"Wanwan."
Gu Tingchen called out, unable to hide his excitement.
He thought he would never have the chance to see his cousin again, but he never thought that God would give him another chance.
"Prince Daoan, the beauty you are meeting is gone day and night, so you should hurry down and get ready."
Looking at the lingering affection in Gu Tingchen's eyes, Helian Jiu couldn't help but feel secretly happy in his heart.
She had already heard about the suffocating torture that Gu Tingchen had inflicted on the bitch from the Ye family. If she were to be handed over to Gu Tingchen in the future, it would be much more interesting than torturing her slowly herself.
Moreover, today she wanted these two servants to kneel down and surrender in front of all the subjects of Lin'an City, and she had to rely on Gu Tingchen to maintain order, and there must not be any mistakes.
Gu Tingchen silently glanced at Emperor Zhaolie and Ye Wanshu, secretly put away the tiger talisman, and had to leave the East Palace first.
After watching Gu Tingchen leave, Helian Jiu slowly walked up to Emperor Zhaolie and Ye Wanshu and said provocatively, "Princess Jinghe, I've allowed you to reunite with your cousin. You must be grateful to me."
Ye Wanshu's lips curled slightly. "Of course, I will express my gratitude to the princess today."
"I'm glad you have this intention."
Helian Jiu didn't beat around the bush and said bluntly, "Then there's no need to waste words. Since the Emperor of Daye has already pledged his loyalty to our dynasty, I hope that you two, the emperor and his subjects, can set an example for the people of Daye today by performing the "Leading the Sheep Ceremony" in front of all the people of Lin'an and submitting to our dynasty forever."
"Performing the sheep-leading ceremony?" Emperor Zhaolie was indignant. "Princess Helian is being too inhumane."
"Humanity?" Helian Jiu sneered, "Your Majesty, as the ruler of a country, shouldn't you be more considerate of your people? As long as the two of you meet my demands today, I will no longer embarrass the people in the city."
After saying that, he waved his hand towards the hall, and then someone came in carrying two freshly peeled sheepskins. The strong smell of mutton immediately filled the entire palace.
Ye Wanshu roughly knew what the sheep-leading ceremony was. It required people to take off all their clothes, put on sheepskin, and then have a rope tied around their necks and make them crawl on the ground.
This is undoubtedly a huge shame for the king of a country.
"Princess Helian, are you so sure that our subjects no longer have the strength to resist?" Ye Wanshu looked at her coldly.
"Ye Wanshu, you're not counting on Fu Mingchi to come and save you, are you?"
Helian Jiu's eyes were filled with arrogance: "The Shenwei Army is so vulnerable in front of my Daqiu Iron Cavalry. What else can those border rats who have long been frightened by my Daqiu do? My royal brother is not a pushover."
From her eyes, Ye Wanshu had already guessed that she knew Fu Mingchi had gone to Jiayu Pass.
However, she didn't think Fu Mingchi would lose.
She believed that Fu Mingchi could defeat Prince Daegu.
"Then let's wait and see." Ye Wanshu said without showing any weakness.
Helian Jiu snorted coldly and waved his hand disdainfully: "Please ask Emperor Daye and Princess Jinghe to go to the market."
As soon as she finished speaking, a group of burly men came forward and reluctantly escorted the two of them out of the East Palace.
Li Youzhen and the entire court watched the emperor emerge from the Eastern Palace, followed by the Daqiu people carrying fresh sheepskins. They roughly guessed what would happen next and fell to their knees in agony, weeping loudly, "Your Majesty, it is all because of our incompetence that we have harmed you."
For a moment, the streets were filled with crying sounds one after another.
Emperor Zhaolie had long since grown disillusioned with these courtiers. He ignored them, clutching the back of Ye Wanshu's hand and comforting her in a deep voice, "Wan'er, no matter what happens, you must not yield to the Daqiu people. I will never allow you to be humiliated."
Fearing that he might once again harbor suicidal thoughts, Ye Wanshu whispered, "Your Majesty, please simply follow your previous plan. I will not allow their scheme to succeed."
"Okay." Emperor Zhaolie secretly pinched the jade seal hidden in his sleeve and walked forward with confidence.
When they arrived at the center of the downtown area, the place was already surrounded by onlookers. Daqiu's cavalry and newly recruited surrendered soldiers were scattered everywhere on guard, making the entire Lin'an city filled with a solemn and murderous atmosphere.
Gu Tingchen was riding on his horse, and he looked dissatisfied when he saw the Daqiu people carrying freshly skinned sheepskins to Ye Wanshu and Emperor Zhaolie.
"Princess Helian, what do you mean by this?" He didn't expect Helian Jiu to be so humiliating.
Helian Jiu smiled and said, "Don't you think that Prince Daoan wants these two to submit to you?"
Gu Tingchen secretly clenched his fists.
He naturally hoped that his cousin would submit to him on her own initiative, but not in this way.
If this is the case, how can he face her in the future, and how can he get along with her again?
"Princess Helian, my cousin is just a woman, why do you have to make things so difficult for her?" Gu Tingchen rebuked dissatisfiedly.
"Prince Daoan." Helian Jiu's expression was furious. "This princess advises you to think carefully before you speak. Now is not the time for you to show compassion. Don't forget who your enemy is."
Thinking of Fu Mingchi, Gu Tingchen's eyes were filled with resentment.
"Wanwan, cousin..." Gu Tingchen looked at her with some reluctance.
Ye Wanshu smiled coldly: "Gu Tingchen, you don't have to be hypocritical in front of me."
"I..." Gu Tingchen felt a sharp pain in his heart and suddenly didn't know how to talk to her again.
Emperor Zhaolie looked at him with mockery in his eyes: "Gu Erlang, you keep saying that you care about Jinghe, but look at what you have done. It doesn't look like you care about her at all. You have betrayed her time and time again. You are simply not worthy of being a man."
Gu Tingchen became even more angry: "Your Majesty, don't try to provoke me."
Emperor Zhaolie smiled and said, "Do I need it? You abandoned Wan'er in her time of need, wasn't it all for the Imperial Seal? How about I give it to you today?"
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