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Chapter 286: Don’t Touch the Fox’s Tail (13)

A charming fox demon and an ordinary nun, it seems strange no matter how you look at them in this ancestral hall.

The sound of rain was clear to the ears. Suddenly, the male fox smiled softly, his eyes and eyebrows were like the moon, bright and shining.

"Haha, that's a good omen. Little donor, I can't stay here any longer, so let's leave now."

Shi Qi shook her head, looking embarrassed: "In that case, I will leave first." Perhaps because she missed him, she actually felt for a moment that the male demon in front of her looked like him.

But... this male demon doesn't have his aura.

Afterwards, she no longer cared about the male demon and walked away on her own.

"Okay, sir, see you again if we're lucky~"

Xiang Ling gathered his sleeves and looked at Shi Qi's receding back with an ambiguous look in his eyes.

After a moment, the ingratiating smile on his face disappeared. He closed his eyes slightly and slowly closed the door. The ancestral hall suddenly became dark.

The rain showed no sign of stopping. Shi Qi regretted walking out of the ancestral hall the moment he did so. However, when he looked back at the closed door, he gave up and found a relatively large lotus leaf and quickened his pace.

When she returned to her house, she found someone standing under the shed, as if he had been waiting for her.

This person was none other than Huikong, the person Shi Qi least wanted to meet.

She's here late at night, so I guess nothing good is going to happen.

"Master Huikong." Shi Qi had some doubts, but still greeted him first.

"I asked you to guard the ancestral hall, why did you come back? But... did you encounter something strange?" Huikong looked at Shi Qi who was soaked, and his words were meaningful.

Shi Qi heard the test in her words, smiled faintly and asked back: "Master, why are you waiting here so late? What are you waiting for?"

Huikong was stunned, but instead of getting angry he laughed: "Haha, you are just like what I thought, a smart person."

"Then I won't beat around the bush. Did you...release the fox?"

Shi Qi: “Yeah.”

She wanted to accept the punishment, but looking at Huikong's expression, although his eyes were cold, he could not hide the hint of joy deep inside.

Strange, Huikong... knows that monster?

"Master, please punish me. I am not talented enough and my mind has been disturbed by that fox demon." Shi Qi said as he looked at Huikong's expression, trying to see something from it.

But the woman looked calm and emotionless at the moment: "I know about this. The fox demon was an old friend of my master's father-in-law. However, he did too many evil things that hurt the world and ate people's hearts and drank people's blood. Later, my master's father-in-law took it in. Although I don't like him, he has done me a favor, so I often try to help him unblock it."

"But after so many years, my master has passed away, and no one has been able to unlock the seal. Seeing that you are smart, I took this opportunity to let you try. The result... is exactly what I expected."

Huikong said this calmly, with some sadness in his eyes, and it was hard to tell whether it was true or not.

The story line is relatively complete and makes sense, but... Shi Qi always feels that something is wrong.

"Don't worry, I won't punish you. You helped my master's father-in-law fulfill a wish. I can't thank you enough. In this temple from now on, as long as you don't go too far, the rest... is up to you."

"The fox demon has been imprisoned for so many years, he must have realized his mistakes and should... no longer have the intention to harm others." Huikong said, with a calculating look in his eyes.

Shi Qi leaned over and just missed it. He just nodded and said, "Amitabha, Master Huikong is too kind. This is all within Qingxin's responsibility."

"Okay, it's so late, you should go to bed early. Remember, don't ask too many questions and don't interfere. I will report this matter to the nun myself." After Huikong said this, he glanced at Shi Qi, then quickly left with an umbrella.

Shi Qi looked up at Hui Kong's departing back and sighed softly, "I hope...there won't be any involvement."

……

Vertical sun.

Xuanyuan Royal City, Imperial Palace.

Su Xiaoxiao was already weak, and she blocked the arrow for Xuanyuan Wuhen. After sleeping for a whole night, she finally opened her eyes.

"Empress, you're awake!" Xiao Cui's familiar voice came, and Su Xiaoxiao slowly opened her eyes.

"Xiao Cui, what time is it now?" Su Xiaoxiao propped herself up and looked at the silent palace, feeling a little deserted.

"Your Majesty, it's still early. The Emperor just left not long ago. He has been here guarding you all night!" Xiao Cui supported Su Xiaoxiao and spoke excitedly.

Su Xiaoxiao was slightly stunned: "You said...he watched over me all night?"

"Yes, yes, Your Majesty, I am so excited. This is the first time that the Emperor has spent a whole night in the harem! Those concubines will be so jealous of Your Majesty in the future." Xiao Cui said as she handed Su Xiaoxiao a glass of water.

Su Xiaoxiao took a sip of water, pursed her lips and smiled: "Silly Xiaocui, this is just in name only."

"That's a good thing. With the emperor's favor, your position has been stabilized. I wonder who dares to bully you again. You are the emperor's savior now. I will hold my waist when I walk from now on, hehe." Xiao Cui smiled, still very innocent.

Su Xiaoxiao breathed a sigh of relief temporarily: "It's indeed a good thing."

On the one hand, she was released from the cold palace and resumed her position as queen, and with the emperor personally keeping watch, her position was much more stable, and there would definitely be people in the harem who would take advantage of the situation; on the other hand, some people with ulterior motives would become restless, and she just took the opportunity to... clean them up.

She has two...biggest enemies.

One was the Concubine Shu in the palace... She was sent to the cold palace and tortured because of Concubine Shu, and she wanted to get rid of Concubine Shu the most. However, Concubine Shu had the support of the Queen Mother, and her position as Queen was currently unstable, so she could not act rashly.

The only person she can easily deal with now is Shi Qi in Nan'an Temple.

Thinking of the scene in her mind before she fainted, when Shi Qi was in love with Xuanyuan Wuhen, her heart was torn with pain. No matter whether those scenes were true or not, as long as she was alive, the position of queen must belong to her, Su Xiaoxiao.

She...must strike first.

The affairs of Nan'an Temple seem to be under the jurisdiction of Lord Wang.

Su Xiaoxiao thought of this and opened her lips slightly: "Xiao Cui, please help me make an appointment with Lord Wang in the next two days and tell him that I want to discuss with him the matter of the Queen Mother going to Nan'an Temple to pray for blessings next month."

Xiao Cui nodded: "Yes, my lady."

"How does the Queen plan to discuss my prayers? Ha, I haven't seen the Queen care so much about me in the past." I heard his voice before I saw him.

A deep and domineering female voice came from outside the hall.

Su Xiaoxiao was just about to close her eyes and rest when she heard a voice and suddenly froze. She looked in the direction of the voice and saw a foot wearing gilded velvet embroidered shoes stepping into the palace gate.

Looking up, I saw that the person coming was wearing a red satin palace gown embroidered with large golden-red peonies, with silver thread outlining the delicate contours. She was elegant and graceful, with jade pigeon-blood gems on her slender fingers, making her look dignified and graceful. Under the gorgeous headdress, she still had a beautiful and charming face.

"Your servant pays respects to the Empress Dowager." Su Xiaoxiao came to her senses and hurriedly wanted to get out of bed to pay her respects, but was stopped.

The Queen Mother: "Forget it, forget it, Queen, please don't be polite. I heard that the Queen was seriously injured while saving the Emperor, so I came to see her."

"Your Majesty, I have nothing to do. I was just doing my job." Su Xiaoxiao said.

Unexpectedly, the Queen Mother raised her eyebrows and sneered: "Oh, Queen, what you mean is... those ministers failed to protect the emperor, so they should be executed along with their entire clan?"

Su Xiaoxiao's face froze, her fingers tightly pinched the corner of the quilt, and she said in a light tone: "Your Highness, I have no such intention."

The Queen Mother: "I heard that the Queen's temperament changed drastically after her illness. Now it seems... it's true. If she was like this in the past, I would have glared at her."

Su Xiaoxiao frowned slightly, thinking of something, and then said tactfully: "Please forgive me, Queen Mother. I just figured out a lot of things. I should control my temper, take good care of the harem, and share the worries of the emperor."

When the Queen Mother saw Su Xiaoxiao like this, she knew her goal had been achieved.

She came here to warn Su Xiaoxiao, to warn her to be a nominal queen and not to play any tricks.

"Well, never mind. It seems that I am making things difficult for you. You should have a good rest." After saying that, he walked away like the wind.

After they left, Su Xiaoxiao breathed a sigh of relief, lay back on the bed and closed her eyes to rest.