Seeing that he remained silent, Mi Li thought he was a little discouraged, so she gently comforted him, "Don't worry, you have such a divine artifact in your hand, as well as a divine skill manual that everyone in the world dreams of, and your aptitude is the legendary super-level. You don't need to worry about the difficulties in this short period of time."
Zuan looked at her with some surprise: "Empress, I didn't expect your voice to be so gentle. I'm not used to it yet."
Mi Li: "..."
"Do you only get used to me being mean to you? Are you being cheap?"
Zuan chuckled: "No, no, of course I like you to be gentle, but not too gentle, otherwise you'll lose your queenly charm."
"Get lost~" Mi Li was speechless for a while, and finally couldn't be bothered to pay attention to him. She quickly disappeared and fell back into a deep sleep.
"Who knows whether this woman actually slept with anyone or not..." Zu An complained as he walked to the window and looked in the direction of the Chu family, his expression thoughtful.
Meanwhile, at the Chu family's residence, Liu Yao led the Imperial Guards into the mansion to search everywhere.
Because the Chu couple and the Red Robe Army were all suppressed by imperial decree, they were no longer able to stop it.
Jiang Luofu, standing to the side, frowned deeply. Originally, she had come to mediate, but this time the emperor had personally suppressed the Chu family, so there was no point in her trying to make peace. The only thing she could do was to see if she could save the Chu family.
As for Zuan, all he can do is pray for good fortune.
This guy, I don't know what he did to offend the emperor, that he has caused such a terrible disaster.
She fell into deep thought: if she reported his extraordinary talent to the imperial court, she wondered if the emperor would pardon his death sentence, since such legendary talent was a once-in-a-millennium occurrence.
It's just that jealousy and envy of talent are human nature, especially now that the emperor wants to arrest him. If he knew how much potential he had, wouldn't that make the emperor even more determined to get rid of him?
She was caught in a terrible dilemma. She was usually resolute and decisive, and had never been like this before.
At this moment, King Liang chuckled and stepped forward: "Now everyone should believe that I wasn't just spouting nonsense, right? Principal Jiang, City Lord Xie, do you have any further objections?"
Jiang Luofu frowned but did not speak.
Xie Yi, who was standing to the side, quickly smiled and said, "No objection, no objection, everything is up to Prince Liang."
What a joke! The moment the imperial edict was issued, the immense pressure he felt still sent shivers down his spine. For a moment, he couldn't help but doubt his decision to choose Prince Qi.
However, things have come to this point, and it's impossible to change allegiance now. Fortunately, the Emperor's life is nearing its end. We should report today's events to Prince Qi as soon as possible and let him make a decision quickly.
Xie Daoyun, standing beside her, bit her lip tightly. There was nothing she could do about her father's actions; it was truly beyond the Xie family's control now.
Hopefully, Azu can escape successfully.
By this time, Liu Yao had already led his men to search the entire Chu residence, and came out shaking his head, saying, "Nothing."
King Liang looked at the Chu couple and said, "Did you hear the imperial decree just now, Lord Mingyue? If you don't hand over Zu'an within three days, your entire Chu family will be buried with that brat."
Thinking about how the other side had made him look so pathetic by taking advantage of their numbers, he felt a surge of pleasure seeing their dejected state now.
Chu Zhongtian and Qin Wanru exchanged a glance, their faces deathly pale.
Qin Wanru couldn't help but say, "You've searched and Azu isn't here, so what do you want us to hand over?"
King Liang coldly replied, "That's your business. I don't care. After all, Zu An is your son-in-law."
After saying this, he left some imperial guards to guard the vicinity of the Chu family, and went back to rest. Rather than standing here in the cold wind, wouldn't it be better to go back and lie down?
By the way, I heard that the Immortal Abode in Mingyue City is quite good, and there's supposedly a famous courtesan named Qiu Honglei there. I'll go check it out today.
However, it seems rather unseemly for me to offer this on my own initiative. Why are the local officials of Bright Moon City so clueless? Shouldn't they be the ones taking the initiative to receive me?
Seemingly sensing his dissatisfaction, Xie Yiru Mengfang hurriedly approached with a smile, saying, "Prince Liang and General Wei have had a long and arduous journey to Mingyue City. Let me treat you to a taste of the local customs and culture."
King Liang was overjoyed, but he pretended to be troubled and stroked his beard, saying, "Isn't this a bit inappropriate? It's too much trouble for Lord Xie."
"No trouble at all, no trouble at all. I would also like to hear Your Highness and General Liu tell me about the customs and culture of the capital," Xie Yi said with a smile.
Liu Yao, standing to the side, laughed heartily: "If Lord Xie has the opportunity in the future, this general will definitely take you to experience it, hahaha."
Seeing her father's somewhat obsequious manner, Xie Daoyun, who was some distance away, slightly covered her forehead. She, who was always upright and virtuous, disliked this, but she did not feel any contempt for her father because of it.
Having grown up in an official's family, she knew all too well that such welcoming and sending off of officials was perfectly normal. At home, she herself enjoyed composing poems all day long, while her younger brother was always chasing after women. Her father had to shoulder everything all by himself.
After everyone left, Xie Daoyun went over to comfort the Chu couple: "Mingyue Gong, Madam Chu, are you alright? Should I go and invite Doctor Ji over for you?"
Chu Zhongtian shook his head: "This little injury is nothing to worry about." Then, thinking of the uncertain future of the Chu family, he couldn't help but let out a long sigh.
Xie Daoyun said, "Uncle, there's no need to worry too much. There is always a solution."
Despite saying that, she couldn't actually think of any other solution.
Qin Wanru, who was standing to the side, said, "Thank you very much for your help before, Miss."
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