Goddess Atlas, Starting from the Queen

Chapter 167 Yun Jingshu

Cui Min could hardly believe what he was hearing. Su Jinhua had clearly agreed, and he had even written a letter urging Su Wanyun to return. Why was he suddenly abandoning his plans now?
Cui Min said, "Master, I have already discussed this matter with the Cui family, and I have even prepared Wan Yun's dowry."

Su Jinhua said expressionlessly, "Just keep the dowry. She can take it out whenever she wants to get married."

Cui Min felt somewhat unwilling. She suddenly remembered that the Empress had sent someone over earlier. No sooner had the Empress's people arrived than Su Jinhua immediately stopped Su Wanyun from getting married. Could it be that Su Jinhua's change in attitude was related to the Empress?
Although she knew that Su Jinhua might be somewhat biased towards the Empress in court, the Empress couldn't interfere in the Su family's daughter's marriage, could she? Wasn't that meddling too much?
However, Cui Min wasn't stupid. She knew she was just a woman, and what she said was useless once Su Jinhua made a decision. So she said, "I understand."

Despite saying that, Cui Min was still somewhat unwilling. She planned to return to the Cui family in a few days and tell her parents about the matter, hoping that Cui Cheng, the Tian Shu, would put pressure on Su Jinhua.

……

On the straight road to the capital, several carriages were speeding along. In the second carriage, Chen Qingying, dressed in white, and a beautiful woman dressed in blue sat facing each other.

Chen Qingying had her eyes slightly closed, seemingly sensing something. Just then, a sharp bird cry came from the sky. Chen Qingying slowly opened her eyes and said, "Stop."

Upon hearing Chen Qingying's command, the coachman outside immediately stopped the carriage. The next moment, Chen Qingying lifted the curtain and stepped out of the carriage.

At that moment, a huge eagle swooped down from the sky. When it was almost in front of Chen Qingying, the eagle suddenly stopped and frantically flapped its wings.

After coming to a stop, the eagle flew to stand next to the coachman, and Chen Qingying's gaze fell on the eagle's legs.

A small bamboo tube was tied to the eagle's leg. Chen Qingying immediately took the bamboo tube off, opened the lid, and took out the letter sent by the spies from the capital.

When Chen Qingying opened the letter and saw its contents, a sudden burst of icy true energy erupted from her body.

Seeing that Chen Qingying had suddenly become angry, Lin Yingqiu quickly asked, "Palace Master, what happened?"

At this moment, Chen Qingying's expression was extremely cold. This was the first time Lin Yingqiu had ever seen their palace master so angry.

Chen Qingying didn't speak, but handed the letter in her hand to Lin Yingqiu. After taking the letter, Lin Yingqiu glanced at its contents, and then her brows furrowed slightly.

The letter stated that in order to clear the black aura emanating from Lu Xiaoyao's tomb, the Prince of Xiaoyao sought help from the Zhenling Guards, and even the Imperial Advisor performed a ritual. Ultimately, the black aura emanating from Lu Xiaoyao's tomb was resolved.

No one knew better than Chen Qingying why Lu Xiaoyao's tomb was emitting black energy; it was clearly because the Blood Lotus had matured and it was time to move it.

However, no one should be able to sense that Yin energy.

Now that the black aura has disappeared, it means that the Blood Lotus has been picked by someone. It was the key to her taking that step, and now it has been stolen!

Could it be Xuan Yingzhen?
Others might not be able to sense the malevolent energy emanating from the Blood Lotus, but Xuan Yingzhen certainly could.

Furthermore, Xuan Yingzhen also performed a ritual for the Xiaoyao Prince's Mansion, so it is highly likely that she was the one who took the Blood Lotus.

Lin Yingqiu asked from the side, "Palace Master, what do we do now?"

They had two purposes for going to the capital: one was to compete for the dynasty's fortune, and the other was to obtain the Blood Lotus.

However, the Blood Lotus has now been picked by someone.

Chen Qingying pondered for a moment. Even though the blood lotus had already been picked, they still had to go to the capital for the sake of the dynasty's fortune. She wanted to see if it was Xuan Yingzhen who did this.

Thinking of this, Chen Qingying said indifferently, "Continue to the capital." With that, Chen Qingying returned to the carriage and told the driver to speed up the journey.

……

at the same time.

In the south of the Great Zhou Dynasty, there was the Kingdom of Wu.

The royal palace of the Wu Kingdom is located in the mountains, surrounded by dense forests. Even inside the palace, there are many trees. However, it is precisely because of these trees that the people of the Wu Kingdom have a place to escape the scorching sun.

Inside the Imperial Palace, in the Jingyue Hall.

The hall was filled with fragrant breezes. A woman dressed in a light purple gauze was reclining on a soft couch. The gauze was as thin as a silkworm's wing, and her skin could be vaguely seen underneath. The woman was voluptuous but not fat, and she exuded the aura of a mature woman.

At this moment, a guard entered the hall and said to the woman through the curtain, "Greetings, Your Highness."

A woman's languid voice rang out, "What is it?"

The guard said, "Lu Bai sent a letter requesting a few mother-child Gu gu."

Hearing this, Yun Jingshu said indifferently, "He is not polite at all. Mother-Child Gu is not so easy to cultivate. He always asks me for things, but he doesn't give me anything in return."

Sensing dissatisfaction in Yun Jingshu's tone, the guard cautiously asked, "Should I reply immediately and stop providing him with Gu worms?"

Yun Jingshu said, "Since he wants it, then let's send it to him. After all, he is the child of our Holy Maiden of the Witch Kingdom who was lost abroad."

The guard replied, "I understand."

Yun Jingshu said calmly, "If there's nothing else, you may leave."

"Yes, Your Highness, I shall take my leave."

After the guard left, Yun Jingshu looked in the direction of the capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty, chuckled, and said, "Instead of being a proper Holy Maiden of the Witch Kingdom, she had to go and seduce Lu Xiaoyao, and as a result, she gave birth to such a heartless bastard."

"He still wants to be emperor? The Zhou emperor is not so easy to deal with."

As soon as she finished speaking, Yun Jingshu turned over and closed her eyes to rest.

Although she didn't believe Lu Bai could become the emperor of the Great Zhou, she still had to give him the support she needed to give him. Firstly, because Lu Bai's identity was special, and secondly, because the Great Zhou and the Wu Kingdom were not on good terms, and the Great Zhou had tried to annex the Wu Kingdom many times.

Back then, Zhao Congshan, the Holy Maiden of the Witch Kingdom, went to the Great Zhou to seduce Lu Xiaoyao, who was extremely powerful, in order to protect the Witch Kingdom and prevent the Great Zhou from attacking it. She succeeded, but she herself also fell into Lu Xiaoyao's trap and became his plaything.

She later gave birth to a child for Lu Xiaoyao, but Lu Xiaoyao disliked the child when he grew up, which made the child resent his mother. In the end, Zhao Congshan was killed by her own child.

Yun Jingshu thought to herself that although Lu Bai was indeed a heartless person who was willing to harm even his own mother, it was precisely because of the existence of such people that the Great Zhou could bring more trouble.

With Lu Bai causing trouble in Da Zhou, Da Zhou would fall into endless internal strife and naturally would have no mind to deal with the Wu Kingdom. So, whatever Gu worms or poison Lu Bai wanted, she would basically have someone send them to him.

(End of this chapter)