I've waited for you for a thousand years, and I've lived this life just to meet you

Su Yu'er had seen enough by now, "Feng'er, don't fight with the clown turtle anymore!"

"Xuanwu, how did you come to this time and space?" Su Yuer asked curiously.

"It was Emperor Xuanyuan who insisted on abandoning me and asking me to protect his reincarnated daughter..."

Xuanwu seemed to have thought of something. It stared at Su Yuer with wide eyes in astonishment and said in disbelief: "Bad woman, you are not the reincarnated daughter of Emperor Xuanyuan."

Su Yu'er felt mixed emotions. Her father, the Emperor of Heaven, had really put in a lot of effort and had already prepared all the arrangements for her to return to heaven.

She said to Xuanwu: "Yes, the Xuanyuan Yu'er in my previous life was me."

"Bad woman, I have been looking for you for hundreds of years, and finally I've found you!" Xuanwu said thankfully.

Su Yuer smiled bitterly, "Then I'll call you Xiao Hei?"

Xuanwu's face instantly turned as black as the bottom of a pot, "Bad woman, you are the black one, you are the black one!"

"Hahaha... Master, this is a wonderful name. I like it very much." Zhuque laughed so hard that his wings flapped continuously.

"Master?" Xuanwu looked at Zhuque and asked in confusion.

"That's right! She is the soul contractor of this beast." Suzaku said.

Xuanwu was puzzled. Divine beasts usually wouldn't easily sign a contract, unless...

"Bad woman, I also want to make a contract with you." Xuanwu said anxiously.

"You have to think it over carefully!" Su Yuer asked.

"I have already thought about it."

"Okay!" Su Yu'er said, and immediately activated the Beast Soul Contract. She mobilized her spiritual energy and quickly made hand gestures, sketching mysterious runes in the air.

I saw these runes flashing with bright golden light, slowly flying towards Xuanwu, and instantly covering Xuanwu.

Soon, she and Xuanwu had a spiritual resonance, and the soul contract was completed!

Xuanwu directly turned into a small turtle and fell into Su Yuer's palm, "Then I'll call you Wu'er!" Before she finished speaking, she took the two beasts into the space.

"Oh my god! This is simply the fairyland! This rich spiritual energy seems to be real." Xuanwu whooshed and ran towards the mountains and forests as fast as lightning.

"Wu'er's speed is really lightning fast!" Su Yu'er couldn't help but admire him.

She looked at the fields in the space, comforted Que'er, and gently touched Hu'er. She saw Zi Jin practicing diligently in the space, and then she left the space after settling Feng'er.

Su Yu'er came out of the side hall and saw An Yi had been waiting in Fengluan Palace for a long time.

"Subordinates, here to pay their respects to Her Majesty the Queen!" An Yi and the others knelt down and saluted.

"Get up!" Su Yu'er sat on the throne, picked up the teacup elegantly, and took a sip lightly.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." After expressing their gratitude, several people stood up.

"Your Majesty, I have brought back two secret guards. They will be at your disposal from now on."

"Greetings to Her Majesty the Queen!" The two female secret guards knelt on one knee, bowed their heads and clasped their hands together in salute, their movements in unison.

"I don't have so many formalities with my own people. Please stand up and talk." Su Yu'er said calmly.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." They stood up in response.

"An Yi, how are things going at the academy lately?"

"Your Majesty, all the teachers of the academy are here, just waiting to open." An Yi stated truthfully, his tone unable to conceal his excitement.

"Intensify your training and reach the Nascent Soul stage within two to three years!"

"As you command," An Yi's voice trembled with excitement. He knew full well that after reaching the Nascent Soul stage, they would all leave the Jinsheng Dynasty and journey to a vaster and more boundless world.

"An Yi, when you go back this time, bring Cui Hong back to the academy and arrange for her to study."

"Empress..." Cuihong choked, tears welling up in her eyes.

"Cultivation is a long battle with loneliness, and the later stages of cultivation are filled with thorns and difficulties.

We have carefully provided you with the environment, and the rest depends entirely on you.

I look forward to having you by my side on the long road ahead."

Several people knelt on one knee, clasped their fists in salute, and said in unison: "We will definitely fulfill our mission."

"Cuihong, this ring is for you. Just place what you need in it. If you have any questions, you can ask An Yi."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Cuihong said with tears in her eyes and a sobbing voice.

"What are your two names?" Su Yuer asked again.

"I don't have a name. Please give me one, Your Majesty!" The two secret guards knelt on one knee and said, their expressions full of anticipation.

Su Yu'er thought for a moment and then said, "'Bingxin Ruyi', you should call yourself Rubing, Ruxin, and Ruyi! Cuihong, you should be called Ruyi from now on!"

"Rubing, Ruxin, and Ruyi thank the Queen for giving them names!" They thanked in unison, their voices clear and loud, their excitement evident in their words.

They were extremely excited because from now on they would become the Queen's closest subordinates.

An Yi took Ruyi, who had been packed up, and left Fengluan Palace.

Su Yu'er took Rubing and Ruxin to Yongshou Palace. Meanwhile, Empress Dowager Wei was in the hall, deeply troubled by the affairs of Yongning Palace.

"Your daughter-in-law pays homage to the Queen Mother. Your Majesty wishes you the best!" Su Yu'er stepped into the hall, bowed, and behaved in a dignified manner.

When Queen Mother Wei saw Su Yu'er coming, she beamed with joy. "Quick! Yu'er, sit down."

"Thank you, mother." Su Yu'er sat directly beside Queen Dowager Wei. Then she asked, "Are you worried about Concubine Zhang?"

"Exactly. I don't know what to do with this."

Su Yu'er smiled and said, "Mother, please let your daughter-in-law handle it."

When Queen Mother Wei heard this, she was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling. "Great, great! Yu'er will take care of it, and I don't have to worry about it anymore."

"Okay, don't worry, mother!" Su Yu'er exchanged greetings in Yongshou Palace for a while, then left.

She arrived at Yongning Palace, only to find the palace gates tightly shut and guards stationed outside.

Today, Su Mingzhe happened to be on duty. He had just inspected Yongning Palace when he saw Su Yuer and two maids walking towards Yongning Palace from afar.

Su Mingzhe hurried to Yongning Palace and met Su Yuer.

"Your humble servant pays respects to Her Majesty the Queen." He knelt down and saluted respectfully.

Su Yu'er looked at the person in front of her and felt that he was somewhat familiar. "Get up!" At the same time, she carefully searched for this person in her memory.

Finally I remembered—my cousin Su Mingzhe.

She glanced at Su Mingzhe and said, "I want to go to Yongning Palace."

"Yes, I obey your command!" Su Mingzhe asked the guards to push open the door of Yongning Palace.

Su Yu'er walked into Yongning Palace. When the palace maids and eunuchs saw the Queen, they shouted in unison, "Your servants pay their respects to the Queen." They quickly knelt down and saluted.

"Get up!" She walked towards the inner hall.

At this time, Qiuju was so scared when she saw the Queen that her whole body was shaking like a sieve. She lowered her head hard and wished she could curl herself up into a ball to reduce her presence.

She knew long ago that Concubine Zhang was dead, and that she had died in her bed as a result of a curse cast on the Empress.

As soon as she closed her eyes, she could see the horrific appearance of Concubine Zhang holding the doll in her hand, bleeding from all seven orifices and dying.

When Su Yuer entered the bedroom, she saw Lady Zhang, who had died with blood gushing from all seven orifices, lying on the couch, holding a doll with her name on it.

"This beauty was practicing a curse, and it backfired. Practicing witchcraft and curses in the palace is a scandal.

Notify the Dali Temple to conduct a thorough investigation and have the imperial physician come over to examine the matter."

"As you command!" Su Mingzhe bowed and went out to make arrangements.

Soon, the imperial physician and people from the Dali Temple arrived at Yongning Palace.

When they saw the puppet in Concubine Zhang's hand, they gasped in fear. The palace had a clear ban on witchcraft.

This beauty is so bold that the Queen's name is actually written on the doll. Isn't this a blatant provocation? But the Queen just looks at the corpse as if nothing happened.

About half an hour later, the imperial physician and the people from the Dali Temple left the bedroom at the same time.

"Your Majesty, Concubine Zhang died from bleeding from all seven orifices. Blood surged from her heart and rushed straight to her head, killing her instantly. There are no signs of injury on her body."

"That is to say, those who do evil will eventually destroy themselves!" Su Yu'er said lightly, her expression calm.

"He must have died from the backlash!"

"Then let's deal with Concubine Zhang's body first, and then report truthfully to the emperor." Su Yu'er said in an unquestionable tone.

Everyone said in unison, “Yes!”

After Su Yuer finished her business in Yongning Palace, she returned to Fengluan Palace.

In a short while, the news of Concubine Zhang's death in Yongning Palace spread throughout the entire palace.

Shaoyang Palace

Lu Yuxuan took the teacup offered by Caixia and took a sip leisurely, "This tea is good."

Caixia said with a smile, "Yes, this is what I just brought back from the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

The master and servant were chatting and laughing when a palace maid entered the hall and quickly came to Lu Yuxuan's side. "Your Majesty, I saw that the gate of Yongning Palace has been opened. The Empress and the doctors from the Dali Temple and the Imperial Hospital have all gone in."

Lu Yuxuan put down the teacup and asked, "Did anything happen?"

The maid said, "I heard that Lady Zhang died from the backlash of witchcraft."

"What? Witchcraft? That's a taboo in the palace. How dare she do that?" Lu Yuxuan said in surprise, her eyes wide open.

"Concubine Zhang used this sorcery on the Empress. When she died, blood was gushing out of all her orifices, and she was holding a doll with the Empress' name on it."

"Miss Zhang is so stupid that she actually killed herself." Lu Yuxuan sneered, her face full of disdain.

Caixia thought to herself, "Your Majesty, you're not smart at all. If you continue to fight the Queen, you'll end up like Concubine Zhang!"

Lu Yuxuan stood up and said coldly, "This matter has occurred in the harem. The emperor will absolutely not allow such illusory things to disturb the palace. I really want to know how the queen will deal with this matter."

Then, she said to Caixia, "Lady Zhang's death will surely be known to her father. Hurry and spread the word. Tell her father to make sure Zhang Mo does not cause any trouble."

Caixia nodded and said, "Your Majesty, don't worry. Concubine Zhang brought her own death upon herself. I will arrange it now." After saying that, she turned around and left Shaoyang Palace.