The experience of living in the cold palace

Li Xuan's mind was racing, and he quickly figured out the meaning behind the Queen's beating.

He has now cultivated his soul to the realm of possession, and has pure Yang thoughts that only ghosts and immortals can have.

When thinking about problems, you can be more transparent!

soon.

He had prepared corresponding countermeasures in his mind.

If the Empress is dissatisfied with the fact that she has been out for too long this time.

Then you should take the initiative to admit your mistake and say you will never make it again in the future, and then show your value.

Since the Queen is beating herself up, it means that she has no plans to change the manager yet.

As long as he behaves submissively, he should be able to deal with the Queen.

but.

If the Empress wants to do something on her own, but is afraid that she won't do her best, so she beats herself up in advance, then she can just show her loyalty directly.

I believe that the Queen will not arrange anything too difficult for herself.

after all.

His apparent strength now is only at the Bone Forging Realm.

Li Xuan was thinking in his heart but kept moving. He immediately bowed his head and said:

"Young man is very loyal to your Majesty, and will do your best until your death. You will never let down your kindness!"

The Queen smiled. She was at least over fifty years old, but she didn't look old at all. There were no wrinkles on her face, like a ripe peach. She obviously had good looks.

She looked at Li Xuan and said:

"Don't be nervous. I always have clear rewards and punishments. If you do well what I tell you, I will naturally reward you greatly. If you go against your will, I will also have many means to beat you back to your original shape and deprive you of everything you have now. "

Li Xuan pretended to be frightened, bowed and said: "Yes, the empress is holy."

Seeing that Li Xuan was so polite, Queen Xia changed the subject and said:

"Xiao Xuanzi, I heard that you took a long trip. Why?"

Sure enough, it was because I had been away from the cold palace for too long that I attracted the Queen's attention... Li Xuan's eyes moved and he immediately said:

"Hui Niangniang was my former life-savior. She was seriously ill recently and needed some herbs from Dongzhou to save her life. I couldn't ignore it, so I asked for leave from Manager Zhang and went to Dongzhou. Fortunately, With luck, I spent some time picking the herb, and after curing my savior, I hurried back to the palace without stopping."

When he said this, he was naturally not afraid that the Queen would investigate.

Before returning to the palace, he had already arranged for He Yuzhu to pretend to be his savior, and had sorted out the relevant details.

With He Yuzhu's intelligence, even if someone were to interrogate him, nothing would go wrong.

It is normal for eunuchs to keep women outside the palace.

Even if someone finds out, it's not a big deal.

not to mention.

Li Xuan felt that the Queen was just asking casually and would not really investigate.

Queen Xia said calmly: "Xiao Xuanzi, I can't tell that you are still a person who values ​​affection."

"Your Majesty, you are so complimentary. I just want to have a clear conscience." Li Xuan bowed.

Queen Xia's tone was calm: "You have a clear conscience. When you said this, it reminded me of Wei Jingzhong. As long as you do your job well, you may not be able to be as powerful as Wei Jingzhong in the future."

"I don't dare. I just hope that I can share the Queen's worries and serve all the empresses in the cold palace. That's enough." Li Xuan said hurriedly.

The four words "power over the world" carry too much weight.

If he dared to respond, he would be killed by the Queen in a matter of minutes.

Queen Xia said: "It's natural that you have such a heart. Speaking of which, you should know the news about Wei Jingzhong's breakthrough to the Martial Saint, right?"

Is this getting down to business? ... Li Xuan's heart moved: "I just found out about it not long ago."

Queen Xia tapped her fingers on the table: "After Wei Jingzhong breaks through to the Martial Saint, he should stay in seclusion for a period of time to refine the rules in the Fate Chart and completely become a Martial Saint. During this period, a lot of things will happen in Dongchang. , as a member of Dongchang, you should go to Dongchang more during this time to see if there is anything you can do to help."

Li Xuan bowed and said, "Yes."

He knew that when the Empress said this, she obviously did not really ask him to help Dongchang, but to act as a second-in-command to find out information about Dongchang.

Queen Xia thought for a while and then said: "There is something else that needs you to do."

Sure enough, the queen asked me to do more than just beat me... Li Xuan had already expected it in his heart and said: "Please give me your instructions."

Queen Xia said: "I need to take a look at the action documents recorded in the Dongchang Tianyuan 6th and Tianyuan 20th years. Taking advantage of Wei Jingzhong's retreat, you can find a way to find them for me. If you can find them, I will Naturally, the palace will not hesitate to reward you. If you can't find it, I will have to consider whether it is worth cultivating you."

Li Xuan's eyes flickered slightly when he heard this.

Is it the sixth year of Tianyuan again? !

It seems that it was from this year that the emperor became obsessed with Taoism.

And the 20th year of Tianyuan seems to be the time when Zhao Empress’ father was arrested and imprisoned.

The Empress suddenly asked her to look for information on Dongchang in the past two years. Could it be that she wanted to find out something? !

Li Xuan's mind changed quickly and he said: "I will try my best to find this for my empress. However, I am just a factory worker and is not qualified to enter the warehouse. It is not easy to get the documents inside. It might take a while.”

He remembered that only deacons and above could enter the data warehouse in the East Factory.

Even if someone like Zhao Hao wants to enter the data warehouse, he still needs approval from above.

Not to mention transcribing the information or bringing it out directly.

This difficulty is no less than that in "Journey to the West", where the monster leader asked his little monsters to get rid of Tang Monk and his disciples.

Queen Xia said: "I know that this is a bit difficult for you. You hold this jade tablet."

With a flash of light in her hand, she threw a piece of object towards Li Xuan.

Li Xuan raised his hand to take it and found that it was a jade sign with an extremely smooth surface.

This jade token is slightly cold to the touch, with the word 'forbidden' engraved on it.

'Queen Xia must be a master of Taoism when she takes things with her hands. I don't know what her strength is. However, as the master of the harem, she must be extraordinary. I am afraid she will be even more generous than Empress Xiao. ’ Li Xuan held the jade token, his eyes twinkling.

Queen Xia said: "This jade tablet has the effect of breaking restrictions. It does not require magic power or inner energy to activate it. You only need to wear it on your body to block many restrictions. As long as you enter the data warehouse, the restrictions inside will not stop you. .”

There was a pause.

She continued: "I also heard news that in half a month, all the eunuchs above deacons in Dongchang will go out to deal with matters, and only some stalls will be left in Dongchang. This is your opportunity, you have to seize it. live."

Li Xuan tightened his lips and said, "Yes, I will go to Dongchang more during this period. In half a month, I will find an opportunity to help the queen bring out the documents."

Once you enter the East Factory's data warehouse and are caught, the consequences will be disastrous.

When the time comes, the Queen will definitely not protect herself.

Fortunately, there is still half a month of preparation time.

During this time, you need to improve your strength, and then plan to enter the Dongchang data warehouse.

At that time, you can also see what Dongchang has done in the sixth year of Tianyuan and the twentieth year of Tianyuan.

Is it related to the treason case of Empress Zhao’s father?

"Well, you go down, I'm waiting for news from you."

Queen Xia waved her hand, picked up the pen again, and started practicing calligraphy on the desk.

"I'll take my leave, little one."

Li Xuan bowed and slowly exited the palace.

but.

He did not return to Leng Palace immediately, but went straight to Dongchang.

He was going to find Zhao Hao and invite him to have dinner at Cuiyun Tower in the evening.

By the way, I asked him to inquire about the situation in the East Factory and prepare for entering the data warehouse next.

‘Speaking of which, why did the Queen come to me to get this document? Is it because of my status as Dongchang? Or is it that she can't trust the other eunuchs under her, so she can only send a newly promoted eunuch like me? ’

Li Xuan thought in his heart.

Unfortunately, he had too little information.

Even after his soul level was raised to the possession level and his thoughts became clearer, he still couldn't fully understand the motives of Queen Xia's behavior.

However, he didn't delve into it.

After all, even if the Queen didn't let him look for it, he still had to find a way to find the information and documents from the sixth year of Tianyuan.

Now he got a magic card that can block the restriction for nothing, which was an advantage for him.

Li Xuan thought for a while.

Soon we arrived at the gate of Dongchang.

Just as he was about to go in, a heroic woman wearing a red palace dress walked towards him.

It’s Princess Hongying!

Li Xuan did not expect to meet Princess Hongying here, so he hurriedly stepped forward and saluted: "I have met Her Royal Highness."

When Princess Hongying saw Li Xuan, her beautiful eyes flashed: "Eunuch Li, I went to see you some time ago. I heard that you were out for something. When did you come back?"

"I just returned to the palace yesterday. I wonder why the princess came to see me?" Li Xuan pretended not to know that Princess Hongying came to see him.

Princess Hongying said: "Nothing, I just want to see how your alchemy skills are going."

Li Xuan said: "I have gained some benefits from this trip. My alchemy skills have improved a bit, and I can now refine about fourth-grade elixirs."

"Oh? These fourth-grade elixirs are also of great use to Xiantian realm warriors. It seems that you are quite talented in alchemy. When I have time, I can ask you for advice." Princess Hongying said.

Li Xuan said humbly: "I am afraid that my little skill may mislead the princess, but if the princess has any doubts about alchemy, I will definitely tell you everything."

Princess Hongying nodded slightly and said, "What are you doing in Dongchang?"

"I promised Eunuch Zhao Hao, the stall owner of Dongchang, to treat him to a casual meal before. This time I came here specifically to treat him," Li Xuan said.

Princess Hongying said: "Then it's a coincidence that you're here. He is currently training some eunuchs who have just joined the East Factory at the school grounds. You can go over."

"Your Highness, I will take my leave now." Li Xuan bowed.

Princess Hongying nodded and suddenly said: "Speaking of which, I have just broken through to the Grand Master realm recently, and I need some helpers to do things for me. When do you no longer want to stay in the cold palace, you can come to me, I can help you. It is definitely much more than a cold palace manager, Xiao Xuanzi, please think about it carefully."

When Li Xuan heard this, his eyes flickered and he immediately said:

"Congratulations to Your Highness Princess for your breakthrough. It's a pity that my skills are low and I'm afraid I won't be able to help Your Highness. I'll wait until my alchemy skills improve a little more before I can work for Your Highness."

Princess Hongying didn't say anything more. After nodding slightly, she left directly.

‘I really didn’t expect that Princess Hongying would break through to the Grandmaster level. This speed is a bit too fast. ’

Li Xuan watched Princess Hongying leave.

The martial arts talent of Princess Hongying can be regarded as a peerless genius, and is not weaker than the saints of the three holy places.

She is indeed a princess.

‘Speaking of which, I still have a life seed left to me by Empress Duanmu, which contains the secret of the "Kunpeng Tuna Technique". Do you want to make a deal with Princess Hongying? ’ Li Xuan thought.

He wants to get two things now.

The first one is the whereabouts of the true sun fire.

With this true sun fire, he can combine the three fires into one, thus turning into the Tai Chi divine fire to prepare for breaking through the sky in the future.

The second type is the Nine-Transformation Creation Pill of the Creation Sect.

With this elixir, he can reshape his body and regenerate his severed limbs.

Moreover, this Nine Revolutions Creation Pill is also extremely helpful to the great master's cultivation.

It can help yourself to quickly give birth to the artistic conception that only a great master can have.

Finding these two things requires a lot of manpower and material resources.

Li Xuan did not have his own intelligence network. If he wanted to get clues about these two things, he could only try his luck at major trading houses.

only.

Both of these things were extremely precious, and even if the trading company knew about them, they would not reveal them to him easily.

If we could use Princess Hongying's power, we might have a chance to find these two things.

‘However, Princess Hongying is cautious. Even if you are dealing with her, you have to be fully prepared. It won’t be too late to do this after I get the information from the Dongchang database. ’

Li Xuan was thinking in his heart and walked towards Dongchang without stopping.

soon.

He saw Zhao Hao on the school ground.

The two agreed to leave the palace together and go to Cuiyun Tower around seven o'clock in the evening.

Seeing that Zhao Hao was still busy training the young eunuch, Li Xuan turned around and left without talking much.

Half an hour later.

Li Xuan returned to Leng Palace and then came to the palace of Empress Shen.

Compared to other palaces.

Empress Shen's palace is lined with bookshelves with various collections of books on them.

Collections of classics and history, articles by sages, everything you need.

The air is filled with a faint scent of books.

now.

Empress Shen was holding a copy of the Tao Te Ching, opening and closing her mouth as she read it carefully.

She did not wear a palace skirt, but a scholar's Confucian turban.

Although he is wearing men's clothing, he still exudes elegance and intellectuality, giving him a unique charm.

"I've met your empress." Li Xuan said hello.

Only then did Empress Shen raise her head, look at Li Xuan and said: "Manager Li, you are back, has it been a smooth journey?"

"Excuse me for my thoughts, Madam. Although there were some twists and turns during this trip, the matter has been resolved satisfactorily."

Li Xuan took out several sage books and handed them to Empress Shen: "These are some "Annotations of Wang Daozi's Classics and History" that I bought in Qingzhou. I hope I like them."

This Wang Daozi is a contemporary great sage, the number one scholar during the reign of Emperor Qian of the previous generation, and he has a good understanding of ancient classics and history.

Li Xuan heard Empress Shen mention it several times, so he kept an eye on it and asked He Yuzhu to buy it back.

"Oh? This book is rarely printed on the market, but you were able to find it. It seems like it took a lot of effort. Thank you." Empress Shen took it.

Li Xuan smiled: "It's fine if the queen likes it."

Think about it.

He continued: "Your Majesty, I learned a formation this time when I went out, but I can't understand it, so I want your Majesty to help me with the details."

Said.

He took out a piece of paper from his arms, on which were listed various tadpole runes.

This was listed one by one by Li Xuan based on the rune arrays engraved in the soul-crushing knife.

However, this rune array is incomplete, not all of it.

Li Xuan asked Concubine Shen for advice this time because he wanted Concubine Shen to help complete the rune circle in the soul-breaking knife.

after all.

He now has the dragon-marked black gold as the refining material for divine weapons. As long as he can complete the rune array in the Soul-Smashing Knife, he may be able to completely repair the Soul-Smashing Knife.

The main thing is.

This soul-crushing knife is getting harder and harder to control now. Every time it is used, it will emit a bloodthirsty atmosphere and affect one's thoughts.

If the rune array can be completed and improved, the demonic nature of this soul-crushing knife may be suppressed.

This allows him to completely control this soul-crushing knife.

but.

With his current level of magic circle, it is obviously far from being able to complete this rune magic circle, so he can only ask Empress Shen for advice.

Empress Shen carefully studied the rune array on the paper, her eyes flickering slightly:

"This is the "Twelve Heavens Demon Gathering Formation". It can absorb and smelt people's soul thoughts and turn them into their own resources. I remember that this formation was created by the headmaster of the True Demon Sect back then. , was engraved by him into his divine weapon Soul-Shattering Knife. Where did you get this?

Empress Shen had extraordinary knowledge and recognized the origin of the rune circle at a glance.

Li Xuan said: "I bought this from an auction. I originally planned to give it to the empress."

Empress Shen looked thoughtful: "This is a magic array. If used for a long time, it will affect one's own thoughts and make them full of murderous thoughts. However, most of the large array is missing now, and it can no longer exert much complete effect."

"Indeed, otherwise this rune array would not have been photographed by me. I would like to ask the empress, can you complete the remaining array? If you can make improvements to suppress this magic, that would be better. But that’s it.” Li Xuan said.

Empress Shen carefully studied the rune array in front of her and said, "This "Twelve Capital Heaven Demon Gathering Formation" is somewhat mysterious. I need to study it in detail for a few days. Within ten days, I should be able to complete this array. By then, I’ll show you again.”

"Thank you so much, empress." Li Xuan looked happy.

He glanced at Empress Shen and originally wanted to talk about Lei Guang.

However, thinking that this might affect Empress Shen's mood, she didn't mention it.

after all.

Even if Empress Shen knew about it, she wouldn't be able to change anything, it would just increase her worries.

Farewell to Empress Shen.

Li Xuan came to Luo Niangniang's courtyard again.

now.

Madam Luo was sticking her butt out and watering the flowers she had raised.

She glanced at Li Xuan, her eyes brightened at first, and then turned away with a cold tone:

"You've been out for a long time this time. I thought you were wiped on the neck by some robber who blocked the road."

Li Xuan twitched the corner of his mouth.

Mr. Luo Ba, can’t you just hope for my order?

but.

He did know that Mr. Luo Ba had always been a sharp-tongued man, but he didn't care too much:

"With my queen protecting me, how can I encounter danger?"

Luo Niangniang said: "How long do you plan to stay when you return to the Cold Palace this time? You, the general manager, take it easy. You go out every now and then. If you don't know, you thought the Cold Palace is your back garden. If you keep doing this, the general manager The seat is right at the end.”

This was a sideways reminder to Li Xuan that he was worried about being plotted against when he went out too frequently.

However, with her temperament, it is naturally impossible to say it clearly.

Li Xuan understood and said: "Thank you for your concern. Unless there is an emergency, I will not leave the capital again."

Luo Niangniang snorted: "I don't care about you, I'm just worried that if your position is taken by other eunuchs, my breakfast will be deducted a lot, so for the sake of my breakfast, you can take it easy in the future. Point, if someone catches you, your hard-earned position will be given to others."

"I see."

Li Xuan nodded, and then told the main purpose of his visit: "Empress, I am here to ask you a few questions about the Queen."

He knew that Empress Luo was an imperial concubine before she was demoted to the cold palace.

Compared with other concubines in the cold palace, she has the highest status, second only to the queen.

Otherwise, you would not have an independent yard.

Therefore, Empress Luo must know a lot about the Queen Empress.

Now that I am helping the Empress, I still need to collect more information about the Empress. I may not know when it will come in handy.

"Oh, why are you suddenly asking about Queen Xia?" Madam Luo stopped watering the flowers and turned to look at Li Xuan.

Li Xuan took out a stack of pastries from behind and placed it on the table: "Here are the egg yolk cakes and water chestnut cakes I bought for you. You can try them."

"Cut it, clean it up. I don't have these. Do I still need these pastries from you?"

Although Madam Luo said this, she sat down honestly, picked up an egg yolk cake with chopsticks, and put it into her mouth.

She said vaguely: "Your position was promoted by Queen Xia. It seems that she wants you to work for her, so you need to know more about her situation so that you can suit her needs."

Perhaps she felt that it was a bit indecent to speak like this, so she immediately swallowed the egg yolk cake and looked at Li Xuan seriously:

"Whatever you want to ask, just ask it quickly."

Li Xuan said: "I would like to ask, since the emperor started practicing Taoism, has the queen become different from before, or has she done any abnormal behavior?"

He asked this because he also wanted to find out whether the emperor's sudden practice of Taoism had anything to do with the queen.

after all.

The emperor suddenly changed his mind and went to practice Taoism, and he no longer favored the harem.

As a queen, she definitely needs to express something.

If nothing is done, it means that the Queen may have something to do with the Emperor's sudden practice of Taoism.

Or perhaps, he knew the inside story behind the emperor's sudden practice of Taoism.

ps: I have something to go out, and my thoughts are a bit unclear. The update is late. I'm sorry. Today I will do two in one. I will update after I sort out my thoughts. Please subscribe and recommend monthly tickets~