This scholar is a bit cruel

Chapter 383 Queen
The main hall was completely silent.

As soon as Luo Zijun stepped inside, she was greeted by a strange fragrance that wafted towards her.

It was freezing cold outside, with snowflakes falling everywhere.

Inside the main hall, flowers were in full bloom, and the atmosphere was warm and inviting.

The little fox girl led him, stepping on the soft carpet, forward, until they arrived at the center of the hall.

The fox clan ministers stood on either side, watching him quietly and curiously.

Directly in front, a steep, three-meter-high white jade staircase, carved with murals of divine foxes, leads up to a throne inlaid with jewels, radiating brilliance.

On the throne, the newly enthroned Queen of Ten Thousand Demons sat high above.

Luo Zijun looked up and saw that the throne was surrounded by a layer of soft, milky-white light, which enveloped the Queen of Ten Thousand Demons, making her look hazy and mysterious.

He couldn't see the other person's true face clearly, but could vaguely make out the eerie red dot between their eyebrows.

not like...

He thought to himself, then bowed deeply and paid his respects: "Luo Zijun greets the Empress, wishing Her Majesty a long life!"

No one responded.

The fox clan ministers lined up neatly on both sides, and the fox clan guards behind the pillars, were all silent.

The atmosphere is a little weird.

After waiting for a long time.

Just as he couldn't resist and was about to steal another glance at the Empress on the throne, the Empress finally spoke, her voice cold and unfamiliar, her aura imposing without anger: "Are you Luo Zijun?"

Luo Zijun's heart skipped a beat. She looked up again and said respectfully, "Yes, Your Majesty knows me?"

It seems the other party is not my senior sister, but what exactly is going on with that rolling pin and that "Declaration of Marriage"?

The empress seemed to stare at him for a while before speaking calmly: "I heard from a junior in my clan that you were the one who sent the wedding gift on your wedding day with the second princess of the snake clan."

Luo Zijun's expression shifted, and she understood. She quickly asked, "May I ask Your Majesty, what is the name of your junior? Where is he/she now?"

The empress did not answer, but said in a cold tone, "I summoned you only to see what humans look like. I've heard that you humans look similar to us, but your habits are different. The men are lustful and morally corrupt, and the women are promiscuous and shameless. Is that true?"

Luo Zijun's lips twitched slightly, and she thought to herself: Is it because you demons look similar to us humans?
He respectfully replied, "Your Majesty, this is a misunderstanding. We humans are most aware of morality and shame. Although there are a few morally corrupt individuals, the majority are gentlemen and virtuous ladies."

"Oh?"

The Empress seemed to give a soft hum and asked, "Then how many women do you have?"

"Forehead……"

Luo Zijun choked, but dared not lie, and respectfully said, "Um... there's a bit too much..."

"A lot? Is it too many to count?"

The Empress's tone was ambiguous, revealing neither joy nor anger.

Luo Zijun answered frankly, "Yes."

The Empress sneered and said, "Then why did you refute my statement that you human men are lustful and morally corrupt?"

Luo Zijun lowered his head and said, "I dare not refute. I am merely explaining to Your Majesty. Every species has good and bad members, and humans are no exception. I happen to be one of the few morally corrupt individuals in the human race and cannot represent the entire human race."

"Ah……"

"Ha ha……"

The first cold laugh came from the Empress.

The second cold laugh came from the two fox clan ministers on either side.

"You are honest."

The Empress gave a nonchalant comment.

Luo Zijun lowered her head and said, "Before His Majesty's divine might, I dare not lie."

The Empress seemed to stare at him for a while longer before saying, "You flatter me well and are quite eloquent. So, you will stay in the palace as a eunuch and serve me. How about that? I can appoint you as the Second Chief Eunuch, second only to me among all the eunuchs in the palace."

Luo Zijun's eyebrows twitched, and she raised her head to look at her again.

This time, he didn't try to hide it anymore, but looked at her openly, as if he wanted to see her clearly.

"Be bold!"

A fox clan elder standing nearby immediately shouted sternly, "How dare you lowly humans behold the Emperor's divine countenance! Bow your heads now!"

Luo Zijun withdrew her gaze, bowed her head respectfully, and said, "Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty. However, I have wives and concubines at home and bear heavy responsibilities, so I cannot enter the palace to serve Your Majesty."

The main hall fell silent once again.

After a moment of silence, the Empress spoke calmly: "Is that woman outside the palace your wife?"

Luo Zijun paused for a moment, then said, "She is my wife in name only."

"On the surface?"

"Yes, openly."

Luo Zijun lowered his head and said respectfully, "I was injured and lost my memory before. I originally thought that she was my wife, but one day I suddenly discovered that I was already engaged and had a wife."

He has already confessed this matter to Miss Bai.

"Oh?"

On the high platform, the empress, seated on her throne, asked in a voice that remained cold and indifferent: "Then who is your real wife?"

Luo Zijun looked up at her again: "Why is Your Majesty interested in such a trivial matter?"

The Empress snorted coldly: "It was just a casual question. If you don't want to answer, then you don't have to."

Luo Zijun said, "I do not wish to answer."

"Be bold!"

The fox elder beside him roared again, "His Majesty's inquiry is an act of boundless grace! You, a lowly human, should be grateful beyond measure, yet you dare refuse to answer! Kneel down and confess your sins! Answer me now!" Luo Zijun ignored him and cupped her hands towards the platform, saying, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. This matter is my family affair, and it is inconvenient for me to answer in front of so many people. If Your Majesty wishes, I hope to answer Your Majesty alone."

"Be bold!"

The fox clan elder roared again, but the empress on the platform merely glanced at him indifferently, and he immediately swallowed the rest of his angry words.

"Go wait outside the hall."

The empress looked at a human below the stage and gave the order.

Luo Zijun followed behind the little fox girl, walking towards the outside of the main hall. When they reached the door, she couldn't help but look back one last time.

"Xuan Bai enters the palace wearing snow!"

The fox-woman loudly proclaimed the summons.

When Luo Zijun passed by Miss Bai, he wanted to say something to her, but she had a cold expression and didn't even glance at him.

Luo Zijun waited in the long corridor outside the palace, but even with all her hearing focused, she could not hear the conversation inside.

Time seemed to beat like a drum in his heart, each beat making him uneasy.

About half an hour later.

Miss Bai finally emerged from the main hall, her expression as calm as ever, as if nothing had happened.

She didn't walk towards him, but went straight down the steps, preparing to leave the palace.

Just as Luo Zijun was about to follow, the little fox girl who had come out with Miss Bai called out to him, saying in a sweet voice, "His Majesty has ordered that Luo Zijun wait in the Hundred Beasts Garden in the inner palace!"

Luo Zijun was taken aback, but still ran down the steps and caught up with Miss Bai, asking in a low voice, "What did she ask you?"

Bai Meixue descended the steps, ignoring him.

Luo Zijun said, "I think the empress is not her."

Bai Meixue descended two more steps before stopping, turning to look at him and asking, "Do you trust a woman's intuition?"

Luo Zijun remained noncommittal.

"I think it's her."

Bai Meixue finished speaking calmly and continued down the steps.

Snowflakes fluttered down, already covering all the white jade steps, and the two people's footprints stretched downwards.

The little fox girl wagged her fluffy tail and dutifully followed behind.

"What exactly did you two talk about?"

Luo Zijun was both curious and apprehensive: "Tell me, so that at least when I go to see her later, I won't make a mistake, lest I lose my head or be castrated."

"It would be best if he were castrated."

Bai Meixue appeared indifferent.

Luo Zijun said, "Miss, the situation is urgent, now is not the time to be petty."

Bai Meixue still ignored him.

Only after the two of them had walked down the steps together through the snow did she stop and look at him, saying, "She only asked me about my identity and cultivation; she didn't mention a word about you."

"Where is Da Liang?"

Luo Zijun's expression was grave: "Did she mention anything about what happened in Daliang?"

Bai Meixue shook her head slightly.

Just as Luo Zijun wanted to ask a few more questions, the little fox girl lightly jumped down the steps and urged, "Luo Zijun, stop chatting, we need to hurry to the harem."

Bai Meixue glanced at the person again, said nothing more, and quickly left.

Luo Zijun had no choice but to follow the little fox girl, bypassing the plaza on the right and heading towards the palace behind the Divine Light Hall.

"are not you cold?"

Luo Zijun struck up a conversation with the little fox girl.

The little fox girl smiled sweetly with her eyes crinkling, and said, "It's not cold. We foxes aren't afraid of the cold."

Luo Zijun asked in confusion, "Then why are you wearing clothes? It would be much better to be naked."

"???"

The little fox girl's smile froze, and she immediately became serious: "You called us beasts who don't know propriety or shame? I understand. Just now in the main hall, His Majesty scolded you humans for not knowing propriety or shame, so now you want to return the favor, don't you?"

Luo Zijun denied it, saying, "I was just saying it casually."

"Hmph, humans are indeed all narrow-minded and vindictive!"

The little fox girl snorted coldly.

Luo Zijun suddenly asked, "Have you ever seen your empress's real face? What does she look like?"

"Hmph, what's it to you! Stop talking to her, she's ignoring you!"

The little fox girl got angry and walked ahead with a tense face.

As Luo Zijun looked at the fluffy tail swaying behind her, the terrifying image of her senior sister also having a tail grow from her backside involuntarily flashed into her mind.

Is my senior sister really a fox demon?

Thinking of his senior sister's cool and beautiful face, sometimes innocent and sometimes alluring, he thought to himself: Perhaps, it really is true.

Judging from the rolling pin and the "Marriage Declaration," my senior sister should be here.

Even if she wasn't the high and mighty fox queen, she must have been a member of the fox clan, and of considerable status.

"arrive."

After wandering around for an unknown amount of time, the little fox girl walking in front finally stopped.

(End of this chapter)