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After Rebirth the Tragic Omega Wins 40

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Chapter 40 – Want to Hold Hands

“The imperial criminal law stipulates that those who commit defamation shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years.” Li Rong put himself in front of An Ji in a protective stance. With no emotion on his handsome face he said, “Perhaps you would like to finish what you’re saying in prison?”

“Your Royal Highness Li Rong!” Billy, who was so menacing just now, immediately stiffened like a board. Unwilling to back down, he continued to defend his point of view, “But everything I said is true… He really…”

Li Rong said, “Even the police don’t know what is true or not, but you already know?”

“But Ningning said…”

Li Rong interrupted him without any hesitation: “As long as you still care about your so-called friend, what you should do now is not get angry at an innocent omega, but go find the alpha who really hurt him.”

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Billy lowered his head, with tears in his big blue eyes: “I understand, I just won’t say it’s him anymore…”

An Ji didn’t speak the whole time. After exiting the hospital, he sighed and muttered, “Thank you…”

Li Rong shook his head, “No, it is I who want to thank you.”

“What?”

“My mother conducted a survey and found that most omegas who were sexually assaulted chose to suffer in silence, only ten percent reported the crime to the police to find the culprit, and less than one percent went to court to file a lawsuit. Taking care of the victim’s mental health is important, but I believe that catching the criminal is equally as important.”

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Li Rong’s voice floated in the night wind. His voice was deep and his words were clear. He was the type that could easily win over people’s trust.

“The culprit had the gall to do this kind of thing in the palace. One can only imagine how crazy the perpetrator must be. If we let this go, there’s no telling how many more victims there will be.”

An Ji was startled, as if he didn’t recognize the person in front of him.

Li Rong was right. The reason why the response for An Ning’s case was so fast was not only due to the timing and place, which was at the empress’s birthday banquet, but also due to his status as a noble.

An Ji has seen a lot of cases where the omega lacked authority and influence. When such powerless omegas are harmed, they may never get the justice they deserve…

An Ji stared at Li Rong without saying a word for a long time. Seeing this, Li Rong stopped nervously. “Did I say something wrong?”

An Ji shook his head. “I’m just a little surprised. This is something that many omegas don’t even realize. I didn’t expect you, an alpha, to have such thoughts.”

“That’s thanks to my mother’s influence. She’s been researching related issues.” Li Rong said. His face was expressionless, but if you listened with confidence you would find that his voice was actually a bit tense. In addition, there was a bit of joy at being praised by the person he liked.

An Ji said, “You have a good mother.”

If you’re willing, she can become your mother too. Li Rong almost blurted out that thought.

However, he quickly realized that if he tried to rush things too much, he could easily fall flat on his face, so he regretfully changed his words to, “If you have time, you can go hang out with her. She is very nice, so there is no need to feel any pressure.”

An Ji nodded: “I will.”

In the previous Omega Liberation Movement, he had went the path of revolting from the bottom. He had never noticed that there was an empress in the palace who supported equal rights. But if you think about it carefully, the empress was born in the Republic. It was she who promoted the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, and it was she who led the trend of omega liberation. ​​

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If he could get the empress’s support… maybe this time, the Omega Liberation Movement could take the path of top-down reform.

The bright moonlight shone on the ground. They clasped their hands and walked side by side on the lawn in front of the hospital, leaving two long shadows behind them. ​​

Wait, hands clasped…??

It was only then that An Ji noticed that Li Rong was still holding his hand, and subconsciously said: “Are you suffering from pheromone disorder again?”

“No,” Li Rong suppressed his racing heart and pretended to be calm, “I just want to hold hands with you.”

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ML 2 and ML 3 Happy Ending! 105

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Chapter 105 – Ahhhhhh

Han Ling’s face appeared on the phone screen with a mournful expression, “Director Duan, I’m homeless now, please take me in!”

Duan Shu Tong said indifferently, “You can stay in a hotel.”

“There are no rooms open in the hotel!” Han Ling surveyed Duan Shu Tong’s surroundings through the screen, “Are you in a car? Who is next to you? Could it be…”

“All right already. I have a place. I will lend it to you for a night.” He paused. “You come and get the key yourself.”

Han Ling smiled pleasantly, “I’ll come right away!”

After hanging up, Duan Shu Tong sent Han Ling an address, and then he asked Xi Duan: “Do you want to go back first?”

Xi Duan pursed his lips. His eyes darkened, “No need.” The man on the phone just now seemed familiar.

The car fell into silence again. After a while, Duan Shu Tong’s phone rang again with another request for a video call. Duan Shu Tong glanced at the expressionless Xi Duan, and then he answered the phone.

On the screen, Lu Shi looked much better than before. When he saw Duan Shu Tong, he joked: “I told you to let me know when you come back to Yan City, and I’ll treat you to a meal. If it weren’t for Weibo, I would not have known that you came back.”

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Duan Shu Tong really forgot about this matter. He thought it was just a polite remark on Lu Shi’s part. He smiled apologetically, “There’s no need to treat me to a meal this time. Maybe later on.”

They could wait until Lu Sh’s face was completely healed. It wouldn’t be too late then.

“That’s fine, too.” Lu Shi accepted his kindness and then he asked with a smile, “President Duan and President Xi aren’t really going to get married, are they?”

President Duan referred to Duan Si Fu. As for Duan Sheng Ye, people referred to him as Chairman Duan.

When Xi Duan heard these words, he immediately looked over.

Duan Shu Tong quickly clarified, “It’s all a joke from the netizens, don’t take it seriously.”

“Is that so?” Lu Shi smiled meaningfully. “Well, I’ll stop talking here. My family is calling for me. Bye-bye.”

After Duan Shu Tong hung up the video call, Xi Duan asked, “The one before Lu Shi, is he your friend?”

“He’s the newly recruited technician. His name is Han Ling.” Duan Shu Tong unconsciously fiddled with the edge of the cell phone case. “You saw him in Hai City before, at the Yalan store.”

Xi Duan made a sound of acknowledgement. He felt that the name sounded familiar, so he opened up WeChat.

Duan Shu Tong thought he was dealing with work matters, so he kept silent for fear of disturbing him.

After a while, he suddenly received a WeChat message from Han Ling: Sorry, Director Duan, I suddenly have something I need to take care of, so I won’t be coming to get the key. [Aggrieved] [Aggrieved] [Aggrieved]

Duan Shu Tong looked at Xi Duan.

Xi Duan did not try to hide it. As if it was no big deal, he said: “Director Han of Renguang Hospital is his father, so he’s not homeless.”

Due to Han Ling’s homosexuality, he had “broken off relations” with Director Han. The fact that he was able to connect Han Ling with Director Han also benefited from what Director Han mentioned before.

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Duan Shu Tong then recalled. When Li Xiao caused Pei Ruo Wei to be rushed to the hospital, it was Director Han who transferred her to another ward under Xi Duan’s orders.

The world really was a small place.

Knowing that he was not homeless, Duan Shu Tong stopped caring about Han Ling’s matter. He also did not know that Han Ling was forced to face his old man’s anger.

Since there was no need to wait for Han Ling to come over, Duan Shu Tong moved to open the car door.

But the door did not open. It was locked.

He looked over at Xi Duan, and Xi Duan looked at him for a few seconds. Then he silently unlocked the door. He looked aggrieved.

Duan Shu Tong’s heart suddenly softened.

The fact was he already harbored feelings towards Xi Duan, but he had yet to fully sort out his family relationships, so he kept restraining himself for fear of causing trouble for Xi Duan.

Although he wasn’t really successful in restraining himself…

“What would Xi Yu think?” Duan Shu Tong raised his head and asked.

Without hesitation, Xi Duan said, “This is my business and has nothing to do with him. Who I like and who I’m with are all my own business.”

His eyes fixed on the young man’s face, “I understand that you are worried about your parents. I am willing to bear the burden with you, are you willing?”

Suddenly boundless courage swelled up from the depths of Duan Shu Tong’s heart, drowning out the previous guilt and uneasiness. He suddenly smiled, “We agreed to discuss it after the holiday, but it looks like I’m going to break that promise first.”

In pleasant surprise, Xi Duan grabbed his hand, “You’re willing?”

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Duan Shu Tong lightly folded his fingers around Xi Duan’s hand and nodded seriously, “I’ve never been in a relationship with anyone before. The girlfriends I had before were all an act. If I do something wrong, you must be honest with me about it.”

His palms felt so hot that a thin layer of perspiration beaded up.

Xi Duan clenched his hand tightly. He looked like a lost little boy. “There is nothing wrong. You’re excellent. Everything [about you] is excellent.”

Seeing that Xi Duan was more nervous than himself, Duan Shu Tong relaxed and asked with a smile, “Can you let me go back now?”

Xi Duan was unwilling to let go. He racked his brains and finally came up with an inquiry: “You haven’t said when you are going to return to Shan Quan County.”

“Han Ling said he wants to hang out with me.”

Xi Duan lowered his gaze, “He won’t have the time.”

“Oh,” Duan Shu Tong didn’t particularly care, and asked instead, “Then what is your plan?”

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This Alpha’s Pheromones 129

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Chapter 129 – Caught Red-Handed in the Bed

Thinking that Jiang Ming might stop targeting him if he knew for certain that Qiu Jin was an omega now, Qiu Jin decided to directly broach the topic. “You found out too? I differentiated into an omega some time ago.”

Jiang Ming stopped breathing for a moment, and after a while he asked, “Can I confirm this?”

“Confirm?” Qiu Jin looked up confused. “How do you want to confirm it?”

“Can I see your glands?”

Not knowing whether this request was too bold, or because he was still running a fever, Qiu Jin’s face gradually turned red.

“Th- that’s not very appropriate. Aren’t you…”

Qiu Jin raised his head, and found that the smile on the other man’s face had completely disappeared. In its place was some incomprehensible emotion hidden in the depths of his eyes.

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Jiang Ming looked Qiu Jin with this kind of deep gaze and repeated, “I just want to look at it. I won’t do anything else.”

This sounded about as unreliable as the classic BL line: “I’m just going to rub it a bit. I won’t put it in.”

But when you apply that kind of logic to Jiang Ming, it sounded more like: “I’m just going to look at it. I won’t rip out your glands.”

Qiu Jin glanced over at the entrance to the bedroom. The door was opened and Liu Wei was outside, so if something went wrong inside the bedroom Liu Wei should be able to detect it.

“It’s not impossible to show it to you.” Qiu Jin gritted his teeth and blurted out.  “Then you have to promise not to harm me in the future.”

Jiang Ming was stupefied. “When did I hurt you?”

Qiu Jin interrupted him with an unprecedentedly serious expression: “Do you agree or not?”

Their gazes met. Neither of them was willing to back down first. The atmosphere started to become tense.

After a long stare off, Jiang Ming compromised first. With a serious expression, he said, “Okay.”

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In the original book, Jiang Ming has been with his elder brother since he was a child. He was ruthless and heartless, but he attached great importance to promises, which was the foundation of their society.

With this promise, at the very least Jiang Ming should not be causing him trouble for the short term.

Qiu Jin heaved a sigh of relief. He turned over to reveal the back of his neck and he was even about to push up the ends of his hair with his hand.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he moved his left hand, Jiang Ming gripped it.

“Don’t move.”

Jiang Ming restrained Qiu Jin’s left hand behind his waist. Then he slowly stretched out his other hand towards the nape of Qiu Jin’s neck.

The t-shirt he wore as pajamas revealed his slender neck and part of his shoulders. Qiu Jin had lost weight for his role, so his neck seemed even more slender, giving off the impression of an inexperienced youngster.

Jiang Ming’s breathing gradually became faster, but his movements became slower and slower, as if he was enjoying this moment.

Soon, Jiang Ming’s slim fingers touched the skin on the back of Qiu Jin’s neck. He could feel the body beneath his fingertips tremble slightly at the touch.

Jiang Ming narrowed his eyes in satisfaction, his hands kept moving, and he lifted the ends of Qiu Jin’s hair.

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The small and bulging glands were exposed. The area was touched with a faint blush of cherry blossom pink. It was so cute.

There was also a faint ring of teeth marks.

Jiang Ming’s movements froze, and his gaze darkened instantly.

“What is this?” Jiang Ming pressed his fingertips against Qiu Jin’s glands. The pressure of his fingertips increased little by little, but his voice became softer and softer.

F*ck, didn’t we have an agreement? Going back on your word like that, are you still a man?!

Qiu Jin resisted the desire to kicking Jiang Ming to the floor, and immediately said, “Glands! You’ve seen them now, right? Can you let me go now?”

“What are you two doing?”

Qiu Jin raised his head in a panic. He saw Ji Shenxiao who had just returned from his business trip. His expression was darker than ink.

What the heck? Why was Ji Shenxiao here?!

Moreover, why was he wearing such an ugly expression as if he had just caught two people committing adultery?

On the inside, Qiu Jin was panicking a lot, but on the surface he tried to remain a calm appearance. He blurted out an explanation, “We’re not doing anything! He’s just looking at my glands!”

He’s just looking at my glands…

Looking at my glands…

My glands…

Something snapped inside of Ji Shenxiao.

Seeing Ji Shenxiao’s increasingly gloomy expression, Qiu Jin had only one thought in his mind.

Oh shit, he was screwed.

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Let Me Shoulder this Blame! 165

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Chapter 165 – Historically Memorable Villainy Arc

Song Rong spoke, “One mountain cannot house two tigers. The Right Minister and the Left Minister cannot co-exist together. If one does not die, they will fight endlessly. The Left Minister’s daughter entered the imperial harem. She became an imperial concubine and even birthed a prince, so it’s normal for him to want to suppress the emperor. But there is no one from the Lu family in the imperial harem. The Right Minister did not try to curry favor with the emperor. Since he cannot co-exist with the Left Minister, all he had to do was earn the emperor’s favor while he was still the crown prince, then he wouldn’t have to worry about not being able to live a life of luxury and pleasures.”

After he straightened out the contradicting mess that has been entrenched in his heart all this time, Song Rong turned around his hands behind his back. His gaze was scorching.

“Lu Li is not a short-sighted person. The late emperor was already getting on in years and the crown prince would ascend the throne sooner or later… so why would he feel the need to suppress the emperor?”

The advisor was at a loss for words. He stared at Song Rong in a daze.

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Song Rong rushed over to the table and spread out the imperial decree with a severe look in his eyes, “Copy this and go investigate each of these charges one by one.”

Seeing that Song Rong was not giving this order flippantly, the advisor’s expression shifted slightly, “Wangye, the emperor has made up his mind, if you insist on defying the edict…”

“So what if I defy the edict?”

Song Rong turned around coldly. His eyes fell on the window. Every word that he spoke was resolute and decisive, “The new dynasty has just been established, and everything is complicated. Since the emperor doesn’t have time to look into this, I will investigate it myself.”

Song Rong has a lot of battle experience. From the moment he went to the window, he already knew that there was a shadow guard outside.

The emperor still needed to rely heavily on him for the time being, so logically he would not dare to send shadow guards into his palace for surveillance, yet a shadow guard still came. It could only be due to Lu Li’s presence in his palace.

As someone born into the imperial family, Song Rong needed to learn about intrigue, power, and conflict from the day that he could walk and talk.

Since he could think of these things, it was impossible for Song Zhilan to not have considered them.

It’s just that his chest was already filled with hatred, so he deliberately ignored these details that clearly violated the harmony. Perhaps in the bottom of the young emperor’s heart, he also faintly feared looking for any truth hidden below the murky depths.

But Song Rong must get to the bottom of this.

The advisor was stunned for a while. Then he heaved a long sigh, raised his hand to pick up a brush, and copied down the imperial decree carefully.

The moon hung in the middle of the sky. The night was getting darker.

The injuries on his body were not light, so Su Shi slept deeply through the night. It wasn’t until dawn when loud shouts outside his door woke him up.

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An unfamiliar middle-aged man was sitting by his bedside. When the man saw him wake up, he quickly got up and saluted, “You’re awake, Prime Minister. This one is the wangfu’s advisor Shen Mao-”

“Is it time to go to court?”

Before Shen Mao could say the excuse that Song Rong gave him, Lu Li interrupted him in a low voice. The advisor was stunned for a moment. Lu Li actually propped himself up in bed.

His body bore serious injuries and his face was already pale. Sitting up like this was really pushing his body to its limits, and the blood quickly drained from his lips.

The advisor’s expression changed slightly, and he hurriedly moved to help Lu Li: “Prime Minister, wangye said that you must not move around carelessly… the noise outside is not a big deal, you just need to rest in peace. Wangye will come back to see you later.”

Su Shi remained silent. He brushed aside the advisor’s helping hand and just looked serenely at him.

After all, Lu Li had occupied a high position for a long time, so despite being injured his aura remained undisturbed. The advisor’s voice became quieter and quieter, until he finally lowered his head and did not dare to speak.

“It’s time for morning court and the emperor has sent someone to look for me, so naturally he intends to convict me. No matter how willful your wangye is he should not be personally obstructing the emperor.”

Having roughly heard the noisy dispute outside, Su Shi’s eyes were light, and he tried his best to stand up.

Song Rong was not the protagonist, so he couldn’t see the value of the other person’s misunderstanding. He could only guess based on intuition, so he might not be able to counter Song Rong’s actions in a timely manner. Getting convicted at court was the highlight scene for gaining experience points. No matter how the regent tried to obstruct him, he must go to court.

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The advisor’s expression looked more and more awkward. He wanted to stop Lu Li, but he didn’t have the courage to do so. He could only watch helplessly as Lu Li put on his clothes. A twist of his body caused his wound to open up and the glaring red color of blood immediately spread.

But that person did not seem to feel the pain at all. He continued to put on his clothes with an unmoved expression on his face. He didn’t even twitch his eyebrows or eyes in the slightest.

Song Rong was away from the palace and on the battlefield all year round, so there weren’t many expensive clothes in the palace. He eventually found some long black robes with a pattern of thunder and clouds on it for Lu Li. The ink-colored fabric was slightly dull, but it was just right for concealing the oozing blood.

After putting on all his clothes and grooming his appearance, Su Shi turned around and left the room. He headed towards the main door.

There were two groups of people facing each other at the door. Judging from their postures, it seemed like they have already been struggling against each other for quite some time.

The imperial guard obeyed the emperor’s orders absolutely, so they stood outside the door motionlessly and refused to retreat without seeing Lu Li. However, Song Rong had no intention of handing Lu Li over at all. These soldiers fought on the battlefield all year round. They stood guard at the door with murderous looks on their faces. They also did not intend to back down an inch.

For people not in the know, it looked like the emperor wanted to conduct a search and seizure of the regent’s palace.

Su Shi sighed lowly and walked towards the door. He passed Song Rong and walked slowly towards the imperial guards with their swords and halberds.

“Prime Minister!”

There was an anxious shout behind him, with unabashed concern and worry. Su Shi paused slightly, and finally stood still and turned around.

Song Rong looked at him, his heroic sword eyebrows were tightly furrowed. His gaze became deeper and deeper. The expression in his eyes was one of blood and pain.

In the end, Su Shi’s heart softened a little and the look in his eyes also softened a little. He cupped his hands in salute and said warmly to him, “I slept well last night. Thank you, wangye. Lu Li should go now.”

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The Big Landlord 149.2

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Chapter 149.2 – Beef Jerky

Fu Yuan Jian caught a glimpse of the silent Luo Yang who was standing beside him, and suddenly said, “Luo Yang, in your opinion, what should we do about this matter?”

When he heard his name, Luo Yang glanced furtively over at Jiang Sheng. The other man clearly did not look happy. He suddenly had the thought that he should be glad that Jiang Sheng took his place, otherwise the one being scolded like a dog today would be him.

“Replying to wangye, before we thought that the one behind Tian Long Gambling House must be an outsider, someone who came from outside the capital, but this person is obviously very familiar with the workings of Jun Zi City. After all, we can be considered the regional boss of Jun Zi City, so it makes no sense that we can’t find a single clue despite investigating for so long. Therefore, this subordinate thinks that perhaps our outset was incorrect, and that this person has probably been living in Jun Zi City all along.”

Fu Yuan Jian thought that what Luo Yang said made sense and he prompted, “Go on.”

Luo Yang said, “We’ve tried to cause trouble for Tian Long Gambling House several times, but each time they averted disaster. Does wangye recall that when we went to look for trouble with that engraving workshop guy surnamed Li, Gong Yun and his men came to intervene in the matter?”

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“Of course I remember. At that time we even suspected that it was related to the Yu family, so we sent people to shadow and investigate the Yu family, but it turned out to not be them. That’s why we suspected that someone had used the Yu family to deal with us, thus leading us on a wild goose chase.”

“Yes, but after thinking about it for a while, this subordinate realized that Yu Bo Fei is a smart person. If we can come to certain conclusions, then he must be able to come to the same conclusions.”

Fu Yuan Jian’s eyes lit up. “You mean it is very likely that Yu Bo Fei made use of our habitual thinking patterns to lead us into thinking that it cannot be him?”

“Precisely so.” Luo Yang paused and then he said, “But that is just this subordinate’s conjecture. Whether it is truly the Yu family has yet to be verified, but this subordinate can be certain of one thing and that is the true mastermind is very likely to be a member of the imperial family.”

Fu Yuan Jian narrowed his eyes, “Very well, I will leave this matter to you.”

Hearing these words, Jiang Sheng lowered his head again.

Luo Yang glanced at him, and the corner of his mouth twitched, “Wangye, it is better to leave this matter to Jiang Sheng, he is better at this than me.”

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Jiang Sheng looked up at him in astonishment.

Fu Yuan Jian pondered for a moment, “Alright then.”

It took Jiang Sheng a while to process the situation. “This subordinate accepts [the order].”

Seeing that the wangye’s expression had softened a lot, Luo Yang paused for a moment and then spoke up again, “Wangye, there is one more thing.”

Fu Yuan Jian was indeed in a better mood, “What’s the matter?”

Luo Yang said, “Bao Hua Gambling house is the most profitable business under wangye’s name, but ever since Tian Long Gambling house came into the picture, the gambling house’s revenue has decreased a lot. We’ve tried to imitate Tian Long Gambling House, but wangye should also be able to tell that no matter how hard we try, the gambling house will never go back to how it was before.”

Fu Yuan Jian knew what Luo Yang wanted to say. How could he not understand the reality of the situation? He was determined to make it big, but then he stumbled on this matter. He has persisted until now, so he was unwilling to give up. He just didn’t want to admit that he lost.

“Wangye, you must make a decision when it is time to decide.”

[T/N: He’s saying cut your losses.]

Luo Yang thought Fu Yuan Jian still couldn’t figure it out.

“All right,” Fu Yuan Jian waved his hand impatiently, “No need to say any more, I understand what you are saying, and I have my own discretion in this matter.”

Luo Yang sighed in his heart. He was afraid that the wangye would be too competitive and would not stop until he crashed. He had a premonition that even if they found out who was behind Tian Long Gambling House, they would not be able to do anything to that person.

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“Wangye, there is also the matter with the Zhuo family. The matter that the Zhuo family’s eldest son spoke about five days ago, do we have to give a reply?”

Fu Yuan Jian thought for a while, “The Zhuo family seems to be fighting quite hard recently.”

Luo Yang replied, “Elder Zhuo is old after all, so he is unable to attend to multiple things at once. In the past two months, this subordinate has heard that Elder Zhuo plans to delegate power to his children, but he has too many descendants and they’re all very ambitious, so there are many people vying for the position of patriarch. This subordinate heard that Elder Zhuo gave them a difficult mission a month ago. He’s making them all start up a business, and the one who does the best according to him would gain his recognition.”

“According to him?” Fu Yuan Jian laughed mockingly. “So in the end, if that person is not his favorite son or grandson then he cannot get Elder Zhuo’s approval. If Elder Zhuo does not like a certain descendant, then he can just say he didn’t do well and reject him.”

Elder Zhuo was playing a game of words, and not a contest of ability. A truly smart person would be able to tell right away.

“Wait for two days and let’s see.”

“Understood, wangye.”

……

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Didn’t Love You Enough 107

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Chapter 107 – Inspection Tour, Part 1 (35.1)

In the blink of an eye, it was the Spring Festival of the eighth year of Yuntai, and after Lin Jia Bao’s promotion to cejun, Xuan Yuan Han Cheng often took him along to attend various banquets and celebrations held in the palace.

Each time Lin Jia Bao would obediently accompany the crown prince. At these functions he displayed very appropriate speech and mannerisms, which gave people a good feeling about him. The empress would also call upon Jia Bao to accompany her whenever she hosted gatherings for the female family members of the court. Over time, the harem concubines and courtiers all got to know this Lin-cejun, who was loved by both His Royal Highness and Her Majesty.

In March of the eighth year of Yuntai, officials of the fifth rank and above from all over the country sent their daughters to Beijing, and the talent selection began. The ladies were screened based on their family background, appearance, and other things. Then they had to pass the primary selection.

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About thirty or so ladies passed the screening and primary selection and entered Chu Xiu Palace. They would be living in Chu Xiu Palace for a period of time, during which they would learn the palace rules and show off their talents. There would be people observing their conduct during this time and determining whether they were permitted to stay or not.

Both Wen Wen Qian and Zhang Chun Wei passed the primary election with flying colors.

Imperial Physician Qian has been treating Zhang Chun Wei for several months now. Apart from being a little thinner than others, she looked like a normal healthy person on the surface.

Zhang Chun Wei could vaguely feel that her time on earth was running out, and she was also aware of the agreement between her parents and the crown prince. The knowledge that her parents were doing this for her has been her spiritual support all this time. Zhang Chun Wei thought to herself that she must fulfill her parents’ wishes so that she could leave this world with no regrets…

Yao Yu Lan was unable to participate in the talent selection this time. Since Xuan Yuan Han Cheng did not want her to enter the palace, naturally he would not even give her a chance.

A few days before the talent selection, Yao Yu Lan suddenly developed a rash on her body. The red rashes on her face were densely packed and it was a frightening sight to behold.

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Yao Yu Lan kicked up a huge fuss. She was certain that someone was trying to kill her, but Madam Yao could not find any clues of such intention even after searching for a long time. They invited an imperial physician to see to her, but even the imperial physician could not help her. So the family had no choice but to say that Yao Yu Lan was sick and pull her out of the talent selection. The Yao family actually had very high expectations for this year’s talent selection, and Yao Yu Lan herself was extremely bitter about not being able to participate.

The empress heard the news that Yao Yu Lan could not participate in the talent selection. She sighed and said, “It’s a pity…”

All the candidates of the talent selection were gathered in a corner of the huge imperial garden appreciating the beautiful scenery. The empress had invited all of them out today, and each candidate was working hard to show off their best side in front of the empress.

The empress observed all of the candidates. Amongst the thirty of the, the most outstanding ones were undoubtedly Wen Wen Qian and Zhang Chun Wei. In addition, there were two gers among the thirty people. Presumably, they were sent to the palace because they heard that the crown prince liked gers. The empress saw that they were both children born from concubines, and they were not as cute as Jia Bao, so they were destined to return home without success.

On the other side of the imperial garden, Xuan Yuan Han Cheng and his younger brother were in a gazebo looking towards the beautiful girls in the distance. The gazebo was on a relatively high terrain, so they could see everything very clearly.

“Imperial Elder Brother, let’s go back, this is a bit embarrassing.” Xuan Yuan Han Qi said shyly when he saw so many young and beautiful girls.

“Little Brother, you’re not young anymore. It’s time for you to take a main wife. Imperial Mother is looking for one for you… what type of lady do you like?” Xuan Yuan Han Cheng asked his younger brother.

“I… I… it’s fine as long as Imperial Mother likes her. She must be a good one if Imperial Mother chooses her.” Xuan Yuan Han Cheng patted his own head and said naively.

“That person will be your wife, it’s important that you like her.” Xuan Yuan Han Cheng pointed to Wen Wen Qian in the distance. “Look at the lady in the lake green dress. What do you think of her? She is Xi Jing Bo’s di daughter, Wen Wen Qian. She’s educated and well-balanced. Her talents and appearance are both good. Imperial Mother and I both want her to be your princess consort.”

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Xuan Yuan Han Qi looked at where the crown prince was pointing at and saw Wen Wen Qian who was currently answering a question posed by the empress. Her temperament was elegant like a fairy. Xuan Yuan han Qi’s handsome face turned red. He stuttered, “I… will listen to Imperial Mother…”

Xuan Yuan Han Cheng observed his younger brother’s reaction and he knew.

Afterwards, Xuan Yuan Han Cheng went to his mother and told her that his younger brother was interested in Wen Wen Qian.

Upon hearing this, the empress thought about it, but she was still a little hesitant. “I originally chose this Wen Wen Qian to be your crown princess…”

“A gentleman does not covet what others like. Since my younger brother has taken a fancy to her, then as the older brother I will naturally fulfill his wishes.” Xuan Yuan Han Cheng said.

“You’re always thinking for your younger brother,” the empress praised the crown prince. “All right, since your younger brother likes her and the two are very suitable for each other, I will tell your imperial father. Then what about you, Crown Prince? Do you have a favorite?”

“The di daughter of the Assistant Minister of Rites Zhang. Erchen wants to take her as an imperial concubine.” Xuan Yuan Han Cheng said to the empress.

“Zhang Chun Wei is indeed pretty good, and her health looks much better,” the empress also agreed.

Xuan Yuan Han Cheng said to the empress, “I will definitely give you a grandchild next year…”

The empress laughed when she heard this, “Then your mother looks forward to hearing some good news from the crown prince soon.”

[T/N: XYHC is so sly. He didn’t say whom the grandchild would come from…]

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After Rebirth the Tragic Omega Wins 39

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Chapter 39 – Want to Hold Hands

“An Ji, you have to understand where he is coming from.” Xu Jing’an sighed. “He is still a virgin. For his first time to be this kind of encounter, it is normal for him to have resistance.”

“He’s not cooperating at all, so how can we find the culprit?” An Ji took a deep breath and suppressed his anger. “Then go and ask for me, did he see the culprit’s face?”

Xu Jing’an said, “I’ll ask him when he’s feeling better tomorrow?”

Ask him when he’s feeling better?

An Ji opened his mouth. He wanted to say it was a simple yes or no question. He wanted to tell her that her other son was behind bars right this moment. When this son feels better, your other son might already be chemically castrated.

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But looking at Xu Jing’an’s worried eyes, he finally turned around and left in silence. ​

Forget it, he would have to figure it out on his own. ​

Perhaps from the start he should not have relied on them.

The elevator door opened in front of him with a “ding” sound. Just as An Ji put one foot into the elevator, someone pulled him back by his arm.

“Wait!” The blond omega held onto his arm tightly and said with a wary face, “Tell me honestly, what is your purpose for coming here?”

An Ji replied, “To find the culprit.”

“You have the nerve to say you’re looking for the culprit?” The blond omega screamed. “If it weren’t for you, how could he have encountered this kind of thing? It’s all your fault!”

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The elevator was unable to close because An Ji still had one foot inside it, so the door kept opening and closing. An Ji withdrew his right foot and frowned in displeasure. “I wasn’t the one who did it.”

“Not you? If you hadn’t shaved his head, would Ningning have run into the garden?”

An Ji fell silent. To a certain extent, it really was due to him that An Ning got a bald crown. And it was due to him that An Ning ran out in grief and indignation.

His silence seemed to be a kind of acquiescence. The blond man was wrapped in a strong sense of justice and immediately shouted: “I got it, you must have an accomplice! You were in the banquet hall, but your accomplice cut our hair outdoors! And they also raped An Ning. It must be your alpha accomplice!”

“Billy, stop it,” He Xingyun pulled on Billy’s sleeve and shook his head slightly. “The police investigation have not concluded yet. Don’t wrongly accuse people.”

“How am I wrongly accusing him?” Billy widened his eyes. “As soon as An Ji came, his head was shaved. As soon as An Ji came, he was defiled by a bastard. How could such a coincidence happen? What’s more, Ningning screeched as soon as he saw An Ji. How do you explain that?!”

An Ji hugged himself with both arms as he leaned against the wall. His brows furrowed tightly, but he didn’t say a word in rebuttal.

He Xingyun hesitated and didn’t know what to say. Sure, one thing alone might be a coincidence, but if everything happened together, there must be some underlying connection.

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“Ningning has said before that An Ji was jealous of the pampering he enjoyed in the An family. I thought he was just looking for some trouble, but I didn’t expect that he would use this method to ruin Ningning’s reputation!” Billy was insistent. “You’re such a vicious person. It’s not Ningning’s fault that you went missing. Everything he has is due to his own hard work, okay?”

Once a prejudice is formed, it becomes terrifyingly stubborn.

No matter how he refuted it or how much evidence he presented, these people would still only insist on the “facts” that they believed in.

“Get lost! You shouldn’t be in this place!” Billy pushed him hard and shouted. “You don’t deserve to see Ningning!”

An Ji did not expect to be pushed and he staggered backwards, but he didn’t fall down as expected. He landed in a broad and strong embrace. The fresh and clean scent of fir wood entered his nose.

An Ji raised his head in surprise. Li Rong?

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[T/N: I understand the blond omega, Billy, being angry for his friend, An Ning. But it’s not right to blame An Ji for the circumstances. The only one to be blamed in that situation is the culprit. Bad people will find ways to do bad things no matter how many precautions you take. But you should still take those precautions to protect yourself as much as possible.]

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This Alpha’s Pheromones 128

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Chapter 128 – Caught Red-Handed in the Bed 

Liu Wei didn’t expect that Film Emperor Jiang Ming would be such an amiable person. Previously, Zhang Qiongzi was also very kind. Liu Wei felt that actors with higher statuses were kinder! On the contrary, some up and coming celebrities were extremely arrogant.

Thinking such thoughts with a happy mood, Liu Wei put the medicine down on the table and shouted towards the bedroom, “Qiu-ge, Jiang-laoshi is here to visit you.”

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Qiu Jin wasn’t in a deep slumber. The sound of the door opening had woken him up. He mumbled under his breath and stuck his head out of the blanket. His voice was a bit hoarse.

“…Who?”

At that moment, a slender and tall figure appeared at the door.

“Jiang-laoshi？” Qiu Jin squinted his eyes and was at a loss for a moment. “Why are you here?”

“I wanted to practice lines with you, but I didn’t know you have cold.” Jiang Ming placed the cough syrup and antipyretics on the bedside drawer. “Take your medicine first.”

Qiu Jin didn’t move. Instead, he asked, “Where’s Liu Wei?”

“I’m here,” Liu Wei came into the bedroom right away. “You don’t want to take the medicine? Then do you want to eat something first?”

“It’s fine.” Qiu Jin shook his head. Looked like he was thinking too much. There shouldn’t be anything wrong with the medicine.

Thinking about it, this drama series was very important for Qiu Jin, so if Jiang Ming wanted to mess with him, he would wait until they were done filming the show.

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He picked up the medicine and took it. While washing the medicine down with water, he drank too fast and a small stream overflowed from the corner of his mouth.

Jiang Ming aptly handed him a handkerchief. The handkerchief was made of light gray silk and it had intricate patterns sewn onto it.

Qiu Jin didn’t take the handkerchief. He just wiped his mouth with his hand. “I’m fine. It would be bad if I got your handkerchief dirty.”

The latter smiled. He withdrew the handkerchief in a gentlemanly manner, without showing the slightest embarrassment.

However, Qiu Jin felt very uncomfortable. When he saw Jiang Ming smiling, his stomach hurt.

That’s because in the novel Jiang Ming was a person who did not reveal any flaws on the outside. His internal emotions and external expressions were the inverse of each other. He would smile kindly at you on the surface, while secretly plotting your demise.

For example, when he was getting rid of the protagonist’s pursuers, or pulling out Qiu Jin’s glands… the bloodier his hands got, the warmer his smile became. He was like a flower of despair that sprouted from the depths of hell.

And when he was really happy, he would show a bewildered expression instead.

When the protagonist gave him warmth, Jiang Ming had revealed a dazed and even flustered expression.

He was like a child that grew up without his parents’ love, so when he suddenly received warmth from someone, he was at a lost and did not know how to respond.

This kind of contrast was simply too moe*. The readers ate it right up and howled for more.

[*T/N: moe – a term from Japanese popular culture to express feelings of adoration for something one finds cute]

To be frank, not many people could resist the hidden fragility of a strong character, especially if it was a special weakness just for you.

Qiu Jin was also caught by the allure of Jiang Ming’s character setting and wanted to see Jiang Ming tear apart all the cannon fodders.

That was until he himself became said cannon fodder.

Alas, there was no need to expound on this subject any more. Qiu Jin only had one thought in his head and that was to not offend this big boss no matter what. It was best not to get involved. His ideal outcome was for them to never see each other again after the filming of this show was finished.

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Qiu Jin huddled on the bed. His body was already ill, but he pretended to be sicker than he was and said in a hoarse voice, “I’m not in a good state today. I don’t think I can practice lines with you.”

Hearing this, Jiang Ming smiled again.

Qiu Jin: “…”

Dude, can you please stop smiling and act properly for once?

“I don’t intend to practice lines with you anymore.” As he said this, Jiang Ming took a seat beside the bed and asked, “How are you doing?”

This move could be described as somewhat rude. Qiu Jin shrank back and said in a low voice, “I’m fine. I just want to sleep.”

His body language and underlying meaning to his words was clearly saying that he wanted the uninvited guest to leave. But Jiang Ming ignored the signs. He even leaned forward, slowly moving towards Qiu Jin.

The distance between them shrunk more and more. Qiu Jin’s muscles tensed up. Just when Qiu Jin was ready to throw hands to get this guy to leave, Jiang Mind suddenly stopped midway, sniffed lightly, and then wrinkled his brows.

“Honey milk scent?”

“Huh?”

“Is that the scent of your pheromones?”

It was the scent of pheromone blockers.

But Qiu Jing didn’t tell the other party that. He just gave a vague “en” sound.

He had a vague feeling that Jiang Ming was here to confirm whether he was an omega or not.

If Jiang Ming confirmed that Qiu Jin was an omega, then would he stop being jealous of Qiu Jin and Xiang Xi’s relationship?

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The Big Landlord 149.1

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Chapter 149.1 – Beef Jerky

Three days later, An Zi Ran came to take over Boss Sun’s teahouse, as agreed upon. He brought Cook Wang and Zhou Lao Han’s wife with him.

He did not intent to get overly involved in the opening and running of the restaurant. He planned to do what he did in An Yuan County and just let the two of them run things and develop new recipes.

Boss Sun had already tidied up everything two days ago, so he was just waiting for them to arrive in order to hand over the keys.

At the teahouse across the street

A man and his wife stood in front of the window on the second floor of the teahouse, and through the half-opened window they could see everything that was happening in front of Boss Sun’s teahouse.

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An Zi Ran and Fu Wu Tian did not make them wait too long, and soon arrived with a group of people to the teahouse.

The head chef Cook Wang and Zhou Lao Han’s wife were both related to the An family, so outsiders who were interested could easily trace the link to Prince Fu’s Mansion. That’s why they did not intend to hide their identities this time.

“How is it? Can you see who it is?”

The wife, Bao-shi*, heard the noise from outside and vaguely saw many people appearing at the teahouse door, but she couldn’t see anyone from the front, so she immediately asked her husband anxiously.

[*T/N: Bao 包 is the wife’s maiden name and shi 氏 is a suffix indicating a married woman. Women don’t take their husband’s surname in China.]

The teahouse was very important to them and concerned whether or not they could genuinely gain a foothold in the Zhuo family.

“Don’t be noise. I’m still looking.” The man narrowed his eyes and stared at the two people at the center of the group. The two people had their backs turned to him, so he could not see their faces, and up until they went inside the teahouse, he was still unable to catch a glimpse of their faces.

The man cursed secretly and directly opened the window.

Bao-shi immediately stuck her head out the window. Most of the group have already entered the teahouse. There were only a few people scattered at the door, and they dispersed after a while.

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“Forget it. I will find someone to make inquires when the time comes.” The man hesitated for a while and then gave up.

He could have gone over to have a look, but if Boss Sun found out his identity, it’s hard to guarantee that he would not tell that person. He still wanted to suppress the other side without anyone knowing.

Bao-shi shook her head. “What if you can’t find out anything?”

Those people were newcomers. They would definitely be on guard.

The man frowned and thought deeply for a while. Like a person determined to see something through to the end, he suddenly said, “Even if we don’t find out anything it doesn’t matter. I don’t believe that I can’t beat them. I defeated one Boss Sun, so I can make these new people pack up and leave too. In short, I’m definitely going to get Boss Sun’s teahouse. Anyways, there’s still half a year left of the time that father’s given me.”

The man made a solemn vow, but he could not foresee that half a month later the teahouse on the opposite side of the street would became a restaurant.

On the other side, Bao Hua Gambling House already knew that their plan against the cattle farmer had failed again. The matter had passed for a while, but the cattle farmer did not seem to be anxious, so they knew that the cattle farmer must have found a way out of the quagmire.

What surprised them was who could have such a big appetite as to be able to stomach all that fresh meat?

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They were at a loss, but they were also excited, because whoever bought the fresh meat must be the person behind the scenes of Tian Long Gambling House. As long as they found out who bought a large amount of raw meat during this period, or who used such a large quantity of raw meat, they would be able to determine the identity of the person.

But when they started investigating, they could not find any traces.

There was no one who had suddenly produced a large quantity of fresh meat, and no one selling a large amount of raw meat. Everything was calm as usual.

After suffering successive lost, Fu Yuan Jian was about to go crazy.

“We can’t keep going on like this,” Jiang Sheng looked hesitantly at the angry jianwang. Ever since the opening of Tian Long Gambling House, they haven’t won once.

Fu Yuan Jian snorted coldly: “This prince does not believe that he cannot find the one behind this. How is the cow bone trail going?”

Jiang Sheng replied, “The other party’s defense is watertight, so… we haven’t found anything yet.”

“Useless trash, it’s been so many days and you still haven’t found anything?!” Fu Yuan Jian cursed without warning. He thought that he could find an answer faster if he started on the trail of the cow bones. The mountain of cow bones presented such a large target, but they still lost track of the trail.

Jiang Sheng did not dare to speak up for himself.

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Let Me Shoulder this Blame! 164

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Chapter 164 – Historically Memorable Villainy Arc (50.1)

Song Rong did not come back, but he attentively had people deliver meals to Su Shi and added more braziers to the room.

For fear of agitating the wound, there was only a thin layer of soft brocade quilt on Su Shi’s body, but thanks to the brazier beside him, he did not feel very cold. However, the fatigue caused by blood loss still lingered.

Su Shi really did not have any appetite for food. He dismissed the servants that came to attend to him, pushed the food box away, and closed his eyes to rest on a soft pillow.

Due to the main god’s prohibition, that other person could not brazenly occupy the body of every world’s protagonist anymore. The protagonist for this world clearly has a new and different set of data. But now Su Shi was wondering if that guy had chased him into this world too and was now occupying the body the regent.

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Song Rong seemed to be very adept at throwing away Su Shi’s pot, just like that guy, but the fact that he got angry with Su Shi made Su Shi uncertain about Song Rong’s identity.

Well, it was fine if he was still uncertain. After all, he wasn’t here to reunite with that guy. He was here to complete a mission. He couldn’t let himself be derailed from the mission due to a moment’s inattention.

Su Shi yawned lightly. He was feeling very tired. He pillowed his head on his arms and closed his eyes.

As the night settled in, chill crept in through the window lattice.

Song Rong sat at the table, still clutching the crumpled imperial decree in his hand. The night wind was cold, and the candle flame flickered.

“Wangye, what do you need me for?” His advisor pushed open the door and entered the room. He saw the bright yellow cloth in Song Rong’s hand and his heart skipped a beat. He hurried over to read the contents. Only after affirming the contents did he calm down. He smiled as he took a seat: “Isn’t this the imperial edict impeaching the Prime Minister of the Right? How come it is with you, wangye?”

“By chance.” Song Rong spoke quietly. He handed the advisor the imperial edict and asked, “If I ask you to look at it, what can you see?”

He has read this edict many times, and apart from being secretly startled by the irreversible ruthlessness of it, the only thing left was his disbelief when he saw those charges.

Up till now, Lu Li has not defended himself at all. But Song Rong still instinctively believed that the Lu Li he saw was definitely not the heinous and treacherous person depicted in the imperial edict.

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The advisor was slightly surprised. He took the imperial edict and read it carefully for a while. Then he handed it back with both hands and sighed softly, “If you’re asking me what I can see from it… compare to previous years, the emperor has made a great deal of progress.”

“Progress?”

Song Rong took the edict, frowned slightly, and sat up straight.

“Wangye has been fighting at the borders all year round, and hardly gets involved in political affairs, so naturally [you] would not know, but when the current emperor was still a prince, it was actually quite depressing.”

When he saw Song Rong’s puzzled expression, the advisor let out an involuntary laugh and patiently explained, “The Right Minister openly suppressed him while the Left Minister secretly plotted against him. All the orders that came from the East Palace were ignored. Back then, the emperor did not have such a straightforward and decisive aura…”

[T/N: The East Palace is the crown prince’s residence.]

Song Rong’s heart moved slightly and he spread out the edict to look over it again. The imperial seal was impressed so deeply upon the edict that it nearly seeped through to the back of the silk.

“Wangye, look, this edict seems ordinary, but in fact, every step of the way is intertwined. It might not appear to be coercive, but the emperor has already blocked the Right Minister’s every escape route. Regardless of how the Right Minister tries to defend himself, or what decision the imperial court comes to, the Right Minister cannot come out of this completely unscathed.”

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The advisor folded his sleeves and leaned over to explain it carefully for Song Rong. He could not help sighing lightly with relief. “Although this is just an imperial edict, it already shows the beginnings of a wise emperor. He will finally be able to sweep away the decline of the late emperor’s final years and revive the majesty of the empire.”

Song Rong looked upon the gratification in the advisor’s eyes and his eyes narrowed. A premonition that sent vague chills through his body sprouted up in his heart.

Lu Li was even wearing iron chains and heavy shackles. When the medical officer was treating his injuries, Song Rong could see that Lu Li’s wrists were red and swollen, and the skin was rubbed raw by the metal shackles. Compared to the wounds left by swords and arrows, this sight made his heart ache the most.

Lu Li wore the cold shackles bestowed by the emperor, he bored the stigma of being a heinous and treacherous official, and he was about to be put into a prison cart and paraded through the streets to be humiliated in every which way…

However, Lu Li still protected the young emperor with an unquestionable attitude, and he even used his already injured body to block an arrow for the emperor.

Beneath Lu Li’s cold gaze, could he also be holding the same look of gratification as the advisor? Why would he treasure and hold close the imperial edict that condemned him so thoroughly?

“Why did he suppress the emperor?”

The regent’s voice was a little hoarse which startled the advisor.

“What is wangye saying?”

“I’m not good at court affairs, and I don’t understand disputes in the officialdom, but I can still understand tactics like winning over the emperor’s favor and gathering powerful influences for oneself.”

Song Rong got up, and walked slowly to the window. The cold night wind poured in along the cracks within the windowsill, chilling him to the heart.

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