Xiao Tian didn't expect her to be so cooperative. All the words he had prepared to persuade her were rendered useless.
"Shall we go to the palace now?" Yi Qing asked.
Xiao Tian replied, "Wait... I told the emperor that I'd come back to persuade you. Let's keep him waiting for two days."
Yi Qing was quite satisfied.
The man she had taken a fancy to should be assertive and not be led around by others.
However, after putting on a show, the meeting still had to take place.
Two days later, Yi Qing first accompanied Xiao Tian to see the emperor.
The emperor had always been at odds with Yi Qing. When he saw her, he didn't show any kindness. When Yi Qing bowed deeply, he didn't even tell her to rise.
Xiao Tian wasn't going to indulge the emperor's bad temper. He directly helped Yi Qing up and said, "We're all family. There's no need for such formalities."
The emperor was speechless.
Yi Qing stood with her hands at her sides, looking down at her nose and nose at her heart, not willing to speak first.
Xiao Tian pulled her to sit on a chair beside and said, "You've been too tired these days. Sit down and take a rest."
However, he himself didn't sit. He stood beside Yi Qing, facing the emperor.
The emperor was so angry that his nose was crooked. He really wanted to slam the table and ask why Xiao Tian was so hen - pecked!
However, he was also afraid that Yi Qing would make him look bad, so he grunted and got straight to the point. "What do you plan to say to Huang Jingjing when you see her?"
Yi Qing answered honestly, "I haven't thought about it yet. I'll just respond according to what she says. The emperor will surely be listening outside at that time, so he'll naturally know."
The emperor was speechless again.
Calm down, he had to be calm. He had experienced Yi Qing's talent for veiled insults many times.
She was clearly saying that it was ungentlemanly of him to eavesdrop.
Endure, he had to endure. A good man doesn't fight with a woman.
Huang Jingjing was locked up in an abandoned courtyard deep in the palace. Guards were stationed from a long distance away, making it difficult to approach.
Looking at the mottled walls and the moss on the steps, Yi Qing couldn't help but think that this was just like the cold palace.
She should be grateful that she had met Xiao Tian when she time - traveled and had been saved by him. Although life had been hard afterwards, it had been carefree. If she had landed directly in such a cold palace after time - traveling, even with her kung fu skills, she wouldn't have been able to use them and would have ended up dying here.
This place gave her a very bad feeling, so her lips were tightly pursed and she looked very serious.
Xiao Tian seemed to notice her discomfort. He tightly held her hand, continuously passing his warmth to her.
Yi Qing gradually relaxed.
The emperor, led by a eunuch, walked in front without looking back.
When they arrived at the courtyard gate, he said coldly, "Open the door."
An old eunuch in his forties or fifties respectfully responded. He took out a long key from his waist, unlocked the long brass lock, and bowed to invite everyone in.
The emperor looked back and his eyes fell on the two clasped hands. Then he turned around and walked inside.
— These two people were becoming more and more blatant in showing their affection.
After entering the courtyard, perhaps Huang Jingjing had heard the commotion outside. She pounded on the door and hysterically shouted in a hoarse voice, "Open the door, open the door! Let me see the emperor. I want to see the emperor!"
It must be that when she had met the emperor last time, she had been too eager to show off and had ignored the emperor's reaction to the impact of new things. That was why she had ended up in this situation.
If she were given another chance, this time she would surely prove to the emperor how important she was.
The emperor frowned so tightly that it seemed he could crush a fly. He said unhappily, "Does she act like this every day?"
The guarding eunuch respectfully replied, "Your Majesty, when she first came, she made an even bigger fuss than now. Later, perhaps she got tired and calmed down. But she still can't stand any noise outside. As soon as there's the slightest commotion, she'll shout like a madwoman."
"Crazy woman."
Yi Qing clearly heard the emperor's evaluation of Huang Jingjing and somewhat agreed with it.
Only a crazy or stupid person would easily reveal their trump card.
If someone ran up to her and said they had seen a UFO flying right in front of her office, she would definitely think that person was crazy.
With a time span of thousands of years, it was simply a pipe dream to expect others to understand them.
The emperor walked into the side wing - room, sat down, and said, "Open the door and tie her up. Yi Qing, you go in later."
Xiao Tian was a bit worried and said, "I'll tie her up. Bring the iron chains."
He wouldn't feel at ease if he didn't do this and let Yi Qing go in alone.
However, Yi Qing grabbed his hand and said, "No. I don't like you touching other women."
The emperor was speechless.
Could these two people just get out of his sight as far as possible!
No, he had to use Yi Qing first.
In the end, Xiao Tian was still worried. He coaxed Yi Qing gently, "Then let them tie her up. I'll go in and check first and then let you in. If you're scared, I'll go in with you."
The emperor was about to explode on the spot.
Fortunately, Yi Qing doused his anger. She said, "No, I'll go in by myself. There are some things. If there are too many people, I'm afraid she'll be more cautious."
Although they had already judged that she was probably a naive and brainless girl, it was also possible that Huang Jingjing was just stupid in front of men and would be shrewd in front of her.
The emperor said in disgust, "I've never seen a more clingy couple than you two."
"Your Majesty is over - praising us," Yi Qing said slowly.
The emperor said, "Hurry up and go. Don't let me see you."
A look of triumph flashed in Yi Qing's eyes. Hmph, let's irritate each other. Who's afraid of who?
Xiao Tian was a very assertive person. He wouldn't break with the emperor just because she didn't like the emperor, nor would he alienate her because the emperor didn't like her.
You two can dislike each other, but you're still my brother and you're still my wife.
Yi Qing didn't argue about who was more important. She just wanted to make good use of the situation and irritate the dog - emperor.
Under Xiao Tian's worried gaze, Yi Qing calmly pushed the door open and walked in.
A young woman with messy hair, looking like a crazy woman, was tied up with her hands hanging from the beam. Her toes barely touched the ground. This posture looked very uncomfortable.
Her clothes were quite clean, which made Yi Qing think that she wasn't really crazy.
"Who are you?" Huang Jingjing asked, her eyes blazing with anger, like a wild animal seeing a fellow invading its territory. "Which concubine of the emperor are you?"
There must always be some bitch jealous of me. This was probably what she was thinking now.
Why did she time - travel? It must be to be surrounded by handsome men, become the queen, bewitch the emperor so that he would have eyes only for her, dismiss all the concubines in the harem, and embark on the path of a winner in life!
Huang Jingjing firmly believed in this. So when she saw Yi Qing, she regarded her as a coquettish bitch trying to compete with her, the chosen one, for the emperor's favor.
Yi Qing touched her nose, calmly found a chair to sit on, propped her chin on the small table, looked at Huang Jingjing, and said leisurely, "I time - traveled in 2019. How about you?"
Hearing this, Huang Jingjing was instantly struck like by lightning. She stared blankly at Yi Qing and couldn't find her voice for a long time.
Outside, the eavesdropping emperor nudged Xiao Tian with his elbow and asked, "What does Yi Qing mean by that?"