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After Rebirth the Tragic Omega Wins 45

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Chapter 45 – Kneel Down 

Song Meng stood up, “I’ll see you out…”

Bang.

At that moment, someone violently pushed opened the door of the reception room from the outside. It was a man in a suit. The man pushed away the attendant and rushed inside.

Song Meng’s expression abruptly changed. He tugged on the man, wanting to walk out.

“He Guangzong, why are you still coming to look for me? Everything that needed to be said, I’ve already expressed them clearly to you!”

“But I’ve never agreed!” The man grabbed Song Meng’s hand. With an expression of melancholy, he said, “Mengmeng, I’m sorry, it was really just a misunderstanding last night. I waited for you outside all night. Can you give me a chance to explain?”

“I don’t need an explanation from you, we’re already over.” Song Meng broke free from the other man’s hold. The sadness that was just on his face had completely disappeared. In a cold tone, he said, “I’m still entertaining guests. Leave, now!”

“Guests?” The man turned his head and locked his eyes on Li Rong. His pupils shrank instantly and his voice was shrill, “Li Rong? You hooked up with another alpha so soon?”

With a crisp “pa” sound, a clearly visible palm print appeared on the man’s face.

Song Meng trembled as he lowered his hand. He said firmly with no room left for questioning, “Get out of here!”

The man wanted to persist, but in the next moment, a team of tall attendants rushed into the living room and dragged him out without saying a word.

The living room became quiet again. An Ji exchanged glances with Li Rong awkwardly. They didn’t expect to see such a bloody breakup scene.

“I apologize for making you witness such a sorry scene.” Song Meng swept his hair behind his ear and smiled bitterly, “My ex-boyfriend didn’t want to break up, and has been bothering me for a long time…”

An Ji did not comment, but just said: “Remember to protect yourself when you go out.”

Song Meng paused for a second. Then, as if he understood something, he nodded, “Thank you, I understand.”

[T/N: An Ji is implying that the ex-boyfriend might do something nasty in revenge for the break up. It can happen in real life too. Please protect yourselves and stay safe everyone.]

……

When they left the Song family residence, they saw the man named He Guangzong again at the door. He was kneeling by the door in a well-dressed suit. He seemed determined to stay kneeling for a long time.

“Dude, he even knelt down!” The police officer saw this kind of bloody scene for the first time, and his eyes lit up with excitement.

An Ji frowned, and a sense of strangeness suddenly flashed through his mind, but he couldn’t quite place his finger on it.

“Sometimes I envy them.” The young police officer suddenly sighed.

An Ji: “What do you envy?”

“He’s so good looking, but for the sake of courtship, he can even skip work. How envious!” The work-weary police officer’s entire face was full of longing. “If it were me, I would already be on the road to the police station. If I leave now, I can arrive in twenty minutes. If I leave ten minutes later, I will have to be stuck in traffic for two hours. Isn’t that infuriating?”

“The traffic is not heavy. I’ve never been stuck in a traffic jam before.” Li Rong stuffed an apple into An Ji’s hand and said softly, “If you’re hungry, eat this first. I’ll take you out to eat a meal later.”

An Ji asked, “Where did this [apple] come from?”

The police officer asked, “Where is there no heavy traffic?”

Li Rong replied to An Ji, “I found it in a fruit bowl in the living room.”

An Ji was speechless. “…”

So you aristocrats also do such things? He thought.

The police officer was also speechless. “…”

Why are you feeding me imperial dog food so early in the morning?! He thought. Also, give me a reply too!

Seeing An Ji eat the apple, Li Rong turned his head to look at the police officer and said slowly: “My cars all have A-class license plates starting with 00000, and can use the high-altitude express lane.”

The police officer: “…”

Damn, the evil privileged social class!

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Let Me Shoulder this Blame! 170

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Chapter 170 – Historically Memorable Villainy Arc

Song Rong looked at Song Zhilan with a startled gaze as if he was looking at some sort of monster. Seeing that kind of expression on Song Rong’s face, Song Zhilan felt an absurdly bitter sense of self-deprecation deep in his heart. He chuckled, turned, and left. His tone became colder and colder.

“Since Imperial Uncle wants to stay with the prime minister so much, then you should just stay here forever…”

Song Rong was stunned. He took a step forward and suddenly there was the clanging sound of weapons unsheathing. The imperial guards had stepped forward to block his path.

He and Lu Li were actually left in this secluded and gloomy side hall.

“Your Majesty…”

Song Rong vaguely felt that the other party must have misunderstood something extremely important. He pushed aside the weapons and advanced towards Song Zhilan quickly, but the imperial guard captain blocked him again. “His Majesty’s orders cannot be disobeyed. Regent, I beg your understanding.”

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“Song Zhilan!”

Song Rong was finally unable to suppress his anger. He grabbed the sharp sword in front of him. Lightning seemed to be sparking from his eyes. The young emperor heard his name being called and abruptly came to a stop.

“If you do this to him now, are you not afraid of regretting this in the future?”

With a sudden tremor, Song Zhilan slowly straightened his body. His back was straight like a sharp sword that hurt both others and himself.

“It’s all said and done already. There’s nothing to regret anymore…”

As if desperately wanting to escape from something, the young emperor flicked his sleeves and hurried away without looking back.

The imperial guards faithfully carried out the emperor’s order, and a fortified garrison surrounded the side hall in a blink of an eye.

Song Zhilan stood at the entrance of the side hall for a long while. The violent heaving of his chest gradually calmed down, but the light in his eyes had completely dimmed little by little. He turned around dejectedly. His eyes suddenly narrowed slightly.

Lu Li had woken up at some point. He was leaning against the doorframe and looking over in their direction. Who knew how much of this farce he had witnessed.

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Song Rong had knocked Lu Li unconsciousness when the prime minster was not on guard. Seeing Lu Li standing there now, Song Rong panicked and lost the fierce aura he had when facing the young emperor. Song Rong walked over to Lu Li apprehensively. He braced himself to face Lu Li’s interrogation and condemnation. He lifted his head to look at those clear eyes, but his heard skipped a beat.

In those eyes, he unexpectedly saw a flicker of a shallow smile.

Although it was only fleeting, it still seemed to cast a ray of bright light into the dim side hall. The figure in front of him overlapped with the memory of the boy who paraded through the streets on a horse thirteen years ago.

“Prime Minister-”

He quickly averted his eyes. He completely forgot about the anger and regret he was feeling just now, and he also forgot about the current preposterous situation. The only thing remaining in his heart and eyes was the faint smiling intent in Lu Li’s eyes and the brightness it brought him.

The awe-inspiring and impressive regent suddenly felt awkward all over, not knowing what to do with his hands and feet, as if he had reverted back into a clumsy and immature youngster. He pursed his lips slightly and said in a low voice: “What is the prime minister smiling at…”

“I didn’t think that the majestic regent would actually be so dogmatic and cause a scene big enough to make His Majesty put him under house arrest.”

Lu Li spoke slowly. His voice was still hoarse and weak from his high fever, but the meaning in his words was clearly cheerful.

Song Rong was struck dumb for a long while. Then he shook his head and chuckled lightly. He walked over to Lu Li with quick steps and tentatively reached out to him, “I didn’t think that the prime minister would rejoice in other people’s misfortune…”

“Not only do I rejoice in other people’s misfortune, I also hold grudges. Wangye knocked me out. I have noted this down in my ledger.”

Seeing that Song Rong was put under house arrest instead of destroying his pot, Su Shi felt physically and mentally at ease, so he no longer refused Song Rong’s help and allowed the other man to help him back to the couch*.

[*T/N: couch – in ancient China this is a piece of furniture that is used for seating and entertaining guests during the daytime. A small table can be placed atop it to hold tea and snacks. At night, it can be used as a bed.]

The imperial physicians have all dispersed, and there was no one else in the room. Song Rong’s mind was still filled with the slight smile he saw in Lu Li’s clear eyes, and his heart was soaked with warmth. He wasn’t really listening anymore. He just absent-mindedly nodded his head in agreement, “Okay, mark it down in your ledger and claim the debt from me later.”

A bit of surprise flashed in those clear eyes, and then the smiling intent in them deepen even more. His brows and eyes seemed to soften too.

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Song Rong stared fixedly at Lu Li. His breathing was slightly stagnant. His eyes lingered on the prime minister’s handsome face. He couldn’t bear to look away for a single moment.

Upon sitting back on the couch, exhaustion enveloped Su Shi’s entire body again.

Su Shi suppressed the glimmering smile in his eyes and leaned against the side of the couch. His chest rose and fell slightly. He couldn’t help letting out two small coughs.

Despite Song Rong’s assistance, just the short walk back to the couch was already a huge burden on his weakened body. Analgesics could relieve the body of pain, but it couldn’t get rid of the debilitating weakness that accompanied his injuries.

Su Shi closed his eyes tiredly. He wanted to lie down again, but then he realized that Song Rong had yet to loosen his hold on him. Su Shi frowned slightly and looked over at the other man with a bit of uncertainty on his face.

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ML 2 and ML 3 Happy Ending! 110

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Chapter 110 – Jiujiujiujiujiujiu (41.1)

[T/N: The chapter title is 啾啾啾啾啾啾, which can be onomatopoeia for the wailing of a child. It can also mean chirp or kiss (in Taiwan). Alternatively, I think it is also slang for penis?]

Duan Shu Tong remembered what his father had told him. When he went to work the following day, he went directly to Zhai Jun.

Upon hearing his purpose, Zhai Jun looked at him in amazement and couldn’t help but say, “Young Master Duan, you are in charge of the Spring and Autumn Hall now. You can do whatever you want.”

Duan Shu Tong was taken aback. That’s right. When he went back to Yan City for the Mid-Autumn Festival, his father had already handed over the Spring and Autumn Hall to him in its entirety.

He smiled, “But I’m busy with research so I don’t know whether the company’s financial situation can afford the research and development of new products.”

Zhai Jun asked him, “What kind of product does Young Master Duan want to research and develop?”

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“Anti-hair loss products,” Duan Shu Tong paused for a bit. He looked away from the top of Zhai Jun’s shiny head and coughed lightly, “But I’ve been busy with a new drug lately, so I want to hand over the research plan of the anti-hair loss products to Director He. Do you think that is okay?”

Zhai Jun touched the top of his head and laughed, “This is good news for baldies like us, of course it is okay!”

And just like that the matter was settled.

When He Run got Duan Shu Tong’s research report, his indifferent expression cracked, “Aren’t you busy with a new drug?”

When did he find the time to come up with this new product?

Duan Shu Tong was quite calm. “I had nothing to do before, so I did some research on my own.” He has written up experimental reports for the products that he wanted to make for his father, his mother, and even Duan Si Fu. Now was the perfect time to take out those reports.

He Run: “…” Even if he didn’t want to believe it, this was the reality.

“You want Lab No. 1 to develop this product?” Director He was in shock as he shook his head. “Since you’ve already developed a successful version, then we just have to follow the same process.”

Duan Shu Tong smiled and said, “That’s not what I meant. This experimental report is tailored for a specific individual. I need you to help me make a product that is suitable for the masses.”

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Everyone was different, so the product that he gave his father was naturally most suited for his personal usage. In order to make a product for the masses they still had to research and develop something that was appropriate for the common people’s constitution in order to avoid unnecessary harm.

Upon hearing his reply, He Run said straightforwardly, “Okay, I’ll give it to you when it’s done.”

Duan Shu Tong’s experimental report was written very carefully. After He Run read through it thoroughly, he made changes on the original base, which not only retained most of the effects, but also avoided some damage to people with special physiques.

During this time, Duan Shu Tong’s new drug development has also reached the final stage.

Han Ling looked at the results of the experiment with surprise and excitement. He felt like all the hard work he had put into this for the past few months was well worth it! If it weren’t for the two young researchers present, he would have picked up Duan Shu Tong in a hug and spun around in circles!

The laboratory was filled with excitement. The two young researchers involved in the experiment were brimming with fire in their hearts.

“Director Duan, did we really succeed?”

“Director Duan, do you want to conduct another experiment?”

“Director Duan, can this be published in Science or Nature?”

Such pioneering work, they really couldn’t wait to tell the world immediately!

Moreover, they had participated in such pioneering work. Just this experience alone has brought them to the pinnacle of their lives.

Affected by the others’ jubilance, Duan Shu Tong could not help laughing out loud. “All right, when I get back home tonight, I’ll go and write that article for publication.”

He has written lots of papers like this, so this sort of thing was routine for him.

At one o’clock in the morning, he saved the manuscript. After giving it some thought, he sent it to the journal “Science” for review.

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Reviews composed of two parts: preliminary review and special review. The preliminary review editor only checked for the paper format and other issues, and if it met the standards, then the paper would be forwarded to the professionals for review.

Of course, the formatting of Duan Shu Tong’s paper was fine, but he was just some nobody now. The editors for this kind of international journal probably wouldn’t even bother to read his paper, let alone publish it to the journal.

Sure enough, the paper was rejected.

Duan Shu Tong was not discouraged. He sent the paper to the mailbox of the editor for the domestic authoritative medical journal “Life,” and went to work peacefully as usual.

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This Alpha’s Pheromones 136

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Chapter 136 – Born to Live for the Camera

It was as if a single drop of water had fallen into a deep fryer. As soon as Jiang Zhe finished speaking, chattering exploded amongst all of the civil and military cabinet ministers.

Putting aside the matter of the peace marriage and the assassination attempt, Ji Mingwu was Ji Yao’s older brother, so how could he bear to kill her?

Word has it that the An Kingdom’s society was in total disarray, but they never thought that such a shocking thing could happen.

All at once, tongues started wagging about the state of the An Kingdom, so much so that someone even started spinning a story about how rotten and corrupt the An Kingdom was. They said that the An Emperor lacked virtue and that they should just stomp on them with their army.

The An Kingdom was going to fall to ruin under his rule.

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Ji Mingwu was shocked when he heard these words. He stood up vigorously and said, “I did it to protect your honor.”

“Oh? What do you mean by that?”

Ji Mingwu went all in and made a bogus accusation against his victim, “Because I found out that this Ji Yao is not Ji Yao!”

Ji He’s face changed instantly. How could Ji Mingwu be so shameless?

Jiang Zhe leaned on the armrest and said lazily, “Then who is he?”

“He’s Ji Yao’s twin brother Ji He,” Ji Mingwu closed his eyes and shouted, “He’s a man!”

The entire court was shocked. “What? A man?”

“Then why did he come here?”

“What is this? The King of An is simply bullying us too much!”

……

Jiang Zhe looked at Ji He with great interest, and said slowly, “Take it off and let me see.”

All eyes were on Ji He, some were curious, some were contemptuous, and some carried indescribable thoughts.

After a long silence, Ji He raised his hands and untied his clothes. The upper garment fell and piled up around his waist.

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Under the bright red clothes was the fair body of a young man, with the slender and fragile appearance of a youth. The strong visual impact made everyone hold their breath for an instant.

It was really a man!

Moreover, he was such a beautiful man!

“Making a man pretend to be the most beautiful woman in the world,” Jiang Zhe glanced at Ji He and his expression suddenly darkened, “What does the King of An take me for?!”

This gave Dongwu Kingdom a very good excuse. The ministers added fuel to the fire. All of them pushed for an assault against the An Kingdom.

Ji Mingwu’s face turned pale with fright. Was the An Kingdom going to be destroyed because of him?

At this moment, he looked at Ji He with a bit of hostility. But this was a man, just like a woman plaything…

A woman…

A flash of inspiration sparked in Ji Mingwu’s mind, and he suddenly said, “Yes, it was Ji He who fell in love with you, so he plotted to replace Ji Yao to come here to marry you. It has nothing to do with the An Kingdom.”

Ji He looked at Ji Mingwu in disbelief, with substantial hatred already in his eyes.

Jiang Zhe gave an “oh” with great interest and signaled him to continue.

Ji Mingwu immediately said, “I, I only found out halfway through on the journey. In order to maintain the friendly relationship between our countries I decided to kill him.”

After saying this, Ji Mingwu lowered his head again. He was a little nervous, but more than that he felt excited. This was his brazen attempt. Ji Yao had died indirectly at the hands of Jiang Zhe, but Ji Mingwu was certain that Jiang Zhe would not dare to admit that, so he could only suffer this grievance in silence.

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In this way, all of the problems would fall on Ji He’s head, and the person on the chopping block would change from him to Ji He. At the same time, the An Kingdom would remain on the moral high ground.

When the time comes and this information travels back to his country, Ji Mingwu would become the great hero who saved the An Kingdom and many people would worship him.

Jiang Zhe: “Ji He, do you have anything to say?”

There was no trace of panic on Ji He’s face. He even cupped his hands together and gave Jiang Zhe a salute. His posture was perfect, but his clothes were partially undone, revealing his fair chest, which made many people laugh.

However, Ji He seemed to turn a deaf ear to the ridicule around him and spoke unselfconsciously, “You must know the cause of Ji Yao’s death even better than I do. The King of An had ordered Ji Mingwu to assassinate me and then lay the blame at your feet.”

Ji Mingwu’s complexion suddenly changed.

Ji He pretended not to notice and enunciated his following words, “If he succeeded then the An Kingdom would not only be able to force you to withdraw your troops, but also be able to unite with various other countries on a crusade against you.”

Ji Mingwu was so angry that he stood up: “Ji He, you’re spouting rubbish!”

Ji He sidestepped Ji Mingwu and said, “If your lord believes in me, please spare my life, and I can help you obtain the An Kingdom.”

As if hearing some joke, Jiang Zhe suddenly laughed: “You want to help me attack the An Kingdom?”

All of the court ministers laughed loudly. Was this kid dreaming or telling a joke?

Ji He turned a deaf ear to it all and just continued to speak, “Attacking the An Kingdom is a bad tactic.”

Jiang Zhe frowned.

Ji He said, “Heroes are everywhere in the world today. The Dongwu Kingdom is powerful, but to the south you have the ambitious Nanping, and to the north you have the covetous Beirong. Rushing into war would not be advantageous to your lordship.”

Jiang Zhe said, “Then what about you?”

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Didn’t Love You Enough 113

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Chapter 113 – Inspection Tour, Part 3 [37.1]

Lin Jia Bao didn’t understand what a flower boat was until he boarded the vessel. The boat didn’t have any flowers at all. There were only a few scantily dressed women playing the qin. Their skills on the qin were quite good, but Lin Jia Bao didn’t like how they kept throwing flirtatious glances at his crown prince.

Lin Jia Bao drank scented tea listlessly. Xuan Yuan Han Cheng forbade him from drinking alcohol, so he could only obediently drink scented tea.

“I want to go back,” Lin Jia Bao said.

Xuan Yuan Han Cheng put his arms around Jia Bao and kissed his darling’s slightly pouting mouth. The reason he rented out the entire pleasure boat was just to satisfy his darling’s curiosity and nothing more. He could feel a faint sense of jealousy from his darling. Feeling happy, he turned to Yuan Fu and said, “Tell them to bring the boat to the shore.”

“Understood.”

At this time, a loud noise suddenly came from the aft of the pleasure boat and the entire boat shook. The women screamed.

Xuan Yuan Han Cheng asked sharply, “What’s going on?”

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Yuan Fu took a look at the situation outside and reported back anxiously, “Your Royal Highness, there are assassins! The assassins bore a hole into the boat. The guards are fighting with them.”

Xuan Yuan Han Cheng felt the sinking of the boat, “Get to the shore, quick.”

The decorated pleasure boat was small and there were only a few women abroad, so Xuan Yuan Han Cheng had only brought along a few imperial bodyguards. He was too careless this time.

Xuan Yuan Han Cheng shielded Lin Jia Bao as they walked outside. The fighting was still going on. The boat was already starting to tilt and it was still far from the shore. It was hard to know where to go.

Xuan Yuan Han Cheng saw a person that he did not expect. It was Prince Li, Xuan Yuan Zhao Hong! There were several scars on Xuan Yuan Zhao Hong’s face. He wore a murderous expression and he looked like he has aged a lot.

“Xuan Yuan Han Cheng, I have been waiting for you for a long time.”

When the second prince besieged Xuan Yuan Zhao Hong in Ciyun Temple, Prince Li and his body double exchanged clothes. Then he escaped through a secret passage in the temple, and rushed to Li City along with two of his trusted sishi*.

[*T/N: 死士 si shi – a person that is willing to sacrifice their life for a cause]

But unexpectedly, he came across bandits along the road. There were a lot of bandits. Prince Li and his two sishi were robbed and beaten badly, so they could only find a place to lay low and recuperate. By the time he returned to Li City, he learned that all of his heirs and family members had been executed, and all of his confidantes were either dead or arrested. Seeing that everything had already been determined and there was no possibility of a comeback, Xuan Yuan Zhao Hong turned gray overnight.

When he heard the news that the crown prince would be visiting Jiang Province, he arrived early to Jiang Province and lied in wait. His chance came when he saw Yuan Fu renting out a pleasure boat. Xuan Yuan Zhao Hong and his two sishi sneaked onto the stern of the boat and bore a hole into the side of the boat. This was all so he could take Xuan Yuan Han Cheng down with him in mutual destruction…

“Xuan Yuan Zhao Hong!” Xuan Yuan Han Cheng gritted his teeth and called Prince Li’s name.

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Xuan Yuan Zhao Hong had been subdued, but he was laughing crazily. “This prince has nothing left. It’s worth dying if I can take you – the crown prince – down with me! Ha ha ha ha!”

Xuan Yuan Han Cheng stepped forward and finished him off with a knife. Such was fate. Xuan Yuan Zhao Hong still died by his hands in this life.

“Your Royal Highness, this boat won’t last long. It’s about to sink,” the imperial guard said anxiously.

The wooden boards beneath their feet were already splitting apart.

Xuan Yuan Han Cheng looked at the worried Lin Jia Bao and asked, “Darling, can you swim?”

Lin Jia Bao thought for a bit and replied, “A little bit, my elder brother taught me before…”

“Don’t be afraid, baby, everything will be fine.” Xuan Yuan Han Cheng ordered the others, “Paddle quickly to the shore. If that really doesn’t work then we’re going into the water and swimming back. We shouldn’t be too far from the shore.”

“Understood.” Yuan Fu and Yuan Qing nodded solemnly. Fortunately, everyone who boarded the boat today knew how to swim, and no one raised any objections. The imperial guards all rowed vigorously with their hands.

At this moment, the two female entertainers started crying.

“This slave does not know how to swim… my lord, please help me…” A woman ran along the rickety plywood and rushed towards Xuan Yuan Han Cheng.

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Lin Jia Bao, who was beside Xuan Yuan Han Cheng, was caught off guard by the woman’s sudden approach. With a lurch of the boat, he fell into the river.

Xuan Yuan Han Cheng stretched out his hand to grab onto Lin Jia Bao, but he only managed to grabbed a piece of his clothing. Without hesitation, he followed his darling into the river.

From the boat, Yuan Fu and the imperial guards shouted, “Your Royal Highness! Lin-cejun!”

The river water was very cold. Lin Jia Bao tried hard to recall the correct swimming posture, to not let himself sink, but he still ended up drinking several mouthfuls of water.

Xuan Yuan Han Cheng swam to Lin Jia Bao’s side. He aided Lin Jia Bao in the water and they swam in the direction of the boat, but just as they were about to reach the vessel, an accident happened. With a loud bang, the stern of the boat broke apart. A pile of broken wood crashed into them, knocking them far away in a split second.

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The Big Landlord 153.2

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Chapter 153.2 – To Make Amends

An Zi Ran got a ready-made restaurant from Elder Zhuo, and he was very happy about it, because right now, he was really short on money. The revenue from Tian Long Gambling House was no longer enough to meet his needs, so now he urgently needed to earn even more money.

At the end of every month, An Ziran, in addition to looking at several profitable properties under his control, also has three ledgers that continuously exported large amounts of money.

The three ledgers were An Yuan County, Chang Province, and Ali Xiang.

An Yuan County was not bad. The An family owned an industry in An Yuan County. The money earned every month could supplement the wages of the workers and still have surplus leftover. Some time ago, An Zi Ran implemented the same plan as Ali Xiang in An Yuan County. That was, those who have worked for three years could get a piece of land.

But Chang Province and Ali Xiang were different.

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The project in Chang Province required repeat investments of funds. It was impossible to recover these funds until the following year.

As for Ali Xiang, there was income from agriculture, forestry, and animal husbandry, but Ali Xiang was located in a remote area. This was especially so after Fu Wu Tian blocked the secret passage to and from Gaoze Country. They needed to find a new buyer. As a result, the income from Ali Xiang was not as high as when Xu Wei Ye was around.

Because of these reason, An Zi Ran didn’t have much money in his pocket yet. The only industry that could really make money was Tian Long Gambling House. The others could only be regarded as small projects for the time being. It was going to take some time before those projects would produce any substantial results.

A month ago, An Zi Ran had also opened another Tian Long Gambling House in Feng City*.

[*T/N: Here the author wrote 凤城 fèngchéng, which would translate into “Phoenix City.” But previously the author wrote this as 枫城 fēngchéng, which would translate into “Maple City” instead, and that’s what I had previously translated it as. I’m not sure if the author made a typo here or previously, but I’ll just call it “Feng City” from now on for simplicity’s sake.]

The population flow of Feng City was not as high as that of Jun Zi City, but it was still a big city and the income coming from Feng City was not a small amount. However, the two gambling houses could not meet his current demand for money.

Yesterday, Zhuo Hai Tang showed him the restaurant’s ledger, which recorded the restaurant’s income for that day.

Although Zhuo Hai Tang’s surname was Zhuo, he had nothing to do with the Zhuo family. He was originally a painter for the gambling house, but there was not enough manpower [in the restaurant], and there were not as many people applying for gold cards [in the gambling house] now, so An Zi Ran temporarily transferred him to the restaurant to manage the accounts.

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An Zi Ran had already looked through the ledger, and the profit of the restaurant was more than he had imagined, so he came up with the idea of opening a restaurant. He already had plans to open a third gambling house in another city. So if he opened a few more restaurants, he should be able to make enough money from all the new establishments to temporarily meet his urgent need for money.

The next day, Elder Zhuo brought Zhuo Gao Ming and his wife, Bao Xin Chun, out of the ancestral hall.

The two of them felt deeply ashamed and resentful, but they still had to publicly apologize to An Zi Ran, according to An Zi Ran’s demand, for the sake of the future.

The Zhuo family was a reputable family. As soon as this incident happened, the news immediately spread far and wide.

With the spread of this news, the An Family Restaurant became famous. People also found out that the owner of the restaurant was the wangfei of Prince Fu’s Mansion. Many people were talking about this matter, including several of Emperor Chong Ming’s sons, especially the fifth prince, Fu Yuan Jian, who had always suspected that the person behind Tian Long Gambling House was a member of the imperial family. And now, such news was spreading.

The An Family Restaurant’s reputation became very famous after this drama.

But asides from the restaurant, there was also this novel food item called hamburger, and what made Fu Yuan Jian concerned was that the meat used in these hamburgers was beef.

Just a while ago, they were wondering who was helping the cattle farmer with the surplus fresh meat, so they have been paying particular attention to any information about beef. With the appearance of this hamburger, Fu Yuan Jian could not help but wonder if the helper was Prince Fu’s Mansion.

“Do you guys think it could be Prince Fu’s Mansion?”

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Fu Yuan Jian looked at his two confidants.

Luo Yang was deep in thought and did not say anything.

Jiang Sheng thought for a while and replied, “Wangye, there was tens of thousands of kilograms of fresh meat returned to the cattle farmer’s slaughterhouse. This is a lot of meat. There is only one An Family Restaurant. Even if they bought everything, in such a short amount of time, it is impossible to make food out of such a big quantity of beef and sell it all.”

“What you said does make sense.” Fu Yuan Jian nodded. He thought so too. Then he turned to Luo Yang and asked, “What do you think?”

Luo Yang replied, “Wangye, this subordinate thinks that it would be better to kill a thousand people by mistake than to let go of the one right one. We can look into Prince Fu’s Mansion. Even if it’s not them, it will have no impact on us.”

Fu Yuan Jian made an immediate decision, “Then let’s do this. I’ll leave this matter to you and Jiang Sheng. Remember, I want a definite answer.”

“Understood!”

Jiang Sheng and Luo Yang responded at the same time.

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The Big Landlord 153.1

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Chapter 153.1 – To Make Amends

An Zi Ran had foreseen that Elder Zhuo would come to visit.

If the person that Zhuo Gao Ming and his wife had tried to frame was just an ordinary restaurant owner, then it would not be a big problem for the Zhuo family, but since it was the powerful and influential Prince Fu’s Mansion they could not just sweep this matter under the rug.

If Prince Fu’s Mansion became angry and retaliated against the Zhuo family, the Zhuo family might not be completely destroyed, but their strength would still be severely damaged. Elder Zhuo did not dare to take such a risk. For the Zhuo family to become the head of the Chamber of Commerce, he had to experience many things that others could not imagine and suffer through many frustrations, so he would definitely pay Prince Fu’s Mansion a visit.

An Zi Ran did not deliberately put on airs. Instead, he went out to greet Elder Zhuo.

For the sake of the Zhuo family, the great and mighty Elder Zhuo bent his waist and made concessions. Without An Zi Ran saying a single word, Elder Zhuo offered up one of his family’s large restaurants located in the Eastern District as compensation.

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Out of the all the businesses that the Zhuo family had a hand in, the restaurant business was one of their main ones. Their restaurants paid attention to excellence and improvement, so each restaurant was carefully managed. Moreover, due to their established fame, each restaurant brought in a hefty income.

For Elder Zhuo to give over a restaurant like that without the slightest hesitation was equivalent to cutting off a small piece of flesh from his body.

An Zi Ran was a little surprised by Elder Zhuo’s offer, but after thinking about the rumors he had heard about Elder Zhuo he felt relieved. For someone to become the leader of the Chamber of Commerce, it was not strange for him to have this type of thinking.

“Since Elder Zhuo shows such sincerity, I will not pursue the matter regarding Zhuo Gao Ming and Bao Xin Chun, but…”

An Zi Ran did not open a restaurant in the Eastern District, because he could not find a suitable place. The powerful businessmen in Junzi City have already taken all the popular and conspicuous places. He came too late. Now that Elder Zhuo was personally offering up a restaurant, there was no reason why he should not accept it.

Elder Zhou could tell that An Zi Ran was trying to hint at something. He frowned slightly and said, “Junwangfei, please tell me.”

An Zi Ran said, “I want Zhuo Gao Ming and Bao Xin Chun to publicly apologize and explain to everyone that they were the ones who planted the cockroaches in the food to deliberately frame my restaurant.”

Although the incident has subsided, there were still some jealous people who were using this incident to purposely spread rumors in other places about An Zi Ran’s restaurant. Many people who were not present in the Western District to witness the event were grossed out by the rumors. Sooner or later, the truth of the matter would be made clear, but now that Elder Zhuo was presenting him with a ready-made restaurant, An Zi Ran hoped to completely resolve this matter as soon as possible.

Elder Zhuo hesitated for a while before agreeing.

Once this kind of stain is on someone’s reputation, it will be difficult to remove it in the future.

But that’s okay. Elder Zhuo knew long ago that his second son was not suited for doing business. Zhuo Gao Ming and his wife didn’t make much in terms of profits, and the methods that they thought were clever were actually deficits to the business, just like the teahouse they ran.

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Elder Zhuo had long noticed this and he was disappointed in them. He’ll just treat this as a heavy lesson for them. If they could change their behavior in the future, as a father, he would not let them go cold and hungry.

Elder Zhuo promised An Zi Ran that he would hand over the title deed to the restaurant to him in two days. After that, he left not long after.

The descendants of the Zhuo family soon learned about this.

The restaurant business was one of the most profitable businesses of the Zhuo family. They were all dissatisfied that the Zhuo family lost a restaurant just like that. More and more they felt like the second son was born under an unlucky star.

Zhuo Gao Ming and his wife did not know about this exchange, and they were still expecting their father to calm down and let them out as soon as possible. They never thought that this incident would become a knot in Elder Zhuo’s heart, causing him to recall this event every time he thought of his second son. The original plan was to release them after one or two months, but it turned into three months. By the time they came out, everything would already be said and done.

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The Big Landlord 152.2

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Chapter 152.2 – Punishment

Wan Xi Chuan was pleased by what he saw. He has always heard rumors about Fu Wu Tian that spoke of him as an arrogant jerk who considered everyone else beneath him. Only by seeing Fu Wu Tian with his own eyes did he know that the man was different from the rumors.

A person like Fu Wu Tian who has been fighting on the borders for years could actually have such good calligraphy. His talent must be extraordinary. It was just a shame that he was Fu Feng Zheng’s grandson. Fu Feng Zheng and he were rivals back in the day.

Pang Zhong greeted Fu Wu Tian and An Zi Ran. When he looked at Zhuo Gao Ming and his wife, his gaze was much colder.

“This old man has interacted with Elder Zhuo several times before, but I never thought that his son would be such a despicable and shameless person. You say that the junwangfei wrongly accused you. Well, this old man and Elder Wan both saw with our own eyes that you two were the ones who put the cockroach in the hamburger. This old man hates despicable scum like you the most. Don’t show up in front of this old man ever again!”

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When Zhuo Gao Ming and his wife learned the identities of An Zi Ran and Fu Wu Tian, they knew it was over for them. After hearing Pang Zhong’s words, their faces turned as pale as paper. Their eyes rolled to the backs of their heads and they nearly fainted on the spot.

Both Elder Pang and Elder Wan were respected people of good moral standing and reputation. No one would doubt their words. If they said they saw it with their own eyes, then that must be the truth.

Zhuo Gao Ming and his wife’s faces were ashen.

It was too late to say anything now. The people they tried to frame turned out to be the junwang and junwangfei. If Elder Zhuo found out, he would definitely beat them to death.

In the end, An Zi Ran ordered some people to drive the two of them out of the restaurant, but the matter of them trying to frame the restaurant would not be swept under the rug so easily.

This matter soon spread to Elder Zhuo’s ears.

In the Zhuo family manor, Zhuo Gao Ming and his wife were kneeling in the middle of the main lobby. In front of them was Zhuo Tian Qi, the head of the Zhuo family, the one that everyone addressed as Elder Zhuo. Sitting to his right was his wife, Hong-shi. She birthed four sons and three daughters for him, which was a great accomplishment in his eyes, so he has always respected her, but when it came to important matters, he generally would not give in.

At this time, the fours sons and one unmarried daughter of the Zhuo were gathered here. They also heard the news that Zhuo Gao Ming and his wife had offended the junwang in the West District, so they hurried back.

But they didn’t come back to help the pair plead for mercy. Instead, they came back to watch the drama unfold and to gloat.

The Zhuo family had four sons. Except for the fourth son, the rest were already married and had children, and the oldest child was already twenty years old. So these people all had their own little schemes.

The Zhuo family was not some family with centuries of lineage. The fact that they were able to develop and grow to today’s extent and to also become the leader of the Chamber of Commerce was all thanks to Elder Zhuo’s singular efforts. And precisely because he has been holding on to power for so long, he did not feel at ease letting it go, which was why it was only now that he was considering which son should inherit his legacy.

Nowadays, he could feel his body getting old, which was why he announced that he would delegate power.

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His four sons were all very motivated. In just a short month, they have already made some achievements.

Elder Zhuo has been paying attention to the situation of his four sons, so he knew what methods his second son had used to force Boss Sun to close his teahouse. Although it hurt his own interests, this method was still a conservative and successful plan, so he actually felt quite good about his second son.

But what happened after?

The son that he felt the most assured about actually caused such a big incident!

Elder Zhuo knew that his second son was not a smart person, but he didn’t expect him to be so stupid. He didn’t mean that their method was stupid, but that they were stupid for not finding out the identity of the other party before they tried to frame the other side. Could a person who was able to afford to buy such a big teahouse be an ordinary person?

When Elder Zhuo found out what had happened, he was so incensed that his entire body shook with anger. It was only thanks to his wife’s appeasement that he was able to calm down.

Elder Zhuo looked coldly at his second son, “From today onwards, you and your wife will go kneel in the ancestral hall. Don’t come out without my permission. And also, you should close your teahouse.”

“Father!”

Zhuo Gao Ming became anxious when he heard this.

If they close the teahouse now, they could still reopen it later. After this incident he didn’t dare to keep the teahouse open either, otherwise it would just be an embarrassment to themselves. But his father was making them kneel in the ancestral hall; moreover, there was no time limit to the punishment. If his father made them kneel for a entire month, it meant that he was directly taking them out of the running for future head of the household.

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Bao Xin Chun was also anxious, but she didn’t dare to say anything because her father-in-law was still in a rage. If they spoke about such things at this time it would only make him angrier. Worst-case scenario, it would be completely over for them.

Elder Zhuo left after he finished speaking.

Hong-shi hurried to chase after her husband. When she passed by Zhuo Gao Ming, he lightly grabbed her hand, raised his head, and looked at her pleadingly. Hong-shi shook her head helplessly. She wanted to help him, but Elder Zhuo was really angry. There was nothing she could do.

After the two elders of the family left, the eldest couple walked up to Zhuo Gao Ming and his wife. The first son patted the second son o the shoulder hypocritically and said with a sigh, “Father is really mad at you this time. You should take care of yourself.”

The third eldest couple then said a word of consolation that was actually gloating. Only the fourth son did not say anything and he even walked out without giving them a single look.

They could tell that the second son has already lost the competition. Even if he were let out of the ancestral hall within the one-month time limit, there would not be much time left to achieve anything significant. Thus, he was not a threat anymore. Besides, the second son and his wife had dug such a huge pit for the Zhuo family, so how could Elder Zhuo be at ease leaving the family in their hands.

The next day, Elder Zhuo personally went to Prince Fu’s Mansion to make amends.

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After Rebirth the Tragic Omega Wins 44

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Chapter 44 – Kneel Down

About ten minutes later, the little police officer hurried back and shouted without even taking a breath: “Found it, Song Meng, 21 years old, a junior at Imperial University Omega College. He was wearing that orange cloak when he got out of the car at night.”

An Ji stood up: “Let’s go and talk to him!”

At five o’clock in the morning, a black car parked steadily outside the Song family residence.

“The Song family is quite rich.” Looking at the spacious and magnificent mansion in front of him, An Ji couldn’t help but sigh.

Although most people in wealthy areas were rich, there were differences between rich and wealthy. Ordinary rich people may only have a duplex, but the wealthy may have a castle near the lake, and even the stables were larger than the entire apartment of ordinary people.

There was no doubt that Song Meng was part of the wealthy. Reportedly, the Song family discovered a few mineral deposit stars during the expansion of the empire, and he has been on the road to rapid success ever since.

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Ten minutes later, An Ji, Li Rong, and the young police officer were sitting in the living room and waiting. Song Meng arrived belatedly. He was wearing a soft white nightgown, with his black hair tucked behind his ears. His whole body exuded a quiet and well-behaved aura.

“My apologies, I didn’t dare to keep you all waiting for longs o I came out without putting on makeup.” Song Meng sat down opposite them and he spoke softly.

An Ji, who had not washed his face for a whole day and night: “…”

Li Rong seemed not to notice the straight omega* temperament in him, and said directly: “Are these hat and cloak yours?”

[*T/N: From my understanding, the term O “straight omega” is most likely derived from the Chinese term 直男 “straight man.” It can speak of sexual orientation, but it usually describes a man who has stereotypically “bad” male traits, such as not having aesthetic appreciation, not being able to read the room, etc. So a “straight omega” is a stereotypical omega, one who is quiet, well-mannered, well-groomed, etc.]

Song Meng leaned over and took a look. Then he nodded slightly: “It’s mine.”

“Can you explain why it appeared on An Can?”

Song Meng glanced at the attendant, who put down a plate of fruit and bowed before leaving. When only the four of them were left in the living room, Song Meng said, “I heard something bad happened to an omega last night…”

As if he was talking about something extremely unspeakable, Song Meng was silent for a while, and then he mustered up the courage to say, “Is that person An Ning?”

An Ji said nothing.

Song Meng sighed, with a bit of sadness on his beautiful face. “Actually, I met him in the garden.”

“An Ning?”

“Yes, he was already in a bad state when I met him, so I gave him my hat and cloak, and then went back to the banquet hall to call for someone.”

“Then why didn’t you send him to the hospital?”

“I… I originally wanted to,” Song Meng lowered his head. His voice was a little choked. “But you also know that when an omega is in estrus, there’s a certain level of contagiousness. I didn’t dare to get too close for fear of being infected by him… I thought… I thought I would get back quickly and that he would be fine, but I didn’t expect…”

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Song Meng closed his eyes and shed big droplets of tears. When the omega cried, it was the image of a beauty crying, but neither An Ji nor Li Rong had any reaction. Only the little police officer hurriedly handed over a few tissues.

An Ji seemed not to notice the other person’s tears and continued to ask: “So when you came back, you found that he had already been defiled?”

“No,” Song Meng shook his head with reddened eyes. “When I came back, he was gone. I’m sorry… I didn’t want that [to happen]… if I had known that this would happen, then I definitely would not have left him alone there…”

As he spoke, Song Meng’s tears fell again.

Looking at Song Meng’s current state, it seemed like they would not be able to get any more information from him even if they keep questioning him, so An Ji stood up and said, “In this case, I won’t disturb you anymore.”

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Let Me Shoulder this Blame! 169

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Chapter 169 – Historically Memorable Villainy Arc (51.1)

The imperial guards stood there and watched helplessly as the regent raised his hand and knocked the prime minister unconscious. Then in the next second the regent turned around and claimed that the prime minister was seriously ill and needed treatment. The imperial guards looked at each other at a lost, but they did not dare to tarry, so they hurriedly responded. They sent someone to go retrieve an imperial physician and arranged for Lu Li to rest in a room in the secluded side hall.

The imperial physician came in a hurry. He carefully took Lu Li’s pulse, and his expression became even grimmer.

Even if Song Rong had not knocked Lu Li out in the courtroom, based on Lu Li’s constitution, he would not have been able to hold out for long either.

The tragic injuries all over his body were bandaged, but he hadn’t had any time to heal at all. Due to the black robes, it was not visible, but the blood from his wounds had already soaked through the clothes. In addition, the chill had seeped into his body making him cold all over.

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Lu Li was like an arrow at the end of its flight, ready to collapse to the ground at any moment. His body was engulfed in strong ailment.

Even unconscious, Lu Li was still silently enduring all of this discomfort.

His scorching fever could be felt through the clothes, and there was a rough rumbling sound rattling through his chest, but his bloodless lips were held even tighter, as if he was still instinctively holding himself back from releasing the slightest weak moan.

Ice-cold handkerchiefs were applied to his forehead and freshly brewed medicine was carefully poured down his throat. The imperial physician who was in charge of feeding Lu Li the medicine was a little impatient. His hand shook and caused Lu Li to choke on the bitter liquid. Lu Li coughed and the movement tugged at the injuries on his body. He was finally unable to suppress the pain from showing on his handsome face.

Holding the scalding hot body in his arms, Song Rong couldn’t breathe due ot the pain in his heart. He could only carefully avoid the wounds on Lu Li’s body and gently pat his back for him.

Suddenly there was the sound of hurried footsteps coming from outside.

Song Rong didn’t turn to look. He just kept guarding the person in his arms with care. He stared like a hawk as the imperial physician finished feeding Lu Li the medicine. Then he gently wiped away the drops of medicine that had leaked out from the corners of his mouth.

The visitor hesitated at the door for a long time and finally stepped inside. His voice was somewhat hoarse, “Is he okay?”

“Your Majesty, he almost lost all of his blood last night.”

Song Rong spoke with a calm tone. He helped Lu Li lean back against a soft cushion. Then he picked up the brocade quilt on the side and covered up Lu Li’s body. Lu Li was burning with fever, but his body was shivering violently.

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The imperial physicians knelt down in fear. Song Zhilan was silent for a while. Eventually he walked over and his eyes fell on Lu Li’s still unconscious face.

The man’s refined brows and eyes no longer carried the indifference and arrogance of being thousands of miles away. Perhaps because of the high fever and current weakness, there was even vague warmth and peace on that man’s face that Song Zhilan had not been seen for a long time. This image overlapped with the vague shadowy memory buried deep inside his mind.

Song Zhilan took a step forward in a daze. He wanted to touch the man’s hand that was powerlessly lying on the bed, but he quickly retracted his hand as if he was suddenly shocked awake.

The illusion was instantly shattered, and everything returned to reality.

Song Zhilan took a few steps back. Complicated emotions swirled in his eyes. He abruptly turned around and strode out the door.

“Your Majesty!”

Song Rong quickly chased after him. Upon seeing the bright yellow figure standing silently in front of him, an inexplicable chill suddenly spread from the bottom of his heart.

“Imperial Uncle, what did you want us* to see?”

[*T/N: Song Zhilan uses the imperial we as his pronoun]

The young emperor’s voice was cold. He stayed standing with his back turned towards Song Rong. His tone suddenly became fierce, so much so that it felt like a piercing arrow to the heart. “You wanted us to see how injured he was from saving us? Or did you want us to see how he carried our imperial decree close to his person at all times? You want to tell us that he is doing all of this for us, that he is intentionally serving as a whetstone to sharpen and cultivate us? Did we ever tell him we wanted to be cultivated like this?!”

Song Rong’s expression changed slightly. His footsteps slowed down, and gradually stopped in place.

“Imperial Uncle has been campaigning at the borders all year round, so he knows too little.”

Song Zhilan suddenly turned around and looked at Song Rong. His tone calmed down again, but his eyes showed a coldness that was almost mocking.

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“He didn’t even let us see our imperial father once. All the gifts that Imperial Father bestowed upon us, all the rare and ancient books that Imperial Father selected for me… We could only receive them through the hands of eunuchs… What power balance, what plotting behind the scenes, he’s just an arrogant, conceited, and crafty criminal. He simply lost his head from getting too much power. That’s all.”

“The late emperor, he-”

An inexplicable premonition arose in Song Rong’s mind. His heart skipped a beat, and he was about to speak, but Song Zhilan interrupted him in a mild voice.

“Imperial Uncle wants to protect him. Fine. We can temporarily hold off on throwing him in prison. But his death sentence is unavoidable… Imperial Uncle has also heard all of his crimes. Putting personal affairs aside, many people have already accused Lu Li of inexcusable crimes. He cannot escape punishment. He has already been judged and charged in court. A ruler does not go back on his word. We have only just ascended to the throne. We do not dare to go back our word. Otherwise, we would come across as a muddleheaded monarch.”

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