Sensing the Empress Dowager’s displeasure with her slow actions and her growing suspicion that she could not make the Night King truly marry her, Jiang Luoxi raised her head.
She appeared unhurried and not flustered.
Instead, she quietly looked at the Empress Dowager and said, "This maiden will go to the Night King's mansion later."
"What?" The Empress Dowager was taken aback.
She hadn't expected Jiang Luoxi to suddenly suggest going to the Night King's mansion right away.
This was…
"Have you already thought about what you will do at the Night King's mansion?" the Empress Dowager pressed.
A faint smile curled on Jiang Luoxi's lips. She nodded lightly, "As long as Your Majesty finds a reason to have this maiden enter the Night King's mansion, this maiden will naturally find a way to stay."
The Empress Dowager's eyes immediately lit up with a smile, "Good! I knew you could do it!"
"This maiden will not let Your Majesty regret it." Jiang Luoxi's words were gentle, but her tone revealed her confidence.
…
Under the silent night sky.
A dilapidated palace in the imperial city.
There was no one around.
This was formerly a cold palace, but after the young emperor ascended the throne, all the concubines in the cold palace were sent to nunneries.
Then the cold palace became empty.
After the young emperor ascended the throne, there was only the Empress and one or two unfavored concubines in the entire harem. No one was punished, so the cold palace was empty. People in the palace found it inauspicious and would not go near it.
However, at this moment, some commotion could be heard from the cold palace.
Rustling sounds.
Accompanied by intense sounds that immediately told anyone what was happening.
After a while, it stopped.
"Jiang Luoxi will go to the Night King's mansion tomorrow. I believe with her intelligence, she will surely make the Night King look at her with new eyes," the Empress Dowager's voice was soft, and her expression was full of charm.
If anyone in the palace saw the Empress Dowager before them, their eyes would surely pop out in shock.
It was astonishing!
Holding the Empress Dowager, Zhan Ming gently caressed her cheek. Although she was not as young as a maiden, her skin was still very smooth, and she showed a hint of shy charm.
Zhan Ming said, "Your Majesty is even more graceful and moving in the past two years than before."
"We are discussing serious matters, why are you still so indecent, just like a few years ago?" Hearing this, the Empress Dowager's cheeks turned even redder.
While she called Zhan Ming indecent, she leaned closer to him, wishing she could be even nearer.
Zhan Ming laughed, his laughter unrestrained, "If I were decent, I wouldn't have climbed into your bed while my imperial brother was still alive. Thinking back, you seduced me back then. You were my first woman."
Hearing that she was his first woman, the Empress Dowager's face was filled with even more tenderness, "You clearly said you liked me back then."
"Alright, alright, you're right. It was I who liked you first back then, I couldn't control my heart! Alas, it's a pity that we can never be together openly, and we even have to meet in the cold palace." Zhan Ming glanced around the cold palace with a look of disdain.
The Empress Dowager also expressed some helplessness, "It's fate that neither the Regent nor I can change. However, what we can change now is your fate. Zhan Tianhong is not worthy of this world. You are the one who should be emperor! As long as the Night King and Zhan Tianhong are eliminated, you will be emperor!"
"If I become emperor, you will still be the noble Empress Dowager, but no one in the palace will be able to control us. You can freely enter and exit my sleeping quarters!" Zhan Ming seemed to have seen the scene he described.
His eyes were filled with anticipation.
He wished this day would come tomorrow.
"It won't be long. You stir up support for Jiang Luoxi outside the palace. As soon as she enters the Night King's mansion, spread the news that the Night King's current favorite is Jiang Luoxi!" the Empress Dowager softly instructed Zhan Ming.
A glint flashed in Zhan Ming's eyes. He suddenly thought of something, "Didn't Your Majesty say you found the Night King's three sons unpleasant to look at? Why don't I find an opportunity to get rid of those three children?"
This struck a chord with the Empress Dowager, "Good! Those three children are too clever. If they are allowed to live, they will surely be a disaster!"
"Your Majesty, rest assured. Since you find them unpleasant, I will eliminate them all, and I guarantee Your Majesty will not see them again." After Zhan Ming finished speaking, he had already begun to scheme in his heart.
Those three children deserved to die.
Seeing that the night was still deep and there was still some time before dawn, the two embraced again and rolled on the cold bluestone floor.
…
It was not yet dawn.
Yun Shu, for some reason, woke up early today.
As soon as she stepped out, she heard the sound of sword practice not far away.
Yun Changfeng had held himself to high standards for ten years. Regardless of the wind or rain, he would practice his sword after waking up.
No wonder his martial arts had not regressed at all and could still awe thousands of troops.
Acha said with some surprise, "Why did Miss wake up so early today?"
Normally, Miss would only get out of bed when the sun was already high in the sky.
Yu Le walked over with a basin of water, "Does Miss want to wash her face first?"
Yun Shu withdrew her gaze from the distance and smiled, "I'll wash my face first, then I'll go see my father."
"Yes."
A moment later.
Yun Shu arrived at an open space in the General's mansion.
In the open space, Yun Changfeng was practicing his sword, his movements flowing like water.
His movements were incredibly fast, with only afterimages visible to the naked eye.
This was enough to show how skilled Yun Changfeng was.
Yun Changfeng completed his final sword move and strode over to Yun Shu, "Shu'er, is there something you need from your father?"
"Nothing, I just came to see you, Father." Yun Shu's eyes flickered slightly as she replied with a smile.
It was strange, last night she had a very bizarre dream in the middle of the night. In the dream, someone kept telling her, 'You stole my life, give it back to me! Give me back my son, give me back my father, give back everything that belongs to me, and also the Night King, give back the Night King to me! You and the Night King can never be together!'
Those words were as if someone was whispering them directly into her ear.
They remained incredibly clear even after waking up.
She knew it was a dream!
However, she still felt a strange heaviness in her heart.
Yun Changfeng noticed that Yun Shu seemed preoccupied. While wiping sweat, he asked with concern, "Shu'er, are you troubled by something? I heard that Young Master Ji has woken up. Are you perhaps worried about Young Master Ji and Miss Qin?"
Yun Shu didn't know how to explain for a moment.
Such things, unless one already cherished something they didn't want to lose, would not appear in dreams.
Unknowingly, her three sons, Yun Changfeng, and Zhan Tianye had all become important to her, her soft spots.
She smiled and said, "I miss Li'er and the others. After breakfast, I'm going to the Night King's mansion to bring them back."