Wen Ruhai echoed, "Yes, there is such a saying."
In response to Wen Ruhai, the head of the Bai family chuckled.
It sounds particularly harsh.
Zhao Ying's eyes were red as she gritted her teeth and said, "I have never offended you before. Why do you want to kill me?"
Hong Tao said, "It's not that I want to kill Your Highness. I just want to see the Emperor's edict. Your Highness, are you saying that you can't produce the edict? Is it true, as the rumors say, that Your Highness forged the edict?"
Zhao Ying remained silent and just looked at everyone coldly.
At this lively banquet, you could hear a pin drop.
After a while, Zhao Ying said, "Okay, since you want to see it, I will make an exception and show it to you. Wang Gui, go to the inn and get this imperial edict!"
Wang Gui was a member of the imperial guards brought by Zhao Ying. Upon hearing this, he immediately accepted the order, "I obey your command!"
Just as she was about to leave, Liang Su stopped her. Zhao Ying frowned, "Liang Su, you're rebelling!"
Liang Su remained silent, but Patriarch Bai asked, "Your Highness, do you want someone to leave Dali and call for help?"
"I advise Your Highness to give up this idea. Your Highness, remember that it was you who ordered the blockade of Dali with a hundred thousand troops."
Zhao Ying's face grew paler. After a long while, she finally found her voice and trembled, "What do you mean? What are you going to do to me? Why should I call for help?"
Zhao Ying's panicked eyes swept across everyone present, finally landing on Liu Yi's face. The shrewd old man looked at her quietly, his gaze chilling.
Zhao Ying blurted out, "Don't forget, I'm the princess of Da Chu. If you touch even a hair on my head, the emperor will not let you go!"
These words were met with laughter from the entire room.
"Hehehe..." Everyone's face was as evil as a ghost.
At this point, the meat is on the chopping board and there is no need for them to hide.
The laughter came one after another, lingering in the air, strange and cold.
Several imperial guards couldn't help but shiver.
Zhao Ying pretended to be calm, "I...I have the imperial edict. If you are worried, you can follow me to get it..."
Liu Yi thought about it. Although they did not intend to spare Zhao Ying's life, the existence of the imperial edict was also very important. At the very least, if Zhao Ying really falsely conveyed the imperial edict, the Emperor of Great Chu would be furious at the loss of his daughter, and when he thought of Zhao Ying's sins, his hatred would be weakened.
She couldn't escape from their clutches anyway.
Tonight, he will avenge the beating he received that day!
Liu Yi agreed and asked several soldiers to follow Wang Gui to the inn.
Zhao Ying sat there, feeling uneasy. Her stern attitude had obviously softened, and she even looked at Liu Yi with a flattering look.
"Master Liu, I… offer you a toast."
A princess like you, going to pay respect to a commoner, is really...
The mocking voices continued one after another, but Liu Yi did not move.
Zhao Ying put down the wine cup awkwardly.
Wang Gui hasn't come back yet, so Wang Haigui brings it.
Zhao Ying didn't dare to ask everyone to share the wine. Liang Su stood up, walked towards the wine jar with a smile, and asked the soldiers who carried it to pour a glass for everyone.
The head of the Bai family frowned and glanced at Liang Su, not daring to speak.
The atmosphere at the banquet became lively again because of these jars of wine for returning overseas students.
Everyone was drinking happily, and the head of the Bai family suddenly thought, the soldiers have returned, why didn't his follower Asan come back with them?
Patriarch Bai was puzzled when Patriarch Chen tasted Wang Hai Gui and said happily, "Your Highness only wants to toast Elder Liu. This wine was given by Patriarch Bai. Why don't you offer a glass to Patriarch Bai as a token of your gratitude?"
Patriarch Chen knew Patriarch Bai's thoughts and deliberately looked for opportunities for Patriarch Bai to take advantage and humiliate Zhao Ying.
As expected, Zhao Ying looked angry but dared not speak. After a while, she picked up the wine glass with frustration and said, "This palace toasts... to Master Bai!"
With such a reluctant and accepting look, the head of the Bai family didn't even remember to look for his followers, his mind was full of the fragrance of spring. It turned out that a beauty is more beautiful when she is shy and angry!
The head of the Bai family drank it all in one gulp.
Zhao Ying's back gradually straightened. She raised her eyebrows slightly and asked Patriarch Bai, "How does it taste?"
The head of the Bai family smiled frivolously, "The respect of a beautiful woman is naturally intoxicating!"
"Hahaha..." Everyone enjoyed watching this romantic flirting.
Zhao Ying's jade-like fingertips caressed the wine glass, one hand supporting her chin as she asked with a half-smile, "Is it the wine that's intoxicating you, or is it me?"
Patriarch Bai was startled, and his eyes lit up as he looked at Zhao Ying. "Of course... Your Highness."
"Hehe..." Zhao Ying pursed her lips and chuckled.
The head of the Bai family narrowed his eyes, and the blood in his body was stirred and boiled by Zhao Ying's smile. He thought secretly that he was reluctant to see Zhao Ying die.
He had plenty of fun before she died!
Liu Yi and others felt that Zhao Ying intended to seduce the head of the Bai family in exchange for his life, and they mocked him in their hearts.
"Your Highness, the imperial edict is here!"
Wang Gui took the imperial edict and walked up to Zhao Ying.
Seeing this, everyone remained calm and their ridicule only intensified.
They had long known that Zhao Ying had forged the imperial edict, and that the edict was fake!
Zhao Ying handed the imperial edict to Wen Ruhai expressionlessly. "Sir Wen, you are a high-ranking official. You must recognize the imperial seal and the emperor's handwriting. Please take a look and see if this edict is authentic."
Do you really dare to let him see it?
Wen Ruhai felt uneasy.
When he stood up and took the imperial edict, he looked a little uneasy.
Who would have thought that when he opened it... the huge seal, the familiar flowing handwriting... Wen Ruhai's eyes went dark and his heart was choked.
Seeing that Wen Ruhai didn't respond for a while, Liu Yi and the others also became suspicious. The head of the Chen family asked, "Master Wen, the imperial edict..."
Wen Ruhai took a deep breath, put down the imperial edict, and said reluctantly, "The imperial edict is true..."
? ?
Everyone looked at him in disbelief, and then an inexplicable chill swept over them.
They vaguely felt that something was wrong... but they couldn't put it into words!
Wen Ruhai read out the imperial edict, which clearly stated that Princess Chengqian could mobilize the Yunnan Army if necessary. Seeing the imperial edict was like seeing a military order...
The whole room suddenly fell silent.
It's obvious...it's obvious...Zhao Ying and Zhao Xi discussed that it was a fake imperial edict.
What's going on?
Liu Yi and the others sneered indifferently. What if there was an imperial decree? They could kill him if they wanted!
Liu Yi gave Liang Su a fierce look, but Liang Su looked at him doubtfully. His stupid look made Liu Yi's eyes go dark.
Zhao Ying suddenly spoke up, "Master Bai, why is your face so red? Are you hot?"
The head of the Bai family laughed maliciously, "I am not Liu Xiahui, but my blood boils when I see a beautiful woman in front of me."
These words are quite explicit.
But Zhao Ying wasn't annoyed at all. Instead, the smile in her eyes deepened. She said cunningly, "Could it be... not poisoned?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the head of the Bai family was stunned. He realized something and his face suddenly turned pale. Then he leaned over and vomited a mouthful of black blood.
At the same time, except for Liang Su and a few others, everyone vomited blood and twisted their bodies.
Liu Yi covered his aching stomach, pointed at Zhao Ying, and said viciously, "You..."
Zhao Ying stood up slowly, poured himself a glass of wine, held the glass with both hands, and placed it in front of him. His face was serious and cold, as if he was toasting someone.
"Tonight is a good night. I offer my blood as a sacrifice to the 480,000 souls who died unjustly in Dali..."
The cleansing wine slowly fell to the ground.
"You can rest in peace."
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