Chapter 72 Civil Unrest

"What's your husband's name?"

King Hu asked, narrowing his eyes slightly, and his eyes swept across several of his subordinates inconspicuously, taking in the subtle expressions of Yuan's subordinates.

Yuan's subordinates frowned obviously, looking impatient.

Before Cheng Xiaoying could speak, a guard came over and leaned over to whisper a few words in King Hu's ear.

King Hu's eyes widened instantly.

He turned and stared at Yuan's subordinate, his right hand tightly clenched on the armrest carved into a tiger head. Controlling his inner anger, he asked, "Yuan's subordinate, do you know who her husband is?"

Yuan's subordinate said with disdain, "I know him. He's just a small leader in the garrison. He's a soldier of the king, and his wife is his wife. They both serve the king, so having her serve a few guards wouldn't be too much of a burden for her."

From the moment they came in until now, Gu Xiyue and Xiao Heng have been observing the expressions of everyone in the big tent. Through observing the comings and goings and the information collected yesterday, the two of them have a rough idea in their minds.

Gu Xiyue glanced at Xiao Heng subtly, and Xiao Heng turned his head to look at her. Their eyes met and they nodded slightly, reaching a consensus with a look that was not easily noticed by ordinary people.

If I am not mistaken, King Hu must have been deceived by this subordinate of Yuan. Moreover, based on the information we have, this subordinate of Yuan obviously has something to hide. As for what he wants to do, I am afraid there are things behind this that King Hu does not know.

After Guard Yuan finished speaking with a look of disdain, King Hu's expression became even more gloomy. Several subordinates around him also lowered their heads, secretly worried for Yuan's subordinates.

Cheng Xiaoying, who was holding the child in the middle of the tent, was so angry that she gritted her teeth when she heard Yuan's subordinates say this. If Meixiang hadn't been comforting her, she would have fallen to the ground.

This is simply too much!

“Ouch!”

Before people could react, Yuan's subordinates were kicked to the ground by King Hu. The kick was quite powerful. Yuan's subordinates rolled on the ground, screaming and groaning, holding their stomachs in pain and curling up on the spot.

Several of his men subconsciously glared at King Hu, and then immediately lowered their heads. They neither dared to plead for mercy for their leader Yuan, nor did they dare to run over to support Leader Yuan. They all knelt on the ground, not daring to breathe.

King Hu's beard was shaking and his face turned the color of liver with anger.

He pointed at Yuan's subordinate fiercely, his voice distorted: "I thought you were just indulging your men to play with the women in the camp, but I didn't expect you to have your eyes on the women of my subordinates."

"Someone come!"

Six soldiers holding weapons immediately flashed in from outside the tent, and King Hu pointed his hand.

Six soldiers came to Yuan's subordinates like lightning, and lifted them up from the front, back, and middle groups, and carried them out.

"Execute them right here, no matter who comes. Show no mercy. If anyone wants to keep him here, come in and see me."

Yuan's subordinates never dreamed that King Hu would execute them. They could not believe that things would develop to this point.

Seeing himself being dragged out and tied up by the soldiers in an instant, he knew in his heart that King Hu was serious and not doing it on purpose to show off to outsiders.

Seeing that he was about to be killed, he shouted desperately.

"Sister, sister, save me!"

He shouted at the top of his lungs, yelling at the soldiers around him to buy himself some time.

But this time King Hu seemed to be determined and issued a death order. Yuan's subordinates were quickly tied up and executed, with blood splattering everywhere.

This series of changes left everyone in the tent stunned. Xiao Heng and Gu Xiyue keenly noticed that the expressions of the other people in the tent were simply indescribable.

It can be seen that this subordinate of Yuan is usually trusted by King Hu, and King Hu should take care of him in many matters. Even from the performance of Yuan's subordinate just now, the power he gave to Yuan's subordinate is only second to his own.

Gu Xiyue and Xiao Heng looked at each other. They both understood that they were being used by King Hu in disguise. King Hu took this opportunity to deal with Yuan's subordinates. It seemed that he had been dissatisfied with Yuan's subordinates for a long time and was worried that he could not find a chance to deal with him.

For a moment, the two of them felt mixed emotions.

But Cheng Xiaoying was stunned at this time. She didn't expect this result. She didn't know whether she was happy or confused.

She was lost in thought, stunned.

At this moment, a sharp female voice sounded, and a gorgeously dressed woman trotted from afar to the front of King Hu's tent. Looking at her brother whose head and body were separated, her knees went weak and she knelt on the ground, wanting to crawl over to see her brother. She looked back at the door of the tent, shook her head, and crawled towards the door again.

King Hu did not let anyone stop her, and just watched her climb into the tent.

The young woman had a beautiful face and looked vaguely like Yuan's subordinate. They were undoubtedly siblings.

"Your Majesty, I only have one brother. We depend on each other for survival. You said you would give us wealth and honor, and let us live with you and have no worries about food and clothing. But my brother, he... why did Your Majesty treat him like this!"

When the woman finished speaking, her voice was filled with terror and questioning.

It seems that King Hu is very fond of her.

You can tell from her clothes and jewelry accessories.

"Get up first! What's the point of lying on the ground?"

King Hu did not respond to her words, but asked her to get up. Seeing that she was crawling motionless and a little angry, he sent someone to help her up.

After the woman was helped up, her legs kept shaking and it seemed that she was really unable to stand on her own.

King Hu waved his hand, and the servants helped the woman over. King Hu took her in, put his arm around her and sat down with her, wiping the tears from her cheeks with his other hand.

The woman visibly shrank back, with a look of fear in her eyes.

"I don't want to execute your brother, but he's really gone too far. If I don't execute him, her husband will bring people to kill us all. Then, not only will your brother be dead, but you, me, and everyone else will be dead too. Do you want to see that outcome?"

The woman widened her eyes in horror and swallowed the bitterness in her heart. It was too late to regret now.

Things have come to this point, she knew that no matter how much she made a fuss, it was irreversible, and this was the only way.

"Your Majesty, my brother's two children..."

"Don't worry, I will treat your brother's children with my own license and will definitely not let them suffer even a little bit."

That's good!

The woman lowered her head, her eyes slightly calmer. As long as her brother's blood was still there, everything would be fine.

But what she didn't see was that after King Hu finished talking about taking care of her brother's child, there was obviously a murderous look in his eyes.

Xiao Heng and Gu Xiyue saw it all and knew in their hearts that the two children of Yuan's subordinates would probably not survive.

This was their internal matter, and Gu Xiyue knew it was inconvenient for them to interfere.

However, as soon as they arrived, they added fuel to the fire for King Hu, allowing him to successfully eliminate Yuan's subordinates. Moreover, they were standing here watching a good show, and it would be inconvenient to withdraw at this time. They could only stand by and wait for King Hu to appease his concubine.

But then King Hu suddenly changed the subject and said, "Xiao Qian, there are some merchants here. Don't you like beautiful clothes the most? They have them."

After saying that, he pointed at Gu Xiyue and the others.

It turns out her name is Xiaoqian!

Xiao Qian followed King Hu's finger and looked over, her gaze first moving around Gu Xiyue's face. Gu Xiyue clearly felt her hostility, which was the strong hostility a beautiful woman would have when she saw someone of the same sex who was more beautiful than herself.

Then her eyes fell on Xiao Heng.

In just a moment, Gu Xiyue noticed that her eyes had changed.

This change is enough to show that she and Xiao Heng seem to have known each other for a long time.