Yu'er knelt down, her voice trembling uncontrollably, "Your Highness, Master Xu is...he's very busy. I'm afraid...he doesn't have time to accompany the princess..."
Since Lord Xu returned to Beijing, the princess has invited him to banquets many times and even wanted to abandon the Liu family and support the Xu family. The princess is so sincere, but Lord Xu never shows up.
Even when they met at the banquet, Lord Xu never looked away and never bothered to even glance at the eldest princess.
Every time the princess was rejected by Lord Xu, she would be furious and would not stop until blood was shed. But today Qing'er is not here, who else can calm the princess's anger?
The eldest princess played with the black piece in her hand and chuckled, "Look how scared you are! You have failed to do your job well many times, but I don't blame you. Go ahead and ask for it."
"Tell Xu Junzheng that if he still wants to know where my younger brother is buried, he should come and see me. My patience is limited. If I don't see him by 5 p.m. today, I will grind Xu Junan to dust!"
Not long after, Xu Junzheng arrived.
The eldest princess came out excitedly, staring at Xu Junzheng almost greedily.
I haven't looked at this face carefully for many years. He has lost a lot of weight, with clearer features and an upright posture. He has none of the extravagant airs of the Beijing dandies. He is like a sheathed sword, with a restrained brilliance that makes people even more fascinating.
"Master Xu, I'm very happy that you finally came to see me."
Xu Junzheng had no expression on his face, his eyes were calm and still, like a deep pool.
Over the years, he has learned to hide all his emotions deep in his heart, without revealing a single one.
His parents, wife and children died tragically in prison, and their bodies were thrown into a mass grave. His father's best friend risked his life to collect the Xu family's remains, and he didn't even dare to erect a tombstone. Only after the Xu family was rehabilitated could he bury the bodies of his relatives with great ceremony.
But his younger brother died during the exile. The officials dragged away his younger brother's body and drove him forward. He didn't even have time to take a last look at his younger brother.
The official was originally arranged by the princess. Now he could only hold on to a glimmer of hope that his younger brother's body was indeed in the princess's hands.
Xu Junzheng bowed to the princess and said in a cold voice, "I pay my respects to Her Royal Highness the Princess. Thank you for collecting my remains. I heard that the Princess loves night-shining pearls. Tomorrow I will present the Pearl of the East China Sea to you as a token of my gratitude."
The princess laughed happily and reached out to help Xu Junzheng. "Master Xu knows what I want. As long as Master Xu agrees to it, my promise will still be valid. Not to mention Xu Junan's bones, I can give you everything you want!"
Xu Junzheng took a step back unnoticed, avoiding the eldest princess's touch.
Every word she said, every smile, even every breath she took, made him extremely disgusted!
The deep-rooted hatred and bloody pain tormented him during countless sleepless nights. If he hadn't tried so hard to control himself, he would have wanted to tear her throat apart right now and die with her!
"What the princess wants, I can't give her. What I want, the princess can't give her either."
"Having come this far, I am alone and fearless. Princess, you don't think I will ask you for help again, do you? I have said all I can. If you have thought it through, I am willing to spend all my wealth in exchange for my younger brother's remains."
Xu Junzheng turned around and left, not wanting to waste any more words with the princess.
All the members of the Xu family were arrested that year, but he happened to be meeting a friend outside and escaped. He understood what the eldest princess meant. As long as he surrendered, the Xu family would be safe.
Xu Junzheng stayed awake all night and knelt at the door of the eldest princess the next day. He abandoned all his dignity and only hoped that his family could survive.
He didn't know how long he knelt. The sun rose and set, and people came and went around him, with pity, sarcasm, mockery, and insults... all kinds of voices came together and drowned out his pride.
The Xu family's good reputation and generations of scholarly tradition were all destroyed in an instant!
But what he waited for was the news that his parents, wife and children had died tragically in prison. The eldest princess finally showed up, with a mocking look on her face, looking condescending.
He rushed forward and wanted to drag the princess to death with him, but he was pinned to the ground, beaten and kicked, and then he was thrown into prison.
Xu Junzheng thought he was going to die, but he was only exiled. The eldest princess stopped him at the city gate and, as a favor, allowed him to enter the princess's mansion as a concubine.
The younger brother beside him had a high fever that wouldn't go away. He had never liked studying since he was a child. He liked to wield guns and sticks. Only by being strong could he survive the ordeal of imprisonment and stay alive.
He couldn't bear to see his younger brother go to the bitter cold of the northwest, and once again hesitant shamefully.
But the younger brother didn't want to. He stood in front of Xu Junzheng like a little lion, his cheeks flushed red, his scarlet eyes glaring at the eldest princess fiercely, and his words were loud and clear.
"I'd rather die than let my brother serve our enemies! You've committed so many evil things, you'll definitely be punished!"
"Brother, don't go over there! If you agree to her, I will hit my head and die here today, so as not to drag you down."
Due to lack of food and clothing during exile, my younger brother eventually died from the serious illness. From then on, he was the only one left in the Xu family.
What is the joy of life, and what is the sorrow of death? At worst, he can go to the underworld to apologize to his younger brother. No matter where his body is buried, his soul will return to his hometown after death, and his family will be reunited.
The eldest princess chased after him in a panic, stumbled and almost fell.
Yu'er immediately supported the eldest princess, and the guards at the door also stopped Xu Junzheng.
The eldest princess' eyes were slightly red, and for the first time, a look of guilt appeared on her well-maintained face. She explained anxiously:
"Xu Junzheng! I didn't! I didn't kill them on purpose! You're always like this, never willing to listen to me properly."
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