LRAB Chapter 5 Rescue in the Southern Border; The Female Emperor Gives Gu Lan Special Treatment
Chapter 5 Rescue in the Southern Border; The Female Emperor Gives Gu Lan Special Treatment
Cai Yu was greedy and timid as a mouse, but he was not stupid.
At this moment, seeing the Imperial Announcements Bureau well-prepared, his sophistry was meaningless!
He knew that the cultivation of the Female Emperor's close attendants had reached the transcendence realm, so resisting was simply absurd!
Although, up to this point, he still couldn't understand why the Female Emperor suddenly targeted him! Why did the flawless embezzlement of the past attract suspicion?
Liu Yexi remained silent, gazing down at him. "Marquis Cai, you hold a noble title, unlike those two. I can give you a chance to make a final statement."
"I'm willing to surrender all my family assets and beg the court to spare my life!"
Upon hearing this, Liu Yexi chuckled, paying no attention. The wealth already belonged to the court; trying to exchange it for his life was naive!
Seeing that it was ineffective, Cai Yu became desperate, sweating profusely.
Suddenly, he seemed to think of something and repeatedly said, "Lady Liu, I have a ledger that records corrupt officials like me. I'm willing to expose and report them!"
I knew it... Liu Yexi chuckled inwardly.
Corrupt officials, fearing death, usually kept records for a way out by exposing others' wrongdoings. She had plenty of experience, and she was waiting for this ledger!
"Where is it?"
"Promise not to kill me first."
"Agreed."
"It's in the firewood room, under the second-floor tile."
"Got it."
After Liu Yexi agreed, Cai Yu felt like he had been given a new lease on life.
However, immediately after, a stabbing pain in his chest brought him back to reality.
Liu Yexi's soft sword had pierced through him!
"You... You!"
Cai Yu couldn't believe it, his face filled with horror.
Liu Yexi was expressionless. She sheathed her sword efficiently, stood up, and left without offering any explanation. In her eyes, those who brought bone-chilling suffering to the people were not worthy of her promise.
The group of the Imperial Announcements Bureau envoys looked on in shock. This was how the Female Emperor's close attendants operated—truly decisive and swift!
Liu Yexi, naturally charismatic, had won the admiration of many young envoys among the Imperial Announcements Bureau.
"Tidy up here and return directly to the Imperial Announcements Bureau in the capital," she commanded.
Liu Yexi stepped on a bay horse and left the Marquis Residence for Langzhou.
"Understood!"
The envoys behind her respectfully saluted and watched her leave.
Time flew by, and the Spring began.
Gu Lan always felt that these days, Yuyan's mood seemed unusually good.
When he used to study, Mu Yuyan would obediently watch or help grind ink. She was elegant and proportionate with the demeanor of a young lady.
Now, she often nestled in his arms, wanting to hear him tell stories whenever she had the chance. Mu Yuyan had no idea how tempting she was to a lively young man!
When an usual dominating sister turned into a clingy little enchantress... Gu Lan thought, I can't read this book anymore!
While resting his eyes, he went out for fresh air.
At the front gate, a group of vendors had gathered, taking a break and chatting.
Squatting on the doorstep, Gu Lan could inadvertently overhear their conversation.
"Have you heard? There's trouble in the Southern Border!"
Has the drought erupted, and the aristocrats withheld the grain?
Gu Lan's heart tightened.
In a couple of days, refugees from the Southern Border should be fleeing to Langzhou. He needed to instruct Old Yang to open a porridge stand at the teahouse and offer some assistance...
However, right after that, he heard several vendors expressing joy.
"That's right! That trash Marquis Cai was killed by the Female Emperor's envoy a few days ago. It's said that the prefect county magistrate and county magistrate there were also executed!"
"I heard that the two magistrate's families were found to have amassed one hundred thousand taels of silver. The Marquis's Residence is even more outrageous, incredibly wealthy!"
"Well done! Pleasing to the people's hearts, truly pleasing!"
"Huh? Wasn't it said that the Female Emperor focused on cultivation every day and ignored state affairs? Why is she dealing with corrupt officials now?"
"Hush! Keep it down... I heard that the Female Emperor is only pretending to cultivate; she secretly observes the court. Otherwise... How could someone in the Imperial Announcements Bureau have done this?"
"Understood! Thank you, brother. Now that the Southern Border's corrupt officials are dead, we can do some business there in the future, haha..."
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??? Gu Lan was completely bewildered!
What the heck, this is different from what he read from that novel!
How did the Female Emperor manage to intervene and snatch the limelight from the main character, providing resources and trampling on the antagonist?
Gu Lan, looking puzzled, returned home. It wasn't until lunch that he still couldn't figure it out.
Fortunately, this matter had nothing to do with him as a supporting character.
The Female Emperor... he didn't want any connection with her in his lifetime.
Both the main character and the antagonist intentionally avoided her; there was no way they would meet!
You guys go ahead. I just need to stay steady... Gu Lan thought calmly. For this year's Autumn Examination, I'll just fill in the answer sheet casually to get by. As long as I don't become a Jinshi and remain in Langzhou City, it's absolutely safe.