From Cold Palace Princess to Celestial Empress Ch. 64
These two short words sounded like a death sentence to General Li.
He knew that the eunuchs had countless methods of torture, such as “Can’t Breathe,” “Sudden Roar,” and “Dead Pig’s Sorrow.” Once subjected to these punishments, life would be worse than death.
Thinking of this, General Li felt a surge of fear, his face turning pale.
Noticing the change in his expression, Xiao Minghuang continued:
“Even if you don’t speak, I know who sent you.”
“Second Prince sent your accomplice, the Divine Sea Realm assassin from earlier today, to kill me, but he failed.”
“The moment your accomplice made his move, you witnessed it and also harbored the intent to kill, which I happened to detect, leading to tonight’s trap!”
“Is what I said correct?”
Hearing these words, General Li was startled. Although there were some discrepancies in the analysis, the general facts were not far off.
Initially, someone from the capital had approached him, presenting a token and claiming to be a trusted subordinate of Prince Wu’an, here to assassinate Ninth Princess Xiao Minghuang.
In reality, he was a long-time spy planted in Beiyang City, his true allegiance lying with the Second Prince.
Thus, the two quickly reached an agreement. He helped the assassin obtain a Beast Taming Token from the Beast Taming Sect, assisting in inciting a beast tide to create chaos and facilitate
Faced with Xiao Minghuang’s innocent and gentle expression, Ye Ruoshui ultimately couldn’t bring herself to utter any words of reproach. Instead, she simply said in a dry tone:
“Your Highness, please don’t do this again in the future.”
Xiao Minghuang immediately responded obediently:
“Big Sister knows she was wrong.”
Hearing this, Ye Ruoshui’s face lit up with joy. She spread her arms and nestled into Xiao Minghuang’s embrace, burying her face in her chest and nuzzling against her.
“Ruoshui loves Your Highness the most!”
Xiao Minghuang wasn’t sure why Ye Ruoshui suddenly confessed her feelings, but she guessed it might be because her sudden injury during the day had frightened the young girl.
She gently stroked the little girl’s back and softly comforted her:
“Big Sister also loves Ruoshui the most and will never leave Ruoshui. Don’t worry.”
Seeing this scene, Lin Wanqiu, who was standing nearby, surprisingly didn’t feel any jealousy.
In the past, whenever she saw Xiao Minghuang and Ye Ruoshui being so close, she would always feel a sour taste in her heart, filled with envy.
But at this moment, she only felt a sense of warmth.
It was as if.
A mischievous younger sister was really just acting spoiled towards her gentle older sister.
Lin Wanqiu couldn’t bear to disrupt this harmonious scene, so she remained silent, quietly sitting to the side.
After spending this period of time together, she had come to understand Xiao Minghuang more deeply.
She knew that Her Highness truly treated her and Ye Ruoshui equally.
This was a kind of great love, not bound by order or any other factors.
As long as someone was recognized by Her Highness, they would receive her most sincere tenderness.
At this moment.
On the bed.
Xiao Minghuang suddenly spread her arms and smiled gently at Lin Wanqiu, softly calling:
“Wanqiu?”
Hearing this gentle voice, Lin Wanqiu was momentarily stunned, then looked over.
She saw Xiao Minghuang with her arms half-open, a tender smile on her face, as if welcoming her back to a safe harbor.
Seeing this, Lin Wanqiu felt her eyes grow moist and her nose tingle.
“Her Highness… is really too gentle… I could cry!”
Lin Wanqiu finally couldn’t hold back and half-reluctantly, half-willingly nestled into Xiao Minghuang’s embrace.
Ye Ruoshui, sensing her arrival, actually moved aside to make room for her.
“Ruoshui really accepts me now…”
Lin Wanqiu sighed inwardly, feeling the warmth and sweetness of Xiao Minghuang’s embrace, her heart filled with an indescribable sense of fulfillment.
She had truly put in so much effort to build a good relationship with Ye Ruoshui.
Xiao Minghuang, holding both beauties in her arms, lay down on the bed. She used her spiritual energy to remove their outer garments, leaving only their thin and translucent inner robes, and then covered them with a brocade quilt. The three of them snuggled close together.
In the dead of night, all was silent.
The only sound they could hear was each other’s heartbeat.
Thump!
Thump!
Thump!
But at this moment, their hearts were filled with peace, without a trace of restlessness.
After the assassination attempt during the day, they were all mentally exhausted.
Especially Ye Ruoshui and Lin Wanqiu.
When Xiao Minghuang was attacked, they had truly felt as if the world was spinning.
Lin Wanqiu, after all, was the young lady of Beiyang City. Having endured hardships since childhood, she had a resilient personality and could still maintain some rationality.
If something had really happened to Xiao Minghuang, she might have grieved for a while, but then she would have rallied herself, worked hard to cultivate, and once she became stronger, she would have sought revenge for Xiao Minghuang.
But Ye Ruoshui was different. She had lost her parents at a young age and was taken in by Xiao Minghuang. To her, Xiao Minghuang was everything.
If Xiao Minghuang were to die, she wouldn’t be able to live on either.
Now, the lurking assassin had finally been exposed, and Ye Ruoshui could finally let go of her worries completely.
Unconsciously.
The sound of the wind lulled her to sleep.
Translator: Glariosa
Editor: Ruu
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