I am not a seventh-generation descendant of Lord Wu'an from the Qin Dynasty.

Bai Qi rode his horse out of the palace.

After spending two days and one night in the Qin Palace, they finally returned safely to the Bai Mansion in Xianyang.

But as soon as they stepped into the gatehouse, they saw several young girls laughing and playing around.

Bai Qi frowned slightly as he stared at the scene where spring's beauty was briefly revealed. "No, is she trying to seduce me again?"

He had been busy all night yesterday, so he really didn't have time to play any games like "Big Bad Wolf Catches Little White Rabbit" with these eager-to-improve young girls.

Bai Qi strode in, his voice cold as he said, "Where's Yue'er? Call her here!"

The women, being quick-witted, immediately noticed Bai Qi's displeased mood and the teasing noises subsided.

Before long, Yue'er, whose legs were still slightly uncomfortable, walked closer with her hair slightly disheveled.

Clearly, he had just woken up from his afternoon nap.

"Young Master!"

Bai Qi reached out and pulled her up, raising his arm high.

"From today onwards, Yue'er will be the chief steward of the Bai family mansion in Xianyang, with the cook as her assistant, in charge of miscellaneous matters such as purchasing and cooking within the mansion."

Yue'er smiled and said, "Young master, I..."

Before she could refuse, Bai Qi released his palm and said calmly:

"Teach them some manners. Acting like this in public, what kind of behavior is this if outsiders see it!"

The smile on Yue'er's lips faded, and she watched Bai Qi's retreating figure stride into the inner room before giving him a graceful bow.

"Yes, young master!"

She could clearly sense that Bai Qiyi's attitude towards them had changed after he returned from Xianyang Palace.

They have gained more confidence and lost some of their superficiality.

He was no longer afraid of them!

……

I woke up the next morning.

Six masked men, armed with weapons and looking strange, stepped into the Bai Mansion in Xianyang.

"Thank you for your kind notification, Steward Yue. The Six Sword Slaves, by order of the Empress Dowager, shall serve Lord Bai Qi from this day forward!"

"Six Sword Slaves? How could this be?"

Yue'er dared not delay. While leading the six people to wait in the living room, she hurried to the bedroom to inform them.

"Young master, outside..."

"Have the Six Sword Slaves arrived? They'll be here soon."

Bai Qi turned around, wearing a bronze general's armor with a dragon on the left and a tiger on the right, and a Pixiu pattern embroidered on the chest, which accentuated the young general's spirited demeanor.

The cook knelt down and just in time to put the last piece of bronze knee armor on Bai Qi.

Bai Qi gripped the eighteen-foot bronze spear and the Wu'an Jun sword tightly in one hand, and carried the three-stone dragon tongue bow and a quiver containing twenty nine-qian arrows in the other, and strode out the door.

As he passed by the stunned Steward Yue, he didn't forget to give her a word of advice.

"Remember, prepare plenty of wine, meat, song, and dance tonight. Bai Qi is going to throw a grand feast for his heroes!"

"Ah, yes, young master!"

Steward Yue was still unaware of what was going on. He turned around and hurried after him, only to see that Bai Qi had already leaped onto the horse in front of the mansion, raised the whip in one hand, and galloped into Xianyang Palace.

The palace gate of Empress Dowager Xia Ji in Qin Dynasty.

Bai Qi rubbed the black ice double-character token that Zhen Gang had just handed him in his palm. Recalling the scene of being turned away here the day before, a sinister smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

He spurred his horse forward, his two large front hooves raised high as he charged straight at the palace gate.

Just as the armored guards at the left and right palace gates were about to step forward, the swords of Soul-Slaying and Soul-Destroying were already held against their necks.

"Don't move, or you'll die!"

Bai Qi's cold gaze swept straight into the palace, causing the eunuchs he encountered along the way to change color and hastily retreat.

Of course, there were also palace servants who were loyal to their master.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."

"You bastard! Think before you speak."

Empress Dowager Xia Ji had just gotten up and was doing her hair in front of the mirror. She would urge Cui Qiao to study later. She doted on this grandson whom she had raised herself.

But perhaps because she was not favored in the Qin Palace in her early years, she has always been extremely strict with her subordinates and regards the dignity of the Empress Dowager as her life.

"Your Majesty, something terrible has happened! Bai Qi, the one from yesterday, has led his men in and stormed in!"

"What?! How dare you!"

Almost as soon as Xia Ji finished speaking, Bai Qi, riding the Snow-Treading Black Steed, rushed straight into the inner room.

Eight shadows spread out from the darkness, and the six sword slaves' swords flashed and clashed.

However, in an instant, the two sides reached a stalemate.

Empress Dowager Xia Ji's voice trembled with rage, "Bai Qi, how dare you trespass into the Empress Dowager's palace!"

Bai Qi stroked the fine mane of the Snow-Treading Black Steed with one hand, and said with a playful smile, "The Third Empress Dowager invited me the other day, and I spent the night at Ganquan Palace."

"After returning to the manor, I thought about it and realized that I hadn't yet met Empress Dowager Xia Ji in her palace, so here I am again."

Bai Qi said with a sly smile, "It seems the Empress Dowager can't kick me out today."

Empress Dowager Xia Ji took a deep breath, reached for her outer robe, and with a look of shame and anger, coldly rebuked:

"A lover who commits adultery with his wife is utterly shameless!"

"Your Majesty, what are you saying? Bai Qi came to keep our appointment the day before yesterday without eating breakfast. We are not yet in a relationship of adultery."

"you……"

Bai Qi dismounted, shamelessly offering his left cheek, "Empress Dowager, please speak, I'm listening."

Empress Dowager Xia Ji said coldly, "Bai Qizi, as a descendant of Lord Wu'an, you have a bright future ahead of you. You must not ruin it for yourself."

Bai Qi touched his chin with his fingertips, gripped the Wu'an Jun sword, and slammed his eighteen-foot bronze spear into the ground before stepping forward.

Qian Sha drew his longsword and clashed head-on with Zhen Gang. Amidst the clashing sword shadows, Zhen Gang remained perfectly composed, while a bloody mark appeared on Qian Sha's cheek.

Compared to the Empress Dowager, the King's wife was clearly inferior.

Bai Qi's expression remained unchanged, and he smiled, "Wasn't Bai Qi's bright future ruined the other day by the Empress Dowager's scorching sun for an hour?"

Empress Dowager Xia Ji's expression suddenly changed. Seeing that resorting to force was not an option, and that using her authority as Empress Dowager was also not beneficial, she realized that this was not a good idea either.

She discovered once again that she was helpless against this stubborn and unreasonable person.

His previous bluster and cowardice were immediately revealed.

"Bai Qi, you rode your horse into the Empress Dowager's palace in broad daylight. What exactly are you trying to do?"

"Your Majesty, wasn't it you who invited us? You were too busy the other day, surely you have time today!"

"Bai Qi..."

"Relax, relax! I'm just teasing you."

Bai Qi's playful expression vanished, and he walked seriously into Empress Dowager Xia Ji's bedroom.

He sat on the tatami mat and gestured for her to sit next to him.

Empress Dowager Xia glanced over, but the distance was too close, and she dared not sit down. She just stood there, frozen in place.

Bai Qi didn't care about her. After all, it wasn't her who was tired from standing. Seeing that there were pastries and tea on the table, he picked them up and ate them without any hesitation.

He had ridden all the way here and was really hungry.

For a time, Bai Qi ate and drank with great relish.

The Six Sword Slaves and the Eight Exquisite Women stood facing each other.

Empress Dowager Xia Ji stood at the lower end, as if standing on the tip of a knife.

Empress Dowager Xia Ji's palace maids, eunuchs, and guards stood at a distance, hesitant to approach.

A quarter of an hour, a quarter of an hour, a quarter of an hour...

Empress Dowager Xia Ji's legs ached, but she finally couldn't resist moving a couple of times, cursing inwardly.

"Are those palace guards in Xianyang dead? The thieves have already broken into the palace gates, and there's not a single person protecting the emperor..."

"Is the Empress Dowager waiting for the guards from Xianyang Palace?"

Bai Qi patted his bulging belly under the bronze armor, lazily twisted his neck, and laughed.

"No one will be coming here today."

"Impossible, absolutely impossible."

Empress Dowager Xia Ji said with a cold face, "Don't think you can act recklessly just because you are young."

"The Qin Palace is far too important for a mere brat like you to handle..."

"M-Queen Mother!"

From afar, an anxious palace maid stood outside the hall and shouted at her, interrupting her.

"When I went to the nearest palace gate, the guards said that I could not enter the Empress Dowager's palace without an imperial edict."

Everyone in the hall looked at Bai Qi.

Bai Qi shrugged, reached out and took off the Wu'an Jun sword, slamming it onto the table with a thud.

Empress Dowager Xia Ji angrily said, "Are you stupid? The palace gatekeeper doesn't dare to come, so why don't you go back to find the King? As the King of Great Qin, how can you allow an outsider to trespass into the Empress Dowager's palace?"

The palace maid said bitterly, "When I went to the Qin King's palace, the guards said that the King and Queen caught a cold while stargazing last night and the palace will be closed for three days."

Everyone looked at Bai Qi again.

Bai Qi held up three fingers, shook them, brought them to his chin, and smirked, "Hehehe!"

Empress Dowager Xia Ji's lips twitched.

Because the distance outside the palace was far, the palace maid could not see and continued to recount this tragic journey.

"The maidservant went to Empress Dowager Zhao Ji again and said, 'Empress Dowager Xia Ji's affairs are not her responsibility.'"

"Helpless, I had no choice but to go to Empress Dowager Huayang. She said, 'If you're lonely, my sister can go find a handsome young man. Why are you dragging me into this? I'm not going to join in this fun!'"

Empress Dowager Xia Ji, embarrassed and annoyed, said, "Go find the Grand Master of the Imperial Clan of Qin! I refuse to believe it..."

The palace maid said in distress, "I can't get out!"

Empress Dowager Xia Ji was so angry she felt like she was about to vomit blood.

"Later, they still had to ask a palace maid who was out shopping to deliver the message."

"What did the Grand Master of Ceremonies say?"

Empress Dowager Xia Ji still clung to the last glimmer of hope.

But it was shattered immediately.

The palace maid said coyly, "The Grand Master of Ceremonies said, 'The Empress Dowager of Qin can keep as many male concubines as she wants, as long as they don't belong to the Ying family, they dare not interfere!'"

Empress Dowager Xia Ji felt disheartened, fell silent, and sat down.

"Bai Qizi, what exactly are you trying to do?"