Chapter 39 Sincerity is the ultimate weapon

"Please show mercy?" The eldest prince frowned, "Jiujiu, who did you learn this from? You learned it wrong. It should be "Please show mercy."

"Big brother, don't worry about these for now. Just agree to what Jiujiu just said?" Jiujiu asked, blinking her big grape-like eyes, with anxiety hidden in her eyes.

When the eldest prince saw Jiujiu like this, his heart, which had been hard for more than ten years, softened in an instant.

That's all.

Stop teasing her.

He nodded and said, "Okay, I'll listen to Jiujiu."

【That’s more like it. 】

[Jiujiu is satisfied, and my little cousin is safe.]

"Big brother, if there is nothing else, Jiujiu will take his leave."

Jiujiu is ready to go find Dijiang.

She must change the outcome where Dijiang conquers the Western Chu State.

As long as this can be changed, I believe that with my cheap father's current clear-headed and far-sighted ability to govern the country, Xi Chu will definitely be able to survive.

The eldest prince also said, "It's time for me to go back too."

【Go back, go back, take care. 】

Jiujiu waved at the eldest prince, turned around and went to the place where the hostage was held.

Unexpectedly, the eldest prince followed her again.

Jiujiu stopped and asked, "Big brother, aren't you going back? Why are you still following Jiujiu?"

"Who said I followed you?" The eldest prince said seriously, "There is only one way. I haven't told you why you followed me."

"……oh!"

Jiujiu felt that what the eldest prince said made sense, so she stretched out her little hand and made a gesture of "big brother, please go first."

She should respect the old and love the young.

“…”

The eldest prince, who was respected as an elder, trembled at the corners of his mouth and was unable to speak.

Sincerity is indeed a killer move.

He was speechless at the sincerity of the little kid.

"Brother, why don't you leave?"

The eldest prince actually didn't want to leave. He still wanted to talk to Jiujiu, especially about what happened at the banquet in the palace that day. He had spoken rudely to the girl and he was worried that the girl would have a bad impression of him.

He also wanted to dispel this bad impression.

But now, it seemed like he had to go.

That's all.

There is ample time.

The eldest prince smiled bitterly and walked away reluctantly.

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After lunch, Jiujiu asked around and finally found out where the hostage was being held. The hostage was held in the "Zhiguan" at the junction of the front court and the harem.

"Zhiguan" was the place where the imperial court detained hostages from successive dynasties.

Jiujiu took a long time to get there and his legs were sore.

But she didn't dare stop to rest, but kept moving forward.

At the entrance of the pawnshop, Jiujiu was stopped by two guards with knives hanging on their waists. The guards refused to let Jiujiu in and said that the pawnshop was a forbidden area.

Seeing this, Jiujiu, relying on the fact that she was Emperor Zhaoning's favorite and only princess, threw a tantrum and made a scene. The guards were worried that something had really happened to her and they would have trouble explaining it, so they compromised.

"That's all. Princess, just go in."

"Brothers, cheer up and make sure to protect the princess."

Jiujiu: "That's more like it."

Jiujiu, Nanny Gui and a group of palace maids walked into the Zhiguan with confidence.

Nanny Gui and the others were shocked by Jiujiu's ability to throw a tantrum.

They never thought it could be like this?

That’s amazing.

After Jiujiu entered the quality inspection hall, he looked around at the layout inside.

This pavilion was no different from an ordinary palace. It had a spacious courtyard and one room, but it was drafty on all sides and the door creaked and swayed, as if it would collapse at any moment.

As for what it looks like inside, Jiujiu doesn’t know.

At this moment, Jiujiu only saw the Southern Kingdom's hostage Dijiang kneeling in the sun in front of the house.

A very slender figure, revealing stubbornness and innocence.

Jiujiu stepped forward and asked: "Why are you kneeling here?" Who asked him to kneel?

Di Jiang did not answer, his face was cold and indifferent, as if he was keeping people at a distance.

The guard said, "Princess, please don't ask. This southern hostage has fallen to such a state. He still has a bad temper and won't answer anyone who asks him questions."

"Then the princess asks you, who made him kneel here?"

"How long have you been kneeling?"

"It's the Emperor! Princess, don't you know? The Emperor said that what the Southern Kingdom did was too abominable, and he wanted to show his power to the Southern Kingdom by making this hostage kneel for a full month. Except for sleeping, he has to kneel every day, and he has already kneeled for several hours."

[Kneeling every day? If I keep kneeling for a month, won’t my legs be broken?]

[I remember that in the book, Dijiang had bad legs, especially his knees. Whenever it was windy or rainy, he would feel unbearable pain. I think it was because when he was held hostage in Xichu, his stepfather showed him power and he knelt for too long.]

[The book does not describe the details of Proton's torture, but it does describe the details of Proton's final revenge.]

[For example, the cheap father who caused the proton to kneel and break his legs, had his legs chopped off after the proton led his troops to conquer Western Chu. The queen mother, the queen, and several princes that the cheap father valued also had their legs chopped off. None of them escaped.]

[When I was reading the book, I didn't understand why Proton cut off so many people's legs. Now I understand that he was seeking revenge! ]

Jiujiu really didn't want to see that happen.

Especially now that some things have changed, the people that cheap father cares about now include mother and her, and they don't want to have their legs chopped off.

Jiujiu hurried forward, grabbed Proton's arm with her little arm, and said, "Hurry up and don't kneel down. You will hurt your legs."

Dijiang ignored him.

Or in other words, it is impossible to care about.

The Emperor of Western Chu had told him to kneel here and not to get up. If he got up at will, he would be beaten to death.

There is no need for him to go against his own life.

Jiujiu saw that she couldn't pull anyone up, so she looked at the guards nearby and said, "Why don't you come up and help this princess?"

The guard shook his head in panic, "No, no, no, we dare not do that! We will lose our heads."

Jiujiu: “…”

"If Princess really doesn't want His Highness the Hostage to kneel, you can go find the Emperor. The Emperor loves you, and if you speak for the Hostage and exempt him from these punishments, the Emperor will surely agree." The guard suggested to Jiujiu.

"Okay, I'll go find my father right away." Jiujiu said to Dijiang, "Wait, I'll be back."

After saying this, Jiujiu trotted away.

Di Jiang had just ignored Jiujiu, but at this moment, as he looked at Jiujiu's small back as she left, he suddenly felt some hope in his heart. The little princess didn't look like a bad person and might be able to help him.

But after a moment, he raised his hand and slapped himself.

"What are you dreaming about?"

“No one in this world will help you.”

"Even if you kneel and die here today, no one will care."

"They will only watch with cold eyes, and will only treat your suffering and pain as idle talk after dinner. That little princess is no exception, hehe..."

Dijiang was not favored when he was in the South, and was used to people's cold eyes, so he dared not have hope in anyone, nor did he dare to trust anyone.

Even at this moment, the seeds of hatred suddenly sprouted quietly in his heart.

He told himself that one day he would wash away today's shame with blood.