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The Cruel Tyrant CH 096 Caught

In the harem, the gorgeously dressed Consort Zheng had cruel eyes, like a colorful but extremely poisonous butterfly.

Consort Zheng and Zhao Rou entered the palace together, but Consort Zheng had a more noble birth and was the daughter of an imperial censor, whereas Zhao Rou was only the daughter of a commoner. But it was this commoner’s daughter that became a thorn in her eyes. She was just a lowly palace maid yet she first took away the emperor’s attention from her, and then when she knocked her down to the bottom, she then attracted the Crown Prince’s favor! She was now even conferred the title of Princess Consort! Consort Zheng felt like a mouthful of old blood got stuck in her throat, almost suffocating her to death.

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A palace maid ran up to Consort Zheng in a panic: “Niangniang, Liu Gongzi is leading the imperial guards in our direction.” (TN: Niangniang is a term of respect for the empress and imperial concubines)

Consort Zheng’s hands trembled and the muscles on her face twitched slightly. She then quickly calmed down and said to the maid: “Hurry up and invite the Emperor over, say that Ben Gong has learned a new dance and want to invite him to watch.”

“Yes.”

The palace maid had just walked out when Liu Xi led the imperial guards to surround Lanyin Palace. Consort Zheng looked at the face of Liu Xi who walked in from the front door. It really made her jealous as a woman. At the same time, she was deeply disdainful in her heart. He was just a male pet, even if this mape pet had the Crown Prince’s deep affection, he could only be a male pet forever.

Consort Zheng sat in the main hall with noble demeanor, and said: “Lanyin Palace has no contact with the Crown Prince’s Palace, and Liu Gongzi is a member of the Crown Prince’s inner palace, but now you are bringing the imperial guards into the harem of His Majesty. I wonder what your intentions are?”

Liu Xi snorted, and a sharp light flashed in those beautiful phoenix eyes: “This official is the imperial guard’s Lieutenant and has come with the Crown Prince’s order to investigate the poisoning case of the Princess Consort’s maid. Consort Zheng Niangniang, will you go by yourself or do you want the imperial guards to tie you up and then bring you away? “

Sharp nails made traces on the wooden table. Consort Zheng clenched her teeth and slammed the table, shouting: “Audacious, what do you think you are! You dare to bluster in front of Ben Gong! As His Majesty’s concubine, how can Ben Gong tolerate such wanton slander.”

“Whether it is slander or not, it is up to His Highness to see it clearly, and Niangniang should cooperate well so as not to suffer pain of the flesh.” Liu Xi was too lazy to talk nonsense with her and directly have people tie up Consort Zheng.

How could Consort Zheng, a weak woman, resist a group of imperial troops. She was firmly tied up within a moment. She was born in an official family and had never experienced such sufferings. For a while she could only tremble and couldn’t even speak. She could only glare at Liu Xi fiercely, wishing nothing more than to grind his bones into dust.

Liu Xi glanced at her coldly and said, “Take her away.”

But efore the imperial guards answered with an affirmative, the eunuch’s high-pitched voice came from the door.

“His Majesty has arrived…..”

Liu Xi startled and frowned slightly. He then knelt along with the imperial guards outside the door: “Paying respects to Your Majesty.”

Wearing a black dragon robe, Su Yuan walked into the main hall of Lanyin Palace with the help of a eunuch. He looked at Liu Xi with muddled eyes and asked strangely: “Which concubine of Zhen’s is this? Why are you wearing men’s clothing? Get up, get up quickly…..hahaha…..though this is a different flavor, hahaha…..”

Looking at the hands stretched out in front of him, Liu Xi dodged in disgust and squeezed his fists as he said: “Your Majesty, this official is the Lieutenant of the imperial guards, Liu Xi.”

The emperor was seduced by that face which was more alluring than that of a woman, and said in his heart: “No wonder the Crown Prince likes men. It’s hard to dislike a face like this.” The emperor was a lecherous guy, and although he didn’t like men and also didn’t dare to have any bad ideas about the Crown Prince’s people, he was still seduced by the other’s looks. So allured and unable to look away he didn’t even see the tied up Consort Zheng this whole time.

And Consort Zheng almost fainted in anger by this stupid emperor. She hurriedly struggled and shouted, “Your Majesty, help!”

“Huh?” The emperor came back to his senses, turned around and looked at the vague mass in the distance. He walked closer and found that it was Consort Zheng who was tied up, and then angrily said: “What are you all doing? Why have you tied up Zhen’s concubine? Let her loose quickly.”

The two imperial guards holding Consort Zheng looked at Liu Xi. Liu Xi wanted to kill thks stupid emperor, but he couldn’t do so and said patiently: “Your Majesty, Consort Zheng is suspected of murdering the Princess Consort. His Highness wants to bring her over for questioning.”

Speaking of, Su Yuan also had a lawless temper. He was lustful and lecherous, and when he was young he had faced much opposition on this, but he still went his own way without repentance. The old emperor was angered to death by him, because most of the old emperor’s harem were tainted by Su Yuan. But Su Yuan, who was unrestrained and arrogant for half his life, also met his nemesis, that was, his debt collector son Su Mochi. So long as he recalled the Crown Prince tearing up those people one by one in front of him, his legs would become weak. Therefore, as soon as Liu Xi mentioned the Crown Prince, he instantly hesitated.

“This, how could Consort Zheng plot against the Princess Consort, eh? When did the Crown Prince marry a Princess Consort?”

“Your Majesty!” Consort Zheng cried heartbreakingly: “Your Majesty, please save me, this concubine has no relations with the Princess Consort, how could this concubine plot against her? You must maintain justice for this concubine!”

“The Crown Prince finally married a consort, very good very good…..” The emperor patted Consort Zheng on the shoulder cheerfully and smiled as he said, “Don’t be afraid, my beloved concubine, the Crown Prince just wants to ask you some questions and he won’t make it difficult for you.” After he finished saying this he then left very decisively. He had a harem full of concubines and didn’t care about losing this one.

Consort Zheng: “…..Your Majesty!”

Seeing the emperor walking away, Liu Xi said to the imperial guards: “Take her away.”

Consort Zheng still did not give up and cried out loudly: “Your Majesty! Your Majesty help, your Majesty…..”

At Fufeng Tower, Consort Zhao woke up slowly. She couldn’t believe that she was still alive for a while, and the maid who was waiting on the side ran over in surprise: “Niangniang, you are awake, how wonderful!”

“Niangniang?” Consort Zhao asked in confusion.

The maid nodded and said: “Yes, the Princess Consort Niangniang.”

“Princess Consort Niangniang?” After a brief daze, Consort Zhao lowered her eyes and smiled, and then asked the maid: “Where are my children?”

“Niangniang , please wait a minute.” The maid hurried out.

Soon, she brought the nurse maid and the two infants into the room. Consort Zhao smiled and stretched out her hands with love. She then saw that there was a jade pendant in each child’s bundle of blankets. Consort Zhao held the jade pendant and asked, “This is?”

The nurse maif smiled and said, “Niangniang, this is a gift from His Highness, and the words engraved on the jade pendants are the names given by His Highness.”

Consort Zhao nodded and gently stroked her children’s faces, then paused with her fingers and asked, “How is Lady Yuzhu?”

The maid said carefully: “Answering Niangniang, there is no problem.”

“And the poisoner?” Csonsort Zhao raised her head and asked.

The maid said: “Answering Niangniang, it is Consort Zheng and she has been sent to prison by His Highness.”

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Consort Zhao nodded. The eyes looking at the two lovely babes in their blankets flickered with an undercurrent, and she said to the maid: “Go out of the imperial palace and tell my sister about this.”

The maid replied respectfully: “Yes.”

No matter how weak or incompetent she was, she would not let go of those who made attempts on her children’s lives.

TN: Some important announcements

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The Cruel Tyrant CH 095 Children

Su Mu heard a scream as soon as he arrived outside Fufeng Tower. An entire courtyard’s busy attendants knelt down after seeing Su Mu and said, “Paying respects to Your Highness.”

Su Mu said: “Hurry up and do what you are supposed to, no need to mind me.”

“Yes, Your Highness.” The dozen people immediately dispersed and kept coming and going in and out of the door.

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Inside Fufeng Tower, Madam Zhao’s face had begun to turn pale. Yuzhu’s hand also began to be covered in cold sweat and she felt that her heart was about to jump out. She fed Madam Zhao water and said to the midwife: “Granny, if it continues like this, Madam and the imperial grandson will be in danger.” (TN: the granny used here does not refer to familial relations, just a term of reference for an older woman)

The midwife was sweating profusely, and said: “Lady Yuzhu, this old lady is really helpless, Madam is giving birth prematurely and with twins…..” This was the imperial heir and if anything happened she would not be able to guarantee her head. Even so, she was just a midwife and not a god.

“Is there no way?” Yuzhu looked at Madam Zhao, who was almost unable to even make a sound, her knuckles turning white.

The midwife looked conflicted and said: “Madam is mainly weak and physically exhausted. It must depend on herself.”

A palace maid hurriedly walked into the delivery room with a tray. Yuzhu stopped the maid and said, “Give it to me.”

“Yes.”

Yuzhu put the tray on the table and spooned some sugar water into the small dish next to it and tested it with a silver needle. The silver needle did not turn black, but Yuzhu still picked up the small dish and smelled it as well as tasted it. Only then did she finally bring the sugar water to the bed. She had always done this during Madam Zhao’s pregnancy.

Yuzhu brought the spoon to Madam Zhao’s mouth, and said seriously: “Madam, this is your child and the blood of His Highness. From birth, they are destined to have a noble status that is difficult for others to match.”

The still conscious Madam Zhao knew what Yuzhu meant. The Crown Prince would not touch a woman. If nothing unexpected happens, the children in her belly were destined to inherit the lineage. Madam Zhao reluctantly opened her mouth to drink the sugar water in the spoon. But just at this moment, Yuzhu’s expression suddenly changed and hurriedly threw the spoon on the ground.

“Someone come!” Yuzhu lay on the edge of Madam Zhao’s bed and panted. She looked at Madam Zhao seriously and said: “Madam, you must be safe, both mother and child must be safe…..”

Su Mu stood outside the door for a while. The harsh and ear piercing screams really made him feel uncomfortable, but when the sound in the room stopped, he became a little uneasy. It wasn’t until Yuzhu was half carried out by two palace maids that Su Mu felt something had gone wrong.

“What happened?” Su Mu asked the two palace maids.

Su Mu’s eyes were as cold as an open blade and the two palace maids tremblingly replied: “Answering…..answering Your Highness, someone used poison.”

Su Mu said: “Hurry up and bring the imperial physician.”

“Yes.”

However, Yuzhu had yet to move past the door when doctor Hu arrived in a hurry, and Huang Xuan was also with him.

“Paying respects to Your Highness.” The two saluted.

“Rise.” Su Mu said: “Doctor Hu, Yuzhu is poisoned, please take a look.”

“Yes.” Doctor Hu was taken aback again. The Crown Prince actually used the word “please”. Fortunately, his face was full of wrinkles and it was difficult to see any expression on it.

Doctor Hu took Yuzhu’s pulse: “It’s just knockout medicine, and it will be fine after a few hours of sleep.”

Su Mu said to the two palace maids who were supporting Yuzhu: “Retreat.”

“Yes, Your Highness.”

Huang Xuan approached Su Mu and said strangely: “Why would anyone give Yuzhu a knockout medicine.”

Su Mu’s eyes were cold and he said, “This medicine is not for Yuzhu, but for Zhao Rou.”

One could imagine just what the consequences of taking knockout medicine for a woman who is giving birth would be.

“Madam Zhao.” Huang Xuan was startled: “But who would harm her.” The Crown Prince’s Palace had only Madam Zhao and no other women who would have conflicts of interest with her. The men in the harem also would not harm her. Huang Xuan couldn’t think of who would do this thing, but he knew that this person was going to be very unlucky. The Crown Prince finally solved the issue of heirs and blocked the world’s leisurely mouth. Yet these people actually opposed the Crown Prince on this kind of thing. Wasn’t this simply just looking for death?

Suddenly there was another scream in the room, and Su Mu looked at the door of the room and breathed out a sigh of relief. It was better to have sounds than nothing.

After a while, the sound of small kittenish wailings came from the room. If it weren’t for Su Mu’s trained hearing, he likely wouldn’t have even heard it. A palace lady walked up to Su Mu with joy and said: “Madam gave birth to a pair of dragon and phoenix twins. Congratulations to Your Highness.” (TN: dragon and phoenix twins refer to boy/girl twins)

“Dragon and phoenix twins?” Su Mu asked in surprise.

The maid replied: “Yes, congratulations to Your Highness.”

“Congratulations, Your Highness.” Huang Xuan also breathed a sigh of relief. If Madam Zhao only gave birth to a daughter, they and the  Crown Prince would have to worry about the heir issue again. Fortunately…..

There was a hint of joy in Su Mu’s eyes. He had already automatically assumed the role of father, and he couldn’t help but wonder what the two children looked like. It was just that he could not enter the delivery room yet, and the two children were born prematurely and could only stay in the room, so Su Mu could only go back to his residence.

In Qionghua Pavilion, Liu Xi’s face was clouded over and his fingers squeezed the corner of the table like a poisonous snake.

“Truly courageous, actually daring to do it under the noses of me and the Crown Prince. They must really be tired of living.”

He had heard the news of Madam Zhao’s premature labor early in the morning, and immediately sent a lot of people to Fufeng Tower to guard it, but there were still people who got in and tampered around. Although he didn’t like that woman with the title of the “Crown Prince’s wife”. But it was undeniable that she had eliminated a lot of trouble for them. In this world, other than the Crown Prince, the people most intolerant of any harm to the children in her belly were them.

A little eunuch cautiously came to Liu Xi’s side and said: “Reporting to Gongzi, His Highness has summoned Gongzi.”

“Let’s go.” Liu Xi stood up immediately, as if he had been waiting for a long time. He had anticipated this when he got the news that someone was attempting to murder Madam Zhao. Among the people in the Crown Prince’s Palace, only Liu Xi was the most familiar with those people in the harem. He had not been a spy for the Shi Kingdom for so many years in vain.

The Crown Prince trusted him, which made Liu Xi finally let out a smile.

“Paying respects to Your Highness.”

Su Mu motioned at him to waive the ceremony, and said directly: “Go find out who acted on Madam Zhao, and whoever it is they will be punished severely.”

“Yes, Your Highness.” This time Liu Xi for once did not take the opportunity to seduce the Crown Prince, and immediately went out to carry out the errand.

Three days later, Su Mu finally saw the two little babies. To be honest, when he first saw the two children, the soft and cute baby image in Su Mu’s heart shattered to pieces with a “crack”.

“Why do they look…..so ugly?” Su Mu looked at the two wrinkled little old men in the cradle.

The nurse maid cautiously replied: “This…..Your Highness, children are all like this when they are just born, and they will look better after a month.” She was a little scared when she saw the Crown Prince for the first time.

Su Mu asked again: “How is Consort Zhao?” Zhao Rou gave birth to a son and a daughter and helped him a lot so he should at least express his thanks. Therefore, Su Mu named her the Princess Consort.

“Answering Your Highness, the Princess Consort is still asleep, but there is no serious problem.”

Su Mu nodded and went to the cradle to look at two identical babies and asked, “Which one is older and which one is younger?”

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The nurse maid pointed out: “Answering Your Highness, this is the little imperial grandson, this is the little princess.”

Su Mu nodded, turned and uncovered the red cloth on the tray in the eunuch’s hand. He then reached out and picked up the two jade pendants and put them into the cradles with the two babies.

The two jade pendants were respectively engraved with the characters “Heng” and “Yan”.

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The Cruel Tyrant CH 094 Premature Labor

In the heavily guarded palace, Su Mu sat in front of the desk and said to Yun Feiyu: “There is a shortage of talents in the country. There are only less than half of the officials left in the six departments. What do you think of the imperial examination being held at the end of spring?”

“Answering Your Highness, I’m afraid that it will not be appropriate.” Yun Feiyu paused slightly: “The imperial examination was once only held every three years in the past, but with the autumn examination just having passed this year, Your Highness holding the examination in the late spring of next year again I’m afraid candidates will not have enough time to prepare.”

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Examinations in ancient times were not the same as modern college entrance examinations. Putting aside the fact that many scholars could only walk all the way, over mountains and rivers in ancient times if they must, many examinees were unable to afford the cost of lodgings and other necessities once they arrived in the imperial capital.

Su Mu leaned on the chair and frowned slightly, then sighed and asked: “How is the Imperial Classical Academy? How many people are currently enrolled?”

Yun Feiyu looked at the frowning Crown Prince’s face and his own heart was slightly affected. The cruel and cold-blooded Crown Prince of the past invoked deep hatred in him, but now this person with the same face as the Crown Prince worrying about the country and the people had him reluctant to see the other so troubled. He heard that almost every day it was always very late into the night before he rested…..

“Answering Your Highness, there are less than a hundred people enrolled in the men’s college, less than fifty in the boys’ elementary school, only one in the women’s college, and no one in the girls’ elementary school.” Yun Feiyu secretly observed Su Mu’s expression, and as expected saw the other’s scowl darken.

Su Mu sat on the chair with dark eyes and kept clenching his fists repeatedly.

Suddenly the eunuch’s shrill voice came from outside the door: “Your Highness, Liu gongzi asks for an audience.”

Su Mu raised his eyelids: “Let him in.”

“Yes.”

The door opened and a gust of cold air came in. Liu Xi hurriedly had a servant close the door, then put the food box on the table and took out a bowl of steaming soup for Su Mu, and said gently: “Your Highness, it’s snowing outside, this official cooked a warming soup for you, please drink it while it’s hot.”

With white porcelain fingers, he lifted the soup spoon to Su Mu’s mouth, and then glanced subtly at Yun Feiyu, who remained rooted in the same place and without any signs of retreating. Yun Feiyu looked back at him, his gaze still gentle, but it still gave people the feeling of swords facing each other.

Su Mu looked at the spoon that had been lifted to his mouth and had to drink the soup, but who knew that Liu Xi took a mile while having been given an inch and kneeled directly on his chair with one knee, holding the spoon and saying with a voice of clear seduction: “Your Highness…..”

Su Mu swiftly glanced at the place where Yun Feiyu was standing with an air of indifference and composure, then said to Liu Xi, who was watching him with a gentle face: “Enough of you, let me drink it by myself.”

“Your Highness…..” Liu Xi looked at him aggrievedly.

Towards that pair of expressive eyes, Su Mu really wanted to applaud, knowing that he was pretending yet unable to help being charmed by his expression. Su Mu couldn’t help but gentle his voice and say, “Recently, a batch of furs arrived with the tribute offerings. As it’s cold, you can pick a few.”

Liu Xi said with joy on his face: “Your Highness.” That perfect face was like a diamond suddenly appearing under the sun, so dazzling and brilliant in its splendor.

Su Mu admitted that he was dazzled, then pretended to cough, and said to Yun Feiyu: “You go too.”

Yun Feiyu smiled slightly, and the perfect degree of joy and respectful attitude had people unable to pick out any mistakes.

Liu Xi turned his head slightly and his eyes darkened, then said to Su Mu with a smile on his face: “Your Highness, you must have been tired after sitting for a long time. Why don’t we go to enjoy the snow together and move your muscles and bones on the way.”

Su Mu nodded and said, “Fine, let’s go.”

“Your Highness.” Liu Xi showed a triumphant smile toward Yun Feiyu, and then took the cloak from the hand of the maid to personally put it on Su Mu.

However, the two of them had just stepped out of the room when Su Mu was immediately snatched away by a figure that suddenly appeared.

Liu Xi immediately shouted to the palace guards next to him: “Catch him!”

The palace guards showed an expression of difficulty and hesitated: “This…..Liu gongzi…..”

You are the Crown Prince’s person, but so is that person! Besides, we are unable to catch him anyway! The palace guards cried secretly inside.

Liu Xi clenched his fists severely with a gloomy expression. Seeing Yun Feiyu walk out of the room, he became even more angry, and the smile on the other’s face became even more of an eyesore. Liu Xi immediately wiped away the expression on his face and said to Yun Feiyu: “Assistant Minister Yun is an important court official, always living in the inner palace is not proper. In this large imperial city with tens of thousands of houses, how could there be no place for you to stay?”

Yun Feiyu was as gentle mannered as ever: “Yun is the Crown Prince’s close attendant and should serve at His Highness’s side. Speaking of, Feiyu Pavilion is a bit far away from the Crown Prince’s bedroom and it is a little inconvenient. It is better to ask His Highness to transfer me directly to the Crown Prince’s personal residence. This way the name of ‘close attendant’ will not be in vain.”

Liu Xi mocked: “Are all scholars in the world as shameless as you?”

Yun Feiyu said: “If Yun’s face is as lacking in masculinity as yours, then there is no problem in not wanting it.” (TN: shameless is lit. translated to not wanting face)

………

While sparks were flying over there, on this side there was only affection.

“When did you come back?” Su Mu touched Gu Yunzhou’s slightly stubbled chin.

“Just now.” Gu Yunzhou carried Su Mu in his embrace and entered the Crown Prince’s palace in broad daylight. The guards, eunuchs and palace maids all stood standing in the cold wind, pretending to be wooden stakes, not even blinking once.

Su Mu couldn’t help showing a hint of joy when he heard that, and asked seriously, “The people in Lingyun Pavilion have begun to withdraw?”

Gu Yunzhou said: “No, a part in Wei Kingdom rebelled, a part was detained by the Shi Kingdom, and a part can not be moved due to the strict inspections in the Wu Kingdom.”

“Shi Ran, hmmph!” Su Mu sat on Gu Yunzhou with his legs on the armrests of the chair and completely disregarding his image. He played with Gu Yunzhou’s satin-like hair with his fingers, and asked, “What conditions did he ask of you?”

Gu Yunzhou stared into Su Mu’s eyes: “Nothing.”

Su Mu raised his brows and rolled over to press Gu Yunzhou under him, with a look of wicked charm and wildness he said: “Speak.”

A smile flashed in his black eyes, and Gu Yunzhou said: “He wants  the gunpowder formula.” As if afraid of Su Mu’s misunderstanding, he immediately continued: “Don’t give it to him, I can handle it.”

“How many people of yours did he detain?” Su Mu asked, lying on Gu Yunzhou.

“Three hundred.” Gu Yunzhou said: “I have arranged it. They will not be in danger. Most of the people withdrawn from the countries are on the surface and the hidden spies have not been moved. You can use them if you need it.”

“En.” Su Mu’s gaze was like melted honey.

Suddenly, there was a rush of footsteps, and a eunuch panted as he reported outside the door: “Your Highness, the attendant at Fufeng Tower has come to report that Madam Zhao has gone into premature labor.”

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“What!” Su Mu straightened up immediately. He glanced at Gu Yunzhou who was still lying down and said, “I’ll go over and take a look.”

After saying so, Su Mu walked out of the room. Gu Yunzhou’s eyes stayed for a few seconds where Su Mu’s figure had disappeared, and then also disappeared from the bedroom.

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The Cruel Tyrant CH 093 Result

As the New Year arrived, Su Mu was still very busy. In the war with the Jin Kingdom, the Qing Kingdom relied on explosives as a weapon to win. Shen Wei pursued and occupied a large area of the ​​Jin Kingdom with their victory. Wu and Yang, who were allied with the Qing Kingdom, saw that the Jin Kingdom was on its last legs and about to be swallowed up by another country so they eagerly sent their troops out. Today’s Jin Kingdom was only left with the imperial capital city and the moat surrounding it. At this time, two powerful countries neighboring the Jin Kingdom, Chen and Zheng became involved under the banner of “recovering justice” for the Jin Kingdom by launching a war against the Qing, Wu and Yang. Su Mu rubbed the bridge of his nose and still could not come up with a good solution so he threw this memorial aside and picked up another one.

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When Su Mu opened it, it turned out to be a “confession letter” from a son placing righteousness before family and exposing his father’s corruption and oppression over the common people. It was mainly about a good young man “being upright”, “finding a conscience” and “petitioning for the people”. Although it was not clearly and straightforwardly written, Su Mu still detected the deep grievances and dissatisfaction between the lines. Su Mu was not interested in understanding the story behind it. He just picked up the brush and wrote a blood-red “investigate”, then closed the memorial and continued to look over the next ones.

However, it was this simple word that set off a huge wave in the small city of Lin. First, the county magistrate He Xianrong was dismissed from his post and sent to jail to await a trial with the provincial government. Then there were many more of his relatives who became implicated at some degree or another. Only the second son of the county magistrate, He Jingxi, was rewarded instead of being punished. According to rumors, he had contributed to the report?

There was also a major earthquake in the Xiao family. With a new official taking office an establishment of prestige was to follow. The county magistrate who came from the imperial city directly brought an army with him. Anyone who dared to hinder the law enforcement of the new county magistrate was directly arrested and sent to prison. At this moment, this gentle and cultured looking middle-aged man brought hundreds of people to the Xiao Manor.

Kong De sat in the main seat in his official robes and looked at Xiao Hai, who was obviously trying to suppress his anger, and asked lightly: “Landlord Xiao, someone has accused you of forcibly occupying land and hiring thugs to carry out beatings. Why did you not come to court when this official passed the order? Do you know that this is defying the court, defying the law!”

Xiao Hai’s old face flushed red in anger, and he defended: “This is a false accusation. What wrong is there for taking back the land that belongs to my family? That group of uneducated commoners are trying to take my land so can’t I even fight back?”

“Your land?” Kong De stood up and looked serious as he said: “All the lands in the world belong to the monarch, Landlord Xiao, do you have intentions for a rebellion?”

Xiao Hai was so frightened that he hurriedly denied in a cold sweat, “No, no, my lord, you have misunderstood! How could caomin dare to be so disgraceful.”

Kong De continued to say calmly: “If this is the case, then I won’t bother Landlord Xiao to worry about that batch of fields, the tax will be collected by this official, and the rent will be paid to you without a coin less.”

Xiao Hai was so anxious that sweat began running down: “No, no, no, my lord, how can you…..how can you…..the land, the land…..it was bought by my ancestors!” As he spoke towards the end he even sounded a little bit like crying, looking very pitiful indeed.

However, Kong De was indifferent and continued to say unhurriedly: “Bought it? Bought it from whom? His Highness? Or His Majesty? Or a certain Prince or Princess?”

“I, I…..you bully people too much…..” Xiao Hai pointed his finger and yelled at Kong De.

Kong De held his hands behind his back and his tone was calm: “Xiao Hai, you hired thugs to hurt others and looked down on the law by forcefully occupying the land. Now, you must follow this official back to the county office for investigation.” Immediately after speaking, two soldiers forcefully grabbed Xiao Hai away. Kong De also soon left, and thus Xiao Manor was plunged into chaos.

Xiao Wu, who was reading in her room, was approached by the angry Madam Xiao and her son. Madam Xiao looked at Xiao Wu as if she wanted to kill her.

Xiao Wu calmly got up and bowed over slightly: “Xiao Wu greets Mother.”

Madam Xiao directly gave her a slap over and yelled: “You unfilial girl, you still have the leisure to read here, your father has been arrested and sent to the county office! The land property has also been expropriated. Let me see what you will eat and drink in the future!”

After finishing talking, she slapped Xiao Wu’s face fiercely again, but the other was still calm as if she didn’t feel any pain at all, and she lowered her head slightly and said with no change in tone: “Daughter knows my wrong.”

“You waste of money! We raised you for more than ten years and this is how you repay your parents for our kindness! You dare to hook up with the county magistrate’s gongzi to frame your own father, has your conscience been eaten by a dog?” Another slap.

But Xiao Wanran, who rushed in and stopped the last slap from landing: “Mother, why are you hitting fifth sister?”

Madam Xiao was currently at the height of her anger at the moment and no matter who she saw at the moment all she wanted to do was to give them a good beating. And so she was even more furious when she was stopped by Xiao Wanran. She pushed the thirteen-year-old Xiao Wanran to the ground, pointing to her nose and scolding: “It’s all your fault, you jinx, if you had married the magistrate back then there would be no problem at all right now! Now those sons of that group of bitches are clamoring about dividing the inheritance, and it’s all because of you two waste of money! Bitch!”

Xiao Wanran was pushed to the ground and when hearing her mother’s accusations, she was so stunned she forgot to get up for a while. In her heart, her mother had always been dignified. Even though she knew that her mother preferred her brother, she also treated her very well. She never thought that one day when there was a conflict of interest with her brother, she would become so worthless in her mother’s eyes.

“Mother…..” Xiao Wanran cried weakly with tears in her eyes.

“Shut up! Your brother’s future is all ruined in the hands of you two jinxes!” Madam Xiao said fiercely to the equally fierce looking son behind her: “Zhicheng, throw this bitch out, I want to see just how long they will live without this home!”

After that, Xiao Wu was stripped of her jewelry and then thrown out of the door with only two layers of robes left in the cold winter. The last scene in her eyes was Xiao Wanran calling her name loudly, only to be ordered to be locked up by Madam Xiao.

Xiao Wu stood outside the door for a while, looking at the closed door of the Xiao Manor, and then dragged her thin, nearly frozen body and bruised cheeks forward, her eyes firmly fixed towards the distance. The footprints behind her were quickly lost as they were covered with the heavy snow, leaving no trace as if she had never been here before.

………………..

In the imperial city, Su Mu sat on the dragon chair in Taihe Hall, listening to the report from the official underneath, his eyes cold and without a hint of temperature.

Having heard no response despite a long time passing, Sun Wei could feel sweat beading on his forehead, making the already cold weather even more freezing. He cautiously said: “Your Highness, fewer people have died from freezing this year than in previous years…..”

Su Mu swept him with a faint glance, and immediately made Sun Wei feel like a cold blade was pressed against him, his voice unconsciously becoming quieter.

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Su Mu sighed inaudibly: “Let the local governments build refugee camps to accommodate refugees through the winter.”

A large number of people had been lost, and now a large amount of money would be lost as well. Su Mu’s heart was nearly bleeding with the pain. Truly, one wouldn’t know how expensive the expenses were without being the breadwinner of the family. Even the monarch of a country could be faced with being on the edge of being broke.

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The Cruel Tyrant CH 092 Xiao Wu

Su Mu was a little annoyed and threw Shi Ran’s letter aside. He returned to the bedroom where he soaked in a hot water bath with eyes closed. Through the lingering mist, the smooth skin revealed a layer of attractive pink. After a while, Su Mu suddenly opened his eyes and said: “Call Huang Xuan over to shiqin (TN: lit. translate to serving someone in lying down, an elegant way of referring to bed affairs, often used to refer to the emperor sleeping with his wives and concubines).”

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In the imperial medical college, Huang Xuan, who was dressed in court clothes, was attentively reading through the handwritten notes of famous physicians of the past. With this serious countenance, one could already see traces of a mature man in him.

Doctor Hu touched his beard and nodded in relief, smiling like a Maitreya Buddha. This kid was not bad, talented and willing to work hard. He slowly walked to Huang Xuan’s side, and Huang Xuan, who was so immersed in the book, didn’t even notice the other’s approach.

Then doctor Hu craned his neck over to see the content of the book and the smile on his face immediately froze. He stretched out his hand with the intention to slap the other in the back of the head, but when he remembered that he was the Crown Prince’s person, he could only pet out a cold snort.

Huang Xuan, who had just read up to “One is close, second is exhaust, third is…..” (TN: from the Seven Loss which refers to the damages to the human body during intercourse including the ‘close’: occlusion of the seminal tract, which refers to sexual pain disorder, or even inability to ejaculate; ‘exhaust’: premature ejaculation of the essence, refers to sweating during sexual intercourse) was almost startled into a fright, and immediately closed the book in a frantic manner. He was even more embarrassed when he saw it was doctor Hu and didn’t even know where to look: “Shifu, you…..why haven’t you left?”

Doctor Hu held his hands behind his back and his head upright as he lectured Huang Xuan: “Us doctors learn the methods to saving and healing the wounded. How can we indulge in this kind of vulgar and obscene tricks? It is simply a shame to your teachers.”

Doctor Hu immediately chose to forget that he also once indulged in this kind of “vulgar and obscene tricks” when he was young, and said to Huang Xuan, “You have such talent in medicine, yet you don’t use it the proper way. It gives this Shifu a lot of heartache, back then this Shifu…..”

Huang Xuan held the book in his hand and bowed his head to listen to the lecture. Slowly, doctor Hu’s voice went further and further away and his eyelids became heavier and heavier. Just when Huang Xuan was about to fall asleep, the little eunuch who waited on him hurriedly ran in, with a very obvious expression of excitement on his face. Huang Xuan’s eyes lit up as if he saw a savior. He straightened up and said to the little eunuch: “Xu Jia, what is it?”

After Huang Xuan gave Xu Jia a look, Xu Jia immediately got the hint and said respectfully: “Yes, His Highness has called you over to shiqin.”

Shiqin!

Huang Xuan’s eyes lit up and he jumped to his feet and ran out: “Shifu, this disciple will be leaving first, please forgive me!”

Doctor Hu only felt that a figure flashed by, and then the apprentice who had been obediently listening to his lecture just now disappeared, and the excited and eager voice from outside the door almost annoyed Doctor Hu to death.

Xu Jia had already ran all the way when he came, and now he couldn’t keep up with Huang Xuan’s footsteps at all, so he had to shout from a long distance behind his master: “Gongzi, bathing and changing clothes…..”

Huang Xuan ran back to his residence and quickly washed himself clean. Then he rushed out like a gust of wind before he even fully tied his clothes. There was such a big movement here that Yun Feiyu, who also lived here, naturally noticed it. He lifted his gaze from the book in his hand, and looked with cool eyes at Huang Xuan striding towards the Crown Prince’s residence in excitement.

In the bedroom, Su Mu sat on the bed with an irritable expression, and said to the people outside the door angrily: “Has Huang Xuan arrived or not! If he hasn’t arrived, then tell him not to come anymore!”

He had been waiting for an hour already! Could it be that his thing had been stolen? Su Mu thought maliciously.

No one outside the door responded to Su Mu’s words. Instead, the vermillion doors was opened, and Huang Xuan walked in while trying his best to suppress his excitement. He said to Su Mu: “Paying respects to Your Highness.”

Su Mu gave him a cold look and said, “Come here.”

With a wave of his hand, the two doors closed automatically.

Huang Xuan resisted his excitement and slowly approached Su Mu, for fear that he would be driven out by the Crown Prince because he was too eager. But suddenly he felt his feet lift from the floor, and he was thrown onto the bed by the impatient Crown Prince.

Su Mu looked down from his higher vantage point at Huang Xuan who was lying on the bed, reached out his hand and poked at the other’s already stiff erection, the corners of his mouth raising slightly as he said: “You wouldn’t happen to have walked over here hard the whole time, would you?”

Huang Xuan’s face blushed slightly red. He moved his lower body and rubbed twice against Su Mu’s fingertips, and said, “Your Highness, let me serve you, is that alright?”

“Not alright.” Su Mu ruthlessly refused. He stretched out his hands and pulled open Huang Xuan’s robes. There was already a bit of a wet stain on the inside layer of pants underneath. Su Mu teased the other while rubbing the head with his fingers: “It’s got this wet so soon?”

“Your Highness, let me…..” He panted and tried to get up from the bed but was pressed down by Su Mu again.

Su Mu sat next to him, put his hand into Huang Xuan’s pants to hold him, the size of which was quite inconsistent with his appearance. His body shuddered, and he almost couldn’t wait to let it enter his body, but Su Mu decided to hold back this time. It was boring to go straight to the subject all the time, and one should have some fun once in a while.

Although in Huang Xuan’s view, his idea of “fun” was more like torture.

Su Mu tied Huang Xuan’s hands to the head of the bed to completely eliminate the possibility of him getting up, and then kneeled over him to tear his clothes off bit by bit. Although Huang Xuan’s physique was not very muscular, it was still quite fit and attractive.

Su Mu leaned down to kiss his lips while stroking his body. Huang Xuan immediately lifted himself as high as he could and bit Su Mu’s lips and held on to it. However, when Su Mu suddenly pinched him on his waist, Huang Xuan immediately let him go.

“Your Highness…..” Huang Xuan was like a hungry wolf who had been starved for dozens of days, wishing nothing more than to swallow Su Mu all at once. Su Mu stuck out the tip of his tongue very erotically to moisten his lips, causing Huang Xuan to keep thrusting up and rubbing his lower half against the other’s bottom. Su Mu slowly sat up and tried his best to control himself, otherwise he was afraid that he would have put that hard member into his body already.

He wrapped one hand around Huang Xuan’s thick member and the other around his own, then put them together and started stroking with both hands. Su Mu closed his eyes in combined pleasure and discomfort, feeling the sensations of having his hardest part in close contact with the other’s hottest part. Soon, pre-cum stained his hands and made the slide even smoother.

Huang Xuan tugged at his tightly bound hands, breathing harshly while saying, “Your Highness, let me inside…..”

“No…..” Su Mu’s eyes had become misted over and he tried his best to endure the feeling of emptiness behind him. He wanted to know if this body really had to be entered to calm the desire.

Su Mu held the two thick members stroked with fast movements for a while. Several times he felt that he was about to come, but no matter what he still couldn’t get past that last hurdle in the end, instead his increasingly hungry and thirsty entrance almost drove him into losing his sanity.

He had to compromise and free up a hand to send it behind him. The place that was constantly contracting immediately shyly tightened when fingers came into contact with it.

Su Mu stretched out trembling fingers and stroked it lightly, and immediately felt a current rise from there, causing him to let out a moan uncontrollably. Su Mu’s entire face felt like it was burning up when his fingers finally entered. He continuously thrusted his fingers in and out, seeming to forget that the purpose was to expand rather than masturbate.

Huang Xuan almost couldn’t help but shoot then and there as he watched the Crown Prince completely losing himself to the process of playing with his entrance. All men had an animal side after all. Huang Xuan simply held the wooden pole of the bedframe with both hands and pulled it hard, making a cracking sound.

After a while, the wooden pole broke and Huang Xuan quickly threw away the cloth strips that bound his wrists. He then instantly turned over to press the Crown Prince under him, holding his own firmness and pushing inside the Crown Prince’s entrance. And without even pausing for a moment he began thrusting in and out roughly, but Su Mu didn’t feel any discomfort and instead spread his legs to let the other go in deeper.

With every deep thrust, Su Mu couldn’t help tightening his body and moaning out. Since Huang Xuan had to bear it for so long, it didn’t take long before he twitched and spewed out his load.

Afterwards, not only did Huang Xuan not let him go, he pushed his legs to his chest and pistoned in and out more forcefully. After a while, the little Su Mu who had just finished coming stood upright tenaciously once again.

…………….

In the severe winter, the heavy snow stopped for a while, and the red plum blossomed proudly in spite of the cold, dotting the monotonous white world with red. A girl in green clothes stepped on the thick snow, plucked a few delicate plum blossoms and ran in while saying with a smile: “Fifth young lady, look at how beautiful this plum blossom is.” The maid walked to the lady who was leaning on the couch reading a book, and while inserting the plum blossom that still carried the chill from outside into a vase, she nagged: “Won’t you go for a walk? There is such wonderful scenery outside.”

Staying in the house all day and reading, was she not afraid of tiring the eyes, the maid muttered in her heart. Although the fifth young lady treated people well, she didn’t dare to forget her place, and she could only persuade her to go out and walk more while trying to bring back pieces of the outside scenery as much as possible such as these beautiful plum blossoms.

Suddenly, there was the sound of crying, and a girl wrapped in a cloak rushed into the door and plunged into the arms of the fifth young lady.

Xiao Wu put the book down on the couch, stretched out a hand to pat the girl buried in her arms, and asked softly, “Ran Ran, what’s wrong?”

Xiao Wanran got up from Xiao Wu’s chest and sobbed: “Fifth sister…..Father…..Father…..he wants…..he wants to marry me to the county magistrate…..to be…..to be a concubine…..”

Xiao Wu frowned: “You are the daughter of Father’s first wife, why would he let you be a concubine for an old man?”

“I don’t…..I don’t know…..” Xiao Wanran shook her head and began sobbing again while holding Xiao Wu: “Fifth…..fifth sister…..you must save me…..or else…..it’s better to just…..just die…..”

Xiao Wu reached out and patted her shaking shoulders, and asked, “What did Mother say?”

Xiao Wanran wiped her tears and said: “Of course Mother is reluctant to let me marry the old man, but…..but Father is determined to have me marry the old man…..What should I do, fifth sister? Anyway, I will never marry that old man…..wahhh~ fifth sister…..”

Although Xiao Wanran was the daughter of the first wife, while Xiao Wu was just a daughter of a concubine, Xiao Wanran was naturally kind and the two of them had always had a good relationship. Her official mother also treated her well due to Xiao Wanran’s face, or maybe it was sympathy for a fellow woman. Xiao Wu’s eyes darkened and she stroked Xiao Wanran’s soft black hair as she said: “Don’t worry, I’ll go see Mother first.”

Xiao Wanran clutched Xiao Wu’s sleeve tightly as if grabbing a life-saving straw, and said hopefully: “Fifth sister, you must help me!”

Xiao Wu nodded and smiled, then wrapped on a cloak and walked out the door.

In the main room, Madam Xiao had just had a big fight with Master Xiao and she was sitting on the bed wiping at tears: “My bitter fated daughter, how can the Master have her marry an old man who is about to enter the soil?”

The old woman who served Madam Xiao comforted helplessly: “Madam, don’t cry and affect your health. Isn’t it the same whoever the marriage partner is?”

“Daughter Xiao Wu pays respects to Mother.”

A female voice came into Madam Xiao’s ears, and Madam Xiao immediately stopped crying, tightly clenching the handkerchief as if thinking of something, and said to the old woman next to her: “Let her come in.”

“Ai.” The old woman opened the door and said, “Fifth young lady, please come in.”

Xiao Wu walked into the room and bowed slightly at Madam Xiao who was sitting on the couch, and respectfully said: “Xiao Wu greets Mother.”

Madam Xiao nodded, and said to the old woman next to her: “You go out first.”

“Yes, Madam.”

After the old woman retreated, she closed the door behind her. Madam Xiao sat on the couch and Xiao Wu stood in front of her. For a while, there seemed to be only the sound of charcoal burning in the room.

Xiao Wu raised her head and looked at Madam Xiao and said, “Mother, you can’t marry Wanran to the county magistrate.”

Madam Xiao stared at her closely: “What method do you have?”

“The new law promulgated by the Crown Prince half a year ago clearly stated that no one can force others to marry unless they are willing.” Xiao Wu said.

Madam Xiao frowned and said: “You plan to sue your father? And this Lin County is the territory of the county magistrate.”

Xiao Wu said: “You only need to send the county magistrate’s crimes to the imperial city. The county magistrate colluded with the gentry to obstruct the division of land, suppressed the villagers and snatched their daughters. There have been countless tragedies. As long as the Crown Prince knows this the county magistrate will not escape punishment.”

Madam Xiao was shocked when she heard these words, she seemed to be so frightened that she hurriedly retracted her eyes from Xiao Wu and said, “No, no.”

Xiao Wu looked at Madam Xiao’s wandering eyes and asked, “Why?”

“There is no why?” Madam Xiao’s voice suddenly became louder, and then lowered down. She looked at Xiao Wu lovingly, took off the jade bracelet on her wrist and walked to Xiao Wu’s side and slipped the jade bracelet onto Xiao Wu’s wrist. She said gently: “Xiao Wu, do you agree that Mother has treated you well over these years? Whatever you wanted, Mother has never said a word of refusal. Now your sister is in trouble. You can’t just stand by and watch her jump into the fire pit. Xiao Wu, take it as Mother begging you, please, please save Wanran. She is only thirteen years old. She will be widow after marrying over…..”

Xiao Wu looked at the fine jade bracelet on her wrist and Madam Xiao, who was holding her hands, laughed out loud. She asked: “The kindness of nurturing is not easily repaid, Mother, please do not hesitate to order Xiao Wu.”

Madam Xiao held Xiao Wu’s hands tightly: “You are at the beautiful age of sixteen this year. Isn’t it that much better than an immature girl like Wanran? The county magistrate will definitely like you more.”

When she said this, Madam Xiao was still very guilty. Xiao Wu’s mother had only one daughter, which was Xiao Wu, and had died a long time ago. So there was not much conflict of interest between the two. And this child was also considered to have grown up under her watch. So now that she planned to personally send her into the fire pit it also made her feel a little uneasy. But this anxiety was nothing compared to the happiness and future of her own daughter and son. If the county magistrate was arrested and the Crown Prince sent a newcomer to assign the fields to the filthy commoners who would then only have to give them a small rent, then there was simply no way they could live at all.

Xiao Wu said clearly: “Please don’t worry, Mother, Xiao Wu will never let little sister marry the county magistrate.”

Madam Xiao breathed a sigh of relief: “Very good, very good, you really are a good girl. Mother will not treat you badly…..”

However, before she finished her words, the door was suddenly pushed open. Xiao Wanran grabbed Xiao Wu’s wrist with tears in her eyes and glared at her mother and said, “I won’t marry, and fifth sister won’t marry either, no one will marry!”

Madam Xiao was about to get angry, but at this time Xiao Wanran had already pulled Xiao Wu out of the house. Xiao Wu asked Xiao Wanran, who was pulling her along, “Where are you going?”

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Xiao Wanran replied: “I don’t know, go somewhere they can’t find us!”

Xiao Wu pulled Xiao Wanran to a halt and watched her panting as she said, “It won’t even be a few days before you starve to death after running out like this.”

“Then what should we do?” Xiao Wanran was discouraged: “I can’t really marry that old man, right?!”

Xiao Wu revealed a smile and said, “Of course not.”

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The Cruel Tyrant CH 091 Peace Marriage

Nearly half of the Jin Kingdom’s army was lost in Jixue City, but there was still no truce between the two countries. Jixue City had been buried by heavy snow and could only be entered after the arrival of spring. So they were now stationed in a valley outside Jixue City.

Another battle had just occurred, the white snow was stained red with large patches of blood and piles of corpses were directly frozen into popsicles. Both sides of the battle had suffered losses. The Qing Kingdom lost 10,000 soldiers and horses, and the Jin Kingdom should be about the same. It was just that there weren’t many people left and it was estimated that after a few more confrontations all the remaining ones would be lost as well. The mountains around Jixue City were a natural barrier between Jin and Qing and if it was lost, the Qing Kingdom would be in danger.

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Shen Wei’s expression was solemn and authoritative. He picked up the tongs and fiddled with the charcoal fire that was about to go out. Suddenly, there were footsteps outside the tent, and Shen Wei immediately raised his head.

“Reporting to General, Lord Shi Nuo asks to see you.”

“Shi Nuo!” Shen Wei stood up immediately. Shi Nuo was the Crown Prince’s confidant and personal guard. Him coming personally must be to relay an important matter of the Crown Prince. Shen Wei’s heart sank. Jixue City, including the civilians inside the city, were all buried under the avalanche he caused, and this time it did not look very good for him.

Shi Nuo’s cloak still had unmelted snowflakes stuck to it, and there were small droplets of water on his sharp brows and long eyelashes. He strode into the tent with large steps and took out the paper inserted in the bamboo tube from his pocket, and began to read: “Shen Wei listen to the imperial order, you have made an avalanche to bury Jixue City without authorization and caused the death of innocent civilians of the Qing Kingdom. This crime is enough to die for ten thousand deaths, but as this is your first offence and you committed this crime with the intention to prevent the Jin Kingdom’s army from invading our country. Therefore, you are demoted from generalissimo and relegated to commander-in-chief. Whenever the army of the Jin Kingdom is repelled then you will return to your original post.”

“Thanking His Highness.” Shen Wei bowed and took the yellowed thin paper. After carefully putting it away, he asked Shi Nuo to sit down, and on the way ordered his subordinates to bring Shi Nuo ginger tea and refreshments.

Shen Wei was still depressed about having been dismissed from his post. At that time, he had acted in a moment of impulse, burying Jixue City without first reporting to the Crown Prince.

His subordinates delivered the dishes to Shi Nuo’s table, and Shen Wei greeted Shi Nuo and said: “Lord Shi has suffered on the road all the way here, please don’t mind the coarse food of this bitter cold land.”

It was indeed inferior tea and coarse food. When Shen Wei set out, Shi Kingdom’s grain and grass had yet to arrive. The letter requesting grain and grass ration support had already been sent to the imperial city. Shen Wei guessed that Shi Nuo’s arrival should also mean that grain and grass replenishments were brought.

Shi Nuo was indeed hungry. After eating a few large bowls of rice, he put down his chopsticks and said to Shen Wei: “I have made Commander Shen laugh. This official hasn’t eaten well in the past half month.”

Shen Wei smiled: “No hurry, no hurry, please use the refreshments slowly.”

Shi Nuo waved his hand and said: “No, His Highness has entrusted me to hand over the things to Commander Shen as soon as possible.”

“Is it grain and grass?” Shen Wei’s eyes lit up.

Shi Nuo nodded and said: “It’s not just supplies and rations, please come with me.”

Shi Nuo’s grain escort team did not come with Shi Nuo. Instead, they were stationed hundreds of feet away from the army barracks and no one was allowed to approach. Shen Wei led a team of people to follow Shi Nuo across the snow. Someone greeted them immediately after arriving at the station.

“My lord.”

Shi Nuo said: “This is Commander Shen, you take the people to hand over the grain and grass to these lords.” Shi Nuo pointed to the military officers behind Shen Wei, but at this moment a loud noise suddenly erupted in the place where the grain escort team was stationed, a pile of unknown objects covered by straw and cloth having exploded suddenly. The dazzling fire and flying fragments made Shi Nuo’s scalp tighten and he urgently shouted: “Lay down!” 

Everyone immediately lay down, burying their faces in the thick snow on the ground.

“Boom, boom, boom…..”

The humongous explosive sounds seemed to shake people down to their souls, and lasted for half a cup of tea. The heavy smoke of gunpowder permeated the air and after a while, Shi Nuo tentatively raised his head. Only after he was sure that there were no more explosions did he get up from the ground with lingering fears. Shi Nuo felt a little depressed and pondered why it exploded at this time despite it having been smooth all the way on the road over?

Shen Wei also got up from the ground, and looked at the huge hole with a diameter of four or five meters a distance away, and asked with a numb scalp: “Lord Shi, this is?”

“The weapon His Highness has me bring to you. It is powerful but dangerous.” Shi Nuo said.

During the severe winter in the 194th year of the Qing Kingdom, Jin and Qing confronted each other once again. This time the Jin army was miserably defeated. Among the 70,000 soldiers and horses less than 1,000 managed to escape. However, the number of casualties in the Qing Kingdom, including minor injuries, was only more than 2,000. When the statistics were passed to other countries, everyone’s first reaction was, nonsense!

Still covered in a veil, Princess Hongyun looked at the fragments of explosives placed on the table. Her beautiful eyes glowed with splendor, and her voice was as pleasing as the sound of a stringed instrument: “Keel water lift, animal drawn seed plough, cowpox vaccine, smallpox vaccine, and explosives…..” The corner of her mouth hooked up in an attractive curve. Light flashed in her eyes, and the handsomely beautiful man who she had only seen twice appeared in her mind: “How many secrets do you still have?”

Shi Imperial Palace. 

Shi Ran threw the letter aside, and examined the complete explosives on the table with deep interest. He stretched out his callous palms towards the explosives, and the eunuch became so nervous his heart nearly jumped out. He hurriedly shouted: “Your Majesty, it’s dangerous!”

Shi Ran paused and took back his hand while raising his eyebrows: “This little guy is really not simple, surprising Zhen every time. The Wu Kingdom’s hopes to cross the chaotic land and invade south may just be dashed. That million dan of food was worthily won.” Shi Ran thought of Su Mu’s handsomely beautiful face and his attractive figure, and the corners of his mouth curled up wickedly. Leaving the unexploded explosives to his subordinates for research, Shi Ran arrived at the Shi imperial prison.

Shi Qingshuang, who was covered with blood and with a deathly pale complexion, had her limbs fixed to the wall with chains. After seeing Shi Ran’s figure from her blurry eyes, she revealed an inexplicable smile at the corner of her lips. She coughed up blood and said intermittently: “Greetings to…..Your Majesty…..”

“Clean yourself up and go to the Qing Kingdom for a peace marriage.” Shi Ran said in a cold tone: “If you dare to act without Zhen’s order, your fate will be a hundred times worse than it is now.”

Shi Qingshuang’s blood-stained face had a creepy smile: “Thanking…..Your Majesty…..for the kindness…..”

Qing Imperial Capital. 

Su Mu, who received a letter from Shi Ran, really wanted to slap the letter back on the other’s face.

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This was a fucking taunt! If he really had a marriage alliance with the Shi Kingdom then the Wu Kingdom would really target him to death. These two countries were deadly rivals and although Princess Hongyun had been stirring up trouble behind the scenes, she at least did not directly go against the Qing Kingdom, nor did she mobilize the army of the Wu Kingdom to attack the Qing Kingdom. What Su Mu needed the most right now was time, not a shitty peace marriage alliance. Besides, it was not a soft meat bun who was coming for the peace marriage, but a poisonous snake! Putting Shi Qingshuang in the capital of the Qing Kingdom, who knew what havoc she would cause. Even till now, her Heavenly Justice Sect had yet to be completely destroyed!

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