frightfiction Chapter 289: It's all a show
Chapter 289: It's all a show
Qian Qian comforted Yun Shu for a while and finally coaxed the little girl to go back to the backyard to rest.
He also ordered Lin Jin to take the black ashes from the burning and bury them outside the city wall.
Then he asked someone to bring Jinglong and others up.
Qian Qian was standing in the main hall of the government office. When he saw Jinglong and his subordinates coming towards him tremblingly, his eyes were sore.
"How could this be, this?"
So thin, so miserable.
[Princess,] The system was very angry, [The three heads of the Cai, Xu and Zhou families made Jinglong hungry for several days.]
[These days, he was only given a small amount of rice water to drink.]
[For the past ten days, Jinglong and his subordinates have survived by eating rice washing water. ]
Qian Qian closed his eyes, clenched his fists, took out red fruits and shared them with Jing Long and others.
Jinglong was thin to begin with, and after being tortured for ten days he became even thinner.
His eyes were black and his cheeks were sunken.
His originally strong body now looked like a skeleton covered with a layer of skin.
It's really heartbreaking to watch.
"Princess," Jinglong said cheerfully, "It's been a long time since we last met. Princess, you have grown up."
Qianqian's eyes felt sore and a tear came out.
[Damn, the one who made sure all the people in Daxia had enough to eat. ]
[How ridiculous, how ridiculous, how ridiculous, how ridiculous.]
Jinglong panicked when he saw the little princess crying.
He broke free from his subordinate's hand and took two steps forward.
"Princess, I am fine. I just had some sweet porridge and now I have some fruit given to me by Princess. I am fine, really fine."
Qianqian looked at Jinglong's face, which was full of wrinkles when he smiled. The wrinkles were so deep that they were scary.
The golden beans fell down with a click.
When Jinglong's subordinates saw this, they were a little at a loss.
But there is also a warm feeling in my heart.
Qian Qian wiped her face with her sleeve and said, "You guys should stay in the government office and take good care of your health first. I will take care of Xucheng."
"Thank you, sir." Jinglong was about to kneel down tremblingly, "Your Highness the Crown Princess."
"That's enough," Qian Qian helped him up, "Hurry up and go down and rest."
"Yes."
After Jinglong and others left the main hall, Qianqian called Lin Jin again.
He gave Lin Jin a lot of space, vegetables, fruits, and medicinal herbs, and told them, "Let them eat these to recuperate their bodies first."
"Yes."
Lin Jin took the things and left, but Qian Qian was a little unhappy.
She walked out of the government office alone, strolling on the quiet streets of Xucheng while chatting with the system.
[Tongzi, what do you think I should do with the three great families? ]
[As a family that has been passed down for so long, there are some bad things. 】
[But we can’t just generalize. ]
[Princess,] The system was somewhat helpless, [You are too concerned and confused.]
[Wouldn't it be better if we just clean out the parasites from the Cai, Xu, and Zhou families? ]
[Among the three great families, there are always true gentlemen who care about the world and the people. ]
Qian Qian rubbed his brows and said, "Yeah, how could I have forgotten that?"
[Really, this Xu Cheng has made me so angry that I am confused. ]
[By the way, Xucheng Skynet? ]
[Shen Sanniang has gone to find Xucheng Skynet. She needs Skynet's help to take over Xucheng's affairs.]
[I've eaten the melon, everyone in Xucheng Skynet is pretty good. ]
Qian Qian nodded, and walked slowly to the edge of a lake.
Take a deep breath and feel the damp and cold air from the south of the Yangtze River filling your lungs.
call out.
Suddenly, there was the sound of a sharp blade breaking through the air from behind.
puff.
Qian Qian could have avoided the attack if she had ducked down, but a "kind-hearted person" blocked the arrow for her.
Money money...
system……
Go after the assassin's secret guard...
What a drama.
Qian Qian was speechless as he looked at the man lying on the ground with a short arrow stuck in his left shoulder.
[Tongzi, he did it on purpose, didn’t he? He did it on purpose, didn’t he?]
The system was helpless. [Yeah, that's right.]
[This is Zhou Tianqing, arranged by the Zhou family. He is fifteen years old this year.]
[The three great families want you to take him with you, preferably to the capital.]
[Over the years, your father and mother have classified the noble families. ]
[Those with a clean family tradition were given important positions, while the Cai, Xu, and Zhou families were classified as those to be suppressed.]
[Although they were not dealt with in a big way, these three officials were not present in the court. ]
[Not only that, every time the imperial examination was held, the men from these three families would encounter some inexplicable problems and could not even enter the examination room.]
[They were anxious about the current situation of their family, so they imprisoned Jinglong this time. ]
[I want to use Jinglong to negotiate with the emperor and empress, and I want to use Jinglong's latest rice seeds to control the entire Jiangnan. 】
Qian Qian snorted coldly, [Okay, you’ve put all your thoughts into this. ]
The young man on the ground was still unconscious, and the secret guards had already captured the assassin hiding in the dark.
Qian Qian glanced at Zhou Tianqing, then looked at the assassin and ignored him.
[Princess,] the system reminded, [this assassin is the next head of the Zhou family.]
Qian Qian's mouth twitched, [This is a big deal. ]
【This person? 】
【Uh, not so good. 】
The system looked down on him, [This time, he didn't need to take action to assassinate you. ]
[But the next head of the family is bloodthirsty and especially likes to kill weak and powerless little girls. ]
[Besides, you are of noble status, which makes it even more challenging for you. ]
[He couldn't help but do it himself.]
Qian Qian didn't bother to look at the next head of the family. With a wave of her little hand, the assassin's head fell to the ground.
He took a deep breath and asked, "How is the Xucheng military camp?"
"Your Highness, the barracks are being cleared."
"Okay," Qian Qian nodded slightly and took out pen, ink, paper and inkstone from his bag.
He wrote a long list and handed it to the secret guard.
"Assign a dozen people to wipe out all the members of the Cai, Xu, and Zhou families on this list."
"Yes."
Qian Qian saw Zhou Tianqing lying on his back out of the corner of his eye, and his eyes moved.
She curled her lips and smiled, deliberately saying, "A thousand-year-old family must have a solid foundation. If there is no true gentleman in these three families, what is the pity of the nine clans being wiped out?"
Zhou Tianqing's eyebrows twitched violently and his eyelashes trembled.
[Tongzi, what is the character of Zhou Tianqing? ]
[Alas,] the system sighed helplessly, [suppressing the sisters at home, enjoying all the efforts and support from the sisters.]
[He appears to be a well-mannered and righteous young man in front of others, but in reality he is the master of all trades at home.]
[When out of the sight of the elders, he would beat and scold his sisters at home. ]
[In short, how should I put it? He is just a little monster. ]
Qian Qian half-knelt on the ground and put his hand around Zhou Tianqing's neck.
Feeling the vitality coming from the neck, "How dare you act in front of me?"
Zhou Tianqing suddenly opened his eyes and opened his mouth to say something, but his neck suddenly tightened.
Qian Qian grabbed Zhou Tianqing's neck and said, "Want to make me a chess piece? That depends on whether you, Zhou Tianqing, have the ability to do so."
Letting go of his hand, Qianqian took out a dagger from his bag.
With a wave of his hand and a drop of the knife, Zhou Tianqing was dead.
Qian Qian looked at the corpse in front of her with disgust. She really hated being treated like a fool and plotted against.
"Someone come here," the secret guard stepped forward.
Qian Qian was extremely indifferent, "Deal with the body."
"Yes."
Not far away, in the attic.
A pretty figure clenched her fists as she looked at the scene in front of her.
She murmured, "She is only twelve years old, just twelve years old, how dare she, how dare she..."