"Your Highness, the Phoenix Monarch requests your presence."
The sky had already brightened, and the sun warmed her from above. It was wonderfully comfortable.
Yawning as she walked, Su Qiao made her way toward the palace gates at an unhurried pace.
Unexpectedly, someone called out to her halfway there.
She turned to look.
The young attendant looked somewhat familiar. He seemed to be one of Li Sang's personal attendants. What was his name again—Little Xuan, perhaps?
Host, the original body took matters concerning Li Sang extremely seriously. Don't let anything slip. At least for now, you can't act too casually.
444 suddenly popped up, startling Su Qiao just as she was about to speak.
Who knows where this guy ran off to. He hasn't made a sound since yesterday.
"What, do I still have to grovel before that pretty boy like I used to?"
Su Qiao had originally been preparing to refuse, but now she was feeling rather displeased.
444 felt a headache coming on.
I'm not asking you to grovel. I'm asking you not to make it too obvious all at once. Besides, don't you think it would be more satisfying to treat him the way he treated you?
Su Qiao fell silent for a moment.
"You want me to pretend on the surface that I'm still the same as before, while secretly building up my forces?"
The original body did have people of her own, including guards and hidden guards.
It was just that she had never intended to seize the throne before, nor had she been on guard against Li Sang and his daughter. So although quite a few ministers had secretly pledged themselves to her, she had never clearly acknowledged anything.
To put it nicely, she had held absolute power, and even the Empress had to