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If he did not kill the snake, it would cause more trouble later.

One must know that for Xiao Jiu'an, to kill Grand Concubine Jing soundlessly without anyone being able to find any trace of her, was not a difficult matter.

"The Emperor is wise." Xiao Jiu'an stood up and bowed respectfully toward the Emperor. Without waiting for the Emperor to say something, he stood up straight and said, "Your Majesty, the Princess Consort's body isn't feeling well. This Official asks to bring her out of the palace."

Although he had lost today's match, at least he got something out of it.

"That's right... This Official's younger sister has been captured by Grand Concubine Jing. Would This Official be able to bring her home?" Xiao Jiu'an did not mention what kind of mistake Infanta Shiqing had done, and the Emperor did not mention it either. He asked the eunuchs to bring her here and for Xiao Jiu'an to take her away quickly.

Now that he saw Xiao Jiu'an and had the urge to kill him, he was afraid that he would not be able to control himself.

Ji Yunkai knelt for too long. Her legs were unable to move, so Xiao Jiu'an could only carry her out of the palace. In front of others, Xiao Jiu'an gave Ji Yunkai enough face and personally carried her along the way.

Very quickly, the two of them left the Imperial Palace. Prince Yanbei's Mansion's carriage was already waiting outside, and Xiao Jiu'an carried Ji Yunkai into the carriage and threw her in there.

He turned and got off the carriage. Xiao Jiu'an mounted his horse and took the lead to leave, signaling the people behind him to follow him.

Ji Yunkai, who was casually thrown aside by Xiao Jiu'an, crashed into the carriage with a *bang*. She did not have the strength in her to swear.

After struggling to adjust herself into a comfortable position, Ji Yunkai waited until her breathing had gradually stabilized before lifting the hem of her skirt to inspect the injuries on her legs.

It was the summer and her clothes were thin. Kneeling on the limestone for six hours was practically killing her. Ji Yunkai's legs, from her knees down, turned completely purple, making her look extremely terrifying.

"Hiss…" Just curling up the hem of her skirt caused Ji Yunkai to gasp in pain.

"Not a waste." Ji Yunkai pressed down on her leg. Realizing that she was still had feeling in them, she heaved a sigh of relief.

She was afraid her legs would be crippled.

However, even if she had feeling in them now, it would still be useless. If Xiao Jiu'an did not allow the doctors in the estate to treat her and if he did not allow her to concoct the medicine for herself, her legs would still be crippled either way.

Her injuries were too severe and her body could not heal by itself at all. She had to take medicine to recover.

"Power... it is indeed a good thing." Grand Concubine Jing framed her and the Emperor punished her to kneel for six hours. After what they had done, they did not have to take responsibility for their actions.

"Heh~" Laughing self-deprecatingly, Ji Yunkai leaned against the carriage and closed her eyes, hiding the anger and grief in them.

At the very least, Xiao Jiu'an had stepped in personally for her today. If not for Xiao Jiu'an, she would have knelt for more than just six hours.

However, she could not thank Xiao Jiu'an. Though her heart had been moved the moment he appeared, she was still unable to thank him.

The carriage moved slowly. Ji Yunkai estimated that she would reach Prince Yanbei's Mansion in an hour, and was about to close her eyes and rest when the carriage suddenly stopped.

'What happened?'

Ji Yunkai opened her eyes, a hint of confusion flashing past. Before she could speak, the guard reported, "Esteemed Consort, the Little Young Master of the Prime Minister's Estate offended the Prince."

"Prime Minister's Estate?" Ji Yunkai's face slightly contorted. If she did not remember wrongly, Grand Concubine Jing was born in the Prime Minister's Estate.

"It's from Grand Concubine Jing's maiden home." The guard thought that Ji Yunkai did not know and deliberately added it.

"I know." The corner of Ji Yunkai's mouth twitched, and her mood inexplicably improved a few times.

Although Xiao Jiu'an was a hateful person, his way of doing things was deeply ingrained in her heart.

No matter what Xiao Jiu'an's motive was, he was going to personally teach the Grand Concubine Jing's maiden family a lesson. She decided to hate Xiao Jiu'an a little less.

Ji Yunkai leaned forward and opened the carriage door. Xiao Jiu'an was dressed in a set of armor, holding a whip in his hand as he majestically sat on his warhorse.

It was no wonder that this man could make the noble ladies of the capital fall in love with him. If Xiao Jiu'an wasn't so horrible to her, she thought that she would also have a good impression of this man.

This man was truly attractive. Especially when he was suppressing his opponent with an indifferent expression, it made him even more dashing. His charm was so strong that even mortals would not be able to block him.

This kind of man was a female tribulation. Any other woman would truly be very happy to be with him, but it was a pity that this man was fated to be together with her.

With an indescribable regret, Ji Yunkai lightly sighed and retracted her gaze from Xiao Jiu'an's body.

She could not afford to offend this man, nor could she afford to love him.

Just as she retracted her gaze, Xiao Jiu'an swung the horsewhip in his hand once again.

With a *pa* sound, the horsewhip hit the young man kneeling on the side of the road. The young man let out a blood-curdling screech as he rolled around on the ground, "My Lord, please spare me! I don't dare to speak carelessly again. I beg you, please spare me. I'm in the wrong. I know I'm in the wrong."

"Hmph." What answered him was Xiao Jiu'an's cold snort and another whip.

*Pah!* The horsewhip in Xiao Jiu'an's hand seemed to have eyes. No matter how the well-dressed youth dodged, he would still be hit.

"Ah! ah...! Help... help me, Grandma! Help me, Mother!" The well-dressed youth rolled on the ground with tears and snot streaming down his face. He looked extremely miserable, but…

None of the spectators felt that Xiao Jiu'an had overdone it. Some of the more daring ones even applauded, saying that Xiao Jiu'an was doing it for the sake of the masses.

"For the sake of the Lord Prime Minister, This King will spare your dog life." Xiao Jiu'an whipped him again, causing the well-dressed youth to roll on the ground again. Xiao Jiu'an then retracted the whip, "Send him to the Prime Minister's Residence, tell Qin Xiang everything that has happened today."

The current Prime Minister of Revelation was the father of Grand Concubine Jing, one of the Late Emperor's trusted aides, and the Qin Patriarch: Qin Xiang. Qin Xiang had always been at loggerheads with Prince Yanbei's Mansion. The officials he led shouted every day about taking back the military power from Prince Yanbei's Mansion and about reforming the military power of Revelation.

In the past, Qin Xiang had attempted to destroy Prince Yanbei's Mansion's power with his own hands and proposed to the Late Emperor that he push an edict, that pieces of the Yanbei Army be given to each son. He wanted to use the sons of Prince Yanbei's Mansion to spread the power of the Yanbei army, effectively cutting the power of Prince Yanbei. He did not expect that Prince Yanbei's Mansion would only have one son as a direct descendant, turning the command into a useless piece of paper.

Qin Xiang's plan had failed, and the military power of Prince Yanbei's Mansion was still concentrated into the hands of Prince Yanbei, but the conflict between Qin Xiang and the Prince Yanbei's Mansion had not ended...