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He just chuckled.
"Just tell the Emperor that I gave you the order."
It was just a lesson for a scholar.
As the Empress Dowager of the country, why would she need to worry about so many things?
Besides, she knows her own son.
How could an emperor tolerate disrespect from others?
The emperor is said to be wise, magnanimous, and cherishes talent.
It's just a face shown to outsiders.
It was she who taught Su Yu manners today.
But the emperor must have wanted to be one too.
It's just that, due to his status, the emperor couldn't easily change his orders.
So this kind of thing was done by her, a woman in the harem.
As for Su Yu, he is skilled in martial arts and is also a sword god.
The Empress Dowager didn't care.
No matter how high one's level of attainment, unless one is a grandmaster.
Otherwise, would he dare to make a move in the palace?
Besides, even Ye Liuyun is a Grandmaster.
They still have to serve the royal family.
He had to do whatever the emperor told him to do.
The Empress Dowager closed her eyes and ate another fruit fed to her by a palace maid.
However, no reply was received from Hong Sixiang.
The Empress Dowager suddenly opened her eyes again, frowned, and glanced at Hong Sixiang.
Are you unsure?
"Is his cultivation level very high?"
Hong Sixiang was pondering Emperor Qing's thoughts and was lost in thought for a moment.
At this moment, one could see that the Empress Dowager's face was already showing signs of anger.
Hong Sixiang cupped his hands in greeting and said in a low voice.
"The Empress Dowager has given her orders, and this old servant respectfully obeys."
He then added further details.
"Su Yu seems to be a ninth-rank official."
"This old servant may be able to defeat him within ten moves."
Although he has not yet reached the level of a Grandmaster.
But it was already at the peak of the ninth rank.
Those of the ninth rank and above are naturally no match for him.
Moreover, someone so young must be a newly entered ninth-rank cultivator.
Hong Sixiang was confident in this much.
Before long, Su Yu arrived at a heavily guarded palace.
Above the hall, a plaque bore the three large characters 'Hanguang Hall'.
Hanguang Hall was the residence of the Empress Dowager and also the most heavily guarded place in the palace.
The size and number of imperial guards even exceeded those of the emperor's residence.
This clearly demonstrates the Empress Dowager's noble status and His Majesty the Emperor's sincere filial piety.
Upon reaching the entrance, the eunuch who had led the way immediately withdrew.
They didn't leave behind a single word.
Fan Xian scratched his head.
"Sir, are we waiting here?"
"Shall we go in?"
Fan Xian was speechless.
They said the Empress Dowager summoned the gentleman, but that dead eunuch just led him to the palace gate and left.
The other people in the palace were like dead people, not responding at all.
Who knows what the rules are in their palace?
Should we wait for the Empress Dowager to summon us again?
Or should we just go in?
It's unlikely they'd go in directly; it would be against etiquette.
But why hasn't the Empress Dowager made the announcement yet? Is she just going to wait here?
Wouldn't that be deliberately leaving the gentleman hanging?
What kind of trouble is this Empress Dowager causing?
Su Yu's eyebrows twitched slightly.
The old woman is trying to teach him a lesson.
She told him to wait outside while she sat leisurely inside.
Perhaps there are even palace maids serving you, massaging your legs and shoulders.
Wait half an hour before summoning yourself in.
And who knows, they might even send a eunuch to make them kneel before him.
After all, she used this trick against Fan Xian later.
Is this the only trick this old woman knows?
Su Yu chuckled lightly and said directly.
"go in."
You could simply turn around and leave.
Ignore this ignorant woman from the inner palace.
But someone tried to cause trouble right up to him.
We should reward them with something before they leave.
After thinking it over, Su Yu strolled inside.
Fan Xian then swaggered in as well.
His previous reserved and cautious expression was completely gone.
Anyway, most of those things were just an act by him.
I'm too lazy to pretend anymore.
It's not that he suddenly lost his mind.
However, in this palace, even the eunuch who led the way just now...
Or perhaps it was the other expressionless eunuchs here, all of whom were quite arrogant.
They came, but they just stood there without anyone responding.
Fan Xian was furious when he saw this.
Fortunately, they no longer follow any of those ridiculous rules and regulations.
If someone makes you unhappy, you shouldn't let them be happy.
Moreover, seeing his master's calm and composed demeanor, Fan Xian felt inexplicably confident.
It was as if even if a hole were to be made in the palace, it wouldn't matter.
Fan Xian had this vague intuition in his heart.
Something big is about to happen.
This made him even more excited, and he wanted to go with his master.
People always love a lively atmosphere.
Su Yu and Fan Xian, master and disciple, walked into the hall one after the other.
Before they had walked more than a few steps, someone came to greet them.
However, what greeted them was not a pretty young palace maid.
He wasn't some eunuch who led the way.
Instead, he was an old eunuch with a wrinkled face who looked quite intimidating.
As soon as he came out, those palace servants who looked like dead bodies disappeared.
At this moment, they all respectfully bowed.
"Eunuch Hong!"
After the ceremony, the palace servants quickly moved away from him with small, quick steps.
It was as if they were hiding from some evil spirit.
The old eunuch didn't even lift his eyelids.
They don't take these people seriously.