Records of Mysterious Things in the Southern Dynasties

Chapter 255 Reverse Scale
"Xiao Zhengde said this was revenge against my brother-in-law. You took his throne, so he wants to take away..." Xi Mei couldn't say it, but she had been waiting for this opportunity for two hundred years. In the end, she said calmly, "Take away the woman you want most."

"What a beast!" These words completely ignited Xiao Yan's emotions, especially the last sentence, which completely broke his defense. For a moment, he was furious, his hair and beard were all standing up, and the Yuanyou crown on his head was shattered by the out-of-control true spirit. "I must kill him!"

As he said this, he gave a loud order: "Send the order to Chen Qingzhi, tell him to kill those two unscrupulous and rebellious beasts! Anyone who dares to stop him will be killed without mercy!"

"Yes!" Zhu Yi, who was serving outside the hall, immediately entered the hall and quickly wrote an imperial edict. After sealing it, he handed it to the eunuch to convey the order.

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Xiao Hong had many spies in the palace. The emperor was furious and wanted to execute Xiao Zhengde and Xiao Zhengze. Before the decree was sent to the Gouchen Division, the Linchuan Palace had already received the news.

In the fairy-like royal garden of Yao Chi and Qiong Lin, the handsome old man Xiao Hong was hugging his favorite concubine Jiang Wuwei, admiring dozens of frugal-looking Hu girls dancing to the music of the Western Regions.

This rare exotic style in the Southern Dynasty was very refreshing to the old prince, who was used to seeing the graceful dancing of Jiangnan dancers.

"Is Your Majesty satisfied with this birthday gift?" Jiang Wuwei, who was known as the most beautiful woman in Jiangnan, poured him a glass of wine and brought it to his mouth.

"Satisfied, satisfied." Xiao Hong praised highly.

"Then my good-for-nothing brother..." Jiang Wuwei looked at Xiao Hong. "Can he become the governor of Danyang?"

"I'll try my best." Xiao Hong smiled bitterly and said, "My beauty, you really can give me a difficult question. Can anyone be the governor of Danyang? Only members of the royal family and the direct descendants of the royal and Xie families have always been used."

"What? My brother is not a member of the royal family?" Jiang Wuwei had a very aggressive temperament.

"What kind of person is he..." Xiao Hong was speechless for a while, but seeing that Jiang Wuwei was about to get angry, he quickly changed the topic and said, "Let's do some calculations."

"Then His Majesty agrees?" Jiang Wuwei was overjoyed when he heard that.

"..." Xiao Hong was even more speechless, thinking to himself, I'm not the emperor, what's the point of my agreeing?

But if he said that, the little girl would probably be displeased again. He was just worrying about how to get away with it when he saw the prince Xiao Zhengyi walking towards him quickly.

"Justice, what's the matter?" Xiao Hong quickly changed the subject and looked at his second son.

"Father, something terrible has happened." Xiao Zhengyi said anxiously, "The emperor's uncle was furious and ordered the Gou Chen Division to kill the third and fourth brothers!"

"What?" Xiao Hong was shocked when he heard this. He quickly waved his hand to let Hu Ji leave and asked in a deep voice, "What trouble have they caused again?"

"I don't know the specific circumstances. I heard that it was the Third Princess who rescued Changle and her son, and reported all of the incidents to the Emperor regarding their setting fire to the Princess's Mansion and hiding Changle and her son!" Xiao Zhengyi replied.

"Beast, it turns out the rumors are true!" Xiao Hong overturned the table, and the delicious food and wine fell on the luxurious carpet, turning into ugly stains.

"I can't figure it out no matter how hard I try. There are countless women in the world for them to enjoy, so why would they attack their own sister?"

"Father, now is not the time to talk about this," Xiao Zhengyi reminded him, "If we delay any longer, the heads of the third and fourth brothers will be moved."

"Don't panic." Xiao Hong said calmly, "Those two guys have caused a lot of trouble. The emperor is just angry and wants to scare them. He won't really kill them."

"This time we're serious." Xiao Zhengyi leaned close to his ear and whispered in a low voice, "Xi Mei was also rescued along with Changle."

"Xi, Mei?" Xiao Hong was stunned at first, and for a moment he couldn't match the names.

"Third aunt's sister." Xiao Zhengyi had to remind her.

"She?!" Xiao Hong now understood the identity. He sat up straight as if he was stung by a scorpion. He grabbed the second brother and asked sternly: "Hasn't she been missing for twenty years? How come she was rescued together with your sister?" "She was also kidnapped by the third and fourth brothers." Xiao Zhengyi said with a bitter face.

"What?!" Xiao Hong stood up suddenly. Even with his extraordinary magical power of opening nine orifices, he actually felt dizzy. It can be seen how terrified he was.

"Xi Mei was also kidnapped by them?!" Even Jiang Wuwei was stunned and admitted defeat.

"They are really tired of living. They have 99 ways to live, but they insist on finding that way to die!" Xiao Hong's face turned livid. He finally realized the seriousness of the situation. He forced himself to calm down and said, "Second brother, quickly let those two beasts go out and hide. I will go to the palace and plead with my brother to spare their death penalty first."

"Yes, father." Xiao Zhengyi responded quickly and left in a hurry.

"What are you still standing there for? Change my clothes quickly!" Xiao Hong glared at Jiang Wuwei who was watching the fun on the side.

"Oh, yes." Jiang Wuwei came back to his senses and quickly ordered people to bring court robes for the prince to wear.

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Meanwhile, the imperial edict had also reached the Gou Chen Division.

After sending off the eunuch who delivered the imperial edict, Chen Qingzhi instructed Chen Zhao, "Ask Xue Dingnan and Diwu Wei to come to Qilin Hall to receive your orders."

"Yes." Chen Zhao responded and immediately went out to pass the order.

Soon, the two of them came together and went to the hall to pay their respects to Chen Shuai.

"Take a look." Chen Qingzhi handed the imperial edict to the two of them and asked in a deep voice, "What's going on?"

"The Fifth has just returned and has not had time to report to General Chen." Xue Ding looked at the imperial edict and explained hastily, "Let him speak for himself."

"We successfully rescued Princess Changle and her son, and also rescued the emperor's sister-in-law Xi Mei who had been missing for twenty years." The Fifth Dimension reported the whole story in a deep voice.

"..." Chen Qingzhi was silent after hearing these words. After a while, he slowly asked, "Where did the two brothers hide them?"

"There is a passage in Purple Mountain that leads to the dreamland." The fifth dimension replied.

"So that's it." Chen Qingzhi suddenly realized, "No wonder I couldn't find it after so many years."

"Chen Shuai, what should we do now?" Xue Dingnan asked anxiously, "Those two brothers have probably received the message. If we don't act quickly, they might run away."

"What do you think?" Chen Qingzhi asked back.

"Get him!" Xue Dingnan said with a determined look on his face, "We've tolerated these two guys for so many years, now that we have the chance, we must kill them."

"Yes." The Fifth Dimension nodded and said, "There's no reason to let them go."

"I'm afraid the emperor will change his mind soon." Chen Qingzhi sighed.

Xue Dingnan and Diwuwei's expressions dimmed, knowing that this was a high probability event. They had encountered this situation countless times before. Whenever a member of the royal family committed a crime, even if the emperor was angry and decided to punish them severely, he would give them a lighter sentence when he calmed down.

"We also have to consider the private revenge of the King of Linchuan. I can withstand the pressure from the court, but I can't protect everyone." Chen Qingzhi said softly:
"So I can only let you make your own decision. If you want to take advantage of this opportunity to force King Linchuan to make peace, I can come forward to negotiate, and I will definitely not have any opinion of you."

(End of this chapter)