Chapter 40: Begging for mercy. He could just as well be a dog wagging its tail and begging for mercy...
Over there, Xiao Yu led his men towards the Baohua Palace, and here, the beauty in the Changming Palace was waking up with sleepy eyes.
She was the only one on the empty couch. Xiao Yu was nowhere to be seen. She felt weak and tired all over, her arms were so limp that she couldn't even lift them. She didn't know what time it was.
Yan Shu lazily lifted the curtain, looked out the window and saw that the sun was still shining brightly, then she retreated back into the tent and didn't want to get up.
I didn't know when I changed into my pajamas, but they were now dry and clean.
If Xia Mian wasn't still sore and weak, no one would have known how fierce the fight between her and Xiao Yu was in this bedroom just now.
Yan Shu's ears and face felt hot, thinking that they had just done that thing last night and again this afternoon. Wasn't she and Xiao Yu doing it a little too frequently?
Moreover, she had read medical books before, and those books seemed to say that couples should not have excessive sexual intercourse. If they indulge in it too much, it will lead to physical weakness and kidney deficiency.
Especially since men have limited energy in their lifetime, if they indulge themselves too much when they are young, their bodies will be drained over time.
Yan Shu thought of Xiao Yu's enthusiasm for this matter, and her heart was beating fast. Isn't Xiao Yu afraid of being weak in the future?
After all, once he started doing this, it would take him at least an hour to finish.
Just as Yan Shu was lying on the couch, thinking about all sorts of things, she felt a little thirsty, so she lifted the curtain, got up from the couch and prepared to pour some tea.
Qing Tao, who was guarding outside the palace, heard the noise and immediately asked, "Is the princess awake?"
After hearing Qingtao's voice, Yan Shu took a sip of tea and immediately replied, "Qingtao, come in. I have to get up too."
Upon hearing this, Qingtao immediately went into the inner hall to help Yan Shu wash and dress.
After Yan Shu changed her clothes, Qingtao was tying her hair when she remembered what happened just now and mentioned it casually.
"The beauty is clearly resting here, but the king just took Zhou Shiling to your Baohua Palace. I wonder what they are going to do?"
Yan Shu was still looking at her hair bun in the bronze mirror and trying on the hairpins seriously, but she was stunned when she heard Qingtao's words.
"The king went to Baohua Palace?" The girl looked puzzled, her moist almond eyes full of confusion. Then she asked, "Did he say what he was going to do?"
Qing Tao shook her head. "The King only told his attendant, Zhou, to go to Baohua Palace. He then told me to wait for the princess when she woke up and take good care of her. He didn't say anything else."
Yan Shu lowered her eyes and thought for a moment, then seemed to remember something, and her heart suddenly tightened slightly.
Could it be that Xiao Yu was going to deal with the palace maids in Baohua Palace?
Thinking of what Xiao Yu said before lunch about killing him, Yan Shu couldn't help but start to worry.
Although those palace servants were hateful, most of them were just lazy, so they could just be punished.
But if they were just executed at will, it would be too cruel.
Moreover, if these people died because of her, wouldn't she have to bear the crime of bringing chaos to the harem, and also have to bear the souls of so many people who died tragically?
The more Yan Shu thought about it, the more frightened she became. She didn't want to do this anymore, so she put down the hairpin in her hand and immediately said to Qing Tao, "Let's go back to Baohua Palace!"
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Wait until Yan Shu hurried to Baohua Palace.
I saw people kneeling on the ground in the yard, trembling in fear. They all had pale faces and were silent as a mouse. Some of the timid ones were even trembling and shaking.
Zhou Tong, who was standing aside, also lowered his head and remained silent.
The tall black figure was standing in the shadows, holding a long sword in his hand.
Fortunately, the sword was not stained with blood at this moment.
Yan Shu immediately breathed a sigh of relief, then suppressed her fear and walked in through the courtyard door, looking at the figure and called out softly.
"Your Majesty..."
The tall figure seemed startled when he heard the voice, and then turned towards her, as if he did not expect Yan Shu to come to find her on her own initiative. The young king's eyes, which were originally dark and lifeless, immediately regained a hint of light.
"Shushu."
Xiao Yu looked at her, his tone low and pleasant.
Seeing Xiao Yu like this, Yan Shu felt a little unsure for a moment, but she still suppressed her fear and asked:
"Your Majesty, are you going to... kill them?" Yan Shu's eyes swept over the group of palace servants one by one, her voice trembling slightly.
When Xiao Yu heard the question, his brows seemed to frown.
"Kill them? Of course not. I promised Shushu to spare their lives, but I will kill them."
After saying that, he seemed to curl his eyes, and there was a faint peaceful smile in his dark eyes as he looked at Yan Shu.
Seeing that Xiao Yu did not intend to kill anyone, Yan Shu felt relieved. However, when she saw him holding the knife with a hint of murderous intent, she felt that things were not that simple.
So Yan Shu opened her mouth again to test the waters: "Then what is your Majesty doing..."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yu's narrow eyes narrowed again, and his tone was calm yet strange.
"Since they dare to be so lazy, then these hands and feet are naturally unnecessary. Wouldn't it be better if they could just rest every day?"
After saying that, he chuckled again, as if he had just said something that was extremely ordinary.
But Yan Shu's face turned pale after hearing this.
Cutting off limbs, what's the difference between that and killing someone directly? It's just a matter of time, sooner or later.
"But...with broken arms and legs, how can I survive?" Yan Shu asked with a slight movement of her lips.
Xiao Yu looked at her and said gently, "Shushu, have you ever heard of a human pig?"
Upon hearing this, Yan Shu's face turned even paler. She had a hunch that the "human pig" Xiao Yu mentioned was not a good thing.
Zhou Tong, who was standing by, immediately stepped forward to explain, "The so-called human pig is to cut off a person's limbs, cut out their tongue, smoke out their ears, blind their eyes, and throw them into a jar. As long as they are well cared for every day, they will not die."
The group of kneeling palace maids turned extremely pale with fright after hearing Zhou Tong's words. Some of the timid ones were even frightened to faint. Those who were still conscious kowtowed and begged for mercy.
"Your Majesty, spare my life! Your Majesty, spare my life!"
Yan Shu's almond-shaped eyes were startled, and her fair little face suddenly lost some of its color.
If I have to become a human pig and live a life worse than death, I might as well die quickly and efficiently.
But that wasn't her original intention. She just didn't want Xiao Yu to go on a killing spree.
But what's the point of being a human pig, even if you can survive?
Such cruelty and bloodiness will only make her sins deeper.
"Your Majesty, absolutely not!" Yan Shu quickly walked up to Xiao Yu, looked up at him and pleaded, "Although these palace servants are a bit lazy, their crimes are not serious enough. Your Majesty, if you fine them their salaries, making them do some rough work can be considered as atonement. Such a severe punishment is really..."
Yan Shu stopped talking, but her little face clearly showed an expression of reluctance.
When the group of palace maids kneeling on the ground saw that Yan Shu was actually pleading for them, one of them immediately cried out:
"Lady Yan, please save me. I know I was wrong. I really do!"
After the palace maid finished shouting, one after another, there were cries and begging for mercy.
Seeing that Xiao Yu seemed unhappy, Zhou Tong immediately stepped forward and kicked the temple servant kneeling in the front row.
"What are you all clamoring about! The king is already extremely merciful by sparing your lives, yet you still dare to beg for mercy from Concubine Yan without even considering whether you deserve it!"
"If I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have done it in the first place! The palace hates people like you who flatter the powerful and look down on the weak the most!"
As soon as Zhou Tong said this, the group of palace servants fell silent, each of them filled with shame.
If they knew that Lady Yan would regain favor, they would never dare to do so.
Xiao Yu just lowered his eyes and looked at the girl in front of him. The emotion in his dark eyes was unclear, and he seemed a little puzzled.
"They treated Shushu so harshly, should Shushu still plead for them?"
He had already promised Shushu to spare their lives, and now he was just turning them into human pigs. Why was Shushu still not satisfied?
The darkness in Xiao Yu's eyes grew darker.
He didn't like it. He didn't like that his Shushu was always so soft-hearted towards others.
Yan Shu bit her lip and turned to look at the group of eunuchs and palace maids who were kneeling on the ground and trembling.
I feel very complicated.
These people, seeing that she had lost power, began to flatter the powerful and bully the weak. They were really hateful.
But Yan Shu couldn't bear to turn them all into human pigs.
They made a mistake, but the punishment was too severe.
Yan Shu retracted her gaze and looked up at Xiao Yu again, with a pleading look in her eyes.
"Your Majesty, please forgive them this time. If you are branded a tyrant just because of my little misdeed, I cannot bear it."
Xiao Yu stared at the girl in front of him, his dark eyes filled with a complicated expression.
"Shushu, you're always so soft-hearted. You won't end up well."
He seemed to sigh softly, but it made Yan Shu's heart tremble.
Her sins were deep enough, and she didn't want to bear more blood debt.
After a long time, Yan Shu suppressed the fear in her heart and gently pulled the sleeve of the young king's hand holding the long sword.
"Your Majesty, I beg you."
The girl's watery almond eyes looked at him like this, with pleading in her eyes.
Zhou Tong, who was standing by, was immediately worried when he saw this.
How dare Lady Yan be so bold!
Aren’t you afraid that the king will get angry and punish everyone?
Zhou Tong had served his master for so many years and knew that once his master had the intention to kill, there would be bloodshed.
It is extremely rare to be able to spare these people's lives today. Concubine Yan still wants the king to let them go so easily. It is simply a fantasy!
Zhou Tong stood aside and really wanted to persuade Concubine Yan to stop persuading her, but he was afraid that this would anger the king, so he could only stand aside and desperately wink at Qingtao, asking her to go up and help his concubine.
But before Qingtao could go up, Zhou Tong saw his master, who was clearly filled with murderous intent, actually dropped the sword in his hand.
The heavy sound of the bronze sword falling to the ground startled everyone.
Yan Shu's heart also trembled, and the next moment someone pinched her chin.
Before she could react, Xiao Yu leaned down towards her, and the direct and violent blow came down suddenly.
It seems like he is venting his anger.
It was totally different from an ordinary kiss. Xiao almost took away all her breath.
Although it was a cold breath, Yan Shu felt the scorching temperature.
Chun She was entangled in affairs of state, grinding the chariot, following the west, and paying the farmers.
It wasn't until Yan Shu couldn't bear it anymore and reached out to grab Xiao Yu's shirt tightly, tears streaming down her eyes that this almost suffocated her ended.
Everyone had already lowered their heads and dared not look.
Yan Shu breathed deeply, tears welling up in her moist almond-shaped eyes.
But Xiao Yu just breathed slightly, and there was a thin layer of red on his white jade-like cheeks, showing his previous restlessness.
His dark eyes looked at the tears on the girl's cheeks. Finally, he closed his eyelids slightly, lowered his head and gently wiped away the slightly bitter tears.
"Shushu, please be more considerate of me, okay?"
His Shushu always had such compassion, but why was she unwilling to give him more?
Obviously, he can also be a dog wagging its tail and begging for mercy, right?
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The author has something to say: Here is a belated update [please]
Sorry, my dears, I was too tired from working during the day these days. I coded 1000 words last night and fell asleep again [burst into tears]
There should be another update tonight [Please]
And Shushu is not a saint, she just thinks the palace maids’ mistakes are not worthy of being made into human pigs, the punishment is a bit too severe, so she begs for mercy [please]
I also recommend a good friend's article "Mi Xian Yin", a plump and scheming beauty x an old-fashioned and abstinent feudal dad, it's really super exciting and has a lot of tension [dog head], it's definitely worth investing in it [yellow heart]
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