The Royal Family's Orphan is on the Rise

The girl turned around and said calmly, "Will you kill me?"

Her words undoubtedly stirred up a thousand waves, and the king was stunned.

"how you said that."

Shen Jiarou sighed slightly and stood up, respectfully performing a court salute to him in accordance with the rules of returning to the Meng Kingdom.

"I didn't expect the relationship between the two countries to be so bad."

The king understood immediately after hearing this, and he looked up at the girl in front of him.

"Then are you afraid?"

Shen Jiarou shook her head. "It doesn't matter whether you die early or late. It's just a matter of how long you live."

The king was surprised to see her so enlightened.

"I will take you to a place."

In the dungeon, two figures, one large and one small, appeared outside rows of iron bars.

The king who was standing next to him suddenly spoke.

"Do you know who they are?"

Shen Jiarou looked up and took a look at them one by one, and finally shook her head.

"I don't know."

The king curled his lips into a smile, and his rough voice suddenly sounded.

"You are the envoy of the Dalin Dynasty."

Shen Jiarou was shocked. No wonder they all looked like weak scholars. But she didn't understand why this man told her all this. She didn't seem to have said that she was the county lord of the Dalin Dynasty.

Therefore, he wouldn't be testing her.

The king turned around and saw that the girl was still calm, and he couldn't help but admire her. Suddenly, he had an idea and spoke seriously.

"Are you afraid that I will lock you up here?"

Shen Jiarou was stunned and looked up, while the king was talking to himself.

"The environment here is terrible. There are rats, cockroaches, and all kinds of insects all the time. It is also dark and damp. If I lock you up here, how long can you last?"

Shen Jiarou rolled her eyes. "Life and death are determined by fate. God wants me to die when he wants me to. How can I bargain with him?"

Don’t be funny. Life and death are determined by fate from the moment we are born.

The imprisoned officials were stunned when they heard the conversation between the two. They didn't understand why the king brought a little girl here and said such cruel words.

The king ignored everyone's puzzled looks and just sighed.

"No, it didn't scare you at all."

After hearing what he said, Shen Jiarou pouted.

"childish."

The detained officials were shocked. This little girl was so fearless and bold that she even dared to do so in front of the man. Her courage was commendable.

After hearing this, the king was not angry, but laughed out loud.

"You are such a treasure."

The king then looked at the imprisoned officials, all of whom were skinny.

"Do you want to live?"

Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment when they heard this, but in the end, no one spoke.

The king looked at Shen Jiarou again and asked, "Do you want to save them?"

The girl laughed, as bright as a sunflower.

"I have no relationship with them, why should I save them? Or are you taking my life in exchange for theirs?"

Is her life so valuable?

Or does he think her life is valuable?

The king seemed to see through her thoughts and chuckled, "Your life is worthless, but my life is valuable. So your life is valuable too."

The detained officials were confused as to what the two were talking about.

Shen Jiarou pursed her lips and sighed again.

The king said slowly, "My benefactor wants to use this favor to exchange for a few people to return."

Everyone was stunned. Did they still have hope of returning? Everyone looked at Shen Jiarou and heard her speak indifferently.

"Can't you change to something else?"

The king became interested. "Oh, what do you want? Gold, silver, jewelry, money?"

Shen Jiarou spread her hands and said, "Do you think I can bring it back?"

She was alone, and it was one thing whether she could get out alive, not to mention that she took so many jewelries with her, which meant she was willing to be robbed.

The king laughed again, and his laughter echoed in the dungeon.

"Then you have no choice but to exchange their lives. I'll give you two choices. Who do you choose?"

Shen Jiarou was helpless. "A gentleman's word is as good as his bond. Are you serious?"

Who cares? If I can save as many people as I can, I’ll save them. I’ll just think of it as accumulating blessings for myself so that I can be reborn into a better person next time.

"really."

Shen Jiarou took what he said as true and started to ask questions one by one.

"Hey, what's your name and what do you do?"

Such questions were repeated in the dungeon until the last person came, and Shen Jiarou was already dry-mouthed.

"Pale-faced scholar, did you pass the imperial examination?"

Zheng Yu didn't expect the girl to ask him this, so he quickly stood up and bowed.

"That's right."

Shen Jiarou understood, "Why the imperial examination?"

The bookish Zheng Shu said solemnly, "I want to do things for the people."

Hearing this, the girl smiled brightly, "But you are locked up here now, do you hate it?"

Zheng Yu shook his head, "No hatred, no resentment, everything is for the people."

He didn't expect the girl to chuckle and say, "You are an honest person, so I will choose you. I hope you can be consistent and live up to this position."

Zheng Yu was shocked. He didn't expect the girl would choose him.

When the king heard this, he winked at the people around him, and someone immediately opened the door and brought Zheng Yu out.

Zheng Yu wondered, "Why did the girl choose me?"

He only heard the girl slowly say, "I like you. If you can survive, don't forget what I just said."

Zheng Yu was grateful and bowed again, "Thank you, young lady. I will definitely live up to your expectations."

Shen Jiarou looked up and met the young man's clear and determined eyes, then smiled brightly.

"I wish you well."

Shen Jiarou also selected an old minister who was over fifty years old. He had a widowed mother, and fifteen wives, concubines, and children at home. Shen Jiarou chose him because of his dedication and loyalty.

Before leaving, Zheng Yu and Huang Yishu spoke at the same time.

"Miss, may I ask your name?"

"Miss, may I ask your name?"

Shen Jiarou said without even turning her head, "Shen Jiarou."

After coming out, the king sent someone to send Shen Jiarou back to the palace.

On the way back to the palace, Shen Jiarou suddenly stopped and looked up at the sky. The guards escorting him were confused as to why.

Under the king's arrangement, the two envoys, Zheng Yu and Huang Yishu, were sent back to the border.

General Minghu, who was guarding the border, was shocked when he heard the report from his subordinates.

"What? They suddenly sent back two envoys to Meng State."

After resting for a few days, Shen Jiarou was taken out of the palace by the king.

In the palace carriage, Shen Jiarou lifted the curtain and looked outside.

Seeing that the team was still moving, she felt a little scared for some reason.

When the team stopped, Shen Jiarou got off the car with the help of a palace maid.

At this time, the king, wearing armor and riding on horseback, came over pulling the reins.

"This is the royal hunting ground when we return to Meng Country. I will bring you here to see the world."

Shen Jiarou never expected that this majestic king would let her ride a horse alone and ask her to shoot arrows.

Sitting on the horse, she took a deep breath and exhaled, looking at the man watching the show with displeasure on her face.

"You might as well just give me a knife. I can't ride a horse, and you asked me to ride a horse and shoot arrows just to humiliate me."

It really pissed her off.

The king laughed unabashedly upon hearing this.

"What are you afraid of? You'll learn it after a few falls. As for archery, if you don't shoot it yourself, you'll have to starve for the next few days."

Shen Jiarou didn't know what he was thinking, so she said angrily, "Do you have a slingshot?"

A general beside the king was stunned. "Your Majesty, what does she mean?"

The king shook his head indifferently. He was not the worm in her stomach, so how could he know.