Chapter 18 Little Emperor, You Have No Martial Morality!

Although he was unwilling to accept this, the identity of the Emperor meant that it would be somewhat inappropriate to personally compete with a fake eunuch.

Consequently, the young Emperor, in order to keep his competitive spirit at bay, eventually covered his ears with his hands and refrained from watching that detestable fake eunuch show off.

Of course, while Lin Yi was busy demonstrating his Combat Power to the young Emperor inside the grand hall, outside the hall, Empress Mu Wanqing's personal maid, Yun'er—who grew up with Mu Wanqing—was also all ears, listening to the commotion inside the room.

When she heard the cheering of her mistress, the current Empress, her pretty face couldn't help but turn crimson.

At the same time, she was filled with joy.

She was genuinely happy for her mistress.

The mistress had just married the Emperor yesterday, and during the joyous day, His Majesty the Emperor had actually gotten drunk and didn't join in applauding for the mistress.

Therefore, Yu'er had heard quite a few rumors earlier today.

It was said that His Majesty the Emperor didn't fancy their mistress at all and that the marriage was merely to appease Great General Mu.

Having not seen him visit Anning Palace since the marriage proved, perhaps, that the Empress would be an unfavored one in the future.

It could be that at any time, the Empress could be relegated to the Harem.

Such talk was enough to infuriate Yu'er.

But yesterday and the whole of today, Yu'er and her maid had not seen His Majesty.

This made both of their hearts quite heavy.

After all, it was understandable to have had too much to drink yesterday, but today, after the morning court, His Majesty the Emperor had been in the Imperial Study Room, reviewing petitions all day long.

It was deep into the night, yet there was still no sign of His Majesty, which only made the pair feel even more unsure.

During this time, the Empress had also sent someone to find His Majesty's Chief Eunuch Liu Gonggong, who was the old eunuch who had previously scolded Lin Yi.

But they were informed that His Majesty had no intention to rest yet, nor any indication of visiting Anning Palace.

This development started to drum anxiety into the hearts of the maid and her mistress.

Could it be that what outsiders said was true?

Could it be that His Majesty really wasn't fond of their mistress?

Just when they were feeling aggrieved and preparing to rest, a little eunuch came hurrying in, announcing that His Majesty was on his way over and that they should prepare themselves.

Finally, an unexpected pleasant surprise.

Whether His Majesty was really as the rumors said would soon become clear.

Now, it was evident that those speculations were merely rumors after all.

Do you not hear how intense the fighting sounds from inside?

The sound of horses clashing was unmistakable, demonstrating His Majesty the Emperor's valor!

It wasn't just Yu'er who heard everything clearly—all the surrounding Palace Maids and eunuchs heard it just as vividly.

As far as they could remember, such an event hadn't occurred for many years.

So instinctively, everyone backed away.

They simply didn't have the courage to eavesdrop near the Emperor's wall.

Seeing everyone withdraw, Yu'er, who had wanted to stay at the door, also reluctantly followed and left.

Of course, in her heart, there was still one thing she brooded over.

That was the fact that inside the room at this moment, there were not just her mistress, the Empress, and His Majesty.

There's also a little eunuch inside.

Yu'er felt it was quite unfair at that moment.

Why could a mere eunuch be inside as a scout at this time, while she, as Yun'er, the Empress's personal maid who grew up with her from childhood, didn't even have the right to stand at the door and listen?

At the same time, she secretly loathed Lin Yi.

Of course, even though her heart was satisfied, she knew she had important business to attend to.

Thus, Yu'er immediately stepped out of the courtyard and briskly made her way towards the study.

After a short while, she had a piece of valuable silk in her hand.

Of course, this silk wasn't meant for making clothes, but for writing.

After all, sometimes those cumbersome bamboo slips are quite inconvenient.

Especially when transmitting secret messages, bamboo slips are too conspicuous.

That's why, when it comes to secret messages, they often use properly prepared animal skins or silk.

Naturally, only the rich and powerful could afford to use these two materials.

Holding the silk in her hand, she carefully placed it into a small bamboo tube, stepped out of the courtyard, handed it to a duty eunuch in the palace, and whispered a few instructions in his ear.

Let's bring our attention back to the room.

It had been a good half-hour since Lin Yi began his horse-riding performance.

At this time, the young Emperor was almost on the verge of collapse.

Although she covered her ears with her hands, the noise of the clashing of the two armies was too great.

For a moment, it even caused her some irritation and confusion.

But fearing being discovered by people outside, she dared not move recklessly.

Finally, after nearly a quarter of an hour, the sound of clashing weaponry ceased.

The young Emperor finally let out a long sigh of relief.

However, just as she was about to stand up, Lin Yi, who had already dismounted, feigned another move and performed a return lance thrust for the young Emperor.

The urgent sound of horse hooves rang out again.

The movement almost made the just-risen young Emperor angry enough to draw her sword and cut Lin Yi from his horse.

Fortunately, the power behind the return lance thrust was not strong, and in just half a quarter of an hour, Lin Yi was already panting heavily.

Glancing at the Empress who was soundly asleep both from the alcohol and from cheering for Lin Yi's recent performance, Lin Yi couldn't help licking his lips, feeling thoroughly satisfied as he dismounted.

At the same time, the young Emperor finally stood up with an ashen face.

Though she was upset, she still lightly walked over to the Phoenix Bed and immediately grabbed Lin Yi's shoulder blade.

Without apparent effort, with just a light toss, Lin Yi's entire figure was tragically thrown to the ground.

[Damn it, Your Majesty, that's not honorable martial conduct! You're killing the donkey after it finished grinding the wheat! Can't you be a little bit human! I have busted my ass helping you for most of the night, not even a word of thanks, and you still attack me!

Humph, just you wait, if one day you fall into my hands, I'll... hmph...]

Listening to Lin Yi's shameless thoughts in her head, the young Emperor raised her hand, preparing to teach this foul-mouthed fellow another lesson.

But as she looked toward Lin Yi, she suddenly saw something...

...End of chapter...

ps: In order to save everyone's precious data, Zimu absolutely cannot pad the word count, any content that can be omitted will definitely be omitted for everyone... hehe.