In the imperial palace of Yan City, the lights were brilliant and the night was beautiful.
This feast was held for the victorious general of the War Clan. The emperor and all the officials were present, which was very grand.
Coincidentally, not long after the celebration banquet started, the main character, Zhan Jiuge, was nowhere to be seen.
The officials peeked at the emperor's face and saw that he was still calm. They were very nervous and could only pray that the general of the war could return to the throne as soon as possible.
Zhan Jiuge, who had been filled with many people's thoughts, was hiding in someone's resting palace at the back of the palace. She leaned against a pillar and tried to suppress her breath.
The wine was poisonous.
Zhan Jiuge remembered that among the civil and military officials who had proposed a toast to her, there was a guy who had a shameless evil smile on his face. She gnashed her teeth in hatred.
It was getting late. Zhan Jiuge hid in this deserted hall with one hand on her chest to prevent the toxin from spreading to her internal organs. However, she was still in a state of vigilance and pricked up her ears to listen to the movements around her.
A few figures appeared on the paper window in front of the door. They flashed past, leaving behind a few casual words, allowing Zhan Jiuge to hear them clearly.
"Do you think that the General of War is very bold? With such a grand ceremony, he left the emperor and the civil and military officials behind and disappeared!"
"Wow, he's amazing! Won't His Majesty hold a grudge against him?"
"Shh! Keep your voice down!"
...
Zhan Jiuge wanted to cry but had no tears. "How narrow-minded is the emperor? Does he still have a grudge against me?"
Before Zhan Jiuge could think too much, a steady sound of footsteps came from afar. It seemed that they were coming for the palace.
The person hiding held his breath and waited for a long time before no one came in. Just as he was about to let out a sigh of relief, he heard a crash and the door opened.
A low and hoarse voice echoed throughout the bedchamber. "You may leave."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"Emperor..." Zhan Jiuge opened her mouth and wanted to speak, but quickly covered her mouth and nose, for fear that she would expose herself.
This was the resting palace of the Emperor!
Zhan Jiuge felt that she was so unlucky today because she didn't ask the great god Rain-Dragon for fortune-telling. The divinatory symbol must have said that it was not suitable for her to do so today.
Ever since she inherited the bloodline of the War God's Phoenix race, she had never been in such a sorry state with the protection of the phoenix's true form. It seemed that this poison was not an ordinary small poison. It must have been specially found to take her life. It must have taken a lot of effort!
Hmph! When she's cured of the poison, I'll definitely teach those treacherous ministers in the imperial court a lesson!
The Emperor did not allow anyone to light up the candle when he entered the bedchamber. He just stood there and did not move.
Zhan Jiuge only thought that he was sleepy and could fall asleep while standing. She wanted to take advantage of the darkness to get out of the palace.
After training in the army for so many years, her footsteps were as light as a bird's, and she landed silently.
Unexpectedly, when she crept to the door and was only one step away, her heart suddenly ached and she cried out in surprise.
"Oh..."
"Who is it?"
A sudden gust of wind blew, and the gate of the palace was tightly closed.
Zhan Jiuge only felt that someone was grabbing her arm tightly, and then her whole person was pulled over.
She didn't know whether she fell into his arms or not, but she was surrounded by a pair of arms.
However, due to being poisoned, Zhan Jiuge's limbs became weak. Her movements were slow and she couldn't break free.
If she was an assassin, wouldn't the emperor die? The emperor's way of capturing her was really special...
In the hall where no one could see their fingers, the two people who were close to each other could feel each other's breath until Zhan Jiuge noticed that her chin had been pinched.
The emperor snorted, and a teasing voice sounded in his ears, deeply beating Zhan Jiuge's heart.
"An imperial concubine who serves you? You're playing hard to get."
Zhan Jiuge was the ninth son of the Zhan family. Although she was born as a woman, she was raised by the Zhan family as a son. Compared to ordinary girls, she was a little rough.
But as soon as she heard a man talking to her like this, she felt unhappy and wanted to slap him.
Unfortunately, she was poisoned, and one-tenth of her strength was gone.
The man just thought that she was shy and asked, "Why don't you speak?"
Zhan Jiuge was blinded by poison, so she didn't have time to respond to him. She struggled to leave, trying to get rid of the poison as soon as possible, but she heard a low voice in her ear.
There seemed to be a string in her head that suddenly snapped. This man couldn't even listen to anything that Zhan Jiuge said. What she was thinking was—this person in front of her was the king of Great Yan!
The Dragon Qi on the emperor's body was the best antidote to the spiritual body with the Phoenix bloodline like Zhan Jiuge.
Her body moved a step faster than her consciousness. The moment her arms wrapped around him, she pressed her lips tightly against the man's, unceremoniously absorbing a steady stream of Dragon Qi.
Today, the imperial concubines were much more enthusiastic than before.
With this thought in mind, Yan Kunze held the back of the other party's head, intending to take a deeper step.
He couldn't help but sigh. This seemed to be the most sweet contact he had ever had with someone in his life. He felt so good that he couldn't get over it.
The next moment, he wanted to bite off his tongue and withdraw this sentence.
As soon as Yan Kunze's hand was placed on the back of the woman's waist, it was cut in the back of her neck by her suddenly strong hand.
Everything went dark in front of him and he fainted.
Zhan Jiuge, who still wanted to continue, smacked her lips and seemed to be recalling something. Then she stood up and stretched herself, feeling comfortable all over.
"Ah! It's comfortable. It deserves to be an emperor's dragon aura. It's delicious and effective."
Zhan Jiuge didn't even look at the man lying on the ground. In her mind, she didn't even know how to repay his kindness. She walked straight over, opened the palace door, and walked out of the palace.
In Yan City, everyone knew that the General's Mansion was full of osmanthus trees. Now it was a good time for osmanthus flowers to bloom. Several streets around the General's Mansion could smell the fragrance of osmanthus flowers.
Zhan Wangsheng, the old general of the Zhan family, rushed out of his room early in the morning and came to the Gui Garden aggressively.
When he saw the figure lying under the tree, he became angrier and angrier. He took out the whip from his waist and whipped it directly.
The sound of the wind whistled in her ears. Zhan Jiuge was shocked and subconsciously jumped up from the sleeping chair, barely dodging the unknown attack.
The whip lashed on the sleeping chair, and the chair was smacked into two halves from the middle.
Zhan Jiuge's heart ached, but she still had to applaud and cheer for her grandfather. "Grandfather is amazing! He's old and strong!"
Ah, my conscience hurts.
The old general didn't like her, so he took back his long whip and looked at her coldly. He asked, "Did you not come back last night? Where did you go to fool around?"
"Grandfather, where can a girl like me fool around?" Zhan Jiuge was righteous and righteous.
Unexpectedly, the old general didn't give her any face. He sneered and said, "If you could wait for the celebration party in the palace to end, you wouldn't be here at this time!"
Zhan Jiuge recalled what she had done last night and felt extremely guilty. She could vaguely see the prison of Great Yan waving at her.
"Then grandfather, where do you think Ninesong should be right now?"
The old general poked her forehead with a rolled-up whip. With a look of disgust, he rebuked her in a tone of disappointment. "Today is the award ceremony. Those who have made contributions must be rewarded by His Majesty. You didn't listen to His Majesty's message yesterday night! Hurry up and go to the palace to meet His Majesty!"
Zhan Jiuge didn't want to go after coming out of that wolf's den in the imperial palace.
Many ministers in the imperial court were eyeing the power of the Zhan Family covetously. Now that Zhan Jiuge had made military achievements, her position must be higher and higher than that of the current generation. This undoubtedly made Zhan Jiuge and the Zhan Family in the teeth of the storm.
However, when she recalled the Dragon Qi she had obtained from last night, Zhan Jiuge narrowed her eyes, looking as if she was full of schemes.
"I won't return empty-handed today, will I?"
Zhan Jiuge yawned lazily and walked slowly to the palace.
When they arrived at the palace, there were indeed many soldiers who had arrived at Hall of Supreme Harmony and were waiting for the Emperor to appear.
When Zhan Jiuge entered the hall, the crowd of people who were whispering to each other suddenly quieted down. They greeted her with their eyes and finally greeted her respectfully in unison.
"Greetings, General Zhan."
Zhan Jiuge waved her hand and stood by the side without saying a word.
These were brothers who came from the same military camp. Usually, they were used to Zhan Jiuge's fierce and cold demeanor. They also made their way through the hole in dust and sneaked into the enemy's enemy's camp. They looked at each other's miserable appearance.
In recent days, the soldiers all came in neat military uniforms, but Zhan Jiuge only wore a black suit. Her black hair stood up high, making her look skinny and capable.
He didn't look like a general who could carry the demeanor of a senior general at all. On the contrary, he looked like a noble from an unknown family, like a young gentleman.
Zhan Jiuge yawned quietly and glanced at the soldiers behind her. She always felt that their gazes at her were strange.
It was not until the palace servants shouted, "His Majesty has arrived." These people restrained their minds.
Before the Emperor arrived, Zhan Jiuge felt a little flustered. She turned her head and poked a vice general behind her.
The lieutenant looked at her blankly. "General?"
Zhan Jiuge tilted her head, indicating for him to change seats with her. When the deputy general stood in the front row, trembling with fear, the emperor happened to come in from the side hall and sat down.
Without bowing, Yan Kunze only felt a dull pain in the back of his neck.
What happened last night would make Yan Kunze couldn't help gnashing his teeth when he thought about it.
"This woman, I'd better pray that I won't be found out by him!"
Ignoring his aching back that had been lying on the cold floor for an entire night, Yan Kunze relaxed his brows and said in a clear voice, "The various nations have disturbed the borders of my Great Yan Empire. Thanks to the brave generals and soldiers who fought on the battlefield, they were able to bring peace back to the present age. Today, I shall reward them with merit and choose good wood to become the pillars of my Great Yan Empire."
"We are ashamed."
They said goodbye to each other perfunctorily, but Yan Kunze didn't care about the generals' reaction. He only felt that his right eyelid kept twitching, and he didn't know if it was a bad sign.
The Head of the Cabinet stood in front of the platform. He opened the golden imperial edict and began to order the names of the high-ranking military officers and reward them for their contributions.
Originally, Zhan Jiuge's name was at the top of the list, but the careful Emperor deliberately put her name at the bottom of the list of generals at the same level as her.
Who told her to leave early at yesterday's celebration party?
The low-ranking soldiers thought that the general was indeed recorded in the Emperor's small notebook. They couldn't stand it in front of so many people.
They thought that the proud and arrogant War General would be dissatisfied with this and might even make a scene in the Hall of Supreme Harmony because of it, so they couldn't help but secretly cast their eyes on the place where Zhan Jiuge was.
It was incredible.
The War General fell asleep as he stood there.
