Chapter 16: Your Majesty, you called me?
Xiao Haoyan was furious and pointed at Bu Ruo: "You...how dare you! How dare you say anything about the affairs of my Yongning Palace!"
"You are just a mere county lady, yet you dare to disrespect me. It seems I must teach you a lesson."
Seeing the slap coming at him, Bu Ruo narrowed his eyes and was about to fight back when a low, pleasant, but emotionless voice suddenly rang out from the doorway: "Xiao Haoyan, if you don't want your hand anymore, I don't mind chopping it off for you."
Xiao Haoyan turned around and saw the person sitting in the wheelchair at the door. His back was instantly covered in sweat, and he quickly retracted his hand.
"Greetings...Greetings to the Ninth Uncle."
The Ninth Prince? The War King? The one the Dog Emperor wanted him to marry?
Bu Ruo looked in the direction of the voice, and at first glance, stars almost appeared in his eyes.
This guy is... so handsome.
Seeing her young lady's appearance, Bi'er secretly tugged at her sleeve and whispered, "Young lady...young lady's saliva, hurry up and suck it."
Bu Ruo came back to his senses: "Bu Ruo greets the War King."
After the ceremony, he subconsciously wiped the corner of his mouth. When he found nothing, he glared at Bier, but missed the smile in Xiao Yulan's eyes.
"Get up."
Seeing Cen Nan pushing the wheelchair in, Xiao Haoyan unconsciously took a few steps back, not even caring about the beauty in his arms.
"Ninth... Ninth Uncle, aren't you feeling unwell? Why are you leaving the palace today?"
Xiao Yulan lowered his head and played with the jade ring on his hand, his voice as cold as if it was the coldest day of winter.
"Why? When do I need to report to you when I leave the palace?"
"That's not what my nephew meant... Uncle Nine misunderstood."
Xiao Haoyan swallowed his saliva. Although he was not a good person, he felt a natural fear when facing this imperial uncle who was a few years younger than him.
"Just now, were you planning to attack Yun'an County Lord?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Haoyan glanced at the two of them, and then he remembered that it was Bu Ruo's father Bu Huaicang who personally led the troops to rescue Xiao Yulan.
Now that Bu Huaicang has died in battle, as the ninth uncle, I must protect this orphan girl.
"No, no, no, no, it's all a misunderstanding. It's a misunderstanding. How could I attack the county lord?"
"The Zhenguogong family has made great contributions to our Great Zhou. The county princess is the descendant of a meritorious official. This is something that I am quite clear about."
Xiao Yulan ignored him and waved to Bu Ruo: "Come here."
Bu Ruo: These hands are so beautiful, with long, white fingers and distinct joints.
I just want to... hold your hand.
Bu Ruo walked over leisurely and stood beside Xiao Yulan like a punching bag.
"Are you injured?"
"No."
Although she said no, her face did have an expression of being wronged, and coupled with her stunning face, it was hard not to arouse people's desire to protect her.
When the people saw that Xiao Yulan came to make the decision for Bu Ruo, they who had not dared to speak because of King Yongning's identity, instantly became furious.
"The Zhenguogong Mansion is full of loyal and brave people, and there is only this orphan girl left. And she is being bullied like this. She relies on her status as a prince and even beats people up."
"Yes, if the War King hadn't arrived in time, the slap would have landed on the County Lady's face. The County Lady is truly pitiful."
"Alas, the county lady only stood up to protect the reputation of the Zhenguogong Mansion. If General Bu's spirit in heaven knew that his only remaining daughter was treated like this, how distressed he would be."
"Yes, I wonder if General Bu will regret sacrificing the lives of his entire family to protect the Great Zhou."
Yongning King Xiao Haoyan listened to the whispers of the people and felt furious. He turned and shouted at the door: "Shut up! You are a bunch of lowly people. When will it be your turn to talk nonsense about royal affairs?"
"Our Xiao family is a royal family. The Bu family should sacrifice their lives to protect our royal family and the Great Zhou. It is their honor!"
"If I hear anyone say that again, I will throw them all into jail."
At this time, Bu Ruo only felt a chill rising around him. Xiao Yulan suddenly had a long whip in his hand and swung it towards Xiao Haoyan.
The long whip did not stop after it rolled the man up and threw him to the ground. Instead, it whipped him in the face again. With two snaps, Bu Ruo leaned over and saw that a big cross was left on Xiao Haoyan's face, and there was a trace of blood.
This scene scared Bu Yanfu and Wen Xue, but the former was only worried about whether she would be implicated, while the latter just wondered why she didn't beat him to death.
She had been married to Xiao Haoyan and had been the Princess of Yongning for many years. She already had children. Even if Xiao Haoyan died on the spot, she would not have to be buried with him.
"An honor? I'm the only orphan in my family. Do you want this honor?"
"General Bu's family is full of loyal and brave men, but now you've made it seem natural and deserved. My brother and Concubine Shun have really taught you well."
"Cen Nan, have Prince Yongning brought directly to the palace and handed over to my brother. They should repeat everything he just said, word for word, so that my brother can see what a good son he has raised."
"As for you..."
Xiao Yulan turned to look at Bu Yanfu and said, "Send them to the palace together. Today's incident was caused by her. Let the emperor handle it himself."
Seeing the two being taken away, Wen Xue came out and said, "Thank you for today, Uncle Nine. My niece...will also follow you into the palace."
Xiao Yulan waved his hand nonchalantly, still looking indifferent: "Go ahead."
Jin Congcong muttered quietly behind Bu Ruo: "Those two will definitely be punished when they enter the palace. This result is pretty good, why did Princess Yongning insist on joining in the fun?"
Bu Ruo glanced at him and sighed, "It's probably because he's been enduring for so many years... He's reached his limit."
Everyone had left, and the people outside who were watching the excitement had also dispersed. Bu Ruo just stared at Xiao Yulan, afraid that he would feel bad if he missed a second look.
Xiao Yulan felt embarrassed being stared at and coughed lightly: "County Master?"
"Ah? Oh, Your Majesty, you called me?"
Xiao Yulan laughed: "I'm sure the county lady has heard about it in the past few days, but don't worry, the county lady, I will definitely prevent this from happening."
"The Queen Mother's birthday is in five days. There will be a banquet in the palace and the County Lady will be invited. If the Emperor grants the marriage on the spot, the County Lady can simply refuse. The rest will be left to the Prince."
"I will never let the county lady... be buried alive with this prince."
The emperor did not issue a direct decree for so many days but instead spread rumors because he wanted to see the reactions of the people and the generals.
If the Crown Prince didn't already have a Crown Princess, he would have wanted to give Bu Ruo to the Crown Prince directly.
It's not that he hadn't thought about letting Bu Ruo become the prince's concubine, but doing so would definitely cause dissatisfaction among the military generals in the court, because no one wanted the Bu family's current fate to become their future ending.
Bu Ruo looked at Xiao Yulan's back as she left in the wheelchair and blinked her beautiful eyes.
Others might marry you to be buried alive with you, but for me... I don't think so.
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