Chapter 941 If she really wanted to kill you, would she need to use any other means?
Li San Niang finally reached the top of the mountain with Qiu Xiang's help.
Upon reaching the mountaintop, Li Sanniang was genuinely surprised to see the small courtyard on the flat ground.
Putting aside the fact that there is such a sizable flat area on the mountaintop, and that this flat area is clearly not naturally formed, there is actually a simple and rustic courtyard built on it.
Xing Yu winked at Li San Niang and Chang Si Yuan, her eyes clearly showing her desire to gossip.
"Please rest here for a while. When the time comes, there will be a way for you to witness the ceremony."
After saying this, the Bad Guy bowed and stood aside. Li San Niang and the others obediently sat down at the round stone table that the Bad Guy had indicated.
Li San Niang plopped down on the stone bench, not even caring about its coldness. She was exhausted from climbing all the way up; even a person made of iron wouldn't have that much stamina.
Just as Li San Niang felt thirsty, the scoundrel came over carrying a rather large tray, on which he placed a large teapot and a stack of rough porcelain teacups, just like the tea stalls at the city gate.
Since they dare to put it out, they must not be afraid that it is poisonous.
Li San Niang originally intended to pour a bowl for everyone to try first, but Xing Yu simply grabbed the teapot, casually placed the teacup in front of everyone, poured himself a bowl first, and then drank it directly.
"Hey! You...you..."
"Aren't you afraid? It's poisonous."
The Ding brothers' coordinated statement startled Xing Yu. After drinking most of his tea, Xing Yu felt a chill run down his spine and belatedly went to check on Li San Niang.
Li San Niang couldn't help but burst out laughing.
"Don't worry, it's definitely not poisonous."
Xing Yu finally dared to breathe a sigh of relief. "Thank goodness, thank goodness, we're just small fry, we don't have that many tricks up our sleeves."
Upon hearing Xing Yu's words, Ding Mingxuan knew that he was making a veiled attack, implying that people with the surname Ding were cunning.
Ding Anbo was displeased upon hearing this, and pointed at Xing Yu, saying, "Hey, Xing, don't think we're afraid of you just because you have someone protecting you!"
Ding Anbo's words were implying that Xing Yu had a good relationship with Chang Siyuan, an official in the court, and Li Sanniang, and that with their protection, Xing Yu was not afraid of the Ding brothers.
"Alright, everyone, in this situation, let's not argue about this. Let's just sit and wait to watch the ceremony."
Li San Niang made this polite remark, thus covering up the minor conflict between the Ding brothers and Xing Yu.
After drinking tea and resting briefly, as the sun rose higher, everyone started chatting.
By now, Qiu Xiang, Lao Shi, and the black-clad ruffian had already run to stand in the shade of a tree not far from them, clearly indicating that they were not going to disturb their conversation.
"Hey, what do you guys think Emperor Wu means by this? Why did he call us all here to see him?"
If it were someone like you who's made it into the government, that would be one thing, but you're civil servants, aren't you?
"Who are we? Just ordinary citizens, what right do we have to watch the military parade?"
Ding Anbo brought up the topic, and Ding Mingxuan followed closely. He lowered his body, glanced at the Bad People, and then cautiously asked Li San Niang in a low voice, "San Niangzi, give us a straight answer. I know you are a member of the Bad People. You must know inside information, right?"
"Just tell me, are we all going to die here today?"
Li San Niang genuinely burst out laughing, her two loud "ha ha" sounds causing Ding Mingxuan's brows to furrow.
Seeing Ding Mingxuan's serious expression, Li Sanniang stopped laughing in surprise. She looked at Chang Siyuan, who had been sitting silently to her side, with some disbelief. Chang Siyuan received Li Sanniang's questioning look and could only nod helplessly, acknowledging her uncertainty.
"What are you two up to in front of us?"
I'm begging you, please tell us the truth, okay?
Ding Anbo couldn't understand the subtle tension between Li Sanniang and Chang Siyuan, and fearing the situation, he growled out loud, which attracted the attention of the thugs not far away.
Just as Li San Niang was about to explain, Xing Yu chimed in, "Hmph, now you know how to ask for help?"
"Weren't you acting pretty arrogant just now?"
"Hey, don't think I'm really afraid to hit you!"
"Hey, hit me, hit me! I'm right here, come and hit me! Come on! Hit me!"
Xing Yu's cheeky request to be beaten was really both funny and exasperating.
Li Sanniang coughed lightly, attracting everyone's attention. Ding Anbo and Xing Yu also stopped talking. Only then did Li Sanniang speak up, saying, "Don't be guilty, nothing of the sort happened."
That's the Martial Emperor. If she really wanted to kill you, would she need to use poison or any other means?
Just order your execution. You're not officials with any rank, nor are you particularly famous in Chang'an. You're just a merchant family.
There must be at least fifty or a hundred merchants in Chang'an City who are more famous than your Ding family.
To put it another way, even if it were true that you intentionally killed someone because of your previous opportunistic behavior or disobedience, we could have just sent someone to kill you directly. Why would we have called you here to wait and watch the ceremony with us?
who is she?
She is the supreme ruler here!
As Li Sanniang finished speaking, she raised her head and looked southeast. She knew that the location of today's military exercise, which was the location of the main camp in the suburbs of Beijing, was in the southeast.
"Let's just follow orders and do whatever we're told."
Suddenly, a high-pitched and loud eagle cry rang in everyone's ears!
Everyone looked up toward the source of the eagle's cry and saw a white-headed raptor circling overhead, its wings spread.
Before anyone could react, the Bad Guy walked over from a short distance away. "It's time. There are only two telescopes. The military exercise will begin soon, so please come at the appropriate times."
The bad guy handed one telescope to Li San Niang, while the other one was given to Xing Yu.
Chang Siyuan had originally thought it would be given to him, but he didn't mind that it was given to Xing Yu instead. Ding Anbo, on the other hand, was really furious, especially when Xing Yu excitedly held up the telescope and showed it off to Ding Anbo as soon as he received it. That made him even angrier.
However, what surprised Li San Niang was that the telescope, such a useful tool, had been invented ahead of schedule!
Li San Niang looked at Chang Siyuan with surprise as she held the small and exquisite telescope in her hand. Chang Siyuan nodded to her and then added an explanation: "It was only made not long ago. We only made less than ten in total. I didn't expect that two of them would be available for us."
After saying these words, Li San Niang ignored Xing Yu and the others' argument. She quickly opened the cap of the telescope in her hand, gently twisted out the retractable telescope body, and aimed the telescope in the southeast direction.
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