Chapter 614 – Don’t
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Mingzhu screamed and forcefully threw the sachet and the snake away. They landed right at Yuwen You’s feet. The Wusun Princess, being from the grasslands, naturally knew that this kind of snake was extremely poisonous. She screamed in fright and was about to rush over to help Yuwen You when she saw him lift his foot and gently crush the snake’s head, turning it into a pulp.
Min Baoyun had been terrified at the sight of the snake head earlier, and now seeing Yuwen You crush it to death, she felt nauseous again and shuddered, “Hiccup” sound, collapsing to the ground, fainting. She fell in the direction of where Yuwen Bai was standing.
But Yuwen Bai was also miraculous. He watched as she fell towards him, then took a step back, and Min Baoyun fell to the ground with a loud “thud.” Her wet nurse, tearful but afraid to cry, could only hold her in her arms and comfort her softly. Min Baoyun had lost face, so she decided to pretend to faint completely and let the palace attendants carry her away.
Mingzhu had just recovered from the shock and couldn’t help but want to laugh at the scene, but she held it back, thinking the situation wasn’t suitable. She looked at Yuwen Bai with a stern face, “What does Your Majesty mean by this?”
Yuwen Bai laughed heartily, “Just wanted to tease you, Mingzhu. This snake was hibernating, and I had warmed it up in my sleeve for a while before it woke up. Unfortunately, before I could play with it, you threw it to Ninth Uncle to step on and kill. You two are really coordinated.”
He glanced meaningfully at Yuwen You and continued, “I know, Ninth Uncle is skilled in archery and horsemanship. Dealing with such a small snake is nothing to him. But when you rushed forward, were you afraid of it hurting someone?”
Yuwen You lifted his foot to have a small eunuch clean his boot sole, his expression calm as he said, “Your Majesty, I was also scared. I was afraid that the County Princess would rush over and get hurt, so I hurriedly stepped on Your Majesty’s beloved pet snake. Please forgive me.”
The Wusun Princess had been frowning before, but now she smiled again. She walked over to stand next to him, looking at him affectionately and whispered, “Your Highness.”
Yuwen You smiled gently at her, “Next time you encounter such a situation, don’t rush forward so recklessly, okay? Don’t make me worry.”
“Yes.” the Wusun Princess smiled sweetly, radiant.
Yuwen Bai then said, “Ninth Uncle and Shenniang are truly loving.” Then he glanced at Mingzhu.
What are you looking at? Does he think she’ll get sour? What does it have to do with her if a husband and wife are affectionate? She herself also has a husband who can be affectionate. Mingzhu turned away with a stern face and left.
Yuwen Bai didn’t stop her, just rubbed his chin and said, “Aunt, I was just joking with you. Don’t tell Sixth Uncle when you get back. I’m afraid he’ll come into the palace again and kill the little eunuch who keeps snakes by my side.”
Mingzhu gave a smirk without a smile, not wanting to say another word to Yuwen Bai, and just bowed and left. Seeing her leave, Dai Wangfei and others also took their leave and departed.
Yuwen Bai looked at the back of Fu Zifei and smiled, “It seems that Fu Zifei is very afraid of me.”
Yuwen You remained silent, then turned to ask Consort Xiao, “I wonder what tasks Consort has arranged for them all?”
Consort Xiao now had no hope and naturally stuck closely to Zhaoyang Palace. She immediately replied, “They are all following the orders His Majesty gave earlier.”
Yuwen Bai then asked, “Has Mingzhu noticed that we tampered with things?”
Consort Xiao replied fiercely, “Even if she did, so what? If she wants to stand out, then she has to do it. Otherwise, she should do nothing at all and hide in Ying Wang’s mansion every day.”
Yuwen Bai chuckled, “Don’t worry, Consort. I promise to do what I told you. What’s the Beidu Marquis? His daughter dared to disrespect imperial authority. You wait, I’ve already sent someone to catch her. I’ll make sure she shows her face at the Winter Solstice Banquet and doesn’t embarrass Eighth Uncle.”
Consort Xiao didn’t quite believe his words. Yuwen Long also had capable people under him. Even though they couldn’t catch Xu Meier when they were determined to do so, what could a small emperor like Yuwen Bai have under his command? If there were any truly formidable characters, it wouldn’t have come to this.
Yuwen Bai was very clever. Seeing Consort Xiao’s expression, he knew she didn’t believe him. He smirked coldly, “Consort doesn’t believe me, right? Just wait and see. You can go back now.”
Consort Xiao saw his expression change and knew that he had seen through her thoughts. Feeling a bit nervous, she hurriedly excused herself and left. Yuwen Bai glanced at the Wusun Princess, who immediately tactfully said, “I’ll go check if Baoyun has woken up.”
Once the Wusun Princess had disappeared, Yuwen Bai turned to Yuwen You and asked, “Ninth Uncle, those new recruits we trained, I spent so much silver on them, they shouldn’t mess up such a small matter, right?”
Yuwen You replied without hesitation, “Of course not, Your Majesty. Rest assured, they have been using carrier pigeons and have already found traces of Xu Meier.” Yuwen Bai was referring to the batch of people he had trained according to Jiang Shanshan’s method. These people were skilled in water, proficient in various weapons, and adept at disguise and assassination. Each of them was very capable. However, he believed that since the training time was short, these people had not reached their peak. But since Yuwen Bai couldn’t wait, he could only select the best among them to work hard on this matter. Otherwise, Yuwen Bai would not be willing to give them money to expand their personal power in the future.
Yuwen Bai said coldly, “If they can’t bring back a live person, then bring back a corpse. Anyway, regardless of life or death, I want Xu Meier to appear at the Winter Solstice Banquet. Ninth Uncle, do you understand?” He thought these uncles of his were fools, each expanding their own power. Now he was gradually taking these things back.
“Yes.” Yuwen You responded, following Yuwen Bai along the long corridor of Zhaoyang Palace. “The ceremony for the Winter Solstice Sacrifice has been arranged. Your Majesty can proceed as we discussed.”
A sparrow flew over and landed on the ground to peck at grass seeds. Yuwen Bai smiled, raised his arm towards the sparrow, and with a slight sound of machinery, a sleeve arrow shot out, accurately pinning the sparrow to the ground. A little eunuch ran over joyfully, pulled out the sleeve arrow, picked up the sparrow, and showed it to Yuwen Bai, saying eagerly, “Your Majesty’s archery is so precise!”
Yuwen Bai looked down at the sleeve arrow bound to his arm, satisfied, and said to Yuwen You, “This sleeve arrow brought by Ninth Uncle is good. I should have shot Mingzhu with it just now.”
Yuwen You said expressionlessly, “Your Majesty, please don’t do that.”
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