vstars Chapter 169 Guarding outside
Chapter 169 Guarding outside
As soon as Wu Yao spoke, the wind outside stopped, but just when everyone thought the vengeful ghost had been frightened, the wind picked up again, even stronger than before.
"Ah! Ah!"
"Ghosts are coming! Ghosts are coming!" The palace maids and eunuchs scattered in all directions, hiding in what they thought was a safe place, each clutching their heads, trembling with fear.
Fine beads of sweat appeared on Wu Yao's forehead. She had never encountered anything like this before. What was she supposed to do?
Having no other choice, she repeated the incantation she had just recited many times before pointing the peach wood sword at a potted plant by the palace entrance. "I know you're there! Since you're so stubborn, don't blame me for being impolite!"
After saying that, she rushed over and slashed the flowerpot with her sword. The sound of the flowerpot shattering startled everyone in the room.
"Your Highness, the wind has stopped! The wind has stopped!"
The personal maid's legs went weak, and she slid to the ground, a relieved smile on her face.
Qin Wanyue breathed a sigh of relief. "Let's open the door and see how the master is doing."
Luckily, he's a capable guy, otherwise they would all be stuck here tonight.
Wu Yao, who was outside the door, had already tidied her clothes and had resumed her mysterious and unpredictable demeanor.
She appeared calm, but her palms were sweaty. She didn't know why the wind had stopped just now, and there hadn't been a sound since.
That thing should be gone by now, right?
Qin Wanyue was escorted out, and seeing her calm and composed demeanor, she quickly asked, "Master, how did it go? Was that evil spirit dealt with?"
Wu Yao's voice still carried a chilling edge, but to Qin Wanyue it sounded like heavenly music: "Your Highness, do not be afraid, that evil spirit has been severely injured by me."
"If she comes again, I will make sure she never gets reincarnated!"
This is all she can do now to appease this woman. She hasn't even seen a single thing, let alone accepted it!
What if it suddenly reappears after being subdued? All she can do now is gamble—gamble that it won't come back tonight.
After all that fuss, they still couldn't kill that filthy thing?!
Qin Wanyue originally wanted to lose her temper, but then she thought that if she offended Wu Yao now and she quit, she wouldn't be able to find someone to come over in a short time.
So she put on a polite smile and said gratefully, "I'm so grateful to have had you here tonight, Master. Otherwise, I'm afraid I would have been harmed by that filthy thing."
Wu Yao thought the woman was alright, at least not as difficult as the pretty woman from this morning, so she smiled and said, "Your Highness, don't worry, I'll be guarding outside all night. You can rest assured and get some rest."
Wu Yao was already exhausted from being on edge for so long, but what if that thing came again?
Anyway, there are still so many people outside tonight with plenty of yang energy, so there's nothing to fear. If that thing comes, it can take a few down with it.
That's exactly what Qin Wanyue wanted to hear. With her outside watching over her, she could finally get a good night's sleep.
"Thank you for your hard work, Master. Once this is over, please feel free to ask for anything you need, and I will certainly grant your request."
After exchanging a few more polite words, she turned and went back to the room covered with yellow talismans.
Unlike the night she first encountered the ghost, this night had several palace maids and nannies standing by her bedside, and many lamps were lit.
Dong Shuang secretly raised her head from the corner and glanced in Wu Yao's direction. She saw Wu Yao sitting there motionless, not knowing whether she was alert to her surroundings or had already fallen asleep.
She lowered her head again, feeling a little sad.
It's strange, why was the wind so strong today? And what a coincidence that the wind stopped as soon as the flowerpot broke?
Was it a coincidence or...?
She shook her head. How could that be? Chunyu is already dead. If she really had become a ghost, she would have killed those three old beasts long ago! Then Qin Wanyue wouldn't still be able to rest easy now.
If Chunyu really had returned, why would she have the right to try and vent her anger on her behalf?
Tonight, Jun Shuyan went to Shen Sangning's place for the first time ever. No matter what metaphors Shen Sangning said, he pretended not to understand and stayed there refusing to leave.
"Your Majesty, it's already very late. May we put Yaoyao down?"
She's about to go to sleep.
Shen Sangning was speechless. He didn't know what had gotten into this man today that led him to come here!
The first thing he asked as soon as he walked in was, "Where is the little princess?" Normally, he wouldn't even bother to come and take a look.
I've been holding my daughter since I walked in the door all day.
Something's fishy going on! Why isn't he at Huaqing Palace with his beloved woman, but instead here trying to snatch her daughter?
Thinking of one possibility, she coldly snatched the child from his arms and said, "Your Majesty, please go back. The little princess is too sleepy to stay still."
"Then I will be there tonight..."
"I haven't been feeling well these past few days and have kept soiling the bed. I don't want Your Majesty to be tainted by the filth of a woman. Your Majesty should find another place to stay."
Jun Shuyan had originally intended to retire here, but Shen Sangning interrupted him, carrying the child into the inner palace. The palace maids lowered their heads, their eyes darting around.
This wasn't the first or second time the Emperor had been rebuffed by the Empress in front of them, and they really couldn't understand what the Empress was thinking.
Other concubines in the harem didn't even have the chance to stay overnight with the emperor, but she just sent them away.
Rumors have already spread in the palace that the Empress cannot give birth to a prince, and even the one from Xinhua Garden is more fertile than her.
When will this attitude of not fighting for anything and not even wanting what one has change? They still want to see how handsome the little prince born to the Empress will be.
Jun Shuyan wasn't angry, since this wasn't the first time Shen Sangning had treated him like this.
Because he had held Chun'er that day, he thought of coming to see his little princess.
Unexpectedly, the little guy was just as unafraid of him as Chun'er. He held him tightly, reluctant to let go, and before he knew it, it was already midnight.
He took a few steps inside and saw Shen Sangning gently patting Yaoyao from afar, her eyes so tender they seemed to be overflowing with affection.
At this moment, her expression was incredibly gentle, a look he had never seen before.
He always saw her as cold and aloof, with a stern face as if she wanted to keep strangers away.
He stood there watching for a while, and Shen Sangning, naturally knowing he was still waiting, raised her head and said, "Your Majesty, are you perhaps angry that I didn't see you off? I'll be right there."
"No need! I'll go myself!" Jun Shuyan was furious and turned around to storm out.
This woman's face changes so fast! She looks at him as if he'd dug up her ancestral grave in his past life! Does she really hate him that much?! He didn't understand.
Seeing him leave, Shen Sangning smiled and felt her breathing become easier.
Where was this man when she was pregnant with her little princess? Where was he when she almost lost both herself and her unborn child? Where was he when the child was sick?
Hmph! He's out sightseeing and flirting with Qin Wanyue!
Now that the kid recognizes people, he wants to get noticed? He really has no shame!