Hearing her threatening words, Lvjie didn't dare to say more. She just kept nodding and saying that she would do her job well tonight. Her only plea was that she hoped the other could plead with the mistress to spare her life in the end.
Now she didn't even ask for silver anymore. As long as she could keep her life, it would be good.
Cuiping sneered at her spineless look, then turned around and left.
At this time, Dongfang Yi had changed into a maid's clothes and was accompanied by Donghua to the Cining Palace. From tonight on, as long as there were any so - called ghost - haunting incidents, they would never let it go. They must find out who was causing the trouble and framing others.
On the other side, far away at the imperial mausoleum in the outskirts of the capital.
In a tent, Nangong Liuyun was sitting upright on the highest seat. There were all kinds of people sitting below. Some of them looked like people from other countries, and some were strong men from Dongsheng. Without exception, they all seemed to be battle - hardened.
"Generals! Now I'd like to toast you all!" Nangong Liuyun said, raising the wine cup in front of him, bowing to everyone, and then drinking it down in one gulp.
The strong men below all stood up one after another. Then they picked up their wine cups and shouted in unison: "We thank Prime Minister Nangong for his appreciation!"
After saying that, they drank the wine in one go, then smashed their cups on the ground. The porcelain shards broke instantly, and everyone threw their heads back and laughed wildly.
Just then, a young servant ran into the tent. He was holding a tray in his hand, and the things on it were covered with a cloth, so it was hard to tell what he was carrying.
"Prime Minister, the thing you asked for is done!" the young servant said loudly.
Hearing this, Nangong Liuyun walked down and stood in front of him. Then he tore off the cloth covering the thing.
Immediately afterwards, he saw the bright yellow color inside. What was in it was actually a dragon robe. The dragon embroidered on it looked extremely vivid. It was obviously made entirely of gold thread.
"Good! It's finally done!" he said with a big laugh.
This dragon robe was ordered by him to be made last year. It was made very secretly. His biggest requirement was that it should be made as well as, or even better than, the ones in the palace. So it was only now completely finished.
"We really congratulate the Prime Minister. Oh no, we should call you Your Majesty now!" one of the men said, with a flattering smile on his face. The ministers behind him also echoed and shouted: "We congratulate Your Majesty!"
Nangong Liuyun was completely immersed in the joy of their calls. At this moment, it seemed that he had really become an emperor, and he was only one step away from sitting on the throne.
Thinking of this, he threw his head back and laughed wildly.
"Father!"
Outside the tent, Nangong Tianci ran in. After seeing the scene inside the tent and the dragon robe carried by the young servant, his eyes lit up. Then he raised his hand and wanted to touch the bright yellow robe, but his father slapped his hand down.
"Presumptuous!" Nangong Liuyun shouted, with disgust in his eyes. Then he asked, "What brings you here?"
Only then did Nangong Tianci remember the purpose of his visit. Then he reported loudly, "Father, the imperial mausoleum has been completely repaired, and our soldiers have also completed their training. What should we do with those coolie commoners now?"
"Good! I've been waiting for this day!" he said loudly, his narrow eyes shining. Then he added, "Keep those commoners for now. After all, I'm about to ascend the throne. These commoners will be my witnesses!"
Although Nangong Tianci didn't understand his father's purpose, he decided to follow his order. After all, as long as his father became the emperor, he would be the next emperor. What was Nangong Yunze? By then, there would be nothing that could stop him from getting what he wanted.
Thinking of this, an oily smile appeared on his fleshy face. Then he bowed and left the tent.
At this time, Nangong Yunze, who was waiting outside the tent, heard their conversation clearly. Then the corner of his mouth curled up into a barely noticeable smile, and he was about to turn around and leave.
But just then, the greasy male voice suddenly sounded from behind: "You dog! What are you doing here? Don't you need to watch those ignorant commoners? Get out of the way quickly! Don't block my path!"
The person speaking was Nangong Tianci. Although he was at least ten steps away from the man in front of him, he still said that the man was blocking his way. It was obvious that he was just looking for trouble.
Nangong Yunze didn't intend to refute his words. Instead, he sneered and made a mouth gesture at him.
After looking closely, Nangong Tianci knew that he was calling him a pig. Immediately, his anger flared up. He rushed in front of Nangong Yunze and raised his hand to hit him.
His meaty hand must have weighed at least ten pounds. If it hit someone, the person would probably have a swollen face.
But Nangong Yunze didn't give him any chance. He raised his arm and blocked the hand that was about to swing down. Then he reversed his hand and forcefully threw Nangong Tianci to the ground. Stepping on his face with his foot, he said, "Who's the dog? Say it again!"
"You dog! Get your foot off my face quickly! Do you believe that I'll call..."
Before Nangong Tianci could finish his words, he felt another sharp pain on his face. The pain was so intense that he couldn't say a single word. It turned out that the man stepping on him had increased the strength on his foot, making it impossible for him to speak.
He could only keep making inarticulate sounds, but he couldn't say a complete sentence. However, one could still hear his unwillingness.
"Do you think if I just step on you to death, Father will try to find you? Now Father is about to become the emperor. He can have new sons then. What are you?" Nangong Yunze said word by word, increasing the strength on his foot even more.
As soon as he said this, the man under his foot suddenly stopped moving. It seemed that he was awakened by this sentence and was now in fear. Then he began to struggle and plead for mercy.
Looking at his cowardly appearance, Nangong Yunze felt a sense of pleasure in his heart. A perverted look of satisfaction appeared on his face. Then he lifted his foot and kicked Nangong Tianci aside.
"You'd better be honest. Otherwise, next time I won't let you off so easily." Leaving this sentence behind, he left.
For now, he didn't want to kill Nangong Tianci because it would cause unnecessary trouble. What he feared most now was trouble.
Nangong Tianci, who was still behind, gritted his teeth fiercely.