There's an old saying: "Clans remain, emperors come and go." If she's really so naive as to think that killing a regent and an empress dowager will help Gan Lin seize power and conquer the world, that would be the most pathetic joke.
There will be a second and a third "regency" who will hold the emperor hostage to command the princes, and she and Gan Lin will eventually be crushed by this cycle of power.
However, the Regent was wrong, because Gan Qiongying never intended to kill the queen bee to harvest the honeycomb and eat the honey.
She wanted the bees that stung her loved ones to die!
She doesn't like honey, so even if she has to burn it, flood it, or do anything else, she will destroy the beehive!
Therefore, regardless of the Regent's attitude, Gan Qiongying remained there, lost in thought.
"It's a pity I'm not a pervert and can't torture you myself, but it doesn't matter, your uncle is a pervert."
Gan Qiongying spoke softly, yet it sounded like a devil's whisper: "You must know Kou Ningyu. He's the Kou family's moneybag, the pillar of the family, and the king of Zhangzhou. During the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, he used a fabricated water canal construction project to give you a great credit to your maternal uncle, Kou Ningyu."
"He has a penchant for torturing people. You two are indeed blood relatives, equally despicable and disgusting."
Gan Qiongying looked at the Regent, whose expression had changed slightly, and said, "I will send you to his side so that you can learn from your own uncle what it means to torture someone."
“Don’t worry, we’re almost home,” Gan Qiongying said. “I’ll tell you all my plans, what you’ll become in the future, and what your fate will be. I’ll tell you everything, as repayment for the day you clearly told me how you tormented Gan Lin. How about that? Aren’t I being reasonable?”
Gan Qiongying was so excited that she didn't realize the carriage had arrived at the gate of the princess's residence.
The moment the carriage stopped, Gan Qiongying, who was turning her head to lift the curtain and prepare to get out, suddenly felt a flash before her eyes. Regent Sima Rui, who had been gathering his strength for a long time, suddenly pounced on her.
Gan Qiongying never expected that even in this state, bound like this and constantly surrounded by the scent of sandalwood, he would still be able to attack. He truly lived up to his reputation as the illustrious Regent of Nanzhao in the original text.
Caught off guard, her head slammed against the carriage wall. As she turned her head, the impact struck her temple. Gan Qiongying cried out in surprise and fell off the side of the carriage.
Fortunately, Manyue was right beside the carriage, ready to help at any moment. With quick reflexes, she caught Gan Qiongying as she fell and immediately called out in the direction of Chen Wa, "Protect the Emperor!"
Chen Wa and his retinue rushed forward, nearly turning the regent into a sieve.
"Don't kill him!" Gan Qiongying shouted as she steadied herself, and Chen Wa stopped in a split second, almost piercing Sima Rui's neck.
Sima Rui, the dignified regent, who was always surrounded by attendants and whom everyone bowed and scraped before, was now being dragged off his carriage by Chen Wa like a puppy, kicked and shoved into the main courtyard, with the intention of making him kneel.
However, he was too weak to kneel down.
Chen Wa planted his long sword in the ground, the blade pointing at him and pressing it against his side. If he dared to fall, he would be cutting himself.
The regent gritted his teeth, but eventually collapsed. The sharp longsword cut a deep wound into his long leg. Pain, combined with shock and anger, made him sweat profusely.
He truly never expected that Duanrong, that madwoman, would dare to treat her like this!
Does she not want to live anymore?!
Gan Qiongying's head was badly bruised. As Manyue helped her walk towards the main courtyard, she took a moment to praise Manyue, saying, "I really owe you a debt of gratitude this time. Otherwise, I would have broken my neck just now."
"I admit now, you do have some martial arts skills."
Full Moon wanted to proudly wag her little tail, but now was clearly not a good time, so she quickly said, "I am willing to give my life for the princess!"
Gan Qiongying reached out and touched her head, saying, "Keep your brains, it's not nice to have them all over the ground."
As she entered the main courtyard, Gan Qiongying instructed the servants to rest, patrol, or take turns. She then had a stool brought out and placed opposite the Regent. After sitting down, she rubbed her temples while holding her forehead with one hand, and continued talking to the Regent.
"I need to poison you to make you mute first, and then starve you on the way, starving you into a slender and beautiful young man. Otherwise, your uncle doesn't like men who aren't slender enough."
"A little over a month to get to Zhangzhou should be enough time for you to become skin and bones."
"Don't look at me like that. I advise you not to have any expectations. Your people won't be able to find you. Didn't I already say that the Regent has already returned to his residence?"
“Full moon, it’s no fun for me to perform a one-man show. Take his gag out.”
Full Moon quickly stepped forward and pulled the cloth that was stuffed tightly into the Regent's mouth.
He struggled to get up, but he couldn't do it at all; the slightest movement caused blood to gush from his thigh.
“Don’t move, you can’t die,” Gan Qiongying said, holding her forehead. “You can’t die before you feel Gan Lin’s despair.”
The Regent, lying on the ground catching his breath, finally spoke fiercely: "Duanrong, you dare to treat me like this, you should know what the consequences will be!"
“I know the consequences,” Gan Qiongying said, looking at him. “It’s just that you’ve angered all your mad dogs and they’ve torn me to shreds. It’s alright, Gan Lin will still live.”
Gan Qiongying said, "Gan Lin is still a puppet emperor. Besides him, who else is the emperor of pure blood? Hmm?"
"I only let him be eaten by worms. How can you predict how the next person will treat him?"
Sima Rui is indeed Sima Rui. Even now, he remains calm and composed, neither making a fuss nor begging for mercy. He lies on the ground as if he is lying on a cloud.
This won't do.
accurate.
Gan Qiongying was determined to break him down psychologically, to make him experience the greatest suffering in the world, and to drive him to utter despair!
She looked at the Regent's stubborn expression and then at his bleeding thigh, which was quite bad, yet he seemed completely unaffected.
He's been on the battlefield; he's probably used to physical wounds by now.
What could make him break down in such a short time?
I'm afraid even death won't be an option.
Gan Qiongying, holding her increasingly aching head, closed her eyes for a moment and asked Manyue, "Where is the physician?"
"The old folks are asleep at this hour," Manyue replied softly.
Gan Qiongying said to Manyue, "Call him over and tell him to get ready."
Full Moon gave the Regent a sinister look. As the number one "misbehaving person" by Duan Rong's side, she knew best how to assist her master.
But the regent just smiled contemptuously, saying that the wicked woman only knew how to torture people's bodies.
Sima Rui had already experienced his intestines being ruptured and his stomach rotting back then, so what else was there to be afraid of?
But before his thoughts could even cross his mind, he heard Gan Qiongying say lightly, "Have him prepare for castration."
"It's alright if the physician doesn't know; I can guide him."
Gan Qiongying stood up, used the handkerchief that Manyue had handed her to plug her nose, and approached the regent, whose expression had changed drastically, saying, "Don't be afraid, I won't kill you."
"Anyway, your thing is useless, so why not... cut it up and feed it to the dog? There's one in the backyard of my princess's mansion. It's not a big dog, so it should be able to fill it up halfway."
"You! You dare! You dare!"
"Gan Qiongying, have you lost your mind?! How dare you!"
“Gag him and drag him away—it’s so noisy.”
Full Moon then had the Regent's mouth gagged again and was dragged away and knocked unconscious.
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