The First Lackey Under The Empress

What kind of impression does Zhao Du'an have in the Empress's heart?

It cannot be described with just "good" or "bad"; a more accurate description would be:

Vague.

Since ascending the throne, Xu Zhenguan has been preoccupied with the affairs of the world, and has not paid attention to the "scandalous boyfriend" she casually tossed out.

When she occasionally meets him, she treats him the same as the other eunuchs in the palace, with impartiality.

As for Zhao Du'an's notorious reputation, although it has spread in the capital, the slight criticisms have not reached the Empress's ears.

Therefore, Xu Zhenguan asked the female official about him earlier.

Because she really hadn't cared about him in the past.

If there was a real impression, it was during the afternoon when Zhao Du'an was grinding ink, his words faintly revealing that this little guard was not simple.

Does he have a grand strategy in his mind? Not really, but in the Empress's view, he at least has some cleverness.

But if he's not a fool, why would he be so arrogant and domineering based on some unsubstantiated "scandals"?

This strange contradiction aroused a slight interest in the Empress, who picked up a memorial, did not open it immediately, but said with interest:

"Mo Chou, what do you think the Supervisor of the White Horse Division will say?"

The tall female official whose real name was "Mo Chou" said without hesitation:

"It won't be good words anyway. This servant has heard that Zhao Du'an has been arrogant and caused him a lot of trouble in the past year. Speaking of it, this person was promoted thanks to the Supervisor's favor, but instead of repaying him, he caused trouble, which is really shameful."

Her words revealed extreme dislike for the infamous Zhao Du'an.

"Is that so..." Xu Zhenguan's fingertips flickered with light, the seal on the memorial broke, her beautiful eyes swept over the words on the memorial, and then she suddenly smiled and joked:

"It seems that this time,朕's female prime minister guessed wrong."

Mo Chou was stunned and took the memorial to read it completely, her expression astonished.

After a long while, she said coldly: "This time, what he did cannot be solved with a single plea."

The white-clothed Empress Xu Zhenguan moved her lotus steps and opened the window.

The cool breeze under the night blew gently, her head of black hair fluttered, and her gaze passed through the magnificent palace, not knowing where it landed.

"Yes. So... let's see how he performs."

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In a remote alley.

Zhu Kui, who was dozing in the carriage, twitched his ears, suddenly woke up, and breathed a sigh of relief after seeing who it was:

"Your Excellency, you are back."

"Yes," Zhao Du'an said calmly, "During the time I was away, did you see anyone following?"

The old official with a face full of horizontal flesh grinned:

"This humble one has been watching, no one is following."

After a pause, Zhu Kui tentatively asked:

"Your Excellency, it's late, should this humble one send you back to your residence?"

Go home?

Sitting back in the carriage, Zhao Du'an, pinching his brow, was stunned before remembering that the original owner had a home in the capital.

But at this time, of course, he couldn't go back.

People around him may not be aware of his changes, but family members who spend day and night together will inevitably realize that he is not the real original owner.

At least... he had to wait until he was completely used to the new body.

"No," Zhao Du'an rejected the other party's proposal, paused, and suddenly remembered something, saying:

"At this time, is that female thief awake yet?"

Zhu Kui was stunned for a few breaths before realizing that the "female thief" in his superior's mouth was the female disciple of Grand Tutor Zhuang Xiaocheng, who was now detained in the yamen prison:

"At this hour, she should be awake. Does your Excellency want to interrogate her overnight?"

"Yes, let's go see her," Zhao Du'an said.

On Ning'an County's side, although the fishhook had been cast, it was still unknown whether there would be any gains.

He had to seize as many life-saving straws as possible in the limited time.

Throughout the day, after constantly reviewing based on his memories, he felt that this matter was faintly filled with strangeness.

If he could obtain some clues from the girl named "Yun Niang", his chances of surviving this calamity would definitely increase.

"Yes." Although Zhu Kui was full of doubts, he did not ask, flicked the whip, and rushed towards the capital's yamen.

But the two who left did not realize that not far from this street, on the top of a tall corner tower, on the eaves, stood a slender figure.

The night wind blew, the other party's warlock robe, with black as the base and gold lines outlining it, fluttered, and on the corner of the robe, there was also a "Tianshi Mansion" crest embroidered with gold thread.

The mysterious person watched the carriage drive away.

After a long time, starlight suddenly rose around him, and his figure disappeared inch by inch as if wiped away by an eraser.

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Capital Yamen, Prison.

Bang!

In the darkness, Yun Xi was awakened by the movement at the end of the corridor, opened her eyelids, her eyeballs filled with bloodshot.

Her internal organs ached faintly, her whole body was weak, the chaos in her mind gradually dissipated, and the chaotic memories gradually became clear.

She recalled that the last scene before she fainted was in the Earth God Temple in the bamboo forest in the southern suburbs, confronting the running dogs under the Empress.

As a result, the Earth God statue suddenly cracked, and a high-ranking warlock "descended", rescued the teacher, and the aftermath of the magic power lifted a group of forbidden army soldiers.

She, who was close at hand, was also affected, suffered heavy damage, and fainted.

"So... I was caught by the imperial court's running dogs?"

Yun Xi gradually saw her situation clearly by the torches in the corridor.

This was a separate cell, surrounded by walls on three sides, and outside the fence in front was a horizontal corridor.

The air was humid and rancid due to the lack of sunlight for a long time, causing her stomach to spasm and acid reflux, almost vomiting.

Her short sword was gone, replaced with prison clothes, and fixed to a wooden cross, maintaining a standing posture, with her hands and feet bound by chains - this was the imperial court's special "courtesy" for prisoners who had entered the realm of cultivation.

"As expected..." Yun Xi's heart sank, already anticipating the cruel fate she would face next.

As a rebel, she would inevitably face the cruel punishments of the Empress's henchmen, and be ravaged to death in her budding years.

Fear? Naturally, there was.

But she didn't regret it!

Even at this moment of being imprisoned, the girl, remembering the truth of the Xuanmen coup in the teacher's mouth, and the tragic end that the Great Yu under the Empress's rule would face, was still passionate and indignant.

In order to save the people of the world, expose the ugly mask of the Empress who killed her brother and father, and save the Great Yu from collapsing.

She and those benevolent people with lofty ideals who were persecuted and lurking in various places had already prepared to sacrifice their lives!

"What is the joy of living, and what is the suffering of death?"

Yun Xi's eyes were firm, "It's worth my life if it can be exchanged for the teacher's successful escape."

It was only hateful that she had practiced swordsmanship hard for ten years, but in the end, she was going to die in the hands of that traitor named Zhao Du'an...

Eh, perhaps that traitor was already dead.

Just as Yun Xi was frantically brainwashing herself, the sound of footsteps at the end of the corridor approached, and a fierce-looking jailer, holding a torch, opened the prison door.

He turned around and flattered humbly:

"Your Excellency, this female thief is in the prison. As you ordered, no one has interrogated her during this period."

"Very good." A man's voice that Yun Xi hated to the extreme sounded.

Then, Zhao Du'an, wearing luxurious clothes, with sharp and handsome features, walked in.

Looking at the girl in the prison, bound to the wooden frame in a "大" shape, with messy black hair, delicate eyebrows, a plain white face, and a "囚" character bulging high on the chest of her upper garment, he raised his eyebrows:

"We meet again."

Tsk, she's young, but she's quite big...

Yun Xi was stunned at first, and then her eyes spewed fire:

"Running dog! Running dog of the Empress! Despicable villain!!"

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(I want to adjust the update time... How about noon and 8 pm?)