How Was It Supposed to Disrupt the Court? Why Did I Become the Queen's Pet at the Start?

Nine Chamber Hall.

Inside the great hall, the space was vast and solemn.

Di Xin sat high upon the throne, looking down at the stunning woman led inside by an attendant.

Su Daji wore a plain dress without makeup. She moved with graceful steps, and every frown and smile carried enough allure to drive any man in the world mad.

Every movement she made had been honed through countless trials, perfect beyond reproach.

From the length of her strides, to the sway of her skirt, to the carefully measured expression on her face, tinged with a hint of shyness and curiosity.

This was Su Daji.

No, it was the Nine-tailed Fox occupying Su Daji's body.

She bowed gracefully, her voice soft and seductive to the bone.

"Su Daji, daughter of the Marquis of Ji Prefecture, greets The King."

From atop the throne, Di Xin did not tell her to rise. He merely watched her in silence, and the air in the great hall seemed to freeze in that instant.

After a long while, a voice carrying a hint of amusement slowly rang out.

"Heh. I didn't expect Su Daji to still be alive."

When his Divine Thought had swept over her back then, he had only taken a cursory look. He had assumed that Su Daji's true soul had already been devoured by this fox demon.

After all, when a demon possessed someone and took over their body, it was rare for the original soul to survive.

But after looking at her up close today, he discovered that her soul had not perished.

It had merely been suppressed deep within her sea of consciousness by a powerful force, leaving her unable to control her own body.

It seemed this was Empress Nuwa's doing.

If the Nine-tailed Fox had relied on