Shuhua subconsciously stood in front of Sisi, while Zhao An glanced around and stopped on her. He could tell her identity just by looking at her clothes and appearance.
"You lowly slave, was it you who attacked this princess's eunuch just now? Do you even know who I am?"
Little Gem stood with her hands on her hips and said, "Ugly freak, what are you yelling about? Even Lai Kebao from the pond doesn't talk as much as you!"
"You...you dare to insult this princess?" Zhao An's face turned red with anger as she shouted, "Little stool, go in and drag that child out! This princess wants my father to chop off his head!"
She was the renowned Princess Zhao'an in the capital, praised by everyone for her beauty, the most beautiful woman in the world. He was just a poor, ignorant child from a remote village, a blind fool!
The little stool huffed and puffed as it climbed up the wall, and just as it was about to jump down, the calligraphy and painting stood at the foot of the wall.
The imposing aura made Xiao Dengzi tremble. Zhao An angrily shoved him off, yelling, "You piece of trash, hurry up and arrest them!"
A click.
The little stool fell and twisted his ankle, hurting terribly. "Princess, this servant has twisted his ankle and can't move."
"waste!"
"Princess Zhao'an, I apologize. It was my carelessness just now. I am truly sorry." Shuhua bowed slightly.
Zhao An snorted, her chin practically pointing to the sky, "This princess won't accept..."
Her eyes suddenly lit up, and she pointed excitedly at the bird on Sisi's shoulder, "Unless you give that bird to me, I will have my father chop off your whole family's heads!"
Shu Hua remained calm and said, "Princess, that bird is extremely ugly. Why don't I go and catch another one for you?"
"This princess wants this one. Hey, you little dumpling, hurry up and bring that bird to this princess!"
She looked at Sisi, and Sisi looked at her in return.
So this is what human princesses are like—so barbaric, not cute or pretty at all.
Who wears so many hairpins in their hair? And they're wearing a fake pearl around their neck, it's so ugly.
Sisi shook her head as she thought about it.
Zhao An was displeased. "You dare disobey this princess's orders? Do you believe I'll have my father kill your entire family?"
“The princess has received the people’s worship and offerings, so she should be considerate of them. You are too wicked, killing people at will. You are not a princess at all!” Sisi snorted at her.
Shuhua was so frightened that she quickly picked her up and took her away. Little Gem made a face at her and ran away too.
Enraged, Zhao An slammed her fist against the wall, then cried out in pain, "How dare you! How dare you bully this princess! I will have my father kill you all!"
"You stupid servant, get this princess down right now!!!"
The little stool was so badly damaged that it couldn't even get up, showing its utter helplessness. Zhao An angrily shouted, "Is there any servant here? Send a blind servant, ahhh!"
Shuhua came over after sending Sisi back.
Zhao An was covered in sweat from the sun, and his rouge was completely smeared, leaving red and black patches on his face, which looked quite frightening.
"You damned beast, why are you so late? Hurry up and put this princess down!"
Shuhua leaped onto the wall, lifted her down, and also carried her eunuch out.
"Damn it!"
Xiao Shunzi didn't dare to utter a sound even after being kicked.
Shuhua lowered her head and said, "Princess, today's events were my fault. Please forgive me."
Zhao An glared at her, "Is this how you beg for help? Kneel down and kowtow to this princess, and I'll spare your whole family!"
Shuhua, lifting her skirt, knelt down and kowtowed three times to her, her face expressionless. "Is the princess satisfied?"
Zhao An wanted to see her look scared and terrified, and then cry and beg for mercy. But instead, she showed no expression at all, and the anger in his heart felt like a punch hitting cotton.
"Get out!"
He bowed and left.
Zhao An clenched her fists. "Little Shunzi, this princess wants to see the Emperor. I can't let this anger go unpunished!"
Behind the Zhou residence were several hundred acres of peach trees. Qin Shi, who was used to farm work, couldn't stay idle, so she led her whole family and servants to dig up the peach tree roots and plant corn instead.
Just as she picked up the hoe to work in the field, a maid rushed in, "Madam, the city lord has arrived and says he has important matters to discuss and wants you to come over immediately."
Qin didn't dare to delay. "Alright, you all go dig first. I'll go see the city lord, just in case something has happened."
Upon entering the main hall, Qin Shi noticed You Rong's red and swollen eyes and asked with concern, "What happened? Why are you crying? Did something happen?"
Sun Changjing recounted the emperor's request to see the goddess, and Qin Shi froze. "You mean, hand over Sisi?"
Yes, that must be it.
Sisi was merely his adopted daughter, not his biological daughter. Now that his family business was thriving, he was respected by the people, and his wife was pregnant with twins, his life was getting better and better. How could he possibly offend the emperor because of Sisi?
Qin lowered her head, her whole body trembling.
"No!"
With a firm gaze, Qin looked up abruptly, somewhat confused by her meaning.
"We will not hand over Sisi."
"Sisi brought rain to Wuzhou, allowing the crops to grow again. She also resisted the Xiongnu and saved the city's inhabitants. Moreover, she gave us our own child."
Sun Changjing clenched his fist. "No matter what, we will not hand over Sisi."
"What about the Emperor? He's going to execute your entire family, you..."
"Of the three generations of the Sui dynasty, he was the only one who abandoned the city and fled. The emperor was incompetent and tyrannical, and he was no longer fit to be an emperor. His escape has harmed the common people. The title of Emperor Qingyuan should have been removed long ago."
The ruthlessness in Sun Changjing's eyes made Qin Shi tremble. She turned pale as she thought of something.
"You...you want to..."
You Rong nodded, "The Embroidered Uniform Guard only has 20,000 men, and the rest are all miscellaneous eunuchs. We have 10,000 soldiers in Wuzhou, so we might as well fight to the death."
One thousand against two thousand, it sounds like there's no chance of winning.
What can I do?
“I will find a girl to replace Sisi. Sister Qin, all you have to do is do nothing, ignore everything, and just stay home and live your own lives. Leave the rest to us.”
You Rong smiled weakly, "If, and I mean if, we lose, those people will escort you away, Sister Qin, take care!"
Qin cried uncontrollably, "How could you do this? Your child hasn't even been born yet!"
You Rong touched her belly and said, "I am already very satisfied with being pregnant with them. Meeting Sisi and meeting you all is the luckiest thing that has ever happened to me."
Sun Changjing couldn't bear to listen any longer. "Alright, an hour is almost up. I've already notified all the brothers. We should head back now."
"Uncle Sun, have you found a girl to pretend to be?" Xie Yan suddenly stepped in.
Sun Changjing looked dejected. "We've found her. She's the Wang family's daughter. Wang Qian has already sent her over."
Qin swayed violently. "Does Madam Wang agree? She cherishes her daughter so much."
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