Chapter 12: The Sage's Challenge

  Red walls and green tiles

  Jade Pool White Bridge

  Who is giggling in the depths of the courtyard?

  Those two orioles.

  I couldn't help but whisper, the imperial palace has also gone to many places, domestic and foreign, wooden and earthen, yet still cannot escape the infinite spring light in front of me.

  The small hand in mine tightened, I lowered my head to look at Xiao Jiu, his eyes were fixed forward, with a hint of vigilance on his face. Suddenly, he stretched out both arms towards me, I squatted down and picked him up, he whispered softly in my ear: Do you see the waterside pavilion?

  I strolled back in time, on the other side of the lotus pond was a waterside pavilion, inside sat three people, one man and two women. The man wore a white long gown with an embroidered black dragon flying across the sky, he should be the emperor. On his right hand side was a woman wearing gold and silver, her hair adorned with pearls.

  The queen is right, the empress's illness is not light. At first, she wouldn't even look at me in the eye, but now, she stares at me with an icy gaze. Her voice is cold and devoid of emotion, yet it sends shivers down one's spine.

  What? Does he have eyes on his ears? Seeing that he hasn't even opened his eyes or is facing sideways, how does he know I'm looking at him? Is it because the half-closed eyelids are covering up the fact that he's actually already looking in my direction?

  Elegant and refined, mustn't be rude. Feng Xue Yin's soft voice scolded me, I turned my head to look at Feng Xue Yin, pretending to be silly: Sister, this brother is so handsome, why can't I look?

  The sound of wind and snow startled me, and with one hand covering my forehead, I had a worried expression: "Xiao Ya, Xiao Ya, don't scare your sister."

  Heh heh. I pulled out an apple from my sleeve, wiped it clean, and stuffed it in front of Emperor Xuan Yuan Yifei. His half-lowered eyelids finally lifted, shooting out a faint beam of light.

  Brother, are you eating?

  His face was gloomy, he slightly turned his head, looked at me, and I immediately caught the color of his eyes, which were amber, how strange, a foreigner became an emperor.

  Xuanyuan Yifei looked at the Empress: I didn't expect my National Protector to become a fool, isn't this making the entire dynasty a laughing stock! The severe tone made the Empress immediately stand up and kneel in front of the Emperor: Your Majesty, Qingya has already become like this, it's pitiful enough, must you still blame her? Please, Your Majesty, take into account Qingya's past contributions to the country and treat her with kindness.

  "Hmm? It seems that Feng Xue Yin is quite doting on his younger sister. I started to gnaw on an apple. However, the women in the palace should not be underestimated, let alone those who can become empresses in this competitive world, they must be strong among the strong."

  "Hmph! Xuan Yuan Yifei swung his sleeve and stood up. The wise and talented Princess of the Protectorate is renowned throughout the land. Three days later, the wise man of the Sakha Kingdom, Ji Yu, came to challenge her. Who should I send to compete? It's strange that he had no expression on his face, yet the words he spoke made people feel fearful?"

  Your Majesty, even so, you cannot blame Qingya! Feng Xueyin's voice sank, bringing out her unyielding dignity as the mother of a nation. She stood up, her face calm once more, and asked Your Majesty to reconsider. If you insist on punishing Qingya, I fear it will invite criticism from others.

  Queen. Xuan Yuan Yifei still had his eyes downcast, someone must participate in the competition!

  But it's absolutely not elegant! The sound of wind and snow welcomes the view of Xuan Yuan, who seems to be fighting for his sister until the end.

  In the pavilion, it was suddenly quiet as a cicada in winter, and the atmosphere fell into awkwardness. Sai Fei seemed to be staring at the two with a look of terror, but her eyes were deeply hidden with a smile.

  This war between the Emperor and Empress was triggered by Feng Qingya, who seems to be a wise man beyond others, a famous wise man of the Xuan Yuan Dynasty. Three days later, another wise man, Nian Yu, will come to challenge him, so Feng Qingya represents the Xuan Yuan Dynasty.

  Now that Feng Qingya has gone mad, how can she participate in the competition? If so, it would be a humiliation to the prestige of the Xuan Yuan Dynasty. They specially invited Feng Qingya, but instead they quarreled in front of her, could it be... a test?

  They were all testing whether Feng Qingya had really lost her memory or not.

  My head is killing me, things in the palace are chaotic. I'm going to take this opportunity to escape.

  Thank you everyone for your support, thank you, thank you, hehe