Chapter Seven Inside the Imperial Study

  Someone found Old Mo and asked why he didn't have a few villainous young masters appear to harass Yang Wenqin and Han Xueyan, and then have Yun Qi take action. This way of pursuing beautiful women would be much easier. After reading it, Old Mo directly deleted the post. Old Mo just wants to say that there aren't so many heroic rescues in this world. Moreover, as soon as a beauty appears, if the protagonist likes her, villainous young masters will definitely appear to harass the beauty, and then be humiliated by the protagonist's incredible abilities. This kind of plot is too brainless. If you only want to read articles that are too YY and lack depth, please give up on Special Book Boy. Old Mo has always believed that bad people also have lovable aspects, good people who do bad things at the wrong time are bad people, and bad people who do good things at the right time are naturally good people. It's a bit confusing, haha. No more nonsense, let's start with the main text.

  …………

  As soon as Yun Qi walked out of the hall, he suddenly felt relaxed all over, and the strong sense of oppression that had been there just a moment before vanished into thin air.

  "Ah, it's still more comfortable outside." Yun Qi couldn't help but sigh, not knowing when the court would adjourn, and could only stand obediently outside to wait. At this time, he saw two rows of soldiers standing at the entrance of the grand hall, wearing shiny black armor and helmets, with long spears in their hands that were even taller than people, and the sharp blades gleaming coldly under the sunlight. The soldiers stood upright, with their legs tightly closed together, without a single gap between them, just like the military personnel from Yun Qi's world.

  "They're standing at attention pretty well." Yun Qi thought to himself, seeing these soldiers, as if he saw the scene of being trained in military posture by veteran soldiers when he first joined the army in the new recruit regiment.

  "I also don't know how Liu Da and the others are doing now, I hope that my sacrifice won't be in vain."

  After being in this world for so long, at night when he slept, he could still occasionally dream of his previous life, training with his comrades and brothers, going through thick and thin to complete various missions. It was just that he didn't know why the girl named Xiaoting appeared less and less in his dreams, could it be that time really could erase a person's memories? He recalled Xiaoting's delicate facial features once again, only then did Yun Qi put his mind at ease.

  It was not easy to wait until the court dispersed, and watching the civil and military officials walk out of the main hall one after another with a sigh of relief. Yun Qi had been searching for Yang Ziting in the crowd all along. Finally, he saw Yang Ziting at the end of the queue and hurriedly went forward, shouting: "Master."

  Yang Ziting nodded to the official beside him, then pulled Yun Qi aside and said in a low voice: "Yun Qi, the emperor will summon you again later. I'll wait for you outside the palace. Remember, be careful what you say. Accompanying the king is like accompanying a tiger. If you don't want to stir up unnecessary trouble, speak less."

  Yun Qi also knew that Yang Ziting was for his own good, although this old man sometimes liked to put on a stinky face, but towards the people in the mansion, he was still sincere and kind. He respectfully replied: "I know, sir, Yun Qi will pay attention."

  "Hmm!" Yang Ziting took another look at Yun Qi and let out a sigh before turning around and leaving.

  Until all the officials who had attended the morning court session left, the eunuch emerged from the somewhat deserted grand hall and said to Yun Qi, "The Emperor has summoned you to the Imperial Study."

  "Yes, please ask the eunuch, where is the imperial study?" Yun Qi had come to the palace for the first time and naturally did not know where the so-called imperial study was located, although he did not want to talk to this neither-man-nor-woman eunuch.

  The eunuch rolled his eyes and said in a bad tone: "Our family knows you don't know, come on, our family will take you there."

  "Ah, thank you, Lord Xie." Yun Qi hastily replied.

  The eunuch looked at Yun Qi with some curiosity, until the latter felt embarrassed, then said: "Our family thinks you are quite polite and handsome, just right for our family to lack a servant, why don't you come into the palace to serve our family?"

  "Pffft... sir... you... you're kidding, right?!" Yun Qi almost choked on his breath, his eyes wide with an incredulous expression.

  Cloud Seven stood there, stunned and petrified like he had been struck by lightning. The eunuch covered his mouth with his hand and laughed like a woman: "Deadly look, we were just joking with you, don't you really want to come serve us?"

  Yun Qi's heart was already racing with the thought of death, and he hastily replied: "Let's talk about something else, Grandfather..."

  ……

  Before long, the eunuch led Yun Qian past several palace halls and walked for about the time it took to burn a stick of incense. They crossed a small bridge made of Han white jade, under which were lotus flowers. As soon as they descended from the bridge, they entered a garden filled with all sorts of blooming flowers. The vibrant colors of the flowers filled the entire garden, and the air was filled with their sweet fragrance. After passing through the flower bushes, they arrived at the imperial study, which was not large, less than one-tenth the size of the grand hall where the emperor held court. However, situated in the garden, it appeared particularly elegant and refined.

  Arriving at the gate, the eunuch lightly knocked on the door and respectfully said: "Your Majesty, I have brought Yun Qi here."

  Before long, a loud and clear voice came from inside the house: "Alright, you can withdraw first, Yun Qi, come in."

  "Yes! The old slave retires!" Eunuch responded with a bow, turned his face to look at Yun Qi, and said in a low voice: "Be careful what you say, don't provoke the emperor's anger. Alright, I'll go first, you can enter now."

  "Hmm, heh heh." Yun Qi hastily gave the old eunuch a bow and forced out two smiles. After the old eunuch walked away, Yun Qi looked at the tightly closed door, adjusted his mood, steadied his breathing, and then pushed open the door. Seeing the interior decorations that entered his line of sight, Yun Qi sighed: after all, it's the imperial family, the atmosphere is indeed extraordinary. Looking again at the neatly arranged book scrolls, which were more than twice as many as those in Yang Ziting's study, Yun Qi swallowed hard and thought to himself: so being an emperor requires reading this many books? If he had to finish them all, how many years would it take?

  "Yun Qi, come in and let's talk."

  Yun Qi had just entered, but didn't see Zhu Zi Dao. However, at this time, he heard Zhu Zi Dao's voice. Walking closer, he found that there was another compartment inside. Entering the compartment, Yun Qi saw that Zhu Zi Dao was holding a book in his hand, but his eyes were staring at Yun Qi with great interest. Yun Qi quickly stepped forward, knelt down, and respectfully shouted: "Yun Qi pays respects to Your Majesty, wishing you good fortune and health." Earlier, outside the palace, Yang Zi Ting had carefully told Yun Qi how to pay respects and what to say, so he wouldn't make another mistake.

  "Hehe, no need for formalities." Zhu Zi said with a wave of his hand.

  "Thank you, Your Majesty!" Yun Qi stood up, still with a respectful expression, and bowed his head to the side.

  Zhu Zidao glanced at Yun Qi, who was standing stiffly, and smiled slightly, pretending not to notice him. He continued reading the book in his hand. Although Yun Qi had his head down, he was listening carefully, wondering why the Emperor had summoned him but wasn't speaking to him. After a while, he snuck a peek at Zhu Zidao out of the corner of his eye. The Emperor was actually engrossed in his book! What's going on? You call me here and then ignore me? Yun Qi was furious, but he dared not speak up. Although he didn't dare to do anything, he seethed with anger. In his heart, he had already cursed Zhu Zidao multiple times, but he didn't dare voice it out loud. The imperial guards in the palace were too numerous, and just by their standard military posture, Yun Qi knew he wouldn't be able to handle them.

  Looking at the incense burner on the desk, it was getting shorter and shorter. The study room was still extremely quiet. Zhu Zidao had a bit of disdain for Yun Qi's endurance. When he was in the army, he could stand at attention for several hours. After entering the special forces, he became even more formidable. With a sniper rifle, a few bags of dried vegetables, and half a canteen of water, he could climb in the mountains for three or four days. This kind of endurance was beyond ordinary people's understanding and capabilities.

  The two of them were stuck like this, while Yang Ziting outside the palace was getting worried, wondering why they still hadn't come out after such a long time, pacing back and forth anxiously beside the horse carriage.