Chapter 88 Do you dare to go against me?
Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the Wanshou Terrace has been decorated with a new look. Red palace lanterns and various lanterns are scattered here and there, just waiting to be lit after dark to celebrate the reunion of the world.
Xiao Qian ignored the officials who came out to greet him and took Xiao Baojing and others directly to the bottom of Wanshou Tower.
The leading official showed fear on his face and told the little eunuch behind him: "Go and invite the fourth princess!"
As the iron gate opened, the strong smell of cinders hit our nostrils.
The big fireball still hung high on the dome, lighting up the ground day and night, urging the spirits to work endlessly.
The mechanical gears rotated slowly, and the emaciated monsters, all covered with injuries, carried baskets of coal that were taller than a human being, and worked in disgrace. From time to time, they were whipped viciously by the overseers, who poked their backs and insulted them. They are pigs who only eat and do not work.
Xiao Qian looked at them, his hands hanging by his legs clenched secretly.
His face, as bright as the moonlight, was filled with unbearable expressions.
Xiao Baojing whispered to Shang Bingjiu: "These people are really bad. I only worked here for one day and it was too much. They even whipped me!"
Shang Bingjiu touched her head and coaxed her: "The little princess is so pitiful. These people are so bad, they should be thrown into the furnace."
The palm of his hand gently caressed the girl's head, as if stroking a small flower.
Xiao Baojing's cheeks were red, as if he had found someone to support him, his back was straight, and he said softly, "That's right!"
As he was talking, there was movement behind him. It was Xiao Nanjia who was surrounded by close officials.
Her red lips parted slightly: "Brother Emperor."
Xiao Qian's eyes were cold and stern: "You were ordered to build the Wanshou Pavilion, and you recruited spirits to do the work over the years. I thought you had resolved your knot, but I didn't expect that you actually used the recruitment scam to trick them into a place like this! You tell me Gu, how many monsters have died under your hands in the past few years? A thousand? ”
Xiao Nanjia said calmly: "Four thousand and thirty-nine."
There was silence.
Xiao Nanjia suddenly curved her red lips and repeated: "In the past few years, the number of spirits that have died in my hands has totaled 4,039."
Xiao Qian's face turned livid: "Xiao Nanjia!"
"Those who are not from my race must have different hearts." Xiao Nanjia said in a very cold tone, "There are a certain number of mountains, rivers, lakes, seas, ores and fields in the world. Since the resources are limited, then priority should be given to the human race, why should they be allocated to the monster race? ? Monsters, deceitful and cruel, should have disappeared from this world long ago. Don’t you understand this since you were a child?”
"The king is entrusted by heaven to take care of all living things in the world, not just the human race." Xiao Qian confronted her, "If resources are limited, then the king should consider how to expand the resources, such as increasing the harvest of the fields. For example, study the efficiency of ore utilization, rather than simply and crudely slaughtering aliens!”
Xiao Nanjia seemed to be smiling but not smiling: "Unfortunately, this is just the idea of the emperor. My father and I have the same idea. They are monsters and do not deserve to live in the world."
Xiao Qian took a deep breath: "Your inner knot has evolved into an inner demon——"
"I know very well what I am doing, and I don't need you to lecture me!" Xiao Nanjia interrupted him coldly, with contempt and sarcasm in his eyes, "After all, a man who married a demon does not seem qualified to lecture me."
Xiao Baojing's pupils dilated.
Marry a demon as your wife?
Is the princess in Wendao Academy a demon?
Xiao Qian was silent, turned to the group of officials, and ordered: "Immediately release all the spirits here, and allocate funds from the treasury to compensate for all their losses."
The officials did not respond and only glanced at Xiao Nanjia furtively.
Seeing that Xiao Nanjia was silent, they went to do it quietly.
After learning that they could go home, the spirits present burst into excited cheers and lined up to receive the compensation.
The calligraphy boy adopted the little firecrackers and bowed gratefully to Xiao Baojing.
Jun Baojie also bowed to Xiao Baojing and saluted: "Xiao Baojing, I'm going home too. I've been away from home for two years, and this year I want to accompany my mother-in-law to celebrate the New Year. Thank you for helping my mother-in-law harvest the rice, and thank you for standing up for us to redress our grievances!"
Xiao Baojing waved his hands in embarrassment: "What's the point? You've helped me a lot too! As people in the world, we only pay attention to the word 'righteousness'!"
The spirits gradually disappeared.
A ray of golden merit quietly blended into Xiao Baojing's body. She stretched her body and heard Xiao Qian say to Xiao Nanjia: "I heard that the jade stones shipped from Jiange were tampered with."
Xiao Nanjia glanced at Xiao Baojing: "Brother, did you listen to what this little monster said?"
Xiao Qian was noncommittal.
Xiao Nanjia lowered her eyebrows and lowered her eyes, smiling slightly: "Get the jade from Jiange."
The confidant officials under his command quickly brought a few pieces of jade.
Xiao Nanjia: "Brother, please check."
Xiao Qian's followers immediately stepped forward and crushed the jade, but found nothing strange.
The official smiled and said: "These pieces of jade are all taken from the walls of Wanshou Tower. If His Royal Highness is still worried, you can send someone to check a few more pieces yourself. Even if you want to check all the jade, Wei Chen also dares to say that there is absolutely no problem with these jade stones! Her Royal Highness has worked hard day and night to supervise the construction of Wanshou Tower. There will definitely be no problems with the jade stones in her hands!”
Xiao Nanjia pondered: "Why, the emperor listened to the evildoer's slander, but refused to believe my biological sister?"
Xiao Qian's gentle and handsome face was full of complex expressions.
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Xiao Baojing bit her lip.
She clearly heard clearly that Xiao Nanjia and Chaoyuan had manipulated the jade to blow up the Wanshou Tower today and kill the emperor and all the civil and military officials!
But...
She glanced at the jade fragments on the ground and was speechless for a moment.
Xiao Nanjia refused to give up and called out coldly: "Chaoyuan."
A mysterious black figure appeared in front of everyone.
The young Imperial Master wears a mask with a painted fox face that looks sad and crying. He has broad shoulders, strong waist, and thin bones. His slightly curly high ponytail is scattered at the back of his waist, like a narrow knife unsheathed.
Xiao Nanjia stared at Xiao Baojing, his tone indifferent: "Chaoyuan, someone complained to the emperor brother, saying that you and I were unfavorable to the supervisor. In your opinion, what should be the crime of false accusation?"
Her eyes seemed to be looking at a dead thing.
Xiao Baojing was a little scared.
This is really her fault.
There is evidence to prove what happened to the spirits, but there is no conclusive physical or personal evidence for the rebellion.
She was nervous when Shang Bingjiu suddenly intertwined his fingers with hers.
The young man in Taoist robes and hairpin bowed his head: "Don't be afraid, little princess."
Warm breath blew in his ears.
Xiao Baojing felt a little itchy and couldn't help shrinking his neck shyly.
In the eyes of others, it was an extremely intimate scene.
Shang Bingjiu looked at Chaoyuan with a smile and asked, "Do you want to go against me?"
He was obviously just a salesman walking around the streets, and he even carried a basket of junk goods.
Mingming always had a smile with foxy eyes, and he always looked like a harmless young man with red lips, white teeth and white teeth.
But his voice became clearer and deeper, as if it was gibbering from afar, carrying a huge amount of terrifying pressure, crushing people's shoulders and bending their knees in this dark underground.
He looked directly at Chaoyuan: "Do you dare to go against me?"
(End of chapter)