Chapter 83
Chapter 83
“Holy crap! Where is this?”
“Hey, hey, hey! Stop pushing me, I can walk in myself!”
Tao Jinran tugged at her ruqun, walking toward the Bedchamber with an awkward gait.
Which old geezer of an emperor dared to ask her to help him change his clothes?
The NPCs in this Game were getting more and more arrogant.
After winding through several corridors, Tao Jinran finally saw the Emperor’s true face.
She froze on the spot, her mouth hanging open in a daze.
The beauty before her was dressed in feather-gauze as light as mist, making her look like a moon goddess who didn’t belong to the mortal world. The hem of her garment was embroidered with silver dragon patterns, and her ink-black hair fell lazily to her waist. Her skin was as white as snow, and her apricot eyes shimmered like ripples on water.
Tao Jinran stared for a long time, unwilling to even blink.
Yun Youyou recognized her companion and gave her a playful wink.
As soon as the beauty moved, it was as if a masterpiece in a painting had come to life.
Yun Youyou beckoned Tao Jinran over with a finger and gave a wicked, charming smile.
“Woman, are you satisfied with what you see?”
Tao Jinran: …
Same old formula, same old Yun Youyou.
That slight sense of strangeness and the distance she had felt afraid to bridge vanished instantly.
Tao Jinran walked up to Yun Youyou’s side with a sigh.
“Your Majesty, you really should talk less.”
It was far too easy for her to shatter the illusion.
Yun Youyou waved her hand.
The row of Palace Maids standing quietly nearby felt as if they had been granted a grand amnesty and immediately retreated with respectful bows.
Yun Youyou found it strange.
“Do I look that scary?”
Tao Jinran gave a devious grin.
“You wouldn’t know, would you? I just overheard a conversation between some Young Eunuchs outside. Your reputation here doesn’t seem very good. Apparently, you’re a cruel and heartless Tyrant!”
Yun Youyou was shocked. “Then doesn’t that mean I have to maintain my Tyrant persona?”
Tao Jinran sighed, “It’s hard on you.”
Yun Youyou was secretly ecstatic.
“No, it’s not hard at all.”
The Maids outside didn’t dare enter, simply standing at the door and saying respectfully, “Your Majesty, it is time for you to Hold Court.”
“I know.”
Tao Jinran picked up the clothes the Palace Maids had set aside, wiped the drool from the corner of her mouth, and said with a lecherous look, “Your Majesty, why don’t I help you change? Hehehe…”
Yun Youyou feigned anger.
“How bold! You dare to be so disrespectful to Us!”
Tao Jinran rubbed her hands together wretchedly.
“Your Majesty, just give in to me!”
Soon, a series of chaotic sounds echoed from within.
The Maids standing outside couldn’t see what was happening, but hearing the noises inside, their hearts itched with curiosity, wishing they could go in and take a look.
“Do you think the Emperor and Sister Tao are…”
Before she could finish, she was interrupted by the lead Maid.
“No nonsense! How dare you speculate about His Majesty’s affairs!”
The Maid pouted aggrievedly and didn’t dare speak again.
After a long while, the doors to the Bedchamber finally opened from the inside.
Yun Youyou was dressed in a glittering gold Dragon Robe and a Golden Crown, exuding an aura of imperial dominance.
The Maids at the door all dropped into curtsies.
The lead Maid gave a subtle look to the person next to her. “Go and fetch Eunuch Wang, who serves at His Majesty’s side.”
The Maid lowered her head in acknowledgment and quickly jogged off to find Eunuch Wang.
Yun Youyou hadn’t walked many steps before she spotted a Eunuch running toward her, panting for breath.
This Eunuch also looked a bit familiar.
Yun Youyou simply stopped in her tracks and waited for him to run over.
The sunlight was just right-warm and pleasant without being overly stifling.
Despite his arrival, the newcomer was drenched in sweat, his chest heaving violently.
Yun Youyou looked the Eunuch up and down before finally remarking with a sigh, “Eunuch Wang, so you really did end up getting fixed after all.”
Wang Yuanyou snapped back in irritation, “I’m perfectly fine, damn it!”
He was also startled when he saw Yun Youyou.
He hadn’t expected to run into someone he knew here.
But how come she had become an Empress while he was still just a Eunuch?
Comparing a person to a ghost really was enough to make one die of envy!
Surrounded by Eunuchs and Palace Maids, Wang Yuanyou didn’t say much more.
These NPCs seemed quite committed to their roles; Wang Yuanyou almost thought he had actually traveled back to ancient times.
The group marched grandly toward the front hall.
Inside the magnificent hall, Yun Youyou sat high upon the Dragon Throne, looking down at the civil and military officials gathered below.
Wang Yuanyou stood just below Yun Youyou, holding a fly-whisk.
He seemed to have some sort of hyperactive disorder, making eight hundred fidgety movements a minute.
From the look of him, he seemed to be getting addicted to playing a Eunuch.
Yun Youyou was so busy watching him that she had no idea what the officials below were even saying.
“Announcing the Jin Envoy for an audience!”
The thin, shrill voice of a Eunuch rang out from outside the hall, giving Yun Youyou goosebumps.
Soon, a muscular brute standing eight feet tall strode into the hall.
He didn’t kneel upon seeing Yun Youyou; instead, his expression was incredibly arrogant.
“I have long heard that Your Majesty possesses great talent and extraordinary martial skills. Seeing you today, I find you’re not all that much.”
Yun Youyou thought to herself: *Oh ho, this kid is here to provoke me and cause trouble.*
However, an Empress had to maintain her prestige; she couldn’t just start bickering herself. She needed a spokesperson.
Fortunately, Wang Yuanyou was reliable. He immediately stepped forward to meet the challenge, his fingers curled in a delicate orchid gesture.
“You big Hulk, don’t think you’re special just because of your size. What’s the use of training your chest muscles to be so developed? You’re just a big-chested, brainless Savage!”
Wang Yuanyou flicked his fly-whisk and rolled his eyes sassily.
Yun Youyou secretly gave him a thumbs-up.
Beautifully done!
The big-chested, brainless Savage was furious!
“I am not brainless! I have a big chest and a big brain!”
Wang Yuanyou let out a cold snort. “From where I’m standing, you have a big chest and the brain of a pig.”
The Savage: !!!
He was driven mad by Wang Yuanyou’s wicked tongue.
He had to prove himself today.
“Let us have a contest today! I will say a line, and if your country’s Empress can provide the next line, I will admit you are smarter than me.”
The Savage proposed his terms.
Yun Youyou didn’t want to compete at all.
Where did this NPC come from, trying so hard to give himself extra screen time?
The Savage remained relentless.
Yun Youyou just wanted to end the court session.
*Brother, do you have any idea how hard this Dragon Throne is?*
The Savage was still over there blabbering away.
Yun Youyou was annoyed by him. “Fine, go ahead.”
*You’re just begging for an insult, aren’t you?*
*I’ll give you what you want!*
The Savage confidently recited the first line.
“Drunkenly, I trim the lamp to look at my sword!”
Yun Youyou thought: *Oh ho, how can this ghost plagiarize a famous poet’s masterpiece?*
The Savage wagged his head triumphantly.
*Can’t follow that, can you?*
The next second, Yun Youyou followed up: “And a total prick is all I see, good lord.”
Wang Yuanyou tucked the fly-whisk under his armpit and clapped frantically.
“Good poetry! Excellent poetry! Your Majesty truly possesses magnificent literary talent!”
The civil and military officials below: “…”
Fine, they might as well clap too.
Yun Youyou raised her hand modestly. “It’s nothing special, really-just the level of being number one in the country.”
The Savage’s lungs were about to burst from rage.