"Do you really think that there is no one in my Great Xia?"
The emperor's voice was majestic without even being angry.
"Princess Ning has already ascertained your identity and purpose. She allowed you to take the palace examination only to avoid any impact on your chances of success in this year's imperial examination and to allow me to appreciate your literary talent!"
Only then did Zhang Ying see that next to the emperor there was a woman in a gorgeous palace robe, holding a baby over one year old in her hands!
Princess Ning!
"You really tricked me!" Zhang Ying wanted to tear Shen Yuyao apart. "You deliberately disguised yourself as a man and exposed your flaws, just to make me trust you!"
Shen Yuyao said softly to Xia Xiaoxian, "Little Princess, go to the Emperor's grandfather and have a few more words with the mother and the princess."
"Okay, mother." Xia Xiaoxian walked obediently to the emperor and held his hand.
At this moment, the emperor's expression finally relaxed. He looked at Xia Xiaoxian with loving eyes, then squatted down and touched Xia Xiaoxian's face.
"Well done, you are worthy of being a member of the Great Xia Royal Family!"
With so many swords and soldiers, an ordinary kid would have cried out of fear long ago. Xia Xiaoxian's big round eyes showed the same determination as Shen Yuyao's.
"Princess Anaj, you are both talented in literature and martial arts. His Majesty the Emperor values talent, which is why he allowed me to stay here and persuade you."
Shen Yuyao said as she approached Zhang Ying.
"The princess has also studied hard for many years, so she will surely understand the emperor's painstaking efforts."
Shen Yuyao spoke sincerely and continued to walk slowly to Zhang Ying's side.
"I need to capture you, avoid wasting the efforts of all the students of this science school, and also consider your status as a princess. So I can only deceive you."
"Shut up! I, Anaj, shouldn't have trusted you Daxia people!"
Zhang Ying pulled Shen Yuyao in front of him with one hand, and with his other hand, a dagger as thin as a cicada's wing and gleaming with cold light suddenly appeared and pressed it against Shen Yuyao's throat...
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