Chapter 455
A few days ago, the Regent King defeated the Southern Yue army and returned to the capital in triumph. As the Empress, if she wanted to maintain appearances, she should have personally greeted him at the city gate.
That was the Empress's original plan, but Prime Minister Liang and Liang Wumei kept stirring up trouble in front of her.
They say that the Regent had already won a battle and was gaining increasing prestige in the court. Among the common people, they only knew His Highness the Regent and not Her Majesty the Empress.
If His Majesty were to personally welcome him, it would undoubtedly make the Regent even more conceited.
As an emperor, the young empress was certainly uncomfortable to hear such words, and she became even more wary of the regent.
However, although the young empress had the suspicious nature of a monarch, she was not truly stubborn. Instead of personally welcoming him, she had the royal princes and the Ministry of Rites solemnly welcome the regent back to court.
Originally, the young empress only needed to wait in the palace for the regent to come and pay his respects.
Liang Wumei kept urging the soul fragments to leave the palace to watch the excitement, claiming that they were going to secretly observe the Regent to see if he would be dissatisfied because His Majesty did not personally welcome him, and to find out if his "wolfish ambitions" had swelled to the point of no return.
The fragment of the soul trusted this cousin, and since the cousin spoke so convincingly, the fragment actually managed to sneak out of the palace with her without taking anyone else with it.
As a result, he was assassinated at the inn.
In fact, the assassin was after Liang Wumei. After all, given the disgusting things the Liang family had done over the years, their enemies could circle the capital city hand in hand. It was normal for someone to want to kill the eldest daughter of the Liang family.
As a result, Liang Wumei, deeply attached to her sister, panicked and pulled the young empress to shield her from the attack.
Wen Xin was speechless about this.
That girl is really awesome!
Despite the female lead's plot armor, the assassin only managed to stab the young empress in the shoulder, without hitting any vital organs.
But damn it, this is a small world where everything has been reversed and restarted. Her soul fragments were so weak that a single sword strike sent her to her death, directly replacing her with the original Wen Xin.
Wen Xin sighed deeply. Ninety-nine percent of the female protagonists' sisters in abusive novels are fake sisters, the kind who will stab you in the back at the crucial moment.
Get used to... my ass!
Wen Xin has felt the world's deep malice towards the female protagonists of abusive novels countless times.
She had sworn that whoever caused her to be lying here, she would retaliate by poking a hundred holes in them.
Is it Liang Wumei?
Great, the plastic sister has successfully caught the heroine's attention!
Xiao Jin: "..."
Ever since it devoured that super-rich system, its owner has gone down the path of chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) and never looked back.
It strongly suspects that the stupid system is carrying a virus, causing its owner to become severely infected.
Of course, Xiao Jin, who was only slightly intelligent, didn't dare to make a sound, for fear of being beaten to a pulp by his owner and fed to the dog leash.
Waaah, being a butterfly these days is so hard!
There's no rush to kill the plastic sister. Wen Xin is still a seriously ill patient right now; let's focus on recovering first.
As the medication took effect, Wen Xin fell asleep again.
Once the young princess's breathing had evened out, the regent, who was sitting by the bedside watching over her, unconsciously fixed his gaze on her face, his focus intense.
The girl was petite, and although her features were still somewhat childish, they were extremely delicate. It was foreseeable that she would grow up to be a beautiful and refined woman.
She's already fourteen; when she turns fifteen, she can choose her royal consort...
The Regent's brows furrowed suddenly. The Emperor's Consort?
Who is worthy of his carefully nurtured young emperor?
Moreover, the thought of other men around her filled the Regent with rage, and he wanted to kill!
He snapped out of his daze and awkwardly looked away.
Is he... insane?
This is the child he raised with his own hands, how could he do this?
The regent suddenly stood up, wanting to leave, but found that the little girl's soft little hand was still holding his.
The moment he moved, her delicate brows furrowed, as if she were about to be startled awake.
The regent's breathing became slightly labored, and he dared not move again.
After a long while, once she had fallen into a deep sleep again, he couldn't help but turn his gaze to her once more.
The little empress looked incredibly innocent and harmless while sleeping. It should be said that ever since she woke up from her serious injuries, the sarcasm she had shown him before had completely vanished.
He had always known that she was actually very soft-hearted, but he never imagined that when she got close to him, it would cause him such turmoil.
The Regent's deep eyes held an unreadable emotion; he suddenly clenched his fist, then slowly released it.
He gently released the girl's hand, tucked her in, and left, though his retreating figure looked somewhat like he was fleeing in panic.
...
At the entrance to the Empress's palace in the Chaohuang Palace, the Regent stood with his hands behind his back. The already biting cold wind made his aura even more icy and terrifying.
Kneeling below the steps were the commanders of the Imperial Guards and the Phoenix Guards, as well as the palace servants who served the Empress closely.
They all had their heads down. The cold wind of early spring chilled them to the bone, but cold sweat kept pouring down their foreheads. It felt as if a mountain was pressing down on them, making it hard to breathe.
But no one dared to beg for mercy. His Highness the Regent didn't care what their grievances were. Failing to protect His Majesty and causing him serious injury was a capital offense.
They were actually quite miserable inside. Normally, the little empress had a very good temper, was easy to please, and was never willful...
It's all because that eldest daughter of the Liang family loves to cause trouble, and the young emperor trusts her implicitly.
The Imperial Guard Commander and others really disliked the Liang family. They acted recklessly and arrogantly, relying on the young emperor's favor.
Even a fool could see that the Liang family had ulterior motives... Alas, but they knew it was useless, because His Majesty was protecting the Liang family!
And now, they're forced to take the blame for the Liang family again.
Damn it!
"You deserve to die."
The regent spoke calmly, his tone devoid of emotion, yet the bloodthirsty aura looming over them turned the group deathly pale.
"We deserve to die!"
No one dared to defend themselves; they all obediently confessed their guilt.
After a long while, they finally heard the Regent's cold voice, "Go and receive your punishment. If there is a next time, I will have you all executed by slow slicing."
"yes."
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief; they were already incredibly lucky to be alive.
After the group of people withdrew, a handsome man dressed in a white brocade robe embroidered with moon patterns stepped forward and respectfully bowed to the Regent.
He is Yue Wu, the leader of the Moon Shadow Guard.
The Moon Shadow Guard is a personal army personally created by the Regent, each member possessing extraordinary abilities and unwavering loyalty.
The reason why the Southern Moon Kingdom suffered such a swift defeat was that His Highness the Regent personally led the Moon Shadow Guard in a surprise attack on the Southern Moon Army's camp, burning their supplies and capturing their commander.
However, no matter how strong the Moon Shadow Guards are, they are still highly controversial in the Phoenix Kingdom because they are all men.
In a matriarchal world, a man's responsibility is to manage the household, be a good wife and mother, not to go out in public and fight wars.
Moreover, I've heard that the Moon Shadow Guards are all the Regent's male favorites...
As a regent, it's not wrong for him to have a large number of wives and concubines, but how can he let those men run rampant and cause chaos?
This is utterly depraved and immoral!
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