Chapter 453: He Has Come to Propose 8
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
In the study of the Northern Liang Imperial Palace.
A woman around twenty-three wearing a dragon robe was seated behind a large black and gold table, cheek in hand. She looked as if she were deep in thought.
A little eunuch was waiting on her at the side.
The empress was in contemplation for a long time before she slowly parted her lips and spoke.
“Little Lizi, do you think I should issue a decree and summon the young master to the capital?”
The little eunuch, who had been by the empress’s side for a long time, bowed slightly with caution and replied, “In response to your Majesty’s question, this servant thinks that since the young grand master is from Northern Liang, he must be of use to your Majesty. ”
The woman’s heart was filled with gloom and her face remained unsmiling. “But it was clearly written in the secret letters from the State Preceptor and the Head Grand Secretariat that he is only close to Qi Qingyao and is a bit of an oddball. I worry he will not listen to the court’s orders.”
Little Lizi replied seriously, “Your Majesty, the entirety of Northern Liang belongs to you. If he listens to the orders of some little woman instead of yours, isn’t this…” Was this not a rebellion?
The empress smiled faintly.
“This Qi Qingyao is also a very strange person.” She was somewhat curious. “Even the Zhaixing Administration of the ghost organization was unable to identify her origins, including that of her triplets. Don’t you find it odd?”
Little Lizi did not dare say anything out of turn and could only reply, “The world is large, there are bound to be some secrets that are hidden.”
That was true.
This Qi Qingyao had so many secrets that it even garnered the curiosity of the empress. She wanted to meet with the little lady and see just what kind of magic she possessed to be able to snag a youth that was stronger than a grand master and get him to follow her. “However, if a young man who is more powerful than a grand master is summoned to the capital but refuses to listen to my orders, he will become the biggest threat to the entire capital as well as to me.”
Little Lizi was slightly stunned. “So, your Majesty is hesitating?”
“Yes, I am hesitating,” the empress replied.
Little Lizi pondered for a bit before suggesting, “But if you hesitate, and Eastern Ling and Southern Ming were to send out spies to poach this young man regardless of the cost, we would have lost a high-ranking officer. ”
The empress calmly said, “They won’t. That young man killed Pang Juan. It is likely that the entirety of Eastern Ling is in panic right now. Especially the emperor of Eastern Ling. Ha, he lost a grand master! He will not invade Northern Liang again in the foreseeable future.”
The moment she thought about this, the empress could barely stop herself from laughing.
She had already made preparations to fight for the country.
Who would have thought that a young grand master would appear out of nowhere and kill Pang Juan? It was reported that Gongsun She was also heavily injured and has gone missing.
Because of this, Eastern Ling and Daming had simultaneously retreated…
Perhaps this was the luck of Northern Liang.
Little Lizi was silent for a moment before carefully asking, “So, do we just allow the young grand master to remain in Qingzhou City?”
“I have an idea.” The empress suddenly had a stroke of inspiration and said, “Prepare to draft the decree!”
“Your Majesty?” Little Lizi quickly brought out a blank edict.
The empress stroked her chin, an ambitious look appearing on her face. “I want to summon the little lady named Qi Qingyao to the capital!”
Little Lizi was stunned for a moment before saying, “Summoning the little woman named Qi Qingyao is equivalent to summoning the young grand master. When they arrive in the capital, we can secretly observe the young grand master. Your Majesty would also not need to interact with him. Your Majesty, you are truly worthy to be called our empress! I’ll grind the ink now.”
The empress began citing the decree quickly.
The decree was written, then it was sealed with the jade seal with the highest authority in Northern Liang.
After that…
The empress contemplated for a bit and then wrote up two secret letters that were to be sent to Li Ruoxuan and Jiang Yeqian respectively!
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Currently, Qi Qingyao had no idea that she was about to be summoned to the palace.
She was urging Dabao to take the pill quickly.
Dabao was nervous and did not dare to eat it.
Because of that, she asked Lu Yan if it was a good idea to burn incense and take a bath before eating the pill. Perhaps that would express how serious they were with this.
Lu Yan did not know whether he should laugh or cry.