Women disguised as men went to the battlefield and the emperor bowed down in submission.

The man smiled gently at her and said, "Kneel down."

The woman knelt down gracefully.

The man pinched her chin and smelled her scent. He felt displeased; it wasn't that woman's scent. Why was it that even though they were both women, she didn't smell like her?

The man straightened up, no longer wanting to smell it.

Seeing that the man was ignoring her, the woman felt slightly displeased, but she still couldn't help but move closer to him. The man's patience snapped at an extremely fast speed, and he slapped her on the head. The woman cried out "Ah!" and blood flowed from her seven orifices. She gradually stopped breathing.

The man sat in a chair and ordered, "Carry this disgusting woman out."

After everyone had left, the man stared at the woman's face in the painting, clenched his fists, and hysterically shouted, "Why must it be you?"

……

The beautiful woman lay on her side on the bed, reflecting on the day's events. A figure flashed past the window. Lin Ruoshui sat up and asked, "Who was it?"

Then, the figure appeared behind her and hugged her from behind.

"Get your hands off me," Lin Ruoshui said irritably.

Xuanyuan Yu whispered in Lin Ruoshui's ear, "Have you missed me?"

Lin Ruoshui answered truthfully, without a care in the world, "No." Xuan Yuan Yu turned her around, stared at her, and asked, "You didn't miss me?"

With a strong will to survive, she said, "I've thought about it, I've thought about it!"

She interrupted, asking, "Did Zhongjun tell you when he got back? Did he handle it? Don't let those guys get away. They bullied me. If they get away with it, you're not a man."

Xuanyuan Yu asked with amusement, "Do I need to prove whether I'm a man or not? Don't you know?"

Lin Ruoshui cupped her hands and said, "I know, I must know."

She grinned and said, "Your Highness, what happened to those people? Tell me quickly."

Xuanyuan Yu said, "Before I came here, I went to the Jingzhao Prefecture government office. It turns out that those four playboys are the eldest grandson of the Grand Commandant, the eldest son of the Chief of the Court of State Affairs, the second eldest son of the Minister of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices, and the eldest son of the Commander of the Imperial Guard. These four usually hang out together and rape countless respectable women in the streets. The people dare not speak out against them."

"They've gone too far! Doing such a despicable thing in broad daylight, they deserve to die!" Lin Ruoshui frowned and said through gritted teeth.

"Don't be angry, these people are definitely not going to survive, including their families."

"Dare to touch my woman, even if you're not a princess, none of them will live."

Xuanyuan Yu's emotions were stirred by Lin Ruoshui, and a dark aura emanated from him.

He smoothed Lin Ruoshui's brow with his fingers and then said, "In this life, I will definitely protect you."

Those handsome features and those firm words flowed into Lin Ruoshui's heart like a warm current.

Lin Ruoshui involuntarily closed her eyes and brought her lips to Xuan Yuan Yu's lips.

Xuan Yuan Yu's heart raced as he awaited the kiss.

An untimely voice rang out, and the dark aura emanating from Xuanyuan Yu suddenly surged high, sweeping towards the source of the voice.

"Little sister, little sister, I just heard you were in danger. How are you?" Chu Xiao asked as he strode over.

Lin Ruoshui turned around and jumped off the bed, saying, "Brother, I'm fine. Those spoiled brats were no match for me. I took care of them all."

"Little sister, you should take more bodyguards with you when you go out in the future. It's too dangerous for someone as beautiful as you to be out alone."

"Brother, don't worry. The guards are with me. I gave them hand signals to keep them from coming out. I want to stretch my muscles. After all, you don't often encounter spoiled brats," Lin Ruoshui said proudly, waving her fist.

"Are you alright?" Chu Xiao turned Lin Ruoshui around and looked her over.

"I'm fine. If I can't even handle these few people, how can I possibly sit on the throne for so many years?"

Chu Xiao pulled Lin Ruoshui into his arms, his eyes moist, and said, "Sister, you've suffered so much all these years."

Xuanyuan Yu quickly rushed over, pulled Lin Ruoshui to his side, and said, "Just talk, don't hug and cuddle."

Lin Ruoshui said angrily, "This is my brother!"

Xuanyuan Yu said, "If it weren't for your brother, he wouldn't be able to get within one meter of you."

Chu Xiao said coldly, "What right do you have to say such things?"

Xuanyuan Yu said, "Chu Ying belongs to me."

Chu Xiao said coldly, "A banquet will be held in the palace in three days. I will definitely choose a suitable husband for my sister. As for you, hmph, you are too domineering and not suitable for her."

Xuanyuan Yu's eyes were filled with gloom. He stepped forward, got close to Chu Xiao, and said, "Whoever you marry her off to, I will ruin that family."

Chu Xiao said, "You have quite the nerve. Do you think you're the emperor of Chishui Kingdom?"

Xuanyuan Yu said disdainfully, "I have no interest in the throne. I only want her in this life." Xuanyuan Yu pointed to Lin Ruoshui, who was watching the show from the side.

Lin Ruoshui smiled awkwardly and said, "Brother, Your Highness, please stop arguing. When are you going to deal with those four纨绔 (spoiled brats) and their gang of thugs? Just locking them up is too easy for them." As she spoke, Lin Ruoshui glanced at Chu Xiao.

Chu Xiao put his hands behind his back and said, "Hmph, skinning, waist-cutting, dismemberment, all five punishments, slow slicing, hanging, boiling, which one would you like to choose, little sister?"

Lin Ruoshui said, "I haven't decided yet. Let's decide by drawing lots. Write down these criminal laws and let those spoiled brats draw one themselves. Whichever one they draw, that one will be executed."

"Great idea!" Xuan Yuan Yu looked at Lin Ruo Shui, who was up to no good, with loving eyes.

Chu Xiao said, "Alright, but I'll teach them a lesson first before I carry out the punishment." After saying that, Chu Xiao left.

Chu Xiao, a fiercely protective brother, arrived at the Jingzhao Prefecture government office. The prefect was eating, and upon hearing that the emperor had arrived, he nearly choked to death. His wife quickly patted his back and gave him water to help him catch his breath, which saved him.

The Prefect of Jingzhao quickly straightened his official robes, jogged to the Jingzhao Prefecture office, saw the Emperor sitting above him, and knelt down with a thud, kowtowing in worship.

The Emperor exempted him from the formalities and ordered the Prefect of the Capital to lead him to the prison.

The cell was filled with a nauseating mix of sour, bloody, and the aroma of food.

Chu Xiao remained unmoved, strode into the cell, and dismissed his attendants.

Looking at the men lying on the ground groaning, he kicked one of them and said, "Are you the ones who harassed my imperial sister today?"

Upon hearing this, the four men sat up straight and looked at the emperor, who was dressed in a dragon robe, who had suddenly appeared before them. Song Xian, who was wearing a dark blue robe, was so frightened that he wet himself. He hadn't expected that the person he was teasing today would be a princess. The remaining three men, whose manhoods had been crippled, forgot their pain and kept having Chu Xiao's words echo in their minds.

The four men realized they had committed a terrible crime and immediately knelt down to beg for forgiveness.

Chu Xiao said, "You dare to touch my imperial sister, the princess I cherish most in my heart? You lot are truly something! Do you know that you will die, and your parents and elders will all die? You have implicated them. Are you happy now?"

The four men knelt and kowtowed, saying, "We were wrong, we will never dare to do it again, we will never be纨绔 (spoiled brats) again. We beg Your Majesty for mercy!"

"Have mercy? Hahaha!" Chu Xiao's god-like face faded, replaced by a demonic aura that sought to take lives.

Chu Xiao stopped talking. He waved his sleeve, and some golden powder fell onto the four people who were kowtowing and begging for mercy.

Chu Xiao left, and not long after, the three of them began to convulse. Intense pain struck them, a hundred times worse than being punched in the face. They were in so much pain that they pulled out their hair, and blood began to flow from their seven orifices. They did not die, but they would endure this pain for three days and three nights.

Three days later, the pain subsided, and the four men were barely recognizable as human. But the horrors were not over yet. The Prefect of the Capital Prefecture took out seven bamboo sticks and made them draw one. Whichever method of death they drew would determine the punishment they would be subjected to.

The man in the dark red brocade robe was so frightened that he died before he could even draw a lot.

The remaining three were forced to draw lots, and when they saw how they would die, they were so frightened that they almost died as well.

The Prefect of Jingzhao forced them to drink a life-saving potion, insisting that they wait for their execution.

As for the one who was already dead, the jailer helped him choose a way to die, letting him die again.

In the end, Lin Ruoshui spared the families of the four纨绔 (playboys). Chu Xiao dismissed the Grand Commandant, the Commissioner of the Court of State Affairs, the Minister of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices, and the Commander of the Imperial Guard, and exiled them and their families to a distant place.