After Crossing Over, I Marked the Empress

“I’m sorry, I called you here but ended up being busy non-stop.”

Gu Junwan said, about to stand up from her chair.

But Shen Han moved first, circling behind her.

Gently pressing on her shoulders, she let her remain seated.

“It’s alright, you’re the ruler of a country after all. How could governing a nation be done leisurely?”

The alpha’s voice behind her was gentle, her words very understanding.

Gu Junwan felt some joy in her heart, but said, “Ruler of a country? I’m not like those dictatorial imperial overlords recorded in ancient books.”

Honestly, Shen Han was also curious about this.

She naturally placed her hands on Gu Junwan’s temples, massaging as she asked, “Then why do people call you ‘Lady Sovereign’ and ‘Your Majesty’?”

The alpha’s fingertips were very soft, gently kneading, bringing an indescribable comfort.

The omega under her fingertips half-closed her eyes, like a lazy cat being scratched on the neck by its owner.

Her usually cool voice involuntarily became somewhat alluring.

“Mmm~ That’s because we can’t forget the roots and soul of our heritage, so we’ve kept these titles.”

Shen Han’s ears felt a bit hot, her heart tickled by the omega empress.

She inhaled the intoxicating cold plum fragrance that was barely there in the air, her breathing becoming unsteady.

The crisp snow cedar scent, like swirling mist, intertwined intimately with the subtle cold plum fragrance.

Gu Junwan’s slender hands, folded in front of her legs, tightened slightly, betraying her current emotional fluctuations.

“By the way, in two days, the guard team will be newly formed. Would you like to join?”

“Or is there any position you’d like to try?”

Hearing Gu Junwan’s voice, Shen Han thought: Can I be your consort?

Of course, this was too frivolous, so she only dared to think it in her heart.

Shen Han continued her movements, her voice falling from above the omega’s head: “Is it your personal guard team?”

After receiving an affirmative response, she asked again: “Will you often inspect and personally assess them? Will the guard team follow wherever you go? Then I want to join!”

The alpha’s little desire to see her was so obvious, Gu Junwan’s sense of joy rose again.

As they were talking, a moderate knock came from outside the door.

Followed by Xu Zhao’s voice: “Your Majesty, you need to prepare for the meeting room.”

Since returning to the Federation, their meetings had always been brief.

This made Shen Han miss the days when they were “on the run” together.

Back then, Gu Junwan was by her side every day.

When she was tired, Shen Han could carry her on her back.

When they were under house arrest in the hotel, she could fall asleep every night breathing in her scent.

If only it could be like this every day from now on.

After Shen Han left, Gu Junwan resumed her usual calmness and coolness.

On the way to the meeting room, she instructed Xu Zhao: “Submit Shen Han’s name directly to Instructor Liu.”

“And arrange a captain’s position for her in the guard. With her abilities, joining the guard team is actually beneath her talents.”

This time, Xu Zhao rarely didn’t immediately carry out the empress’s instructions.

An important part of her duty was to check for oversights in the empress’s decisions.

“Your Majesty, we know Shen Han’s abilities, but others may not be aware. If we let her take on the captain’s role right away, it might actually create many obstacles for her.”

At this point, Xu Zhao hesitated slightly, but still voiced some of her inner thoughts.

“Your Majesty, your status is special, and now the Federation is in this divided situation. If everyone knows you favor an alpha, it’s actually not good for you or for Shen Han.”

Having said this much, Xu Zhao timely stopped speaking.

She knew her empress wasn’t someone who couldn’t take advice.

Indeed, as she had thought, Gu Junwan quickly realized this point.

And agreed with it.

In fact, if it wasn’t Shen Han, she would have thought of this aspect earlier.

To avoid bringing trouble and pressure to the other as much as possible, it seemed she would need to be more careful in the future.

Two days passed quickly.

Although Gu Junwan had followed her assistant’s advice and not arranged a captain’s position for Shen Han, the latter still encountered quite a few provocations when she went to report.

Though the empress’s personal guard team only had thirty members.

There were many reserve members.

When Gu Yuwei launched the rebellion, only five members of the original empress’s guard team survived. Now to replenish, they were selecting from the vetted reserves rather than searching blindly.

In other words, except for Shen Han, most of the many personnel reporting were already acquainted with each other.

Among them were also some children of officials.

These people often played together and formed a small group with considerable influence.

Those who came to cause trouble for Shen Han, finding her disagreeable, were also from this group.

“Who’s this? Don’t seem to have seen her before. With those skinny arms and legs, what’s she doing here?”

“Must have used connections to come here for fame!”

“Damn! The spots are already limited, and now these weaklings are messing things up!”

“Go back where you came from! Let me tell you, physical confrontation is allowed here, so don’t try to use your identity documents to pressure us!”

“…”

Shen Han looked at the five people blocking her way, ignoring their other words.

The only sentence revolving in her mind was: Physical confrontation is allowed here!

‘Forget it, fighting right after reporting would make a bad impression.’

‘Can’t let Miss Gu think I’m a brawler!’

Having made up her mind, Shen Han was about to simply walk around them.

Unexpectedly, those five people were still relentless.

They spread out in a circle, trapping Shen Han in the center like a fishing net.

Their taunts became even more rampant.

Shen Han felt a bit of a headache. She raised her hand to rub her brow, then began to survey the crowd scattered around.

She thought: Making them shut up within 30 seconds shouldn’t draw too much attention, right?

But Shen Han’s actions, in the eyes of the five blocking her way, became a show of cowardice.

One person shouted: “She’s trying to run! Everyone, stop her!”

Another chimed in with a shrill voice: “Get rid of her, she’s taking up a spot. We’ll lose a chance if she stays!”

Shen Han really couldn’t bear to listen anymore, but just as she was about to take action.

A voice full of mockery came from behind: “Gou Biao, look at your sorry state, you’ve got the nerve to come participate in the guard selection? Just weaned off milk yesterday?”

Hearing this voice, Gou Biao immediately shuddered.

In this entire Fourth Southern District, the person he feared most was the alpha walking towards them: Ning Xi!

She came from a good family, had many “friends,” and was an S-rank alpha.

Every time he faced her, he would be miserably crushed.

However, today in this place, Ning Xi also had quite a few “enemies.”

Gou Biao’s eyes rolled, and he immediately shouted towards a certain area not far away: “Young Master Fu! Young Master Yang! Ning Xi and her accomplices are all here! They’re the ones who stole those omegas you had your eyes on last time!”

Hearing this, Ning Xi’s face immediately changed.

Shen Han was even more shocked!

Accomplices? Those omegas?

Before she could understand the meaning of those words, the provoked enemies had already swarmed over in a mass.

Shen Han, inexplicably caught up in the chaos, suddenly felt that she had only wanted to dodge a bullet, but was suddenly pushed into a minefield!

While punching Gou Biao and his four companions, she turned her head to complain to Ning Xi, who was also fighting with others: “Sister, what’s going on? Involving innocent people like this is too much!”

Ning Xi flashed her a brilliant smile in the midst of her busy fighting: “Well, it’s not my fault I’m naturally attractive to omegas, but I do owe you one this time. I’ll treat you to drinks later!”

The originally peaceful square instantly became a chaotic scene.

Ma Haoyu, who had just been released, strode onto the guard team registration square with determined steps.

He looked at the dusty area in the center of the square and asked someone beside him: “Who’s fighting? It’s too unruly. If I were the instructor, I’d eliminate all those involved!”

The alpha he grabbed strongly agreed: “Exactly! We’re all here to join the empress’s elite guard team. Look at those people, anyone would think they’re just thugs!”

As the two were mutually complaining.

Suddenly, Ma Haoyu spotted a familiar figure in the center of the battle.

Shen Han was surrounded by more than ten alphas, some even pulling out batons!

The complaining young man was still chattering non-stop when he turned his head to find the small man beside him had already charged into the battlefield with a roar.

The small man’s movements were exceptionally agile, aiming for all the low blows.

In no time, he had ripped through the crowd, fighting his way to the center of the battle zone.

The complaining young man: “???”

…

Today was the day for the guard team to register and report.

Gu Junwan postponed a less important meeting to come to the training room personally.

She had always attached great importance to her personal guard team and had a strong emotional foundation with them.

The scenes of the previous guard team members dying before her eyes were forever etched in her heart.

In the training room, the selection participants had not yet assembled.

A chief instructor surnamed Liu received Gu Junwan.

The two had known each other for many years and interacted without much of the formality between sovereign and subject.

During their casual chat, the atmosphere was quite harmonious.

But at this moment, another instructor suddenly came to report.

A mass brawl had broken out in the training square!

As the instructor was speaking, he cautiously glanced towards where the empress was sitting.

Gu Junwan put down the white porcelain teacup in her hand and spoke calmly: “If you have anything else to say, just say it all at once.”

Only then did the instructor stammer: “Your Majesty, the alpha who initiated the group fight is the one on your personally approved list.”

Hearing this, Gu Junwan’s expression immediately changed.

It was like a patch of dark clouds suddenly appearing in a calm sky, brewing an unsettling pressure.

She stood up and walked directly towards the training room door.

Xu Zhao, Instructor Liu, and a group of other personnel immediately followed with hurried steps.