Chapter 536: To Be Addressed as Empress
iao Shi again, as if to say, "How come the daughter you gave birth to isn't as beautiful as Ye Wenyan"Xiao Shi didn't understand what this meant by "wan". She thought the old madam was blaming her for...Lord Emperor, are you showing off
So, Your Majesty the Emperor, are you showing off because you've found a wife
Supreme Emperor, are you here to declare your sovereignty and tell us that the First Beauty of Lin'an is now the future Empress
Your Majesty, are you here to avenge your daughter-in-law
People were heartbroken, even those officials who had just finished their morning court and came to catch a glimpse of the Immortal Emperor's beauty while he was shopping were now speechless with tears in their eyes.
First, let's tidy up. Then, we can go before the people who haven't made any mistakes and show off our wives. Your Majesty, couldn't you please not do this Could you consider our feelings a little bit, please
It's a shame that the Emperor wouldn't consider other people's feelings. If he did, he wouldn't be the Emperor. Living for so long, always high above everyone else, the thoughtfulness towards others would have long since dissipated into the river of time.
Now there was only one thing to consider, and one person.
Ye Wenyan, when will he be able to marry
Thus, the Emperor continued walking forward, buying things as he went. Those who had not spoken ill of Ye Wen gave him silver; those who had spoken ill of Ye Wen had their stalls overturned directly. Some vendors were in good spirits, comforting themselves by saying that at least they had been overturned by the Emperor, and telling their descendants about it in the future would be worth it.
The line of people helping carry things grew longer and longer, all officials who had volunteered. Because when the Emperor came out from the Yan Hua Palace, he didn't bring many people with him, just Lian Shi and Yun Chen, plus two purple-clad palace attendants trailing far behind them.
Then officials volunteered to help, running around until the Emperor said: "These things can be brought out from my storage space with a mere wave of my hand. What use are you"
He was talking about things, but in reality, everyone understood that the Emperor's words meant exactly what they said - he didn't need any of them!
People wiped their brows, regretting their reckless actions from the previous two days.
Walking and walking, the Emperor suddenly raised his head, "Oh, isn't this the Princess Long's Mansion!"
He stopped, hands behind his back, standing at the entrance of the Chang Princess's Mansion. He stared at the plaque hanging above the gate, "Chang Princess's Mansion," pondering as he addressed Lian Shi: “Is the Chang Princess from the Quen family dead”
Lian Shi immediately answered, "Your Majesty, he is dead. He was poisoned by the Qiuhufu people."
The Sovereign again asked, "Who put this matter on Lady Ye Si's head"
"It was the eldest and second young masters. For this, I had them each pay four million taels of silver to Miss Four."
The Venerable Emperor frowned upon hearing this, "Lin Shi, are you getting senile These two dared to bully Miss Ye Si, committing such a grievous crime, do you think a mere two million taels of silver can atone for it"
"Quickly kneeling down, he said, 'I've made a mistake, I'm at fault!'"
The Sovereign Lord snorted coldly, "Tell Chi Hongfang to bring his men and ransack those two mansions for this deity. All the loot should be sent to General First Rank's Mansion for Miss Fourth. Also, bring those two to the front gate of General First Rank's Mansion and have them each receive fifty lashes."
Without a moment's hesitation, he immediately replied, "As you wish!" He then rose to his feet, glanced back for a moment, and beckoned to the two officials standing by the roadside. "You two are from Lin'an Prefecture, aren't you Did you hear what the Emperor said"
"The two of you are clever. You understood immediately! We'll return to the magistrate right now and assure him that everything will be handled properly."
The official left, and Lian Shi turned back with a chuckle, saying, “Your Majesty, please rest assured. With Magistrate Chi handling this, those two princes will be bedridden for a whole month.”
The Emperor nodded, "This is a lesson learned. If there's another time, I'll kill them outright. The Quan family's reign will be replaced."
This made Shi and Yunchen just nod, but the others were about to die of fright.
Without warning, they wanted to change the dynasty, and the one saying this was the Emperor himself! This person could really overthrow the Quan family with a single wave of his hand! Although they weren't from the Quan family, they were their subjects. During the transition between the old and new rulers, they had managed to survive. Now, are they going to be buried with the First Prince and Second Prince
Then someone shouted, "Please have the Emperor bestow death directly upon those two princes!" For a moment, everyone agreed.
Yun Chen chuckled a few times and said, pinching his fingers, "The celestial charts show that the two princes are not yet at their end. Just wait a little longer."
The Emperor didn't pay attention to the clamor of the people; he was still pondering over this Princess Mansion.
"When Northern Qi fought against the Qiuhu people and killed their royal family, did they return their bodies" He asked Lian Shi.
"When asked, Lian replied: 'Your Majesty is right. The bodies were collected and buried in the imperial tomb of Emperor Qihu. This was done for two reasons: first, to show the magnanimity of Emperor Beiqi; second, because of Princess Chang's relationship, we wanted to give her some face.'"
The Emperor wasn't pleased, "What face does she have Why should she be looked at"
After all, she is the emperor's biological daughter.
"Oh." The Emperor nodded, then said again, "What face does the former emperor have before me"
Then he replied, "There's no shame in it."
"Hmm." The Emperor was pleased. "Send someone to Qihu and have that imperial tomb dug up for me! Have the King of Qihu exhumed and his corpse whipped!"
"Yes!" Lian Shi immediately ordered the two purple-clothed palace attendants following her to go and do it. The palace attendants didn't say a word, mounted their horses, and rode away.
The onlookers, along with the officials bearing gifts, listened with horrified faces. The Emperor had desecrated a grave again, it seemed. Ancient legends weren't wrong after all; the Emperor did indeed dig up ancestral graves on a whim. Not only that, he even whipped the corpses! It had been many years since the Autumn Fox Kingdom was destroyed – wouldn't the bodies have decayed long ago How could they still be whipped
People began to scheme against the Hu Guon family, and at the same time they remembered the second son-in-law's home. Yesterday, he had been kneeling at the palace gate, wondering what the outcome would be.
Someone whispered, and the Emperor heard it. He then told Lian Shi, "Go ask that household if they want to investigate the real cause of the駙馬's death. If this has anything to do with the Empress Dowager, let the royal family give them an explanation!"
Lian Shi was somewhat embarrassed: “Your Majesty, both the Lord Emperor and the Master have passed away. Will it still be possible to find out”
The Empyrean Lord extended his right hand forward, and a red bead appeared in his palm.
The Long Princess's soul, Qian Luo's essence, has always been imprisoned. She took this spirit orb and presented it to the Ministry of Punishment. She told the soul within that if it didn't speak the truth, she would send its soul into the eighteen layers of hell and bring all the souls of its deceased husband and children to join it. She would have them, a family of three, live together in the eighteen layers of purgatory forever, unable to be reborn.
The beads clutched in her palm trembled noticeably. After a while, everyone heard the cries of the Princess: "No! Don't! I will tell you everything! Please don't torture my husband and children, I swear I'll tell the truth!"
The Sovereign Emperor nodded and handed the beads to Lian Shi: "Go!"
This time, Lian had to go himself. He couldn't trust such an important matter to someone else. So he used his light kung fu and rushed towards the Ministry of Justice. Halfway there, he heard Jiang Feng shout from behind him: "Sir Lian, wait for this minister! I'm right here!"
The Sovereign no longer walked forward. He merely stood with his hands behind his back, pacing around the gates of Chang Princess's Mansion several times. Then, looking at the officials who had followed him, he said with a displeased expression: "I saw some people from Lin'an's inner city today, and there are others I didn't see. But regardless of whether I saw them or not, I have heard things."
I heard that someone was imitating the way the young master of the Ye family chased after the palace car, and they did it very well;
Some even spread rumors about my visit to the Night Mansion for a marriage proposal, saying it ended in disaster.
Some say that the deity was beguiled by a witch from the Ye family.
Even rumors spread that my marriage to Miss Ye Si has been called off.
This is the first time in over four hundred years that I have seen such a thing!
I finally found a girl I liked, and you just blew it away
The little girl I hold in my palm and cherish, you say scold her
What a sight! The people of Lin'an's Inner City truly open my eyes.
Yesterday, I told Lian Shi that since these inner city residents are constantly infuriating me, it would be better to simply replace them. I don't have the time to civilize you all, directly giving up would be faster. So I think you should all move!
"Moving, moving house" People were stunned, and after they reacted, they all knelt on the ground, "Your Majesty, please forgive us! Your Excellency, please spare our lives!"
The Sovereign Lord coldly snorted, "This deity didn't intend to take your lives, I only asked you to relocate!"
Yun Chen smiled and said after hearing this, "Your Majesty, for them, leaving the inner city means certain death."
Then, let it be! This deity doesn't care!
Everyone wept in unison, we have something to say!
The Emperor looked at them with annoyance, "Alright, moving isn't happening now. In a few days, this deity will be holding a palace banquet. After the banquet is over, we'll switch things up between the inner and outer city! You lot, go wherever you need to go, don't get in this deity's way!"
The Emperor said, waving his sleeve widely, "All of you, disperse! This deity is going to see our young master. Oh, and from now on, when you meet Miss Ye Si, remember to address her respectfully as Empress Dowager! Let this deity hear that any one of you dares disrespect Master Yan again, and you'll all be finished!"
The Emperor is gone. Those ministers who had come bearing gifts looked at each other, sadness and fear in their eyes. But no matter how afraid they were, there was nothing they could do. The Emperor made the decisions, and none dared to defy him, for who would dare
Many people started to tremble in their legs. The inner city of Lin'an was a symbol of status, proof that they were superior to others. Once they lost this proof, it meant that all their years of effort would be in vain.
Someone asked in a trembling voice, "Have all the people from the inner city moved to the outer city"
When Yun Chen heard this, he said, “It’s naturally impossible for everyone to move to the outer city. Only those who have spoken ill of Miss Ye Si and those who have opposed Miss Ye Si need to move out. As for those who are friendly with Miss Ye Si and have spoken well of her, not only do they not need to move away, but they will also receive gratitude from Yan Huagong.”
"Oh no, it's not Ye Si Miss, it's Empress Dowager!"
>tiers, and everyone could feel that this young emperor was different from before. 。It's not that anything is obviously different, but it just gives off a kind of intimidating vibe. 。That kind of awe w...