The Empress Kneels in Her Palace to Admit Her Mistakes After Slaying Her Ways in the Female-Oriented

As dusk approached, Lu Shuang strode out of the forest. Her clothes were tattered, and her fair face was covered in sweat and even had traces of blood, but she wore a broad smile.

She never expected that, driven to the brink of madness by her family, she would actually catch a roe deer on her very first day of hunting.

This roe deer is quite heavy, probably weighing over thirty pounds. If it were in the capital, it could fetch at least one tael of silver, enough to buy two shi (a unit of dry measure) of millet, enough to feed a family of three for two months.

"I was really lucky this time."

"I'm going to Guanxiang Township to sell it and buy some necessities. I'll hide in the mountains for a while and leave Yunjing after they finish fighting."

Lu Shuang made a clear plan and implemented it quickly.

They soon arrived at Guanxiang Town. Since it was a small town on the border of Yunjing, there weren't many merchants who wanted this kind of goods. It took him a while to find a restaurant.

He immediately went up to them and asked, "Boss, do you want some roe deer? The best ones, I just hunted them in the mountains."

The man was clearly a waiter, but he seemed quite comfortable with Lu Shuang calling him "boss," so he took a closer look and exclaimed in surprise, "This thing isn't easy to catch. Did you catch this?"

Lu Shuang laughed and said, "I was just lucky. I've been hunting for so many years and this is the only time I've ever encountered something like this."

"Okay, wait a moment, I'll go get the boss."

The waiter turned and left. Lu Shuang put the roe deer aside and waited excitedly. Just then, a surprised voice suddenly rang out from the side.

"Miss Lu Shuang, it's you?"

Lu Shuang turned her head and saw a man dressed in coarse cloth and shorts striding towards her. She couldn't help but be slightly surprised: "Young Master Xiao, what are you doing here?"

Lu Shuang remembered clearly that on her way back to Yunjing from Kyoto, she encountered this young master who had been robbed of all his money. She was kind-hearted and left him some dry food before leaving in a hurry.

Unexpectedly, we ran into each other again in this remote town.

"I ran out of money, so I stopped heading north and returned to Yunjing. I never expected to run into you, Miss Lu Shuang. I have no way to repay your kindness in providing me with a meal last time."

"No need to be so polite!" Lu Shuang said, but then she added with some doubt, "Wait a minute, if you had gone back the way you came, wouldn't those thieves have given you any more trouble?"

Lu Shuang took a side path, crossing mountains and valleys, and didn't encounter any of these messy things. But as far as she knew, the road was not safe, especially since this Young Master Xiao had already been beaten up.

"No," said Young Master Xiao. "I was lucky. When I came back, all those thieves had been killed, their bodies left exposed in the wilderness, their deaths were gruesome."

"They're probably getting their comeuppance for all the bad things they've done."

Lu Shuang didn't believe this. With the imperial army approaching, how could the general guarding Wusheng Pass possibly have time to deal with those mountain bandits?

However, she wasn't interested in any of that.

For ordinary people, just surviving is not easy.

What do world affairs have to do with her?

As he was thinking this, his wife came out of the restaurant and praised the roe deer that Lu Shuang had caught. She then said, "We'll take this roe deer from our restaurant."

"However, this price is not high."

Lu Shuang immediately asked, "Not much? How much can you give?"

The boss leisurely held up two fingers.

Lu Shuang frowned, but before she could speak, Young Master Xiao exclaimed in surprise, "No way! Miss Lu Shuang hunted the game herself, and you're only giving her two thousand taels of silver?"

"You guys are so heartless!"

"Everyone says all merchants are unscrupulous, but you're this cunning, don't you feel any remorse?"

Upon hearing this, not only was Lu Shuang stunned, but the boss was also dumbfounded. After looking Xiao Gongzi up and down, he immediately showed disgust and said, "Two thousand taels? You really dare to ask for that much. Even if you sold me and the restaurant, we wouldn't be worth two thousand taels."

"You troublemaker, are you deliberately looking for trouble?"

"Get out of here!"

The shopkeeper looked so disgusted he wanted to spit in Young Master Xiao's face, then said to Lu Shuang, "Two hundred coins, that's all."

"Two hundred coins is too little. This roe deer should be worth at least eight hundred coins."

"That was before," the shopkeeper immediately said. "With the army pressing in now, who has the time to eat this kind of stuff? Besides, this thing doesn't yield much meat, and the price is at most two hundred coins, not a single coin more."

As he spoke, the shopkeeper revealed a smug look and said, "If you don't believe me, you can take it elsewhere and ask around. It definitely won't cost more than two hundred coins."

Upon hearing this, Lu Shuang knew that the price was fixed, because the boss must have colluded with other people on the street beforehand. If they couldn't get a price here, they certainly wouldn't get a price anywhere else.

This made Lu Shuang somewhat angry.

But she also knew that there was no way to fight back at this point, and besides, she didn't have the strength to fight these people, so she gritted her teeth and prepared to accept it.

But just as she was about to accept, Young Master Xiao beside her spoke up for her, saying, "You're planning to buy Miss Lu Shuang's deer for only two hundred coins? Why don't you just rob us!"

"No, you must pay Miss Lu Shuang the market price, otherwise I will report you to the authorities."

The boss immediately flew into a rage.

Judging from his clothes, this young master Xiao was clearly a poor, low-class person. How dare he be so arrogant? Just as he was about to take action, the waiter next to him understood his boss's intention and immediately kicked him.

That kick was incredibly precise.

With one kick, he sent Young Master Xiao flying two meters away.

"Ouch!"

Young Master Xiao screamed and flew backward.

Lu Shuang was startled and rushed to look, only to see blood trickling from the corner of Young Master Xiao's mouth. She asked, "Are you...are you alright?"

"No, it's nothing!" Young Master Xiao wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and said, "Miss Lu Shuang, with you comforting me, I'm alright."

"I'm just standing up for you."

"Why do they bully you like that?"

Seeing that Young Master Xiao did not seem to be seriously injured, Lu Shuang was relieved and sighed, "That's how the world is; what can ordinary people like us do?"

"Also, Young Master Xiao, please don't stick your neck out for me anymore. It's just that the price was lowered. I'll just go hunting again."

"I only owe you a meal, so you don't need to repay me. Besides, even if you wanted to repay me, this kick is enough. You don't need to get involved in what happens after that."

Young Master Xiao immediately said, "No, no..."

"How can I, a grown man, stand by and watch a weak woman like you be bullied?"

"absolute……"

"Alright," Lu Shuang interrupted, frowning. "Really, it's not necessary. We didn't really have any connection to begin with; we just happened to meet by chance."

"There's no need for any further interaction."

"If you're still feeling unwell, I'll take you to see a doctor now. Once you're sure you're alright, you don't need to worry about me anymore."

Lu Shuang spoke with great conviction.

The main reason is that she saved someone last time. Even though she meant well, that person insisted on taking her as a concubine, and later she suffered a life of hardship and displacement.

The events were so vivid in her mind, how could Lu Shuang not remember them?

Of course I won't make the same mistake again!

and……

She also felt that this Young Master Xiao was a bit outrageous.

His clothes were indeed tattered, but his complexion was fair.

Young Master Xiao claimed to be an oil vendor, yet he didn't smell oily at all.

She felt panicked.

For an ordinary person like her, the best course of action when faced with trouble is to avoid it.

Having firmly expressed his stance, he stopped wasting words, sold the roe deer he had caught to the restaurant for two hundred coins, and turned to leave.

Young Master Xiao, who had already stood up, was still dissatisfied and shouted, "Miss Lu Shuang is willing to sell, and you actually dare to buy her? Have you no shame?"

"Miss Lu Shuang, you wait, I will definitely get justice for you!"

Without hesitation, Young Master Xiao rushed forward.

He grabbed the restaurant owner by the collar: "Today, you must give Miss Lu Shuang a fair price, otherwise... I'll drag you to the authorities!"

Young Master Xiao bravely stepped forward as the protector of the flower.

He knew that Lu Shuang, the girl behind him, would stay because of his bravery and his willingness to stand up for the underdog despite having nothing.

So he exerted even more force.

It even made the hotel owner stumble.

This enraged the hotel owner, who, along with the waiter, immediately launched into a physical altercation.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

……

The punches rained down, causing Xiao Gongzi physical pain, but he couldn't help feeling a surge of pleasure.

"Awesome!"

"Miss Lu Shuang, aren't you moved to tears for me?"

So, Young Master Xiao became even more righteous and awe-inspiring, and was about to recite his prepared lines with all his might, but a glance out of the corner of his eye made him pause.

No, where is Miss Lu Shuang?

What about people?

He quickly turned his head and saw that Lu Shuang had already strode away, leaving only her back view.

"No, they're gone?"

"Shouldn't you stay and feel sorry for me?"

"Miss Lu Shuang, you really are always so unique!"

Snapped!

She slapped him across the face again.

It left him with a clear handprint.

The restaurant owner cursed viciously, "Get out! If I ever see you again, I'll beat you up!"

When the restaurant owner and waiter returned, the expression on Young Master Xiao's face gradually changed, from being sullen and cowardly to... exuding an aura of power!

His eyes were sharp, and his whole body exuded an aura of power!

He suddenly shouted.

"Yu Chenglong!"

"exist!"

Like a ghost, a guard carrying a knife jumped out from the side, first bowing respectfully to Young Master Xiao, and then proceeded directly into the procedure without Young Master Xiao's further instructions.

With a wave of his hand, his men, who had poured out from all directions, chased away everyone nearby. Then, two men, each holding a python robe, unfolded it with a "whoosh."

It was displayed right in front of Young Master Xiao.

Because of the circumstances, we didn't let Young Master Xiao wear it, but even so, it was extremely intimidating to have it placed in front of him.

The restaurant owner and the waiter were both frightened.

He was trembling all over.

Just then, Young Master Xiao slowly spoke: "I am Xiao Che, the younger brother of the late King of Yunjing, and have been bestowed the title of Prince of Yunjing by Her Majesty the Empress. How dare you all be disrespectful to the woman I desire?"

"Yu Chenglong!"

"Your subordinate is here!"

"Take it down!"

"yes!"

"Straight cut!"

"yes!"

"No, Miss Lu Shuang is the woman I cherish most. How can I face Miss Lu Shuang if I only kill those two? Exterminate their entire clan!"

"Oh? Yes!"

Thus began a bloody massacre.

结束后，侍卫于世龙凑到了萧公子面前，看着萧澈被揍的鼻青脸肿，像个猪头一样，忍了半天还是没忍住：「王爷，区区一个乡野女子而已，若王爷想娶，最多三礼六聘，她哪有不肯嫁的。」

"Your Highness, you are so..."

"This is so unfair!"

"You actually dared to be disrespected by a few commoners..."

Xiao Che, however, didn't seem to care, waving his hand and saying, "You don't understand, this is true love!"

"I did it for love!"

……