Jun Wuyuan subconsciously twirled a lock of green silk around his finger, winding it round and round his fingertip.
[I've come up with an excellent way to deal with the flood in Jiangzhou. I just wonder if Shan Shan will overthink it?]
Ling Shan leaned in Jun Wuyuan's embrace, her eyes flickering.
"Will Your Majesty tell Shan Shan? No matter what happens, Shan Shan will always trust Your Majesty and will always stay by Your Majesty's side."
Jun Wuyuan felt a jolt in his heart.
The inexplicable restlessness that had welled up in him melted into sweet honey in the face of this infatuated and charming girl whose whole heart was only for him.
"The flood in Jiangzhou has left the common people starving, in chaos, and countless have been killed or injured. All this is because the high - ranking officials have been idle and ineffective. Most of these officials are under the wing of the bald donkey Wang's faction."
After the flood, instead of trying to deal with it or provide relief, they drove the innocent flood - affected people to desolate villages.
They claimed it was to prevent the outbreak of epidemics after the flood, and even burned the bodies of the unfortunate dead.
Temporary suppression and abandonment might not have immediately roused the people.
But if they continued to turn a blind eye, an uprising among the people of Jiangzhou would only be a matter of time.
When simply surviving becomes a luxury, even the most powerless common people will rise up in resistance.
Even a cornered rabbit will bite.
But if it ever comes to the point where the people have to pick up sickles and hoes to fight for their survival, it will mean that the Great Yan Dynasty is not far from its downfall.
The Wang family of Langya is obsessed with power and has its influence everywhere, but the ruler of the Great Yan can only be from the Jun family.
"Your Majesty is wise and mighty, and full of great strategies. You must have come up with a solution, right?"
A glint of amusement flashed in Jun Wuyuan's eyes. Twirling the green silk, he asked,
"Guess, Shan Shan?"
Ling Shan listened to his thoughts, pretended to be in deep thought, then with her almond - shaped eyes shining brightly, she looked at Jun Wuyuan.
"Your Majesty, do you plan to send Wang Yanli to Jiangzhou for disaster relief?"
Surprise flashed in Jun Wuyuan's eyes. Although he didn't say anything, he confirmed Ling Shan's guess in his heart.
"Your Majesty, you're so naughty! How could you come up with such a plan? You're so naughty."
Wang Yanli had just been removed from his official post, and the Wang family had suffered heavy losses. Now, if he was appointed to go to Jiangzhou for disaster relief, it would be a dilemma.
Once the imperial edict was issued, if he went, the Wang family would have to clean up the mess they had created at their own expense. If he refused, it would be an act of defying the imperial order.
Jun Wuyuan was no longer the puppet emperor who had been at the mercy of others when he first ascended the throne.
Wang Yanli's trip to Jiangzhou was a foregone conclusion.
"Naughty?"
Jun Wuyuan lowered his head dissatisfiedly and gently bit Ling Shan's right earlobe, rubbing it with his teeth.
[I'm actually ridding the people of a scourge. How can that be called naughty?]
Ling Shan: "..."
Not naughty?
Didn't Your Majesty have a clear understanding of yourself?
Such a perverse and "inhumane" plan was something she couldn't come up with right away, but Jun Wuyuan seemed to have mastered it naturally.
He clearly knew how to kick a man when he was down.
"This is praise for Your Majesty. In Shan Shan's heart, Your Majesty is the most powerful and the smartest in the whole world..."
Ling Shan shrank her neck. The breath behind her ear made her feel inexplicably itchy, but she kept flattering him and expressing her affection.
Jun Wuyuan was satisfied and happy to hear this. He loosened his teeth, gently licked the blushing earlobe a few times, then kissed down along the snow - white side of her neck.
"Your Majesty..."
Ling Shan let out a soft cry. Her small hand subconsciously reached out to block, but unexpectedly touched his imposing jade crown.
The icy touch made her fingers twitch. Before she knew it, her whole body froze.
In an instant, her cheeks flushed bright red. Her eyelids fluttered, and she almost let out a soft moan. Her fingers almost grabbed his jade crown and hair.
This scoundrel!
Ling Shan still underestimated the shamelessness of this tyrannical emperor!
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Ling Shan was curled up in the large dragon throne. Although they didn't finish, they had done almost everything.
Jun Wuyuan looked at the small figure. Her body was still trembling slightly, and her exposed earlobes were bright red. She looked so pitiful and cute.
Ling Shan cursed the tyrannical emperor a hundred or even a million times in her heart. She was on the verge of tears.
She regretted not having strung Jun Wuyuan along and instead falling into Wang Chengbi's trap.
She should have kept Jun Wuyuan on tenterhooks!
Otherwise, once he got a taste, he was like a dog seeing a bone, unable to stop. Where was the cold and ruthless tyrant she had first met?
Ling Shan was so angry that her chest heaved. But in Jun Wuyuan's eyes, she was just incredibly cute and pitiful.
Hearing his thoughts, Ling Shan was almost laughed out of anger.
She was silently thinking in her heart: One day, she would train this tyrannical emperor to be sobbing and unable to leave her.
That must look so pitiful and cute too.
Just as she was thinking, she was suddenly picked up. Her almond - shaped eyes widened as she stared at Jun Wuyuan.
The look in her eyes was full of distrust, as if she was looking at a beast.
Jun Wuyuan was instantly angry. He slapped her perky buttocks lightly. It didn't hurt much, but it made her feel inexplicably embarrassed.
This scoundrel!
Ling Shan gritted her teeth angrily, buried her face in Jun Wuyuan's chest, and bit him gently to vent her anger.
"Shan Shan didn't act so petty when she was moaning just now. Did I not serve you well?"
[Humph, this is the first time I've served someone. If Shan Shan dares to say she doesn't like it, I'll call her a silly goose from now on!]
Ling Shan: "..."
Your Majesty the Tyrant, can you be a bit less shameless and childish?
"Your Majesty, please stop talking."
Her shy tone and expression were in stark contrast to her gnashing teeth.
"It seems that Shan Shan likes it. I understand. Shan Shan, be good. Don't be shy."
Looking at the charming and shy beauty, Jun Wuyuan's heart was filled with tenderness. He gently rubbed her with his big palm.
"Alright, Shan Shan, don't be angry. Look at me."
There was a smile in Jun Wuyuan's eyes. "There's still one more important matter. It concerns Miss Xiao of the Dingyuan General's Mansion. Do you want to hear it?"
Hearing this, Ling Shan immediately lifted her face. Her almond - shaped eyes brightened a bit as it involved her goddess.
[I wonder why Shan Shan has such a good impression of Miss Xiao. (Humph)]
Jun Wuyuan pinched her soft flesh dissatisfiedly.
Ling Shan rolled her eyes silently in her heart.
How could these ordinary people understand and appreciate the charm of the goddess?
Take the blind and foolish Prince Jing for example. He didn't know how lucky he was.
Once he lost Goddess Xiao, he would surely ruin himself!
"I plan to send Miss Xiao to Liangzhou to secretly form a Liangzhou Guard. What do you think?"
What?
Ling Shan listened to Jun Wuyuan's praise and plans in his heart. Her almond - shaped eyes suddenly widened, and shock flashed in them.
He... really had good taste!