"Flirtatious? You haven't seen what true frivolity is yet." Feng Guang chuckled, reaching out to pinch his chin. Since he was currently restrained, he had no way to resist. Seeing the resentment and anger in his eyes, she became even more interested. She ripped off the black mask covering his face and clicked her tongue twice. "Not bad looking."
The man's fair and smooth face had a sharp and cold look, but now his expression was uncertain because of her words, which sounded like she was judging a woman.
Out of the corner of her eye, Feng Guang saw Xia Fengya's bright eyes after she pulled off the man's mask. Indeed, the man was very handsome.
Feng Guang released his chin, raised her hand, and a maid behind her quickly handed her a handkerchief. She slowly wiped the hand that had touched the man's. "Let me think. You broke through the palace's many guards just to see me. Could it be that you also have a crush on me?"
"What nonsense are you spouting!" He was furious, probably having never seen such a shameless woman before. "The floods in Dongyang City are still unresolved, and the people are displaced. You, as the Empress of our country, only care about enjoying yourself and living a life of luxury. You are not worthy of being the ruler of a country!"
"Insolence!" Chief Qian shouted.
Feng Guang waved her hand dismissively. So this assassin was a bit of a hothead. She adopted a very tolerant tone and said, "Then what do you think I should do?"
"Open the national treasury to help the people rebuild their homes, and open the granaries to prevent people from dying from famine."
"Hmm... what you said doesn't seem to be wrong." Feng Guang stroked his chin, seemingly agreeing with him. "But have you considered how much of the allocated money and grain actually reaches the people after traveling from the capital to Dongyang City?"
"What?"
"Don't you know that a country has good officials and bad officials? I don't even know the officials in the court well, let alone you?"
The man in black remained silent because he genuinely hadn't thought that far ahead.
"I saw you were trying to kill me, and I was speaking up for the people. But you've actually been so heartless as to try to kill a fifteen-year-old girl like me. Tell me, what should I do with you?"
"you!"
"What do you mean, 'you'?" Feng Guang slapped him across the face. "Call me Your Majesty the Empress."
The man was a little stunned by the sudden slap.
Qian Qiu, who was already used to her ways, was not surprised. "His attempt to assassinate His Majesty is a capital offense. He should be taken out of the Meridian Gate and beheaded."
"Royal Sister!" Xia Fengya, who had been standing in the background for a long time, interjected, "I don't think we need to rush to kill him... Perhaps, perhaps we can still find out if he has any accomplices?"
The man was still reeling from the slap, and he instinctively said, "I am all alone, I have no accomplices."
"I'm telling you!" Xia Fengya glared at him. Didn't he see she was saving him? How could he be so blunt!
“There’s no need to rush to kill him,” Feng Guang said with a smile. “Since you came up with the idea of providing relief to the disaster victims, then you can handle it.”
Everyone was surprised by these words.
"Didn't you say you wanted to save those disaster victims? I'll grant your wish. Listen carefully, I'm now bestowing upon you the title of Empress's Envoy, and sending you to Wintersun City with money and grain."
Chief Qian hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, this is probably not appropriate!"
"Whether it's appropriate or not, it's up to me." Feng Guang's eyes narrowed slightly. With the change in her self-address, her lazy aura also changed. She exuded a natural nobility that made people dare not disobey her.
In his shock, Qian Qiu felt as if he had seen the late emperor, and he dared not utter another word.
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