At Penglai Pavilion, the singing and dancing continued, with three noble ladies taking the stage this ti—one played the pipa, another played the flute, and another sang lightly and danced gracefully.
In the midst, a few figures resembling princes arrived, and were sternly scolded by the Western Chu Emperor, his beard blowing in his anger.
Seeing this, Qi Yue began to understand.
"It seems this is a matchmaking event!"
It turns out the dancers at the beginning were just an appetizer, and the real focus was these noble ladies.
Was it to find partners for the princes?
"Master, it looks like it won't end any ti soon. Should we do sothing else?" Qingzhu asked, his usually serious face betraying a hint of eagerness.
Qi Yue was sowhat surprised.
Since their eting, this guy had been as expressive as a block of wood, but now he actually had his own ideas.
"What do you want to do?"
A gleam flashed in Qingzhu's eyes.
"Master, since we've co all this way, don't you want to…"
While speaking, he glanced around and lowered his voice as if conspiring sothing.
"... back in Donggao, didn't you also show no rcy, Master? Only dealing with Princess Xiyang this ti, isn't that letting the Western Chu royal family off too lightly?"
"You an..." Qi Yue's eyes spun, and she instantly understood.
Was this guy encouraging her to empty the Western Chu Imperial Palace?
Qingzhu chuckled, his smile incongruous with his usually impassive face.
"I've heard of my master's deeds... I also want to see master's thods in action... Moreover, this Western Chu Imperial Palace has stood for hundreds of years, it must have many treasures…"
Internally, Qi Yue cursed.
She'd thought Qingzhu was just a machine for carrying out missions. It turned out he was just pretending...
Seeing she hadn't moved at all, he finally couldn't pretend any longer...
"... Master, we can't just leave here empty-handed, can we..."
"Of course not!" Qi Yue curved her lips, "Let's go and see right now…"
The two left their hiding place behind the large tree and returned to Zhucui Palace.
It was almost deserted.
Qi Yue had Qingzhu knock out a maid who was sleeping on the front hall desk and move her out.
"Move her far away, better safe than sorry later."
Qingzhu obediently did so, but still asked a question.
"If she's unconscious, she won't see what master does, how could she lose her life?"
Qi Yue smiled slightly.
"You'll understand afterward."
With that, she led the way to the main hall.
Qin Lingwei's departure had been grand, attended by dozens of maids and matrons.
This conveniently facilitated Qi Yue's next moves.
Previously from the rooftop, she had only glimpsed a portion of Zhucui Palace's opulence.
Now, being in its midst, she was once again amazed.
"It seems the Western Chu Empress has moved all the good stuff here!"
The white jade steps underfoot were warm and smooth, so comfortable it was like stepping on clouds.
The corridors were lined with beautifully crafted, varied large ornants.
Once inside the inner hall, the sight was even more dazzling.
Qi Yue felt her eyes blur, her hands itched uncontrollably.
"Qingzhu, don't you think that even the Emperor's Qianming Palace doesn't compare to this place?"
"Yes." Qingzhu was also excited, unable to wait to see Qi Yue display her skills.
"Had it not been for Princess Xiyang being so favored, she wouldn't have made this series of foolish decisions."
"That's true," Qi Yue curled her lips.
As she spoke, she naturally raised her hand, and in an instant, gathered up everything in the room.
Whether large or small, everything here was quite valuable.
Even an ordinary candlestick, if taken to an antique store in space, could fetch a price of a hundred thousand spaceti coins.
After emptying the outer hall, Qi Yue moved into the inner hall, indiscriminately taking everything.
What makeup boxes, various jewelry, clothes and silk fabrics, desks and stools, all sorts of gold and jade ornants...
Every single item was gathered into the space, not one was left behind.
After all, once they were placed on the shelves of the antique shop, they could all be exchanged for money.
Qingzhu had been shocked speechless, her mouth half open, not knowing what to say.
After the operation was complete, the two returned to the original large tree.
Coming and going, it hadn't even been half the ti it takes to brew tea, and up in the Penglai Pavilion, the sa three noble ladies were still performing their songs and dances.
"Master, what should we do now?"
After leaning on the tree for a while, Qingzhu finally regained her senses, "Should we even take care of the Western Chu Emperor together? Once the Western Chu Emperor is dead, the alliance of the four states would naturally fall apart."
Qi Yue slowly glanced at Qingzhu and couldn't help but curl the corner of her lips.
"Aren't you Zhao Xiyan's body double? With such impressive skills, why do you only think of kill, kill, kill?"
Qingzhu's face turned embarrassed.
"The Marquis said that those who deserve to die, should be killed, without much effort."
Qi Yue was speechless for a mont.
That indeed sounded like sothing Zhao Xiyan would say.
"...It's uncertain whether you might need to kill soone in a while, but for now let's go down and watch a performance."
"..." Qingzhu did not imdiately understand the aning of these words and was slightly stunned.
Qi Yue hooked her lips and extended her arm to Qingzhu.
"Co on, there are too many guards below, to save us trouble, let's go directly to the third floor. It's the perfect ti to show off your excellent Qinggong!"
Qingzhu was astonished.
"Master, you want to reveal yourself in front of the Western Chu Emperor?"
Qi Yue stretched her arm again, "Hmm, how else are we supposed to watch the upcoming show? Or are you scared?"
Qingzhu instantly beca spirited, "Through fire and water, I will ensure your complete safety, Master!"
"Then let's go!"
"Yes, Master."
At the third floor of the Penglai Pavilion, the performance by the three noble ladies had ended, and the Western Chu Emperor and Empress each gave a few comnts before another two gorgeously dressed noble ladies stepped forward to perform.
"To report to the Empress Dowager, Your Majesty, Empress, we will perform an ensemble..."
Just as they laid their hands on the strings, they saw the Western Chu Emperor, sitting upright, suddenly stand up hurriedly, his face raised high filled with terror.
Seeing this, everyone else also looked up.
Before they could see clearly, a delicate female voice was heard.
"Your Majesty, the Western Chu Emperor, there's no need to stand up to welco us!"
After a burst of refreshing dicinal fragrance, two people, a man and a woman, had appeared in the hall.
As soon as the man steadied himself, he let go of the woman's arm and stared at everyone sharply, clearly in a defensive stance.
The woman, dressed in red, was taller than average, displaying an unmatched slender grace.
Under the bright candlelight, her porcelain-white skin and fiery red dress exhibited a breathtaking beauty that made it difficult for those present to stare directly at her enchantingly beautiful eyes.
After a brief mont of stupefaction, an old eunuch scread shrilly.
"...Protect the Emperor, quick..."
Before he could finish, suddenly a sharp flute sound pierced the air.
The old eunuch instantly stood frozen with his mouth open, his eyes rolling about like swirling glass marbles.
Qi Yue glanced at Qingzhu.
"There are no guards here, it's normal for people to be scared, don't frighten them to death."
"Yes, Master,"
Qingzhu answered, and then another soft flute sound, and the old eunuch imdiately collapsed on the ground,
but now he could shout again.
"Quick, soone co, protect the Emperor..."
Although he was shouting, his voice was as feeble as a mosquito's.
Qi Yue slightly smiled, looking up at the nearly fainting Western Chu Emperor.
"Your Majesty, the Western Chu Emperor, there's no need to be so alard; we have no malicious intent. We just saw that the performance here was quite nice and wanted to join in the excitent."
Perhaps influenced by Qi Yue's gentle appearance, the Western Chu Emperor finally erged from his shock.
"You, who are you?"
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