Chapter 333: The Brats’ First Meeting with the Empress
Creak!
The door to the Imperial Study opened, and Ye Hongxue led Chu Xin and Chu Chen inside.
Chu Xin and Chu Chen looked around curiously. In the center of the Imperial Study, there was a large desk, and a woman wearing a dragon robe was sitting there, reading a book with her head lowered.
After taking a look, the two siblings turned their heads to look at the dark area not far behind the woman.
“Big Sister, there seems to be someone there. Are they planning to sneak attack Her Majesty the Empress?”
Chu Chen tugged at Chu Xin’s sleeve and asked in a low voice.
“Probably.”
Chu Xin tilted her head, thought for a moment, nodded, and said.
“Then should we warn Her Majesty the Empress?”
Chu Chen hesitated for a moment and asked.
“This…”
Chu Xin hesitated for a moment, but eventually shook her head.
Her Majesty the Empress had imprisoned their mother. She was the enemy, so they couldn’t warn her.
“Alright.”
Chu Chen nodded and glanced at the dark area again.
Ye Hongxue was standing nearby and overheard the conversation between the two brats. She couldn’t help but look towards the darkness, guessing that it must be the Dragon Guard Commander who was personally protecting Her Majesty.
That was a Peak Martial Emperor, and these two brats were actually able to detect her?
The old woman hidden in the shadows was also full of surprise. The conversation between the two brats naturally couldn’t escape her ears. She clearly hadn’t expected to be discovered by two little kids.
Her Emperor’s Sense swept over the two brats, but she found that she couldn’t see through their appearances at all.
“Masks that conceal aura and appearance?”
The old woman glanced at the masks on Chu Xin and Chu Chen’s faces, then turned to look at the Empress in the dragon robe, muttering to herself, “These two little ones are somewhat similar to Her Majesty. They both have masks that can conceal aura and appearance.”
“Your Majesty.”
Ye Hongxue took two steps forward and respectfully saluted.
Seeing this, Chu Chen wanted to imitate Ye Hongxue and salute the Empress, but Chu Xin stopped him.
Their goal was to anger the Empress and be locked up in the Imperial Prison, so they naturally had to act rudely.
“Hmm!”
Long Yurou responded softly and put down the book in her hand. Just as she was about to look up, she saw a small figure appear in front of her, leap up, and sit on the desk, dangling their little feet. Tilting their little head, they asked bluntly, “You’re the Empress?”
Bang!
Seeing Ai Chirou being so rude, Ye Hongxue was so frightened that she almost collapsed to the ground.
Even the little two-headed pig on Chu Xin’s shoulder was so scared that it almost fell headfirst. Big Sister was way too bold.
“Insolence!”
The old woman hidden in the shadows couldn’t help but shout angrily.
“Huh? Aren’t you here to sneak attack the Empress?”
Chu Chen, who had just followed his sister onto the desk, turned to look at the dark area and asked with uncertainty.
Sneak attack the Empress?
The old woman was so scared that she almost knelt. How dare they speak such treasonous words?
“I am the Dragon Guard Commander, responsible for protecting Her Majesty’s safety. How could I possibly sneak attack Her Majesty? How dare you, brat, slander me?”
The old woman said righteously, then glared fiercely at Chu Chen. If they weren’t in the Imperial Study, she would have already slapped that brat to death.
“Then why are you hiding in the dark? I think you were planning to sneak attack.”
Chu Chen said with certainty, “Dad said that people who like to hide in the shadows are all bad people.”
Hmm?
Chu Xin turned to look at Chu Chen with a puzzled expression. Did Dad say that?
Seeing Chu Xin’s expression, Chu Chen chuckled dryly. Weren’t they supposed to be as rude as possible?
“You annoying brat, do you believe that I’ll slap you to death?”
The old woman was furious and emerged from the darkness, glaring at Chu Chen.
“Enough.”
Long Yurou waved her hand and spoke lightly.
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“Your Majesty, please forgive this old servant’s rudeness.”
The old woman respectfully saluted Long Yurou and then retreated back into the darkness to hide.
I’m usually quite composed, so how did I lose my composure so easily because of this brat?
Brats are so annoying. I hate brats.
At the same time, Long Yurou was also curiously sizing up the two brats sitting on the desk, dangling their feet and looking around. She also tried to use her Emperor’s Sense to probe the two brats’ appearances, but found that she couldn’t see through them at all.
But for some reason, seeing these two brats, she felt a sense of familiarity.
“Ah! Auntie Long?”
After sizing up the Imperial Study, Chu Chen turned around and finally saw Long Yurou’s face, and he exclaimed in surprise.
“Little one, do you know Us?”
Long Yurou asked curiously.
“I…”
Chu Chen was about to speak when Chu Xin covered his mouth.
Long Yurou looked at Chu Xin with uncertainty.
Chu Xin grinned at Long Yurou, then turned to Chu Chen and scolded him sternly, “Don’t be rude. What Auntie Long? You’re not allowed to call her Auntie Long.”
Chu Chen blinked his big eyes, feeling wronged. Weren’t they supposed to be as rude as possible? And she really did look like Auntie Long.
However, seeing Chu Xin’s fierce glare, Chu Chen compromised and nodded his little head.
Long Yurou thought that the little girl was worried about angering her, so she smiled and said, “It’s fine. I actually think Auntie Long sounds quite nice. You can call me Auntie Long from now on.”
“That won’t do.”
Chu Xin shook her head firmly and looked at Long Yurou very seriously, saying, “How can we call you Auntie Long? Auntie Long is much younger than you. You look older than Auntie Long, so we should call you Old Auntie.”
The smile on Long Yurou’s face froze, and she subconsciously touched her face.
“Insolence!”
The old woman hidden in the shadows shouted again, and a murderous aura swept out.
Bang!
Ye Hongxue was so frightened that she knelt directly on the ground, kowtowing to Long Yurou repeatedly, and said urgently, “Your Majesty, children’s words are innocent, please don’t take offense at this brat.”
Even the little two-headed pig covered his pig eyes with his little dragon claws and muttered, “Oh no, I knew I shouldn’t have come with Big Sister and Second Brother.”
As he spoke, he glanced at the old woman in the shadows and muttered, “I wonder if Big Sister and Second Brother’s father’s spirit bodies can defeat that woman in the Imperial Palace.”
He could already imagine the scene of the Empress getting angry, suppressing Big Sister and Second Brother, and then Big Sister and Second Brother summoning their father’s spirit bodies to protect them and escape.
Only Chu Chen looked at everyone with a confused expression, not understanding what was wrong with the three words “Old Auntie,” and why everyone was reacting so strongly.
Children’s words are innocent!
Children’s words are innocent!
Children’s words are innocent!
Long Yurou repeated it three times in her heart before stabilizing her emotions. She waved her hand to signal the old woman to hide again, then turned to Chu Xin and smiled slightly, saying, “You are Ai Chirou, right? You are indeed true to your nature, very good.”
“Your Majesty’s magnanimity is truly a blessing for our Nine Provinces.”
Seeing this, Ye Hongxue breathed a huge sigh of relief, quickly got up, and reminded Chu Xin, “Ai Chirou, hurry up and thank Her Majesty.”
Chu Xin blinked her big eyes and said with a wronged expression, “Auntie Ye, I didn’t say anything wrong. Her Majesty the Empress is older than Auntie Long, so it’s not wrong to call her Old Auntie.”
Bang!
Ye Hongxue, who had just stood up, was so frightened that she knelt on the ground again, kowtowing to Long Yurou repeatedly, “Your Majesty, children’s words are innocent, children’s words are innocent.”
“Damn brat, you’ve humiliated Her Majesty again and again. I think you’re courting death.”
The old woman couldn’t take it anymore and reached out to grab Chu Xin from a distance.
“Stand down!”
Long Yurou shouted at the old woman, then turned to Chu Xin and forced a smile again, saying, “Innocent and naive, very good.”
Chu Xin blinked her big eyes and looked at Ye Hongxue, as if asking, “Didn’t you say that if we angered Her Majesty the Empress, she would lock us up in the Imperial Prison? Why is Her Majesty clearly angry, but she still hasn’t locked us up in the Imperial Prison?”
Seeing that the Empress was not taking offense, Ye Hongxue finally breathed a sigh of relief. Just as she got up, she inadvertently caught Chu Xin’s gaze, and her heart skipped a beat. She quickly saluted Long Yurou and said, “Your Majesty, this subject suddenly feels a little unwell. May this subject be excused to rest?”