Xie Yuancheng's brows furrowed, and I reached out to smooth them out. How could I be blamed for this?
"You're so beautiful, I couldn't help but look at you a few more times, but I don't remember what you said."
I can't roll over right now. If I could, I would have rolled over inside already. I wouldn't be afraid of him at all.
"Ying'er, stop trying to sweet-talk me. You're all talk and no action!"
"You're being stingy. I'm telling the truth. I can't turn things around, otherwise I would have already hidden inside."
"Then you pretended to cry in front of me, trying to stop me from asking, right? You've used that to coax me before, but don't even think about it now. No one knows your little tricks better than me."
Xie Yuancheng started to get angry. I knew he was insecure, so I quickly grabbed him and wouldn't let him leave, refusing to let go.
"Ying'er~ You can't do anything, don't hug me randomly."
I pinched him: "Shut up! Go to sleep, we'll talk about it tomorrow morning. I've been thinking about you so much this afternoon that I couldn't sleep well."
My eyes were incredibly sincere, sparkling. Xie Yuancheng could do nothing but hold me in his arms with resentment.
"I have some good news to tell you, and I'm sure you'll be happy to hear it."
I was about to close my eyes and go to sleep when Xie Yuancheng suddenly spoke. I responded and told him to continue.
"Uncle Cui told me that the Emperor only agreed to use the method we discussed this afternoon around 5 PM, so I got back very late."
After being tortured, they confessed. Just as they were being dragged to the cell, palace guards dragged five men, looking neither human nor ghost, inside and locked them up to the side.
Now that he was interested, he quickly asked him to explain. It turned out that after the group was sent to exile, they continued to lie on the way and were beaten up by a group of hot-tempered people. They were originally in good condition, but now their faces were covered in sores and their voices were ruined.
They came to the capital this time to play the victim, first revealing what the Empress had done. The little girl even crawled to pull out her father, who turned out to be five or six, and no one knew who gave birth to them.
They thought their good days had arrived and all asked the emperor to reward them with large houses and to let them marry officials of the first rank.
Ye Ye shamelessly said, "I am very lucky. The men who marry me have all risen to high positions. It would be a waste of their talents for them to become the first Grand Secretary."
I laughed when I heard this; she had forgotten about using her dirty feet to seduce people and play the victim to get food.
Fortunately, the Emperor gave them a resounding slap in the face: "Do you even know what you look like? Besides your mouths being able to make things up and your brains being able to think, you're utterly useless."
The kneeling girls quickly retorted, but the civil and military officials around them all laughed, and even the punished crown prince shook his head.
"I'm beautiful. I can become a pampered daughter of a rich family just by begging for food. They even wash my feet and dress me in new clothes."
"I'm even better. If I were a princess, with a dog bell and a wink, I could not only conquer enemy countries, but also make everyone in the country like me."
"I am a divine doctor. I can pick up Ganoderma lucidum in the mountains, find treasures in the river, and even sell a book for a hundred taels of silver. I also receive gifts from the daughter of a high-ranking official, and my sisters-in-law are all captivated by my charm, letting me play around at home as I please."
“I can be the little empress, I can shrink my age to three and a half or go back to the womb, it doesn’t matter. If I raise her, the palace intrigue will be gone, and I will be the sole favorite in the harem.”
"I'm the best. I can have many children. I can easily have eight or nine at a time, and having a hundred or even a thousand is no problem. I'm even more beautiful after giving birth. I can do everything they can."
"Hahaha~" The Emperor glanced at the Empress: "Look at what you've done to these ugly girls. Give them a look in the mirror and punish them. They're so eloquent and capable. They may lose their voices, but they can still use their hands and feet. Send them to exile and let them do something for the people."
The Emperor was probably amused by the situation and temporarily banished the Empress to the Cold Palace. The Empress's relatives all fell from power, and the Crown Prince, at the crucial moment, sided with another side and miraculously escaped disaster.
"That's hilarious. Is this the talk of the town right now?" The old emperor was still quite merciful.
"Soon the people outside will also know that the Hu people are interested, and the Crown Prince will send them to the Hu people as gifts tonight."
We should know the results tomorrow. Uncle Cui has already drafted the documents and sent them to various locations.
"The capital is under siege; how can we possibly send anything out?"
"Ying'er, have you forgotten? The people inside have all been taken into custody and transported out by water. This matter is considered closed."
The more I think about it, the funnier it gets. I only fell asleep leaning against Xie Yuancheng. He had a lingering fragrance on him, which I really liked.
The siege of the capital was relatively successful due to the unity shown. Those royal relatives who were openly and secretly fighting for power proved quite capable in crucial moments, which explains why the Great Zhao Dynasty became a wealthy and powerful nation.
In reality, the life and death of a nation cannot be decided by one person alone; honor, disgrace, rise and fall are matters for the entire collective.
When I was able to get out of bed, I heard the maids and servants in the mansion joking around. My lower back is still a bit sore, but it will be better tomorrow after today.
"Miss~" Qiao'er came in again, her face full of smiles: "Those barbarians who wanted to cause chaos in the city have all been arrested and are being paraded through the streets, accompanied by five people who look like ghosts."
"Like a ghost?" I rubbed my lower back and sat down, letting Qiao'er continue.
"The door opened just now, so I went out to see what was going on. Their mouths were terribly smelly, you could smell it from more than ten meters away. You couldn't tell what they looked like from their clothes. They were hopping around, and they were short."
"I understand, it's probably those female warriors the Hu people want to go over there."
"Female warriors? They're women, I thought they were little devils. Their eyes are all cloudy, their bodies are dirty, I don't know what's on them, and they can't make a sound even when they're talking with their mouths open."
"Never mind, it's good that the Hu people have been captured. What should we do with them?"
"I heard it was a public beheading. They launched a sneak attack. The Second Prince's residence has been sealed off, and the Second Prince has been sent to the palace for training. They're all barbarians; they deserve it!"
"Did the Second Prince do all these things?" I almost hurt my back and quickly leaned against the cushion.
"Yes, that's what's being said outside. I just saw it; those Hu people were tossing the shortest little devils around, and some people were clapping along. It was quite amusing."
"Alright, you guys go out and have some fun." I hate hearing this. I'll ask Xie Yuancheng about the Second Prince when he gets back.
Qiao'er ran out happily. Those outside, who had been confined to the mansion for so long, were inevitably excited to hear about these things.
Xie Yuancheng didn't return until evening. As soon as he came in, I went to ask him.
"Ying'er, you're quick with your news. They were all dealt with by the newly promoted general, and none of them were spared."
"This was indeed orchestrated by the Second Prince. He wanted chaos in the capital; he was planning it during his last trip to the Western Regions."
"He really shot himself in the foot. He's a wicked man. It's good that Caiwei left."
Xie Yuancheng came over and took my hand: "Let's not think about this anymore. Now that the Hu people in the capital have been cleared out, we'll return to Linyang in half a month."
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