bookcurios Chapter 172 Urgent Report at the Border
Chapter 172 Urgent Report at the Border
The eldest princess, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, now felt her heart suddenly lifted up again, right up to her throat.
Her face turned cold, her eyes wide with anger, and she shouted at the emperor, "Royal brother, wait! Your treatment is truly unfair. Back then, Ye Chuxue confessed her guilt herself, so why didn't you punish her then?"
The emperor had a gloomy face, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he stared at the princess with displeasure. His tone was so cold that it seemed to freeze the air around him, and he even scolded her with a hint of impatience, "I am the ruler of this world. The emperor's words are golden! How can you question my decree?
How dare you interrupt me so repeatedly? Do you really think my patience has no limit?"
The eldest princess was frightened by the emperor's sharp eyes like an eagle, and trembled all over. She shrank her neck involuntarily and swallowed back the words that were on the tip of her tongue.
However, at this moment, the emperor did not stop his admonition, but continued: "Xue'er, although you did have your reasons for trespassing into the Princess's residence and causing such a commotion, your actions were still biased and inappropriate.
Therefore, I have decided to deduct half a year's salary from you to compensate the Princess's Mansion for the losses it has suffered. "Are you dissatisfied with this punishment?"
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone's eyes turned to Ye Chuxue who was standing aside.
A half-smile suddenly appeared on her beautiful face, a smile that was clearly tinged with undisguised sarcasm. She glanced at the eldest princess with a slightly mocking look, then quickly looked away. Then, she responded calmly, "I am willing to accept the punishment. Thank you, father, for your holy judgment."
Hearing Ye Chuxue's submissive answer, the emperor nodded slightly, then turned his gaze to the eldest princess again.
This time, his expression softened slightly, but his tone remained as indifferent as water. He slowly spoke, "Alright, I've already dealt with Xue'er. Now, the next step is to deal with Qianqian."
Given the severity of her offense this time, I have decided to strip her of her title of Princess and demote her to the status of a commoner. She will be immediately exiled to a distant borderland, and she will never be allowed to set foot in the capital again for the rest of her life!
Xue Qianqian's originally lively eyes were now wide open, staring at Ye Chuxue, as if she wanted to eat him alive, her eyes were full of uncontrollable hatred!
The eldest princess standing aside was stunned by the scene before her. She never thought that the punishment for Xue Qianqian would be so severe this time.
With a face full of disbelief, she stared straight at the emperor who was high above her, her lips trembling, but she found that any excuse she made at this moment seemed pale and powerless, so she simply stopped talking, her body went limp, and she knelt on the ground in panic.
The princess burst into tears and begged bitterly, "Royal brother, please have mercy! Qianqian is my only daughter. If she can't stay by my side, I really can't live!
Please, for the sake of our brother-sister relationship, have mercy on me, your younger sister! Besides, that cruel woman Ye Chuxue has already poisoned Qianqian. I'm afraid Qianqian doesn't have much time left to live! "
Having said this, the princess paused for a moment, gently wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with her sleeve, and continued, "So, I no longer ask Ye Chuxue to detoxify Qianqian. I only hope that Qianqian can stay by my side and spend these last moments with me..."
After saying these words, the eldest princess burst into tears, and her originally dignified and beautiful face was now filled with pain and sorrow.
Meanwhile, the eldest princess thought to herself: Qianqian, please don't blame me for being cruel. After all, if you were to be exiled to a distant frontier to suffer even after you've cured the poison, it would be better for you to stay by my side and spend the rest of your life with me. That way, at least you'd be spared some of the torture and suffering.
However, the emperor sitting on the dragon throne frowned, his deep eyes fixed on Xue Qianqian's weak and bloodless face, and a trace of pity flashed imperceptibly in the depths of his eyes.
But this feeling of reluctance was only fleeting and disappeared without a trace in an instant.
Faced with the eldest princess's pleading and Xue Qianqian's miserable condition, the emperor remained silent, and the entire hall fell into a suffocating silence.
Ye Chuxue raised the corner of her mouth slightly, revealing a barely perceptible smile, and said softly: "Don't worry, Princess, I gave Xue Qianqian only an ordinary drug that induces vomiting of blood.
You see, she's as pale as paper now, but that's simply because she lost too much blood due to vomiting. Actually, she's not seriously injured, and I'm just trying to scare her. After all, when it comes to being ruthless and vicious, I can't compare to her!"
Upon hearing this, the princess was instantly furious. Her face flushed crimson, and she glared at Ye Chuxue with her beautiful eyes. She gritted her teeth and squeezed out a word, "You're so good! You clearly did it on purpose! Do you have to watch us, mother and daughter, separated before your eyes, to satisfy yourself?"
Facing the princess's accusations and questions, Ye Chuxue shrugged calmly, putting on an innocent look and helplessly replied, "Princess, please calm down. This matter was personally ordered by our father. Even if I wanted to stop it, I couldn't do anything."
Upon hearing this, the eldest princess's originally bright eyes dimmed instantly, but then she suddenly raised her head, her eyes becoming unusually firm, as if she had made some kind of decision.
She took a deep breath and shouted to the emperor sitting above her: "Your Majesty, I am willing to offer you my sword, just to let Qianqian continue to stay by my side!"
When these words came out, everyone in the room was shocked and began to talk among themselves.
The emperor hesitated for a moment before finally saying, "Well... if that's the case, then I will grant your request!"
After receiving the emperor's approval, the princess did not dare to delay in the slightest and immediately ordered her servants to quickly fetch the sword.
Soon, a maid came hurriedly with an exquisite brocade box in her hand and presented it respectfully to the eldest princess.
The eldest princess carefully opened the brocade box, and a sword gleaming with cold light suddenly appeared before everyone's eyes. She then presented it to the emperor.
"Then I will take Qianqian back first!" After she finished speaking, she bowed slightly, then stretched out her jade hand to gently support Qianqian beside her, and they turned around together.
When they passed by Ye Chuxue, the eldest princess suddenly stopped and stared at Ye Chuxue with sharp eyes.
The look in his eyes was icy cold, as if it contained endless hatred and resentment, and it shot straight at Ye Chuxue like a poisoned arrow.
However, the princess didn't linger for long. She just snorted coldly and continued to support Qianqian and slowly left. Their figures gradually walked away until they disappeared at the entrance of the hall.
At this moment, a burst of hurried footsteps was heard, breaking the originally tense atmosphere in the hall.
A guard, looking flustered and exhausted, rushed into the hall. Before he could even find his footing, he fell to his knees and shouted, "Your Majesty, urgent news from the border!"
This sudden news shocked everyone present, and the emperor's expression changed instantly.
He frowned and a hint of worry flashed in his eyes.
Seeing this, Eunuch Liu hurried forward, took the express letter from the kneeling guard, and then carefully presented it to the emperor.