Inside the room.
Chen Qingluan was worried, "You openly disobeyed Her Majesty's order, this doesn't seem very good, does it?"
Her Majesty personally summoned him, that was a great honor, who else wouldn't be flattered?
But Su Shi had broken Her Majesty's order in public, and he succeeded!
Su Shi shrugged, "I can go to the palace at any time, but the medicine for your wound should be replaced as soon as possible."
Putting aside his identity as a demonic cultivator, as a transmigrator, he subconsciously lacked respect for the imperial power.
A trace of sweetness flashed through Chen Qingluan's eyes.
So, he rejected the decree in favor of me?
Chen Qingluan said shyly, "Actually, I can also ask the servants to change clothes for me."
Chen Qingluan gave him a comically blank look. As if she remembered something, her pretty face flushed slightly and she said, "Turn around first."
Su Shi frowned and said, "A healer's heart, you don't trust me?"
Chen Qingluan snorted, "Weren't you still peeking at my undershirt last time?"
"... cough cough, but it just happened to be seen."
Su Shi had an embarrassed expression and was still looking away.
Rustling sounds could be heard from behind him.
After a while, Chen Qingluan's voice sounded, "It's done."
Su Shi turned around, his eyes dazed for a moment.
The wound on her back had basically healed, with only a shallow scar remaining.
Her skin was white and smooth, as if it was flawless jade, and her waist was slender enough to be grasped, with a delicate and soft feeling.
Seeing that he was silent, Chen Qingluan said nervously, "What's wrong?"
Did it leave a scar?
Su Shi came back to his senses, "It's okay, the wound healed very well, after this change of medicine, there is not a single mark left."
"That's good."
Chen Qingluan breathed a sigh of relief.
Su Shi took out a Broken Gold Pill, crushed it and applied it evenly on the wound.
Her body trembled for a moment, and a sweet red color spread from her cheeks to her neck.
Although this was not the first time the other party helped her apply medicine, it still gave her an unspeakable feeling of embarrassment.
"Su Shi, if you go to the palace tomorrow, what if Her Majesty opposes you?"
Chen Qingluan was vaguely worried.
Although the imperial palace had announced his identity as a hero, Her Majesty's heart was unpredictable and no one could guess what she was thinking.
"Why don't you let my father accompany you?"
With Chen Wangchuan present, there would at least be a guard.
Su Shi shook his head, "Don't worry, the Holy Empress won't touch me."
If Feng Chaoge had the desire to kill, she would have already done so, there was absolutely no way she would have waited until now.
Right now, he was a hero of mankind with added prestige, and if something happened to him in the Capital, most likely everyone in the world would question the royal family's attitude.
Chen Qingluan found the key to this and her hanging heart was finally relieved.
She said curiously, "What do you think the Holy Empress will give you?"
Su Shi said with a smile, "Since she can't kill me, she might want to pull me in. Perhaps she wants to marry me off to a princess?"
Although Feng Chaoge had no heir, the other princes still had descendants.
Come to think of it, this possibility does not seem impossible.
If that's true, wouldn't he be a member of the royal family?
Then I ...
She lowered her head, her heart a little sour.
Just then, a magnetic voice sounded in her ear, "Don't worry, I've already violated Her Majesty's decree once, and I don't mind doing it again."
Chen Qingluan's face turned red and she whispered, "What difference does it make to me whether you marry the princess or not?"
Su Shi sighed, "I think Imperial Censor Chen will give up."
"I ..."
Chen Qingluan stammered for half a day and said in a mosquito-like voice, "Yes, there is a little. ..."
"Pfft."
Su Shi couldn't help but laugh, "Imperial Censor Chen is indeed quite cute."
Chen Qingluan's pretty face flushed continuously, but the corners of her mouth couldn't help but rise slightly.
In his eyes, am I really that cute?
The young girl's eyebrows were bright, and there seemed to be starlight in her eyes.
The next day was early in the morning.
Su Shi pushed the door and found that the luxuriously dressed eunuch was already waiting outside the door, with a golden palanquin parked behind him.
"Shengzi Su."
The eunuch greeted with a smile.
Su Shi nodded, "You must have waited a long time ."
"We just arrived."
The eunuch reached out and lifted the curtain of the palanquin, "Please, Shengzi Su."
Su Shi lifted his legs and got into the palanquin.
"Pick up the palanquin and return to the palace."
With a shout, the golden palanquin rose into the air and headed towards the palace.
Su Shi raised the corner of the curtain and saw that they were walking along commercial streets, and pedestrians stood on both sides of the street, glancing curiously.
Among them were several noble sons dressed in brocade and jade belts.
"Are they deliberately showing me off so that those forces won't attack me?"
Su Shi shook his head, not bothering to think about it, and leaned back on the treasure seat and meditated.
About a quarter of an hour later, the palanquin slowly stopped and the eunuch's voice sounded from outside, "Shengzi Su, we have arrived."
Su Shi got up and stepped out of the palanquin.
In front of him was a luxurious palace, surrounded by silence, and there were no guards even at the door.
Su Shi frowned and said, "Aren't we going straight to the imperial palace?"
Eunuch smiled and said, "It's not time for the palace yet, this is Zhaotian, the place where Her Majesty usually works."
"Please come in, Her Majesty is waiting for you inside."
"Alright."
Su Shi walked into the palace.
The interior of Zhaotian Palace was extremely luxurious, with vermillion pillars with dragons and phoenixes coiled on them, showing the majesty and splendor of the royal family.
On the golden phoenix seat at the top was a woman wearing a bright yellow phoenix robe.
At this moment, she was looking down and reading a set of documents, not even lifting her eyelids, as if she did not know that Su Shi had entered.
"This is Empress of Linlang?"
Su Shi took a closer look.
Although he couldn't see her face, the majesty she subconsciously exuded still made one definitely feel awe.
He didn't say anything either, and sat down himself, taking the pastries on the table and eating them.
"Well, the snacks of the imperial court are indeed different."
Feng Chaoge glanced at him, a slight smile swept across the bottom of her eyes.
One of them was working seriously, the other was busy eating, no one disturbed the other, the picture seemed a little harmonious.
After reading the last document, Feng Chaoge casually tossed it aside and asked, "Is it delicious?"
Su Shi nodded, "Not bad."
"I will have the imperial kitchen prepare some more for you."
"That is not necessary, even if it is delicious, you will get bored if you eat too much."
"That makes sense."
Feng Chaoge stood up, "Let's go."
Su Shi said curiously, "Are we going to the palace now?"
Feng Chaoge said indifferently, "The time hasn't come yet, so accompany me to lunch first."
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It was only at this point that Su Shi really got a good look at Feng Chaoge's appearance.
With phoenix eyes and crescent moon eyebrows, lips filled with broken jade, and a rosy glow on the cheeks, it made one unable to tell her true age.
Her eyes were as calm as a lake, and even when she was silent, she exuded an intimidating majesty.
There was a faint bright red mole on her eyebrow, adding ~ a touch of beauty to her charm.
This should be the true meaning – in the sense of a rich woman, right?
Su Shi thought to himself.
In the Nine Regions, no one was richer than her.
Realizing his unbridled gaze, Feng Chaoge's brows sank slightly and her voice was ominous, "No one dares to look at me like that."
No one dared to look directly into her eyes, let alone stare at her with no scruples whatsoever.
Feng Chaoge was puzzled, "Unfortunate?"
Su Shi asked rhetorically, "The report document you read just now was mostly flattery, right?"
Feng Chaoge nodded, "Nine out of ten are all flattery."
There are dozens of these types of documents every day, and she is not even interested in looking at them more than once.
"If the ministers don't even dare to look at you, how could they dare to criticize you?"
Su Shi shrugged, "There is no progress without criticism, yet as the ruler of a country, you can't even hear the true voice, isn't that quite unfortunate?"
Feng Chaoge faintly stared.
Although the other party's tone was impolite, what he said did have a point.
She pondered for a moment and said, "If you were an official in the Imperial Court, would you dare to speak up and give advice?"
Su Shi smirked, "Do you really think I'm stupid? If I were working under you, my flattery would definitely be louder than anyone else's."
Feng Chaoge was silent for a moment.
This person's words were too direct, as if he did not regard her as an empress at all.
However, she was already used to seeing people humbling themselves and bowing down, and this kind of casual attitude made her feel somewhat interesting.
"Let's go eat."
Feng Chaoge's dining place was in the Zhaotian Palace.
The palace servants with jade boxes lined up and brought all kinds of dishes, food and soup to the dining table.
The table was filled with nearly a hundred dishes, all of which were precious and exquisite dishes filled with spiritual energy.
Rare spiritual beasts, immortal herbs and spiritual ingredients were everywhere.
In comparison, the Demon Empress' meals all looked much simpler.
Feng Chaoge picked up the golden chopsticks, scooped up a spiritual herb and put it into her cherry mouth, tasting it lightly before putting down the chopsticks and wiping the corners of her mouth with a fragrant handkerchief.
Su Shi was puzzled, "You've finished eating?"
Feng Chaoge nodded, "I don't have much appetite."
Su Shi frowned slightly.
How could she prepare so many dishes when she had no appetite?
Almost a hundred dishes, but only one bite, that was too wasteful.
Moreover, looking at the appearance of the palace maids around, it was clear that the Holy Empress was usually like this all the time.
Feng Chaoge could see what was on his mind and said indifferently, "There are nearly two hundred people in the imperial dining room who receive a salary, if I don't use these one hundred dishes every day, do you think they can still live in the palace?"
There are five bureaus under the imperial kitchen, the head butcher, deputy head butcher, butcher, foreman ... and even the palace maids who serve the dishes have dozens of people.
If the Empress did not need them, then they would all be of no value.
The imperial palace was a complex and large institution, and every decision Feng Chaoge made could affect the livelihood of hundreds of people.
Su Shi was silent for a moment and began to move his chopsticks.
Watching him as he swallowed, Feng Chaoge wondered, "Didn't you just have a snack? Are you still hungry?"
Su Shi said faintly, "I hate wasting food the most!"
Feng Chaoge: "..."
Half an hour later.
Su Shi slumped in his chair and did not have the strength to say, "Oh no, I have done my best."
Although he was able to refine the essence and all the food would be refined into spiritual energy, but there were too many dishes.
After eating for half an hour, there was still a lot left.
"These uneaten foods will be eaten by the servants in the palace. And what the servants don't finish will be given to the spiritual animals and birds."
Feng Chaoge shook her head and said, "So actually nothing is wasted, and you don't have to work too hard."
"??"
Su Shi froze for a moment, "Why didn't you tell me before? It almost killed me!"
"Did you ask me?"
"If you've had your fill, come with me to the palace."
Ignoring Su Shi's gnashing of teeth, Feng Chaoge got up and walked out of the palace, a hint of a smile brushing her eyes as her back turned to him.
"It's been a long time since I've seen such an interesting person."
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Imperial Palace.
Civil and military officials lined up on both sides.
Feng Chaoge sat on a cold high throne, wearing a purple jade bead crown and a magnificent phoenix robe that dangled to the ground, exuding endless majesty and atmosphere.
The female official beside her said in a loud voice, "Su Shi has arrived at the Palace!"
The courtiers turned to look.
They saw a white-clothed man walk in, standing in the center of the hall with his hands hanging down, without the slightest intention of kneeling.
The courtiers frowned at the sight.
Even if they were princes and important ministers, they should kneel and kowtow when they saw Her Majesty.
This Su Shi, who was an ordinary person without merit, was too presumptuous!
The Minister of Rites said solemnly, "Su Shi, how dare you not kneel when you see Her Majesty?"
Su Shi shook his head and said, "I've eaten too much, I can't kneel."
He was clearly expressing his dissatisfaction.
The smile under Feng Chaoge's eyes intensified.
"Sassy!"
"How dare you disrespect Her Majesty?"
"How dare you be so arrogant because of your merits?"
"You really are a demon, you are uneducated!"
Some of the priests spoke accusingly.
Most of the other people looked on indifferently.
"Silence!"
The female official reprimanded.
Silence returned to the hall.
The Minister of Rites cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I suggest that this insolent person be expelled from the palace!"
Feng Chaoge spoke, "In the morning at Zhaotian Palace, Su Shi did eat a lot, so he shouldn't be able to kneel."
Hiss!
The courtiers breathed in cold air!
Zhaotian Palace?
In that case, so Su Shi had breakfast with Her Majesty?
This was a privilege that no one had ever had before!
The Minister of Rites' face turned white, and the few people who had jumped out earlier all quietly lowered their heads.
They seemed to have underestimated Su Shi's position in Her Majesty's heart ...
Feng Chaoge signaled to the female official, "State the decision."
"Yes."
The female official opened the golden bar of the sacred edict and recited in a loud voice, "By the grace of God, the Empress speaks. Here is the Imperial edict."
"Su Shi had defeated the conspiracy of outsiders and saved 200,000 lives in the Northern Borderlands, and had done great service to the world. For these services he will be titled as the Duke of Southwest Region."
"This title is hereditary and will never be revoked."
"That's all!"
The female official put away the decree.
A dead silence fell over the hall.
The courtiers stood frozen in place, their expressions as if they had seen a ghost!
Duke of Southwest Region?
Her Majesty had actually made Su Hui a Duke!
It was a five-star post, a first-rate super official, almost equivalent to a Prince!
Not only that, but he was given the entire Southwest Region as a feudal territory.
The fiefdom was equivalent to a country within a country, and although it was still governed by the Imperial Palace, Su Shi was fully entitled to all the rights and interests of the Southwest Region.
They thought that Her Majesty would reward him with some spiritual treasures and pills, but they never thought that she would directly give Su Shi a territory!
Chu Yin's face was filled with disbelief.
Has Her Majesty gone mad?
Su Shi himself froze.
Is this the richest woman in the Nine Regions?
What a generous offer!
At the same time, a beep sounded in his ears.
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