The villain daughter did all kinds of things

The group quickly began their meal after taking their seats.

The four palace maids who were responsible for serving them were very perceptive. Basically, as long as Amelie and her companions glanced at a dish, the maids could roughly judge how much they wanted to eat by the length of time their gaze lingered on it, and would put the appropriate amount of food or soup into the small bowls in front of them in advance.

Of course, to prevent the flavors of the dishes from mixing, each small bowl is replaced after each use.

People in many Eastern countries have a habit of chatting while eating, and the Queen's family in Shangying Kingdom is no exception.

Amamiya Yuki first thanked Emery for rescuing Amamiya Rin yesterday, and Emery smiled and said it was nothing to be done.

When the topic turned to Rin Amamiya, Emery looked at her cousin with great curiosity and noticed that Rin was not wearing a purple kimono like royalty, but a uniform with a very obvious JK (high school girl) style.

"Is this your school uniform, Rin? It's so cute~~"

Emerald first complimented Rin Amamiya's uniform, and then naturally reached out to touch Rin Amamiya's leg, but Rin Amamiya rolled her eyes and cleverly dodged her.

Emery didn't mind; instead of retracting her outstretched hand, she changed direction and grabbed Rin Amamiya's small hand.

"Speaking of which, you went to school today even though something terrible happened yesterday, Rin? Why didn't you stay home and rest for a day? Did your classmates worry about you?"

Unexpectedly, mentioning school only intensified Rin Amamiya's disdain for Emerald, but she didn't retract her hand from Emerald's grasp, only saying irritably:

"Thanks to my sister, almost half of our classmates are missing today."

"???"

Three question marks appeared above Amelie's head.

What does it have to do with me that your classmates didn't come to class? Surely I didn't cause them all to miss class... Uh, could it be that...?

Emerald suddenly realized that someone of Tengu Rin's status must have attended a prestigious girls' school, where the students were all daughters of powerful and wealthy families.

that……

"So, sister, you've already thought of that? Humph!"

Rin Amamiya seemed somewhat angry as she shook off Emerald's hand.

“Our school has never had more than 70 students, and our class currently only has 14. Half of them were taken to a hotel by you last night, and then they skipped class this morning without any reason… Father was right, you are a terrible woman!”

"My dear sister, you've misunderstood me~~"

Emery, however, didn't seem to mind and continued with a grin:

"We were just tired from playing last night and went to the hotel to rest. We didn't do anything wrong, so why am I considered a terrible woman?"

"Heh... Sister, do you think I'm still a child? What else can you adults do together at a hotel besides doing *that* kind of thing?"

Amamiya Rin sneered:

"And why are you so concerned about my attitude, sister? Are you trying to flirt with me too? Well, I'm sorry, I'm not interested in that right now... My best friend just died, and I'm grieving. Right now, I just want to focus on my studies and cultivation."

"This is just a friendly exchange between older and younger sisters. Rin, you're overthinking it... Even if I were a really bad woman, I wouldn't lay a hand on my own sister. My third uncle would beat me up."

Emerald first feigned innocence, then suddenly smiled:

"Besides, who says that adults going to a hotel together means they're going to do something bad? Can't we conduct experiments together to explore the mathematical and physical knowledge in magical technology?"

"What? Conduct an experiment?"

Rin Amamiya was utterly speechless:

"What kind of experiments can you conduct in a hotel room? Experiments on procreation?"

"It's the female-female resonance experiment and the double-slit interference experiment!"

Emerald's smile became even brighter:

"They're all really fun. Rin-nee, would you like to join us sometime... Ouch!"

Milaine finally lost her temper with Emery's attempt to deceive her daughter to her face and flicked her on the forehead with her finger.

And Rin Amamiya seemed to finally understand the meaning of Emerald's two experiments, her face immediately turned red, and she even spat out a curse:

"Sister, you're so shameless! I don't want to talk to you anymore! I feel like I might lose my virginity just by chatting with you."

"Okay, okay, I was wrong. I shouldn't have teased Rin... But it's not really my fault, because Rin is so cute that I can't help myself."

Emerald first raised her hands in surrender, then quickly ate a few bites of food before suddenly becoming serious after a moment's thought:

"By the way, there's something I might need your help with, Aunt... Speaking of which, Shangying Kingdom and Tianyun Kingdom have been neighbors for thousands of years, so you should know quite a bit about Tianyun Kingdom, right? I want to help a friend find out the background of a person from Tianyun Kingdom, although she might also be a person from Shangying Kingdom in disguise."

The person Amelie was referring to was, of course, Lian, the proprietress of the Drunken Red Mansion.

Not long ago, Lian not only cheated on Ark-Lohid, but also became Ark's nightmare. If Ark cannot defeat her, he will never be able to advance to the rank of Grand Mage.

Merson and Lohid have always been unbreakable allies, and even relatives.

As representatives of the younger generation of their respective families, Emerald and Ark naturally needed to maintain a good relationship like elders. Now that Ark was in trouble, Emerald agreed to help him find out information about Rei during their trip to Shangying Kingdom.

Chapter 254 Talking Business

"To find out information about someone..."

Tian Gongxue thought for a moment and said:

"If she is indeed a person from Kamioka disguised as a Tenyun person, then there is definitely no problem. Our shrine has a way to check the information of any Kamioka citizen... as long as she was born in Kamioka, or her parents are both from Kamioka."

"But if she is from the Tianyun Empire, then I probably can't be of much help."

"Little Ellie, as you know, the Tianyun Empire has always adhered to a policy of isolationism. Except for the Dongge Mansion, the entire country does not receive foreign guests and refuses all foreign trade."

“We have indeed been neighbors with the Tianyun Empire for thousands of years, but unless the person you want to inquire about is very famous in the Tianyun Empire, I’m afraid I can’t help you.”

"I see... Then I'll ask Aunt to check in Shangying Kingdom. If you can't find it, that's fine. I'll think of another way."

Amelie was slightly disappointed, but still smiled sweetly and thanked Amamiya Yuki.

"Um……"

Tian Gongxue hesitated for a moment before saying:

"However... I don't really have any connections in the Tianyun Empire, but I can recommend someone to you who might be able to help you with the investigation."

"who is it?"

Amélie asked quickly.

"It's Fujiwara Momiji from the Fujiwara family."

Tian Gongxue chuckled softly:

"The Tianyun Empire does indeed pursue a policy of isolationism, but some powerful figures within their country often engage in trade with us privately... Therefore, through certain channels, Shangying and the Tianyun Empire still have quite a few connections."

"However, our Tengu Shrine never gets involved in such matters. We usually leave it to the three main families, including the Fujiwara family."

"Fujiwara Momiji is the person in charge of business with the Tianyun Empire in this generation of the Fujiwara family. She is neither a conservative nor a reformer. She is a pure businesswoman who can trade anything. She is also very capable and has even made connections with members of the Tianyun Empire's royal family... If there is anyone in Shangying Kingdom who knows the situation of the Tianyun Empire best, it must be Fujiwara Momiji."

“Little Ellie, you can go find her yourself… Your Melson family is in business too, so negotiating business should be easy for you, right?”

"Buying intelligence through transactions? That's fine too."

Emery smiled and nodded:

"Hopefully she won't ask for too much."

Afterwards, Emerald told Amamiya Yuki about the information regarding Rei, and Amamiya Yuki had her maid write down the information on paper and sent it to Amamiya Shrine for investigation using secret methods.

The Queen personally gave the order, and things were handled very efficiently.

Just as the lunch was about to end, news came from the Tengu Shrine that no such person could be found in Kamioka Province, and that Rei had absolutely no connection with Kamioka Province.

This was a significant gain for Emerald, as it eliminated one of the two possibilities from the wrong one, allowing her to focus her investigation on the Tianyun Empire.

Besides this, during lunch, Milaine and Amamiya Yuki also officially set their wedding date.

The two of them clearly wanted to get married a long time ago. There were obstacles in the past, but now that the obstacles are gone, they don't want to wait any longer. Moreover, Rin Amamiya is also looking forward to it.

So the Kamisakura Royal Palace started preparing for the wedding about a month ago. Yesterday, the shrine maidens performed another divination and chose an auspicious day to hold the wedding the day after tomorrow.

Amelie was of course very supportive of this; for her, the sooner the wedding, the better. After the wedding, she still needed to go see the old lich.

After having lunch at her third uncle's house, Emerald returned to her own courtyard and began contacting Fujiwara Momiji.

In high society, it is considered impolite for complete strangers to visit each other directly. Although it may be troublesome, the proper procedures must still be followed.

Emerald then sent Marcy, along with a palace maid, to visit the Fujiwara family in the afternoon to deliver a letter to Fujiwara Momiji.

Emery originally thought that she would have to wait until at least the evening or even the next morning before she could officially meet Fujiwara Momiji.

Unexpectedly, after receiving the letter from Massey, Fujiwara Momiji immediately asked Massey to arrange a meeting with Emerald at a teahouse in the second ring of Sakura City.

Of course, Emery wouldn't refuse.

Flora remained engrossed in the rich spiritual energy within the Tengu Shrine, constantly meditating and cultivating, unwilling to waste a single minute.

Emerald didn't bring her along, but only Marcy went to the appointment, where she met Fujiwara Momiji.

She was indeed a woman who looked like she knew how to do business. She was wearing a black kimono, holding a pipe in her hand. The rest of her makeup was very light, except for her eyelashes and eye sockets, which were heavily made up, probably to cover up her fatigue.

"Welcome, young lady~~"

As soon as Fujiwara Koyo opened her mouth, Emerald couldn't help but doubt her profession—the accent was too strong; you couldn't develop such an accent without working as a madam in a brothel for 10 years.

However, upon closer reflection, it's quite normal for Fujiwara Momiji, as a female merchant, to have been dealing with the arrogant and powerful figures of the Tianyun Empire and still managed to thrive. It's not surprising that there might have been some romantic and ambiguous relationships involved. So, it's not surprising that Fujiwara Momiji would act this way.

"Hello, Ms. Fujiwara."

Despite her chaotic thoughts, Emery remained polite, shaking hands lightly with Fujiwara Momiji according to Federation etiquette before taking her seat opposite her.

The maids of Masie and Fujiwara Momiji immediately stepped forward and poured tea into their respective young ladies' cups from the teapot.

“Just call me Momiji. There are too many Fujiwara-sans in this city. I haven’t achieved what you have. In the Melson family and even in the entire Allen Federation, the term ‘young lady’ usually refers to you, Emery… oh.”

Fujiwara Momiji shrugged again, seemingly somewhat helpless, and said:

"After what happened last night, the term 'young lady' will likely become your exclusive title in Shangying Kingdom from now on."

"Miss Hongye is joking."

Emerald took a small sip of the tea that Marcy had poured for her.

"Just as all respectable people can be called 'Mr.,' we girls can all be 'Miss' as long as we are confident enough."

"...Are you confident enough?"

Fujiwara Momiji's eyes flickered, and she smiled too:

"It sounds easy, but is it really that easy? A woman's true confidence is built on enough beauty, strength, wisdom, and family background; otherwise, it's just foolish self-deception."

The two chatted casually over tea for about ten minutes, and after getting to know each other a little better, they started talking about business.

Fujiwara Momiji bloomed first, then:

"According to what the young lady said in her previous letter, you want to buy information from me?"

"Ah."

Emery nodded:

"Her Majesty the Queen told me that you have a lot of connections in the Tianyun Empire, and it would be right to ask you for help with anything related to the Tianyun Empire... I want you to help me find someone, a Dao Enlightenment stage cultivator from the Tianyun Empire."

"A cultivator at the Enlightenment stage? That shouldn't be too difficult."

Fujiwara Momiji thought for a moment and said:

"Currently, all righteous cultivators in the Tianyun Empire belong to the Immortal Sect... Although the Immortal Sect has developed into hundreds of branches, they all share a common ancestor, who is still alive today and is the founder and leader of the Immortal Sect... Young Miss should know her, right?"

"Of course I know. She is the leader of the Immortal Sect, the strongest person in the Eastern Continent, and also the ancestor of the royal family of the Tianyun Empire. Her brother is the founding emperor of the empire."

Emery smiled and nodded, while muttering to herself:

That guy was the final boss in the original game, another level 999 being in this world besides the Elf Queen, and even the first Chosen One of this world.

"It seems that Miss is quite knowledgeable about the situation of cultivators in the Tianyun Empire, so it will be easier for me to explain."

Fujiwara Momiji smiled, holding a teacup in one hand and a pipe in the other, smoking and drinking as he spoke:

"As you know, Miss, the immortal sects of the Tianyun Empire completed the unification of the cultivators in the country a long time ago. All cultivators who were unwilling to submit to that sect leader were basically punished as heretics."

"This gives the Immortal Sect a very comprehensive management system for cultivators in the Tianyun Kingdom. Every cultivator at the most basic level of the Seeking the Dao stage will be registered by the Immortal Sect... and it is even more impossible for a cultivator at the Enlightenment stage to have no information left behind."

"Because in the Tianyun Kingdom, no matter what kind of cultivator they are, they cannot cultivate to the Enlightenment stage without the supervision of the Immortal Sect... As long as the person you are looking for is indeed a cultivator from the Tianyun Empire, the Immortal Sect must have her detailed information."

"As for me... I'm quite lucky. I have some connections with a mid-level manager of a cultivation sect, which should be able to help you, Miss... Miss, could you tell me about that person first?"

"it is good."