After having sex with a fake eunuch, I became the queen

Today, around noon, news of the rebellion in Wangyang was rushed to Lin'an Prefecture by express horse. Empress Dowager Xiao Qian summoned the left prime minister and other court officials for an emergency meeting, but the young emperor was unwilling to change his plan at the last minute: he had decided a few days ago to watch today's execution.

For a child who was only six years old, treason and emergency meetings were not as important as going to the city wall to watch the excitement.
Since ascending the throne, Ji Ning had long been tired of the daily routine of a king such as attending court, listening to government affairs, and discussing matters. He seemed to understand half of what the adults discussed and it was so boring. He often yawned and his eyelids drooped. However, sitting on the throne, he could neither sleep whenever he wanted nor walk around at will. He had to straighten his back, try hard to keep his eyelids open, put on the solemn and dignified appearance of an adult, and be ready to echo the Empress Dowager's order with an "approved" at any time... It was simply like being tortured!
Rather than being punished himself, he would rather watch others being punished. Finally, by acting like a spoiled brat, he got the permission of the Empress Dowager: instead of going to the emergency meeting, he would go to the city wall to watch the beheading.

Although Ji Ning's father was a fool, he was not a fool at all, and was quite smart among kids of his age. He specifically asked to see the beheading of the female prisoner who killed Xu Shixin, but in fact he had other intentions: what he really wanted to see was not the beheading, but a glimpse of the beautiful face of the female assassin... That was why Qiao Wan'er was not beheaded with other death row prisoners, but enjoyed special treatment on the execution ground that day.

As for why Ji Ning insisted on seeing what a female prisoner looked like, it was because he had also heard about the deeds of this "heroine".

The news that the head of the inner class, Xu Shixin, was stabbed to death by a palace maid spread like fireworks on New Year's Eve, exploding in every corner of Longchang Palace. From the Empress Dowager to the lowest-ranking palace maids and eunuchs, everyone was shocked.

During his lifetime, Steward Xu was a popular figure around Empress Dowager Xiao, so after the case was transferred to the Ministry of Punishment, Xiao Qian personally inquired about it many times.

The young emperor Ji Ning had naturally heard about it. Not only had he heard about it, but he was also present when the Ministry of Punishment sentenced Qiao Wan'er to behead him. All he knew about this case were the statements made by the ministers or palace maids: a palace maid named Qiao Wan'er had committed treason and murdered the chief steward. As for the reason - this woman was lazy and slack when serving the chief steward, and the steward was very dissatisfied with her, so he whipped her with a whip as a lesson. After being whipped, she became angry and stabbed the chief steward to death with scissors.

Ji Ning had never had a good impression of Xu Shixin, so when he heard that he was stabbed to death, he couldn't help but feel happy for a moment, but then he quickly dispelled the happiness with guilt... After all, Xu Shixin's crime did not deserve the death penalty, and it was really inappropriate for a monarch to react like this to the death of his subject.

The reason for this is something that happened last year.

At the end of last year, he was playing in the imperial garden and saw several wild cats. One of them was completely black with shiny fur. It meowed at him vigorously, which made him feel itchy inside... Ji Ning liked kittens very much and had always wanted to raise one, but the imperial grandmother did not allow it. So when he was playing outside, he could not walk when he saw a wild cat.

So, he walked up to the little black cat and squatted in front of it, stretching out a hand to stroke its fur. However, the kitten seemed to want to compete with him to see who was quicker. It stood up and stretched out a paw to stroke him first, and then stroked him on the face - a bloody cut was instantly made on one side of the little guy's cheek.

This scene happened to be seen by Xu Shixin who was passing by. As a result, the old man first yelled and screamed at the scene, then summoned the imperial physician to treat his wounds, and severely punished the palace servant who took him out to play. What's more, he gave an order without saying anything - to clear out all the wild cats in the palace. In fact, it was originally a very small matter, but the old guy made a big deal out of it. Not only did he handle it in an exaggerated way, but he also took it to the Empress Dowager to seek credit, saying that the coronation ceremony was imminent, and we must be cautious and careful in everything, and we must not make any mistakes. Like this "treasonous" cat that dared to scratch the future new monarch, it must be exterminated with all its nine clans.

The Empress Dowager disliked cats and dogs to begin with. After hearing the news, she praised Xu Shixin highly for trying to please her grandson and forbade her grandson to ask to keep cats and dogs again.

Because of this incident, Ji Ning hated Xu Shixin so much that when he heard that he was stabbed to death, he couldn't help but feel relieved - who told him to kill the kitten and run to the Empress Dowager to complain, making it impossible for him to pet the cat or keep it.

Upon hearing that Qiao Wan'er was sentenced to beheading, he really wanted to spare her life, but this was not a matter he could decide. After all, the person he killed was a favorite of the Royal Mother, and the Royal Mother even thought that beheading was a light sentence.

The killing of the chief eunuch naturally caused a stir in the inner court, and the curious palace servants were always asking questions and discussing the matter. As a result, Ji Ning accidentally overheard what was going on while playing in the Mingxin Hall.

But the palace people privately discussed a completely different version of the story - Qiao Wan'er was a heroine with extraordinary skills, who killed Xu Shixin, a villain hated by everyone, and avenged many people who died unjustly.

Ji Ning didn't know where this saying came from, nor did he know whether it was true or not, and he didn't even understand the ins and outs of it. But as a child, as long as he could understand who was the good guy and who was the bad guy when listening to a story, he would have understood it. Moreover, such a statement about eradicating evil not only suited his taste very much, but also made him feel greatly relieved. He agreed that Xu Shixin was a bad guy, and the person who killed the kitten was the evil guy. It turned out that he was not the only one who disliked Xu Shixin and would be happy to hear that the old guy was dead. It seemed that many people in the palace were the same as him. They didn't like Xu Shixin, and they even applauded after hearing that he was killed... This man was indeed very annoying, but the Empress Dowager liked him very much.

In the end, Qiao Wan'er also became a heroine in Ji Ning's mind - a heroine who avenged those poor kittens. So he wanted to see what this heroine looked like, so he threw a tantrum in front of the Empress Dowager, demanding to watch the beheading, and specifically asked to see Qiao Wan'er.

When he was looking through a telescope on the city wall, he made a surprising discovery: he had seen the palace maid Qiao Wan'er before!
(End of this chapter)