Your Majesty, Please Stop!

Chapter 242: Prince Su Wuji of Nanli County

Ruyi Scepter District.

At the mouth of the Xuanling River, a painted boat had just passed by, and a wet figure sprang out of the water. After looking around, the figure hid in a stone cave along the riverbank, took off their clothes, messed up their hair, and leaped onto the street.

It was Xin Zhuo!

At the end of the cave was a winding bend that led to this river bay.

Across the street was the Qiyun Tower where Xin Zhuo and Jiang Yugui had encountered Ying Jianying when they came to find Jiang Yuer. It had now been rebuilt and was even more prosperous and magnificent than before.

Unfortunately, while they had once come here in luxurious carriages and beautiful clothes to have fun, now standing in front of it felt like being a stray dog.

Xin Zhuo watched for a while, and suddenly he thought of A Dream of Red Mansions. He inexplicably understood Jia Baoyu's state of mind— all the glory and wealth, tall buildings and grand mansions were just fleeting clouds, a dream in the Southern Ko.

In fact, since he had left the Jiang family, he had countless ways to slip out of the city. From now on, he could fly freely under the sky.

In a city with five to six million people, it was difficult to catch one person. He had interacted with many Venerables and was absolutely confident in escaping. Unless an Earth Immortal personally intervened.

But his heart was filled with infinite melancholy!

At this moment, the sound of urgent horse hooves suddenly came from a distance. A few hundred soldiers dressed in black armor, exuding a murderous aura, escorted two carriages. One was a seven-horse carriage, and the other was a familiar... four-horse carriage.

It was Su Miaojin's carriage!

Su Miaojin...

Xin Zhuo actually had countless words he wanted to say to her, but he couldn't say them, couldn't utter a word.

But...

Was that seven-horse carriage... Prince Su Wuji of Nanli County?

He inexplicably remembered his mother's words about "taking advantage of the situation."

In a moment of impulse, he flashed to the second floor of a brothel, casually put on the robe of a wealthy man who had indulged in debauchery during the day, and put on his hat. He then headed straight for Su Miaojin and her father's carriage.

Looking at the direction the carriage was heading, it seemed somewhat familiar, and then increasingly familiar. It was none other than the Jiang family's location.

Xin Zhuo hesitated. He had just managed to escape, and now he was running back?

So, what was the intention of this Prince Su Wuji? Was he going to help the Jiang family? With his abilities, could he compete with the emperor?

In doubt, Su Wuji and his daughter's carriage had already arrived outside the main gate of the Jiang family on Qianfang Street and stopped. Xin Zhuo wondered what they were planning to do.

At this moment, the surroundings of the Jiang family's main gate were already crowded with officials and experts from various departments of the court, making it impossible to move.

Inside, it seemed that a woman's voice was angrily saying something.

Xin Zhuo pondered for a moment, his figure flickered strangely, and he arrived at the top floor of the tallest building nearby, overlooking the scene from above.

In the courtyard, Jiang Yong Venerable, Chanyi, and fifty-six Grand Great Masters, nearly a hundred Half-step Grand Great Masters, and hundreds of Venerable puppets were sitting cross-legged on the rooftops.

A terrifying aura enveloped the entire Jiang family's courtyard, and the clouds in the sky rolled as if in thunderous anger.

This was a terrifying power that could turn the entire capital upside down, even if it meant breaking the net and dying like a fish.

The court feared the Jiang family, and these puppets definitely played a significant role in it.

From this, it could be seen that the Jiang family's centuries-old heritage was not just an empty name.

Xin Zhuo pinched his brow and realized he had been careless. He had rushed out too hastily and forgotten about these puppets. If he had brought a hundred or so Venerable puppets with him, could he have easily killed his way out of the capital?

In the courtyard below, dozens of court officials with gloomy expressions stood solemnly under the leadership of an old eunuch with white hair and a general in his sixties.

On the other side were Princess Chang of Zhengguo, Princess Liyang, Princess Feihuang, and other ladies, as well as Jiang Yugui, Jiang Yuqi, Jiang Nüying, and others.

Looking at the group of people behind them, Xin Zhuo's heart sank. Murong Xiu, Huang Dagui, Xiong Zhang, Cui Ying'er, and Han Qiniang, not one of them was missing.

I underestimated the strange chivalry and recklessness of these bandits. Back then, I was willing to die in Fulong Village. Now that I am "still in the Jiang family," how can they escape and survive? Even if there is a sharp letter, it won't change anything.

People in this world all have their unique personalities, and sometimes it really can't be understood with common sense!

Nonsense! If you don't listen, you should be punished!

"In the seventh year of Renzong, the four town commanders of Beining, Chancheng, Hedong, and Shanbei attacked the capital. Ancestor Jiang Ziguai led the entire male population of the Jiang family to fight to the death. Three hundred men went, and only fifteen returned..."

"In the thirty-ninth year of Renzong, a new emperor ascended the throne. Empress Liang misgoverned, and Ancestor Jiang Zhengshi rectified the chaos, exchanging his son for the crown prince to protect the stability of the Great Zhou dynasty. Since then, he lived a life of poverty and died for the country..."

"In the sixteenth year of Xuanzong, the seventeen-country coalition army from the Western Regions invaded the border and reached the capital within a few months. Ancestor Jiang Buji led the entire male population of the mansion, consisting of 187 men, and the Jiang family's personal guards to meet the enemy, but only three people returned..."

...

"In the first year of Tian Shou, the former subordinates of Crown Prince Chongyu rebelled. Ancestor Jiang Ce and the former county prince led the entire male population of the family to fight and kill the enemy. Four hundred Jiang family members, only thirty-eight survived..."

"In the twelfth year of Tian Shou, the thirteen-country army from the Western Regions invaded. In the battle against the Kunxu demon, thirty-one legitimate male descendants of the Jiang family and two hundred Jiang family branch members all died in battle..."

"During these hundreds of years of the Great Zhou dynasty, more than 3,800 Jiang family members died for the country. Throughout the dynasties, has there ever been such a precedent? Unprecedented in history!! The Great Zhou dynasty is stained with the blood of the Jiang family!

That dog emperor Ji Chunji, on what grounds does he want to destroy the Jiang family? How can he possess the virtue of a true ruler..."

The voice of Princess Zhengguo was filled with tears and grievances, yet it was resolute, leaving no room for argument!

A government official by the side of the Shence Army coldly said, "As a subject, how can you use such matters to blackmail the emperor, ah--"

Before he could finish his words, he was already killed by the "elite soldiers" of Princess Liyang. She angrily rebuked, "How dare you, this dog slave, speak out of turn?"

General Yuan Yi of the Martial Heaven Army sighed inwardly. He also knew of the glory and dedication of the Jiang family to the Great Zhou dynasty, but... if the emperor orders the death of his subjects, how can they not die? And those massive forces no longer need the Jiang family, how can they stay?

He looked at the silent Tiger Grand Tutor beside him. The latter seemed to be asleep, with his hands folded in his wide sleeves, not even moving his snow-white eyebrows, only occasionally glancing back.

"What does the Tiger Grand Tutor think?" Yuan Yi lowered his voice.

The Tiger Grand Tutor smiled indifferently, "Do you really think His Majesty wants to eliminate the Jiang family?"

Yuan Yi frowned, pondering for a moment, "What does His Majesty mean?"

The Tiger Grand Tutor's voice was as soft as a mosquito, "We have known each other for half a century. I won't hide it from you. The person His Majesty fears the most is in the south, and the other is recuperating in the Taiping Palace. Even if the eldest princess is in a coma, she has calculated everything to the fullest.

General Yuan, just watch the show!"

Yuan Yi immediately understood, focusing his eyes on his nose and his nose on his heart, even deeper than the "sleeping" Tiger Grand Tutor.

...

On Qianfang Street, the seven-horse noble carriage remained motionless. Inside the spacious carriage, two people were sitting. One was around forty years old, wearing a purple gold robe, tall and handsome, with no trace of Divine Partition on his face.

The Duke of Nanli, Su Wuji, had no expression, and no one in the world dared to look him in the eye.

But his deep and profound eyes were now filled with affection as he stared at the person opposite him.

Dressed in white, with long black hair scattered, and a haggard face, Su Miaojin tightly clenched her hands together, seemingly in great unrest.

"The Illusion of the Heavenly Tower seems to have opened today. Why did you come here?" Su Wuji's voice was deep, carrying a hint of awe-inspiring authority.

Su Miaojin replied softly, "Elder Ji Jiwei and Elder Yuan Chengfeng are not here. It has been postponed until tomorrow at the hour of Chen!"

Su Wuji said, "Jiang Yuqing is probably unable to participate anymore!"

Su Miaojin still lowered her head, "He couldn't participate in the first place. The court wouldn't allow him to enter the Illusion of the Heavenly Tower! But... even if he doesn't participate, his achievements in this life won't be too low!"

Su Wuji laughed, "You really have confidence in him!"

"Didn't you also say that you have confidence in him?" Su Miaojin retorted.

Su Wuji fell silent, and after a long while, he said, "Do you really like that brat?"

Su Miaojin raised her head and looked directly at her father, "Yes! I am already his person. If he is killed by the emperor, I will not live alone!"

(End of this chapter)