Teasing the Princess Is a Capital Crime? Then I'll Take the Empress Too - Chapter 15:

Chapter 15: Supreme Cold Beauty—Li Yin! Wu Yi, Do You Admit Your Guilt?

As soon as Duke Wu An landed with Wu Yi outside the palace, a figure flashed before them—Eunuch Liu was already standing in front of the two.

He had the face of a middle-aged man and a soft, effeminate demeanor that made it obvious he was a eunuch. 

But no one would dare look down on him. Just judging by the explosive speed he’d just shown, his cultivation was at least 7th stage Martial King Realm.

Eunuch Liu bowed slightly toward Wu Yi, his face showing a perfect professional fake smile. “Young Master, Her Majesty summons you.” As he spoke, he turned respectfully to Duke Wu An and cupped his hands. “Greetings to Duke Zhenbei. I bring Her Majesty’s decree. Duke Zhenbei may return to the residence. Someone will later escort the young master back.”

Duke Wu An’s brows furrowed slightly with worry. 

After all, Wu Yi had killed Xu Yangshuo today. He was afraid the Xu family might strike back in desperation, so he was uneasy about leaving.

Wu Yi also realized he was in a dangerous situation now, but he didn’t seem to mind. This much the Empress would surely consider. 

“Father, go back first. With Her Majesty assigning someone to escort me, nothing will happen. Besides, the Xu family hasn’t lost their minds yet.”

Duke Wu An hesitated for a moment, then nodded and warned him, “Be cautious with your words and actions in front of Her Majesty. Don’t be reckless. If you really anger her, I won’t be able to save you in time.”

Wu Yi’s outrageous behavior in court today had genuinely startled even Duke Wu An. His heart had been pounding the entire time. He cursed the prince, killed a minister, scolded the prime minister, and even dared to blatantly stare at the Empress’s legs. He was both incredibly bold and insanely lustful. 

Duke Wu An feared his rebellious son would act without restraint again and cause even more trouble.

Wu Yi waved his hand helplessly and muttered, “Alright, Dad, I got it. You nag so much.” 

But as soon as he noticed Duke Wu An’s darkened expression, he quickly forced a smile and corrected himself, “Uh… I meant, alright, Dad, I got it. I was just pausing the sentence, yeah, that!”

Duke Wu An snorted with a dark expression. “In any case, be careful.” 

With that, he soared into the sky and left in style.

“Young Master, please~”

As Wu Yi followed Eunuch Liu, he felt uncertain in his heart. “Eunuch Liu, may I ask what Her Majesty wants with me?”

Since ancient times, the minds of emperors were the hardest to read. Who knew what was wrong with the Empress this time?

Eunuch Liu forced a smile. “Young Master must be joking. How could someone like me, a servant, dare speculate on Her Majesty’s thoughts?” After a pause, he lowered his voice and added, “But from what I saw, Her Majesty’s expression looked normal. It should be nothing serious.”

Wu Yi chuckled, “That’s good.” 

As he spoke, seeing that no one was around, he took off a spatial ring from his left hand and tossed it on the ground. “Oh? Eunuch Liu, did you drop this spatial ring containing 100,000 spirit stones?”

Spirit stones were the primary currency of this world, and also one of the main resources used by martial artists to aid cultivation. 

A hundred thousand spirit stones was no small amount. Ordinary folks working themselves to death for a month might only earn a few dozen. 

Even though Wu Yi was the young master of the Duke of Dingguo’s residence, his monthly allowance was capped at 100,000 spirit stones, mainly because the Wu family had always been upright and refused to be corrupt officials. They also had many people to support, so even this privileged second-generation heir often felt broke.

Eunuch Liu was stunned. “I didn’t…” 

But after seeing Wu Yi raise his brows at him in a hinting manner, he quickly caught on and nodded repeatedly. “Yes, yes, I dropped it. Thank you, Young Master, for picking it up.”

There was no need to pretend anymore—they were both seasoned foxes. 

Without any visible movement, Eunuch Liu extended his hand and used his spiritual Qi to pull the spatial ring into his sleeve.

Those 100,000 spirit stones were worth two months of his official salary!

Having received the benefit, Eunuch Liu smiled so widely his face looked like a chrysanthemum. “From now on, if anyone dares speak ill of the Young Master, I, Liu Yuxiang, will be the first to object.” That statement held another meaning—if the young master ever needed anything, just ask, and I’ll help if I can.

Wu Yi grinned. “Then I’ll be relying on you, Eunuch Liu.” But in his heart, he muttered, “A man named Liu Yuxiang? You’re really flamboyant. No wonder you cut off that bit of meat and became a eunuch.”

Eunuch Liu had once served as the lead supervising eunuch of the former emperor—the highest rank among eunuchs. All palace eunuchs answered to him. Even now, he remained highly valued by the Empress. With someone like this in the palace, it would make things easier, so he was worth befriending.

“You’re too kind, Young Master. My pleasure, my pleasure.”

…

They arrived at the Imperial Study room. 

Just as they were about to enter, Eunuch Liu suddenly spoke with a tone full of sincere emotion, “Her Majesty works tirelessly for the people and the nation every day. It truly makes my heart ache. For the Young Master to be so considerate and caring toward Her Majesty makes me genuinely happy.”

Wu Yi was baffled, “I didn’t say anything…” 

But he quickly realized what was happening and admired the old fox in his heart. Brilliant! He took money with one hand and started working with the other?

Given the perception range of someone at Empress Long Qiyue’s Martial King Realm, Eunuch Liu’s words definitely reached her ears inside the Imperial Study room.

Eunuch Liu even threw him a flirtatious glance before respectfully bowing. “Your Majesty, Young Master Wu has arrived—”

Before he could finish, Long Qiyue’s cold and majestic voice rang from inside, “Enter!”

Eunuch Liu opened the door and led Wu Yi in, then tactfully stepped back and left.

Wu Yi walked past the screen and saw Long Qiyue sitting at her desk reviewing memorials. Just by sitting there, her presence exuded an innate imperial aura. It was hard to believe she had only ascended the throne a year ago. This was her natural charisma—just as the system had evaluated her: a born sovereign.

But what caught Wu Yi’s attention was the tall woman standing behind her—her aura cold and unapproachable. 

Even though her body was wrapped in a loose black robe, it still couldn’t hide her nearly perfect figure. Her face was veiled, but from her eyes alone, it was clear she was stunningly beautiful.

A beauty?

Wu Yi’s heart leapt with excitement, and he immediately checked her profile. If she scored over 95 points, then he’d hit the jackpot!

[Name: Li Yin]

[Age: 26]

[Height: 172 cm]

[Favorability: –23 (–90 and below indicates a killing intent)]

[Cultivation: 4th stage Martial King Realm]

[Number of intimate interactions: 0]

[Overall rating: 97]

[Constitution: Spiritual Grade—Mid, pseudo Water Spirit Root]

[Identity: Empress Long Qiyue’s personal bodyguard, commander of the Dragon Shadow Guards, deputy pavilion master of Dragon Shadow Pavilion, fiancée of Long Boyang, son of Prince Andong Long Yan]

[Evaluation: Ambitious and loyal to Longhua, detests evil with a passion, dares to love and hate, a supreme cold-hearted romantic. If conquered, she’ll give you her life.]

Damn! 97 points?

Wu Yi was overjoyed. This was a huge win!

[Ding! Li Yin meets the conditions for bearing the baby. Would the host like to mark her?]

“Do you even need to ask? Of course mark her!”

[Ding! Congratulations, host. Baby Candidate No. 2—Li Yin marked successfully.]

But just as that happened, Li Yin’s favorability started dropping rapidly at an exaggerated speed.

[–28]

[–35]

[–59]

[–78]

[Ding! Warning!!! –90 favorability indicates killing intent.]

“What the hell?!”

Wu Yi snapped out of it and suddenly met Li Yin’s icy cold gaze.

“Stop, stop, stop! Hey, I was just looking—don’t kill me for that!” He quickly looked away and bowed respectfully toward Long Qiyue. “Your subject Wu Yi greets Your Majesty.”

Long Qiyue hadn’t lifted her head once, but Wu Yi’s every movement and the faint killing intent coming off Li Yin didn’t escape her senses.

Inwardly, she cursed, “What a damn pervert.” Then, her cold and interrogative voice suddenly rang out, “Wu Yi, do you admit your guilt?”