Tyrant Be Good, I'll Love You

"What are all of you doing?!" Her voice trembled in fear, she was clearly panicking but she still pretended to be calm.

Shen Cangzhi looked at the men clad in black armor, their faces were covered with the same color iron mask, and only their ears and noses were visible. "This is an important place of the imperial palace. From time to time, there will be guards patrolling the area."

She followed Qi Mujing into the palace to congratulate the empress dowager on her birthday, but not long after, the princess and a few concubines came looking for her. She said that there was a place where the entire palace could be seen and she was invited to go with them.

Unexpectedly, as they walked, the number of people became fewer and fewer. They all went to various places to admire the scenery of the palace, and soon, she was the only one left.

She wanted to stroll around and return to the birthday feast, but when she found a fake mountain, she was dragged onto it. She was suddenly surrounded by a few black-clothed men.

Every nerve in her body was sensitive to the fact that the people who came were not friendly. Shen Shuzhi clasped her hands and stared vigilantly at the few men who surrounded her.

In her heart, however, she began to ponder. She was about to arrive at the Eastern Tomb City soon, and she didn't have the time to offend anyone, let alone someone from the palace. She didn't have a clue about the situation that was unfolding in front of her.

In response to her question, the men chose to remain silent.

Suddenly, two of the men ambled over to her.

His back pressed tightly against the fake boulder, he stared at them with bulging eyes, "Don't come over here …"

The two men acted as if they didn't hear her and continued moving toward her.

"If you take another step forward, I'll shout!" As Shen Shuzhi spoke, his almond-shaped eyes scanned the surroundings, hoping to see some Imperial Guards pass by.

But it was too quiet, and she could barely hear anything except her own breathing, which was getting more and more urgent.

The two men remained silent, but their eyes revealed traces of a sneer. Suddenly, one of the men took a big step forward and grabbed her arm.

"Ah …" Let go, you... "This is the imperial palace …" Shen Shuo Zhi was completely flustered, and struggled with all his might, but his hands that had not been restrained slapped at him, and he shouted loudly, "Someone, save me!" "Save me …"

In the next moment, however, her other hand was also grabbed by the man who walked up to her. Both of her hands were thrown back, exposing her chest.

Shen Shuzhi's eyes were bloodshot, her almond eyes were filled with tears, but she kept suppressing them.

Seeing the remaining men coming towards her one by one, she was so scared that her body trembled violently. Her legs retreated as well, and she shouted even louder, "Someone, come! There's an assassin!"

Hidden on the other side of the fake mountain.

Beautiful women seem to be very scared. Isn't it a little inappropriate just to not help out like this …" His voice was casual and even had a bit of a smile on it.

"…" A man clad in snow-white clothes stood by his side with an indifferent expression. His deep eyes seemed to have a hint of impatience. When he heard his words, his lips only moved, but he did not say anything.

Without hearing his answer, she raised her eyebrows and looked over. A pair of long and narrow phoenix eyes emitted a faint light from the reflection of the fireworks that filled the sky. The flickering night sky caused his beautiful face to sway unrealistically.

His voice was light and not heavy, but it carried a sense of majesty that could not be ignored.

Qi Mujing was neither humble nor haughty as he said lightly, "Your Majesty, tonight is the empress dowager's birthday. "As for whether I should save her or not, it all depends on the emperor's will. This humble subject will return first …"

After saying this, regardless of whether or not he replied or not, when he turned around and was about to leave, he was stopped by Nan Jue and Zhen Lei who were only a few steps away from them.

Qi Mujing slightly frowned and stopped, but didn't turn around.

"Marquis Zhong Lie is getting more and more bold. He is even more talented than the previous duke. At the very least, the previous Marquis will always remember this principle! " Zhen Lin said coldly.

He thought to himself, this Marquis Zhong Lie really is a savage. Before the emperor even said anything, he turned and left.

To his words, Qi Mujing only glanced at him once, his expression didn't change, and was very calm.

When Nan Jue saw this, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

Previously, the court officials had heard of this loyal marquis, saying that he was calm in his conduct of things, calm in his ways, and restrained in his thoughts. They had almost never seen him go into a rage because of something he had done, and other than the fact that he had not lost his virginity on the day of King Rui's wedding, there was only a sliver of emotion on his stern face.

Although the two of them had been colleagues for a few years, and their friendship wasn't deep, and they had their own responsibilities, they didn't know much about him. But now, it would seem that this loyal duke was someone who could remain calm in front of the Emperor.

Tuoba Yu narrowed his phoenix eyes and stared at him for a while. He did not seem to care about his audacious actions at all.

The corner of his mouth curled up as he casually waved at Zhen Lin.

Zhen Feng saw and the two of them retreated a few steps back.

"Marquis Zhong Lie has nothing to ask of us?!" With the blood jade on his waist, Tuoba Yu spoke carelessly, "For example, the former marquis' wife?"

He emphasized the word "front", as if he was reminding someone of something …

It was rare for her dark eyes to show any signs of anxiety, Qi Mujing shook her hand slightly, "This humble subject believes that Your Majesty can definitely do what His Majesty promised this humble subject. And this humble subject will naturally do everything I can for what I have promised His Majesty. "

"Heh …" Tuoba Yu chuckled. His phoenix eyes widened as his eyes glittered brilliantly. "Our words are as good as gold. Marquis Zhong Lie can be rest assured that I will definitely take good care of the former Madam."

Waving his wide sleeves, his voice suddenly turned heavy. "Since Marquis Zhong Lie is in a hurry to return and congratulate my imperial grandmother, then I won't keep Marquis Zhong Lie for the show. Marquis Zhong Lie can leave."

His words inexplicably made him feel depressed. Qi Mujing tightened the corner of his lips, glanced at him out of the corner of his eye, and strode out with one hand behind his back.

Tuoba Yu stared at his back as if he had thought of something. He felt that the current him seemed to be slightly different from the past. His entire body appeared to be in a fretful state, as if he was in a hurry to do something important.

Ye Zichen raised his eyebrows. This Qi Mujing was getting more and more interesting.

No, that's not right. From the moment he took the initiative to make a deal with him, he felt that this Marquis Zhong Lie was very interesting!

Shen Zhiqiao and Zheng Mei-jie walked side by side, with Fu'er leading the way with a palace lantern lit in front of them. Behind them was a group of palace maids and eunuchs following them from the south.

Earlier, she had suggested that they take a stroll around the Imperial Palace to take a leisurely look at the night scenery. However, she didn't stop them from going south. She only requested that more people be sent to follow her in case of any mishaps.

Since he had his own concerns, he agreed.

She lifted her head to look at the fireworks that were still exploding in the night sky. This scene always reminded her of the fireworks she wasn't able to light with her own hands back at Hou Mansion.

Perhaps, those fireworks that had yet to be ignited were like the feelings between Qi Mujing and herself, imagining a gorgeous future, but in the end, they were still unable to bloom, leaving nothing behind for the unbeautiful mottled memories.

She looked absent-minded as she looked around. She laughed coldly in her heart. This beauty Zheng looked gentle and harmless, but it was harder to deal with than the arrogant Imperial Concubine Hua.

Her gaze shifted to her hands that were covered by her long sleeves. It was all because her eyesight was too good, and she could always see things that she shouldn't have.

A bald eagle was imprinted on the back of her hand near her wrist. She didn't pay much attention to it, she only thought it was an ordinary imprint.

Or perhaps, if she hadn't seen this kind of imprint before, she wouldn't have taken it to heart …

"Ah …"

Suddenly, a shout was heard, causing them to stop in their tracks.

Shen Zhiqiao asked uncertainly, "Beauty Zheng, did you hear a sound?"