Chapter 30 I win!
The guards watching were looking at the two people on the field and were also talking about it.
"Is that the Princess? I heard that although she is the Queen Mother's adopted daughter, she is very much favored by her."
"Then why did she come to the Golden Crow Guard? If she gets hurt, won't we be punished?"
"Yeah, and besides, our training is so strenuous, it's impossible for a princess like her to endure it. She must be just having fun on a whim."
"If that's the case, then we have to let the princess have all the fun she wants! After all, if it weren't for Her Majesty the Queen Mother, I'd still be working as a maid in the kitchen."
Hearing this, the guards nodded in agreement.
But there were also some straightforward people who immediately retorted: "Pah, I don't care about princess or not. Since we're on the stage to compete, let's do it with fists. If you can't win, get out - ugh!"
A hand suddenly reached out and covered her mouth tightly. "Fool! The princess is still here. If she hears you, do you still want to live?"
The people around shook their heads and sighed, "I hope Lingqiong won't be as straightforward as you and really be cruel to the princess."
"Don't worry, Ling Qiong used to work for the Crown Prince, so she knows how to read people's expressions. She will definitely go easy on the princess."
Ling Qiong was targeted and bullied by the prince because she couldn't read people's expressions: Ah - yes, yes, you are all right!
She looked across at Zhao Mingyue, whose face was tense, and raised her hand, "Princess, please go first."
Zhao Mingyue vaguely heard the discussions around her and was feeling a little unhappy. What were these people thinking? Why were they so sure that she had to get Ling Qiong to give in in order to win?
It was obvious that Ling Qiong was half a head shorter than her and not as strong as her. Moreover, she had been practicing archery these days and her arm strength had increased a lot. There was no way she would lose!
Although she had not expected that her opponent would be Ling Qiong, she had already made up her mind to win against Liu Shen'ai.
This person only taught her a few punches and kicks, and then asked her to go on stage to compete with others. It was simply a selfish revenge against her.
Maybe when she loses, this person will go to her mother and say bad things about her, and then kick her out of the sect.
Zhao Mingyue felt very anxious when she thought of her mother looking at her with those cold eyes and saying, "Mingyue, you disappoint me so much."
So, even if it was Ling Qiong, she didn't want to lose.
But when she heard Ling Qiong so seriously asking her to make the first move, she couldn't help but laugh, "Are you going to give in to me? I won't be polite."
As he said that, he clenched his fist and hit her.
Zhao Mingyue was afraid of hurting Lingqiong, so she held back a little. However, Lingqiong dodged sideways and grabbed her arm, pulling it forward violently. She lost her balance and fell forward to the ground.
When she tried to turn over and jump up, Lingqiong had already held her shoulders down. Lingqiong's usual humble voice came to her ears, "Your Highness, I'm sorry for the offense."
There was silence for a moment, followed by a surprised gasp.
Without even looking, Zhao Mingyue could imagine how exciting the expressions on those people's faces were. Her face flushed instantly and she angrily said, "You, you're cheating!"
Ling Qiong said aggrievedly, "I only said that the princess should make the first move, I didn't say that I should give in to the princess."
Zhao Mingyue took a deep breath, "Then try again!" She bent her elbow and pushed towards Lingqiong's waist. Lingqiong was caught off guard and was hit. The hand that was holding her down loosened immediately.
Zhao Mingyue took the opportunity to turn over, twisted Lingqiong's arm, and pressed on her.
Lingqiong was light and although she was agile, she was not as strong as her. She struggled several times but failed to break free.
Zhao Mingyue was a little proud and said with a smile: "Have you admitted defeat?"
Ling Qiong broke free with one hand, then flexibly turned her hand over and grabbed her neck. Zhao Mingyue immediately had difficulty breathing and was pinned down by Ling Qiong.
The two men fell to the ground and rolled around several times while wrestling with each other, leaving the people on the sidelines stunned.
"Ling Qiong really wanted to fight? Isn't she afraid that the princess will hold a grudge against her?"
"I think the princess is very serious. Maybe her temper isn't as terrible as we thought."
Finally, after rolling for more than ten times, Ling Qiong raised her hands, panting, "I, I give up."
Zhao Mingyue let go of her hand, got up from the ground, wiped the dust off her face, and looked at Liu Shen'ai happily, "Did you hear that? I won!"
Liu Shen Ai expressionlessly drew a cross behind Ling Qiong and said, "Ling Qiong, run ten laps around the training ground. Finish today!"
Zhao Mingyue reached out to Lingqiong, who was still lying on the ground, and said, "I'll pull you up."
Ling Qiong shook her head, her thin chest rising and falling, "I, I have no strength left."
The two men, one standing and one lying, looked at each other. They saw their own miserable looks in each other's eyes and suddenly laughed.
"Why are you still trying to be so stubborn? Why don't you just admit defeat earlier?" Zhao Mingyue muttered, bent down, and took Lingqiong's hand. The moment he saw her nails, his gaze paused.
"Does your finger still hurt?" After many years, I still asked this question.
Ling Qiong smiled and said, "Thank you for your concern, Princess. The pain has long gone."
Zhao Mingyue pulled Lingqiong up and walked out, holding her arm.
As soon as they left the fighting area, the guards immediately surrounded them, all asking in unison: "Lingqiong, Princess, are you all right?"
"The princess is amazing! Lingqiong is the most agile among us. She's as slippery as a loach, but few can hold her down."
"Yeah, yeah, I thought the princess was just here for fun, but I didn't expect her to be so fierce in a fight!"
"Hahahaha, when you're off duty tonight, Princess, would you like to go to Zuifanglou with us for dinner? The loser today has to drink!"
As he spoke, someone reached out and patted Zhao Mingyue on the shoulder, scaring the people next to her so much that they winked at her.
The smiles on everyone's faces froze instantly.
Someone apologized, "Your Highness, she's not very smart and loves to talk nonsense. Please don't blame her."
Zhao Mingyue didn't like this atmosphere. She coughed lightly and said with a smile, "It's okay. Since I'm training with you, I'm also a member of the Golden Crow Guard. I'll just follow your rules!"
Then he looked at the person who had made the suggestion and asked curiously, "Where is Zuifanglou? Are the food and drinks there delicious?"
The man lowered his voice and said, "Shh, don't let the coach hear us. We'll talk later."
Everyone smiled knowingly, and the tense atmosphere suddenly became cheerful. Zhao Mingyue also laughed. It turned out that they were also annoyed with her master!
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Chi Qi had no idea that her well-behaved and obedient daughter was being instigated by the Jinwu Guards to sneak out of the palace to drink and have fun.
She was sitting on the throne in the upper study, meeting Xue Qi, the official in the Shangyi Bureau who had written "Kill all husbands and fathers in the world."
"Your Majesty, I am Xue Qi." Xue Qi walked in, knelt down and saluted, his forehead touching the back of his hand.
Chi Li nodded, "No need to be so polite, please take a seat."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Xue Qi stood up and walked to the chair next to him and sat down.
Chi Li nodded slightly and waved to Dan Ying, "You go out first."
Danying led the other palace maids out and gently closed the door. Only Chi Lan and Xue Qi were left in the study.
Chi Qi then looked at Xue Qi and looked at her carefully.
She has a very round face, like a full moon, and her eyes are clear and bright, but not the kind of naive innocence that comes from being unworldly, but the purity that comes from having experienced the world.
She has a straight nose, plump lips, and naturally curved lip corners with a smile on her face. There are two red moles on her chin, like two drops of blood.
He was wearing a gray robe, which was very simple and elegant, and his temperament was as gentle as jade, which made people want to get close to him and believe in him.
Chi Lan was a little surprised. She thought that the person who could write that article should be sharp-tongued or angry about the world, and should not be so gentle and calm.
She couldn't help but tap the table with her fingers and asked, "Xue Qi, did you really write that article?"
Xue Qi stood up and replied gently, "Your Majesty, it was indeed done by this humble servant. I wonder what concerns Your Majesty has."
Chi Li chuckled. "I have a question. In your article, you wrote about killing all the husbands and fathers in the world. So, how do you kill all the husbands and fathers in the world?"
Xue Qi was silent for a while before speaking, "Your Majesty, I dare not write."
Chi Qi immediately became interested. Although she said she didn't dare, there was no fear in her eyes.
"Then just say it. No matter what you say, I will forgive you." Chi Qi leaned back in the chair and sat in a relaxed posture.
This wooden chair is really hard. If she wasn't concerned about her status, she would really like to lie down on a sofa instead.
Unfortunately, she is now the empress dowager, and there are countless eyes watching her from the front and back palaces, so she has to be more cautious in doing things.
It was precisely because she was the empress dowager that Xue Qi said she didn't dare to speak.
But Chi Lun knew in her heart that she was not Queen Mother Chi, she was Chi Lun, so no matter what Xue Qi said, she would not care.
Xue Qi looked up at Chi Li. This was the first time she looked at Empress Dowager Chi, the real ruler of the Darong Dynasty, so seriously.
But he just took a look and lowered his head.
This person looked too calm. Although she was smiling, there was no emotion in her eyes, as if nothing in the world could touch her anymore.
Like cold stagnant water, without any ripples.
This was so strange, was she seeing things? Xue Qi felt a little confused.
Her master once told her that there was a noble lady in the palace, and if they could get her help, their long-cherished wish could come true.
To this end, she changed her name and surname, passed the assessment of female officials and entered the palace, but after staying in the palace for five years and trying every possible way, she still couldn't find this noble man.
Until a few days ago, Danying came to the Liushang Bureau to select female officials. After hearing the examination questions, she immediately became sure that the Queen Mother was the noble person she was looking for.
In order to ensure that she could see the Queen Mother, she took out all her wealth and asked Danying for help.
But now, she saw it, but hesitated.
Is the Queen Mother really the noble lady that Master mentioned? If she is wrong, then the end that awaits her is eternal damnation.
Suddenly, A Yuan's face flashed through my mind, "When will the teacher come back?"
She coaxed Ayuan to go back when she could recite the Thousand Character Classic by heart, but could she really go back?
Even someone as calm as her couldn't help but feel nervous at this moment. She clenched her hands lightly together, and the palms where her fingers touched were terribly cold.
She heard her own voice slowly rising, "Turning over the chessboard, starting anew, waiting for the right time, place, and people."
Chi Li: "What does it mean to have the right time, right place, and right people?"
"In accordance with the will of Heaven, one can become king in troubled times. When the situation is turbulent, the people will be filled with resentment. When the princes rise up, the court will be weakened. However, after three hundred years of curse, the Darong Dynasty is almost halfway through."
"Take advantage of the terrain, store up food, and build high walls. Seizing rich lands will only make you a target of public criticism. Choose a remote location to accumulate strength. Build high walls, dig deep ponds, store ample food, and proceed slowly."
"Gain harmony among the people, unite the female community, and gather their hearts. Seize the homes, clans, property, and assets of the male thieves and return them to the women. Make them officials, soldiers, and civilians. If they show any second thoughts, kill their fathers, husbands, and children, and force them into a helpless position, forcing them to rebel."
"In this way, there is a 30% chance of winning. We can kill all the husbands and fathers in the world, and make the slave women kings for thousands of generations."
After saying that, Xue Qi looked up at Chi Li again. There was no surprise, anger, or confusion on the other person's face. She just raised her eyebrows slightly and looked at her with amusement.
"Do you mean that I should rebel against myself?" Chi Liyu said with a smile.
Xue Qi sighed softly, "This is why I dare not speak. Your Majesty is in a high position of power, and I dare not speak rashly."
Chi Li suppressed her smile. "Don't dare to speak nonsense? You have already spoken nonsense!"
Xue Qi immediately knelt on the ground, his face calm but his heart filled with sadness. As expected, had he made the wrong choice?
She raised her head and looked directly at Chi Lu without any hesitation, but her tone was still gentle, "Your Majesty, please punish me."
Chi Qi stood up, walked around the table, and came in front of Xue Qi. She lowered her eyes and looked down at her straight back. She felt even more confused. Even though she knew she couldn't say it, she still had to say it. Even though she knew she couldn't do it, she still had to do it.
"Xue Qi, what exactly do you want?"
Xue Qi looked at her deeply, then knelt on the ground with a dull voice.
"Writing women's history, I suppose."
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Outside the study, Dan Ying stood in the corridor. She vaguely heard voices coming from inside the door and couldn't help but wonder what the master would say to Xue Siji and what official position he would grant her.
Suddenly, Chi Luan's angry shout came from the door, "Someone come!"
Danying's heart skipped a beat when she heard the angry tone, and she hurriedly pushed the door open and went in. "Master, what are your instructions?"
Chi Qi stood in front of the table with a cold face and said sternly, "Take this traitor away and throw him into the Ministry of Justice to await your punishment!"
Dan Ying was extremely surprised and said in panic, "Master, calm down! But we need to give a charge to send him to the Ministry of Justice. I wonder what crime Xue Siji has committed?"
Chi Li sneered, "You're just spreading rumors to confuse the public."
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In the dim cell of the Ministry of Justice, Li Jiying lay in a mess on the straw, coughing hard, and suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood.
She seemed to be suffering from some serious illness, her body was drowsy and her mind was not clear.
After Li Xiaoci came last time, she gritted her teeth and wrote a complaint against her father with her fingers dipped in blood, but she didn't expect that after the complaint was submitted, it was like a stone ox entering the sea, with no response.
They must have stopped him! Li Jiying hated him to death, but he was unwilling to accept it.
Unless, unless she could find a way to submit this petition to the Queen Mother, there was no way she could redress her mother's grievances.
But she was stuck in this cell, with no one to help her and no money to turn to. How could she find anyone to help her?
She was almost completely desperate. Is this really the only way?
Is it possible that even if she tries her best, she will still die silently in the end, and all her resentment and unwillingness will be buried and no one will know about it?
No! She doesn't want it!
Li Jiying struggled to her feet and staggered to the iron bars. She wanted to appeal, even if it meant shedding all her blood, even if there was only a glimmer of hope, she would avenge her mother!
Suddenly, footsteps were heard in the passage.
Li Jiying's breathing quickened, and hope surged in her heart. Was there any progress in her case? Was she about to be brought to trial?
The jailer came over with a prisoner holding a torch, pushed the prisoner into the cell opposite her, and locked him in.
Li Jiying hurriedly reached out and grabbed the jailer, saying in a piteous voice, "Master, please tell me why there is still no response to my complaint?"
Her dignity had long been crushed. At this moment, even if she had to kneel down and beg him, she would do it.
However, the jailer just pushed her away and said, "I don't know!" and left indifferently.
Li Jiying grabbed the railing and slowly slid to the ground weakly.
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