Chapter 42
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Chapter 42
"Your Majesty?"
The old woman’s eyes sparkled with brilliance, though they were cloudy with age, making it hard for Yun Chuyou to see her own clear reflection in the woman’s pupils.
She instinctively looked down at her chest; the curve was very natural and hadn’t changed much from before. Her lower body also did not have any strange parts, so she should not be a fake emperor disguising as a man.
As for her clothing, it had changed from a very plain blue dress to a black robe.
After entering this illusion, the bond and senses she had with Hu Xiao Bai vanished, and the sword and magical tools she carried with her also disappeared. The storage ring remained on her hand, but her body could not use any spiritual power, so she couldn’t take anything out. It had turned into an ordinary ring, a useless ornament.
In this world, the Murong Dynasty is associated with water, and the emperor wears black robes. She was dressed the same way, but this black was not the pure black cloak Xie Qi wore; it was a black and gold dragon robe.
Wait, Yun Chuyou could see that the patterns embroidered with golden thread on the hem of the robe were not of a dragon, but of a phoenix.
In the Mortal World, the dragon robe is worn by the emperor, and the phoenix robe is worn by the empress. But if she heard correctly, this old woman just called her Your Majesty.
Yun Chuyou looked at the old woman’s strong arms and firm muscles and felt that something was a little off about the current scene.
In the next moment, she heard an old lady with a pinched voice say, "Your Majesty, the Consort is unwell and wants to see you."
As soon as she finished speaking, a handsome young man in palace attire, looking very delicate, appeared on Yun Chuyou’s left side. He pitifully said, "Your Majesty, today is the fifteenth of the first month. You promised to go to Kunning Palace."
The first and fifteenth days of the month are always dedicated to the Empress. This handsome young man was a close Palace Servant to the Empress, one of the top Palace Servants. He certainly could not let the Emperor be taken away by the Consort’s attendants.
Taking advantage of the Emperor not looking, he rolled his eyes disdainfully at the Consort’s attendant: The Consort is so strong, even stronger than a calf. With that build, how could she be sick? Who would believe it if they heard?
However, in front of the Emperor, one cannot speak so harshly.
Palace Steward Emerald, being an excellent at palace intrigue, quickly defended the Empress, "The Empress is from a noble family and has a frail body, unlike the Consort, who comes from a military background and is very strong. She could recover from any illness just by sleeping. He caught a cold last night and is feeling unwell today, but he instructed me not to say anything, wanting to spare Your Majesty’s worries."
This was cleverly said. It showed the Empress’s love for the Emperor and also cast a shadow on the Consort, implying that the strong son of a military general must be using the excuse of being unwell to compete for favor.
Who is the Empress? And who is the Consort? Entering this illusion, Yun Chuyou felt utterly confused. She felt as if she had become an NPC in a script, and it appeared to be the script of a female emperor.
That’s right, although female emperors are rare, they do exist. However, in ordinary kingdoms, the majority of palace maids are beautiful and slender. Not that their attire is overly fancy, but palace maid outfits are definitely in bright colors, with pinks, greens, reds, and all sorts of hues. In contrast, the attire of the eunuchs typically has a foundation of deep blue or dark gray.
But the palace maids and old maids in this scene were very different from reality. They wore dark and simple maid outfits, and they were tall and strong.
The handsome young man serving the queen appeared very small next to the tall old maid. His clothes were bright, and his look was very delicate.
The queen or the noble consort; now the emperor must choose one.
Yun Chuyou could not choose nothing; she had to get through this critical moment. Though no game-like box appeared for her to make a choice, the scene before her felt very similar.
She did not have many memories about this identity, and just as she hesitated, the old maid and the handsome young man began to look at Yun Chuyou in a strange way, as if they could see through her and realized that this emperor was actually an outsider.
Suddenly, she felt a chill run down her spine and had a strong feeling: she must not let these palace people discover her true identity.
She needed to react to the situation quickly, or else the NPCs in this illusion might tear off their masks and turn into monsters at any moment.
Some illusions could not be broken; instead, you had to play along and shine brightly in your current identity.
Yun Chuyou immediately put on the emperor’s authoritative air, "Alright, at fifteen, you should go to the queen’s palace. There must be rules in the palace. I cannot heal, so noble consort, please have the royal doctor come!"
She clearly responded correctly in time, and the strange person quickly became obedient, sincerely treating Yun Chuyou like a high and mighty emperor.
The old lady by the consort looked gray and weary. Although she was strong, she could not force the emperor towards the consort’s bed in front of the ruler of the world.
"Your Majesty, let’s go. I will lead you."
Emerald immediately became proud, like a rooster that had just won a battle, strutting his body in a rather flamboyant way.
Seeing his way of walking, Yun Chuyou understood: this illusion really was a matriarchy, and the roles of men and women were reversed; she just didn’t know whether children were born to women or men.
The emperor was already heading towards Kunning Palace, and soon the queen’s palace appeared.
Kunning Palace was where the queen lived, but she did not love luxury; the decorations around were quite understated and elegant.
When Yun Chuyou entered, she did not announce herself loudly. From a distance, she saw a screen with a hundred birds singing, and behind the screen, the queen was sitting at her vanity, her long, fair fingers holding a jade comb as she slowly brushed her long, shiny black hair.
It was night, so the queen only wore a thin inner garment. This garment was not loose; instead, it fit her perfectly, beautifully outlining her slender and graceful figure.
A thought popped into Yun Chuyou’s mind: The Queen has such a slim waist, and she sits very straight.
Just like Emerald said, the Queen comes from a noble family, and when she sits there, she has a graceful presence, elegant and refined, even the way she brushes her hair is especially graceful.
The Queen, who was looking in the mirror, seemed to sense something and instinctively turned her face. At first, the Queen’s expression was dark and twisted, as if she was trying hard to suppress her anger.
But when she saw Yun Chuyou, her face changed instantly, and she smiled sincerely, "Your Majesty, why didn’t you announce your arrival?"
He looked down at his clothes, just a simple inner garment, too plain and modest, not at all glamorous, and it did not show off his beauty.
He should have cooperated well since the Emperor was Yun Chuyou, instead of dressing like this!
Yun Chuyou took a step back because she was startled by the Queen. It wasn’t that the Queen’s appearance was inconsistent; her back looked like a beauty, but her front had a striking contrast.
The Queen was very beautiful, but perhaps a little too much, resembling her master greatly.
In that moment, Yun Chuyou thought she had seen her master in person.
"Ah… pomelo."
The young and beautiful queen showed a sweet smile. Because of the rules of the illusion, he could not say much, at least not in front of the palace maids, mentioning words like cultivator or Tianyuan Sect.
In this illusion, no matter what his identity was outside, inside he could only have the identity arranged by the illusion.
It turned out to be Xie Qi. Yun Chuyou breathed a sigh of relief. She remembered when she saw Xie Qi, he was in a disguise, but it seemed that his disguise had been forcefully removed in the illusion.
To be honest, the reason Xie Qi looked very similar to Xie Fuzhi was that he was very young. Their master was a typical handsome youth, but the face in front of her could only be described as a young man, with the unique baby fat of youth, rounder cheeks, and the freshness of green apricots.
But the next second, a familiar avatar frame appeared above his head.
The illusion blocked many things, like her spiritual power and her bond with her spirit pet, but it had no way to block Yun Chuyou’s special ability as a traveler from another world.
She took a breath and showed a relaxed smile on her face, "Little Qi."
No one said that the queen and the emperor could not call each other by their nicknames; at least the palace maids around them acted very normally.
One by one, they stood with their heads lowered, as if they were already used to the scene of the emperor and empress together.
It seems that Xie Qi is the queen; everyone appears to have been swept up in this special, large illusion, becoming characters in the script.
Many people with different ideas can always find a way out quickly.
In the original story, the main character Song Mingzhu did not encounter this strange illusion, and the book naturally did not provide a way to break the illusion.
This might be due to the butterfly effect caused by her own appearance. It could also be content generated by the world filling in details, as it is impossible to write about every single detail of the main character’s life.
However, when she saw the system panel clearly, Yun Chuyou’s pupils suddenly shrank.
In the name section
The system displayed not the word Xie Qi, but three familiar letters: Xie Fuzhi. This was the name of her mentor, and the first name Yun Chuyou learned to write after entering this world.
The writing in the cultivation world is different from reality; Xie Fuzhi taught Yun Chuyou to write his name step by step.
Other people teach their apprentices to write their own names, but only her master is unique.
Who can tell her why the queen of this illusion is her master Xie Fuzhi?!