Chapter 334: Why isn’t Empress Your Majesty angry yet?
Long Yurou glanced at Ye Hongxue, nodded slightly, and said, “Go ahead.”
“Thank you, Your Majesty.”
Ye Hongxue bowed respectfully again, then looked at Chu Xin and Chu Chen, and instructed, “Ai Chirou, Ai Kaorou, you must not act recklessly.”
“Okay!”
Chu Xin and Chu Chen nodded in unison.
After bowing and exiting the Imperial Study, Ye Hongxue finally breathed a sigh of relief.
A gentle breeze blew, and her back felt cold. She suddenly realized that her back was soaked in cold sweat.
“These two brats, I don’t know what’s wrong with them. I didn’t realize they were so reckless before.”
Ye Hongxue muttered softly, turned her head to look at the Imperial Study, and prepared to leave.
Being with these two brats was too dangerous. Who knows when they might anger Her Majesty, and then she would be implicated and beheaded as well. It was better to stay away.
But after taking two steps, she stopped again. She was really worried about the two brats. What if they really angered Her Majesty?
If she stayed, she could still try to plead for them.
Thinking of this, she gritted her teeth and ultimately did not leave, but she did not return to the Imperial Study either. She just stood outside.
At this moment, the voice of Empress Long Yurou came from the Imperial Study again.
“Your names are Ai Chirou and Ai Kaorou? Can you tell me your real names?”
She wanted to win over the families behind these two brats, and first, she needed to know which power they came from.
“No!”
Chu Chen shook his head decisively and said in a childish voice, “Dad said that children should know how to protect themselves outside and not tell their real names to bad people.”
Chu Xin didn’t speak, just blinked her big eyes and tilted her head, looking at Long Yurou. She always felt that this Empress Auntie had a faint familiar aura, but just as she was about to sense it carefully, she was distracted by the imperial might emanating from her.
After three years as Empress, Long Yurou’s aura was completely different from before. The imperial might was becoming more and more intense, almost completely covering her original aura.
This was also the reason why Chu Feng didn’t associate her with his wife, A’Rou, when he first met her.
Although Long Yurou was not wearing that artifact mask now, and Chu Xin and the others could see Long Yurou’s face clearly, they didn’t know what their mother looked like. In addition, the domineering imperial might was completely different from the gentle mother Dad described, so they were even less likely to associate this Empress with their mother.
“I am the Empress of the Nine Provinces, not a bad person.”
Long Yurou tried to make her tone gentle and put on a kind smile so as not to scare the two brats.
“But you look like a bad guy trying to kidnap children.”
Chu Xin said seriously.
“……”
The smile on Long Yurou’s face froze. She couldn’t help but touch her face. After a moment, she smiled again and asked, “Do I look that bad?”
“Yes!”
Chu Xin and Chu Chen nodded without hesitation. Their two pairs of big, round eyes looked at Long Yurou with anticipation. They had already been so rude, why wasn’t Empress Your Majesty angry yet and having them thrown into the Imperial Prison?
Long Yurou’s mouth twitched slightly. As the Empress of the Nine Provinces and the most beautiful woman in the Nine Provinces, no one had ever spoken to her like this before. It was impossible to say that she wasn’t annoyed.
However, she didn’t hold it against the two brats.
Calculating the time, her two children in Dàshí Village were about the same age as these two brats.
They should be much more obedient than these two brats.
Long Yurou thought to herself.
Outside the Imperial Study, Ye Hongxue heard this conversation and her legs went weak, almost kneeling on the ground again.
That was the Empress of the Nine Provinces, the most honorable person in the Nine Provinces. Who dared to speak to the Empress like that before? These two brats were really audacious.
However, to her surprise, the Empress did not get angry.
Thinking about it, perhaps the Empress wanted to win over the forces behind the two brats, or perhaps she wanted the two brats to replace the Middle Province prodigies and fight against the Long Province prodigies.
When she came to report to the Empress earlier, she happened to see Provincial Governor Long leaving the palace. After meeting with the Empress, she inquired and learned that Provincial Governor Long had brought the Long Province prodigies to challenge the Middle Province prodigies, and to use this to force the Empress to abdicate.
At that time, she suggested letting the two little ones join the Middle Province and fight as Middle Province prodigies.
But to become a Middle Province prodigy, they needed an identity.
That’s why she had intentionally guided the two little ones before, wanting them to acknowledge the Empress as their Godmother.
The Empress must also want the two little ones to fight against the Long Province prodigies, which is why she has been so patient.
But she felt that if this continued, the Empress’s patience would eventually run out.
These two brats’ ability to anger people was as strong as their strength.
At this time, inside the Imperial Study, Long Yurou took a deep breath, calmed her slightly agitated mood, and once again put on what she thought was a kind smile. With a wave of her jade hand, two Spatial Rings floated in the air.
“You assisted the Middle Province army in suppressing the rebellion in Demon Province, and have rendered meritorious service to the empire. This is your reward.”
Long Yurou said with a smile.
Chu Chen’s eyes lit up and he asked, “Are they good treasures?”
“Of course!”
Long Yurou nodded.
“Thank you, Empress Auntie.”
Chu Chen picked up a Spatial Ring and checked it. His big, round eyes immediately narrowed into a smile.
Although these things were still useless to him, their quality was much higher than most of the treasures he had snatched from those Sacred Grounds and Provincial Governor’s Mansions.
Chu Xin hesitated for a moment, then picked up the remaining Spatial Ring, not forgetting to emphasize, “This is our reward, it doesn’t count as taking your things.”
“Naturally.”
Long Yurou nodded, but a bright smile appeared on her face. She finally figured out what these two brats liked.
Chu Xin then carefully examined the treasures in the Spatial Ring. There were dozens of them, all Saint Weapons, and there was even an Emperor Weapon among them.
They were all good treasures.
Chu Xin’s big, round eyes narrowed into little crescents, and she happily put them away.
Seeing this, Long Yurou smiled and said, “Can you help me with something?”
“No!”
Chu Chen, who had just put away the Spatial Ring, immediately became vigilant and shook his head, saying, “Empress Your Majesty looks like a bad person. Dad said you can’t help bad people, or else it’s called ‘abusing pig trotters’.”
Abusing pig trotters?
What was that?
Long Yurou was dumbfounded. Was this brat calling her a pig trotter?
She took a deep breath and silently repeated “children’s words are innocent” several times.
Pa!
Chu Xin slapped Chu Chen on the back of his head and said in a tone of disappointment, “Stupid Brother, it’s not called ‘abusing pig trotters’, it’s called ‘aiding the evildoer’. I told you to read more, why is your head full of pigs?”
Aiding the evildoer?
Long Yurou suddenly understood, but she also found it a bit ridiculous. She really couldn’t connect “aiding the evildoer” with “abusing pig trotters.”
At this time, Chu Xin turned Chu Chen’s little head towards Long Yurou and said, “Look, does Empress Your Majesty look like a pig?”
“She doesn’t.”
Chu Chen nodded obediently.
Long Yurou finally nodded in relief, but then she realized that although these words seemed to be speaking for her, why did it still feel like they were scolding her?
Chu Xin then picked up the Two-Headed Little Pig and said, “Look, pigs are much more amiable than Empress Your Majesty.”
Long Yurou: “……”