Huang Zhexian’s face paled when he heard what Lin Xiao had said. Kowtowing three times and ask for forgiveness, this is still manageable for him. But to continue kowtow whenever he sees Long Yinlian, Huang Zhexian felt that his reputation would be reduced to smithereens. Especially if they were to suddenly meet in a crowded place, then wouldn’t that mean everyone present would witness the great Right Minister kowtowing to some mountain hermit?
Huang Zhexian did not want to accept this kind of humiliating punishment. But remembering the threat from the Emperor, he could only grits his teeth and agreed to Lin Xiao’s condition.
At Huang Zhexian’s acquiescent, Huang Xiulan who witnessed this began to tremble. When she flaunted her status to Lin Xiao and Long Yinlian before, it was because of her uncle’s identity. With the Right Minister as a backing, even Bai Family whom the Emperor trusted would need to give them some face. But now, some mountain barbarian had been given the authority to trample on their face by the Emperor himself. Huang Xiulan was in distraught. She was unwilling to accept this outcome. Her mind began to turn as she tried to think of a way to return this debt to Lin Xiao.
“Ah, right. Before I forgot,” Lin Xiao’s clear, crisp voice was so close to Huang Xiulan that her heart almost escaped through her throat. She was so deep in her thought that she didn’t realize that Lin Xiao had approached her. “Lady Huang… If I don’t punish you, then where is my filial piety to Shizun?”
“Wha—” her voice was stuck at her throat when she saw Lin Xiao’s cold expression. Huang Xiulan was sure that Lin Xiao had used a playful tone when he speaks, so why was his expression betrayed that tone? The more she looked into Lin Xiao’s eyes, the more she felt that she was close to dying.
On the other hand, a certain someone frowned as he sat on the dragon throne as he saw his beloved ‘locking eyes’ with another lady from Huang Family. The Emperor was clearly displeased. He had almost ordered for someone to pull Huang Xiulan away and gouge her eyes out of sheer jealousy. The only reason why he didn’t was because he wanted to satisfy Lin Xiao. ‘Giving’ him a title is already considered a big help, anymore, he knew that the other would feel offended.
He knew for one, Lin Xiao prefers to solve his own problem. Though the other had lost his memories, Qin Yijun assumed that part of him did not change. Especially if any of the shadow guard’s report is an indicator. Before losing his memories, Qin Yijun had noticed that Lin Xiao doesn’t like to waste. Everything that Qin Yijun gave him, it would be stored properly within his palace. The food that Qin Yijun unable to finish, he would help finish them even to the point that he would overfed himself.
As Qin Yijun continued to reminisce, his gaze which were trained on Lin Xiao softened. He could not wait for the other to regain his memories. As soon as that happened, then he would make sure to confess. ‘After that…’
We’re sorry for MTLers or people who like using reading mode, but our translations keep getting stolen by aggregators so we’re going to bring back the copy protection. If you need to MTL please retype the gibberish parts.
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“To be quite honest, I would like to cut off your tongue and also that woman from He Family for the things you said to Shizun. But I will give you a chance,” Lin Xiao said, eyes never leaving Huang Xiulan. “I want you and that woman from He Family to slap each other one hundred times on each cheek… In public.”
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“Well, if you don’t want to. Then I can always pull out your tongue.”
“Lin Xiao, don’t go overboard! I am the wife of your Martial Uncle! You should be respectful!” Huang Xiulan could no longer hold back her anger. The moment the sentence left her lips, there was a deafening silence within the hall as the court officials held back their breath and lowered their head.
Their eyes trained to the ground, hands that was hidden by their sleeves clenched into a fist. Sweats had covered their back, almost drenching their inner robes as they prepared themselves to withstand the Emperor’s incoming fury. Their heart now cursed the Huang family for failing to educate this lady named Xiulan.
But to their surprise, the voice that they heard next was still not from the Emperor and instead, it was still from the newly declared Qing Wang.
“You who did not even show any respect to Shizun, why should I be respectful?” Lin Xiao asked with a scoff. Then, he leaned closer to Huang Xiulan to whisper into her ear. “Huang Xiulan, listen well… The Emperor appears to be favouring me. If I ask him to kill the whole Huang Family, do you think His Majesty would agree?”
Huang Xiulan’s eyes widened and she quickly backs away as she looks at Lin Xiao with disbelief. Asking the Emperor to execute a family who not only have a high position in the court, but also used to have a close tie with the royal family is almost asking the Emperor to cut off his hand.
“Y-You wouldn’t dare!” she said, almost screaming.
“But I dare,” Lin Xiao said as he stood up and walked towards the Emperor. Once he stood just below the staircase to the Dragon Throne, Lin Xiao knelt down to his knees and kowtowed to the Emperor.
“Your Majesty, please grant this Lin Xiao—”
“No! Stop!!”
Huang Xiulan wanted to rush over to stop Lin Xiao but two shadow guards suddenly appeared to keep her in place. Knowing that she could not fight against them, and knowing that she couldn’t escape punishment, she could only choose the lesser of the three.
“Lin Xiao! I’ll do it!”
Lin Xiao had deliberately spoke in a slow manner to give Huang Xiulan time to choose. After all, if she did end up dead, he wouldn’t be able to get even for his Shizun. So, when he heard that Huang Xiulan agreed to slap and be slapped in public, a satisfied smile formed on his face.
“Remember, it is you who said it,” Lin Xiao said as he spared a glance at Huang Xiulan before turning his attention back to Qin Yijun. “Your Majesty, Lin Xiao asks Your Majesty to grant him this favour—”
“Zhen has heard. In two days, Huang Xiulan and the lady from He family that was previously mentioned will undergo their punishment laid down by Qing Wang. Everyone in this hall shall bear witness and if they try to shirk away from their punishment, then Zhen will be the one to send out the next punishment. When that happens, do not blame Zhen for being ruthless!”
With the Emperor’s word, the court was then dismissed. The officials, as if being granted amnesty, kowtowed to the Emperor.
Qin Yijun stood from his throne and was about to walk away when he paused in his step. Turning to Lin Xiao, a mischievous idea suddenly formed in his mind. “Lin Xiao, would you come and join Zhen for a walk?”
A/N: I have made a Curious Cat profile so if you have any questions for the story or any other story of mine that you are shy to ask publicly, feel free to ask them here as anonymous! If you have questions about the new omegaverse project, you can also ask about them there. Curious Cat Link
Aah, literal face-slapping! So satisfying -^ ^-
Whoaaa sooo satisfying the cliffhanger is so so so 😫
Cliffhanger is chef kiss? 😀
Really seriously!! 😩 ur killing me with It
It’s okay. You can blame this author for that. I’ll take responsibility for your sacrifice 😈
Am i crazy or have i read this novel before? I swear ive read this novel way past this point. Was this not on wattpad? Was it removed? 🤔
Oh, hello! Yes. It was in Wattpad once but I ditched Wattpad after their data breach last year (my account was one of the poor ones that got compromised). Anyway, this is the 2nd version as the one uploaded in Wattpad before was just a draft XD
Aha!!! Well guess ill just add this one to my library and follow back along. Also will you be making it available for purchase in pdf or kobi format after completion?
Yes. PDF or EPUB will be available once each arc is completed!