Chapter 2 - 410,419

Chapter 410: Enthronement Ceremony

Chapter 410: Enthronement Ceremony

"Huh! This is easy. Take my dad for example. Donating some money is nothing to him. But if my dad is a face-conscious person and donates the money, and everyone knows that he donated the money, my dad will donate more frequently next time." The fat boy, who has been influenced by his surroundings, understands the mentality of businessmen pursuing fame and fortune.

"Then we can find a conspicuous place in each county, and as long as they donate, we will carve their names somewhere so that everyone knows who did the good deed."

"And...and..."

A group of children were discussing enthusiastically, and all the sleepiness they had just felt disappeared.

The emperor and Shi Xian, who also came in to listen to the class, were thinking seriously about what these children said.

Even Master Xu felt that he had been taught a lesson by these kids.

The Empress Dowager and Old Madam Shi outside the door were full of admiration for these children. Then they looked at their own son and wanted to take him back to teach him again. Starting from a young age, he will surely become smarter when he grows up.

Although these kids were hitting on all sorts of issues, some of their ideas were indeed things that those of them who had been in officialdom for a long time had never thought of.

Perhaps it is because they look at problems from a different angle. They are used to looking at problems from a high position, so the solutions they come up with are often more about weighing the pros and cons, and many times they cannot effectively solve the problems of the grassroots people.

But these children are different. Their current thoughts are free of any distractions. They truly want to solve the problem from the perspective of the people and want to make their lives better.

Master Xu recorded the ideas of these children one by one, and when he sorted out a feasible set of rules, he asked the empress to promulgate it before the coronation ceremony.

Originally, the soldiers from all over the country were instigated by others and were ready to go to Beijing to cause trouble.

Now that this method has come out, the empress promulgated the new policy.

The soldiers, who had actually received these benefits, had no time to think about rebellion.

He had already happily written home to announce the good news and was preparing to build his own glorious home.

With the successful experience of discussing issues in class, Master Xu would occasionally bring up some difficult issues for the children and court officials to discuss.

Soon, policies that benefited the country and the people were promulgated.

The common people and officials from all over the country were not only worried about causing trouble at the empress's coronation ceremony, they were even more worried that something might go wrong at the ceremony.

After all, there is such an empress who really works for the people, and they wish that the empress would be nailed to the throne for the rest of her life.

They don't care at all what the emperor's surname or name is, or whether he is of foreign descent. As long as he can make them live a good life, they will accept him from the bottom of their hearts.

******

Time soon came to the empress's coronation ceremony.

The capital of Nanling State was deserted.

Suzaku Street was covered with scarlet felt carpets, stretching from the main gate of the imperial palace all the way to the Temple of Heaven.

Both sides of the street were crowded with people who were eagerly waiting, and everyone's face was filled with hope for the future.

Three days ago, the Empress promulgated the "Nine-Year Compulsory Education". From now on, all the citizens of our dynasty, no matter whether they are noble or humble, legitimate or illegitimate, male or female, old or young, can attend official schools and receive education for nine years, and the tuition fees will be fully paid by the national treasury.

Since the policy was issued, the capital city is as bright as day every night, and today is even more so with colorful banners waving and drums and music resounding.

"Have you heard? People in our capital will be able to grow sweet potatoes and potatoes in the future."

"real?"

"Of course, I'm not lying to you. My cousin's uncle's son-in-law's neighbor's nephew works in the Ministry of Industry. He said that the Death Cave and Black Wind Village had been planted long ago."

"Really? That's great!"

"...."

Just as the people were talking about it, they suddenly heard thirty-six cannon shots.

The main gate of the palace slowly opened, and Zhao Hu and Xing'er led the golden-armored imperial guards out in a line. The sharp tips of their spears reflected a cold light in the sunlight.

Such a majestic scene would have been more harmonious if the leaders were not two children who were not even as tall as the spears.

Seeing such a lively scene, Zhao Hu, who was originally grinning, retracted his teeth obediently and returned to a serious expression after Xing'er scolded him.

Yes, yes, yes!

He is now the deputy commander of the Imperial Guards, so he needs to be steady.

In the center of the Temple of Heaven, on the ninth jade step, the Imperial Master Jingxin held a purple gold whisk in his hand, while his master and uncle stood solemnly behind him according to their positions.

If you look closely, you can see the corners of Jingxin's mouth that cannot be suppressed.

After all, one day, he will be able to turn the tables and become the master, and his master and uncle will have to stand behind him. How can he not be proud of such a glorious moment.

The head of Qingshan Temple saw Jingxin's smug look and said through his teeth, "Press down the corners of your mouth, be more steady, don't let others laugh at you."

Jingxin thought about all the sad things in his life, and finally suppressed the upturned corners of his mouth, returning to his mysterious look.

He coughed lightly, then shouted with great momentum: "The auspicious time has arrived——"

"Boom—"

When the first sound of the purple gold bell rang, the door to the palace opened.

"Boom—"

When the second sound echoed, the villagers of Taoyuan Village played music together.

(Originally, this process was to be recited by the ceremonial officials, but the empress insisted that she did not like to hear others reading in her ears, and preferred to play music, which was more lively and happy.)

When the ninth bell rang through the sky, a small figure appeared at the end of the hall with his hands behind his back and his head held high.

The rhythm of ritual music sounded.

Xiaojiu urged the system in his heart.

"Tongtong, are you okay?"

"Okay, okay, host, you can move forward!"

Xiaojiu just took a step forward when a ray of light fell on her head.

Immediately afterwards, Cuihua's pickled cabbage was carried by the wind. An eagle, a chicken and a parrot flew on one side, each holding a small basket in his claws, which was filled with flower petals.

With every step Xiaojiu took, petals fell endlessly.

There is light and there are petals.

This dreamy scene is obviously a systemic aesthetic.

Xiaojiu originally planned to carry a speaker and play disco music, but the system refused to do so.

But the system said that she was also very eye-catching now, so Xiaojiu reluctantly agreed.

Then, everyone saw the empress wearing a miniature black crown. Every time she took a step forward, a ray of light fell from the sky onto her, and flower petals continued to fall from the side.

This is definitely a fairy descending to earth.

Before the people from the Imperial Household Department shouted to kneel, tens of thousands of people outside the Temple of Heaven had already involuntarily knelt down in the direction of Xiaojiu.

Feeling the wine being worshipped by thousands of people, I felt so happy.

If the system hadn't held her down, she would have excitedly jumped to the Second Prince's mansion to pick pomegranates.

Just as she was about to step onto the last step.

A voice came from the viewing platform.

"Wait a minute!"Chapter 411: No Seal, No King

Chapter 411: No Seal, No King

Prince Ming, dressed in court robes, stood up, followed by more than a dozen officials including the Minister of Rites.

He was standing on the high altar, preparing to preside over the meditation for the village chief to ascend the throne, but was interrupted and was very unhappy.

"Who then? What do you mean?"

"I am just curious." Prince Ming stroked his beard and smiled, but his eyes were fixed on the empress. "According to the ancestral system of Nanling Kingdom, the new monarch must hold the imperial seal when he ascends the throne. But the imperial seal was stolen by the second prince not long ago, and its whereabouts are still unknown."

The officials behind Prince Ming immediately echoed, "Without the imperial seal, one cannot be a king! If the imperial seal cannot be produced, the coronation ceremony may be..."

Xiaojiu was very unhappy that his highlight moment was interrupted.

He put his hand on the axe handle behind his butt and touched it.

Everyone looked at the empress's actions and were so frightened that their calves were shaking.

Fortunately, Xiaojiu only touched it and put it down quickly.

Today is her big day, it is not auspicious to kill people.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they saw the empress take her hand off the pink axe.

Zhao Hu and Xing'er had their hands on the hilt of the knife, and Xiaojiu raised his hand to stop them.

Prince Ming and his entourage became more confident upon seeing this, and they were even more determined that one could not become king without the imperial seal.

Xiaojiu grinned brightly as he looked at Prince Ming and his entourage on the observation deck.

She is a person who will argue even if she is unreasonable. Now that the imperial seal is in her hands, she is determined to strike back with all her might.

"What is the crime of slandering the emperor?" Xiaojiu's voice was not loud, but everyone could hear it.

The loudspeaker that the system specially made for her is of excellent quality.

Although Lord Cui, the Minister of Rites of Dongxia State, is not sure whether His Majesty has the imperial seal, since His Majesty has said so, there must be a way to deal with it.

He quickly stood up and reported loudly: "Your Majesty, slandering the emperor is a crime of disrespect, which is extremely evil and cannot be tolerated by heaven! He should be dismissed from his post, investigated and punished with immediate execution to uphold the law and serve as a warning to others!"

When the officials behind Prince Ming heard this, they all wanted to take a step back unconsciously. But when they remembered that the jade seal was indeed missing, they had heard His Majesty say with their own ears that the jade seal was stolen by the second prince and its whereabouts were unknown, so they immediately stopped their steps.

Prince Ming's face changed slightly, but when he thought that the empress did not have the imperial seal in her hand, he snorted coldly, "Your Majesty, we did not mean to offend you, but we are just acting in accordance with the ancestral system. Since Taizu founded the country, the imperial seal has been the proof of the mandate of heaven. If there is no imperial seal, even if Your Majesty..." He paused deliberately, his eyes swept over the crowd of people below, "People can't help but discuss this throne. After all, it lacks the orthodoxy recognized by heaven!"

"But what can I do? I have the imperial seal!"

Xiaojiu waved her hand, and Cuihua immediately grabbed her small basket, which contained the jade seal that Cuihua had just taken out of the bag.

It grabbed the basket and flew in front of the ministers in the court, making sure that every official had seen the jade seal in the basket. It then flew to the official who kept the jade seal and asked him to verify its authenticity. Only then did it fly back slowly with its neck held high.

"This... This is impossible!" The official behind Prince Ming shouted, "The imperial seal was clearly given to the Second Prince..."

"How dare you! You dare to question the destiny in the name of the Jade Seal and attempt to shake the position of the Supreme Saint?"

Lord Cui immediately stood up and said, how dare this group of people try to cut off his path to leaving his name in history.

Ever since they saw the imperial seal, Prince Ming and his group have collapsed to the ground.

This is impossible!!

How could the jade seal stolen by the second prince be with the empress?

Could it be that...

Impossible, impossible.

No one could figure out what was going on.

Now the palace is empty and there is no other capital for rebellion. Today is their last hope to prevent the empress from ascending the throne. Originally, they were planning to contact soldiers from various states to drive the yellow-haired girl off the throne.

But that group of soldiers were almost reaching the capital, but because of your Majesty's policies, they all returned happily.

Xiao Jiu touched his small axe and said, "Hey! Today is the auspicious day for me to ascend the throne. What should I do if you guys miss my auspicious time?"

Prince Ming on the observation deck quickly knelt down and begged for mercy, "Your Majesty, please spare my life. We...we did not mean to offend you..."

Seeing that the time was almost up, Jingxin quickly reminded, "Village Chief, we have to hurry."

Xiaojiu took his hand off the axe and said loudly: "I am compassionate and don't like killing."

Xiao Jiu waved his hand in the direction of Zhao Hu and Xing Er and announced, "Drag them away, exile them to the Death Cave, and beat them eight times a day."

Jingxin's eyelids jumped when she heard this, and she almost dropped the whisk in her hand.

This is worse than being beheaded immediately, the pain will only last for a moment. But it is different once you enter the death den, you will be so busy that you won't even have time to hang yourself, let alone being beaten eight times a day.

After all, when the village chief said that we should have eight meals a day, it really meant that we should have eight meals a day, not a single meal could be missed.

Prince Ming and his entourage, who originally thought they were dead, survived the disaster. The empress was still young and her methods were a bit childish.

Both parties were satisfied with the sentence of exile to the Death Den and eight beatings a day.

After dealing with Prince Ming and his entourage, Xiaojiu turned around and stepped onto the last step, walked towards the altar, picked up the jade seal in Cuihua's basket, and held it high: "I, today, accept the mandate of heaven and ascend the throne--"

"Long live! Long live! Long live!"

Amid thunderous cheers, the imperial seal was heavily placed on the enthronement edict that Xiaojiu had written for himself.

The midday sun penetrated the clouds, and I looked quietly at the radiant, dazzling purple light surrounding the empress.

He turned around and looked at his master, his eyes clearly saying, Master, I won't have to worry about food and drink for the rest of my life.

The system that provided lighting for its host looked at the bright little light bulb on the platform with satisfaction.

After accepting the worship of thousands of people, Xiao Dengbeng Xiaojiu suddenly felt that the burden on his shoulders seemed to have become much heavier.

And below, the emperor, the empress dowager and others who were watching them ascend the throne in Changle would be so excited that their eyes would be filled with tears.

The Queen Mother held Madam Shi's hand tightly and said, "See? Changle is glowing. This must be a goddess descending to earth. It must be!"

The old lady was also stunned. She originally did not believe in gods or Buddhas, but when she saw her granddaughter standing on the high platform, covered in light, she believed it.

Her granddaughter is a fairy.

What the emperor was thinking about at this moment was when his daughter would recover her memory as a god so that he could take her to heaven to see the world.

The systematic operation of lighting everywhere successfully made everyone believe from the bottom of their hearts that the empress was a goddess who had descended to the earth, extremely noble.Chapter 412 The Emperor Gets Beaten Again

Chapter 412 The Emperor Gets Beaten Again

As soon as the empress's coronation ceremony ended, the storyteller in the teahouse in the capital city started to tell the story: "Speaking of our empress! On the day of her coronation..."

After finishing all the important work, Xiaojiu drank some wine and lay on the roof of the imperial study with his father, discussing the experience of being an emperor.

The emperor, who was carried to the roof by his own daughter, had trembling legs at first, but now he can lie down leisurely and enjoy the beautiful scenery from above.

"Dad, is it fun to be an emperor?"

The emperor thought back to his miserable life of getting up early and going to court late to review memorials, and shook his head decisively, "It's not fun! It's not fun at all!"

As if remembering something, the emperor immediately sat up and said seriously: "Changle, being an emperor is not for fun."

Xiaojiu put his feet on his knees and picked his ears which were almost calloused. "I know, I know, let the people live a good life!"

Her father and Master Xu have repeated it almost a hundred or eighty times. Am I the ignorant person? She must know that she should let the people live a good life.

"But Dad, since you know that you need to make the people live a good life, why don't you do it yourself?"

The emperor sat up and laid down again.

That's a good question. Don't ask it next time.

Xiaojiu felt a little surprised when she saw that her father suddenly stopped talking.

"What's the matter with you?"

The emperor turned his body to the side, "Dad wants to be alone!"

Wine:...

"mean!"

The emperor thought about his life and suddenly felt that he was useless.

But when he thought that his daughter was a fairy, he suddenly felt at ease.

He looked up at the sky with longing: "Changle, are there many gods in heaven?"

Xiaojiu, who was forced to become a god, also stared blankly at the sky, "Hmm!"

Although she has never seen one, she has watched TV and knows that there are many gods in heaven.

The emperor rubbed his hands and asked curiously, "Then Changle, do you have any good friends in heaven?"

When talking about this little wine, he immediately perked up, "Yes!"

"What's your name? Don't worry, Dad will keep it a secret and won't tell anyone."

Xiao Jiu looked proud, "The Monkey King, you are so awesome!"

"Better than you?"

Xiaojiu raised her little finger and said, "You're a little bit better than me."

Emperor: "Anything else?"

"Yes, Erlang Shen!"

"Better than you?"

"Yeah, it's a little bit awesome."

"What else?"

"Nezha!"

"Better than you?"

"Yeah, a little bit better than me."

system:.....!!!!

Is there anyone who can take care of these two father and daughter? !

The emperor looked at Xiaojiu with a look of heartache and a bit of disappointment, "Changle, are you so useless in heaven?"

For the first time in her life, Xiaojiu heard someone say that she was useless, and she slowly turned her head to her father.

Emperor: !!!! You're talking too much. It's over!

He climbed up from the roof in a flash.

"Chang... Changle, please listen to what Daddy has to say. That's not what Dad meant."

Xiaojiu also stood up slowly, clenching his fists tightly.

The emperor swallowed and backed away with trembling legs.

"Changle, — Aaaaaaaa! Put me down —"

Xiaojiu carried his father and flew around the palace.

Hearing the noise, the Queen Mother quickly asked the nanny to help her out of the house.

Seeing the father and daughter in the air, the Queen Mother was stunned.

The emperor also saw his mother and screamed in fear, "Mother, save me!"

The Queen Mother quickly shouted upwards: "Changle, you... put your father down quickly!"

Xiaojiu stopped only when she heard her grandmother's call.

The man was brought before the Queen Mother.

Her little face puffed up and she turned away angrily.

The emperor was supported by the eunuch beside him and was breathing heavily.

The Queen Mother was so furious when she saw the two of them like this that she grabbed her cane and wanted to beat the father and daughter up.

"Both of them are emperors, but they are still so unstable. If the people and court officials saw what happened just now, it would be disgraceful."

"Tell me, what's going on? Ghosts are screaming in the sky in broad daylight!"

The emperor finally recovered and pointed at Xiaojiu and said with gritted teeth: "Mother, look at your darling granddaughter. How can a daughter carry her own father?"

The queen mother knocked the ground with her cane in her hand and shouted at Xiaojiu, who was facing away from them and even the back of her head was so angry: "Changle, you say!"

Xiaojiu turned around angrily and pointed at the emperor, "It's useless for him to scold me!"

The Queen Mother's eyes shot towards the Emperor like knives.

The emperor, who originally thought that the crisis was resolved, suddenly felt as if a thorn in his back had been stabbed, and he stood up straight.

"Mother...Mother, you...please listen to my explanation!"

The empress dowager picked up her cane and hit the emperor with it.

"You dare to say Changle is useless, I will beat you to death, you bastard!"

"Your daughter is a hundred times, ten thousand times better than your useless father, and you still dare to call Changle useless!"

The emperor was chased around the yard by the empress dowager with a cane.

"Mother, please listen to my explanation!"

"Okay, tell me, did you say what Changle just said?"

"I...I did say that, but I didn't mean it."

"Ah!!"

"Mother, I am your son!"

"I don't have a son like you!"

"Ouch!!"

"..."

Xiaojiu looked at his father who was running around being beaten by the Royal Grandmother, and he suddenly stopped being angry. He put his hands on his hips and watched the fun smugly.

Eunuch Huang, who had rushed over to rescue the emperor upon hearing his cry, silently retreated after seeing this heartwarming scene of loving mother and filial son.

After beating her son, the empress dowager was helped back by the nanny and immediately regained her majestic image as the empress dowager, as if the person who had just chased her son with a cane and beat him was not her.

The Queen Mother took Xiaojiu's hand and comforted her, "Don't be angry. Our Changle is very useful. He is the most useful child in the world."

Xiaojiu nodded in agreement, "I know."

Queen Mother: ...

When the grandparents and grandchildren were walking back to the house hand in hand, they saw the old lady Shi coming to her old friend with a cane, angrily complaining.

The gossipy Xiaojiu curiously put his head between the two old ladies, with his ears perked up high, afraid that he would miss a word.

The old lady drank a sip of tea to moisten her throat, and then she began to sigh and complain about her son, "That bastard, he's already so old, and he still hasn't married. He found so many girls in Dongxia, but he didn't like any of them. He treated other girls like monsters."

"Now that he has arrived in Nanling Country, he thought that there was no girl from Dongxia Country that he liked, so he came to Nanling Country to take a look. But that brat ran away to avoid being seen. I don't know where he ran off to."Chapter 413 Women Can Also Defend Their Country

Chapter 413 Women Can Also Defend Their Country

The Queen Mother patted the old lady's hand in a soothing manner, "You, don't push him too hard, it will only make him feel repulsed."

"How can I not be anxious? That brat stays in the barracks every day, dealing with those soldiers every day, and has no chance to come into contact with women." Madam Shi lowered her voice, "Two days ago, I heard Wang Ermai talking about the gossip of the various mansions in the capital. There are some young masters who don't like women, but like men instead."

"Is there such a thing?"

"That's right. I'm worried that Shiro will stay in the military camp all day, and the military camp is full of men. He...he might not be..."

"It's a little strange what you said. I've never seen Silang get close to any woman since he was a child. He always liked to follow his brothers."

The more the two old men talked, the more they felt that was the case.

Madam Shi looked at the little head that was almost leaning against her chest and nodded, "Why are you such a gossiper?"

Xiaojiu looked up, a little puzzled, "Grandma, what happened to my uncle?"

Forgive her for listening for half a day but not understanding what it meant.

What? My uncle doesn't like playing with girls and only likes playing with boys.

What kind of military camp is full of men?

yes!

Why are there only men in the military camp and no women?

"Grandma, I know what you mean."

"You know what you know?" The two old ladies looked at the child who suddenly became ambitious with amusement.

Xiaojiu raised her head and looked at her grandmother. "Grandma, didn't you say that it's not good for the military camp to be full of men? I also think it's not good. In the future, the military camp should recruit many women. In the future, women can also serve as soldiers to defend the country."

The old lady and the queen mother looked at each other. Weren't they talking about Silang getting married? How did they end up talking about defending the country?

But on second thought, if men can serve in the army to defend their country, why can't women?

Women are no worse than men, take Changle for example. Is there any man in this world who dares to claim that he is better than Changle?

The two old ladies immediately forgot about Silang getting married and having children, and began to seriously discuss the issue of women being able to join the army in the future.

Soon, an imperial decree was passed down that allowed women to openly serve as soldiers and guard rivers, and that they would be treated the same as men, receive the proper military pay, and have ample opportunities to make meritorious contributions.

The streets and alleys were in an uproar, and the storyteller in the teahouse kept shouting "Amazing Stories Through the Ages".

The women put down their needlework and gathered by the well to discuss. Even the urchins on the street held up tree branches and imitated the drills. The girls' eyes became red when they saw the conscription notices. It turned out that they could also go to the battlefield to defend their country like the men.

Many families packed their bags overnight, eager to fly to the military camp immediately.

The lights in the whole city were on all night, and everywhere was filled with the enthusiasm of people hoping that their daughter would achieve success in her career.

On the roof of the Death Cave, Poison Lady was holding a whip in her hand, supervising the people who were clearing the land below.

I have to keep an eye on the time from time to time.

Every hour, she would order everyone in the Death Cave to drag out Prince Ming and his entourage who had been exiled to their Death Cave and beat them up.

The empress said to beat them eight times a day, and it seems that they carried out the order very well, without missing a single meal.

The news that women could serve in the army had just reached the Death Cave Mountain.

Poison Lady immediately went to pack her bags.

It's so boring staying on the mountain, she wants to go to the battlefield to shine.

Then the girls in the village followed the Poison Lady and ran away.

The village, which originally had few girls, now became a village full of men.

There were several men who saw their wives were gone and could not be stopped, so they packed up their bags and hurried down the mountain.

She also told the men to stay at home and take care of the children, and that she would take care of everything outside, while they could go out and make achievements and support their families.

No, is that right?

Feeling the various compliments from the people, he drank a glass of wine and chatted with the system while sitting on the dragon chair.

"Tongtong, where is my reward?"

System: 'Host, I am a system for how to be a qualified village chief. The current situation is beyond my scope of business, and this system does not know how to count it.'

The system is also worried. The host is too awesome. What should I do if my business capabilities cannot keep up?

Xiaojiu lay on the dragon chair and thought for a while, then spoke ambitiously.

"All! I think being a qualified village chief is too small. I want to be a qualified empress now."

The system suddenly understood, "Understood, host, wait, this system will go back and upgrade immediately."

Xiaojiu waved his hand, "Just don't forget my reward."

Soon the system went offline.

Xiaojiu was picking his fingers out of boredom when he suddenly thought that the New Year was almost here.

Perhaps it is a habit ingrained in my bones that I have to go back to my hometown during the Chinese New Year.

In Xiaojiu's heart, Taoyuan Village is her hometown.

She thought about it and felt that everything here was almost arranged.

You can slip away now.

*****

"What?!" The second prince looked at Changle in shock. "You want to run back to Dongxia Kingdom and let me handle your official business? Are you the emperor or am I the emperor?"

"Of course I am the emperor." Xiaojiu said confidently.

"Since you are the emperor, you should stay and manage your own country."

"No, I still have a lot of things to do." Xiaojiu had his own arrangements and was very determined.

The second prince was also very determined, "No, I don't agree!"

"I'll give you the processing money."

The second prince hesitated, but still shook his head, "Changle, it's not safe for my second brother to be here alone."

"I'll leave the Wind to you. If you have anything to say, you can just let it pass on the message. The people from the Beggars' Sect, Black Wind Village, and the Death Cave are all here. What are you afraid of?"

The second prince refused to budge, "No, I won't agree to this even if you kill me!"

"Are you sure?" Xiaojiu asked him with her head tilted.

The second prince nodded stubbornly, "Sure, I won't agree even if you kill me."

Xiaojiu clenched his fist, and there was some "friendly communication" between the brothers and sisters.

"Does Second Brother agree now?"

The second prince agreed very 'voluntarily'.

Xiaojiu dusted off his hands with satisfaction and left the Second Prince's palace triumphantly.

It's great to have a brother!

It would be even better if I had many brothers.

Xiaojiu continued to head for the next destination, Lord Cui's residence. Under Xiaojiu's diligent promises, Lord Cui patted his chest and promised that he would manage the officials of Nanling Kingdom well.

Now, Lord Cui's family has moved to Nanling State, and Lord Cui's daughter has also found a suitable job for her, which is to be a teacher in the official school.

I heard that the students in the official school like her very much.

After arranging everything, Xiaojiu finally felt that the burden on her shoulders was lightened a lot.

Alas! She was so young, but she had to bear a weight that was not appropriate for her age.

Now I can finally go back to Taoyuan Village to spend a good New Year.

When the villagers of Taoyuan Village knew that the village chief was going back to celebrate the New Year, they packed their luggage faster than anyone else.

The emperor, the empress dowager and the old lady, who were originally reluctant to leave Changle, were overjoyed when they heard that Changle would also return to Dongxia with them.Chapter 414: The Kid Who Likes to Stand on the Carriage Roof as Always

Chapter 414: The Kid Who Likes to Stand on the Carriage Roof as Always

The mighty team returning to Dongxia Kingdom successfully attracted the attention of the people in the city. When they heard that their empress was going back to Dongxia Kingdom, they were so scared that they all went out to try to keep her.

When they heard that the empress was only going back to celebrate the New Year, the people felt relieved and repeatedly urged the empress to return to Nanling Kingdom as soon as possible.

As always, Xianyan Bao was standing on the top of the carriage wearing sunglasses and a red cloak, enjoying the attention of the people in the city.

The Queen Mother in the carriage thought this was not a good idea.

With a worried look on his face, he said, "This kid, why did you run to the top of the carriage to blow the cold wind in such a cold day? What if you get frozen?"

After saying that, he quickly asked the nanny to call the naughty child down.

After a while, the nanny returned to the carriage and replied, hesitantly saying, "The little princess said, tell me, the great Biao is not afraid of the cold wind. The bigger the wind and waves, the more powerful she is."

After hearing this, the Empress Dowager and Old Madam Shi in the carriage had indescribable expressions on their faces.

The Queen Mother said worriedly, "You said Changle is so unreliable. When she grows up, she will think back to how she foolishly stood on the top of the carriage to get cold wind and said those words instead of riding in it. Will she..."

Madam Shi, who had spent some time with her granddaughter, shook her head and said, "From what I can see now, this child's temper won't be much better. When she grows up, she will still be the unruly girl who doesn't like to sit in the carriage and likes to stand on the top of it."

The two old men couldn't help laughing out loud when they thought of that scene.

On the roof of the carriage, Xiaojiu, whose nose was almost frozen by the cold wind, resisted the urge to return to the carriage in order to have a good drink.

The emperor looked at his daughter in the carriage and was so anxious that he pushed the queen who was dozing off beside him.

"Why don't you go and call your daughter down. It would be bad if she catches a cold."

The queen, who was sleeping in a daze, glanced at the person who was speaking and continued to close her eyes.

Zizi is a sensible person. She must have her reasons for standing on the roof of the carriage.

Seeing that he couldn't call her back, the emperor thought for a moment and took out a silver ingot from his purse.

He poked the queen and then waved the silver in front of her eyes.

"Go get Changle off the carriage, and this ingot of silver will be yours."

The queen looked at the silver in front of her and thought for a few seconds, then held up two fingers and said, "I want two."

One for each of her cubs.

In order to allow his daughter to get down from the carriage, the emperor gritted his teeth, took out another ingot of silver from his pocket, and put it in the queen's hand.

"Here you go, call your daughter down quickly."

After receiving the money, the queen was very active. She lifted the curtain of the carriage and shouted in the direction of her daughter, "My dear, come down. Mother will give you a silver ingot."

Hearing this, the emperor was about to say to the queen, "How could Changle listen to you if you call her like that?"

As a result, the next second after the queen shouted that, Changle appeared in their carriage.

Xiaojiu stretched out her little hand towards her mother.

"Mother, silver."

The queen decisively gave her son an ingot of silver, and then put the ingot of silver she earned into her own pocket.

The emperor was stunned after watching the whole process.

If he had known that one ingot of silver could call down Changle, who refused to come down no matter what, he should have used the silver himself to call him down, instead of giving away an extra ingot in vain.

So I am the one who was taken advantage of.

The team returning to Dongxia Kingdom left the capital of Nanling Kingdom in a mighty manner and headed towards Dongxia Kingdom.

Along the way, you can see many people discussing the empress's new policies, and their words are full of admiration for the empress.

This was different from the scene that Xiaojiu saw when he first came to Nanling Kingdom, where almost all the vendors on the street were men, and the academy and government offices were also filled with men.

The team passed through several county towns, and saw many female business owners on the streets, and even more women setting up stalls.

Also, you can see some women in the academy and the county government office.

Xiaojiu watched these scenes with satisfaction.

It's just the beginning now, and more girls will definitely find their own things to do in the future.

***

In the dark stone room, the flame in the bronze lamp flickered, stretching the shadow of the gray-robed elder kneeling on the ground.

Cang Huaishan rested his forehead on the cold obsidian ground, his voice trembling, "My Lord, the Emperor of Dongxia has recovered his memory, and the poisonous insect in his body has lost contact. He...he also destroyed more than a dozen secret stakes we planted in Dongxia, and all the children who were originally sent to the Changsheng Palace were rescued. I deserve to die, please punish me, my Lord."

The figure on the high seat was hidden in the shadows, with only a pale, slender hand resting on the armrest, its fingertips tapping rhythmically.

The voice was neither fast nor slow, without any ups and downs, but it made Cang Huaishan break out in a cold sweat on his back.

"A puppet without a thread is nothing but rotten meat and mud. The Gu breeding pool is in need of new blood. You know what to do, right?"

Cang Huaishan, who did not hear the punishment, nodded his forehead to the ground and lowered his head even lower, "I understand what to do."

"I'll leave this matter to you. Don't let me down again." The figure on the high seat said this and then disappeared.

Cang Huaishan quickly apologized, "Thank you, my lord. I will not make any mistakes again this time."

He heard that if he didn't handle the matter well this time, the master would probably punish him with interest.

Maybe he also has a share of the blood in the Gu breeding pond.

On the other side, the team returning to Dongxia Kingdom walked and stopped for several days. Finally, Xiaojiu and his group, who could no longer sit still, got off the carriage and rushed into the woods.

They were going to catch a wild rabbit and barbecue it.

The emperor looked at the group of people walking away and felt itchy. He also wanted to go.

The emperor, who was about to leave with his guards, was stopped by Eunuch Huang.

"Your Majesty, you absolutely cannot do that. The little princess and the others are all very skilled in martial arts. If you follow them in, you will be unable to keep up after just a few steps."

It's not that Eunuch Huang looks down on Your Majesty, he is just telling the truth.

But the emperor didn't think so. "Are you saying that I will hold them back?"

Eunuch Huang really wanted to nod and say yes, but he was afraid that Your Highness would not like to hear it.

"No, no, no, how dare I? What I'm saying is that if Your Majesty wants to go into the woods, you must bring more guards."

"No, no need for guards, I can go by myself. Changle is here, why are you still worried about me getting into trouble?"

Obviously, the emperor's daughter is like a deity in his heart. Although she is not that powerful in heaven, she is omnipotent in the mortal world.

Seeing the emperor who was determined to commit suicide, Eunuch Huang quickly ran to the Empress Dowager to complain.

The queen glanced at the two people arguing outside the carriage, and then looked at the group of people flying away.

He quickly jumped off the carriage, gathered his strength, and prepared to rush into the woods to catch up with the group of people in front.

When the emperor saw that the queen was also going hunting, he immediately seemed to see hope. He hugged the queen's arm and took out a silver ingot from his purse, "Take me with you, and this silver ingot is for you."

It would be a waste if you don't make money, so the queen decisively put the money into her own pocket.

Then he picked up the emperor, held him under his armpit, and ran into the woods.

The emperor being pinched under the armpit:? ?Chapter 415 The Emperor and Empress were captured

Chapter 415 The Emperor and Empress were captured

Eunuch Huang, who had just finished complaining to the Empress Dowager, saw the Emperor disappear into thin air.

I could only quickly order the guards to chase after him.

The emperor, who had no intention of entering the forest in this way, could only scream "Ahhhhhhhh".

Eunuch Huang stared in amazement at the scene where the queen held the emperor under her armpit and ran away, and he was unable to recover for a long time.

This.....Your Majesty's masculinity is becoming increasingly non-existent.

Xiaojiu and his group entered the forest, but didn't see any wild animals for a long time. They thought the feng shui of this forest was not good, so they decided to move to another place.

Then the queen, who was equipped with two motors and entered the forest, succeeded in losing track.

The queen put the emperor, who had lost all hope in life, down from her armpits and looked around in confusion.

"Where's the cub?"

The emperor looked at the queen angrily, "I... I am the king of a country, and you are holding me under your armpit. How can this be allowed? If you do this again in the future, I will fine you."

Yes, the Queen now also has a salary. In order to prevent the Queen from running away every other day, the Emperor hired the Queen to be his personal guard and promised to pay her a monthly salary.

But he didn't expect that he had hired a jerk. This personal bodyguard did nothing but eat and sleep, and if he wanted her to do something, he had to pay her extra money.

The queen quickly held her purse tightly to prevent her from holding him and leaving, but she was too lazy to hold him.

The queen held her purse in her arms and leisurely went into the woods to look for her child.

The emperor was so angry that his teeth ached when he saw the queen walking away without looking back.

Dealing with this money-obsessed mother and daughter, his private treasury was in danger.

Seeing that the queen was about to walk out of his sight, the emperor was really panicked. The road in the forest was difficult to walk on. The emperor fell every two steps. It was really miserable. He didn't know what was wrong with the queen's legs. How could she run so fast without any obstacles.

If I had known the Queen was so unreliable, I should have called Zero One.

Now that there is no one around, he should have stayed under the queen's armpit.

"Yan'er, wait for me, I....or let me stay with your armpit for a while."

The queen, who heard her employer's shouting from afar, turned around and looked at the emperor who had fallen upside down.

Thinking about his identity as a personal bodyguard, although he didn't know what it was.

But this man seems to be the kid's father, and it seems that the kid likes him quite a bit.

The queen hesitated for a few seconds and then turned back.

The emperor looked at the queen who had returned to his side, and very consciously arranged himself in a line.

It's written all over his face that you should pinch it.

The queen did not hesitate. She picked up the emperor again, held him under her armpit, and ran deep into the forest.

No one noticed the dark shadows flashing through the bushes.

The queen was running forward when her feet suddenly felt empty.

A large net sprang up from the ground, catching the emperor and the empress and hanging them in the air.

"Who is it?" The emperor, who immediately realized that something was wrong, shouted.

A dozen men in black walked out of the bushes, led by Cang Huaishan.

He glanced at the two people in the net with a gloomy look, "Emperor of Dongxia, how are you?"

The emperor saw the Canghuai Mountain below, his pupils shrank, and he uttered three words from between his teeth, "Changsheng Palace..."

Cang Huaishan looked at the emperor on the tree, gritting his teeth and looking full of hatred, and laughed even more wantonly.

When the two of them were exchanging glances, no one noticed that the queen in the net was curiously touching the net that wrapped her.

Then she hooked her fingers on the net rope and pulled hard, and she actually tore a hole in the thumb-thick hemp rope.

There was a flash of surprise in Cang Huaishan's eyes, and he immediately waved his hand and threw out a waft of incense.

A burst of sweet smoke came over the emperor, who held his breath and quickly held the queen in his arms, but gradually lost consciousness.

The last memory he had before closing his eyes seemed to be that he saw a chicken staring at him curiously with its eyes wide open.

When the emperor woke up again, he found himself chained to the wall of a stone chamber.

He tried to move, the chains rattled, but he didn't move at all.

On the opposite wall, the queen was also chained, with her head lowered, seemingly still unconscious.

"Yan'er, Yan'er!" the emperor called in a low voice.

The queen, who was sleeping soundly, moved her eyelids, raised her head and looked around blankly, but finally she felt very sleepy, so she closed her eyes with peace of mind and continued to sleep soundly.

Emperor: It is my blessing to have you as my personal bodyguard.

Just as the emperor was about to continue waking people up.

The door of the stone chamber suddenly opened, and Cang Huaishan walked in with two men in black robes.

He was playing with a small white jade box in his hand, and something was faintly moving inside the box.

"I heard that His Majesty has recovered his memory and the poisonous insect in his body has died. What a pity." Cang Huaishan sighed, "It seems that there is a traitor from the Hall of Eternal Life around His Majesty."

"No, it doesn't matter. New poisonous insects will soon enter your majesty's body. Of course, this time there will be more than one, but a whole pool of them. Since your majesty has destroyed our secret agent and we can't find fresh blood, we can only feed them with your majesty's blood."

Just as he finished speaking, a stone slab on the ground slowly moved away, revealing densely packed poisonous insects underneath, emitting a disgusting odor.

When the emperor saw the terrifying scene, his stomach churned and he successfully vomited.

I was terrified.

Changle, if you don't come soon, your father will be fed to insects.

The emperor vomited for a long time before he remembered to delay time.

He tried to look away, trying not to look at the bugs, and his stomach felt better.

He sneered, "Is this the only despicable method that Changsheng Palace can use?"

Cang Huaishan didn't care and ignored the emperor's scolding. He just turned his gaze towards the queen. "I thought the queen was dead, but I didn't expect that she survived by chance. Now she can even tear the extremely strong net with her bare hands. This strength is not something that ordinary people can have."

The emperor looked at Cang Huaishan's disgusting eyes, which seemed to want to dissect the queen for careful study, and silently made a note of him in his heart.

Later I will ask Changle to peel off his eyes and throw them into the pond to feed the insects.

Seeing that Cang Huaishan had walked in front of the queen, he was almost going crazy. He wanted to wake him up, but he was worried that the queen would anger Cang Huaishan after waking up and throw him into the pool full of insects.

Changle, where have you been? Have you noticed that your parents are missing?

The queen, who was sleeping with her eyes closed, felt that there was someone in front of her, staring at her. She silently counted down to five in her mind and found that the gaze above her head had not moved away.

I moved my fingers, but found that I couldn't move them.

The queen, who was full of brute force, exerted force and pulled the chain directly off the stone wall.

He raised his hand and slapped the man in front of him.

The whole process takes no more than two seconds.Chapter 416 The Queen Chasing the Man in Black

Chapter 416 The Queen Chasing the Man in Black

Cang Huaishan, who was slapped to the ground, was stunned for a moment, then wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and his eyes showed more interest.

Being able to pull the chain off the stone wall with bare hands does not require human strength at all, but there is no poisonous insect in her body.

He really wanted to know the secret of how a person could go from being unarmed to possessing such terrifying power.

The dark figures in the stone chamber immediately surrounded the queen.

The emperor, who was chained to the stone wall, was running around in a panic.

"Yan'er, run, run outside, find your daughter, quickly!"

When the queen heard the word "daughter", although she was not clear about the situation, she could understand the instructions.

Without saying a word, she ran away. When she reached the door, she came back from the door and stunned the black-robed man who had just been staring at her in the stone chamber. She picked him up and ran out of the stone chamber again.

Cang Huaishan, who was standing aside and planning everything, said: How could the situation turn around so quickly in just a few seconds? ?

The emperor looked at the electric baton in the queen's hand.

That thing looked familiar, with his jade pendant hanging on it. If nothing unexpected happened, it was his.

My goodness! The emperor, who found out his stun gun was missing two days ago, felt like the sky had fallen and was upset for a long time. He was planning to find a way to ask his daughter for another one.

It's easy to guess that he must have taken out the electric baton to admire it from time to time, and the queen saw it and took it away when he wasn't paying attention.

That's too much.

The men in black who were chasing the queen were stunned when they saw the person she was holding.

When they reacted, they quickly closed the door of the stone chamber.

The queen, who was about to take a step forward, clenched her fist and wanted to punch the stone door open.

Then a sword came towards her.

She was so scared that she quickly jumped back and raised her hand to block the person in front of her.

I was so scared that I forgot to bring my hammer today.

The man in black looked at the elder who was held hostage and suddenly dared not act rashly.

But they realized that although the woman was strong and fast, she did not know any martial arts, so they could only try their best to snatch the elder from the woman without drawing their swords.

The two sides chased each other in the stone chamber.

The emperor, who was hung on the stone wall by iron chains, tried to minimize his presence, fearing that this group of people would chase each other and bring harm to him.

Now he seemed to know why the queen came back. She had never played with the stun gun before, and now there was someone ready to practice with, so she wanted to try out its power.

Looking at the queen's leg equipped with a motor, the emperor was extremely envious.

The queen jumped up and down carrying Canghuai Mountain and had a lot of fun.

As long as she held the person in her hand in front of her, the group of people would not dare to attack her with swords.

The man in black chasing her was simply pissed off.

I have never seen anyone run so fast and have such great strength. Anyone who was hit by her stone would have a bleeding head.

Moreover, no one knew what the woman was holding in her hand. Anyone who got close to her would shake for no apparent reason and then faint.

When the queen saw that they were no longer chasing her, she became anxious and started chasing them instead.

The stone chamber was filled with her cheers of "I got you!"

If anyone was caught by her, being electrocuted would be a small matter, but they were just afraid that she would slap them in the face for no reason.

She watched as the people in the stone chamber were chased away in all directions.

Some men in black couldn't stand it anymore and immediately opened the stone chamber, ready to call for reinforcements.

As a result, as soon as the door of the stone chamber was opened, one saw black-clothed men lying neatly on the ground from tall to short outside the stone chamber, with blood all over the ground.

The man in black at the door quickly closed the door of the stone chamber. It looked more dangerous outside, so it was safer inside. Although he was a little tired, at least he was still alive.

The man in black who closed the door fixed his eyes on the emperor.

The emperor, who was watching the show with great interest, suddenly met the eyes of the man in black.

Finished!

"Yan'er, hurry up...help!"

The man in black leaped to the emperor's side and grabbed his neck tightly.

"Put our elder down, or I will strangle him to death."

The emperor who was suddenly strangled:???

The queen looked at the emperor who was being held hostage and was a little unsure of what to do. She thought of what Zizi had said.

"Mom, if there's something you don't understand, just watch how others do it and learn from them."

The studious and inference-seeking queen quickly dragged the man to the pool full of poisonous insects and said, "You release the cub's father, or I will throw your elder in."

The man in black's hands trembled, with an expression of disbelief.

"This is your Majesty. How dare you treat his safety so lightly and even bargain with me here!"

The queen, who didn't understand, remained silent.

Seeing the dense swarms of insects below, my scalp tingled and I got goosebumps all over my body.

"Hurry up, I'll count to five. If you don't let him go, I'll throw him down."

"five!"

"Four!"

"three!"

"two!"

"etc!"

Seeing that she was serious, the man in black quickly let go of her hand.

Then he untied the chains and walked towards the queen, holding the emperor hostage.

"If you release the elder, I will give this man to you."

After the man in black finished speaking, he winked at the other men in black in the stone chamber.

The emperor quickly shouted, "No, if you want to release them, do it at the same time!"

The queen, who was about to release the man, immediately grabbed him tightly, and then looked fiercely at the man in black who was holding the emperor hostage, "I will release him if you let me go."

Seeing that the man was adamant, the man in black had no choice but to agree.

The emperor, who had successfully escaped from danger, quickly pulled the queen away from the insect-infested land.

Seeing that the elder was no longer in the woman's hands, the man in black no longer had any worries and slashed at the queen and the emperor with his sword.

The queen, who had no weapon in her hand and could not get close to the emperor, could only hold the emperor under her armpit and flee madly.

Just when the emperor was about to foam at the mouth.

There was a loud "boom".

The door of the stone chamber was kicked to pieces, and stone chips exploded along with choking dust.

Two small figures leaped in on the flying gravel.

When the emperor saw the small figure, he finally felt relieved.

He shouted loudly: "Changle, Lao Si, hurry up, kill them! Dad is scared to death."

Xiaojiu glanced at the man in black who was chasing his parents with a sword, then picked up an axe and started chopping them.

A pile of mosaics soon appeared in the stone chamber.

After dealing with all the men in black, Xiaojiu and the Fourth Prince came to the Emperor and the Queen.

Looking at the old father who was sandwiched under the mother's armpit, his eyes were full of curiosity, "Dad, why are you staying under the mother's armpit?"

The emperor took a look at his current appearance and quickly jumped down from the queen's armpit.

He hugged his daughter and son, complaining, "Changle, why did you come just now? Did you know that Dad was almost thrown into the pond to feed the bugs? It was so scary... Hey, Changle, what's that package on your back?"

After the emperor finished speaking, he also smelled the aroma of roast duck and stared at the two bastards with wide eyes.

"When did you two find this place?"

Xiao Jiu touched his nose and said guiltily: "Just... just now."Chapter 417: Standing Up for Dad

Chapter 417: Standing Up for Dad

"Children are not allowed to lie!" The emperor looked at the child with a greasy mouth and a small package with jingling bells on his back, and he heard that it was filled with gold, silver and treasures.

Xiao Jiu scratched his head and said, "It was when my mother slapped someone in the face."

Originally, Xiaojiu and his friends were looking for wild animals everywhere, but Cuihua, who was strolling around, suddenly flew over and said that her new good friend saw someone being kidnapped.

After Cuihua asked, she found out that the people who were kidnapped were the emperor and the empress.

Xiaojiu didn't even bother to wait for Zhao Hu and the others, and immediately took his fourth brother and went ahead.

When Xiaojiu arrived at the destination, he originally wanted to come in and rescue people immediately, but when he used his mental power to probe inside, he found that his mother seemed to be having a lot of fun, so Xiaojiu decisively decided to deal with the people outside first.

As a result, some gold, silver and treasures were discovered while fighting outside the stone chamber.

Xiaojiu thought that since her mental power was always watching over the place and there was no danger, she might as well just pack up the gold and silver treasures first.

She searched all the properties in the stone chamber and put them into the storage bag. She also packed some in a small package to give to her father later.

As for her mother's, she had already made some space in her storage bag and saved it especially for her mother.

Not to mention the Fourth Prince, who saw the roast duck hanging in the kitchen and, with his sister's permission, happily enjoyed it.

Since my sister is not in a hurry, then my father and mother are definitely not in danger.

The carefree brother and sister finally arrived, one with a greasy mouth and the other carrying a small package full of gold, silver and jewels that jingled on her back.

The emperor was so angry that he almost laughed.

These two bastards, their own parents were hung on the stone wall inside with iron chains and were scared half to death, but one of them was only concerned with eating and the other was only concerned with extorting money.

Having this pair of children is truly a blessing he earned in his previous life.

Xiaojiu pulled her mother's hand and said, "Mom, is it fun?"

The queen nodded excitedly, "It's fun, I'll play again next time."

Xiaojiu looked at her father again and said confidently, "Mom said it was fun."

The emperor pointed at his neck and said accusingly, "You just want to make your mother happy, so you don't care about your father's life or death?"

Feeling guilty, Xiaojiu quietly opened the small package and said proudly, "Dad, you pick whichever you like."

The emperor, standing on the moral high ground, suddenly became discouraged when he saw the glittering gold.

It's not that he is greedy for money, really, he is just teaching his daughter how to be filial to her father.

He said with great grievance: "Changle, someone pinched Dad's neck, and the rat in the Changsheng Palace said that he would throw Dad into the pond to feed the poisonous insects. Dad is most afraid of insects..."

Xiaojiu pushed the small package forward, "That's all for Dad to calm down."

"Really...really?" The emperor couldn't believe his ears. Why was this little Pixiu so generous today?

Xiaojiu nodded proudly, "Yes! To calm Dad down."

The emperor was so touched when he saw his daughter giving him all the money she had collected that day without keeping any for herself.

She quickly carried the package on her back and said, "You are worthy of being my father's good daughter."

Xiaojiu nodded, agreeing very much.

She is very filial.

The two of them acted out a loving father-daughter scene, and only then did they have time to look at Cang Huaishan who had fainted over there.

Xiaojiu turned around and asked his father, "Dad, your friend?"

Perhaps because he had a backbone, the emperor gritted his teeth and said, "Your father is an upright man, how could he have such a sinister friend? This man is an elder of the Changsheng Palace, and those secret agents of the Changsheng Palace are his. This man is insidious and cunning, with a vicious heart..."

The emperor cursed everyone he could think of.

When Xiaojiu heard that this man was going to throw her father to feed the insects, she immediately walked over and slapped the man to wake him up.

"You are the one who wanted to throw my father into the pond to feed the poisonous insects?"

Cang Huaishan, who woke up the moment he was slapped, saw the child in front of him and struggled to get up.

Xiaojiu slapped him, and Cang Huaishan felt as if his bones were broken. His face turned pale and he roared at the person in front of him, "How dare you! Do you know who I am...Ah!"

Xiaojiu angrily dragged him to the side of the pond and said, "Let me ask you again, are you going to throw my father into the pond to feed the worms?"

The emperor was so moved when he saw his daughter standing up for him that his eyes were filled with admiration for his daughter.

Perhaps because he had his daughter's support, the emperor spoke in a rather cocky tone, "Changle, it's him. He scared dad to death."

Cang Huaishan, who was originally full of pride, finally panicked when he saw the densely packed poisonous insects so close.

"Wait, wait! I was just kidding your dad."

Xiaojiu pushed the man a step closer to the pool, "You are lying to a child! You scared my dad so much."

The emperor nodded, "That's right! Changle, beat him up!"

"No, no, no! Spare my life." Cang Huaishan didn't expect the emperor to be so shameless. He had only seen dogs relying on the power of others, but this was the first time he saw a man relying on his daughter's power.

The emperor, who relied on his children for power, looked at the embarrassed Cang Huaishan and sneered, "You can spare my life, but then tell me who your master is, where is the Palace of Eternal Life, and how many secret agents do you have in Dongxia and Nanling?"

Cang Huaishan quickly replied half-truthfully: "I...I don't know who the master is, and I don't know exactly where the Hall of Eternal Life is. You have destroyed all the secret agents in Dongxia Country, and I am not responsible for Nanling Country."

He really didn't know who the master was or where the Palace of Eternal Life was. After all, it was the master who came to see him every time, and he always wore a mask.

The emperor kicked him and said, "You are about to die, but you still don't tell the truth?"

Cang Huaishan could hear that this group of people wanted to extract information from him, so it seemed that they would not kill him easily.

He finally let go of the worry in his heart, and a strange arc appeared at the corner of his mouth.

He slowly activated the poisonous insect in his body, waiting for the right moment to kill all these people.

While stalling for time, he discussed with the emperor, "If Your Majesty really wants to know, why not give me some more time? Maybe I can remember something. After all, my head is still on my neck, so my memory will always be better. Your Majesty, don't you think so?"

The impatient Xiaojiu can't stand others wasting their time in front of her.

With a flick of his little hand, he threw the person directly into the pool.

"Long——" The emperor stretched out Erkang's hand.

However, Cang Huaishan had already fallen into the blood pool in an arc with a "plop".

The black water boiled instantly, and countless poisonous insects swarmed in.

Cang Huaishan in the pool screamed and struggled, but he saw the poisonous insects he had cultivated himself biting his flesh mercilessly.

Xiaojiu looked at the disgusting scene below.

He quickly jumped away, feeling extremely exhaustedChapter 418 Burning the Gu Insect

Chapter 418 Burning the Gu Insect

The emperor was also terrified when he saw the scene below. If the queen was not there today, if Changle had arrived a step later.

He was the one screaming in the pool.

The emperor looked at Changle who was having sex over there and couldn't help asking, "Changle, your father hasn't found out the exact location of the Changsheng Palace and who the master is yet, why did you throw him into the pool?"

Finally getting over the nausea, he looked at his father in confusion, "Didn't he say he didn't know? Why keep him if he didn't know?"

"We can find out the answer by torturing them severely."

Xiaojiu, who always has his own reasons for doing things, said, "I hate people covered in bugs, so I don't want to take them back for interrogation."

Emperor: That makes so much sense that I can't even refute it.

"What about those bugs in the pool?"

Xiaojiu thought about it and seemed to remember the system saying that poisonous insects are afraid of fire and can be burned to death with fire.

Without saying a word, she ran out of the stone chamber, then went straight to the kitchen and found some firewood.

Thinking of the densely packed poisonous insects in the pond, I'm afraid that firewood may not be able to kill them all.

So he quickly exchanged a large bottle of gasoline from the mall.

The emperor looked at his daughter who returned to the stone chamber carrying a large bundle of firewood and a large pot of pungent liquid.

With a puzzled look on his face, he asked, "Changle, what is this?"

Xiaojiu threw all the gasoline and firewood in front of his father.

"Dad, go and burn all the bugs in the pond."

"Who? Me? .... Changle, what Dad fears most is bugs."

Xiaojiu turned his back and didn't look at the densely packed insects in the pond.

"Dad, the baby is afraid too. It's so disgusting. Dad, you are an adult. You go."

Seeing that his daughter's idea didn't work, the emperor looked at the fourth prince, "Fourth Prince, you go!"

The fourth prince quickly turned his back and squatted with his sister, "Father, you are an adult now, you go ahead, I am afraid too."

The emperor glared at his rebellious son, then looked at the queen. Finally, he gave up. Forget it. If he let her go, she might end up setting herself on fire.

He could only resign himself to his fate, pick up the gasoline and firewood, and walk towards the pool full of poisonous insects.

He suppressed his nausea and poured gasoline into the pool, then lit it on fire.

When a foul smell came, Xiaojiu and his group instantly jumped out of the stone chamber.

The abandoned emperor:? ?

After he came to his senses, he looked at the stone chamber full of corpses and was so scared that he picked up his bag and ran out.

This is too much. These bastards don't even want me as their father.

Xiaojiu used his mental power to explore the inside and make sure that all the poisonous insects were killed and there were no survivors. Only then did he feel at ease and go back with his family.

Then on the way here, they saw Zhao Hu and his group squatting with a wronged look on their faces, and the emperor's secret guards and escorts who were dizzy from looking for someone.

When Zhao Hu and his companions saw the village chief coming back, their eyes were filled with grievance.

They were hunting happily, but Cuihua said something to the village chief, and the village chief grabbed the fourth prince beside him and disappeared in a flash, leaving only a message for them to wait there.

They originally wanted to catch up, but later found that the village chief was too fast and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Only then did they realize that the village chief had been teasing them when he competed with them in lightness kung fu. With the village chief's real speed, the competition might have been over before it even started.

The secret guards and escorts breathed a sigh of relief when they saw His Majesty return safely.

Kneel down quickly and apologize, especially the secret guards, it was their dereliction of duty for not following His Majesty.

On the one hand, the queen did run too fast, and when they reacted, they had no idea where she had gone.

On the other hand, perhaps because of Princess Changle's presence, they did slack off a lot.

After this incident, the secret guards and bodyguards silently vowed to be more careful and train harder in the future.

When the group of people returned to the camp again, the emperor, who was carrying a package of gold, silver and jewelry, saw the angry empress dowager beside the carriage from a distance.

The emperor hesitated, feeling that something bad was about to happen.

I felt guilty for sneaking out despite being stopped and causing a lot of trouble.

After the people came in, the Queen Mother checked that no one was injured, and then she felt relieved.

She looked at the emperor's neck with worry in her eyes, and hurriedly called for the nanny to bring her medicine.

"What happened? How did he get hurt like this?"

The emperor touched his bruised neck and then slowly recounted what had just happened.

The Queen Mother was so angry that she suddenly pulled out the Buddhist beads in her hand and threw them to the ground, scattering them all over the floor.

The crisp crackling sound startled the surrounding servants and guards so much that they all knelt on the ground.

The Queen Mother clenched her cane tightly with her veiny hands, gritting her teeth and saying, "It's Changsheng Palace again! This bunch of rats in the gutter! First they poisoned my son, then they tampered with his memory, and now they have the intention to kill him."

"Do you really think you can turn the world upside down by hiding in the dark and using these despicable means?"

"Your Majesty, write immediately! Send a message back to the capital, ordering the Imperial Guards to seal the nine gates immediately! From now on, anyone who sees someone from the Hall of Eternal Life, including anyone who has any connection with them - no matter if they are royal relatives or gangsters, they will all be killed without mercy!"

"I want to see whether their schemes and tricks are more powerful or my royal swords are faster!"

The emperor looked at his furious mother, straightened his back immediately, and replied in a steady and powerful voice: "Yes, mother!"

The emperor's throat suddenly tightened when he caught a glimpse of the new white hair on his mother's temples.

The last time the Queen Mother got angry was five years ago, and now she was furious again to protect him.

Xiaojiu looked at the atmosphere which suddenly became serious and felt a little confused.

But for the sake of face, she didn't want people to know that she didn't understand.

So he pulled his translator Jingxin aside and asked quietly, "Who are they going to hit?"

Jingxin stroked his fake beard, with an unfathomable look on his face, "Beat those who belong to the Changsheng Palace, and those who have connections with the Changsheng Palace, do you understand?"

Xiaojiu nodded with shining eyes, "I understand!"

Fighting and such, she loves it the most.

Jing Xin looked at the eager village chief and was very puzzled. "Do you know where the people in Changsheng Palace are?"

"I don't know!"

"Then why are you so excited?"

Xiaojiu said as a matter of course, "I should be able to beat up the people from Changshengdian again soon."

"What?" Jingxin was really curious. Could it be that the village chief had some inside information?

"Because I feel that I have a strong connection with the people in Changsheng Palace. I have beaten them up many times." Xiaojiu has always believed in a saying that those who are destined to meet will meet no matter how far apart they are.

Since we are so destined to meet, we will definitely see each other again soon.

From then on, she beat him every time she saw him.

She actually dared to bully her honest father again and again, thinking that she could not lift a knife anymore and that she could only bully her father, and no one else could do that.Chapter 419 Return to Qiongzhou

Chapter 419 Return to Qiongzhou

Thinking of this, Xiaojiu suddenly felt a little disappointed.

Seeing the Fourth Prince beside the carriage, he quickly ran over, got close to his Fourth Brother, and whispered, "Dad was bullied so many times before, why didn't he take revenge?"

The fourth prince scratched his head, thought for a while, and also gave his own conclusion in a low voice, "Sister, do you think it's because Dad is stupid and didn't even know he was bullied, and he still needed the Royal Grandmother to make the decision for him?"

Xiaojiu thought of his father who was stupid and poor and couldn't even manage a country. His eyebrows furrowed and he looked distressed. "Dad is so stupid, he can't make money, and he doesn't know martial arts. What should I do in the future?"

"Sister, is our father the dumbest person in our family?"

"That should be the case. My mother was smarter and more capable than my father when she was three years old."

"My mother is better at making money than my father, and she's smarter than him."

"Alas~"

"Alas~"

The brother and sister were very worried because they had a father who could do nothing.

Inside the carriage, the emperor was writing a letter back to the capital when he heard the idiot children outside the carriage chattering about how their father was useless.

His forehead was twitching and he opened the car window expressionlessly.

What I saw were two bastards, frowning and sighing.

"Yes, what should we do?" the emperor replied coldly.

Xiaojiu and the Fourth Prince looked up at the same time and saw their father in the carriage beside them.

The two little guys complained about their dad being caught, looking embarrassed.

I was so focused on the crickets that I forgot whose carriage I was standing next to.

Xiaojiu quickly pushed the Fourth Prince and asked him to explain.

The fourth prince's eyes wandered, and he racked his brains to finally come up with an excuse, "Dad, my sister and I didn't tell you, really."

The emperor chuckled twice, obviously not intending to let these two traitors go, "Really? But I just heard you say 'I' in the carriage. What? Do you have other fathers?"

The Fourth Prince, who could no longer think of any other excuse, quickly pushed Changle.

Xiaojiu scratched his fingers guiltily, "Should... should be there."

As the saying goes, where there is a sleeping dragon, there must be a phoenix chick.

Neither of them had a complete brain.

When the emperor heard this, he almost laughed out of anger.

He shouted to Master Xu in another carriage, "Master Xu, I see that we still have several days to travel to Dongxia. I would like to trouble you to teach Changle and Lao Si more in the next few days, so that they can calm down and study hard!"

Xiaojiu:!!!

The Fourth Prince: !!!

Father, are you a devil?!

The two little ones who got on Master Xu's carriage crying deeply understood a truth after this experience.

From now on, never say bad things about others behind their backs. If you have to say something, say it to their face. You will easily get punished if you talk bad about others behind their backs.

Time passed quickly amid the sporadic sounds of children reading, and in the blink of an eye the team returning to Dongxia Kingdom had arrived at the city of Qiongzhou.

In just a few months, the Qiongzhou before my eyes seemed like a lifetime ago.

Unlike the sparsely populated place in the past, Qiongzhou at this time is bustling with people setting up stalls and hearing bargaining everywhere, it is very lively.

The once dilapidated city wall has now been renovated into a magnificent one under the supervision of the Prince of Pingnan.

The skinny and pale people who were once seen everywhere due to hunger and gnawing on tree bark are no longer seen. Everyone is busy, with a satisfied smile on their face and their eyes full of longing for life.

The Empress Dowager and the Emperor looked at the prosperous Qiongzhou, their eyes full of praise for Changle.

However, as they were in a hurry to get back to the palace to deal with the people who were clearing out the Changsheng Palace and the court officials who were connected with the Changsheng Palace, the Empress Dowager and the Emperor did not stay in Qiongzhou for too long.

After taking a quick tour of Qiongzhou, he hurriedly said goodbye to Changle and headed for the capital, and told Changle to come back to the capital more often to visit his father and grandmother when he had time.

Xiaojiu felt a little reluctant when she saw her father and grandmother going back, but the reluctance was soon replaced by the joy when she heard from the clan leader that the princess's mansion had been almost completed.

The emperor looked at the heartless little Mo Ya and before leaving he specifically instructed Master Xu to supervise Chang Le's studies carefully, especially her poor handwriting.

Watching his father and grandmother walking away, Xiaojiu completely let himself go.

Once you put on your sunglasses and tie your cape, no one loves you.

This conspicuous street-drifter standard quickly attracted the attention of the people of Qiongzhou.

Seeing this familiar attire, the people were extremely excited.

"Princess Changle is back!"

"Princess Changle is back!"

"..."

The people's shouts could be heard from far away.

Soon, people from the entire street took action and came forward to ask about the couple's well-being.

They were afraid that Princess Changle would become the empress of Nanling Kingdom and forget about them, so they had many fights with people from Nanling Kingdom over the fight for Princess Changle.

Xiaojiu stood on the top of the carriage, looking like a leader going to the countryside. He raised his hand and shouted to the people below: "Comrades, thank you for your hard work. It's been a long time since we last met. I missed you so much."

When these words were spoken, the people were extremely excited.

"Your Highness, we are not tired, not at all. Thanks to Your Highness, the villagers have such a good life now."

"Your Highness, we miss you so much too."

"Your Highness, you are the deity who saves people from suffering in Qiongzhou!"

"Your Highness, can you please not go back to Nanling Kingdom? You are the king of Qiongzhou. If you run away to Nanling Kingdom to become the empress, what will we do?"

"Yes! Yes! Princess, you can't abandon us!"

"..."

There was a cacophony of voices from the audience, all praising her and expressing their reluctance to part with her.

Xiaojiu was so happy that she started to set off fireworks and firecrackers. If the system had not been offline due to upgrading, she would have asked the system to record her highlight moment that was popular among the people and take it out to admire it when she grew up.

Xiaojiu raised his hand and signaled everyone to be quiet.

Then he put his hands behind his back and made a decision that satisfied everyone except his father.

"I have decided that from now on, the people of Qiongzhou and Nanling will be under my jurisdiction. You will merge into one country and be called..."

Xiaojiu touched his chin and tried hard to come up with a domineering and nice-sounding name for the country.

"From now on, we will call it the Great East Xia! This way, we will all be one family."

The people below were instantly excited when they heard this, and shouted, "Long live His Majesty, long live His Majesty, long live His Majesty!"

The people from other states who came to Qiongzhou to do business were all envious.

Some brave people shouted loudly: "Your Majesty, I am from Yunzhou next door. Our state is very rich. When are you going to attack our state?"

As soon as these words came out, the people of other states seemed to have opened up a new world. "Your Majesty, come and attack our state. We also have money."

"Attack our state first. There are many corrupt officials in our state. We will surely be able to seize a lot of money from their homes."

"Go away and attack our state first. Our Yunzhou is right next door."