If the pinnacle grandmasters learn it, they might even be among the top ten in the world."

"However, there wasn't much of a person at the Su residence."

"Madam Su, Her Majesty's mother is pregnant. Who would dare to disturb her? If she were to get sick, who could bear the consequences? But the most lively place is still the Prince Yue's residence."

From a single street to the numerous teahouses, taverns, and literary establishments throughout the capital, and the street vendors lining the streets and alleys.

There's so much talk about this!
For the first time, that sword immortal revealed his identity and even announced that he would teach a sword technique.

Let alone martial arts practitioners, even those who don't know martial arts are eagerly anticipating it.

The four characters sealed the coffin.

The whole city is talking about it!

At the Yue King's Mansion, Ku Yue had just rescued Da Mengzi.

Aside from a small group of people who went there laughing and joking, no one else dared to even think about it.

But outside the Su residence, things are different.

Of course.

As the Empress's eldest disciple, Wu Dameng was naturally targeted by people of the same level as Su Linhan, Su Qingning, and Su Liheng, and even ranked higher.

But I wouldn't dare to do anything like kidnapping.

But Wu Dameng is too easy to catch.

A bunch of food is enough to fool them.

Just like now.

Wu Dameng knew that many people were using food to lure her away.

Kuyue immediately ran to save the person.

Right now, I'm sitting next to a pile of food with Wu Dameng. We're both covered in grease, with big steamed buns in our left hands and chicken legs in our right, and a big roast duck in front of us.

The old celestial master looked at the two of them and shook his head; he was too lazy to even mention Crying Moon anymore.

After swallowing the bun in his mouth, Wu Dameng looked at Kuyue and said, "I feel like I need to learn how to use a knife."

Kuyue, with a chicken leg in her mouth, looked at Wu Dameng in confusion: "Mmm~~"

Although it tried to speak, the chicken leg blocked its view, so the sounds that came out were naturally "mmmmm".

Wu Dameng seemed to understand: "It's not that the senior was talking about this with Master. It's just that I was thinking that Master should practice swordsmanship. Although she said that I should just practice boxing, I can't only know boxing. Otherwise, it would be embarrassing if people asked me about it. So I thought I should learn swordsmanship."

Ku Yue swallowed the chicken with difficulty, then looked at Wu Dameng: "What's there to learn about swordsmanship? Go ask your master for a poem, and he'll teach you."

As soon as she said this, Kuyue immediately felt many eyes staring at her covetously.

I know that asking the Empress for poems lately is a very sensitive matter. If I weren't good at fighting, all those idiots would probably have come over by now.

But before she could speak, Ku Yue looked at Wu Dameng and suddenly seemed to remember something, so she changed her mind and said, "Then I'll teach you?"

Da Mengzi looked at Ku Yue and immediately nodded.

Without saying much, Ku Yue stood up, looked around, ran to a young man who was pretending to be delivering food, pulled out the knife, and returned to Da Mengzi's side, saying, "Here, take it."

Da Mengzi wiped her hands on her clothes, then looked at Ku Yue with the knife in her hand.

The old celestial master and the others also looked at Kuyue and Da Mengzi, wondering what this crazy girl was up to now.

Ku Yue made a gesture: "This is a chop."

Da Mengzi studied it for a moment and immediately nodded.

Kuyue made another gesture: "This is to block."

Da Mengzi nodded again.

Then Kuyue looked at Da Mengzi and said, "Very good, you've graduated. That's Yan Yunxiao over there, chop her down."

Wu Dameng blinked her big eyes and looked over, only to see that Yan Yunxiao was also looking at her.

Their eyes met.

Wu Dameng blinked her big, watery eyes and looked at Shen Tu Kuyue, her head full of question marks.

The old celestial master, however, looked at Crying Moon with a mixture of amusement and exasperation, and cursed, "That damned thing!"

After scolding him, she looked at Yan Yunxiao and said, "I didn't ask you why you came here today. I thought you were helping the Empress block people in the palace."

Yan Yunxiao spoke up: "The Empress Dowager and the Supreme Emperor instructed me not to interfere unless I also wanted to have some fun, so His Majesty sent me here."

The old master clicked his tongue: "They really went all out. I went for a stroll these past two days, and wow, everyone's got their eyes on the Empress. Li Yunxian, it's still the same Li Yunxian, getting revenge for her great-granddaughter. She's really going to make a scene at the Empress's place. It's causing quite a commotion at the Prince Yue's residence."

The old swordsman was making new dice with a file in his hand. He said, "I'm here, and nobody's looking for me. The world is so cold. Why bother looking for Li Yunxian?"

The old master directly exposed him: "Old man, wasn't it your idea for those kids from Sword Mountain to curry favor with Lian Qiao and seek out Lian Wei? They even went to find Lian Xinglan, making that kid Xinglan too afraid to leave the Su residence."

The old sword saint snorted, "Sword Mountain has its own pride! Those brats, I'll deal with them when my girl comes!"

Yan Yunxiao said, "Judging by the days, it'll be here in a day or two. If things go smoothly, he might be back today."

Upon hearing this, the old celestial master rolled up his sleeves and shouted, "Cry Moon, get me a roast duck. There's so much, can you two finish it if you don't share it with others?"

After saying that, the old master said, "I'm really looking forward to seeing that child. Making Ruxi cripple himself is not an option. I really want to see what kind of child he is."

The old swordsman blew the sawdust off the dice: "Now that you've seen it, don't even think about taking me on as a disciple."

After chuckling, the old celestial master accepted the roast duck that Kuyue brought over.

However, upon seeing Yan Yunxiao, Ku Yue, who had originally intended to say a few words, immediately turned and ran away.

Yan Yunxiao said, "If Yu Taohua and the others can't kill Zhang Zi, I'll go out for a while, and the old Celestial Master will stay in the capital for a while longer."

The old master laughed and said, "Yu Taohua was worried and ran over there, so why are you still worried? Besides, there's the old blind man, Wu Qinhu, and that brat Wu Muchi who went too. If these four can't kill Zhang Cefang, I'd like to slap them to death. How pathetic!"

Yan Yunxiao remained silent. Life is unpredictable, and many strange things have happened, such as with the Empress. Therefore, Yan Yunxiao now prefers to have a backup plan.

However, the old master said, "If Zhang Cefang gets away and that old bastard stays in the capital, I'll go with you to kill him. I'm still capable of killing people."

After saying that, the old celestial master changed the subject and asked, "Speaking of which, what is the Empress doing right now?"

After taking a sip of wine, Yan Yunxiao said, "When I came out, Mu Xu and the others had gone to Lingqi Pavilion."

The old swordsman looked at Yan Yunxiao: "That high priest, how many times a day does he go? I heard he went this morning."

Yan Yunxiao sighed helplessly, "This is the fourth time today."

The old master clicked his tongue in amazement: "What a thick skin!"

……

Inside the Lingqi Pavilion, Su Chang'an looked at the Grand Master of Ceremonies, the innocent-looking Su Linhan, and Pei Nanzhi and the Prince An's wife who were staring at him expectantly.

Su Chang'an turned to look at Sun Shanggong.

Sun Shanggong smiled as she looked at the jovial Grand Master of Ceremonies.

Su Chang'an rubbed his temples and looked at Mu Xu: "Did you forget your handkerchief here this time, or something else?"

Upon hearing this, Mu Xu immediately shook his head: "Your Highness, that's not true. I brought everything with me this time. We were just about to leave the palace when we ran into Lin Han. I heard her say something about it."

Su Linhan glanced at the High Priest, then looked at Su Chang'an. After hesitating several times, she finally lowered her head, her face flushed.

Su Linhan doesn't lie, or rather, she simply can't lie at all; she blushes whenever she tries to lie.

Just like it is now.

But Mu Xu was different. Without batting an eye, he saw Lin Han's reaction and immediately said, "This child, are you still so shy in front of your older sister?"

Su Chang'an didn't want to pay any more attention to Mu Xu.

He turned to look at Pei Nanzhi, who was leaning closer and seemed the most relaxed.

Pei Nanzhi held a piece of paper in front of Su Chang'an and said, "Your Majesty, please write down the second half of the sentence."

Su Chang'an looked at Pei Nanzhi: "Auntie, do you think I'm a fool?"

Pei Nanzhi immediately retorted, "How could you be a fool! And you don't believe me, do you! Have you forgotten that I'm your beloved concubine!"

Su Chang'an looked at Pei Nanzhi: "My favorite is Aunt Yan."

Pei Nanzhi immediately puffed out her cheeks: "I killed Yan Yunxiao!"

But after saying that, he immediately looked at Su Chang'an pitifully and said, "Then I have poems that I don't know, why don't you write one for me?"

Su Chang'an had a headache.

Pei Nanzhi looked at him, then immediately stood up and stared straight at Su Chang'an: "Do you believe I'll go and complain to His Majesty that you bullied me!"

Seeing her like this, Su Chang'an turned to look at Ruyu and said, "Quickly send it to His Majesty."

Pei Nanzhi was taken aback for a moment: "Huh?"

at last.
Su Chang'an looked at Prince An and his wife.

Honestly, ever since his great-grandmother made that remark, Su Chang'an has received countless guests.

Xia Fengxiang, in particular, got up early in the morning and went straight to the Imperial Study.

He wanted to go to the Imperial Study, but they wouldn't let him, saying, "You're a man, so you can't enter the Imperial Study."

How fresh and original that is!
When you were giving birth in the Imperial Study, you actually dragged me in!
However, Su Chang'an's original plan was to give the opportunity to Da Mengzi.

Anyway, the old man didn't say whether he could write for anyone or not.

That evening, the old man came and simply said, "I heard you're supposed to write for just anyone?"

Su Chang'an immediately dismissed the idea.

then
This led to the scene of receiving people every day for the past two days.

Moreover, Su Chang'an heard the news from outside the palace that everything outside was in chaos!
The entire capital was thrown into chaos by this old lady's words!

Prince An noticed that Su Chang'an was looking at him, and immediately stood up and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, I didn't come here to ask for your poems."

Su Chang'an looked at Prince An, quickly stood up, and helped Prince An and his wife sit down before saying, "Uncle, I know why you've come, but His Majesty and I haven't been able to find the old lady. She only comes to see us when she's happy; when she's not, I don't even know where she is."

Upon hearing this, Prince An lowered his head.

Ever since returning to the capital, Prince An has wanted to pay his respects to his grandmother.

I remember the last time I saw my grandmother was when she accompanied my fourth brother to the palace to receive his title, more than twenty years ago.

Now that his grandmother had revealed her identity, he thought he would finally be able to see her.

Then they heard the Empress say these words.

Seeing the Prince of An's dejected look, Su Chang'an said, "The old lady must have been watching secretly. She even mentioned it to Yao Mo before."

Prince An sighed and nodded.

He wanted to see his great-grandmother, not because he had any business to discuss. As a prince, what business did he have to ask for help from others? He was living a good life these days.

Just
thought.

He's already a father, and once Yaomo and Huniu's relationship is settled, he'll soon be a grandfather.

But no matter how many years have passed, I can never forget the time when I was a child, I would climb onto the roof with my fourth brother and watch my grandmother standing on the top of the Hua'e Tower, looking south.

I can't forget the smile on my grandmother's face when I accidentally fell and was rescued.

Whenever I look at the portraits of my grandparents, father, and mother in the Imperial Ancestral Temple, I call out to them in my heart, but no one responds. I think that decades from now, I will also be gone and be enshrined in the side hall of the Imperial Clan. At that time, if I touch the portraits and call out again, will someone respond to me?

Su Chang'an looked at Prince An, not knowing what to say. After all, his grandmother was unwilling to come out, and there was nothing he could do.

But then I turned around.
Then they saw Mu Xu pulling Su Linhan, whose face was still flushed.

Su Chang'an sighed.

But just as he was about to speak, his expression froze, and he involuntarily looked to the west.

"Wan'er?"

However, at this moment, Lu Cai arrived at the courtyard gate: "Your Highness, Lord Cui Yu, Lord Cao Can, and Lord Li Chunfang request an audience, saying that they have found some delicious ingredients to send to you."

Upon hearing this, Su Chang'an looked at Lu Cai, "Things."

But before he could even speak, Su Chang'an rubbed his temples and looked at Su Linhan: "Forget it, let's not worry about it, there's no end to it. But Wan'er is back, I'll go see her."

After saying that, he looked at everyone in the courtyard and said, "Everyone, go back whenever you have time. Remember to take some of my braised food back with you; it's fresh out of the pot this morning."

But looking at Prince An, Su Chang'an said, "Uncle, I'll have Lu Cai take you to the Imperial Ancestral Temple to try, just in case we see him."

Prince An immediately bowed in respect.

However, Mu Xu and Pei Nanzhi immediately realized what was going on.

But before he could speak, the Empress suddenly vanished.

"Wan'er is back?" Su Linhan's face lit up with joy.

Seeing Mu Xu looking at her, Su Linhan lowered her head again: "Sir, I already said I don't lie."

Mu Xu looked at Su Linhan. "Wan'er is back?"

Slap it.

Mu Xu was even happier; that girl was capable of great things.

……

P.S.: I fell asleep last night. I think it's because of the rain and the muggy weather these past two days that I feel uncomfortable and sticky all over. So I won't be able to update only once a day from now on.

There will be more updates today; if there's no update before midnight, it will be tonight.

(End of this chapter)