Chapter 426: This Servant Begs His Majesty to Grant Death!
[My name is Sili. I have a transaction I wish to conduct with Young Master. What does Young Master think?]
[Does Young Master truly not wish to dual cultivate with me?]
[If Young Master becomes the Ten Thousand Dao Sect Master, Sili is willing to remain constantly by Young Master’s side.]
[Young Master, look, the moon is so bright…]
[Brightness doesn’t matter? Even if it’s not bright, this concubine still likes it!]
Sili raised her head and looked at the man before her.
The moment Sili saw the man’s face, her dazed eyes trembled slightly. Her mind went completely blank, and her thoughts couldn’t help but scatter.
Scene after scene of her previous experiences appeared in Sili’s mind.
Just at this moment, Sili felt a scorching heat from her storage bag.
In Sili’s storage bag, although the half-broken Ranmo blade had lost all its spirit, the consciousness remaining in the long blade itself sensed a familiar aura and reacted accordingly.
Under normal circumstances, to use Ranmo to find the master’s reincarnation would require setting up at least a formation array and considerable preparation time but now, Ranmo was only five steps away from the Zhou Kingdom’s ruler, and it naturally recognized its master!
Even though Sili hadn’t obtained the Zhou Kingdom ruler’s fresh blood, at this moment, Sili had already confirmed the other party’s identity!
There could be no mistake now!
Ranmo’s reaction had already explained everything!
Joy that had been suppressed for so long rippled through Sili’s heart.
Sili even felt that everything before her carried a sense of unreality.
Before, she had tried every method to search, thinking every night about reuniting with her master but when she truly found him, she instead felt this was just a dream, worried that upon waking, she would discover it was nothing but an illusion.
“Young Master…”
Sili bit her lip lightly, her gaze following the other party’s movements constantly, her lips trembling as she called out softly.
“Mm?”
Xiao Mo turned around and looked in Sili’s direction, discovering this woman was staring blankly at him.
That feeling was like seeing a beloved who hadn’t returned in a long time.
Xiao Mo also felt a sense of familiarity toward this woman. However, Xiao Mo was certain he had never met her before.
Seeing Sili’s breach of etiquette, the head palace maid named Yang’er was startled. She quickly stepped forward, pulling Sili to kneel before His Majesty.
“Please forgive us, Your Majesty. She is a newly arrived palace maid who has just been transferred to the Heart Nurturing Hall to serve Your Majesty. Seeing Your Majesty’s extraordinary dragon majesty, she lost her composure!”
Xiao Mo didn’t pay attention to Yang’er. Instead, he walked before the two and looked at this woman, speaking indifferently, “What is your name?”
“In reply to Your Majesty, this servant is named Sili…” Sili said timidly. “The ‘Si’ of the Celestial Observatory, the ‘Li’ of pear tree.”
“You’re a newly arrived palace maid?” Xiao Mo asked.
“Yes, Your Majesty,” Sili answered with lowered head. “This servant entered the palace not long ago. Sister Shuang’er who trained this servant said that this servant excelled in all evaluations, therefore had this servant come to serve Your Majesty.”
“I see.” Xiao Mo nodded. “Were you just speaking to me? What did you call me?”
Sili lowered her head even further, “This concubine saw Young Master’s extraordinary appearance, like jade-like young masters described in books, and thus lost composure. This servant begs Your Majesty’s punishment.”
“Why would I punish you for such a small matter?”
Xiao Mo said indifferently, not paying too much attention to her.
His conversation with Sili was merely because he had just heard her speak and, turning to see this new face, was somewhat curious.
“In my presence, just do your duties well. There’s no need to worry about such minor details. You’ve just arrived, so you can learn slowly. If you need anything, you can also tell Yang’er and the others.” Xiao Mo consoled her.
“Yes, Your Majesty. Thank you for Your Majesty’s grace,” Sili kowtowed.
“Rise.”
Xiao Mo said no more and turned to walk into the bedchamber.
Only after Xiao Mo left did the palace maids straighten their backs and raise their heads.
Yang’er breathed a sigh of relief and chided Sili playfully, “You, you, Sister Sili, if it weren’t for our kind and tolerant Majesty, with your habit of speaking casually before His Majesty, you would have lost your life.”
“Elder sister’s admonishment is correct. Younger sister will definitely be more careful in the future,” Sili said.
“Good that you know.” Yang’er glanced at the bedchamber. “Go on. As His Majesty’s personal maid, you’ll always have to follow His Majesty from now on. Once you’ve established yourself by His Majesty’s side, we’ll all have to rely on you for matters in the inner palace.”
“Where are these words coming from, elder sister? In the future, if younger sister has things she doesn’t understand, she’ll still need elder sister’s guidance.”
“He he he, Sister Sili, we’re supposed to guide you? If one day we accidentally offend you, younger sister, just don’t speak ill of us before His Majesty,” palace maid Liu Mi joked.
“Don’t listen to their nonsense.” Yan’er smiled gently. “Younger sister, quickly go inside.”
“Yes.” Sili curtsied to the palace maids and walked toward the interior of the bedchamber.
Sili knocked on the bedroom door. Upon receiving permission and entering, she saw Xiao Mo sitting at the desk reading through books, while Wei Xun attended at Xiao Mo’s side.
Looking at this old eunuch, Sili felt that this old eunuch’s expression carried a few parts resentment?
“Sili pays respects to Your Majesty.” Sili stepped forward and curtsied.
“Mm.”
Xiao Mo put down the book in his hands and looked toward Sili.
“Sili, from now on, you will stay by my side, take care of my daily needs, and be responsible for conveying my edicts in the inner palace. If there are things you don’t understand, there’s no rush. Take your time. In any case, I’m usually quite idle.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.” Sili responded, joy rippling through her heart.
“Wei Xun, from tomorrow onward, you can await commands in the front hall. You don’t need to follow me around constantly anymore,” Xiao Mo said to Wei Xun.
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
Wei Xun wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes but he had no way to say anything.
After all, eunuchs managing the front hall while palace maids managed the inner palace was proper protocol.
He had only been able to follow His Majesty in and out of the inner palace before because previously the inner palace had been empty.
Now that the two imperial consorts would be entering the palace, naturally he couldn’t enter the inner palace at will anymore.
“What are you crying for, you old thing?” Xiao Mo said with a laugh and a curse. “It’s not like you won’t see me anymore.”
“But this old servant cannot be by Your Majesty’s side at all times. My heart feels so blocked,” Wei Xun said dejectedly.
“Enough, enough. Stop being so sentimental. I have to go to the Imperial Study every day. How would you not see me? Go back to the front hall to rest. Having Sili here is sufficient,” Xiao Mo waved his hand.
“Very well, this old servant takes his leave.”
Wei Xun bowed, looked at Xiao Mo once more with difficulty, and only then left the bedchamber.
In the bedchamber, only Xiao Mo and Sili remained.
Just as Xiao Mo picked up the book to read again, Sili suddenly knelt before Xiao Mo.
“Sili has committed a capital offense! This servant begs Your Majesty’s punishment!”
“Mm?”
Xiao Mo looked at the woman before him and said with a smile.
“You’ve just arrived. What crime could you have committed?”
“In reply to Your Majesty!”
Sili bit her lip lightly and kowtowed in obeisance.
“This servant followed the Empress Dowager’s orders to spy on Your Majesty. This servant begs Your Majesty to grant death!”
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