In the stone chamber, Zhu Xiaoxiao invited Sang Ding and Qingjiu's eighteen generations of ancestors and seventeen generations of unborn descendants to greet them for the one thousand three hundred and fifty-sixth time. Only then did her anger subside a little and she continued crawling! Crawl! He fumbled around the wall, trying to find a way out.
She had been locked up here for many, many days! If she had known that she would fall into a trap and be locked up in this stone room, she would not have taken the risk alone.
But now, she couldn't beat up the stinky Ge Ge that she wanted to beat up, and she couldn't catch the evil king that she wanted to catch. Instead, she was locked up here with no food, no water, and no place to sleep. No matter how much she screamed, no one would pay attention to her. So, she could only find her own way out!
Humph! Sang Ding must have heard of her famous name, the third treasure of Shaoxing, Zhu Xiaoxiao. Otherwise, why would he resort to such despicable, shameless, dirty, and filthy means to starve her to death? No way!
She, Zhu Xiaoxiao, was the third treasure of Shaoxing! Although not very famous, but at least in Shaoxing City for a period of time, she knew that when going out, everything must be prepared for a rainy day. Therefore, she had long stolen a few cornbread from the kitchen of Prince De's residence and hid it on her body. She was prepared to give Yuyun a belly fill when she met him. She did not expect it to become her life-saving food.
The heavens really had eyes! From this incident, she knew that God had eyes. God loved good people, especially good people like her who were full of justice.
Thinking of this, Zhu Xiaoxiao couldn't help but be happy. She grabbed the last remaining cornbread and took a bite. Then, she carefully put away the remaining cornbread and carefully looked for a way out.
As she searched, she wondered what had happened to Brother Yun. What's wrong with daddy? If Brother Yun and Father knew that she was trapped here, they would be very worried, right? And Fifth Master, if Fifth Master knew that the Fourteenth and Twelfth Prince had lost him, would he be so angry that he would beat them up? Or would he mobilize the army for Brother Yun and turn the Imperial Residence of King Cheng upside down? Or could he order King Cheng to hand over the person obediently?
Thinking of how King Cheng had the awe-inspiring Yuqi force him to hand over the person, Zhu Xiaoxiao almost laughed out loud. It was so fun! He really wanted to see the face of that traitor king when he was forced to hand her over. He must be as bitter as a bitter gourd, right? It would be even better if he could punch a few more times.
Zhu Xiaoxiao snickered as she lay on the ground. Suddenly, she found a big hole in the wall in front of her. No, it wasn't a big hole. The wall was gone, and there was even a pair of feet...
"Ghost!" Zhu Xiaoxiao screamed and swung her fist without thinking.
It was strange that the ghost could scream like a man. Could it be that this ghost was a male ghost?
Zhu Xiaoxiao focused her gaze and saw a man bending over, rubbing his crotch in pain.
"My great aunt, where are you not good to hit? Must you hit there?”
"E Min, why is it you? You…are you alright? I didn't do it on purpose, I didn't do it on purpose!”Zhu Xiaoxiao blushed and bit her lip as she apologized.
It turned out that the "male ghost" who suddenly appeared in front of Zhu Xiaoxiao was Yuqi's personal bodyguard, E Min.
"E Min, are you alright? Are you alright?" Zhu Xiaoxiao reached out to help E Min up, but she was afraid that E Min would misunderstand, so she could only retract her hand in embarrassment.
Cold sweat trickled down E Min's face, but he still endured the pain and shook his head.""It's fine. I'll be fine after resting for a while! Madam Yu, are you alright?"
Zhu Xiaoxiao nodded energetically." I'm fine! Of course I'm fine. Think about it, other than locking me up here, what else can they do to me?”
E Min couldn't help but smile bitterly. Indeed, although this Madam Yu was astonishingly beautiful, she was also astonishingly fierce. Ever since he had followed Yuqi, he had seen countless battles, but he had never been beaten until he couldn't even straighten his back. If this were to spread, it would be strange if people didn't laugh their heads off.
"E Min, why are you here?" Zhu Xiaoxiao asked. How did you know that I was locked up here?”
"Lord Yu guessed that you might be here, so I came.”
Hearing that it was Yuyun who asked him to save her, Zhu Xiaoxiao couldn't help but be overjoyed." Brother Yun asked you to save me? He's fine, right? Otherwise, why would I ask you to save me? Where's my father? Is my father alright?”
"Madam Yu, there are some things that I can't say casually. In short, you'll know when you go out with me!" E Min said hesitantly.”
Zhu Xiaoxiao nodded happily and swaggered in front of E Min to escort her out of the stone room where she had been locked up for many days.
As soon as she came out of the stone room, Zhu Xiao Xiao found that the entire King Cheng's estate was in a joyous mood, as if they were having a wedding.
Zhu Xiaoxiao was extremely curious. She tugged at E Min's sleeve and asked,""E Min, which unlucky bastard wants to marry that stinky Ge Ge?”
Embarrassed, E Min said," Madam, you'll know when you go and take a look. Remember not to make a sound. Don't alert the enemy. Otherwise, it'll ruin Fifth Master's plan."”
"I know. I won't say anything.”
E Min led Zhu Xiaoxiao through the flowers and trees and sneaked all the way to the main hall of King Cheng's estate.
Needless to say, this main hall was naturally filled with people of high status. Prince Cheng Sang Ding was naturally present, and a few of the officials who had good relations with him were also present. Not only Yuqi, but also the 14th, 13th, 12th, and 4th were present.
However, what surprised Zhu Xiaoxiao the most was that she saw the man she wanted to see the most, but should not have appeared here!! Yuyun.
Today, Yuyun wore a blue satin vest and a black poplin robe, which made her look even more elegant and dignified. However, it was strange that Yuyun tied a red colored ball in front of her chest, as if he was the groom today, which made Zhu Xiaoxiao very puzzled.
Zhu Xiaoxiao tugged at E Min's sleeve." E Min, who's getting married today? Is it the smug Ge Ge?"
E Min nodded." Yes, the one who is going out today is Qing Jiu.”
"Then who is she going to marry? She couldn't be marrying Brother Yun, right?”Zhu Xiaoxiao said casually.
But when she met E Min's evasive gaze, her heart suddenly tightened. No, the person she was going to marry was not Brother Yun, right?”
E Min still avoided her, not daring to say a word.
E Min's reaction made Zhu Xiaoxiao even more confused. She grabbed E Min's hand and shook it hard." Tell me, who is the person who got married to Qingjiu today?"”
Although E Min didn't want to say it, the facts in front of him forced him to say it. He stared at the ground and said slowly,""It's Lord Yu."
Zhu Xiaoxiao was stunned." What did you say?" It's…it's Brother Yun?"
E Min nodded." In order to save you and Lord Zhu from danger, Lord Yu agreed to the conditions of King Cheng's estate, so…so I can…"
Zhu Xiao Xiao shook her head repeatedly, her eyes wide open as she foolishly looked at the well-dressed Yu Yun in the main hall. A feeling as if her soul had been emptied in an instant slowly spread from the bottom of Zhu Xiaoxiao's heart. After a long time, she screamed,"No, this isn't real, this isn't real…"
E Min, who was standing at the side, noticed Zhu Xiaoxiao's expression and immediately covered her mouth with her hand." Mrs. Yu, don't shout. It'll be bad if you ruin the big deal!"”
Zhu Xiaoxiao kept struggling, shaking her head and screaming.
She didn't believe, she didn't believe that Yuyun would abandon her. He said that he would love her forever, he said that he would love her forever, he also said that he would teach her how to write poetry, teach her how to recite poetry, and even want her to give birth to many little girls for him. How could he…How could he…
Tears silently rolled down Zhu Xiaoxiao's snow-white cheeks and dripped onto E Min's hands, causing E Min to panic.
"Madam, don't cry. This is just Lord Yu's…"
Before E Min could finish speaking, melodious music came from the main hall.
"The auspicious time has arrived. Newcomer, pay your respects!"
Zhu Xiaoxiao couldn't hold it in anymore!
She opened her mouth and bit E Min hard. Then, like a red cloud, she rushed to the jubilant main hall." Stop it, all of you. I'll beat the teeth out of anyone who dares to call for a wedding ceremony. They won't be able to see the sun tomorrow!"”
Seeing Zhu Xiaoxiao appear, Yuyun was surprised and happy," Xiaoxiao, you…"
However, Zhu Xiaoxiao ignored him. She raised her fists and punched Qingjiu while shouting,""Brother Yun is mine, mine, mine! Other than me, no one can marry him. No one can marry him. Whoever wants to snatch Brother Yun from me, I'll beat her to death!”
Qingjiu didn't expect Zhu Xiaoxiao to come and make a scene at the last minute. She was caught off guard and fell to the ground. She was punched several times on her face and body. She struggled and cried in pain."Help, come and save me, come and save me!”
Yuqi saw Zhu Xiaoxiao rushing in and beating up Qingjiu, and he was amused and cheered in his heart. He pretended to be very surprised, but his body did not move. He even secretly made a hand gesture to let the guards surround the Prince Cheng's mansion. He scolded,"Xiaoxiao, don't be rude!"
Yureng, who was beside Yuqi, also showed a surprised expression, but his eyes flashed with a mischievous smile. He said that he wanted Zhu Xiaoxiao to let go of the people, but he secretly used his body to cover Zhu Xiaoxiao and Qingjiu's figures, so that Zhu Xiaoxiao could have a good fight!
Zhu Xiaoxiao was having a great time. She was usually fierce, and she was even more ruthless when dealing with those vixens who stole other people's husbands. Especially today, the one who was robbed was her husband, so of course she was even more ruthless!
She punched and kicked Gege, who was beautiful and graceful, until her face was swollen and her hair was disheveled. Not only did her jewelry fall to the ground, but she also tore her wedding dress into pieces. Coupled with her face full of snot and tears, she was really pitiful and in a sorry state.
Sang Ding was furious and anxious when he saw his beloved daughter being beaten. He shouted for the servants and guards to come in and help. He wanted to enter the battlefield of the two women to save his daughter, but a few royal brothers pretended to be stupid and obstructed him. Sang Ding wanted to squeeze in, but Yu Li leaned on him and Yu Hao pushed him out without leaving a trace.
Yu Li's mouth was still shouting," Xiaoxiao, let go. You're grabbing Ge Ge and beating her up like this. What's wrong with this?"”
Yuyun, who was at the side, saw everything. She was amused and angry at the same time. She strode forward and picked up Zhu Xiaoxiao and shouted,"Xiaoxiao, stop fighting. If you continue fighting, someone will die!”
Who knew Zhu Xiaoxiao's anger hadn't disappeared, she turned around and punched Yuyun's nose,"Do you feel bad that I hit her?" Since you don't allow me to hit her, then I'll hit you!”
Yuyun didn't dodge and took a few punches from Zhu Xiaoxiao." Xiaoxiao, stop messing around!”
"Nonsense?" Zhu Xiaoxiao roared. You said I was fooling around? I had people lock me in the stone room without food or water and almost starved to death, but you're relaxed! You're actually pretending to be the groom here? You…"
" Stop acting!" Sang Ding shouted angrily." Do you really think I can't see through your tricks?"”
Hearing this, Yuyun's expression turned cold." Since Your Highness already knows, then I'll be frank with you. Please take off your flower feathers and come with us!"”
Sang Ding laughed." Leave with you? May I ask, Lord Yu, which law of the Qing Dynasty have I violated that requires me to follow you?”
"Murder."
Sang Ding glared at him. Then may I ask the Fourteenth Prince, who exactly have I killed that you, a prince, would need to come to my palace to investigate?”
"Wu Wenyue, the person you killed was Wu Wanjin's son, Wu Wenyue.”
"Is that so? Who was this Wu Wenyue? Who was Wu Wanjin? I've never even heard of it, let alone killed anyone. Besides, what evidence do you have to prove that I killed someone?”
Yu Li took a step forward." Me, Fourteenth Brother, and Xiao Xiao all witnessed you poisoning Wu Wenyue. We are witnesses.”
"Since you insist that I killed someone, then I'll just say that I really did kill someone," Sang Ding said rudely. Can you convict me based on this?”
Yuyun unhurriedly took out a memorial and read it: "King Cheng Sang Ding is a relative of the royal family. He should be diligent, cautious, respectful, and loyal to serve the emperor to repay the emperor's kindness. "However, King Cheng connived at his disciples 'corruption and bribery, played with power and law, colluded with salt merchants, and controlled the salt business. After Zhu Zhen, the magistrate of Shaoxing, learned of it, he falsely accused Zhu Zhen of accepting bribes, conniving his daughter to commit murder, and even tried to harm the fifth prince with poison wine. His crimes are extremely serious and his heart is worthy of death. Please set King Cheng as a model to correct the court…"
Before Yu Yun could finish reading, Sang Ding burst into laughter." What a wonderful piece of writing! I've long heard that you are quick-witted and talented. I didn't expect that when you write memorials, you are full of nonsense!”
Yuyun replied," There's no need to curse. Lord Five and I dared to take out this memorial in front of you. Naturally, we've made ample preparations." Fifth Master, bring her out!"
Yuqi nodded coldly." E Min, bring him out and make him convinced."”
"Tsk!"
E Min responded in a low voice. Not long after, he walked in with a haggard young man in his twenties.
Sang Ding was stunned when he saw the man." You…Aren't you…"
The man came to the Yuqi brothers and respectfully greeted them. Then, he faced Sang Ding." Your Highness, we haven't seen each other for a few days. Have you forgotten about me?" I am Wu Wenyue."
Seeing the dead resurrected, even Sang Ding, who was so bold, had to take a few steps back." You, you're already dead. How could you…"
"I should have died!" Wu Wenyue said. Fortunately, 14th and 12th master saved me. Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to stand here and accuse you of your crimes.”
Wu Wenyue turned to Yuqi and Yuyun and said,""Wangye, the person who asked me to poison the tribute wine was none other than this Wangye.”
Sang Ding's face turned ashen." Nonsense…What evidence do you have…"
"Of course!" Wu Wenyue took out a small paper bag from his pocket and handed it to Yuqi." This is the medicine that Prince Cheng sent someone to give me. He said that this medicine is colorless and odorless. As long as a little bit of it is mixed into the wine, it will cause the person who drinks it to burn their internal organs and bleed from their seven orifices. He even said that this medicine was unique to the palace and could not be found outside. However, because the little one felt that this medicine was too vicious, he only used a few jars. The rest of the little one replaced it with arsenical acid.”
When Yuqi heard that, goosebumps appeared all over his body. His hands trembled slightly as he took the packet of medicinal powder. Heavens! Fortunately, Wu Wenyue had changed his medicine at the last minute. Otherwise, wouldn't he have gone to see the ancestor? Thinking of this, he couldn't help but break out in cold sweat.
Yuqi looked at Sang Ding." King Cheng, what else do you have to say? The medicine from the palace couldn't have appeared in the hands of a commoner, right?”
"So what?" Sang Ding said stubbornly. Can you prove that I asked him to drug her?”
Yuqi snorted." It looks like you won't give up until you reach the Yellow River." Little Yuzi, take it out."
Yuyun nodded and ordered the guard to take out a wooden box. Then, she took out two account books from the wooden box and shook them.”
Seeing that Yuyun was holding the destroyed account book, Sang Ding's face changed." Impossible, I've already set fire to it. How can there be two more account books?" Wu Wenyue, how dare you lie to me? I'll kill you!"
Seeing Sang Ding charging at Wu Wenyue, Yu Ren and Yu Li quickly separated Sang Ding and shouted,"King Cheng, the emperor is here. How dare you kill me to silence me!”
Sang Ding didn't believe it at first, but when he saw that everyone in the room was kneeling on the ground to welcome him, he turned around in a daze and looked at Qianlong, who was standing at the door." Your…Your Majesty?”
Qianlong's eyes were filled with anger as he stared straight at Sang Ding." Sang Ding, how dare you kill me in front of me!”
Sang Ding fell to his knees with a thud." I'm innocent, Your Majesty! I'm innocent!" I…"
"Wronged?" Qianlong scolded angrily. If you were wronged, why were you so surprised to see Wu Wenyue? If you really didn't do those things, why did you panic and want to kill someone when you saw the account book? Hello, Sang Ding! To think that this one has pampered you so much, and this is how you repay this one!”
"Your Majesty…"
"Don't say anymore. Zhen doesn't want to hear it! Men!"
"Your Majesty!"
"Pass down an edict to the study to strip King Cheng of all his titles and titles and hand him over to the Imperial Clan Court for punishment.”
"Tsk!"
"Qingjiu!"
Qingjiu sat on the ground in a daze. She had long been scared silly by the sudden turn of events." Your Majesty…"
"As a princess, you don't know how to respect yourself. You actually kidnapped the wife of a minister and imprisoned her, and even went to the Ministry of Justice to force Yuyun to marry.”
Qingjiu's expression changed drastically and she kowtowed repeatedly." Qingjiu knows her mistake. Please have mercy, Your Majesty! Please have mercy!"”
Qianlong waved his hand." Don't say anymore! I don't blame you, but your nonsense is really unbecoming. I'll demote you to a princess and punish you to reflect on your mistakes at home, understand?”
Qingjiu looked at Yuyun and Zhu Xiaoxiao unwillingly," But…"
Qianlong glared." Huh?"
Qingjiu bit her lip and finally couldn't help but say,""It was Qingjiu who fell in love with Little Yuzi first. The emperor had also promised to arrange a marriage for Qingjiu, so Qingjiu asked the emperor to allow Yucheng!”
Before Qianlong could speak, Zhu Xiaoxiao said,""Don't be so smug! Brother Yun would never want to marry you! If Brother Yun wanted to marry you, he would have asked the Emperor himself. Why would he need to wait for you to speak?”
"Zhu Xiaoxiao, you…"
Yuyun hurriedly covered Zhu Xiaoxiao's mouth,"Xiaoxiao, in front of the emperor, you can't be presumptuous!"”
Zhu Xiaoxiao snorted and tilted her head." But I'm telling the truth!”
Qianlong walked in front of Zhu Xiaoxiao and stared at her with interest." You're Zhu Xiaoxiao?”
Zhu Xiaoxiao looked at Qianlong fearlessly." Yes, I am Zhu Xiaoxiao!”
"The third treasure of Shaoxing, Zhu Xiaoxiao?"
"That's right, I'm Zhu Xiaoxiao from the Three Treasures of Shaoxing.”
"Do you know why you became one of the three treasures of Shaoxing?”
Zhu Xiaoxiao nodded vigorously." Of course I know."”
"Oh? Tell me, why do the people of Shaoxing regard you as the third treasure of Shaoxing?”
"Because my father was a good and honest official, the people of Shaoxing liked him and respected him, so his daughter was naturally regarded as a treasure.”
Qianlong smiled and said," That's right. Yuqi told me that after Zhu Zhen was dismissed and sent to the capital, Shaoxing City actually went on strike for three days. They even wrote a 'Wanmin Umbrella' and raised 50,000 to 60,000 taels of silver to help Zhu Zhen fight a lawsuit. Where can you find such a good official? No wonder the people of Shaoxing love you and treat you like a treasure!”
When Zhu Xiaoxiao heard this, she jumped in front of Qianlong and grabbed his hand. She shouted excitedly,"Then my father is not guilty?"
Qianlong did not mind and patted Zhu Xiaoxiao's head." It's too late for me to reward him. Why would I punish him?"”
"Will the emperor promote my father?”
"Rise! Of course, he will be promoted. He will be promoted seven levels in a row. Let him be the governor of Zhejiang. What do you think?”
Zhu Xiaoxiao pouted." It's good, but the position of governor seems to be too big. I'm afraid father won't be used to it! Can you find someone to help him?"
Qianlong couldn't help but laugh." You little girl! Others only think that the official position is too small, but you think that the official position is too big? No wonder Yuqi and Little Yuzi praised you so much. How about this! I'll let Xiao Yuzi be the governor of the two rivers and Zhu Zhen be the governor to help me manage Jiangnan. Is this okay?”
Zhu Xiaoxiao was so happy that she jumped up and down, hugging Qianlong and shouting,""Long live, long live!"
Qianlong lovingly took Zhu Xiaoxiao's hand and said to Yuyun,""Little Yuzi, I like this wife of yours very much. I want to recognize her as my daughter and give her the 'Emperor's Sword', allowing her to monopolize power and report on behalf of me to investigate the people's feelings and eliminate evil.”
Yuyun was overjoyed and pulled Zhu Xiaoxiao to kneel and kowtow." Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty!”
Qianlong turned to Yuqi." Yuqi?"
"Your son is here!"
"How's your body?"
"Thank you for your concern, Your son is fine.”
"That's good. I'll leave the rest to you. I want to return to the palace now, you don't have to send me off!”
"Farewell to the emperor, long live the emperor!”#
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