NOVEL NEXT Chapter 5: Dealing With Traitors
Chapter 5: Dealing With Traitors
Shen Nianci!
Shen Luoyan subconsciously looked at her niece.
This was her elder brother’s only child!
Looking at Shen Nianci, who was crying loudly, Shen Luoyan’s heart suddenly softened.
Wei Shuang hurriedly ran to hug her daughter, and pleaded with tears on her face: “Luoyan, we can die, but Nianci is not even seven years old!”
Looking at her niece’s tear-stained face, Shen Luoyan’s tightly clenched fists gradually relaxed.
Bang!
Shen Luoyan knelt down, two streams of bitter tears flowing down her face.
“I, your servant, accept the decree with gratitude!”
As she spoke these words, Shen Luoyan felt as if she had been drained of all her energy.
It wasn’t until Shen Luoyan accepted the decree that Mu Shun’s expression slightly eased.
“Then I will go back to the palace to report. As for the wedding date, I will notify you separately!”
Mu Shun said, then looked at Yun Zheng, “Sixth Prince, let’s return to the palace!”
“Eunuch Mu, please go back first. I’ll talk to them.”
Yun Zheng smiled faintly and said, “Eunuch Mu, Miss Shen was also impulsive. For today’s matter, please say a few good words to the emperor.”
“I understand.”
Mu Shun chuckled and left with his people.
As soon as Mu Shun left, everyone’s gaze fell on Yun Zheng again.
“Don’t think that just because you said a few nice words, I’ll be grateful to you!”
Shen Luoyan looked at Yun Zheng with disgust, not giving him any face.
“I didn’t expect you to be grateful to me either.”
Yun Zheng shook his head and smiled, “If it weren’t for your niece being too young, I would have hoped you would defy the decree, and then I would have begged the Emperor to let you accompany me to the Northern frontier to die.”
“Who wants to die with you?”
Shen Luoyan coldly snorted, wiping away her tears, and then her hand suddenly stopped moving, “Wait, you just said you’re going to… die in the Northern frontier?”
Madam Shen and the two daughters-in-law were also stunned, even forgetting to despise Yun Zheng.
“That’s right!”
Yun Zheng nodded lightly and said in a self-deprecating manner, “The Emperor has already appointed me as the Tiger General, and after our marriage, I will head to the Northern frontier! I am not seeking any merit, but I am hoping that my death will boost the morale of the Great Qing Dynasty’s soldiers…”
What?
Upon hearing Yun Zheng’s words, the women’s faces all changed.
Madam Shen’s body went limp, and she sat stupidly in her chair.
Yun Zheng was going to die on the Northern frontier?
Didn’t that mean that Shen Luoyan was destined to be a widow even before she got married?
Emperor Wen was sending this useless prince to die to boost the morale of the soldiers, and yet he still wanted to give him to Shen Luoyan as a husband?
Was Emperor Wen trying to make the Shen Family women all widows?
Suddenly, Madam Shen slammed her hand on the table.
Bang!
The originally intact wooden table suddenly split into four or five pieces.
Looking at this scene, Yun Zheng was shocked.
Damn it!
Was his future mother-in-law a master of martial arts?
Before Yun Zheng could react, Madam Shen suddenly stood up, her face filled with grief and anger, shouting at her daughter: “Bring your father’s ancestral tablet, and let’s go to the palace to plead with the Emperor!”
“Yes, let’s go to the palace!”
Second Sister-in-law Ye Zi also let out a loud angry cry.
She had barely married Shen Luoyan’s second brother when he rushed off to the Northern frontier battlefield.
The living went, the dead returned!
She knew how bitter it was to be a young widow.
She absolutely did not want Shen Luoyan to follow in her footsteps.
She would do whatever it took to make the Emperor revoke the decree!
“It’s no use.”
Wei Xue shook her head, her face filled with bitterness, saying: “Don’t you understand? The Emperor is clearly trying to make Luoyan give birth to an heir for his son…”
“I’d rather die than give him an heir!”
Shen Luoyan glared at Yun Zheng in anger.
“Die, then!”
Yun Zheng shook his head, looking at Shen Luoyan with a serious expression, “Anyway, if you want to die, why not come with me to the Northern frontier to die? We can be companions in the underworld!”
“……”
Shen Luoyan’s pretty face twitched constantly, and she shouted with disgust: “Who wants to be companions with you? Even if I die, I won’t die with you!”
What’s going on?
This silly girl!
She actually believed what I said?
Her intelligence doesn’t seem to be very high, does it?
Yun Zheng secretly laughed to himself and continued to tease her, “If we both die, I estimate that the Emperor will order us to be buried together!”
Listening to Yun Zheng’s words, Shen Luoyan’s face twitched even more.
She can’t even escape this useless prince in death?
“Alright.”
Yun Zheng slowly stood up, seriously advising, “The Emperor’s mind is made up, and our dynasty is currently in a tumultuous period. You should just give up and not bother going to plead with the Emperor.”
After saying that, Yun Zheng left.
He had already warned them, after all.
If they didn’t listen and insisted on going to plead with the Emperor, they would only have themselves to blame when things went wrong!
…
After leaving the Shen Family, Yun Zheng quickly returned to Bibo Courtyard.
When he arrived at the door, he discovered that the guards had been replaced.
What was going on?
“Greetings, Sixth Prince!”
As Yun Zheng was lost in thought, the two guards gave him a salute.
Yun Zheng looked at them in confusion, “You are…”
Zhou Mi bowed, “We are from the Imperial Guard, and from today on, we are your guards, Sixth Prince.”
Imperial Guard?
Yun Zheng’s heart skipped a beat.
Was this an arrangement made by Emperor Wen to keep an eye on him?
Or was Emperor Wen worried that Yun Li and Concubine Shu would pose a threat to him, and so he had arranged for the Imperial Guard to replace his original guards?
Or was it both?
“Oh.”
Yun Zheng quickly composed himself and asked, “What are your names?”
“Zhou Mi.”
“Gao Guang!”
“Then I’ll trouble you both.”
Yun Zheng nodded slightly.
The two guards hastily shook their heads.
As Yun Zheng entered the courtyard, the several palace maids inside looked at each other nervously and then quickly came over to offer their services.
“Get out of my sight!”
Yun Zheng glared at several palace maids, his face cold as frost, and said, “All of you, kneel down and slap your own faces. You’ll stop when I tell you to stop!”
He wasn’t afraid of others discovering his unusual behavior.
As a prince, he had a fiery temper, and it was only natural.
If he didn’t discipline this bunch of good-for-nothings, that would be a real problem.
Even the most tolerant person couldn’t tolerate this level of disobedience.
However, he could only discipline them, not show his anger openly.
Otherwise, it would arouse suspicion.
Upon hearing Yun Zheng’s words, the palace maids were terrified and hastily knelt down, “Plop, plop, plop.”
“Your Highness, please forgive us, we were forced to do it!”
“Please spare our lives, Your Highness!”
“Please have mercy on us…”
The women were scared to death.
They knew what they had done, and they knew it in their hearts.
It was just that they never expected this useless prince to be so ruthless, yet still manage to return unscathed.
Yun Zheng gave the palace maids a cold glance and shouted, “Gao Bing!”
“Here!” Gao Bing hurried in.
Yun Zheng gazed at the palace maids indifferently and ordered, “Guard them here. If anyone dares not to slap their own face hard enough, you’ll take care of it!”
“Yes, sir!” Gao Bing acknowledged the order.
The palace maids were terrified, and no longer dared to beg for mercy. They hastily began to slap their own faces.
Slap, slap, slap…
The sound of slapping echoed throughout the Bibo Courtyard…