Chapter 34: It's Like Looking at a Fool
"I am willing." Princess Mingxia kowtowed to the emperor without hesitation.
"No, Your Majesty, this is all my fault. The princess is unaware of this." You Shaoyun also kowtowed, his kowtows making a loud thumping sound. "The princess is innocent. I beg Your Majesty to show mercy."
"Youlang." Princess Mingxia called out affectionately, two lines of tears slowly sliding down her beautiful face.
"Silly girl." You Shaoyun, with a red and swollen forehead, held the woman's hand and said in a gentle and doting tone, "I hope you live well."
"Youlang."
"Princess."
"Youlang."
"Princess."
…
Xiao Jingfan, who knew everything: I feel a little sick.
[Tsk tsk, if I keep watching this I'm going to feel pity for the scumbag.]
Cao Daxueshi: "In times of crisis, you remain loyal to your husband. What a loyal woman! I will compose a poem for you. You are a role model for women all over the world!"
Marquis Wen Zhao: I was born before you were born, and you were born when I was already old. Princess, I regret that we did not meet before you got married!
Xiao Shiyi: What happened?
Others: It’s late, hurry up and judge and punish!
Before spitting it out, Xiao Jingfan stopped this affectionate interaction in time.
"You Shaoyun, the Left Junior Minister of the Dali Temple, has confessed to corruption and abuse of power. I order the confiscation of his property, the removal of his official position, and his immediate execution. His descendants..."
Xiao Jingfan paused. You Shaoyun had been given a sterilizing drug by Mingxia, so he would not have any offspring.
He skipped over the line about three generations of descendants being forbidden from holding official positions and continued, "His mother failed to raise him properly, so he was stripped of his imperial title, demoted to a commoner, and executed on a date to be chosen. His brothers, wives, and concubines were all imprisoned and executed on a date to be chosen."
"Your Majesty, there is a red-lettered iron certificate in the Chongde Marquis' Mansion." Grand Secretary Cao was afraid that the role model of women in the world would be gone, so he quickly pleaded for Princess Mingxia.
Filled with remorse, You Shaoyun was stunned. As if grasping a lifeline, he shouted to Princess Mingxia, "Yes, I still have the red seal and iron certificate. Princess, I don't want you to die with me!"
Princess Mingxia had a painful expression on her face. She clutched her chest and said in a hoarse voice, "You are gone, how can I live in vain?"
[Everyone stand! Let's give a big round of applause to the outstanding actress Princess Mingxia!]
Xiao Jingfan: "..."
Why are you everywhere?
"Your Majesty, a wife's husband is her God. Please allow me to use the imperial seal and iron certificate on behalf of the princess." You Shaoyun did not care about anything else. He was afraid that the woman who loved him the most in the world would really follow him foolishly, so he quickly begged the emperor.
Xiao Jingfan looked at him as if he were a fool, his mood was very complicated.
He cleared his throat, "Mingxia, you..."
He had just started when Princess Mingxia seemed to be overly sad and fainted with a cry of pain.
[Amazing! Absolutely amazing! By fainting, she can avoid answering the tyrant's questions and making a choice. This way, she can avoid being OOC and still use the Red Book and Iron Certificate to save her life. Princess Mingxia is amazing!]
Xiao Jingfan: "..."
In the end, under the kneeling pleas of You Shaoyun, Cao Daxueshi and Wen Zhaohou, Xiao Jingfan took back the red-lettered iron certificate of Chongde Marquis' Mansion.
Considering that Princess Mingxia had no idea about You Shaoyun's actions, and that Grand Secretary Cao and Marquis Wen Zhao risked their lives to persuade her, and that You Shaoyun took the initiative to ask for a divorce, Princess Mingxia was allowed to divorce You Shaoyun and return to the Chongde Marquis's Mansion to live, as if everything was just as it was before she got married.
The heavy stone in his heart fell to the ground. You Shaoyun took a deep look at the woman who had fainted beside him, and bowed willingly to the person on the dragon throne, "Thank you for your grace."
——Princess, I, You Shaoyun, have let you down in this life. If there is an afterlife, I only wish to live in harmony with you and grow old together.
[Tsk tsk, belated affection is worth less than grass. I wonder who owed whom in their past life. Don't ever meet again in your next life. Especially the one named You. If you don't want to be played like a dog, remember to avoid Princess Mingxia the next time you see her.]
Xiao Jingfan...deeply agreed with this.
The tyrant is quite partial to Princess Mingxia. The entire You family was executed, but Princess Mingxia, aside from using up a piece of her red seal and iron certificate, has nothing else to worry about. Once the storm has passed, she can secretly keep a few young men in the mansion, or find a husband of her dreams and start a new life.
[As expected, the treatment for those with backing is different from those without. It's understandable, though. The tyrant doesn't know what Princess Mingxia is doing behind the scenes. After all, the late emperor tricked Princess Mingxia once before, granting her this shady marriage. Now, it can be considered a son paying his father's debt.]
Xiao Jingfan, who knew everything: "..."
——I’ll just pretend I don’t know.
The next day, the news that the Jinyiwei had raided the residence of the former Zuo Shaoqing of the Dali Temple overnight spread among the streets. Along with this, the news that Princess Mingxia was bedridden due to excessive grief over her divorce from You Shaoyun also spread.
"Is Mingxia really bedridden?" Xiao Jingfan asked his Jinyiwei commander after receiving the news.
Xie Hui said, "Princess Mingxia fainted in public after leaving the palace. Because the You Mansion was raided, she was sent back to the Chongde Marquis' Mansion. After the gates were closed, Princess Mingxia never showed up again. However, someone heard the princess crying in extreme grief from the Chongde Marquis' Mansion, which moved everyone who heard it to tears."
"Perform the whole act..."
"Your Majesty?" Xie Hui didn't hear Xiao Jingfan's muttering clearly and looked at him in confusion.
Xiao Jingfan curled the corners of his lips slightly and picked up the pen to dip it in ink.
Two large, sharp characters appeared on the paper.
When the ink was slightly dry, he rolled up the paper and handed it to Xie Hui, "Send it to the Chongde Marquis' Mansion and give it to Mingxia. Ask her to frame it and read it for a quarter of an hour every day."
Commander Xie didn't understand and asked, "What does your majesty mean?"
Xiao Jingfan gave him a meaningful look, "Do you want to know?"
Xie Hui was startled and immediately said, "I will go to the Chongde Marquis' Mansion right away."
He ran out of Wenhua Hall as if escaping.
Zhou Yuande looked suspiciously at Xie Hui's receding figure and muttered quietly, "Why is Master Xie running so fast? Is he rushing to confiscate his property?"
*
In the Chongde Marquis Mansion, Princess Mingxia, who was rumored to be bedridden, was surrounded by handsome men, some of whom were massaging her shoulders, some were massaging her legs, and some were reading storybooks. She looked so leisurely.
Not far away, the five maids in charge of crying were taking turns, each sobbing at the top of their lungs for half a minute.
Princess Mingxia picked up the glass and just took a sip of juice when she heard the housekeeper come in and report, "Princess, something bad has happened! Commander Xie is here!"
Princess Mingxia spat out a mouthful of juice, which sprayed all over the head and face of the handsome boy who was massaging her legs.
The handsome boy looked at her sadly, "Princess."
"Sorry, you wipe it first." Princess Mingxia threw him a handkerchief, stood up and walked quickly to the bedroom, and ordered the housekeeper as she walked, "Bring me the things I used to pretend to be sick. Also, tell Master Xie that this princess..."
The words stopped abruptly, and Princess Mingxia widened her eyes and looked at the young man in a red flying fish suit not far away.
Xie Hui spun the embroidered spring sword in his hand and smiled at her, "Does the princess seem to be feeling better?"
Princess Mingxia immediately rolled her eyes and fell backwards.
Xie Hui said quietly, "If the princess faints, then His Majesty's reward will be..."
"Uh--" Princess Mingxia instantly performed a medical miracle, demonstrating what a good waist is, and straightened her waist that was half bent backward.
I picked up an empty housekeeper: "?"
(End of this chapter)
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