Ying Qi’s struggling movents froze because of Gu Shengyin’s words.
She suddenly raised her head, staring intently at Gu Shengyin’s face: "Her Highness the Eldest Princess never intended to let Ying Qi go?"
Gu Shengyin stroked the White Jade Cup in her hand without speaking.
Ying Qi laughed bitterly: "Xu Baochan, you have a cruel heart! You..."
She couldn’t finish her sentence as the terrified Shadow Guard quickly sealed her mute acupoint.
Then, everyone in the hall uniformly knelt down, waiting for their master to speak.
These Shadow Guards hated Ying Qi to the core, as Ying Qi was destined to die, yet she had to drag them down with her!
What if the master got upset and blad them for incompetence?
Gu Shengyin looked at the crowd kneeling and was initially stunned, then rembered her current identity and the world she was in, quickly understanding the Shadow Guards’ thoughts.
In a society where imperial power is supre, existence like a Shadow Guard had no dignity at all; their lives and deaths were entirely controlled by their master’s hand.
"Stand up, take her away," Gu Shengyin said calmly.
The Shadow Guards felt as if they had received amnesty: their master’s words ant no further bla.
They swiftly took Ying Qi away, disappearing from Gu Shengyin’s sight.
To Gu Shengyin, they felt gratitude, but towards Ying Qi, these Shadow Guards felt only disgust.
It was this woman who nearly got them punished just now!
Thinking of this, the few Shadow Guards looked at Ying Qi with a gaze devoid of any warmth.
Did not the master say to "entertain" her well according to her oath?
Coincidentally, if there’s one thing these Shadow Guards are proficient in, it’s thods that make life worse than death.
The great hall was silent once more.
Gu Shengyin suddenly felt bored.
"System, how is he?" Gu Shengyin suddenly asked.
A white light flickered rapidly on the system, transmitting a piece of information into Gu Shengyin’s mind.
Recently, Heavenly Dragon has been far from peaceful.
The late emperor passed away, and the Crown Prince, who should have rushed back to inherit the throne, t with an accident on his way back, leaving no news of him.
Other prince-led factions, who had long been dormant in court, seized the opportunity to advocate that the Crown Prince had already perished. Led by the Pri Minister, so officials proposed to choose a new emperor from the remaining princes.
Fortunately, another group of steadfast Imperial Party ministers insisted on finding the Crown Prince; neither side was willing to back down, giving Long Xiao so ti to maneuver.
Then, the Crown Prince made a high-profile return to the capital, using thunderous ans to control the court’s chaos, ascending the throne with honor.
Compared to the late emperor’s benevolence, this New Emperor’s approach was evidently much more forceful.
Shortly after ascending the throne, he presented a handbook in court, listing the masterminds of the ambush he encountered upon returning to the capital.
The Second Prince, Fourth Prince, and Ninth Prince were all involved.
Long Xiao rcilessly stripped the three of their titles and confined them to the Imperial Mausoleum, never to enter the capital for life.
He also cleansed more than half of the old ministers in the court, favoring young officials.
Within rely half a year, the entire Heavenly Dragon court was thoroughly purged, and the New Emperor had completely seized control of the situation.
So elder ministers who initially objected to the New Emperor’s forceful thods had to praise the current situation, admitting that His Majesty the Emperor is indeed a natural politician.
The court officials and the people of Heavenly Dragon are very satisfied with the New Emperor, with the only criticism being that his conduct seems sowhat extravagant.
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