Chapter 693 The Invincible Little Princess! (Second Update)
The king was a decisive man; when he said he wanted the young princess to begin her education, he immediately sent her to the Imperial Academy.
After entering through the Meridian Gate, the first thing you see is the Hall of Supreme Harmony, followed by the Hall of Central Harmony and the Hall of Preserving Harmony. The Imperial Academy is located in the Hall of Preserving Harmony.
The students at the Imperial Academy were all members of the royal family, and each of them was much older than the little princess. Although the teachers taught in batches, it was still quite a challenge for the four-year-old princess to sit quietly and listen to the lectures for a whole morning.
So as soon as school was over, she couldn't wait to find His Majesty, saying that she didn't want to go to school anymore and refused to go no matter what!
After court, the emperor would rest or review memorials in the Zhonghe Hall. It was getting late, so the little princess assumed the emperor had already left court and hurried to the Zhonghe Hall to find him.
Unexpectedly, instead of seeing the king, they spotted Gu Jiao being taken away by Zhang Dequan.
The little princess's eyes lit up: "Teacher! What brings you to the palace? Are you here to give me a lesson? Take me away quickly! I don't want to attend the Grand Tutor's lessons anymore!"
The young princess then decisively intercepted the man.
Zhang Dequan dared not use force in front of the young princess, after all, if he frightened her to tears, the king would behead her.
After Zhang Dequan recounted the entire incident, he stood there silently, trembling with fear.
The study was very quiet, so quiet that it felt as if an invisible pressure was pressing down on Zhang Dequan's head.
Zhang Dequan suddenly felt that he was about to die.
"Your Majesty, Uncle!"
A cute little head peeked in from outside the door.
The king slowly opened his eyes.
The young princess struggled to step over the threshold, which was higher than her calves. As a member of a higher generation, she always regarded herself as an elder, with dignified manners and elegant demeanor. She stopped hopping and skipping after the age of two.
But today, like an impatient little rabbit, she hopped and skipped to the king's side, grabbed his sleeve with her two little hands, and said in a childish voice, "Uncle Your Majesty, can I go horseback riding with my teacher? Lingyu and the others said that I can only go horseback riding if Your Majesty agrees."
Lingyu and the others were palace maids who took care of the young princess.
The king then said, "Didn't you say you were afraid to ride a horse?"
The young princess declared confidently, "I... I'll dare to do it once I've learned it!"
The king looked at the little boy and said, "How about I have Prince Han teach you to ride a horse? Let Prince Han give you a little black steed."
The Black Wind Rider is a prized vehicle that everyone envies, and the Little Black Wind Rider is even more rare and precious.
To everyone's surprise, the young princess showed no interest whatsoever in the Black Wind Riders. Her attention was unusually focused, and she asked in astonishment, "You want to replace my teacher?"
Before the king could answer, she looked at him with deep hurt and asked a soul-searching question, "Why!"
Very well, you are the second person to dare to question the king in this way. The first was Xuanyuan Li, who is already dead.
Zhang Dequan was sweating bullets for the young princess.
But he soon realized he was naive; he should be worried for the king.
When the king did not answer, the little princess pouted and her eyes looked pitiful.
The next second, she took a deep breath, tilted her head back, flapped her little arms behind her back, and burst into tears!
Zhang Dequan noticed that even the emperor's dragon body trembled!
When the young princess cries, it is absolutely earth-shattering, ghost-weeping, and earth-shattering; she can be said to have cried out the power of a thousand troops with her own strength!
If we were to say that the Great Yan Mad King had something he couldn't handle, one of the things that must have happened was the Little Princess crying.
Therefore, it is not hard to understand why those who made the young princess cry were all put to death by the king.
"Fine, I won't change your teacher!" The king said with a dark face, defeated by his little niece's invincible ultimate move.
The little princess fell silent instantly, gave a graceful bow, and raised her triumphant little chin: "Thank you, Your Majesty Uncle. Now I'm going to find my teacher to ride a horse!"
She lifted her tiny skirt and hopped out like a little rabbit.
...
Because of the appearance of an unknown assassin in the palace, which was feared to threaten the safety of the king, the palace security was strengthened, and the meeting with the king had to be temporarily canceled.
However, despite the cancellation, when the king came from the Golden Palace, apart from Gu Jiao who was taken away by the little princess, all of Wu Fuzi and the others had the privilege of witnessing the king's imperial countenance.
For them, being able to see the king up close in their lifetime was already an incredible stroke of luck, and they could still brag about it when they returned home.
However, thinking about Nangong Li's matter, the group couldn't help but feel a little scared.
They unexpectedly encountered a murder case, and Rokuro was also implicated and almost arrested as the murderer.
Thanks to the timely appearance of the young princess.
Master Wu rubbed his still anxious chest and looked helplessly at Gu Jiao, saying, "I feel like my life has become so exciting ever since I met you!"
Taming the horse king is exciting, polo is exciting, even entering the palace is exciting!
Master Wu said with a bitter and resentful expression, "You know I was almost scared to death just now?"
Gu Jiao: "Oh."
Master Wu: "..."
"Tell me... who exactly went into the palace and killed General Nangong?" Yuan Xiao asked.
"Shh, keep your voice down," Mu Chuan said in a low voice. "Liu Lang is the only eyewitness. Even though he didn't see anything, what if the murderer thinks he did? Or what if he thinks that Nangong Li told Liu Lang the murderer's name before he died?"
Yuan Xiao was shocked and covered his mouth, saying, "Oh dear! I hadn't thought of that! If that's the case, wouldn't Liu Lang be in great danger before the murderer is caught?"
Master Wu agreed wholeheartedly and nodded solemnly: "I agree with what Mu Chuan said. After the news from the palace gets out, the murderer may harm Liu Lang. Liu Lang, I will go to your house to pick you up for school these next few days."
Gu Jiao: "..."
I am the murderer, thank you.
Zhao Wei sighed, "Both the Court of Judicial Review and the Ministry of Justice are investigating the case. Hopefully, they can find something out as soon as possible. Otherwise, the murderer will always be at large, and Liu Lang will never have peace."
Mu Chuan and Yuan Xiao nodded in unison.
Wu Fuzi remained silent.
Gu Jiao glanced at the group and asked, "Is General Nangong's death something you all regret?"
Zhao Wei said, "General Nangong was the heir of the Nangong family and a renowned general of our Great Yan Kingdom. It's truly heartbreaking to think that he died so tragically in the palace."
What a regrettable situation.
Gu Jiao thought of the words Nangong Li had said during his hallucinations before his death. If what he said was true, then there must be another story behind the Xuanyuan family's rebellion back then.
Moreover, the Xuanyuan family should not have been defeated. It was Nangong Li who shot Xuanyuan Sheng in the back. Nangong Li betrayed his childhood friend and also betrayed the Xuanyuan family that had promoted him.
The vast majority of people are completely unaware of this, and public opinion has already skewed towards the victor. That's why they say the winner takes all and the loser is condemned.
The Xuanyuan family's coup and rebellion were universally condemned, while the Nangong family, who betrayed the Xuanyuan family, became heroes praised by the world.
...
They were all questioned by the Ministry of Justice and the Court of Judicial Review while in the palace, so they returned to the city a little late, arriving at the academy after dark.
Wu Fuzi told Mu Chuan and the others to return to their quarters first: "Sixth Brother, I'll see you off."
"No need, my home is very close, I'll go back by myself."
“That won’t do, I’m not comfortable with that,” Master Wu insisted.
Gu Jiao sighed, "Fine."
Wu Fuzi took Gu Jiao back to her rented alley in a horse-drawn carriage.
Gu Jiao jumped off the carriage: "I'm home. Master Wu, you can go back now."
Master Wu lifted the curtain, paused, and said, "You must be extra careful these next few days. If it really doesn't work out, I think you should move to the academy. There are guards there, and I'll be there too."
Gu Jiao said, "I will consider it."
If she didn't say that, Gu Jiao was worried that Master Wu would keep arguing with her until dawn.
Master Wu received a satisfactory answer and got into his carriage to return home.
Just as Gu Jiao turned around and was about to push open the courtyard gate, a long sword was pressed against her neck from behind.
The cold blade reflected a chilling light in the darkness, illuminating Gu Jiao's cool and composed eyes.
Gu Jiao glanced at the sword out of the corner of her eye.
"Who exactly are you?"
Mu Qingchen's cold and stern voice rang out from behind Gu Jiao.
Gu Jiao turned around calmly, staring at him intently: "Back in the capital?"
"I just got back." Mu Qingchen looked at Gu Jiao with a complicated expression. "I just heard about what happened in the palace."
"Did you kill Nangong Li? Last time I saw you being chased by Nangong Li on the street, I hid you in the carriage. I asked you what happened, and you told me that you threw a stone at Nangong Li, which is why he chased you. And you took your anger out on him because his son, Nangong Lin, played dirty on the polo field and was trying to frame you. I asked you how you recognized him as Nangong Lin's father? You said you heard the servants call him General Nangong. All of that... I believed you! But how do you explain what happened at the palace today!"
“You told them you didn’t know Nangong Li, you’re lying!”
"You've been lying all along!"
"Tell me, did you kill Nangong Li?!"
(End of this chapter)
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