Chapter 70: Beautiful Daughter vs. Heirless Emperor
Yu'er knelt down, her voice trembling uncontrollably, "Your Highness, Master Xu is...he is very busy, I'm afraid...he doesn't have time to accompany the princess..."
Since Lord Xu returned to Beijing, the princess has hosted banquets for him many times and even wanted to abandon the Liu family and support the Xu family. The princess was so sincere, but Lord Xu never showed up.
Even when they met at the banquet, Lord Xu never looked away and never bothered to even glance at the eldest princess.
Every time the princess was rejected by Lord Xu, she would become furious and would not stop until blood was shed. But today, Qing'er is not here, so who else can calm the princess's anger?
The princess played with the black piece in her hand and chuckled, "Look how scared you are. You have failed to do your job well many times, but I don't blame you. Go ahead and ask for it."
"Tell Xu Junzheng that if he still wants to know where my younger brother is buried, he should come to see me. My patience is limited. If I can't see him by 5 pm today, I will grind Xu Junan to dust!"
Not long after, Xu Junzheng arrived.
The eldest princess came out excitedly, staring at Xu Junzheng almost greedily.
I haven't looked at this face carefully for many years. He has lost a lot of weight, with clearer features and a straighter posture. He has none of the extravagant airs of the Beijing dandy boys. He is like a sheathed sword, with a restrained brilliance, which makes people even more fascinating.
"Master Xu, I am very happy that you finally came to see me."
Xu Junzheng had a blank expression on his face, and his eyes were calm, like a deep pool.
Over the years, he has learned to keep all his emotions deep in his heart, without revealing a single one.
His parents, wife and children died tragically in prison, and their bodies were thrown into a mass grave. His father's best friend risked his life to collect the Xu family's remains and didn't even dare to erect a tombstone. Only after the Xu family was rehabilitated was he able to bury the bodies of his relatives in a grand ceremony.
But his younger brother died during the exile. The officials dragged away his body and drove him forward. He didn't even have time to take a last look at his younger brother.
The official was originally arranged by the princess. Now he could only hold on to a glimmer of hope that his younger brother's body was indeed in the princess's hands.
Xu Junzheng bowed to the princess and said in a cold voice: "Your Highness, I pay my respects to you. Thank you for collecting my remains. I heard that you love night-shining pearls. Tomorrow I will present you with the East China Sea Pearl to thank you for your kindness."
The princess laughed happily and reached out to help Xu Junzheng. "Master Xu knows what I want. As long as Master Xu agrees to it, my promise will still be valid. Not to mention Xu Junan's bones, I can give you everything you want!"
Xu Junzheng took a step back unnoticeably, avoiding the eldest princess' touch.
Every word she said, every smile, even every breath she took, made him extremely sick!
The deep-rooted hatred and bloody pain tormented him during countless sleepless nights. If he hadn't tried hard to control himself, he would have wanted to tear her throat apart right now and die with her!
"What the princess wants, I can't give her. What I want, the princess can't give her either."
"I have come to this point, I am alone and fearless. Princess, you don't think I will ask you for help again, right? That's all I have to say. If you have thought it through, I am willing to spend all my wealth in exchange for my younger brother's remains."
Xu Junzheng turned and left, not wanting to waste any more words with the princess.
All the members of the Xu family were arrested that year, but he happened to be meeting a friend outside and escaped. He understood what the eldest princess meant. As long as he surrendered, the Xu family would be safe.
Xu Junzheng did not sleep all night and knelt at the door of the eldest princess the next day. He abandoned all his dignity and only hoped that his family could survive.
He didn't know how long he knelt. The sun rose and set. People came and went around him, with pity, sarcasm, mockery, and insults... all kinds of voices came together and drowned out his pride.
The Xu family's good reputation and generations of scholarly tradition were all destroyed in an instant!
But what he waited for was the news that his parents, wife and children had died tragically in prison. The eldest princess finally showed up, with a mocking look on her face, looking superior.
He rushed forward and wanted to drag the eldest princess to death with him, but he was pinned to the ground, beaten and kicked, and then he was thrown into prison.
Xu Junzheng thought he was going to die, but he was only exiled. The eldest princess stopped him at the city gate and, as a favor, allowed him to enter the princess's mansion and be her lover.
The younger brother beside him had a high fever that wouldn't go away. He had never liked studying since he was a child. He liked to wield guns and sticks, and he had to be strong and healthy, so he could survive the prison and stay alive.
He couldn't bear to see his younger brother go to the bitter cold northwest, and once again hesitantly wavered.
But the younger brother didn't want to. He stood in front of Xu Junzheng like a little lion, his cheeks flushed red, his scarlet eyes glaring at the eldest princess fiercely, and his words were loud and clear.
"I would rather die than let my brother go... to serve the enemy! You have done so many evil things, you will definitely be punished!"
"Brother, don't go over there! If you agree to her, I will hit my head and die here today, so as not to drag you down."
Due to lack of food and clothing during exile, my younger brother eventually died from the serious illness. From then on, he was the only one left in the Xu family.
What is the joy of life, and what is the sorrow of death? At worst, he can go to the underworld to apologize to his younger brother. No matter where his body is buried, his soul will return to his hometown after death and the family will be reunited.
The eldest princess chased after him in panic, staggered and almost fell.
Yu'er immediately supported the eldest princess, and the guards at the door also stopped Xu Junzheng.
The eldest princess' eyes were slightly red, and for the first time, a look of guilt appeared on her well-maintained face. She explained anxiously:
"Xu Junzheng! I didn't! I didn't kill them on purpose! You are always like this and never listen to me properly."
"I wanted to save them. My father loves me so much. With just one word from me, the Xu family will be released from prison immediately. I just... it's rare for you to bow to me, so I left you alone for two days so that you would completely surrender."
"I didn't expect them to be so fragile. They were only in jail for a few days. How could they die so soon?"
Xu Junzheng's chest heaved violently, and he could hardly control the anger in his heart.
"If it weren't for your instructions, my father wouldn't have been tortured in prison, my mother wouldn't have died, my wife wouldn't have been insulted and killed, and my child wouldn't have starved to death!"
"Now tell me, you didn't kill them on purpose?"
The eldest princess showed a look of bewilderment on her face, and murmured, "I will go and kill the executioner and the jailers. I will avenge them. Please don't be angry, okay?"
Xu Junzheng was so angry that he almost laughed. How stupid must he be to stand here and reason with the princess?
The eldest princess never thinks that she is wrong. Whenever something does not go her way, she will vent her anger without caring about other people's lives.
"Get out of the way! This is the Imperial Palace, not the Princess's Residence. These people can't stop me!"
The princess burst into tears. She let go of all her pride and almost begged, "Jun Zheng, don't leave. Can you finish the game with me? You promised to play a game with me, and I asked you to be my consort, but you got angry and left the game unfinished."
"Whether we win or lose today, I will return Xu Jun'an's bones to you and will never bother you again."
Xu Junzheng took a deep breath. After all, he couldn't bear to see his younger brother's soul wandering around. "Okay, I promise you."
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