The little princess was torn, and the demon emperor patched her up

Chapter 88 Do you dare to go against me?
Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival. Wanshoutai has been decorated with a new look, with big red palace lanterns and various lanterns scattered around, just waiting to be lit after nightfall to celebrate the reunion of people.

Xiao Qian ignored the officials who came out to greet him, and took Xiao Baojing and others directly to the bottom of Wanshou Terrace.

The leading official showed fear on his face and ordered the eunuch behind him: "Go and invite the fourth princess!"

As the iron gate opened, a strong smell of coal slag hit us in the face.

The huge fireball still hung high in the dome, illuminating the underground day and night, urging the goblins to work endlessly.

The mechanical gears turned slowly, and the wounded and emaciated monsters carried baskets of coal taller than humans and worked in the dust. From time to time, they were whipped viciously by the supervisory clerks, who poked their backs and insulted them by calling them pigs who only ate and did not work.

Xiao Qian looked at them and clenched his hands secretly at his sides.

His face, as gentle as the breeze and bright as the moon, was filled with an expression of pity.

Xiao Baojing whispered to Shang Bingjiu: "These people are so mean. I can't handle the work here for just one day, and they whipped me!"

Shang Bingjiu patted her head and coaxed her, "Little princess, you are so pitiful. These people are so evil, they should be thrown into the furnace."

His palm gently stroked the girl's head, as if he was stroking a small flower.

Xiao Baojing's cheeks flushed, as if he had found someone to back him up. His back was straight, and he said in a delicate voice, "That's it!"

As he was speaking, he heard a noise behind him. It was Xiao Nanjia coming over, surrounded by his trusted officials.

She opened her red lips and said, "Royal brother."

Xiao Qian's eyes were cold and stern. "You were ordered to build the Wanshou Terrace. You have been recruiting monsters to work for you over the years. I thought you had resolved your knot, but I didn't expect that you used the recruitment scam to trick them into this kind of place! Tell me, how many monsters have died at your hands over the years? A hundred? A thousand?!"

Xiao Nanjia said calmly: "Four thousand and thirty-nine."

There was silence.

Xiao Nanjia suddenly curled her red lips and repeated, "In the past few years, a total of 4,039 monsters have died in my hands."

Xiao Qian's face turned pale: "Xiao Nanjia!"

"Those who are not of my race must have different hearts." Xiao Nanjia said in a very cold tone, "There are a certain number of mountains, rivers, lakes, seas, minerals, and fields in the world. Since the resources are limited, they should be given to humans first. Why should they be given to the monsters? Monsters, demons, and ghosts are cunning and cruel. They should have disappeared from this world long ago. My royal brother has been learning the art of governing a country since he was young. Don't you understand this truth?"

"The king is appointed by heaven, and he should take care of all living things in the world, not just the human race." Xiao Qian retorted, "If resources are limited, then the king should consider how to expand resources, such as increasing the harvest of fields, such as studying the efficiency of mineral utilization, rather than simply and brutally slaughtering foreign races!"

Xiao Nanjia smiled and said, "Unfortunately, this is just my brother's idea. Father and I have the same idea. You are a monster and don't deserve to live in this world."

Xiao Qian took a deep breath: "Your heart knot has evolved into a demon in your heart——"

"I know exactly what I'm doing, I don't need you to lecture me!" Xiao Nanjia interrupted him coldly, his eyes revealing contempt and sarcasm, "After all, a man who married a demon doesn't seem to be qualified to lecture me."

Xiao Baojing's pupils dilated.

Marry a demon?

Is the Crown Princess in Wendao Academy a demon?

Xiao Qian was silent for a moment, then turned to the group of officials and ordered, "Release all the monsters here immediately, and use the national treasury to compensate them for all their losses."

The officials did not respond, but only glanced at Xiao Nanjia.

Seeing that Xiao Nanjia remained silent, they went to do it.

Upon learning that they could go home, the monsters present cheered excitedly and lined up to receive their compensation.

The little boy with the brush adopted the little firecracker spirits and bowed to Xiao Baojing with gratitude.

Jun Baojie also bowed to Xiao Baojing and said, "Little Mirror, I am going home too. I have been away from home for two years, and this year I want to spend the New Year with my grandmother. Thank you for helping my grandmother harvest the rice, and thank you for standing up for us!"

Xiao Baojing waved his hands embarrassedly: "What's the big deal? You've helped me a lot! We who travel the world should always value the word 'righteousness'!"

The goblins gradually disappeared.

A ray of golden merit light quietly melted into Xiao Baojing's body. She stretched her body and heard Xiao Qian say to Xiao Nanjia, "I heard that the batch of jade stones shipped from Jiange was tampered with."

Xiao Nanjia glanced at Xiao Baojing and asked, "Did my royal brother listen to what this little devil said?"

Xiao Qian did not comment.

Xiao Nanjia lowered his eyebrows and smiled slightly: "Get the jade from the Sword Pavilion."

His trusted officials quickly brought over a few pieces of jade.

Xiao Nanjia: "Please check it out, my brother."

Xiao Qian's followers immediately stepped forward and crushed the jade, but found nothing unusual.

The official smiled and said, "These pieces of jade were taken from the wall of the Wanshou Terrace. If Your Highness is still worried, you can send someone to check a few more pieces. Even if you want to check all the jades, I dare to say that there is absolutely no problem with these jades! Her Highness the Princess worked hard day and night to supervise the construction of the Wanshou Terrace. There will definitely be no problems with the jades after she has handled them!"

Xiao Nanjia pondered: "Why, my royal brother believed the evildoer's slander but refused to believe my biological sister?"

Xiao Qian's gentle and handsome face was full of complex expressions.

Xiao Baojing bit his lip.

She heard it clearly. Xiao Nanjia and Chao Yuan had tampered with the jade and were going to blow up the Wanshou Terrace today and kill the emperor and all the civil and military officials!

but……

She glanced at the jade fragments on the ground and was speechless for a moment.

Xiao Nanjia refused to give up, and called out coldly, "Chao Yuan."

A dark figure appeared in front of everyone.

The young imperial teacher wore a mask with a sad, crying fox face. He had broad shoulders, a strong waist, and a thin skeleton. His slightly curly high ponytail fell behind his waist, like a narrow sword drawn from its sheath.

Xiao Nanjia stared at Xiao Baojing, his tone unrecognizable: "Chao Yuan, someone has complained to my brother, saying that you and I were not good supervisors. In your opinion, what should be the punishment for the crime of false accusation?"

She looked at it as if it were a dead object.

Xiao Baojing was a little scared.

This is indeed her fault.

There is evidence to prove the deeds of the monsters, but there is no solid evidence of the rebellion.

She was getting nervous when Shang Bingjiu suddenly held her fingers.

The young man in a Taoist robe and a flowery hairpin leaned forward and bowed his head: "Don't be afraid, little princess."

Warm breath sprayed in my ears.

Xiao Baojing felt a little itchy and couldn't help but shrink his neck shyly.

In the eyes of others, it was an extremely intimate scene.

Shang Bingjiu looked at Chao Yuan with a smile, and said word by word: "Do you want to go against me?"

He was clearly just a peddler walking around the streets, even carrying a tattered basket on his back.

Mingming always has a smile on his face with his fox eyes curved, and he looks like a harmless boy with red lips and white teeth.

But his voice was clear and low, as if it came from a distant whisper, carrying a terrifying pressure that was as heavy as a thousand pounds. In this dark underground, it was enough to crush people's shoulders and bend their knees.

He looked straight at Chao Yuan: "Do you dare to go against me?"

(End of this chapter)