Chapter 406: Lip-service in the Yinxu Palace
The clanging sound of pounding medicine disturbed Yinghuan very much, but she didn't dare to say much. She could only glare at Lingxiang fiercely from time to time and curse her inwardly.
Lingxiang naturally saw Yinghuan's impatience, and she made these noises on purpose just to annoy Yinghuan.
Since returning from Yinxu Palace last time, only Lingxiang and Yinghua, as well as some guards on duty, were left in Shiyang Palace.
All those who should be sent away have been sent away, and many of my worries have been resolved. Now Lingxiang is the only one left, and it’s quite boring!
So these days, Lingxiang had to find joy in suffering, tinkering with medicines in various ways, and also asked Yinghuan to be by her side so that she could try them at any time, calling it: being loyal to the Demon Lord.
Now that things had come to this, Yinghuan naturally didn't dare to say anything, but she couldn't help but feel uneasy - who knew what kind of mess that damn girl would give her to eat.
In fact, Lingxiang didn't make any strange poison. After all, there were not many medicinal herbs in the demon world. They were either some strange ghost insects. There were only a few of them. How could she find anything special?
Thinking of this, Lingxiang couldn't help but sigh: I really miss the human world, it is so rich and beautiful, with everything you want, unlike the underworld, which is dead everywhere.
"snort!"
Lingxiang snorted heavily, feeling that her current situation was all Wuminjun's fault.
If it weren't for those ambiguous words Wu Minjun said that day, Lingxiang would not have made up her mind to come to the Demon Realm. Now, he just left without a care in the world, leaving her alone in this broken place to suffer!
Lingxiang slammed the medicine mortar hard and cursed Wumin Jun in her heart: You damn old thing, you destroyed my Taoist faith, I hope he dies on the road!
Lingxiang glanced at Yinghuan hatefully, thinking that she might as well vent her anger on her first, and Yinghuan happened to glance at her at this moment.
When their eyes met, Yinghuan was frightened by Lingxiang's vicious look. She quickly turned her head away and pretended to look elsewhere.
Really! My mother died? Why is it so scary? But on second thought, wasn't Tumi dead a long time ago? Isn't it just her mother who died?
When she thought of this, Yinghuan suddenly became happy for no reason, and she couldn't hide her joy. Even Lingxiang, who was thinking about how to take revenge on Yinghuan, couldn't help but feel strange.
Could it be that the wrong medicine was prescribed and made this woman stupid?
Oh! It would be better if she was stupid! Who told her to be so hateful? It's what God deserves!
Should I prescribe some medicine to make Yinghuan deaf, dumb or blind?
Lingxiang was thinking maliciously when she saw a man striding into the hall. Lingxiang knew him; he was Boyan's attendant. She had never seen him leave the Demon Lord's side. His presence today must have been the Demon Lord's idleness, ready to cause trouble again.
Oh! This little demon king really makes people feel uncomfortable!
But no matter how much you dislike it, you cannot show any dissatisfaction on your face.
Lingxiang sat upright and asked seriously, "What's the matter?"
Seeing this, Yinghua rolled her eyes: "Why are you pretending? It's like the real thing!"
The guard clasped his fists and saluted, then replied, "The Demon Lord summoned the princess to Yinxu Palace for questioning."
It was simple and clear, without any nonsense, but Lingxiang's heart was beating fast. However, she knew the temperament of this kind of guard very well, and no matter how she asked, he would not say anything else.
Lingxiang frowned, feeling that this trip was not going well.
For those who practice cultivation, the first feeling is the most accurate, but when you are under someone's roof, you have to bow your head. I'm afraid this trip is unavoidable.
Forget it! There’s no point in worrying about it now. We’ll just have to deal with it as it comes.
Yinghuan glanced at Lingxiang and saw her expression. She was very proud and looked like she was enjoying a good show: It seems that this damn girl is in trouble.
The last time Lingxiang rode in a carriage was when she was crowned as a princess. She had never ridden one since then. She usually walked to the Yinxu Palace, but this time, there was not only a carriage, but also a group of servants following.
It seems like this time things are more official! Could it be that the little demon king wants to abdicate to her?
That would be great! Let's see how she realizes her ambitions and governs the demon world so that it stays in order and everyone is like uncivilized monkeys.
Lingxiang was still thinking happily when the carriage had arrived at the palace gate. According to the rules, they had to walk into the palace.
Perhaps he felt that his previous thought was too ridiculous, and before he knew it, he had arrived at the entrance of Yinxu Palace.
Following the words "Princess Fengyuan has arrived", Lingxiang walked into the hall, only to see a group of court officials in the hall.
Is it really necessary to abdicate to her?
Tsk! I was just thinking about it for fun. If I really gave it to you, Lingxiang wouldn’t even want it!
Although she felt it was ridiculous, Lingxiang remained calm. She raised her hands and stood there without saying a word.
Ha! Judging from the situation, it probably won't be a good thing. We'll just have to wait and see, someone will eventually give in.
Sure enough, an old man stood up.
"Your Majesty, it's not that I'm meddling, but Princess Fengyuan has been in the palace for three years, but it seems she still hasn't learned the rules of the palace."
Lingxiang looked at the old man and thought for a while before she remembered that he seemed to be some Da Situ.
It wasn't that Lingxiang didn't remember things, but firstly, she didn't think she'd stay in the Demon Realm for long, and secondly, she didn't want to get too involved with the people there, so she just didn't bother to remember. The reason she remembered Da Situ was because during the princess's coronation, the old man spoke a lot of clichés, and Lingxiang was so bored that she almost fell asleep, so she had to remember him.
Humph! You old freak, you're just showing off your power right here, do you think she's just dough?
"I don't understand this. Isn't it the Grand Tutor who assigns the teaching of palace rules? If the master doesn't teach well, is it the apprentice's fault?"
Tsk! Gossipmongering? Come on! Who's afraid of who?
Lingxiang's implication was that the Grand Tutor was not good at employing people, and the Grand Tutor naturally heard it.
"Is the princess reprimanding the old minister for neglecting his duties?"
Lingxiang smacked her lips. "Hey, how can you say that? After all, you can only judge a person by his appearance. It's understandable that the Grand Tutor has so many things to do that he can't take care of them. Besides, you're getting so anxious when I'm in this state and the Demon Lord hasn't even said a word. It's really funny."
Lingxiang did not mention dereliction of duty at all, but every word she said confirmed that it was all the fault of the Grand Tutor for not knowing how to employ people, and she also mocked him secretly.
As the saying goes, "The emperor is not in a hurry, but the eunuch is." Lingxiang is scolding the Grand Tutor!
Yinghuan knew that Lingxiang was a gossipmonger, but this time she was extremely happy.
You deserve it! I've been fed up with you, this old scoundrel, for a long time. You act pretentiously all day long and always love to slander me in front of the Demon Lord. Today, you've been humiliated in front of all the ministers. Let's see how you'll save face in the future!
The Grand Tutor had heard that Lingxiang was always pestering him, so he would have let it go in private. But now that they were in the court, if he continued to pursue her, it would only be a loss of status.
"Forget it, forget it. Let's not talk about the rules for now. I will select another suitable person and send him to the princess's palace for training."
Lingxiang snorted coldly and said indifferently, "Whatever you say is what it is. Aren't you the one who has the final say on matters of the court? How dare others interfere?"
Saying this in front of the Demon Lord was truly heartbreaking. The implication was that the entire government was controlled by the Grand Tutor alone. Naturally, the Grand Tutor did not dare to respond to this.
"I invited the princess here today because I have something to ask you. I hope you can tell me the truth." The Grand Tutor cleared his throat and said.
Lingxiang glanced at Da Situ, secretly spitting at the "old fox", but said: "I will definitely tell you everything I know."
The Grand Tutor looked at the Demon Lord, who only glanced up. The Grand Tutor bowed and clasped his fists in greeting, then asked Xiang Lingxiang, "Excuse me, Princess, do you know Lord Wumin?"
Lingxiang blinked her eyes. "Lord Wumin? Of course I recognize him. I saw him a few days ago! Right? General Yiyou?"
Being suddenly called out, Yinghuan was stunned at first, then glanced at Lingxiang with dissatisfaction, and replied respectfully with her hands folded, "Just as the princess said."
After receiving the answer, the Grand Tutor asked again, "What is the relationship between the princess and Lord Wumin?"
"Don't you know what my relationship with him is?" Lingxiang looked puzzled. "You are an old man in the palace, and you still ask me about this?"
The Grand Tutor was taken aback by Lingxiang's question. After coming to his senses, he asked kindly, "Princess, please enlighten me."
"Since you're asking so sincerely, I'll tell you this with all my heart. To prevent others from finding out and thinking I'm bullying you, an old man!" Lingxiang smacked her lips. "Let me ask you, what is the relationship between the Demon Lord and Wumin Jun?"
The Grand Tutor was stunned by the question: What kind of relationship? It was difficult to say in front of the person sitting there. After all, Wu Min Jun was now a traitor. If a single word offended His Majesty, his position as Grand Tutor would be over.
Seeing that the Grand Tutor remained silent, Lingxiang's eyes widened in surprise: "You don't even know this? Old man, you must be getting old and confused. You should resign as soon as possible to avoid causing harm to the country and the government."
This little ancestor, why is every word he says so hurtful?
The Grand Tutor wiped the sweat from his forehead and bowed to Lingxiang.
"They're uncle and nephew, isn't that common knowledge?" Lingxiang said matter-of-factly, "Since we have this relationship, old man, what is my relationship with him?"
this……
How did this become a relationship?
The Grand Tutor immediately understood that Lingxiang was just arguing with him! But in front of the Demon Lord and his ministers, even though he was dissatisfied, he could only breathe a sigh of relief and temporarily suppress the anger in his chest.
"Princess, you misunderstood. I wasn't asking about your relationship with Lord Wumin, but about your friendship with him."
Lingxiang said innocently, "Of course we should be good friends. After all, we're family, aren't we?" She pouted, "You're such a weird old man. You have to stick your big nose into asking questions about other people's family affairs. Is that fun?"
"you!"
The Great Situ was so angry that he couldn't speak for a long time. He glanced at the Demon Lord, but couldn't see the expression on his face.
The person sitting on this seat is much more difficult to deal with than the former Demon Lord!
The Grand Tutor heaved a sigh of relief, then flicked his sleeves and decided to get straight to the point: "I heard that the princess once had a secret meeting with Lord Wumin at Qusheng's tavern. Is this true?"
Lingxiang was furious when she heard this: "How dare you! What are you talking about, old man? What do you mean by a secret meeting? I was meeting Wumin Jun openly and honestly."
"Open and aboveboard?" The Demon Lord, who had remained silent all this time, suddenly changed his sitting position and looked at Lingxiang with squinted eyes.
"Yes, openly and aboveboard," Lingxiang glanced at the Grand Tutor with dissatisfaction, and said to the Demon Lord, "I brought General Yiyou with me when I left the palace that day."
"Is this true?"
When Yinghuan was mentioned again, she looked puzzled again.
Huh? When? How come I didn't know?
"This... your subordinate..." Yinghuan hesitated for a long time but couldn't explain it clearly.
She really doesn't know!
This damned girl, why do you want to drag her out?
As Yinghuan cursed silently, Lingxiang spoke up, "General Yiyou probably doesn't know that the purpose of my trip that day was to gather the other side of the Insect River. However, the general was worried about the danger there, so he personally went to the Insect River for me."
Oh! That time!
What?! This damn girl actually went out to meet someone secretly?! Now that the Demon Lord knows about this, won't he punish her for dereliction of duty?
Yinghuan really wanted this little girl to die out there. When would it be her turn to worry about her? Besides, wasn't it this little girl who forced her to go?!
Confusing right and wrong!
"So, the princess went to see Lord Wumin privately?" asked the Grand Tutor.
"Tsk!" Lingxiang was extremely dissatisfied. "You old man, you are so annoying. Why do you speak so harshly? You said you are being aboveboard. Don't you understand what I am saying?"
The Grand Tutor was so angry that his face turned purple. He thought that he, the Grand Tutor of the Demon Realm, was humiliated in court by a young girl. But he could not say anything back and could only swallow his anger.
"Why does the princess want to see Lord Wumin?" The Grand Tutor asked through gritted teeth, suppressing his headache.
"Just a coincidence?"
"Coincidence?" Da Si Tu sneered, "Could it be such a coincidence?"
"What? You dare to question me?" Lingxiang glared back.
"I dare not, but I think this is too coincidental."
Lingxiang sneered, "Everyone said that! General Yiyou is running errands for me, I can't just stand on the street and be pointed at by thousands of people, right? I have to find a place to rest and wait. Is this going to bother the Grand Tutor?"
"Since it was a chance meeting, did you say anything?"
The Demon Lord settled the matter with just one word, and the Grand Tutor naturally didn't dare to say anything else.
"He said a lot," Lingxiang said, looking up, pretending to recall. "He said he and Your Excellency were playmates when they were children, and he told me many interesting stories from the past. He told me about the uncle-nephew story back then."
The Demon Lord's eyes flickered, but the Great Situ pressed on, "Is that all you said?"
"Of course not," Lingxiang shook her head. "He even asked me to make medicine for him."
Sincerity! Sincerity is always the ultimate weapon!
"Make medicine? What kind of medicine?" Da Situ was unyielding.
"That face," Lingxiang sighed, "Tsk! So scary! Although it's not a small favor, I thought, after all, we are relatives, so I agreed."
The guards in the palace then remembered: "We did find the mask that Wu Minjun usually wears."
Lingxiang pretended to be surprised: "You searched the house? Why?"
"Don't you know, Princess?"
"Should I know?" Lingxiang was full of doubts, but in her heart she was thinking: Of course I know, but I am just pretending not to know now, what can you do to me?
"Lord Wumin has rebelled against the demon clan and escaped from the city!"
"Ah! Ah! Wow!" Lingxiang exclaimed three times in a row, "This is truly bizarre. Is there anyone who would give up a life of luxury?"
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