The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 145: Nemesis
Chapter 145: Retribution
Outside the Wude Gate, Xiao Ruojiang beat the drum loudly to the sound of deafening thunder.
Xiao Ruohai was injured, kneeling aside, staring at Gao Sheng. To capture Gao Sheng alive… six masters from the Duke’s Mansion died, and his left arm was almost crippled, which shows how capable this man is!
Gao Sheng who was captured alive, Liu Huanzhang who was already dead, and Tian Weijun were forced to kneel in front of the Wude Gate by the guards of the Duke’s Mansion.
Tian Weijun gritted his teeth and looked at Gao Sheng with red eyes: “Gao Sheng, Mr. Gao! You want to kill me?!”
Gao Sheng said expressionlessly: “Since you have been captured, it would be useless to leave any more trouble. It would be better to end it here and save you from suffering in prison!”
Tian Weijun opened his eyes wide, his eyes were red with anger, these words… were once said to him by King Liang!
On that stormy night, King Liang ordered him to shoot his brother who had lived and died together with him with an arrow. Seeing that he hesitated, King Liang said to him… Since he has been captured, it would be a waste of time to cause trouble. It would be better to end it here and save him from suffering in prison.
Tian Weijun opened his mouth to argue, but swallowed his words back.
This is the usual style of King Liang. In the past, King Liang allowed him to shoot his brother, so why can’t he let him kill him today as if he were his brother Gao Sheng? !
It is indeed the law of karma, retribution will come!
Bai Jintong held the handwritten letter from Prince Liang that the Bai family guards had found on Tian Weijun. To prevent the emperor from hiding it to protect his son, he read it in front of all the people…
“Things have changed. I order you to use the lives of Liu Huanzhang’s entire family as bargaining chips to force Liu to surrender to the Dali Temple and admit to the Dali Temple that he replaced the letter in Tong Ji’s arms. Liu’s purpose of replacing the letter is to prove that Bai Weiting is collaborating with the enemy and treason! Liu must insist that he will risk his life to return to Dadu and sue King Zhenguo, just to seek justice for himself! If he refuses, or intends to threaten him by revealing everything about his cooperation with us, I will make sure that the entire Liu family will be reunited with him in the underworld. If Liu asks about the exposure of the marching records, tell him not to worry, I have a backup plan!”
After listening to Bai Jintong’s recitation, the people were horrified…
Who is this?! He calls himself the King… Could he really be the King of Liang?!
Bai Jintong was furious after reading it. Bai Jinzhi kicked Gao Sheng on the injured shoulder, knocking him to the ground. His eyes were filled with tears as he was furious. “Tell me! What did you and Liu Huanzhang do together? Was it the Prince of Liang who collaborated with the Prince of Nanyan? Was it because of your collaboration with the enemy and treason… that none of the men in my Bai family survived!”
When the people heard what Bai Jinzhi said, they were already filled with righteous indignation, and shouted that they wanted the three men to be torn into pieces. They thought of the men of the Bai family who had stayed in southern Xinjiang and had never returned, and of the seventeenth son of the Bai family who was only ten years old… Their eyes were red with anger, and they wished they could pick up their knives and kill Liu Huanzhang again.
Gao Sheng was a tough guy. He gritted his teeth and tried to stand up, but was forced to kneel on one knee, staring straight ahead with an expressionless face.
At the Wude Gate in front of them, his master, the Second Prince, and his brother both died there.
Soon, a guard from the Bai family came hurriedly and whispered in Xiao Ruohai’s ear, “Jingzhao Yin knew that Liu Huanzhang was found in the capital, and he has already set out to the palace to plead guilty to His Majesty. The old man in the residence of Dali Temple Minister Lu Jin said that Lu Jin heard that Prince Liang wanted to frame the Duke’s Mansion for treason… When the eldest princess brought the letter into the palace, she had already set out, and I’m afraid she is almost here before the emperor now.”
Gao Sheng twitched his ears and turned his head to look at Xiao Ruohai. Only then did he understand… Prince Liang and the others might have fallen into the Bai family’s trap.
Gao Sheng’s straight body bent slightly.
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Soon the gatekeepers of Wude Gate were brought into the palace to report to the emperor.
The emperor was furious when he saw the military officer guarding the gate, and asked in a stern voice, “Who is beating the drum?”
“Your Majesty, I am a loyal servant of the Bai family.”
When the emperor heard the answer, he looked at Bai Qingyan with gloomy eyes: “What are you doing now? Am I not trying this case here?!”
Bai Qingyan raised her head and pretended to be surprised: “Your Majesty, your servant… is she at Wude Gate?”
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The eldest princess looked at the emperor’s increasingly gloomy expression, and subconsciously raised her hand to pull Bai Qingyan behind her to protect her.
“Why don’t you tell me what’s going on?” The emperor vented his anger on the general guarding the gate.
“Your Majesty, the loyal servant of the Bai family fought desperately and captured Liu Huanzhang and two guards from the Prince of Liang’s palace. He ignored his injuries and came to beat the drum to report the injustice of the Bai family, saying that he wanted to redress the injustice of the Bai family and accuse the Prince of Liang of treason and treason, and to frame the loyal and brave!”
Bai Qingyan felt relieved. He slowly loosened the strength of his hands that were folded in front of his abdomen and glanced at King Liang with a sharp gaze.
“Liu Huanzhang?!” The emperor’s hand with the jade ring tightened.
The King of Liang trembled all over and immediately cried out, “Father, this is unfair! Father, please help me! I would not dare to do such a thing even if I had the courage of heaven!”
King Liang cried out that he was wronged, but he was quickly thinking about how to respond.
“Father! I didn’t!” Prince Liang was shaking all over, crying and snotting, playing the role of a cowardly, incompetent and afraid of death villain to perfection.
“Bring all the people here to me! I will personally interrogate them!” the emperor said, gritting his teeth.
“Yes!” The gatekeeper looked at the crying Prince Liang, raised his head and said, “There is one more thing. Liu Huanzhang is dead. He was killed by the guards of Prince Liang’s mansion to silence him. Another guard of Prince Liang’s mansion was captured and almost silenced by the guard named Gao Sheng.”
“Bring the man up to me!” The emperor threw the teacup on the table to the ground.
“Yes!” The gatekeeper quickly retreated.
King Liang cried even more aggrieved and terrified: “Father, I really didn’t do that! Father, you have to believe me!”
The young eunuch came over in quick steps and said respectfully, “Your Majesty, the Minister of the Dali Temple, Lu Jin, wishes to see Your Majesty.”
“Let Lu Jin in!” The emperor was troubled by Prince Liang’s crying.
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Soon, Xiao Ruohai, Gao Sheng and Tian Weijun were brought up.
It was unlucky to bring the already dead Liu Huanzhang into the palace, so he was left outside the palace. The person sent by the emperor to identify him returned with Xiao Ruohai, Gao Sheng, and Tian Weijun. They knelt down and reported: “Your Majesty, I have asked someone to bring Liu Huanzhang’s wife and daughter to identify him. It is undoubtedly Liu Huanzhang who is dead.”
“Gao Sheng! Why did you want to harm His Highness?! If His Highness hadn’t taken you in, you would have died long ago! His Highness was so good to you… Why did you want to put His Highness in an unjust position?!” As soon as Tong Ji saw Gao Sheng, he wanted to bite that cold-faced and iron-hearted man.
Gao Sheng pursed his lips tightly and knelt in the hall without saying a word, letting the blood soak his dark clothes. The blood, which had not yet stopped, dripped onto the shiny floor.
The emperor looked at Gaosheng and squinted his eyes, feeling as if he had seen this man somewhere.
“Father! I really have never done anything worse than an animal! I have been timid since childhood… Father, you know that!” King Liang continued to cry.