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

This isn't a no-go, it's a recommendation for the treasure book "Killing Through the Female-Oriented Novels, the Empress Kneels in Her Palace to Admit Her Mistakes":

Zhang Shi was excited and thrilled.

Not only did they receive an imperial edict personally signed by the Duke, but they could also use the pretext of taking Yuancheng to enjoy that fine horse first.

My mood is almost soaring.

Bangchui was devastated.

He knelt down with a thud: "General, I am so sorry, I failed to keep a good watch on that divine horse."

"That snow unicorn suffered an internal injury."

"It is no longer possible to move in the short term."

"Moreover, it's uncertain whether it will heal in the future, and its stamina may suffer considerable damage."

"What?!" Zhang Shi roared in fury, "What happened? Did Xu Shang and that guy ruin the horse? Damn it, how could such a magnificent steed fall into the hands of those bastards? Heaven is so unfair to the horse!"

"No, General Zhang Shi, it's... it's my fault for not taking good care of him..." Bangchui didn't dare to delay and explained in detail what happened when he took Xue Qilin to Xiemapu and encountered Xu Qin.

"General Zhang Shi, I never expected this. I just had a meal and rested for a while at Xiemapu. I never thought that someone would dare to have such malicious intentions towards our military horses. I never thought that such fine horses would actually be targeted by someone so blind."

"It's all the fault of my subordinates."

"Please punish me, General!"

Zhang Shiji flew into a rage.

"What about that Xu Qin?"

"Has it been cut?"

"If you chop her up, dig up her coffin for me. I'm going to open the coffin and whip her corpse."

Bangchui quickly replied, "I obtained a warrant from General Wang Ming and have already imprisoned Xu Qin in jail on charges of 'picking quarrels and provoking trouble'!"

"take me!"

Zhang Shi coldly spat out these three words through gritted teeth, and quickly followed Bangchui away. Wang Ming, who was not far away, saw this and hurriedly followed after him.

They were afraid that Zhang Shi would make too much of a fuss and cause too much trouble, which would lead to a lot of problems.

Wang Ming quickly caught up with Zhang Shi, and the three of them entered the prison together. From a distance, Zhang Shi saw Xu Qin being imprisoned in the cell.

Deep inside the prison, amidst a stench that filled the air, Xu Qin stood out remarkably from the crowd.

Through the narrow window, the light streaming in shone through, and reflected in the water in a broken wooden bucket, she admired herself as if looking in a mirror, happily primping herself.

This makes her seem less like a prisoner facing death in jail and more like a young bride waiting to be married.

"It's her, Xu Qin!"

The club-wielder pointed at the target through gritted teeth.

Before Zhang Shi could even open his mouth in anger, Xu Qin stood up, her expression surprisingly agitated: "Is it...is Master Ma who wants to see me?"

"Is he already eager to see me?"

"I'm all ready."

"I'm always ready to work for him personally."

"If he's in a hurry, I'm willing to offer myself to him on the spot; it's not something we can't discuss."

However, when Xu Qin finished speaking, she had not found a suitable candidate among the three.

Needless to say, Bangchui (a character from a Chinese folktale) has a somewhat simple and honest appearance, which is not her type. As for Zhang Shi... his hideous scars immediately put Xu Qin out of the picture.

In her mind, the horse's owner was a peerless hero, cold and aloof, who was not a match for the three people in front of her.

His eyes were dimming.

Zhang Shi's eyes, however, were filled with rage.

The raging flames seemed poised to burn the heavens and earth.

"This horse is mine."

"Ah, it's yours..." Xu Qin's disappointment, even despair, was genuine: "How could someone like you dare ride a horse like that? Isn't that a waste of the horse?"

This sentence almost made Zhang Shi lose his mind in anger, but even if he still had some reason left, there wasn't much left.

The first order was received.

"wooden club!"

"exist!"

"Drag this woman out and call the brothers!"

"yes!"

The man with the club unlocked the chains and dragged Xu Qin out. Xu Qin turned pale with fright and cried out in horror, "What are you going to do?"

"Are you all crazy?"

"It's just a horse, isn't it?"

"At worst, I'll pay it off. I'll just have to suffer a bit and work for you to pay off the debt."

"Snapped!"

Unable to contain himself, Zhang Shi lashed out with his whip.

Xu Qin has another scar and has fallen silent again. However, unlike last time when there was still hope in her eyes, this time, her eyes are filled with terror.

"No, no, no..."

Wang Ming, who was standing nearby, quickly stopped him: "General Zhang Shi, don't be impulsive, don't be impulsive. The Great Yu has laws, and Huai'an City will naturally abide by them. Don't make such a big fuss, or the Duke will blame you."

Wang Ming was still aware of this.

Their current force is the imperial court's force, a righteous army. It's fine if they do something secretly, but if they do it openly, they will surely lose the hearts of the people.

In particular, the Duke had explicitly and strictly ordered that their troops must not rely on such crooked methods to maintain morale. If Zhang Shi had really done so, the Duke would not punish him, but the morale of the troops would surely have collapsed. If the Duke did punish him, it would be a great loss.

"I fucking know!" Zhang Shi roared, shoving Wang Ming's hand away. "But I fucking can't help it!"

"I've been around since the grasslands, when have I ever been treated like this? I took down all those bastards from the grasslands, and now this Huai'an city, which I conquered with my own hands, has its precious horse attacked?"

"Damn it, today I'm going to kill her."

Xu Qin, already pale with fright, began to tremble violently: "No, don't kill me, don't kill me, I'll pay, I really will, okay?"

Just then, a group of people strode in from the prison gate, led by a man in official robes, who shouted loudly, "Stop!"

"Stop right there!"

"This is the prison of Huai'an City. How dare you use torture against me? Stop right there!"

The man arrived very quickly, and soon he was right in front of Zhang Shi. Zhang Shi glanced at him and realized that he had just seen this man before. He was the official who had gone to reprimand the Duke and Pei Jingzhi.

It seems that he is in charge of all criminal matters in the city.

It seems his surname is Zhou.

"Lord Zhou..." Wang Ming recognized him, his expression changed, and he said, "What brings you here?"

"This is the prison of Huai'an City. I am in charge of criminal matters in Huai'an City. How can I not come here? Besides, someone reported to me that arrogant people in the prison are trying to commit private torture."

"With me here, let's see who dares!"

Lord Zhou was truly righteous, standing firmly in front of Zhang Shi, even as Zhang Shi raised his blade high, almost to the point of slitting his neck, without changing his expression.

"A country has its laws, and a city has its rules."

"No one will be tolerated!"

These words were truly resounding, immediately forcing Zhang Shi to stop, after all, times had changed.

If, during the attack on Huai'an City, Zhang Shigan led his men to chase after this Lord Zhou, killing from east to west, leaving countless heads rolling in his wake.

But now Lord Zhou belongs to the Duke, so he can be considered an official in the same court. Zhang Shi may be a bit reckless, but he is not stupid. If he dares to touch Lord Zhou now, the danger will be no less than when he dragged Xu Qin out earlier.

This caused a brief stalemate, at which point Wang Ming immediately said, "Lord Zhou, are you aware that this woman has been arbitrarily moving troops and damaging property? Especially now that the army is setting off, how could she...?"

"Are you going to protect this woman?"

Lord Zhou bowed deeply to Wang Ming and Zhang Shi, saying, "I dare not, I dare not."

"I do not know the specifics of the situation, but I do know that it is inappropriate to use torture without trial."

"Since the two generals are in such a hurry, I can personally interrogate them in their presence, have them sign and affix their seals, and make a fair judgment according to the laws of Huai'an, without any favoritism!"

After a pause, Lord Zhou stood up, seemingly enveloped in boundless righteousness, and said, "Generals, please rest assured, I have always been upright and honest, and I act only according to the rules."

"In this matter today, I will show absolutely no favoritism or leniency!"

"Impartial and unbiased, all cases will be handled in accordance with the law and regulations."

"Regardless of who is involved, everyone will be treated equally!"

"Strictly abide by the law to uphold social order!"

"We will never let personal matters interfere with public duties or break the rules!"

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