The mistress is reborn, no one who bullies me can escape

When everyone disappeared from sight, Qing Yi's heart finally settled down. She patted her chest and breathed a sigh of relief, "Crown Princess, that was really thrilling just now!"

Indeed, when the Queen made a sudden visit, Qingyi felt uneasy, fearing that what they were doing would be discovered.

However, the goddess of luck seemed to favor them, and all their worries eventually proved to be groundless, and nothing went wrong at all.

Xue Jinhua frowned slightly, looking anxious, and asked, "Is there any news from Li San? I don't know if he succeeded?" At this moment, her mood was like fifteen buckets of water - up and down.

Qing Yi hurriedly comforted her, "Don't worry, Crown Princess. Just relax. I have already arranged all the relevant personnel properly. However, the situation in the palace is quite chaotic at the moment, so it is not appropriate to bring anyone directly into the palace."

Xue Jinhua paused for a moment, thought for a while and said, "That's good."

"In that case, you should announce to the public that my pregnancy is unstable. Since I got married, I have not been back to visit my parents, so I plan to stay at my parents' home for a few days tomorrow."

Qingyi immediately understood Xue Jinhua's intention and nodded repeatedly in response, "Don't worry, Crown Princess. I understand and will make sure this matter is properly arranged."

At this moment, a shocking news quickly spread throughout the entire palace—the Star-Picking Tower was robbed!

Moreover, the news spread like wildfire, and before long even the emperor heard about it.

For a time, there was a lot of discussion in the palace, and everyone felt insecure.

It goes without saying how much importance the emperor attaches to this matter. After all, this kind of event involving metaphysics is not only closely related to the country's fortunes, but also directly affects the future and destiny of the royal family. How could he stand idly by?

That very night, when the night was as dark as ink and everything was silent, the emperor hurriedly summoned the imperial teacher to the palace for an audience.

The Imperial Master hurried over, and after paying his respects, the Emperor asked him anxiously, "I heard that the Star Picking Tower was robbed?"

The Imperial Master bowed slightly and replied calmly, "Your Majesty, they are just some petty thieves. I think they accidentally broke into the Star Picking Platform. I don't know who was so careless as to let your Majesty know about this."

The emperor stared at the imperial teacher, observing his demeanor and behavior. Seeing him so calm, he felt a little relieved and asked, "According to what you said, this incident did not cause any major losses?"

The Imperial Master nodded and said, "That's right, Your Majesty."

"Although that thief broke into my Star Picking Platform, fortunately I was well prepared. There are many hidden compartments in the Star Picking Platform, so nothing important was lost."

"However, this thief is so bold that he dares to trespass into the forbidden area. I hope that after Your Majesty captures this thief, you can hand him over to me for disposal at the Star Picking Platform. I will interrogate the mastermind behind this and find out who is behind it."

The emperor thought for a moment, then nodded in agreement: "Don't worry, Imperial Master. This man is so arrogant and domineering. If I catch him, I will definitely do as you say."

The Imperial Master quickly expressed his gratitude: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace!"

Afterwards, the two exchanged views on how to strengthen the security of the imperial palace and other matters. It was not until the sky in the east began to turn pale that the imperial master bid farewell to the emperor and left.

After the emperor confirmed with the imperial teacher that nothing was lost, he thought to himself: this incident did not seem to have caused too much loss and was not enough to make him worried.

So he put the matter aside for the time being and stopped thinking about it further.

However, what the emperor never expected was that... at this moment, Boss Xue's heart was already in a mess!

He had always hidden the wordless book in a very secret place, so it could be said to be foolproof.

But now, it has been found by someone else.

What made Boss Xue even more uneasy was that this matter was obviously related to Xue Jinhua.

How much did she know? This question was like a heavy rock pressing on Boss Xue's heart, making him breathless.

After leaving this place, Boss Xue's face remained gloomy, as if a storm was about to come.

When the servants around saw this, they were all silent and dared not even breathe.

At this moment, Gongzi Jin came hurriedly, bowed to Boss Xue and said, "Master Imperial Master."

Boss Xue raised his head slightly, stared at Master Jin with a sharp gaze and asked, "Have you found the person?"

Hearing this, Gongzi Jin's face instantly became extremely solemn. He lowered his head and replied softly, "Master Imperial Master, I chased him all the way, but he ran straight to the outskirts of the palace. When I caught up with him, he had already drawn his sword and committed suicide."

Suicide?

Hearing this, Boss Xue frowned tightly and the expression on his face became more solemn.

After a moment of silence, he slowly said, "It seems that this is just a bait."

"That's right. This is a trick to lure the tiger away from the mountain." Gongzi Jin looked guilty and fell to his knees with a plop. He said with a trembling voice, "It's all because of my stupidity and incompetence that I fell into the enemy's trap. Please punish me severely, Master Imperial Master!"

"You know what to do, right?"

Boss Xue had a gloomy face and his eyes were as sharp as knives. At this moment, there was no mercy in his heart at all. The hostility emanating from his body seemed to be able to condense the air around him into ice, which made people shudder.

Gongzi Jin, who was standing opposite, was silent as a cicada and didn't even have the courage to beg for mercy.

He knew that he was able to survive until now only because the Imperial Master was in urgent need of manpower. If it were any other time, he would have probably become a ghost under Boss Xue's command.

Thinking of this, Gongzi Jin hurriedly responded in a trembling voice: "I will go to the Discipline Hall right away." After that, he left in a hurry as if he had been pardoned.

After Master Jin walked away, a maid named Qiu Shuang ran over hurriedly with a panicked look.

She came before Grand Master Xue, bowed slightly and said, "Grand Master, the Queen wants to see you."

However, the Imperial Master only frowned, not moved by these words at all, and responded indifferently: "Go and tell the Queen that I am powerless to help her with what she wants. I really can't help you."

Hearing this, Qiu Shuang did not show any surprise on her face, as if she had already expected this result.

She continued to persuade him with a serious expression, "Master Imperial Master, the Queen said that if you are not willing to go and meet her today, then the Queen will definitely not let it go."

"Maybe one day... the emperor will find out about what the Imperial Master does secretly." These words were clearly an undisguised threat.

Hearing this, Boss Xue's face instantly became solemn. He remained silent and fell into long thought.

After a long while, he finally nodded, signaled Qiu Shuang to lead the way, and then followed her to the Queen's Fengqi Palace.

After entering the palace, the queen waved her hand gently, and Qiu Shuang, who was standing beside her, immediately understood and walked forward.

Qiu Shuang walked with light and graceful steps, and soon came to the side of the queen and bowed slightly.

However, Boss Xue, who was sitting on the other side, still looked very solemn.

He frowned tightly, looked at the queen seriously, and asked, "My queen, I wonder why you summoned me this time?"

The Queen took a deep breath, her eyes revealing a trace of anxiety and earnestness, and she slowly said: "Master Imperial Master, can you help me come up with a way so that the Emperor can trust me again? For this, I am willing to do whatever it takes!"

After she finished speaking, the queen's beautiful eyes were filled with pleading.

Xue Lao Da stared at the queen quietly, and after a moment of silence, he shook his head and replied softly: "Your Majesty, I am afraid that I can't help you with this matter."

Hearing this, the Queen's face instantly showed an expression of disbelief. She stood up suddenly, walked quickly to Boss Xue, and asked with a trembling voice: "How could this be? Are you deliberately looking for an excuse to shirk your responsibility here because you don't want to help me?"

Facing the Queen's questioning, Boss Xue explained: "Please calm down, Queen, I have no such intention. To be honest, I once mentioned to Her Majesty that a person's fate can only be changed once in a lifetime."

"Moreover... even if the fate exchange is successful, its effectiveness will only last for a certain period of time. Now, twenty years have passed... your fate has begun to backfire. It is difficult for me to predict what will happen in the future."

The queen widened her eyes, looked at the person in front of her with suspicion, and said sternly: "Nonsense! You are simply talking nonsense! I am born to be a queen, how could I be backfired by such an evil thing?"

Although she questioned so firmly, the slightly trembling corners of her mouth and the barely perceptible panic deep in her eyes exposed her inner anxiety.

At this moment, the queen's heart began to beat with fear. Could it be that... as the other party said, she really suffered the backlash of fate? Once this thought came into her mind, it spread like wild grass in her heart.

"Master Imperial Master, I beg you, you must save me. I absolutely cannot be harmed like this. I simply cannot bear the consequences..."

The Queen tightly grasped the sleeve of the Imperial Preceptor and begged with tears in her eyes, completely losing her usual arrogant and domineering look.

Looking at the Queen's almost insane expression at this moment, Boss Xue couldn't help but frown, and a heavy feeling surged in his heart.

He took a deep breath and said slowly: "Empress, please forgive me for speaking frankly..."

"Everyone has only one chance to change their fate. If you insist on doing it, you will probably be punished by heaven and your life span will be greatly reduced. At present, although you still have the position of queen, the backlash has quietly arrived. However, as long as you can maintain a peaceful and tranquil state of mind from now on and stop causing trouble, then the throne of queen will remain as stable as Mount Tai, and no one can shake it in the slightest."

However, for the queen, what is the point of just keeping a title that is only in name only?

If one loses the emperor's favor, even if he is in a high position, it is no different from being banished to the cold palace.

Thinking of this, the queen was filled with reluctance. She had spent her entire life's hard work to obtain the wealth and honorable status, and had not yet fully enjoyed it. How could she be willing to give it up to others so easily?

"I don't care! No matter what, you must save my life once again! Even if it means paying a heavy price, I will do it at all costs!"

The queen's eyes widened, her hands clenched into fists, her body trembling slightly with excitement. Her originally delicate face now looked hideous and distorted, as if controlled by an invisible magical power.

However, facing such a crazy queen, Elder Xue standing by didn't even frown. His heart was as calm as water, without any ripples.

That cold face was like a thousand-year-old ice, without the slightest warmth or emotional fluctuation.

He said expressionlessly, "Your Majesty, I do have another method that you can try, but the price you have to pay for this method will be far beyond what an ordinary person can bear. Are you really willing to accept it?"

Hearing this, the queen's eyes lit up instantly, as if a drowning person had suddenly grabbed a life-saving straw.

She nodded without hesitation and said, "I do! No matter how much I have to pay, as long as I can be reborn, it will all be worth it! Tell me quickly, what method can be used to achieve this?"

Seeing that the queen was so determined, Boss Xue was silent for a moment and then slowly said: "Your Majesty, please allow me to make some preparations. In the meantime, please wait here patiently." After that, he left, leaving the queen with an anxious look on her face.

Not long after, as soon as the Imperial Master left, Qiu Shuang hurriedly walked into the room.

Her expression was extremely solemn, and her eyes were full of worry and doubt as she looked at the queen.

"Empress, in my opinion, this Imperial Master may not be reliable! The series of events that happened today may be inextricably linked to the Imperial Master..." Qiu Shuang carefully expressed her thoughts.

"I really have no way out now! If I can't even keep the position of Queen, then what's the meaning of my life!" She murmured to herself with a sad face.

Once upon a time, she had hoped to rely on His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to consolidate her position in the palace.

However, things went against her wishes. Now that the Crown Princess has been completely offended by her, it is hard to predict whether the Crown Prince will continue to support her as always.

After much thought, it is better to rely on yourself than on others. Instead of pinning your hopes on others, it is better to fight hard with your own strength.

Before this, she had gone through untold hardships to obtain the extremely noble fate of a queen. Since there had been a successful precedent, this time... she firmly believed that she could do it as well.

But at this moment she had no idea that her fate had already been determined and she was destined to be a queen.

Even if one really wants to change his fate, what can it be? Can he be more noble than the emperor?

Qiu Shuang, who was standing by, looked at her master's almost insane appearance, and couldn't help but feel a deep worry and fear in her heart.

She wanted to say something to give some advice, but she swallowed the words back when they came to her lips.

Because she knew that her master would not listen to any advice at this moment, and saying more would be useless and might even make her unhappy.

Therefore, Qiu Shuang could only stand aside silently, praying secretly that things would not develop in a worse direction.