Cang Kingdom.
In the renowned mansion of the prime minister.
A group of people escorted a handsome man dressed in red into a room.
Inside the room, a man dressed in black robes sat with tea beside him, steam slowly rising from the tea leaves.
Wen Zhe, the person in charge of the mansion, didn't dare to breathe too loudly.
"Master, the person has been brought."
Ah Li held a folding fan and looked at Mu Chenyun, who was dressed in red and being pressed down in front of her.
"Is he the top courtesan at the mansion, the one who is in love with Miss Mei?"
The guard replied respectfully, "Yes, sir."
Ah Li stood up, her dark black robes trailing behind her as she walked, stopping in front of Mu Chenyun.
The folding fan reached towards Mu Chenyun's chin, lifting his face slightly. "His looks are average. I don't know why Miss Mei took a liking to him."
Wen Zhe wiped his sweat. Yes, compared to the person in front of him, Mu Chenyun was indeed not good enough, but compared to others, she could be considered a beauty.
"take away."
Ahri stepped out of the room.
Mu Chenyun's hands were tied up, with one end of the rope in the hand of Ah Li, who was riding a tall horse.
Ah Li urged her horse forward.
Mu Chenyun staggered a bit, but instead of cursing, he resigned himself to his fate and followed.
The horse walked at a moderate pace.
Upon seeing this, Wen Zhe quickly ran to Ah Li's horse, looked up and said, "Master, this is a money tree. If you don't like him, hand him over to me. I have plenty of ways to kill him and squeeze out his last bit of value."
Ah Li's cold gaze fell on him. "When have I ever needed you to teach me how to do things?"
Wen Zhe was pulled aside by the guards following behind Ah Li.
The guard Gao Yuan's sword flashed with a cold light. "It's none of your business to interfere in our master's affairs. If there's a next time, don't blame me for my ruthless sword."
Wen Zhe immediately knelt down, "Master, please calm down, I was wrong."
Gao Yuan snorted coldly, pulled a whip from his lower back, and lashed it across Mu Chenyun's back. "Run! Didn't you eat?"
Mu Chenyun gritted his teeth, suppressing the groan that was about to come out. He looked at Shangguan Li, who was riding ahead on a large horse, but he didn't even turn his head.
Ahri held the reins and glanced at her hands, calloused from years of wielding swords.
The original owner of this body was a woman, but her mother and her father made her disguise herself as a man.
Because they need a male heir to inherit the marquisate.
She could not back down from the path of inheriting the title, for to back down would mean the family's glory would vanish like smoke.
Therefore, the original owner studied military strategy and read ancient books.
On the battlefield, she won with her wisdom and established her authority with her courage, earning the respect and love of her soldiers.
When she returned to the capital to report on her duties, the emperor bestowed upon her a marriage contract.
Not long after, she heard that her fiancé, with whom she was engaged, had an affair with the top courtesan at the Xiang Mansion.
She didn't know whether she was angry, furious, or relieved.
Because she couldn't let people know she was a woman.
She also didn't want to be manipulated by others.
Marriage was a luxury for her.
She chose this top courtesan because she wanted to enter the palace to meet the emperor.
The mansion in the capital was also owned by her Shangguan family.
She can give up this top star whenever she wants.
Little did she know that once she entered the palace, she was captured and her clothes were torn off in front of everyone, revealing that she was a woman.
Deceiving the emperor and disregarding authority.
The entire family was executed.
"My Shangguan family should not have ended like this!"
A voice of resentment.
The original owner's head flew to Ah Li's front. She wanted to ask to see the emperor and exchange her years of military merit for the lives of her parents and clansmen. Everything was her fault.
But it didn't work.
The entire Shangguan family was taken to Caishikou and beheaded.
Ah Li's eyes were cold as she looked at the head floating in front of her. "Now that things have come to this, why don't you think about who reported you and why you were arrested as soon as you entered the palace?"
Who reported me?
The original owner's severed head carried an aura of darkness; she wondered who it was.
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