Chapter 411 Ji Huailang's Psychological Tactics
Ji Huailang walked into the room, smiled warmly, and looked around. He exclaimed in surprise, "Wow, so many people. What are you all doing here?"
Min Pan'er's face turned pale.
The soldiers all looked guilty.
Ji Changsheng was the first to come to his senses and stepped forward to greet him: "This humble servant greets the General! Princess Xihe has been staying at the embassy for several days and has not seen these two maids. She misses them very much, which is why she sent this humble servant to bring them here."
"Is that so?" Ji Huailang looked at Min Pan'er.
Min Pan'er nodded quickly, "Yes. These two are the only ones around me who are from Dayan like me, so I came here specifically to catch up with them."
Ji Huailang remained noncommittal, then turned to Li Sanqi and Wen Xiu, "What do you two say?"
Wenxiu looked at Li Sanqi.
Li Sanqi looked at Min Pan'er, then at Ji Huailang, and asked, "Did you arrange this?"
One in front, one behind; one forcing, the other saving the day.
They've been locked up here for several days. Marquis Pingyan came this morning, Min Pan'er came this evening, and now Ji Huailang has come too.
Is it really such a coincidence?
Min Pan'er looked completely bewildered. What was arranged?
She only came here because she was angered by Ji Changsheng's words.
How could they possibly have colluded with Ji Huailang beforehand?
Moreover, what could they possibly be colluding on?
Min Pan'er was filled with doubt when she heard Ji Huailang say with a smile, "You can understand it that way. However, what Princess Xihe does to you is entirely of her own volition, and I can't control that."
Li Sanqi's face darkened, and he asked in a cold voice, "So you're showing up now hoping I'll be grateful to you?"
"Isn't that enough?" Ji Huailang glanced at everyone present, walked to the door, drew a sword from a soldier's waist, turned back, and stabbed the soldier whose head had been smashed by Li Sanqi to death.
Is this enough?
Li Sanqi twitched his lips and said expressionlessly, "What if I say it's still not enough?"
Ji Huailang said in a dismissive tone, "Or should I just kill them all?"
Li Sanqi smiled and replied, "Okay."
After saying that, he stared at Ji Huailang, looking relaxed and waiting to see him make a move.
Ji Huailang shrugged, weighed the knife in his hand, and said with a playful expression, "Seventh Princess, isn't this a bit boring?"
"Why should I kill these people to avenge you if you don't even give me anything in return?"
Li Sanqi said with a forced smile, "You want me to persuade Madam Qinghe?"
Ji Huailang laughed and said, "The Seventh Princess is indeed exceptionally intelligent."
Li Sanqi sneered, "The old Marquis is using a conciliatory policy against me, trying to persuade me with the greater good of the nation and the common people."
"Young Marquis, you've come up with a unique idea, actually putting on a charade with Min Pan'er."
"Ha, what if I disagree?"
Ji Huailang said nonchalantly, "Then I'll just have to pretend I was never here."
"As for what Princess Xihe and these people want to do to you, I can only let them have their way."
Li Sanqi glared at Ji Huailang through gritted teeth, remaining silent for a long time.
The words of the Marquis of Pingyan had already put her in a very difficult position.
At this moment, Ji Huailang's actions were undoubtedly forcing her to make a decision.
"I think the princess should agree."
Ji Huailang smiled and continued to persuade, "If you don't agree, the princess will suffer."
"I agree. I can hand over those who attempt to humiliate the princess to her to deal with."
"Furthermore, the princess was abandoned by the Emperor of Dayan. Doesn't the princess feel resentment? Doesn't she want to retaliate?"
"Princess, rest assured, we only want to quell the dispute and will not do anything to Dayan."
Li Sanqi pondered for a long time, glanced at Ji Changsheng and the others, then looked at the pale-faced Min Pan'er, before raising his head and looking at Ji Huailang with an arrogant expression, "Kill them all, including Min Pan'er, and I will agree to your request."
Upon hearing this, Ji Changsheng and the others turned pale and knelt down on the ground with a thud.
"General, spare me!" "General, spare me!" "Young Master, spare me!"...
Min Pan'er, on the other hand, showed no fear on her face, except that her complexion was a little pale.
In the past few days, by extracting information from Ji Changsheng, she has learned about Da's plans and the significance of her existence as a fake princess.
As long as she is still useful to Da Xi, Ji Huailang will not kill her!
Sure enough, Ji Huailang said to Li Sanqi, "I'm afraid this won't work."
“The others are dead, so be it. But this Ji Changsheng is a servant of my Pingyan Marquis’s mansion. We must spare his life.”
"And this fake princess, we still need her, so we have to keep her too."
Li Sanqi chuckled but did not refute. Instead, he compromised and said, "Then do as you say. Kill everyone except Ji Changsheng and Min Pan'er."
"However, while they may escape death, they cannot escape punishment. These two cannot go unpunished, can they?"
Ji Huailang asked curiously, "How does the Seventh Princess intend to punish them?"
Li Sanqi looked at Ji Changsheng with icy eyes: "Ji Changsheng, how about castration?"
Upon hearing this, Ji Changsheng felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave. His eyes, looking up at Ji Huailang, were full of pleading, "No, Your Highness, please don't!"
Ji Huailang hesitated, about to say something, when Li Sanqi sneered, "Is the young marquis planning to go back on his word?"
"We agreed to spare his life. Castration won't kill him, will it?"
Ji Huailang's expression hardened, and he shouted sharply, "Guards, drag him out. Ji Changsheng, castrate him. The rest, kill them on the spot."
Two teams of soldiers came in at the sound and dragged the men, who were already paralyzed with fear, out.
Soon, cries for mercy, screams, and the sound of beheadings filled the courtyard... In the end, all the sounds were drowned out by Ji Changsheng's agonizing howls.
Before long, someone came in to report that the five soldiers had been killed and Ji Changsheng had been castrated and was being taken to a doctor.
"Is the princess satisfied now?" Ji Huailang's smile remained unchanged, but his gaze towards Li Sanqi carried a hint of scrutiny.
Li Sanqi remained noncommittal, but his gaze fell on Min Pan'er. "Min Pan'er, it's your turn."
Min Pan'er scoffed, "How does the Seventh Princess intend to punish me? Will she beat me up? Or will she give me a taste of my own medicine and have a few people bully me?"
She's already been through it all, so what is there to fear?
Thinking of this, Min Pan'er's gaze inadvertently swept over the blood-stained scratch on Li Sanqi's face.
He immediately retorted sarcastically, "Or perhaps, the Seventh Princess intends to slash my face?"
Ji Huailang was also waiting for Li Sanqi's answer.
Li Sanqi thought for a moment, then suddenly laughed and said, "No! I want one of your legs!"
"There are many beautiful women in this world, but I have never seen a beautiful woman with a limp."
"Do you think a lame beauty would walk with a more graceful and pleasing gait?"
Min Pan'er could no longer maintain her composure and roared, "Li Sanqi! You can't treat me like this! You're the ones who wronged me, you're the ones who ruined me, all I wanted was revenge! What did I do wrong?"
"Besides, aren't you alright now? Why are you being so cruel to me?"
Li Sanqi ignored Min Pan'er and turned to Ji Huailang, "Aren't you going to drag it out yet?"
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