"It was my dereliction of duty. I had no idea that those old fogies in the Ministry of Rites and the palace would act like this..." Meng Qi couldn't explain himself anymore and said anxiously, "Your Majesty, Princess Chonghe seems to be very angry now. Her maid keeps saying that she will not marry. What should we do?"
"You're good for nothing but causing trouble, get out!" Shang Beiyu gritted his teeth in anger and threw his sleeve at Meng Qi's face.
Meng Qi's eyelids and heart skipped a beat. He didn't dare to utter a single word in rebuttal, and quickly retreated, covering his face.
Xiao Jianzi stepped forward and looked at Shang Beiyu with a pleading gaze.
"Knock out a dozen or so Imperial Guards outside and leave them around," Shang Beiyu instructed him telepathically.
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Little Cocoon quickly accepted the order and left.
In just five or six minutes, he returned with two teams of masked men in black, carrying more than twenty unconscious Imperial Guards.
"Everyone, step back," Shang Beiyu said again to Xiao Jianzi, who had returned to report.
Xiao Jianzi already understood what Shang Beiyu was going to do, and quickly told his men to tactfully retreat.
Shang Beiyu removed the robe of the King of Rebirth Flower and the mask from his face, reverting to his usual snow-white attire.
Then, he left the room on the right, deliberately walking a little further away before leaping onto the roof.
Ji Fengyao and Bai Lu heard footsteps approaching from above, and the two exchanged a tacit glance.
In fact, as soon as Demon Lord Jiu Yue and Little Cocoon arrived, Mo Linxian sensed Jiu Yue's aura and alerted the little bandit.
When Shang Beiyu jumped into the house by lifting a tile off the roof, the little female bandit had already come out of the bath and was dressed.
"Who goes there?" Bai Lu feigned ignorance and exclaimed, but upon seeing him, she exclaimed in surprise, "Third Prince? What brings you here?"
Shang Beiyu ignored Bai Lu, rushed straight to Ji Fengyao, grabbed her hand, and said, "Come with me now!"
With Mo Linxian present, Ji Fengyao knew that Shang Beiyu was Jiu Yue the moment he appeared.
But Demon Lord Jiu Yue was unaware that he had already given himself away.
Since there was still no sign of success from Shang Xiye, Ji Fengming, and Hei Xiao, Ji Fengyao couldn't afford to break ties with Demon Lord Jiu Yue.
Seeing that he was still acting, Ji Fengyao followed suit, grabbing him with a look of "surprise" and saying, "Nephew, what are you doing? You're already in a bad situation. If you take me away now and that bastard Shang Dongyang catches you, he'll definitely kill you!"
With nephews and grandsons involved, the family hierarchy is really messed up!
Bai Lu, who was standing nearby, couldn't hold back her laughter. She had no choice but to pretend to be flustered and run to the door, pretending to keep watch for the two of them.
"We can't worry about that now. Do you really want to marry your brother and become empress?" Shang Beiyu asked earnestly.
Ji Fengyao tried to pull her hand away several times but failed, and ended up hurting her hand. Helplessly, she said, "What can I do? My two younger brothers are in his hands. If I don't agree, their lives will be in danger. For my brothers' sake, I have to agree no matter how unwilling I am."
"What about the Ninth Prince? Doesn't he care about you? With his strength, it shouldn't be difficult for him to rescue you from the Emperor's hands. You should come with me first, and we can figure out a way to rescue you later." As Shang Beiyu spoke, he stepped forward and put his arm around the little bandit's waist.
The young female bandit wasn't about to let him take advantage of her, so she quickly jumped away, saying, "Don't mention that heartless Ninth Prince. He said he made a promise to our ancestor, the Emperor, that he would never harm the descendants of the Shang family. He told me to agree to that bastard Shang Dongyang's demands first, and once that bastard releases the people, he'll find a way to get me out of the capital. Ha...men!"
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