flstandardbreds Chapter 106 "Live Broadcast"
Chapter 106 "Live Broadcast"
Soon, the day of the Xia Kingdom's coronation ceremony arrived. Originally, Shen Yuan wanted to sneak into the Xia King's Palace alone with his men, but Jiang Qingyan, as the person in charge of this matter, insisted on accompanying him.
Firstly, it would be convenient to direct the next step after the matter was accomplished; secondly, it was also out of concern that Shen Yuan might encounter that senior brother after leaving the palace.
She'd been wanting to catch that sleazy guy who looked just like the manager for ages. Once she caught him, she was determined to lock him up in the morgue and torture him to death...
Upon learning of this, Lu Nian and Yi Luo also requested to go along, given their exceptional combat skills...
With them protecting me closely, at least I don't have to worry about safety. At worst, I can just use my light footwork to fly out, and I don't need to bring any more assassins.
After all, the fewer people there are, the less likely it is to alert the enemy...
Mo Ting originally wanted to come along, but considering that he still needed to handle matters in the court, Jiang Qingyan had no choice but to force him to stay in the palace.
Finally, the consensus reached by everyone was that Mo Ting would stay in the palace to handle government affairs, while Yu Ying would secretly enter the palace, disguise herself as Jiang Qingyan, and conceal her identity.
Meanwhile, Lu Nian, Yi Luo, Shen Yuan, and Jiang Qingyan infiltrated the Xia King's palace to assassinate him.
Gulimi, along with Yun Yuxuan, led a large force to guard outside the Xia Palace, waiting for the signal after the group succeeded.
Jiang Qingyan quite liked the human skin masks she used when she went to Xia Kingdom last time, so she decided to use the same masks again this time.
Shen Yuan stared at Jiang Qingyan, who was in disguise, and chuckled, "Don't forget, you owe me two conditions."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Qingyan was taken aback at first, then immediately realized that she had forgotten that Shen Yuan had once saved this face... and had even promised him a favor back then...
Fortunately, Shen Yuan is now under her control, so he'll find out about this sooner or later...
Moreover… as her man, let alone two conditions, even a hundred conditions, as long as it's within her power, he will definitely fulfill them…
But... why doesn't Shen Yuan show any surprise at all? And why isn't he asking anything...?
Jiang Qingyan raised an eyebrow: "Could it be... that you already knew?"
Shen Yuan curled his lips into a smile: "Of course."
Jiang Qingyan's eyes widened in surprise as she asked, "When did you find out?"
Shen Yuan patted Jiang Qingyan's head, leaned down, and whispered in her ear, "Guess..."
Just as Jiang Qingyan was about to ask further questions, she was interrupted by Yi Luo, who was holding a human skin mask.
Seeing the two of them being so intimate, Yi Luo was so angry she wanted to grind her teeth to powder...
He pulled Jiang Qingyan to his side and said earnestly, "Husband, Green Medicinal Herb is waiting for you outside. She said she has something for you."
Jiang Qingyan nodded and quickly ran out.
Yi Luo pouted and reluctantly forced the human skin mask in her hand onto Shen Yuan's head.
Shen Yuan looked at his own hideous face in the mirror, then at the handsome faces of the other three after their disguises, and couldn't help but frown.
Is that guy who knows how to disguise deliberately targeting him?
Yi Luo couldn't help but chuckle, then turned her head and muttered to Lu Nian in a low voice, "That man named Chen Yuan looks so much like a vixen..."
Lu Nian smiled helplessly. Yi Luo's words were exactly the same as Gu Limi's…
After they were ready, they were led by Shen Yuan and successfully infiltrated the Xia King's Palace, going straight to Shen Yuan's former sleeping quarters, which was also the closest hall to the Xia King's sleeping quarters.
Out of respect for Shen Yuan, even though she had married into Da'an, the inner palace remained exactly as it was, and no one dared to step inside.
After emerging from the secret passage, both Lu Nian and Yi Luo were filled with astonishment. This Shen Yuan was truly no ordinary person; his bedchamber could actually lead directly outside the palace…
When we get back, we must thoroughly inspect his bedchamber, lest he dig another secret passage and wipe out the entire Da'an army...
As the music and dance abruptly ceased, everyone knew the palace banquet was over, and they only needed to wait for the right moment to make their move…
Jiang Qingyan touched the various bottles and jars in her sleeve; they were all poisons that Green Medicine had recently developed, which she was just about to give to King Xia to test…
A moment later, the sound of rustling footsteps could be heard not far away; it was the Xia King returning.
After he entered the bedchamber, the palace maids and eunuchs all withdrew one after another, leaving only two palace maids and eunuchs on night watch, while the others went back to rest.
Knowing that today is the day of the Emperor and Empress's wedding, and that things must be very hot inside the house right now, how could Jiang Qingyan miss this live broadcast?
She swallowed excitedly, grabbed the sleeping powder, and ran out.
Seeing this, the other three quickly followed suit; protecting their husbands was far more important than assassinating the Xia King…
Jiang Qingyan had walked this road once before and used the sleeping potion once before, so she was very familiar with everything. Therefore, she easily knocked out the palace servant on night watch and tiptoed to the window of the Xia King's bedroom.
She poked a hole in the paper window and stood on tiptoe to peek inside…
Jiang Qingyan sighed inwardly: Yun Yuxuan is so handsome, I thought his brother was good-looking too, but I didn't expect him to be so ordinary... I'm so disappointed in him...
Queen Xia knelt at his feet, a dog leash around her neck, her hands, supported by the backs of her hands, covered in bruises, presumably from being trampled by King Xia…
Jiang Qingyan frowned, a wave of nausea rising in her heart. Did they really have to be so perverted on their wedding night?
She poked another hole in the window paper, then put her ears and eyes directly into both holes. Now she could see... and hear...
The King of Xia inside the palace said disdainfully, "That day you refused the Emperor's bestowed marriage, saying that you already had someone you loved in your heart. Ha... so what? Now you still obediently married me, didn't you?"
Queen Xia snorted coldly, "The late emperor promised me that I could choose my own husband. Your forced marriage is a betrayal of the late emperor!"
King Xia was furious upon hearing this. He raised the whip in his hand and lashed it hard across Queen Xia's back, tearing a hole in her bright red wedding dress instantly. But Queen Xia gritted her teeth and remained silent.
Jiang Qingyan frowned, this scene reminding her of the agonizing time she was whipped by Yinxing that day…
It seems that Queen Xia is a woman of strong character...
King Xia gripped Queen Xia's chin tightly, gritting his teeth as he said, "Don't mention that old man to me, he's already dead! This Xia Kingdom is mine now, and I've made you Queen of Xia, what more could you possibly want?"
Queen Xia tried to pull her chin away from his hand, but she couldn't muster any strength...
She could only tilt her head back and glare fiercely at King Xia, "I have never coveted the position of Queen. Sleeping in the same bed with you only makes me feel utterly disgusted... Ugh..."