Upon hearing this, several other disguised guards hidden in the crowd immediately shouted, "Rob the Di Kingdom, and make Zhao rich and powerful!"
As always, the onlookers, always at the forefront of trends, lived up to Hu Ji's expectations, echoing his sentiments and even offering their own innovative responses:
"Rob the Di Kingdom, and make Zhao rich and powerful!"
"Abduct men to be slaves, abduct women to warm your bed!"
"Support the bandits in robbing the enemy to get rich, so that we no longer have to covet the grass in our own country!"
The unusual farewell slogan made both Ji Fengyao and Shang Xiye stagger.
The people living in Kyoto must be a bunch of hidden comedy masters!
Ji Chenhai and Ji Fengming, however, were overjoyed to hear this, and the father and son waved to the people in the city.
Ji Fengming shamelessly declared his gratitude: "Thank you all for your encouragement. I will definitely listen to your advice, rob enemy countries more often, and try to make a fortune to support three generations. I will no longer covet the money bags of high-ranking officials and wealthy merchants of the Great Zhao!"
The onlookers burst into laughter and pointed and whispered among the civil and military officials present.
Shang Xiche: "..."
Offering amnesty to this bandit gang and giving the female bandit to the Ninth Prince was probably the most disastrous decision of his life.
Civil and military officials: "..."
Their faces were being slapped repeatedly by this gang of bandits, yet they couldn't retaliate.
They were all people of noble status, and it would be beneath them to engage in a public verbal argument with this bandit!
The Ninth Prince and his band of bandits showed no respect to Shang Xiche, so Shang Xiche stopped pretending.
He snorted coldly, raised his voice and said, "It's getting late, Ninth Prince, you should set off soon." Without even saying goodbye to the Empress, he turned and went down the city wall.
Chen Ziyun: "..."
If the Emperor were to openly abandon her, wouldn't that let the whole world know that she, the Empress, was out of favor?
Chen Ziyun cursed the cold-hearted and brainless Shang Xiche in her heart, and hurriedly followed after him, her hairpins even coming loose, making her look quite disheveled.
At this time, in Cixi Palace.
Princess Zhaoping listened to the Empress Dowager's reprimand, sobbing uncontrollably.
The pampered princess had become emaciated and pale from hunger, and had become even more sullen and timid.
"Do you know why I didn't let you go to see off the Ninth Prince?" The Empress Dowager's tone revealed her obvious dislike for Princess Zhaoping.
Princess Zhaoping was extremely aggrieved, and shook her head while sobbing, "Zhaoping doesn't know."
"Bring her a bronze mirror," the Empress Dowager ordered wearily.
Two palace maids immediately carried over a bronze plaque and placed it in front of Princess Zhaoping.
The Empress Dowager then said with obvious disgust, "Look at yourself! I'm disgusted just looking at you. Do you still want to go and bother the Ninth Prince?"
What girl doesn't love to look beautiful?
After being dealt such a blow by the Empress Dowager, Princess Zhaoping cried until she was breathless.
But what could she say?
She could say that it was all because Granny Zheng and the two palace maids, Simeng and Siyi, who didn't give her food?
When she talks about them, isn't that tantamount to accusing the Empress Dowager?
The Empress Dowager looked at Princess Zhaoping, who was crying like a quail, and was really annoyed. She looked up at Zheng Mama and said, "While the Ninth Prince is away from the capital, take good care of the Princess and make sure her skin and complexion are restored. Once I get that bandit out of the Ninth Prince's residence, the Ninth Prince will return next year, and the Princess will be able to enjoy his favor."
“Yes, Your Majesty,” Zheng Mama replied solemnly.
Princess Zhaoping, who had been crying her eyes out, perked up upon hearing this, looked up at the Empress Dowager with gratitude, and asked, "Empress Dowager, how do you intend to get that bandit out of the mansion?"
"You don't need to worry about this. Just take care of yourself and win the Ninth Prince's favor," the Empress Dowager said coldly.
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