"You idiot, get out of here!"

The guards behind the princess kicked Shangguan Qing a long way away.

Shangguan Xue then realized that Shangguan Qing had just intended for her to die at the hands of this young princess of the Great Dynasty.

He had offended a ruthless person and knew that the person would not let him go, so he wanted to use his own hands, or rather, the hands of the royal guards behind him, to kill the little princess.

"Since it was Shangguan Qing who offended the young princess, or rather, he indiscriminately killed innocent people, his personal actions have nothing to do with the Yan Kingdom."

"Whether to kill or torture, let the young princess decide."

Shangguan Xue waved her sleeve and walked out of the hall. Shangguan Qing was stunned. He never thought that he would be abandoned so easily.

With their country's power, wouldn't it be easy for them to protect themselves? Just because of my subconscious action just now, this brat actually wants to abandon me.

"Stop! Shangguan Xue, have you forgotten? This is how Father Emperor intended you to treat me now."

Shangguan Xue looked at Shangguan Qing with an arrogant expression: "You don't really think that none of us know what you're thinking, do you? You don't really think that we don't know what that wet nurse next to you is doing."

It's laughable that I kept you around only because you were once useful, but now it seems there's no need to keep you. Humph.

Shangguan Qing watched helplessly as Shangguan Xue stepped out of the palace gate.

What terrified Shangguan Qing the most was that the guards who had always been by his side also followed Shangguan Xue away.

Now he finally understands that what he thought was scheming is just laughable clown behavior in their eyes.

But he couldn't die yet. He turned to Su Muyao and said, "Although I am no longer of any use to them, you cannot kill me so easily. Otherwise, I believe the Yan Kingdom will use this as a reason to send troops to attack your great dynasty."

The officials in the court shared this sentiment, given the demands made by the Yan Kingdom.

Their great dynasty couldn't be satisfied with justifying war if the time came.

They might not be able to produce those unequal treaties, but if their own country, a great nation, had its imperial advisor kill their prince, then they would have a reason to attack.

Su Muyao ignored everyone's thoughts and simply raised the gun in her hand, pointing it at Shangguan Qing's chest and pulling the trigger.

The moment Shangguan Qing collapsed, the arrogance and disdain on his face hadn't fully faded before he was struck by instant pain.

Immediately afterwards, the person began to convulse, and their heart stopped beating instantly.

The incident happened so suddenly that chaos erupted in the main hall.

The only one who hadn't left Shangguan Qing's side shouted angrily, "Little princess of the Great Dynasty, you have some nerve! You actually dared to kill my Yan Kingdom's envoy, who was also a prince of Yan Kingdom!"

Before the ministers below could speak, the guard stepped forward and said to the emperor, "Your Majesty, your Grand Tutor has killed our prince in public. Please give the Yan Kingdom an explanation."

Su Muyao looked at this scene and said, "You probably didn't hear what your princess said. The princess of Yan Kingdom instructed that since he made a mistake, whether he lives or dies, I will be the one to execute him. How can you still want to slander my great dynasty now?"

Immediately afterwards, Su Muyao plopped back down on the small stool.

"My royal uncle, this prince of Yan, set fire to the property of our great dynasty, and also ordered the assassination of the national advisor, who is also the little lucky star of our great dynasty."

Now that the Princess of Yan has stated that the prince's actions were entirely his own and had nothing to do with the Emperor of Yan, I hereby order her to execute him.

The guard was about to say something when the emperor waved his hand: "The little princess is right, but there is still a remnant around Shangguan Qing that has not been eliminated. Let's deal with him as well, Xiao Dezi."

Xiao Dezi, whose name had been called, immediately understood. He quickly gave the chief eunuch a look, and soon the man was subdued.

The final result, of course, was execution.

All the court officials witnessed once again the decisiveness of the young princess.

Su Muyao felt that this was a way of giving those people an explanation. Although they might be caught using this as leverage in the future, so what?

After Shangguan Xue returned to the inn, her maid asked, "Princess, how should we explain this to His Majesty?"

Shangguan Xue snorted coldly: "He's just a dog. What does he have to say? Didn't everyone see it today? He actually pulled me, the princess, in front of him to save his life when he was in danger?"

The maid nodded in agreement: "What the princess is saying is that the emperor and empress dote on the princess the most. If they knew, they would only grind Shangguan Qing to dust."

A hint of reluctance flashed in the eyes of the guard standing to the side, even though he was an informant planted by the emperor and empress beside Shangguan Qing.

But over the years, he had come to know the hardships Shangguan Qing had endured, and he also knew how difficult it was to live in the harem without a powerful maternal family.

"Princess, shouldn't the little prince's body be taken back with him? Otherwise, how can we explain this to the emperor, since he is also of royal blood?"

Shangguan Xue nodded: "Take it back."

The guard received the princess's permission before heading towards the palace.

The emperor understood that although Shangguan Qing was an abandoned prince, his body would eventually be taken back by someone, and of course, it could not be simply dumped in the wilderness.

Su Muyao, carrying her small stool, arrived at the palace gate and boarded the carriage.

While the young princess was in the palace, the ministers dared not utter a sound, but as soon as she left, all the ministers began to complain.

"Your Majesty, this young princess, you must say something! Killing just anyone like that is unacceptable!"

"If other countries find out about this, wouldn't they say that our great dynasty's lucky star is a ruthless person?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, you can't spoil the little princess like this anymore. She's become extremely arrogant because of this. If this continues, the great dynasty will be ruined by her sooner or later!"

Just as the Prime Minister was about to step forward and say a few words, the Duke roared, "You bunch of useless things! They've come to bully us right at our doorstep, and you don't dare utter a sound!"

Now that the young princess has resolved everything, what are you all doing? Are you launching a campaign against her?

The Prime Minister stepped forward and said, "Yes, the little princess is a lucky star of the great dynasty. Everything she has done is for the people of the great dynasty, but now she is being bullied like this."

Everyone was helpless, but the young princess solved the problem, yet you all think she is ruthless.

How can you just let others ride roughshod over you?

Lord Xu muttered under his breath, "How utterly despicable! Look at what they're saying in the hall."