"Why do I remember that Deputy Ren went on a killing spree?" The empress's cold voice was heard. Ren Baqian froze.
What did the empress mean? Did she know that he killed Lian Baocheng? Otherwise, why would she say such a thing?
Ren Baqian's mind was filled with thoughts. At this moment, he didn't know how to reply.
The empress's following words made him feel as if he had been granted amnesty.
"Forget it, I won't hold you responsible for this matter. Go and tidy up. You have embarrassed yourself by looking like this, "the empress continued.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Ren Baqian quickly retreated and didn't dare to mention anything else.
After he left, Ren Baqian was almost certain that the empress already knew about it. Otherwise, she wouldn't have said those last words. In that case, he could be considered worry-free, and others wouldn't dig it out in the future.
Naturally, he didn't know that the empress already knew what he had done.
After he left, the empress thought of how Ren Baqian came in with a miserable appearance and complained tearfully. Then, he was frightened by her words. She found it amusing and laughed, "What a crafty fellow. I have to knock him down a peg."
Qing Yuan and Hong Luan looked at each other with smiles on their faces. When other people saw the empress, they would tidy up cleanly. Who would come crying miserably like Deputy Ren? However, it was a good thing that Her Majesty wasn't in a bad mood every time she saw Deputy Ren.
Following which, the empress called Xin Zhe over and said, "If anyone asks about Lian Baocheng, just say that he overestimated himself and provoked a ferocious beast, causing his corpse to be swallowed."
It was just an aristocratic family from Great Xia. They could even kill the envoy from the Yun Nation, so why would they care about an aristocratic family from Great Xia?
She was even a little interested in the tool that Wu Fang mentioned that Ren Baqian used at that time. With her strength, she naturally wouldn't care about this kind of thing.
Furthermore, from Wu Fang's description, she knew that this kind of thing was difficult to mass-produce. In that case, it wouldn't be as useful as some swords and sabers.
However, this Storyteller Ren really had a lot of tricks up his sleeves.
Everyone's mounts were watched by the stream. Ren Baqian's mountain-gazing bird was pushed to the outermost and was far away. The main reason was that there were many ferocious beasts, and it would tremble whenever it got close.
Ren Baqian went to the stream to wash himself. Then, he went to the side and took down the sleeping bag from the mountain-gazing bird. His official robe was placed inside.
After changing into his official robes, Ren Baqian looked much more refreshed.
After changing his clothes, he lay on the grass for a short while before he was called to roast some meat for the empress. He also roasted a piece of meat for himself.
At this time, the people on the mountain gradually came down. At the same time, the top three of the Great Hunt had been selected.
The first one was called Tao Meng, and the prey he brought back was a creature with horns on its head that looked like a leopard. It was called the Guardian Beast, and it was said that it specialized in guarding strange flowers and plants. It was as fast as lightning, and its strength was not small either. For example, saber-toothed tigers and the like were its food.
Many people asked Tao Meng what good items he had found. After all, if he had hunted down a Guardian, he would definitely have taken whatever it was guarding.
The second one was Xi Wanya, who brought back a monkey with golden fur all over its body. It was about two-thirds the size of a human, and it was still alive. It was tied up tightly. From the tone of the others, this monkey was also very powerful and could understand human nature. If he was nurtured well, he would be a good helper in the future.
The third was Hong Wu's granddaughter, Hong Xian.
Ren Baqian roasted the meat while watching the bustle. After the rankings were finalized and presented to the empress, everyone started to prepare lunch and pack up their things at the same time.
After lunch, everyone started to return. Along the way, someone mentioned that Lian Baocheng of the Lian family was missing. Previously, some people thought that he was thinking about the reward given by the empress, so he brought an Earth Wheel level bodyguard to the mountains to hunt. After all, he had always been arrogant, so it was not strange for him to do such a thing.
However, he had not appeared yet, and everyone felt that something was amiss.
"He overestimated himself and challenged the beast. Even his bodyguard was swallowed by it," Xin Zhe announced to everyone.
After hearing this, even if some people felt that something was amiss, they didn't say anything more. After all, he wasn't related to Lian Baocheng. Dayao had already given this explanation. Regardless of what was going on behind his back, it was the Lian family's business. They didn't know if the Lian family, which had always been domineering, would swallow this loss.
Even if they didn't want to eat it, there was nothing they could do. Did they really dare to ask Qi Zixiao to give them an explanation?
After hearing this, Ren Baqian was once again sure that the empress already knew about what happened in the forest.
Otherwise, Xin Zhe wouldn't have said this.
It was obvious that the empress had suppressed the matter. After all, Xin Zhe had come forward to explain that in the future, they would look for the empress if they had any problems.
This outcome made him heave a sigh of relief. In the future, no one would dig up this matter. Otherwise, it would be a slap to the empress's face.
Otherwise, if the Lian family knew the truth, even though he wouldn't dare to do anything in Dayao, they would just have to send a few assassins to deal with him, and he would be in big trouble.
At this moment, Ren Baqian was rather grateful. There weren't many leaders who could take the blame for their subordinates. This thigh was indeed the right one to hug.
In the afternoon, everyone returned to Lan City. There wasn't anyone to welcome them, but when the empress's carriage entered the city, there were still many aboriginal commoners cheering at the side.
When everyone arrived at the plaza in front of the palace, the empress's carriage directly entered the palace. Only then did everyone disperse in twos and threes.
Ren Baqian didn't care about anything else and directly returned to the beast park.
When he saw Tiantian and Gungun, he hugged them and rubbed his face against them. It was great to be back.
After a while, Ren Baqian put the things back into the house with a claw mark on his face. However, before he could even sit down, he was called into the palace.
"Do you remember that you said you prepared two menus?" the empress asked.
"Yes," Ren Baqian lowered his head and replied. Even though he was very grateful to the empress in the afternoon, he still felt a little guilty now.
"Let's just choose the unusual menu. These people are too daring. They dare to do anything, "the empress said coldly.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Ren Baqian complied and immediately retreated. He only heaved a sigh of relief when he was outside. He pondered in his heart, those people shouldn't have committed any crimes recently, right? Even though there were some small scuffles, they shouldn't have committed any major crimes.
Why did the empress find them an eyesore?
Ren Baqian pondered for a long time. Could it be that Lian Baocheng tried to assassinate him? After thinking about it, it was highly possible. Hearing the empress say that she didn't blame him, the empress should be very clear about the situation at that time.
To assassinate a Dayao official right under the eyes of the empress, this wasn't just bold, it was practically soaring to the heavens. Now that Lian Baocheng was dead, the empress directly vented her anger on others.
Ren Baqian felt that this was the most likely reason.
Or it could be that he didn't know what happened on the day he returned to Earth to buy a gun.
However, there were still the big shots in the imperial court. The empress didn't say that she was going to cook two types of banquet dishes. In that case, the big shots in the imperial court would also cook the same dishes. He must never let them know that he was the one who designed the menu. Otherwise, it would be hard to guarantee that he wouldn't make things difficult for himself.
Ren Baqian pondered as he arrived at the entrance of the imperial kitchen. He simply didn't want to think about it anymore. In any case, whatever the empress said would be the same.
When everyone in the imperial kitchen saw Ren Baqian, they greeted one after another, "Brother Ren."
"The menu has been decided. It's the second set of dishes. That interesting dish will be used tomorrow. Are the ingredients ready?" Ren Baqian asked.
When the others heard this, they revealed a look of anticipation.
"I can get someone to send it over anytime," Caretaker Gou said in a deep voice. The corner of his mouth twitched slightly.
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