Bei Mingxuan frowned.
It was within his expectation that Chang'an would ask for Xu Mengyun, but... for Xu Zichu's sake, he would not let Chang'an take her away.
If Chang'an really lets Xu Mengyun take away, he will surely die.
"...Xu Mengyun is now a criminal and is imprisoned in prison." Xu Zichu was in a panic. If Chang'an insisted on taking Mengyun away, Bei Mingxuan might not be able to protect him.
Chang'an had a smile on his face. He looked at Xu Zichu calmly and asked, "Life sentence or death sentence?"
This extremely ordinary tone seems to be talking about trivial things like what the weather is like today and what to eat later.
The questions raised by Chang'an made Xu Zichu and Bei Mingxuan feel puzzled.
If it is a living crime, I am afraid that Chang'an will insist on taking Xu Mengyun away. If it is a death penalty, will it make Chang'an feel better?
Xu Zichu glanced at Bei Mingxuan, and the two reached a consensus, "Death penalty!"
"Death penalty?" Chang'an raised an eyebrow as he looked at Xu Zichu, who was still kneeling on the ground. "Since that's the case, since we're all going to die anyway, then I'll do it. In that case, Xu Mengyun deserves it. And no one will say that I'm taking human life lightly. Isn't that the best of both worlds?"
Then he looked at Bei Mingxuan and said, "Emperor Shu, don't you think so?"
"..." Bei Mingxuan never expected that Chang'an would say this.
Can we use the phrase "the best of both worlds" to describe this kind of thing?
Xu Zichu felt regretful in his heart. He realized how he could become so stupid in front of Chang'an.
Among the three people, Liuying was kneeling on the ground with his head lowered. When he heard Chang'an's words, he burst out laughing, and then immediately shut his mouth.
He had a neither good nor bad impression of Chang'an, but because of his family, he was also somewhat grateful to her.
But he hated Xu Mengyun. Although he didn't like Xu Mengyun when he was in Piaomiao City.
But he didn't hate her to the point of dislike. However, after Bei Mingxuan ascended the throne, he couldn't stand Xu Mengyun anymore.
Liuying felt the gazes of the three people and felt a lot of pressure.
Neither Bei Mingxuan nor Xu Zichu spoke.
Chang'an was very kind and did not embarrass Liuying. Instead, he asked, "Have you visited your sister?"
"..." Liuying looked up at Chang'an unexpectedly, "I'm going. I remember you said that my sister loves sweets, so I brought some cakes and osmanthus candy when I left."
Liuying noticed that the death of the little eunuch just now, in addition to accidentally calling Chang'an a monster, the most important thing was that he called Chang'an "Empress Her Majesty".
So he grew up with a heart, and at this time Liuying used "you" instead of "Queen".
"I left in a hurry last time." Chang'an chatted casually, stroking the Fire Fox's head with one hand. "I forgot to tell you about your sister's enemies. Their family lives next to the former Fourth Prince's residence. Kill them and your sister's revenge will be avenged."
Bei Mingxuan frowned. There was a lot of killing going on in Chang'an at that moment, and he was worried.
"Liuying thanks the Southern Emperor on behalf of my sister." Liuying said, "After arriving in the capital, Liuying inquired about my sister's situation.
In Liuying's heart, he didn't intend to let them get close to my sister's eyes and cause trouble for her.
Death is easy, Liuying will let them live and atone for their sins."
Liuying's words were undoubtedly meant to please Chang'an. He also felt that Chang'an was very murderous at this time and would not tolerate a grain of sand in his eyes.
Chang'an listened to these words and looked at Liuying for a long time.
She slowly spoke, "Just watch it yourself."
It seemed that suddenly, she lost interest, and the hostility in her body suddenly decreased a lot.
Bei Mingxuan's eyes moved away from Chang'an's face, "You two, get up."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
At this time, outside the imperial study, several ministers had been waiting for a long time.
Feng Zhengmin was impatient and didn't know what was going on. "Your Majesty, I, Feng Zhengmin, Lin Shangde, and the Minister of War, Wang Heng, wish to see His Majesty."
Chang'an heard the sound outside and raised the corners of his lips in sarcasm.
She glanced at Bei Mingxuan without saying a word, squinting her eyes and leaning on the soft cushion, with no intention of leaving.
Bei Mingxuan felt uneasy seeing Chang'an in such a state, but he was also happy that she didn't leave.
"Let them in." Bei Mingxuan looked at Liuying and ordered.
When everyone came in and their eyes met Chang'an, the three of them had already forgotten to salute Bei Mingxuan.
Chang An also felt their gazes, opened his eyes, and squinted his cold gaze at them, "If you keep looking, your eyeballs will leave your sockets."
The three of them immediately looked away.
He lowered his head, but did not remember to salute the emperor.
It’s not that they are afraid, but they see Chang’an here, but they don’t know how to start reporting what they want to report.
In the end, it was Wang Heng who spoke first. After all, he was the Minister of War, so it was more reasonable for him to speak on this matter.
"Your Majesty, I heard that Li Da has returned with news. I wonder if this expedition went smoothly?"
At this time, when Liuying stood up, he took the memorial sent back by Li Da in his hand, but he had not had time to give it to Bei Mingxuan.
Listen to Wang Heng say this.
Liuying immediately placed the thing in his hand in front of Bei Mingxuan.
When Bei Mingxuan saw the content above, he looked at Chang'an in surprise.
At this time, Lin Shangde said, "Your Majesty, we were just outside and heard from the messenger that half of General Tianshu's men were killed, and he has died for his country."
"Yes." Bei Mingxuan said, "He underestimated the enemy. Now his position has been replaced by Li Da."
Bei Mingxuan sounded so calm, but the three of them already knew the truth. It was the alliance between the Southern Kingdom and the Shijin Kingdom that led to the loss of troops this time.
Feng Zhengmin was so angry, "The Southern Emperor is here today, so.
Please allow me to ask, what does the feud between Shuzhou and Shijin have to do with your Nan Kingdom? Why did your Nan Kingdom intervene?
Chang'an finally opened his eyes, his red pupils filled with contempt. "Feng Zhengmin, don't you know that my original surname is Dongfang? Or do you think I should help the country that killed my father?"
"..." Feng Zhengmin was so angry that he couldn't say a word to refute.
"Oh, I forgot to tell you." Chang'an smiled broadly, "The man who killed your General Tianshu and his five trusted men this time was Xuanfeng."
Bei Mingxuan didn't know this news either.
Several people looked at Chang'an in disbelief.
"That's pure nonsense." Feng Zhengmin said angrily, "Xuanfeng and Tianshu have been friends for many years. He definitely wouldn't do that."
"We had a good friendship over the years, but Xuanfeng still killed them."
Chang'an smiled, his red eyes sweeping across their faces. "Xuanfeng's ability is unquestionable. Of course, this is all thanks to your emperor. After all, he trained him personally."
These words were undoubtedly a slap in the face, but there was no way around it, Bei Mingxuan had to accept it.
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