Chapter 52 The Emperor's Anger is Calmed with Blood
"His Majesty!"
“Wen Tao!!”
“Son!!”
Amidst the chaos, some were crying, some were falling, some were helping others, some were grabbing others, Xiao Jingfan turned around and left the Shun County Prince's Mansion leisurely as he came.
The people behind him knelt on the ground, "Your Majesty, I respectfully send you off!"
A moment later.
In front of the gate of Prince Shun's mansion, Xie Hui drew his sword from its sheath, and a flash of bright blade light passed by.
Blood spurted out.
"Ah—" Xiao Wentao opened his eyes wide, and his body fell limply. The bright red blood spurting from his neck splashed onto the pair of stone lions at the gate, turning from hot to cold and gradually solidifying.
"Ah!!" Many people who were forced to watch the execution screamed in shock.
Red is a festive color, but Xiao Wentao's red casts an indelible shadow over the entire Shunjun Prince's Mansion.
Zhu Wanqing, who was being held by the Embroidered Uniform Guards to watch the execution, knelt on the ground with his mouth covered, staring at Xiao Wentao's eyes that were still open in death, tears streaming down his face.
Sadness does exist.
She spent a lot of time and effort on Xiao Wentao, even being a stand-in for Zhu Hanyu, but she regretted it even more.
I regret why she wasn't the one who entered the palace that year!
She had wasted so much time on these useless mortals.
She lowered her head, her slender white fingers clenched the hem of her skirt, and her shoulders twitched slightly. Others just thought she was sad, but no one saw the scorching light flashing in her eyes.
She wants to enter the palace! She wants to conquer that man!
Such a decisive and noble man deserves to be Zhu Wanqing's lover!
At the same time, Xiao Jingfan, who was leaning against the carriage with his eyes closed, suddenly sneezed.
He opened his eyes.
Zhou Yuande immediately stepped forward and handed him a cup of hot tea. "It's windy today. Your Majesty has been standing in the wind for a long time. Are you feeling unwell?"
"Nothing." Xiao Jingfan took the tea and took a sip, then raised his eyelids and asked, "Where is the person?"
"Still following the carriage." Zhou Yuande answered cautiously.
He really couldn't understand what this person was thinking. When they were in the garden of Prince Shun's mansion, the two of them were about to go together, but as soon as they left the mansion, their Majesty punished them by making them follow behind the carriage and not allowing them to get on the carriage.
You say you are annoying me, but you can't help asking how long it's been, and it's obvious that you still care about me.
Xiao Jingfan put down the teacup and glanced at the hourglass on the table. It had been nearly a quarter of an hour, so he decided to teach that woman a lesson.
He put his pocket watch away and tapped the tea bowl with his jade-like fingers. "It doesn't taste right. Your tea-making skills are not what they used to be."
How could Zhou Yuande not understand the meaning of this, so he immediately apologized with a smile and tried to give way.
"Ever since Miss Liu Zheng came to the tea room, I've been trying to stay away from work. It's my fault. Your Majesty, please call Miss Liu Zheng in so that we can have a cup of tea."
"That's exactly what you lazy bum want." Xiao Jingfan scolded with a smile, pushing the teacup forward, "Forget it, call someone in to make tea."
"Yes." Zhou Yuande responded with a smile and went out to call people.
Behind the carriage, Chu Liuzheng was chatting with a young man from the Embroidered Uniform Guard. The carriage was moving slowly, so walking a few steps could be considered as increasing the amount of exercise.
The young man from Jinyiwei was a talkative person. He had lived in the south since he was a child. He talked a lot about the unique customs and culture of the south, which made Chu Liuzheng yearn for it.
In her previous life, she was so busy earning a few dollars that she didn't even have time to travel. In this life, she must take a good look at this beautiful land.
When she is old enough and released from the palace, she will also go to the south to take a look.
I wonder how the prosperity of Jiangnan during this prosperous period compares to the dynasties recorded in previous history?
Just as they were chatting excitedly, the carriage suddenly stopped.
Steward Zhou stood on the shaft of the carriage, leaning halfway out to wave at Chu Liuzheng, "Miss Liuzheng, His Majesty wants you to get on the carriage and make tea. Hurry up."
[Damn it! You thought of me while drinking tea!]
Chu Liuzheng waved his hand towards the Jinyiwei brother with a hint of unsatisfied feeling, "Young man from the Liu family, let's talk again some other day."
"Okay." Brother Liu smiled and said, "Tomorrow I'll send you some local specialties. They're all sent by my family in Jiangnan. Please try them."
"Okay." Chu Liuzheng agreed immediately, his bright almond eyes smiling into a pair of crescent moons. "It's a deal. I'll treat you to tea then."
"Okay, it's a deal." Brother Liu waved to Chu Liuzheng, and Chu Liuzheng did not stop and walked forward quickly.
Only after watching the slender figure board the carriage and disappear from view did Brother Liu reluctantly withdraw his gaze. He raised his hand and touched his head happily, thinking that this girl had a really good temper. If only...
“Bang!”
Another Jinyiwei brother named Wu slapped Brother Liu on the back and led him forward, saying as he walked: "Brother, don't blame me for not reminding you. Don't think about people you shouldn't think about."
When his brother revealed his hazy thoughts, Brother Liu blushed immediately and pushed him: "What nonsense are you talking about? Don't ruin the girl's reputation!"
"Oh, you're protecting me already?" Brother Wu deliberately teased. Seeing that Brother Liu was getting angry, he stopped laughing and said seriously, "I'm serious with you. Don't take it lightly."
He nodded towards the carriage in front and said in a low voice, "You dare to have such wild thoughts? Don't you want to keep your head?"
Brother Liu was stunned. Wasn't that girl the palace maid serving tea? How did she involve His Majesty?
Seeing him like this, Brother Wu simply explained it more clearly, "You were guarding outside the palace just now, and you didn't follow the leader in, so you didn't see it. That girl is not someone you can covet. Give up your thoughts as soon as possible. How can my brother harm you?"
Hearing this, Brother Liu's face turned pale. Under Brother Wu's gaze, he nodded and said, "I understand."
——Wow, his first love!!
Inside the carriage, Chu Liuzheng didn't know that a certain young man's spring love was shattered. After she served the brewed tea to Xiao Jingfan, she knelt on the cushion and started to daydream.
She always felt that there was something strange about what happened today.
Let's say the tyrant went to celebrate his uncle's birthday on a whim, but with just a few words he killed the uncle's son. The happy event turned into a funeral, and the old man sent the young away. It looked like he was looking for trouble.
[But there is no hatred or resentment between the tyrant and the prince of the madness, so why kill the prince of the madness? ]
Chu Liuzheng kept searching in the system, trying to figure out the logic of this matter.
[No... Could it be that the tyrant suddenly had murderous intentions?]
While serving before the emperor, in order to save his life, Chu Liuzheng was always extra careful and kept an eye on Xiao Jingfan's taboos to avoid accidentally getting caught in the crossfire.
She felt that today's trip to Prince Shun's mansion was a bit like the emperor's wrath being settled with blood.
As she was flipping through the pages, she suddenly saw a line of words.
[Huh? The tyrant actually sent someone to monitor the Dark Guard Battalion's Instructor Number Three. Did the tyrant discover that he's Prince Shun's illegitimate son?]
[Frog fun! This makes sense! How can I allow others to snore beside my bed? The tyrant is inherently suspicious and overthinking. Knowing that Prince Shun was spying on him, how could he not warn Prince Shun?]
[He directly killed the man's only legitimate son. This shows how angry the tyrant was. Tsk tsk, Prince Shun is really going too far with this!]
(End of this chapter)
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