Great, it's just a lackey, we're saved!

Chapter 150: 5 points depend on fate!

The cramped and damp cell contained only a bed and a simple table.

A person lay on the bed, groaning in pain with their eyes closed.

Bai Xiaoxiao approached the bed. The man opened his eyes, and a soft, slender hand touched his forehead.

"Wang Tian, ​​you've suffered."

Just over ten days ago, Brother Wang, who went to the Cultural Heritage Ceremony with Bai Xiaosheng, has now become a eunuch.

Although he was given a single room in the prison cell under Bai Xiaoxiao's care, his status and position were no longer the same.

When Wang Tian saw that the person who came was Bai Xiaoxiao, he struggled to get up.

Bai Xiaoxiao pressed him down, saying, "You should lie down."

"Owner……"

“Now there is no master, I am His Majesty’s Imperial Noble Consort.”

Wang Tian lay there, his eyes vacant, lost in thought.

Bai Xiaoxiao continued, "You have taken care of me for so many years on His Majesty's orders. I thought I was capable of leading you to roam the world freely, unrestrained by worldly constraints. I never expected... Alas, I am useless and my skills are not good enough. It's just that you have suffered."

"I thought that you had taken care of me for a long time, and even if you hadn't done anything meritorious, you had at least worked hard. His Majesty would surely give you an official position. Who would have thought that he would have you castrated and brought into the palace to continue serving me, the Imperial Noble Consort?"

As Bai Xiaoxiao spoke, tears streamed down her face.

Wang Tian had always known that his master was androgynous and exceptionally handsome!

But he didn't know that Bai Xiaoxiao, as a woman, was also so captivating.

Unfortunately, he is no longer a man and has lost even basic dignity.

"Imperial Noble Consort, do not weep. This matter has nothing to do with you."

"How could it be unrelated to me? Although I have the abilities of the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion, my cultivation is inferior to Your Majesty's, and I am powerless to save you."

“Over the years, although you have been free with me, you have also suffered a lot, and you have never slacked off in taking care of my daily life.”

"I thought that after I finished my mission for His Majesty, I could retire unscathed, but I couldn't escape my fate."

Bai Xiaoxiao's voice was so mournful that it made Wang Tian feel both heartache and guilt.

He really wanted to tell Bai Xiaoxiao that she didn't need to blame herself so much.

He was actually sent by the Great Zhou Emperor to monitor Bai Xiaoxiao!

The so-called "care" is nothing more than a means to make surveillance easier.

Over the years, Bai Xiaoxiao's every word and action has been reported to the Great Zhou Emperor in great detail.

He had thought that such loyalty would bring him rapid advancement and promotion.

Unexpectedly, he became a eunuch!

Feeling the pain in his body, Wang Tian's hatred for the Great Zhou Emperor reached its peak.

Bai Xiaoxiao cried for a while, and her eyes were a little red and swollen.

"Take good care of your injuries. Once you're healed, I'll transfer you to Zichen Palace. You won't have to do anything then; you can just enjoy life."

Wang Tian nodded gratefully, feeling even more guilty.

His lips moved as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't speak.

Bai Xiaoxiao changed Wang Tian's bedding, boiled water for him, added charcoal to the fire, then wrapped herself in a cloak and left reluctantly.

After Bai Xiaoxiao left, Wang Tian lay in the cold cell, suffering inwardly.

Should we tell her the whereabouts of the Heavenly Jade?

Wrapped in a cloak, Bai Xiaoxiao walked slowly along the palace path, her face expressionless.

The heartache I felt just moments ago seems to have never existed.

Upon returning to Zichen Palace, Bai Xiaoxiao instructed the palace servants that she wanted to take a bath.

"I've added water, you may all leave now. After I bathe, I will go to Hexi Palace to serve His Majesty."

The palace servants slowly withdrew.

Bai Xiaoxiao then took off her clothes, and in the bronze mirror, she saw an ancient jade pendant around her neck, clearly missing a corner.

The ancient jade is extremely simple and unremarkable, with nothing particularly special about it.

But Bai Xiaoxiao held the ancient jade and closed her eyes.

"If you are watching over me from heaven, please tell me not to fail this time."

"I exhausted all my energy, but I still couldn't change the outcome. This time, I'll just get myself involved."

"I've only learned five-tenths of your skills; I'll leave the remaining five-tenths to fate!"

.........

Inside the Hexi Palace, the Great Zhou Emperor was still sitting on a futon.

He slowly opened his eyes and looked at Bai Xiaoxiao kneeling below him.

The Imperial Noble Consort was dressed in a plain white dress. When she bent down, her fair neck formed an elegant curve.

The Great Zhou Emperor scoffed, "You don't need to fawn over me like this. Just do your job well."

"I heard about the Imperial Noble Consort's impressive display of power in court today. How was it? The feeling of wielding such power was quite pleasant, wasn't it?"

Bai Xiaoxiao straightened up, utterly submissive.

"I am also a cultivator, how could I value power? I am merely acting with Your Majesty's permission."

The Great Zhou Emperor nodded in satisfaction.

"It's good that you have self-awareness."

"Your Heavenly Secrets Pavilion claims to be able to calculate without error and even defy the heavens, but I think you're nothing special."

"If it were truly possible to defy fate, how come everyone met a bad end? Take her, for example..."

Hearing the Great Zhou Emperor mention his old friend, Bai Xiaoxiao felt a pang of pain in her heart.

My heart felt like it was being torn to pieces.

But her expression remained unchanged: humble, obsequious, ingratiating, and fearful.

"Your Majesty is right. Who in the world can compare to Your Majesty?"

The Great Zhou Emperor was very satisfied with Bai Xiaoxiao's attitude and slowly stepped down from the prayer mat.

"Did you go to see Wang Tian today?"

Bai Xiaoxiao reported truthfully: "Wang Tian has been following me for a long time. I originally wanted to ask Your Majesty to grant him an official position, but who knew..."

The Great Zhou Emperor, however, seemed indifferent.

"He's nothing but an ant, why would you waste your energy on him? Wang Tian has served you very well all these years, so he will continue to serve you in the palace."

"This is a favor I bestowed upon him, so why is he acting like he's being wronged?"

Bai Xiaoxiao immediately spoke up for Wang Tian: "Your Majesty, how could he dare to feel wronged? It's just that he has learned some skills and developed ambitions over the years by following me. It would be a waste of his talents to just be a eunuch."

"A waste of talent? Heh heh heh," the Great Zhou Emperor laughed with utter contempt, "What kind of talent is this?"

"Even people like Chen Wenyu and Qian Tao are just average. He's wasting his talents."

The Great Zhou Emperor approached Bai Xiaoxiao, inhaling the faint fragrance emanating from her.

"You did very well at today's court assembly. The fact that the deposed crown prince could cause such a significant upheaval in the nation's destiny is something I never thought of before."

"Although I have not drawn upon the nation's destiny amidst this turmoil, this is clearly a shortcut."

"However, why did the deposed crown prince stop halfway through?"

Bai Xiaoxiao lowered her head and began to explain in a calm tone.

"In my opinion, merely deposing the crown prince is not enough. The fate of the heir apparent is linked to the fate of the nation, yet Your Majesty still cannot remove the fate of the nation. This indicates that this matter still needs to rely on the eldest princess as a medium."

"After all, the princess was born to carry the fate of the nation, and only through her can His Majesty draw upon the nation's destiny."

The Great Zhou Emperor stared into Bai Xiaoxiao's eyes, seemingly trying to determine whether what she said was true or false.

However, Bai Xiaoxiao's eyes were too pure, making it impossible for anyone to discern anything.

"Oh? So you mean, in seven days, the Crown Prince will be deposed, and Yue Li will become the Crown Princess?"

Bai Xiaoxiao was extremely nervous at this moment, but her heartbeat was unusually steady.

She knew that success or failure hinged on this moment.

"That is indeed what I intend to do."

Upon hearing this, the Hexi Palace fell into an unusual silence.

Bai Xiaoxiao lowered her eyes, her breathing even but her heart pounding with shock.

Until the angry roar of the Great Zhou Emperor rang in his ears.

"How dare you!"