The wicked sister-in-law is in charge; meals include fish and shrimp.

Chapter 166 The Master Arrives

Qin Wanyue's expression changed. Nothing happened last night, so she thought it was just someone playing tricks on her!

I never expected her to go to the side room! What about tonight? Will she come here again?!

The thought of this possibility sent a chill down her spine, and she subtly moved toward the edge of the bed.

Jun Shuyan frowned and asked his personal maid to lead the way to see what was going on.

Upon entering the room, a strong smell of blood filled the air. All three eunuchs were lying on the ground, except for the one whose mouth was sewn shut.

Jun Shuyan witnessed the tragic state of the three men and felt nauseous upon seeing the large, scarlet characters on the wall. Eunuch Cui took out a sachet and had him smell it before respectfully saying, "Your Majesty, please go to court immediately. This servant has already sent someone to find the Empress."

The Empress is naturally in charge of matters that happen in the inner palace. The Emperor is busy with state affairs every day, so how could he have the time to care about matters of ghosts and spirits? Let alone whether it was done by someone with ulterior motives.

Jun Shuyan turned and left the room, asking as he walked, "When will the master arrive?"

"They should arrive by noon today," Eunuch Cui replied.

That master must be someone extraordinary! They were just lucky to have happened to run into him on his trip.

It is said that he has performed no fewer than a thousand rituals, large and small, and not a single one of them has failed. He can easily catch ghosts and exorcise evil spirits.

Qin Wanyue originally wanted to take a look at the side room, but after hearing the description from her personal nanny, she decided against it.

That's terrifying! I never imagined that lowly slave named Chunyu would be so powerful after she died!

She's already killed two people, isn't it her turn next? Could it be that they wanted to kill her last night, but there were just too many people here?

Thinking of this, she called several more people in. With more people around and more positive energy, she wouldn't be so afraid.

When Shen Sangning arrived, Qin Wanyue was still kneeling as punishment. Seeing that she had become obedient, Shen Sangning was somewhat satisfied.

After everyone had finished kneeling, she offered a few words of comfort and then led them to a side room.

She had never seen what it looked like when a ghost killed someone, and the palace servants said it was terrifying, so she wanted to see for herself.

The personal maid didn't stop her from going in; she was hoping the Empress would be scared out of her wits! That way, their Noble Consort would feel better and might not take her anger out on them, the servants!

Unexpectedly, Shen Sangning didn't scream; instead, she circled the two stiff corpses with great interest.

Tsk tsk, this guy's technique is still lacking! The cut wasn't deep enough. It must have taken him a lot of effort to kill those two, right?

Dong Shuang's heart was pounding outside the door. Had Her Majesty the Empress noticed something?

Just as she was about to muster the courage to ask Shen Sangning to come out, a lazy voice came from inside: "What's the point of keeping this dead person in the house? Just drag him to the mass grave and throw him away."

Qin Wanyue's personal nanny was shocked to hear this. It is said that people who die violently harbor great resentment, and these two old eunuchs were already very resentful in life, let alone after being killed by the female ghost!

They were waiting for that master to arrive and beat them to a pulp!

The wandering ghosts care most about their physical bodies, and the corpses can still restrain them.

Otherwise, when their ghosts return tonight, they'll surely turn Huaqing Palace upside down.

"Your Majesty, this is impossible! Consort Chun says we must save it until the master arrives..."

"Is it up to me or her? Since His Majesty has entrusted this matter to me, then listen to me!" Shen Sangning said with displeasure.

What a bunch of idiots! They're always calling people monsters and demons! Like master, like servant!

Those two old eunuchs deserved to die! Don't think she didn't know the filthy affairs of the side rooms in Huaqing Palace; she even wanted to chop off the one whose mouth was sewn shut!

The personal maid dared not speak anymore and could only watch helplessly as Shen Sangning ordered people to wrap up the two eunuchs' corpses and carry them outside.

Dong Shuang breathed a sigh of relief; she had thought the Empress had figured something out!

Throw them in a mass grave! There are lots of wild dogs and countless crows there. It would be best to eat all the bones off those two beasts so that even if you searched them again, you wouldn't find anything.

The two corpses had just been carried to the doorway when a chilling voice stopped them: "Wait! Where are you taking these two resentful corpses?"

Just as the two eunuchs in front were about to explain, Eunuch Cui, who was behind, stepped forward and said, "Quickly put this corpse down!"

The master said he heard the corpse's resentment reaching the heavens, and since the emperor often stayed overnight at Huaqing Palace, offending his imperial body, things could get very bad.

"Master Wu Yao, this is our Empress."

Wu Yao raised an eyebrow beneath the mask. The Empress of Jing Kingdom was indeed dignified; if only her beautiful face could be swapped onto her own…

She bowed to the mother of the nation before her, while Shen Sangning sat there calmly, glancing at her indifferently. "Are you from Langhuai Kingdom?"

Wu Yao was stunned for a moment. She had kept her trip a secret this time, so there was no way anyone could have revealed her whereabouts.

How did the Queen of Jing find out?

Shen Sangning didn't wait for her reply and continued, "I can tell just by looking at your attire, Master. There's no need to overthink it."

Langhuai Kingdom and Jing Kingdom are on good terms, and she has seen all the envoys who have traveled between them. She can tell at a glance who the person in front of her is.

However, all the wizards she had ever met were men; this was the first time she had ever seen a woman.

Wu Yao was initially startled, thinking that her whereabouts had been exposed.

Fortunately, the woman didn't know her true identity, otherwise, given the current situation, she might have thought she was a spy sent by the Northern Barbarians.

Don't let her die far from home before Mo Li's men even find her! Her revenge is still pending!

That damned Ying Wuyai! He's gotten so arrogant these days because of Cui Jinhua's heart's blood!

She had no idea that Langhuai Kingdom had a natural ice cellar that could preserve fresh things and was said to keep them from decaying for thousands of years!

Cui Jinhua's lifeblood has only been extracted once so far! The rest has been stored in that ice cellar.

The woman is just a little weak now, but she can recover by drinking some herbal soup.

Because Cui Jinhua didn't hesitate to give her heart's blood to cure her son's illness, Ying Wuyai became even more eager to completely replace Mo Li.

Why should Mo Li have such wonderful parents? It's all something he wanted.

Therefore, he no longer listened to Wu Yao and obediently waited for the people he sent out to bring Mo Li back. Instead, he directly asked her, the national advisor, to come out as soon as possible and bring Mo Li back to scatter his soul.

"Your Majesty, these two bodies must not be disposed of carelessly."

These two people had only recently died; she could use their corpses for corpse refining! Her souls could also be collected and used for her own purposes! Although she hadn't yet found a way to do so.

"Oh? Why?" Shen Sangning's eyes widened slightly, as if she was surprised by what she said.

Wu Yao curled her lips into a smug smile. What a beautiful yet foolish woman!

She can easily fool people with just a few words.

Shen Sangning offered her a seat, and she sat down and began to speak eloquently.

Shen Sangning cooperated with her acting, and in the end Wu Yao felt thirsty and drank some water.

"Therefore, Your Highness must not dispose of these two corpses hastily; you may hand them over to me."

She secretly observed Shen Sangning and was overjoyed to see the solemn look on her face.

In the end, she's just like Cui Jinhua! A beautiful but empty vase in the harem!