mtl008 Chapter 125 Rebellious Officials of the Former Dynasty 56
Chapter 125 Rebellious Officials of the Former Dynasty 56
"After eliminating Xiao Xian's henchmen, the princess went to the Jingzhao prison."
That night, Xiao Yao was not the only one carrying out the operation; Ling Yi was also leading another group to conduct a cleanup.
The only difference is that Xiao Yao was purging the imperial family, while Ling Yi was purging the vassals.
There is no room for carelessness in the succession of the throne; all enemies must be eliminated.
Ling Yi will not leave Xiao Yao with the same kind of hidden danger as Qingxi.
In the damp, cold corridors of the Jingzhao Prison, a soft footstep awakened the sleeping prisoners.
Qingxi was the first one to wake up.
Even during the most difficult years of her life, she had never suffered so much.
In just a few days in prison, she has lost a lot of weight.
Perhaps because she was a member of the royal family, she was not subjected to much harshness. Apart from her pale complexion and growing thinner, she did not seem to suffer any hardship.
Such a beautiful woman, in such a frail and weak state, looks rather pitiful.
Ling Yi stood with her hands behind her back outside the cell door, looking down at Qingxi nestled in the hay, thinking casually:
If Xiao Xian were to witness this scene, he would surely feel immense pity, then hold her in his arms, gently comfort her, and perhaps give her a rare treasure to soothe her fear.
But unfortunately, she wasn't Xiao Xian.
Qingxi looked coldly at Lingyi, who stood with her hands behind her back, and said in a cold voice, "What are you doing here? Do you want to see me make a fool of myself?"
She was once the master, and the person opposite her was the servant; she could easily order Ling Yi to die.
But as time went by, she became Xiao Xian's concubine, and Ling Yi became Xiao Yao's wife.
She was in prison, while Lingyi was outside.
It was as if everything had changed; she seemed to have become the defeated foe of her former lowly servant.
But Qingxi knew that this was only temporary.
She married the most illustrious third prince in the royal family, the future crown prince who would be in charge of two ministries.
Ling Yi was merely the wife of a vassal king in the harsh and desolate borderlands!
Everything will change the day Xiao Xian ascends the throne!
At that time, she will be the wife of the emperor, and she will be the wife of the subject. Ling Yi will still have to kneel at her feet and be her servant for life.
No, she wouldn't give Ling Yi a lifetime of chances. She would eliminate this stain on his life as soon as possible and make herself the perfect wife for Xiao Xian.
Lingyi looked at Qingxi, whose eyes were darting around and who was lost in her own emotions, and didn't know whether to pity her or mock her.
She took the key given to her by the jailer, opened the cell door, and walked step by step toward Qingxi.
As she silently closed in, Qingxi unconsciously retreated and shrank into the corner.
"What...what do you want to do?" She looked at the silent Ling Yi with a fierce but weak expression: "I am a member of the Third Prince's family. If you do anything, he will not let you off!"
Even before Ling Yi's true identity was revealed, Xiao Xian had already promised her that he would change her name and bring her back to the palace, making her a Noble Consort!
Once the princess's family becomes useless, she will be made empress!
Over the years, she was Xiao Xian's most beloved woman, and she believed that her ideal husband would not deceive her!
The sharp, metallic sound of a long sword scraping against its sheath echoed in the small cell. Qingxi watched as Lingyi slowly drew her sword, seemingly trying to intimidate her. Her forced composure finally crumbled: "What are you going to do?"
"You can't kill me, I'm Xiao Xian's woman!"
"Ling Yi, you can't kill me! Have you forgotten who my father is?"
"Guard Ling, have you forgotten your father's dying wish? He told you to take good care of me!"
"Yi-yi, we grew up together, I..."
Before she could play that disgusting emotional card, Ling Yi's long sword, which she had raised high, finally fell heavily.
Hot blood suddenly stained the damp walls of the cell, dripping down until it blended with the sound of dripping water in the cell, making it impossible to detect anything unusual.
With her obsession fulfilled, Ling Yi felt completely relaxed.
She untied her thin cloak and threw it over Qingxi, covering her horrified death.
She never said a word to Qingxi from beginning to end.
In the six years she has been in this world, she has only seen Qingxi twice.
On their first meeting, she abandoned Qingxi and went her own way.
In the second encounter, she killed Qingxi and continued on her own path.
"Your Highness, the Prince is already waiting at the palace gate!"
When Ling Yi walked out of the prison, the sun on the horizon made her squint uncomfortably.
The maidservant led her horse and reported in a low voice.
Although she didn't know why the princess insisted on killing a woman at such an important time, she knew that the princess must have her reasons for doing what she was doing.
"Let's go." With a gentle shake of the reins, Ling Yi led her people to meet up with Xiao Yao.
When she arrived at the palace gate, she saw that the gate was already wide open, and the emperor's chief eunuch was standing awkwardly in front of the gate.
On this day, the emperor got up exceptionally late.
When he transferred the Imperial Guards to guard the palace, he slept in late, which was quite rare for him.
After waking up, he summoned Madam Yu to the warm pavilion, and then sent the chief eunuch to summon Xiao Yao, who had been waiting in front of the palace gate for an unknown amount of time.
The moment his imperial edict appeared, everyone in the palace knew that this war, which had lasted for five years and caused several princes to become commoners, was finally brought down by a prince who had always been detached from the outside world.
When the head eunuch came to greet Xiao Yao, he was also trying to curry favor with him.
Who wouldn't want to please the future emperor?
But his ingratiating smile gradually froze as Xiao Yao delayed his entry into the palace.
Look at what he's saying!
He disregarded his father, the emperor, in the palace in order to wait for the princess.
Is your brain still working?
Even if the decree to establish a crown prince had not been issued, His Majesty could still depose you on charges of filial impiety, let alone not issue it.
Although, at that time, it might really come to father and son killing each other.
I wonder if the emperor's troops or the Ninth Prince's troops are more numerous in the capital?
Just as the Grand Eunuch was contemplating his innocent death in the struggle between the father and son, the sound of horses' hooves clattering on the cobblestone path finally rang out.
He looked up abruptly and saw the princess arriving bathed in the glow of the sunset.
At that moment, he felt that even the black armor on the princess's body was shining brightly!
"Your Highness, the Princess Consort has arrived. Let us hurry into the palace!" He said, his voice trembling with emotion.
Xiao Yao looked down at him, then suddenly chuckled softly: "You are far inferior to your master."
That old man's ability to cultivate inner strength is far superior to this one's.
"Your Majesty, I am certainly not as good as my master. Please come to the palace quickly!" the chief eunuch urged.
As long as the Ninth Prince enters the palace immediately, he will accept it even if he is not as good as his master, or even as good as the little eunuchs who sweep the palace!
Seeing that the couple was about to dismount, they slowly walked inside.
He stamped his foot: "Gentlemen, let's ride our horses. His Majesty is waiting!"
Since we're already preparing to build it, let's stop with all this formalism!