His Majesty is plotting a rebellion? Quickly, summon the Imperial Advisor!

Da Xi City is divided into an inner city and an outer city.

The inner city was where high-ranking officials and their families lived.

Its predecessor was a residence of the Imperial Preceptor.

But it's not in the inner city, it's in the outer city.

The mansion was not located in a bustling area; in fact, it was quite remote, nestled against a mountain, with few other residents in the surrounding area.

The Imperial Preceptor's Mansion covers an area of ​​about ten acres. It was once the residence of a wealthy family in Daxi City, but was later seized by its predecessor.

Xu Bing stepped into his residence and closed the gate.

The first thing you see is a man-made scenic lake on both sides, with willows and pine trees lining the banks...

Further in, there are pavilions, side rooms, corridors, and a spacious front yard.

A site of more than ten acres is already quite large.

The servants of the Imperial Preceptor's residence were all dismissed by Xu Bing's predecessor some time ago.

This has resulted in the mansion being completely empty at this moment.

However, this suited Xu Bing's wishes perfectly. He locked the gate, bolted it, and manipulated a crow to land on a willow tree to keep watch.

Only then did the invisibility spell dissipate, and his figure was fully revealed.

"Woo..."

An unchangeable, somewhat cruel and frustrating fact was now starkly presented to Ji Yuan.

She crashed her car on her way home.

Thinking she had everything under control, she was bound like a dumpling and silently taken back to Xu Bing's residence.

Having arrived on his territory, they completely lost the initiative.

She squinted, seemingly resisting, but to little effect, and continued to be carried by Xu Bing into the depths of the mansion.

"Ji Yuan, Ji Yuan, did you ever imagine that your careless act that day would lead you to such a predicament?" Ji Yuan sighed inwardly.

After a short while, Xu Bing stopped walking.

He arrived at the bathhouse. Unlike the Jingxuan Bathhouse at Jingxin Villa, this bathhouse only contained a bath tub, a screen, and a wooden platform for holding incense.

Xu Bing placed Ji Yuan on the ground and lit incense under her gaze, the fragrance wafting out.

"Bathing with incense."

“Great elegance.”

Xu Bing said.

He looked at Ji Yuan, removed the white cloth from his mouth, which was covered in saliva, and tossed it aside with some disgust.

With a wave of his hand, he untied most of the ropes binding her.

Only the rope binding their ankles and wrists remained.

After many days, Ji Yuan finally broke free from the cross-legged position. She straightened her legs, her tightly furrowed brows relaxed and tightened again, as if she was adapting to and enjoying this regained partial freedom. She couldn't speak and had a slight cough.

Xu Bing ignored him and went outside to fetch a bucket of cold water, which he then poured into the bathtub.

After filling the bathtub with water.

He moved a stool over, sat down on it, and looked down at Ji Yuan.

Ji Yuan slowly turned over and quietly looked at Xu Bing.

A ray of sunlight shone in.

Ji Yuan looked at Xu Bing's face.

A hint of surprise flashed in his eyes; he actually thought this guy looked a little better than before.

However, the changes in facial features were not significant; the nose and eyes remained the same, yet the overall impression was completely different. Ji Yuan frowned slightly, somewhat puzzled.

How could she know that as the old momentum of her predecessor gradually faded and her "visual inertia" diminished, she could also gradually sense the changes in Xu's illness.

"What do you intend to do to me?" Ji Yuan asked calmly, his tone carrying an air of impending doom, despite the fact that he had been invited here.

She naturally didn't harbor any illusions that she would be treated kindly after falling into Xu Bing's hands.

She is not Zhou Xiaoyou, and she has long since passed the age of innocence.

"You're covered in sweat and stench, go take a shower first," Xu Bing said with disgust.

All told, Ji Yuan hadn't bathed for seven days. Although she was an empress, the most noble person in the world, she was still just a mortal.

It is difficult for ordinary people to escape the common customs.

Even if an ordinary person doesn't wash for seven days, they will still smell quite strongly.

Especially during these seven days, Ji Yuan was not well-behaved and kept trying to escape. He would only straighten up and rest when he was exhausted and covered in sweat.

On the way from Jingxin Villa to the Imperial Preceptor's Mansion, Xu Bing smelled the sour smell of sweat, so he decided to let her wash up first.

Ji Yuan frowned and sneered, "So impatient already?"

Xu Bing was taken aback for a moment upon hearing this, then looked Ji Yuan up and down with a hint of interest.

That gaze made Ji Yuan feel extremely uncomfortable, and her expression grew even more unpleasant.

Xu Bing interrupted her thoughts, "Your Majesty, what are you thinking about? Do you perhaps hope that something will happen between us?"

Ji Yuan is indeed very beautiful, breathtakingly so.

Even after seven miserable days, her charm remained undiminished.

But she misunderstood.

Xu Bing had no intention of doing anything to her. The reason was simple: although he did not deny that he was lustful, he was by no means a lustful person.

"You!" Ji Yuan was secretly annoyed when he heard Xu Bing's words.

She took a deep breath. "If that's the case, why don't you go out?"

"Get out?" Xu Bing sneered. "Your Majesty, I think you seem to have misunderstood something."

"What I just gave was an order."

Xu Bing pinched Ji Yuan's chin, his gaze icy and devoid of any emotion. "So, now jump into the bathtub yourself."

The voice just fell.

He waved his hand.

A mysterious power emanated from him, and Ji Yuan's plain clothes instantly shattered.

With a "buzz," Ji Yuan's mind went blank.

This scene is so exquisite, it's like white jade, and could not have been carved by any divine craftsman.

Xu Bing watched with great interest, but without the slightest lust, or rather, lust was beyond his control.

……

Refreshed.

Xu Bing draped a plain robe over Ji Yuan, washing away the smell of sweat from his body.

Xu Bing led Ji Yuan to a side room in the backyard, a rather secluded location in the mansion, perfect for imprisoning people.

After putting Ji Yuan down, Xu Bing locked the door, left a crow to guard it, and then turned and left.

After he left.

Ji Yuanjing sat quietly on the stool.

Not a word was spoken.

His expression was eerily calm.

Anger is concealed, and humiliation is kept hidden in the heart.

His hands, clasped behind his back, were already clenched into fists. He was so clenched that his nails dug into his flesh, drawing out traces of blood.

"Xu Bing...is this how you humiliate me?"

"If that's all there is to it, you're underestimating me."

Ji Yuan murmured softly.

……

Xu Bing also did a simple wash and changed into clean clothes.

It was still early.

The mansion is truly beautiful, with gardens, window views, and artificial hills and water features.

He swam to a pavilion, poured himself a cup of tea, and savored it slowly.

The changes in the situation in Dae Hee on that day were so dramatic that they were unimaginable.

Ji Yuan is a difficult woman to deal with, that's only one aspect.

He never forgot that his true purpose was to improve Dae Hee's situation.

The first step in getting things under Dae Hee's control was to seize power.

No.

It should be about seizing totalitarian power.

Once he has absolute power, he can go and do what he wants.

Sharpening your axe won't delay your woodcutting; this saying may be crude, but it is a profound truth.

However difficult it is to wield absolute power, even for an emperor of a country, the power he holds is far from absolute.

What is totalitarianism?

A single word carries more weight than nine tripods.

Even in this one place, Ji Yuan is far inferior.

This was absolutely impossible for others, after all, the situation in Dae Hee was beyond human control.

But for Xu Bing...

It's quite possible, for a very simple reason...

He's a Qi cultivator; he possesses magical abilities. And he also has a terrible system.

"Dong dong."

Just thinking about it.

Suddenly there was a knock on the front door.

A crow flew into the sky and saw that the person who came was none other than Gong Zhonghou.

"interesting."

Xu Bing led Gong Zhonghou into the main hall and they took their seats.

"Your Excellency, I feel increasingly guilty about what happened today. I have already dismissed Liu Yong from his post. On my way back, I passed by the Imperial Preceptor's residence and happened to have some things with me, so I thought I would take the opportunity to come over and sincerely apologize."

Gong Zhonghou changed his previous attitude and put on a fawning smile.

Xu Bing cut to the chase, "Lord Gongzhong, since it's just the two of us here, there's no need to beat around the bush. Tell me your true purpose for seeing me."

Gong Zhonghou put away his playful expression.

He suddenly knelt on one knee, "Gong Zhonghou, Right Wing Guard of the Imperial Guard, wishes to pledge allegiance to the Grand Preceptor!"

Xu Bing raised an eyebrow, quite intrigued, and gently lowered his head, his eyes scanning the other person up and down.

“The reason,” Xu Bing said.

Gong Zhonghou truthfully replied, "The Imperial Preceptor is no ordinary man."

"Upon meeting you today, I discovered that the Imperial Preceptor is not as incompetent as rumored. The Imperial Preceptor insisted on going up the mountain, and later it was said that Commander Shang went to receive eighty strokes of the cane himself. After that... I, in plainclothes, sneaked up to Jingxin Villa, but was caught by me, who had received a secret message beforehand..."

"You are unaware of the connection between these matters, but you know that the Imperial Preceptor must be extraordinary. You also know that the Imperial Preceptor has a bad reputation in the court, and this is a time of great turmoil."

"It must be because we're short-handed... so the boss wants to give it a shot."

Xu Bing nodded secretly. "You guessed that the messenger was me? How did you guess?"

"A crow," Gong Zhonghou told him truthfully.

Where Xu Bing frequented, crows often circled, and the messenger bird was also a crow.

It's not hard to guess.

“That’s right,” Xu Bing said. “Commander Shang has offended the Emperor’s authority, and the Left Wing Guard has sneaked into Jingxin Manor. After thinking it over, you are the most suitable to serve as the acting commander of the Imperial Guard.”

"You should leave now, so that no one can see you."

Xu Bing issued an order to leave.

Gong Zhonghou's face lit up with joy, and he left the Imperial Preceptor's residence.