Ji Yan: "..." How come her acting skills have suddenly become so bad after just one day?
He beckoned: "Come here."
Shen Jiao wiped away her tears, "I dare not."
Here she comes, here she comes. Are you telling me to go over there so you can personally send her to her death? Only a fool would go over there.
"Hmm? You don't dare?" Ji Yan looked around at the mess, then stared at Shen Jiao's pale face, and immediately understood. She scolded him with some annoyance, "You're so bold, how come you're afraid of even a few deaths? How pretentious."
As she spoke, Ji Yan condescended to step down and led Shen Jiao to her side.
Shen Jiao was flattered but inwardly screamed in anguish, "That's not what she meant at all!"
Upon seeing this, everyone was astonished and dumbfounded, and gasps of surprise rose from all sides, especially from the Yan side, whose mouths were agape.
Over the years, countless beauties have been sent to the palace by all means, enough to circle the entire Yan Kingdom. Yet only a handful have survived. Did they catch Ji Yan's eye? Not necessarily. As for the reason, they couldn't fathom the emperor's intentions.
At this moment, they did not believe that Shen Jiao had been chosen by Ji Yan. After all, being chosen by a tyrannical ruler like Ji Yan was a cruel punishment that would last for three lifetimes, and it was better to die than to be chosen by a tyrant.
The ministers were simply afraid that Ji Yan might go mad again, or how this beautiful young woman would die. Would she be skinned and dismembered as before, or would she be simply slit in the throat and beaten to death?
But no matter what, it's still a waste of resources.
Shen Jiao herself was even more nervous and uneasy. She had a habit of being calmer the more afraid she was. It wasn't that she didn't want to show it, but she was so scared that she was frozen and her muscles were out of control, so she had no choice.
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