Fantasy: Empress Wife, Cute Kids Cause Havoc in Jiuzhou

Creak!

The door of the Imperial Study Room opened, and Ye Hongxue, accompanied by Chu Xin and Chu Chen, stepped inside.

Chu Xin and Chu Chen looked around curiously, spotting a large desk in the center where a woman dressed in a Dragon Robe was seated, her head bowed reading a book.

After a glance, the siblings turned their heads to look at the dark area not far behind the woman.

"Sister, it looks like someone is there. Is she trying to ambush the Empress?"

Chu Chen tugged at Chu Xin's sleeve and whispered.

"Probably."

Chu Xin tilted her head, thought for a moment, then nodded and spoke.

"Should we warn the Empress?"

Chu Chen hesitated for a moment before asking.

"This…"

Chu Xin hesitated as well, but finally, she shook her head.

The Empress had oppressed their mother, she was an enemy; they couldn't warn her.

"Okay."

Chu Chen nodded and took another look at the dark area.

Ye Hongxue, standing close by, overheard the children's conversation and couldn't help but glance into the darkness herself, guessing it was probably the Commander of the Dragon Guards assigned to protect the Empress.

That was a Peak Martial Emperor, and these mischievous children had discovered her?

The old woman hidden in the shadows was also full of surprise; naturally, the children's talk didn't escape her ears, and she certainly did not expect to be discovered by two little ones.

Her Emperor's Thought scanned the children and found that she couldn't see through their faces at all.

"Masks that cover aura and appearance?"

The old woman glanced at the masks on Chu Xin and Chu Chen's faces, then turned her head to look at the Empress, murmuring to herself, "These two little ones do resemble the Empress a bit, both wearing masks that can conceal their aura and appearance."

"Your Highness."

Ye Hongxue took two steps forward, respectfully greeting the Empress.

Seeing this, Chu Chen wanted to follow Ye Hongxue's example and greet the Empress, but Chu Xin held him back.

Their goal was to antagonize the Empress and get thrown into the Heavenly Prison, so they naturally had to act disrespectfully.

"Hmm!"

Long Yurou responded softly and was about to look up when she saw a small figure appear before her, leaping onto the desk to sit down, swinging two little feet, tilting her head, and brazenly asking, "Are you the Empress?"

Bang!

Ye Hongxue, seeing Ai Chirou acting so rudely, was so startled she almost collapsed.

Even the two-headed piglet perched on Chu Xin's shoulder was so shocked it almost toppled over—big sister was too audacious!

"Insolence!"

The old woman hidden in the shadows couldn't hold back and shouted angrily.

"Eh? Aren't you here to ambush the Empress?"

Having just jumped onto the desk with his sister, Chu Chen turned his head towards the dark area and asked in confusion.

Ambush the Empress?

The old woman was so frightened she nearly knelt down, such egregious and reckless words she dared to utter!

"I am the Commander of the Dragon Guards, charged with protecting Her Majesty's safety. How could I possibly ambush the Empress? How can you, child, make such baseless accusations against me?"

The old woman quickly spoke with righteous indignation, then glared fiercely at Chu Chen. If it weren't for being in the Imperial Study Room, she would have slapped the mischievous child dead already.

"Then why are you hiding in the dark? I think you are planning to ambush."

Chu Chen spoke with conviction, "Father said that those who like hiding in the shadows are no good people."

Hmm?

Chu Xin turned her head toward Chu Chen, puzzled; had their father really said that?

Seeing Chu Xin's expression, Chu Chen chuckled nervously—wasn't it about being as rude as possible?

"You annoying brat, do you believe I would slap you to death?"

The old woman, furious, stepped out of the shadows, glaring at Chu Chen.

"Alright."

Long Yurou waved her hand nonchalantly as she spoke.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me, this old servant has been disrespectful."

The old woman respectfully bowed to Long Yurou before retreating back into the shadows to hide.

I'm usually quite composed, so why did these bear cubs break my defense in just a few words?

Bear cubs are so annoying, and I hate bear cubs.

Meanwhile, Long Yurou was also curiously observing the two bear cubs who were sitting on the desk, swinging their legs, and looking around. She tried to probe their appearances with the Emperor's Thought but couldn't see through them at all.

However, for some reason, seeing these two bear cubs felt somewhat familiar.

"Ah! Auntie Long?"

After observing the Imperial Study Room, Chu Chen turned around, finally saw Long Yurou's face, and exclaimed in surprise.

"Little fellow, do you know me?"

Long Yurou asked curiously.

"I... uh!"

Chu Chen was about to speak when Chu Xin covered his mouth.

Long Yurou looked at Chu Xin with puzzlement.

Chu Xin grinned and chuckled twice at Long Yurou, then turned to look at Chu Chen and seriously reprimanded him, "Don't be rude, don't call her Auntie Long."

Chu Chen blinked his big eyes, full of grievance. Wasn't it said that the ruder, the better? And she really did look like Auntie Long.

But seeing Chu Xin's fierce gaze, Chu Chen compromised and nodded his little head.

Long Yurou thought the young girl was worried about angering her, so she smiled and said, "Don't be so formal; I actually think 'Auntie Long' sounds pretty nice. You can call me that from now on."

"That won't do."

Chu Xin shook her head firmly, looked at Long Yurou very seriously, and said, "How can we call you Auntie Long? Auntie Long is much younger than you. You look older than Auntie Long, you should be called Old Auntie."

Long Yurou's smile stiffened, and she subconsciously touched her face.

"Insolence!"

The old woman, hidden in the shadows, burst forth shouting again, with murderous intent sweeping in.

Bang!

Ye Hongxue was so frightened that she immediately knelt on the ground and kept kowtowing to Long Yurou, urgently saying, "Your Majesty, children say the darnedest things, please don't lower yourself to this bear cub's level."

Even the double-headed piglet covered its pig eyes with its little dragon claws and muttered quietly, "It's all over; I knew I shouldn't have come with eldest sister and second brother."

While saying this, it glanced at the old woman in the dark corner and mumbled, "I wonder if eldest sister and second brother's father's Spirit Body can defeat that woman in the Imperial Palace."

It had already imagined a scene where the Empress, furious, would subdue eldest sister and second brother, and then eldest sister and second brother would summon their father's Spirit Body to protect them as they fled.

Only Chu Chen looked around at everyone bewildered, not quite understanding what was wrong with calling her Old Auntie, puzzled why all these people were reacting so strongly.

Children say the darnedest things!

Children say the darned things!

Children say the darnedest things!

Long Yurou repeated it in her mind three times to stabilize her emotions, waved her hand for the old woman to hide again, then turned to Chu Xin and smiled slightly, saying, "You must be Ai Chirou, right? Truly candid, quite nice."

"Your Majesty's magnanimity is truly a blessing for Jiuzhou."

Seeing this, Ye Hongxue let out a huge sigh of relief and quickly stood up to remind Chu Xin, "Ai Chirou, aren't you going to thank her for her grace?" Your next read awaits at My Virtual Library Empire

Chu Xin blinked her big eyes, a look of grievance on her face as she said, "Auntie Ye, I didn't say anything wrong though. Empress is indeed older than Auntie Long, calling her Old Auntie is not wrong."

Bang!

Ye Hongxue, who just stood up, was so scared that she knelt down again, continuously kowtowing to Long Yurou, "Your Majesty, children say the darnedest things, children say the darnedest things!"

"Damned bear cubs, insulting Her Majesty over and over, I see you are seeking death."

The old woman could no longer contain herself, and made a grabbing motion through the air toward Chu Xin.

"Retreat!"

Long Yurou shouted to fend off the old woman, then turned her head to look at Chu Xin, once again managing a smile, remarking, "Naïve and romantic, very nice."

Chu Xin blinked her big eyes and looked at Ye Hongxue, as if asking wasn't it said that angering the Empress would get us thrown into the Heavenly Prison? Why is the Empress angry yet still not locking us up?

Seeing that the Empress didn't hold a grudge, Ye Hongxue finally relaxed. Just as she got up, she caught the look in Chu Xin's eyes, her heart leaped, and she hurriedly bowed to Long Yurou, "Your Majesty, I suddenly feel unwell, may I be excused to rest for a bit?"