A weak and evil woman was exiled? The beastly husbands risked their lives to protect her

Chapter 407 His Mermaid Heart Scales Are Incomplete!

Jiang Xinli remained noncommittal, then got up and walked to the window.

The bedroom was surrounded by a high-level barrier set up by Yun Bo, preventing Jiang Xinli from leaving, but she could still clearly see some of the scenery outside.

Two teams of fully armed guards stood outside the hall, one team of dolphin riders and the other team of shark guards.

Occasionally, other knights and guards would pass by in procession.

As Jiang Xinli looked around, she noticed something was wrong:
"Why is the entire underwater palace filled with dolphins and sharks, apart from the regular servants, attendants, and ladies-in-waiting?"

In my mind, there are many kinds of marine life.

But the underwater palace is guarded by sharks and octopuses.

The dolphin knights are once again in charge of guarding the sacred area.

As for the remaining servants, attendants, and female officials, they were all from various sea creatures.

But based on what she's seen during this time, their superpower level is very low.

The jellyfish lady who served her, although she could transform into a beast, had no special abilities whatsoever, just like other female land creatures.

The jellyfish-themed lady-in-waiting came over and handed her a cup of warm whale milk.
“Miss Xinli, this is whale milk, which is very nutritious. It may taste different from the milk you’ve had before.”

"Thank you." Jiang Xinli reached out and took it. "By the way, about that question from earlier?"

“This—” The jellyfish official hesitated for a moment, remembering that Yun Bo had already announced in the main hall that the person he was to marry was a young lady from the rabbit tribe.

Since that's the case, there's no need to hide anything from her.

She said, "Miss Xinli, you know that since His Highness C'Thun disappeared, the Deep Sea Empire has been controlled by three parties, right?"

Jiang Xinli: "Mermaid Prince, Shark Prince, Speaker of the Council?"

“Yes.” The jellyfish official nodded. “But in fact, since ancient times, the deep-sea territory has had three strongest forces:
1. The Deep Sea Royal Knights, loyal to Prince Yunbo. They are all sea nobles and all from the Heinrich family.

2. The Shark Legion, loyal to Prince Lingyuan, is under his control.

3. The octopus clan loyal to Lord C'Thun. However, because Lord C'Thun disappeared at a young age, this clan's influence in the deep-sea territory is not prominent.

Therefore, to be precise, there are only two major forces: dolphins and sharks.

Jiang Xinli asked curiously, "Your Highness Yunbo, aren't there any mermaids who would pledge their allegiance?"

Female official: "No."

“Long ago, the sea race had only one king. But a thousand years ago, the sea king was too powerful and domineering, which led to a major blunder in the war between the sea race and the land race, resulting in the near annihilation of the entire race. So, since then, a parliamentary system has been established.”

The dolphin race serves as a check on the royal family.

After the death of the old sea king, none of the three princes had married, so in principle, the three princes jointly held power.

However, because Prince Yunbo was the chosen contractor of the god who saved the sea race a thousand years ago, he gained the power to protect the entire deep-sea territory.

Therefore, according to the rules, all sea creatures should be loyal to him.

However, in order to counterbalance Prince Yunbo's power, according to the traditions of the Deep Sea Territory, if he takes any outrageous actions, then the Dolphin Clan and the Shark Clan have the right…” The rest of the words were taboo, and the jellyfish lady-in-waiting could not say them. “I apologize, Miss Xinli.”

Jiang Xinli smiled and said, "It's okay, I understand."

She had read many palace intrigue dramas when she was on ancient Earth.

If the dolphin knight is loyal to the mermaid prince, that's fine.

But if the Heinrich family has ulterior motives, wouldn't Yunbo be sidelined?
Jiang Xinli asked, "So, His Highness Yunbo is all alone?" "In a way, yes," the jellyfish lady-in-waiting continued, "Miss Xinli, there are some things I shouldn't have said to you, but..."

"Your Highness Yunbo, he truly needs you."

There are 10 days left until the dark tide and the red moon meet.

She didn't understand why the mermaid prince chose the A-rank rabbit lady instead of the S-rank snake lady.

But she knew that Prince Yunbo must have his reasons for making this choice.

In the past two days, she had been in close contact with Yun Bo for a few days because she was taking care of Jiang Xinli.

She discovered that the mermaid prince, who lived deep within the palace and rarely had the opportunity to meet her, was not as violent and ruthless as rumored.

Perhaps it was Miss Rabbit's appearance that changed him.

After all, the former Prince Yunbo never liked people getting close to him.

Thinking of this, the jellyfish official's tone became tinged with respect and a sigh:

"His Highness Yunbo is the only surviving royal male with the bloodline of an ancient deep-sea mermaid, and also the most noble and pure royal male in the entire sea race."

Jiang Xinli asked curiously, "He has the bloodline of an ancient deep-sea mermaid, but what about other ordinary mermaids?"

Jellyfish Lady: "Among our sea tribe, only Prince Yunbo is a mermaid."

Jiang Xinli was taken aback. "You mean, he's the only mermaid? Are you sure?"

“Yes.” After saying that, the jellyfish official looked puzzled. “Miss Xinli, why would you suddenly ask such a question?”

Jiang Xinli was silent for a moment, then asked, "Do you know Xueyin?"

“Xueyin?” The female official shook her head. “I’m sorry, Miss Xinli, I have never heard of this name in all my hundreds of years in this underwater palace.”

Jiang Xinli thought for a moment and then said, "He is a mermaid with light purple hair and champagne gold scales. He looks very weak and not very old."

She added, "I met him outside the Sanctuary."

The jellyfish-like female official laughed and said, "Miss Xinli, you may be hallucinating."

"A hallucination?" Jiang Xinli frowned, hesitated for a moment, and took out the sea crystal necklace containing the mermaid's heart scale from her spatial ring. "He gave this to me, it can't be a hallucination."

“This—” The female official stared at the sea crystal and frowned. “Miss Xinli, your mermaid heart scale is not complete.”

Jiang Xinli: "Incomplete? What does that mean?"

Xueyin's mermaid heart scale is indeed irregular in shape, but it is definitely a complete piece.

The female official examined it once. "I can't quite put my finger on it, but the heart scales of a typical mermaid aren't shaped like this. Not to mention, since his hair is purple, his bloodline must be that of a noble royal family."

Since they are of royal blood and are mermaid royalty, they would naturally possess the ability to heal themselves. Their appearance, physique, and everything else would be flawless; the situation you described would be impossible.

but--"

She looked at Jiang Xinli and said, "I don't know why you met another male mermaid and even got his heart scale. But I'm sure he likes you very much."

"Since ancient times, the mermaid's heart scale has been the only treasure on a mermaid's body, and it is usually given only to a female she admires."

"Or, you could ask Prince Yunbo when he returns from fighting the enemy later. However," the lady-in-waiting hesitated, then added with concern:
"It's clear he cares about you a lot. If he finds out that another mermaid gave you a heart scale, that Xueyin you mentioned could very well be in danger."

(End of this chapter)