Transmigrated as the Villain Boss's Mother

The Forbidden City is located in the very center of Beijing. According to astrological theory, "Zi" refers to the Purple Palace Enclosure, which is located at the highest point in the center of the sky. It is considered to be the palace that "governs the center and rules the four directions," and is the residence of the Heavenly Emperor. The name reflects the correspondence between heaven and man.

As soon as Li Qian arrived at the city gate, a guard immediately asked for his name. After being allowed to pass, a eunuch stepped forward to lead the way. Perhaps knowing that these people were to be rewarded, the eunuch was very polite and chattered incessantly along the way.

Li Qian learned from the eunuch's words that the banquet was held in the Taibao Hall, and that officials of the fourth rank and above could bring their families to attend such a grand banquet.

After Li Qian went inside, he saw Wang Yu waving at him.

"Why did you take so long to arrive?" Wang Yu asked Li Qian in a low voice after he sat down.

"Am I late? Yang Gu didn't come either?" Li Qian asked.

"He's here, he went to the restroom! I heard he got a severe beating from Yang's father when he got home," Wang Yu told Li Qian with great concern.

Li Qian wasn't surprised at all. The Yang family was a scholarly family. Yang Gu used to be too weak to lift anything heavy, and on the battlefield, swords and spears were unpredictable; one wrong move and he would lose his life. Yang's father's beating of him was also out of deep love for his son.

"But you, why don't you sit with your father?" Wang Yu was a young marquis, yet he sat with Li Qian in an inconspicuous position.

"Ha, my old man finds fault with me all the time." Wang Yu shrugged, looking completely unconcerned.

"His Majesty the Emperor has arrived! His Majesty the Empress has arrived! His Highness Consort Yu has arrived!"

"Your Majesty, may Your Majesty live ten thousand years! May Your Majesty live a thousand years!"

"My beloved ministers, rise." Ever since the news of the victory arrived, the Emperor had been smiling.

"Your Majesty, I wish you a great victory in this battle," Consort Yu said softly, raising her wine cup.

"Haha, come, my beloved concubine!" The Emperor picked up his wine cup and drank it all in one gulp.

The banquet was lively and bustling with toasts and laughter.

Lin Ruxue sat with her best friend Wang Mengru, and the two whispered to each other timidly.

"Mengru, who's sitting next to your brother Wang Yu?" Lin Ruxue asked casually.

"I don't know either, he must be one of his comrades!" Wang Mengru peeled grapes and looked up at Li Qian. "Hey, that guy is very handsome, what's wrong? You've got your eye on him?"

"Don't talk nonsense, I'm just curious. If you keep talking nonsense, I'll tear your mouth off." Lin Ruxue blushed and pretended to "threaten" Wang Mengru.

"Oh dear, I was wrong, my dear Miss Lin..." Wang Mengru said with a smile, begging for forgiveness. After the two of them had a bit of a tussle, Lin Ruxue glanced at Li Qian, biting her lip lightly. He really wasn't bad-looking.

"Heh heh, you seem quite leisurely." The speaker was none other than the man in black who had been chasing Xu Zhu.

"What's wrong? Did you succeed?" the shopkeeper asked as soon as the man in black returned.

The man in black grew angry at the thought; it was something he was absolutely certain of succeeding in. Who knew he would miss the mark?

The shopkeeper knew what was going on as soon as he saw the man's expression. He had long been disgusted by the arrogant attitude of the man in black, so he spoke sarcastically: "Didn't you say you were going to be foolproof and waste money? Think about how you're going to explain this to your master!"

The air pressure around the man in black instantly dropped. His palm strike was as sharp as a knife. With a flick of his wrist, he shaved off the shopkeeper's hair that was close to his ear. He said in a sinister tone, "Are you tired of living?"

As the shopkeeper watched his hair fall out, a ferocious look flashed across his face, and he said to the man in black, "We are all serving the same master. We each have our own duties, and neither of us should think that the other is superior."

Li Qian returned to the inn and gently sat down on the edge of the bed. Xu Zhu and her son were already fast asleep. Li Baobao's rosy cheeks were buried in Xu Zhu's chest, and Xu Zhu's arms were around Li Baobao. He thought for a moment, then raised his hand to lift the blanket, unbuttoned Xu Zhu's clothes, and prepared to lift her bodice.