The princess is killing like crazy again

Xiao Yurong made the right bet.

When I opened my eyes again, I was already in Chengchuan.

Li Yaozhi, Xie Deshu and Yi Yan were all in front of him.

"Your Highness..." Li Yaozhi, who was guarding beside the bed, saw her wake up and his eyes were filled with tears, about to fall.

Xiao Yurong was about to say a few words to comfort her when her throat became dry and she could hardly make a sound.

This time, my attack was too harsh and I was inexperienced.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to hold on for so long. In this way, she should have been able to hold on until she understood what happened next.

In her blurred memory, all that remained was Abei's panicked profile and his muffled cries for help.

There was also a pair of eyes that were no longer calm, and a pair of cold and trembling hands that held hers.

Xiao Yurong thought so, and took two sips of water from Li Yaozhi's hand to moisten his throat.

Still feeling a little dizzy, Yi Yan thoughtfully passed a candy to Xiao Yurong and put it in his mouth, "It has mint in it."

"Your Highness has just woken up and needs to recuperate well." Li Yaozhi said hurriedly.

Xiao Yurong nodded and grabbed Li Yaozhi's wrist again, "What did you give Liu Pinjue?"

"The copper mine in Xishan." Li Yaozhi said.

"Okay..." Xiao Yurong breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, it’s just copper mine.

Thinking of this, Xiao Yurong felt a little dazed.

It seems that Liu Pinjue is real... What does this mean? Has it been planned for a long time, or is there still some old feelings?

What about the previous life? Did Liu Pinjue love her in the previous life? If he loved her, how could he be so cruel?

Liu Pinjue had let her go too many times. When he was in danger and on the run, he also thought about letting her go alone.

She is probably the only one who has witnessed Liu Pinjue's weakness and desolation, and shared life and death with him when he was at his lowest point.

The friendship between master and disciple, the years of companionship, the true feelings amidst the false pretenses, the sincerity in weighing the pros and cons, are not fake.

The lines “Only you and I”, “A thousand gold coins cannot buy my smile”, “You have misled me”, and “The country is worth the wine”, are all genuine jokes.

Yes, someone like Liu Pinjue.

His tongue is full of weapons, and his internal organs are full of scheming. Even the soft spring water cannot melt the iceberg of his silence.

Since he could teach a disciple like her, what in Liu Pinjue's heart could be more comparable to the world?

Even when she asked Liu Pinjue before, was it "the country is more important than the beauty" or "the beauty is more important than the country"? Liu Pinjue wanted to have both.

Liu Pinjue’s answer was “I want both the mountains and the country and the beautiful women.”

Li Yaozhi gently patted Xiao Yurong's hand to comfort him, "The people in Yujing who care about you should have known that Your Highness is still alive. Let's discuss everything else after Your Highness is better."

"Time waits for no one." Xiao Yurong shook his head and held Li Yaozhi's hand.

Li Yaozhi quickly helped her sit up.

She looked forward, "Shao Yan takes care of me, and I take care of the world."

Now that he knew everything he needed to know, Xiao Yurong didn't want to keep it secret any longer.

She appeared in the camp as the Empress Dowager of Zhaoyang, facing Chengchuan and Yunzhou.

The news that Zhaoyang *** was not dead was already sensational enough, and Chu Le was even more shocked by the fact that she returned to Chengchuan and led troops to fight against the Liu family.

After everyone got together to figure it out, they felt that Xiao Yurong was very scheming and had deceived everyone.

The people of the Liu family were filled with fear and shock. Anyone who was attentive could guess something by thinking about the news of the accidental death of Fu Guang, the dancer who was very much favored by the lord.

How could such a coincidence happen?

So there are two people who look alike, if one dies, the other one comes, and if the other one dies, the one comes back?

But due to the pressure from Liu Pinjue and the lack of evidence, they couldn't say much.

What is even more unbearable to see this happen are some officials in Yujing.

They secretly belittled Xiao Yurong and said he was worthless, especially those officials in Yujing who disagreed with Xiao Yurong's political views.

After listing all the crimes of Xiao Yurong, he planned to impeach Xiao Yurong and accuse her of deceiving the emperor.

But when he turned around, he found that his own emperor had been assassinated and disappeared.

When *** passed away, Your Majesty wept bitterly, and your heart was torn.

Everyone knows that the Xiao brother and sister have always been very close, otherwise Xiao Yuxie would not have shared the kingdom with his sister.

Xiao Yurong was an inseparable part of Xiao Yuxie's life, but fate forcibly tore her away from him, just like cutting out a piece of flesh and blood from her alive, leaving her full of holes and blood.

To all the officials in the court, the death of Empress Zhaoyang and the serious illness of His Majesty made Himself bedridden. After His Majesty recovered from the illness, His temperament seemed to have changed drastically. He behaved in an uncharacteristic way and took his anger out on others one after another.

When Xiao Yuxie was reading the edict for the princess prepared by the Hanlin Academy, he found a passage that was ambiguous and became furious.

He determined that the person responsible had done this intentionally out of resentment towards Xiao Yurong, and angrily denounced him for the crime of disrespect and handed him over to the Ministry of Justice for punishment.

Because Your Majesty was angry, the Ministry of Justice increased the severity of the crimes reported. Unexpectedly, Xiao Yuxie was not satisfied and accused the Ministry of Justice of being partial and perverting the law and deliberately being lenient.

The entire Ministry of Justice was therefore held accountable, and all the officials from the Minister to the Vice Minister were dismissed from their posts but retained their positions.

Xiao Yuxie fell ill upon hearing the sad news of Xiao Yurong's death, and all government affairs were left to Xiao Yuxun to handle.

However, Xiao Yuxie did not delegate matters concerning Xiao Yurong's funeral to others, but took full responsibility for every detail.

Just because of an ambiguous sentence in the edict, Xiao Yuxie made such a big deal out of it, scaring the officials so much that they were at a loss as to what to do.

Xiao Yuxun was originally a harsh punisher, so he was somewhat surprised to see Xiao Yuxie punish so mercilessly.

"Isn't the punishment too severe?" he asked.

"I know that there aren't many sincere people among them. They are just pretending because they are afraid of my anger." Xiao Yuxie laughed sarcastically, "I want them to pretend, so they should pretend for me."

Xiao Yuxun was silent for a moment, "She won't see it."

"If there is a chance that Rongrong can see it, I want her to see it too." Xiao Yuxie closed his eyes.

Xiao Yuxun looked at Xiao Yuxie with a complicated expression.

When he was in his fiefdom, he hated Xiao Yuxie and Xiao Yurong for many nights because of his lost eyes and the throne.

He had thought many times about becoming a traitor, pretending to like poetry and prose, but actually keeping a low profile and supporting his own army.

But the moment he learned of Xiao Yurong's death, he felt the bond of blood more clearly than ever before.

The absurdity and confusion of having bones and blood torn apart was accompanied by a dull pain.

It turned out that he still found it difficult to let go of his home in Yujing and the Xiao family's empire.

"She's dead." Xiao Yuxun reminded.

"It doesn't matter whether she's dead or alive." Xiao Yuxie clenched his palms, "Our common wish is to complete the Xiao family's world..."

He had to finish it no matter what.

So Xiao Yuxun stopped trying to dissuade Xiao Yuxi.

After the Hanlin Academy and the Ministry of Justice suffered successive disasters, the Guanglu Temple, which was responsible for preparing sacrificial offerings for the emperor's coffin, was soon held accountable by His Majesty.

Xiao Yuxie believed that their purchases were not clean and obvious, so he demoted all the officials in Guanglu Temple from Temple Minister to Junior Minister.

The Ministry of Rites, which was responsible for conferring posthumous titles on princesses, was also held accountable for minor mistakes in etiquette.

Xiao Yuxie said, "You always handle all matters in a confused manner," and ordered a punishment.

This almost nitpicking trend of criticism and reform swept through the entire Chu music community during the period of mourning for Emperor Taizong.

The officials saw that Xiao Yuxie was venting his anger on others, so they mentioned Xiao Yurong in exaggerated terms in their greetings, trying their best to show their sincere hearts and deep feelings.

Even if they were thousands of miles away, any official who did not petition to come to Beijing to mourn for Xiao Yurong was criticized by Xiao Yuxie.

He denounced the officials who were usually deeply indebted to the emperor, but who should have fallen to their knees and cried out for help and come to the capital to mourn when the emperor passed away. However, they were indifferent and showed no friendship at all.

After Xiao Yuxie ascended the throne, he was famous for his combination of leniency and strictness. In contrast with Xiao Yurong, he seemed to be one of the few normal people still alive in the Xiao family.

Now, overnight, his past image has been overturned. All the civil and military officials are terrified, and it is rumored that His Majesty has gone crazy because of the death of his majesty.

Okay, let’s be a little crazy.

Which dynasty didn’t have a few crazy emperors?

At least they didn't kill people indiscriminately, did they? At least they didn't go to the point of excessive debauchery, did they?

It’s understandable that you feel bad after your sister died.

All the officials were trembling with fear while comforting themselves.

Anyway, *** is not dead now, and he will probably be back soon, and then Your Majesty will return to normal.

Who would have known that his own Majesty would be assassinated and disappear the next moment!

They were extremely anxious; they could not announce the king's disappearance to the world and search for him, so they could only try their best to find any trace of him.

On the other hand, Xiao Yuxun could only be appointed as regent.

They thought to themselves, could it be that Xiao Yuxun was the one behind this?

It doesn't seem impossible, as the brothers didn't have a very good relationship when they were young.

Some people immediately started to think about it. Some insisted on finding Xiao Yuxie, some recommended Xiao Yuxun, who was now the regent, some identified Xiao Yucheng, who was of the right age and healthy, and some recommended Xiao Yuyuan, who was younger and easier to control.

Some people were neutral, while others advocated welcoming back *** to supervise the country.

The ministers were in an uproar over this matter.

As a result, Xiao Yuxun took out an imperial edict issued by Xiao Yuxie with an expressionless face.

Before reading the announcement, he looked around and asked, "Where are the young Marquis Huo and the Marquis Huailing?"

"Marquis Huailing has taken leave due to illness. As for Marquis Huo..." Gongsun Qian smiled, "He has already left for Chengchuan."

He knew it. Xiao Yuxun's eyebrows jumped.

Holding up the imperial edict in his hand, Xiao Yuxun said, "Your Majesty has ordered that if anything unexpected happens, the Emperor Zhaoyang will take the throne."

"Ah?" All the ministers were shocked.

There was an uproar in the court, and all the officials looked at each other in bewilderment.

"What? Do you want me to recite it to you again?" Xiao Yu asked.

An old minister immediately stepped forward and bowed, saying, "This is absolutely unacceptable! From ancient times to the present, the throne has always been inherited by men. Although Your Majesty has no children, you still have several princes. How can you pass the throne to the emperor?"

Someone was the first to speak out, and the rest followed suit: "Yes, this goes against our ancestors' law. If women are promiscuous, the world will be in chaos!"

"Although the Queen is talented, it is unprecedented and unheard of for a woman to be in power. Please think twice."

"This action goes against the ancestral rules, so I cannot obey your order. Moreover, *** said before that he had passed away, but now he is fine. There are many mysteries that have not been cleared up yet. How can he ascend the throne?"

"The Xiao family still has several princes, and there are descendants among the clan members. Why would you take the risk and pass the throne to the emperor?"

"This imperial edict is really full of doubts!"

"Oh, that's wrong." Gongsun Qian waved his hand. "Your courage and judgment are obvious to all. Why can't he be the king of a country?"

Gongsun Zhao nodded, "The rise and fall of our country is closely related to you all, so the princess naturally has an obligation to take on the responsibility. It is also a good thing for her to take this position and do a better job in her job and make decisions."

The officials of the Princess's Mansion faction, who had been stunned by the news that Xiao Yuxie would pass the throne to Xiao Yurong, finally came to their senses and expressed their support.

Those who held opposing opinions were even more angry: "You all came from the Princess's Mansion, so naturally you stand on ***'s side. Who knows whether what you said is true or false?"

"Princess Zhaoyang's students and former officials naturally spoke in her favor."

"The two brothers of the Gongsun family have been able to confuse right and wrong for a long time. After becoming the princess's staff, they have always been loyal."

"That's right. Whether this imperial edict is credible or not is still in doubt!"

"My Lords, are you saying that I have falsely conveyed the imperial edict?" Xiao Yuxun raised his eyebrows.

The minister said: "I dare not, but I really can't understand why Your Majesty would do this."

Xiao Yuxun sneered: "I am a prince, not His Majesty. This imperial edict was written by His Majesty, and I am just delivering it. How can I know what His Majesty thinks?"

The ministers were choked.

There is some truth in what he said.

"Your Majesty has made up his mind. We should assist him wholeheartedly and not disobey him in any way," Xiao Yuxun said.

Suddenly someone shouted: "If a woman takes power, our Chule will perish!"

"Women's **, unheard of!"

"This is so absurd. How can I explain this to the late emperor and our ancestors a hundred years from now?"

Xiao Yuxun laughed out loud: "Do you dare to say these words in front of Xiao Yurong?"

There was no sound for a while.

"Xiao Yurong will be back soon. Say these words to her again when the time comes. Do you have the guts to say them again?" His smile was always sarcastic and frivolous.

"Of course you wouldn't dare, because that lunatic Xiao Yurong is really capable of killing people." He said, "If you dare to say that, she will dare to order the Fuyang Guards to execute you on the spot."

The fact that Xiao Yuxun stood up to speak for Xiao Yurong was shocking enough.

Hearing this, Xiao Yuxun also supported his sister to ascend the throne.

I can’t figure it out. I really can’t figure it out.

What happened? Isn't this a long-standing grudge?

The court officials racked their brains.

"She has been well-read and studied classics since she was young. She has learned everything a monarch should learn, including riding and archery, governing the country and managing government. When the previous emperor was in power, she served as regent, and after Your Majesty ascended the throne, she took on the important responsibility." Xiao Yuxun said.

He could see Xiao Yurong's abilities, and he could also see Xiao Yuxie's support for Xiao Yurong.

That's why he's standing here and saying these words.

Xiao Yuxun looked around the court, "Don't worry, everyone. She, Xiao Yurong, deserves it."

He made the final decision: "Whatever else is left, let's talk about it after *** returns to the court."

Xiao Yuxun left behind a group of court officials staring blankly, and turned away.