Joy of Life: I dressed as a woman and became the Queen of Northern Qi!

Chapter 5: The Phoenix Girl of Destiny? Reactions from all sides
Shangjing City, the General’s Mansion.

In the luxurious mansion, the servants and maids were very careful while doing their work and dared not make any loud noise.

'Thump, thump, thump'
A servant looked panicked and ran into the hall at a very fast pace. The servants and maids around him looked at him with sympathy.

As soon as he entered the hall, the servant knelt on the ground, holding up a letter in both hands: "The general has a secret letter from the palace!"

Uesugi Tora raised his eyelids when he heard this, cut off a piece of raw meat from an unknown animal, chewed it, looked at the trembling servant and said, "News from the palace? Read it!"

His tone was calm, as if he didn't care about the news at all, but the servant still felt the overwhelming murderous aura coming.

The terrifying murderous aura made the servant speechless, and even his breathing stagnated. His body was shaking so much that he couldn't hold the letter steady.

Uesugi Tora frowned, walked forward with a dagger in his hand, and looked at the terrified look on the servant's face with disdain in his eyes.

He picked up the secret letter and kicked the servant away. At the same time, a stern voice rang out: "Go down and get twenty military sticks for yourself, useless bastard!"

The servant who was kicked out of the hall covered his chest which seemed to be broken, and dared not make any complaints. He stood up and limped down to lead the army with a stick.

In the lobby, Uesugi Tora looked at the contents of the secret letter, his expression constantly changing. After reading the contents of the letter, he clenched his fist slightly, and the secret letter instantly turned into confetti.

"Ku He sent a woman to the little emperor? What does he want to do? Is he warning us not to have any ulterior motives?"

Uesugi Tora's expression was gloomy and uncertain. He walked to the window, looked at the crescent moon in the sky, and a sharp murderous intent flashed across his eyes.

"You didn't come yourself but sent a woman here. Do you really think everyone is afraid of you? No one can stop my plan!"

“Not even if it’s you, Ku He!” Uesugi Tiger clenched his fists, veins bulging on the back of his hands.

His roots are in the border area. If he stays in Shangjing, he will be like a tiger with its teeth pulled out, without its strongest weapon!

No matter what Ku He wants to do, he must carry out his plan to the end, otherwise he won’t know when he will have this opportunity again!
Uesugi Tora turned around and walked to the desk: "Someone, bring this general a carrier pigeon!!"

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The residence of Shen Zhong, the Right Vice Magistrate of Jinyiwei Commander.

Shen Zhong sat under the pavilion, drinking tea and listening to his subordinates' reports.

"You mean that Imperial Master Ku He sent a beautiful woman to His Majesty, and His Majesty favored her that night and wanted to make her his queen?"

"We have no way of confirming the specific favor. The Saint Lady is guarding here. A seventh-rank master who approached was discovered and killed!" The Jinyiwei wearing the Feiyu uniform half-knelt on the ground and replied respectfully.

Shen Zhong frowned at this, and he put down the teacup and asked inexplicably, "Whose man?"

"He is a subordinate of Zuo Tongzhi Liu Qi. Sir, should we take this opportunity to overthrow him? The position of commander has been vacant for a long time. As long as... I am sorry for saying so much!"

The Jinyiwei lowered his head even lower and changed the subject: "Sir, do you want to investigate this woman sent by Master Ku He?"

The Jinyiwei has the duty to protect the royal family. It is natural that they should investigate such unidentified people. This has always been the rule of the Jinyiwei.

Shen Zhong took two sips of tea and looked at him as if he were a fool: "Are you suspecting that the Imperial Master is up to something bad?"

"And I don't want to hear what you just said a second time. Lord Liu and I are both deputy commanders, and we should work together to serve His Majesty!" That was the Grand Master Ku He. Not to mention that he was just a third-rank deputy commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, even if he became a third-rank commander, he would not dare to stroke the Grand Master's beard!
After all, a grandmaster is someone who can rule an entire country. Ordinary people cannot understand their power at all, but everyone knows how terrifying a grandmaster is.

There are even rumors among the people that the Grand Master is powerful enough to rival immortals and gods, and is a living god!
The kneeling Jinyiwei trembled and said quickly: "Thank you for your advice, sir!!"

Shen Zhong's words sounded high-sounding, but anyone could hear the falsehood in his words. He said he was working for His Majesty, but he knew that Liu Qi had sent experts to sneak into the palace without reporting it.

Whether the loyalty is real or fake can be easily identified by hearing it, but some things can be done secretly but must never be said openly. Shen Zhong was warning him not to talk nonsense.

Shen Zhong waved his hand, and the Jinyiwei stood up and left, feeling relieved.

After everyone left, Shen Zhong looked at the rockery beside him and said in a helpless yet doting tone, "It's windy at night, why don't you wear something thicker before you come out?"

The next moment, she cautiously poked her head out from behind the rockery. After discovering that Shen Zhong was indeed looking at her, Shen Wan'er walked out with a pout.

"You knew I was here a long time ago? Why didn't you tell me earlier? I have been squatting for a long time, and my legs are numb from squatting!"

While complaining, Shen Wan'er walked to the opposite side of Shen Zhong with strange steps, sat down, poured herself a cup of tea and started drinking it.

Shen Zhong was in a state of confusion: "Even if there are no outsiders here, you should pay attention to your image, so as to avoid rumors spreading. Then no one will dare to propose marriage to you."

Having said that, he still picked up the teapot and refilled Shen Wan'er's tea, his doting on her was evident.

Shen Wan'er rolled her eyes: "If I can't even relax in front of my brother, then life would be too tiring."

"By the way, is the news just now true? Is His Majesty really going to establish a queen? Didn't you say before that His Majesty doesn't like women? Why is he suddenly going to establish a queen?"

At this point, Shen Wan'er's tone became very excited, and her big watery eyes looked at Shen Zhong without blinking.

Zhan Doudou had already reached adulthood, but when she was still the crown prince, there was no news of him taking a concubine or favoring a woman, and he also rejected all the women sent by some ministers.

This made many people suspect that Zhan Doudou had a hidden illness, or that he simply didn't like women and was instead partial to men.

Now it was suddenly said that Zhan Doudou favored a woman and even wanted to choose a day to establish her as queen. This really aroused her curiosity.

Shen Zhong put down the teapot helplessly: "The news is true, but this is not our business. We just need to do our own thing."

After saying these words, he looked at the lotus flowers on the lake, lost in thought, not knowing what he was thinking. The hand holding the teacup kept exerting force, and blue veins bulged.

It seemed as if he was remembering something sad and was trying his best to endure it.

Shen Wan'er looked at him like this and silently closed her mouth, just accompanying him to look at the lotus flowers that looked even brighter under the moonlight.

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Imperial Palace, Ci'an Palace.

"Oh? Are you saying that Imperial Master Ku He asked Duo Duo to send a girl to His Majesty? And he also said that the girl has the fate of a Phoenix Queen?"

(End of this chapter)