These fairies want me to deal with them every day.

"Don't underestimate anyone; you never know when she might become the key to your predicament."

108 What do you think?

"His Majesty is currently engaged in official business, so please trouble Lord Wei and this young lady to wait in the side hall for a moment."

A courteous palace maid politely conveyed the decree of the woman inside the imperial study.

This seemed to be the first time Wei Tu had ever been turned away like this.

However, Wei Tu didn't feel anything was wrong. After all, the woman inside was not the Ye Bingluan of the past, the Ye Bingluan who was always weak, aimless, and easily swayed.

At this moment, the young empress, separated by a door, was strong yet imposing, decisive and ruthless.

The discipline within the imperial city is evident; it is solemn and quiet. Unless absolutely necessary, no one dares to speak casually, and the imperial guards on patrol are also diligent and conscientious.

"okay, I get it."

Wei Tu responded quickly, and the palace maid led the two to a side hall.

Although it is called a side hall, it is now the most powerful Shang Kingdom in the world. In the capital of the Shang Kingdom, Chaoge, nothing is simple, let alone the imperial city of the emperor.

Therefore, even the side hall looks incredibly luxurious, with the surrounding decorations being magnificent, exquisite, and ingenious.

Xu Qingtan sat down next to Wei Tu and looked around.

"Is this where the emperor stays? It looks very grand."

"This isn't even the emperor's residence, it's not his bedchamber..."

Wei Tu said with a laugh.

Xu Qingtan looked at the boy, then blinked. "You talk as if you've been to her palace... You have?"

Wei Tu immediately shook his head.

"How could that be? What do you take me for? This is the emperor, not a concubine."

"You look just like a concubine..."

Although Xu Qingtan always looked at the boy with disdain, it was undeniable that the boy was undeniably handsome.

It's not the kind that you can find everywhere.

You can insult my appearance, but you can't insult my character!

Wei Tu spoke with righteous indignation, making it seem as if it were the real deal.

Meanwhile, the palace maids outside, who had witnessed Wei Tu leaving the empress's palace countless times, could only struggle to suppress their laughter.

Keeping one's mouth shut is the most basic rule for these people; no one wants to lose their head because of a careless remark.

"You talk as if you have any moral character... I'd rather believe your looks than your character."

Xu Qingtan scoffed dismissively, stealing a glance at the boy.

He sat by the window, sunlight streaming in and falling on his black hair, making it golden and each strand appear clear, as if it were glowing.

With his sculpted face and handsome, exquisite features, he was like a painting that couldn't be captured in a drawing. Only by seeing him in person could one know that such a physical appearance existed in this world.

Not daring to look too much, Xu Qingtan quickly lowered his head, pretending that nothing had happened, unaware that the young man had noticed.

However, while they were talking, a figure approached the side hall.

"His Majesty!"

"His Majesty has arrived!"

The aggressive entrance outside immediately triggered a reaction from the men and women inside.

Xu Qingtan had not completely shaken off the influence of the mortal world. She had not lived in the Immortal Continent for very long, and deep down she was still a commoner. When she heard the words "Your Majesty," the sense of hierarchy in her bones immediately surfaced, and she stood up immediately.

The boy next to him got up lazily, only straightening up slightly after the other person had already stepped over the threshold and completely entered.

This scene was naturally witnessed by many of the servants accompanying them, but the one sitting in front did not speak, and they did not dare to even glance at him.

"Alright, you can all leave now."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The woman's calm words seemed to possess an undeniable power.

With the entourage finally leaving, only three people remained in the side hall.

Xu Qingtan looked up to examine the woman, but felt an immense pressure almost the instant he saw her.

What made her feel pressured was not the other party's magnificent dragon robe, nor her appearance, which made her seem even more unattainable with the help of this status, but rather the aura that the other party exuded beyond her temperament.

It was as if she had instantly enveloped him, as if any move she made would cause him to die.

This feeling was terrifying. There was an empress in front of him, and as everyone knows, the fortunes of the mortal world and the immortal continent are completely different. Those who have the fortunes of emperors are often not suitable for cultivation. How could she kill him so easily?

But this feeling is all too real; it's really hard for people to ignore their intuition.

Just as she was looking at the other person, feeling extremely dangerous.

The boy next to him finally spoke.

"This is my junior sister, Xu Qingtan."

"...I see."

As the woman casually remarked, as if it were a sudden realization, Xu Qingtan instantly felt his aura completely relax, as if everything that had just happened was an illusion.

But she still didn't know what was going on...

Is it important to this empress whether I am his junior sister?

Why is that?

Before she could figure out what was going on, the woman in the dragon robe was already sitting opposite the two of them.

She looked at the two of them.

"Sit down and talk. This is the first time the Imperial Advisor's junior sister has been here. Just tell me if you need anything, and someone will arrange it for you."

"The Imperial Advisor...?"

But this is what Xu Qingtan cares about.

Ye Bingluan scoffed at the question on the other's face, "Don't you know your senior brother is also the Grand Preceptor of the Great Shang Dynasty?" Then she seemed to understand something and immediately turned to look at the unfazed young man.

"So you didn't tell them about what happened here at all."

Wei Tu remained remarkably calm.

"There's not much to say. I just told them what happened here. As for other things... I can't even remember them myself."

"Is that so? It seems you have a bad memory. Shall I... help you remember?"

Looking at the other person's gradually narrowing eyes, it was as if they could see through my thoughts.

This feeling is something I've never experienced before.

"Then no need. It's not that I can't remember, it's just that I don't think it's necessary. What do you think?"

A strand of Ye Bingluan's hair slipped from her shoulder to her chest.

Everything about her seemed so natural, without the discomfort she had shown in the previous Ye Bingluan. It was as if this was the real her, not the one from Jiuyang City.

Will Wei Tu miss her? Maybe a little, but to say that people and things have changed and it's not the same anymore seems impossible.

After all, people change, and things are always changing.

If you can adapt, then adapt; if you can't adapt, then disappear. That's the simplest way to handle it.

She tilted her head slightly, "I knew it... I knew it..."

He seemed to be muttering something.

Xu Qing was puzzled by the strange way the two were talking.

Suddenly, I saw the other person look at me and then say something to me.

"Miss, could you please step outside for a moment? I have some matters to discuss with him privately."

"..."

109 I'm going to cut off your head!

Xu Qingtan genuinely didn't know what the two were up to, but he also sensed that something fishy was going on between them.

But he didn't seem to have any reason to stay. After all... this palace belonged to this woman, what could he do?

Are they refusing to leave or what?

Especially when this young empress named Ye Bingluan looked at him... he seemed instantly unable to refuse.

This kind of oppressive feeling is comparable to that of a teenager who is already feeling restless on the other side.

"Oh……"

Therefore, Xu Qingtan seemed to have no choice but to stand up and ignore the rare plea in the boy's eyes.

There's nothing I can do... what can I do when I'm just a junior sister in the Fusion Realm...

Wei Tu could only watch helplessly as this good-for-nothing girl walked out the door.

Goodness, they left with such helplessness and grievance, but what has changed in reality?

He was still in a situation where he was in the same room as this young empress.

As the door closed, it seemed as if all the pressure came rushing in.

Wei Tu looked at the woman sitting opposite him, who remained silent but exuded an air of authority.

He coughed once.

"Is there something you want to talk to me about in private?"

On the other side, Ye Bingluan, although her face still looked very young and did not have the feeling of being weathered by time, had a natural and innate temperament.

The charm in her eyes and brows was that of someone aloof and disdainful of all living beings. It was no surprise that it reminded Wei Tu of the way Ran Xinxue looked at him when they first met.

This woman was more confident, but not in a way that made people dislike her.

"You even brought a junior sister with you... Is she your junior sister, or your dear little sister?"

Ye Bingluan even crossed her legs, which seemed a bit too arrogant for an empress.