Chapter 933: The Young Empress (70)

On the fourth day, Su Qing officially took up residence in the estate the Empress had purchased for him. He shut himself indoors and claimed to the outside world that he had fallen ill.

In truth, after meeting Nan Yunchuan, he had already disguised himself and left the imperial capital with his men.

Carrying the letter and token Xiao Jin had entrusted to him, he headed toward the distant Qi Kingdom.

There, he intended to carve out a new world for himself.

And when he returned to Western Saint Kingdom again—

That would be the day he claimed her.

Through the System, Tang Guo watched Su Qing's departure. Seeing the look of absolute determination in his eyes as he sat inside the carriage, she burst out laughing.

Host, what are you laughing at? It's good that people have dreams.

"Mm, I'll stop laughing."

Tang Guo rested her chin in her hand, the smile fading from her face.

"I'm curious. How many years will it take him to return to Western Saint Kingdom? And during those years, what methods will he use to climb upward? Even with Xiao Jin's remaining forces, carving out a place for himself won't be easy."

"Five years is impossible. Ten years? Twenty? Thirty?"

I don't know either. Who can predict such things? But I do know one thing. As long as Host is here, he'll never overthrow Western Saint Kingdom.

"I'll only exist in this world for twenty-odd years. Twenty years from now, if Su Qing truly manages to establish himself in Qi Kingdom, Western Saint Kingdom really could be in danger."

The System hesitated.

That was indeed true.

Which meant his host definitely had some kind of plan.

But if Host didn't say anything, he couldn't force the answer out of her.

"Speaking of which, I suddenly remembered something."

"I still haven't taken revenge on Tang Nuoyue."

System: I suddenly feel sorry for Tang Nuoyue.

Tang Guo smiled sweetly and said to the Grand Chief Eunuch, "Summon Prince Yue to the palace. After recovering for so long, both her body and mind should have healed. As the only Prince Yue of Western Saint Kingdom, it's time she shared some of the burdens of the state."

The Grand Chief Eunuch inexplicably felt a chill run down her spine.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

—

Tang Nuoyue had been enjoying herself in the courtyard, basking in the sun and leisurely eating grapes, when the Grand Chief Eunuch suddenly arrived with an imperial summons.

The shock nearly made her fall off her chair.

The Empress wanted to see her?

Why had she suddenly remembered her?

She hadn't done anything recently to offend the Empress, had she?

When that man Su Qing had tried to get close to her before, she had driven him away without hesitation.

Surely Her Majesty wasn't so petty.

Perhaps it was something important?

After changing clothes, Tang Nuoyue came out and saw Shan Ge's worried face.

"Don't worry. The Empress probably has some important matter."

Shan Ge knew about what had happened to Nan Yunchuan.

So when he heard that Prince Yue had been summoned, he couldn't help feeling anxious.

Prince Yue wasn't exactly reliable, but ever since they had spoken frankly with each other, she had treated him quite well.

As for that bastard Xiao Jin, he really had tried to sow discord between him and Prince Yue.

Prince Yue had instructed him to agree outwardly and then secretly tell her everything at night.

She had even said that Xiao Jin was a hostage prince from a neighboring country and couldn't be dealt with openly. She told him to put on a show and not take it to heart.

Since Prince Yue had said as much, and since she had genuinely treated him well behind the scenes, aside from Xiao Jin and Yin Qiu, there had been no other men entering the residence lately.

Compared to the back courtyards of many noble families, his life was practically peaceful, and he enjoyed Prince Yue's sincere affection.

He was more than satisfied.

Having benefited from her kindness, he felt that standing firmly on Prince Yue's side was necessary if he wanted to continue living comfortably.

Sure enough, Prince Yue treated him even better now.

Thus, he intended to properly manage the rear courtyard.

As for Xiao Jin…

Let him jump around while he still could.

One day, Prince Yue would surely find a way to deal with him.