She Holds the World After Being Reborn
Chapter 116: Don’t Blame Her, Bloodbath in Chang’an City

Chapter 116: Chapter 116: Don’t Blame Her, Bloodbath in Chang’an City

Seeing Yan Wanqing remaining silent, Xiao Hongshen leaned forward, stretched out his hand to directly grasp her chin, and forcefully pinched her cheek to turn her face towards himself.

"Yun Ge wasn’t wrong, without the Great General, Township Manor is now just a scattering of loose sand. You are no longer the radiant and proud Princess Anping of the past, and under these circumstances, other than allying yourself with this hall, do you have any other choice?" Xiao Hongshen thought for a moment, then continued, "Originally, there might have been someone in the Eastern Palace who could have helped you, but now he is far in the north. Yan Wanqing, you have no choice."

In his gaze, Yan Wanqing looked up at him, her originally cool and emotionless, ice lotus-like, stunning face now had a red-tipped nose and eyes brimming with crystal-clear tears, fragile as if a light touch would cause her to cry out in pain.

The excitement in Xiao Hongshen’s eyes could no longer be restrained.

Really, he wanted... so badly to make her cry.

Seeing the dark light dancing in the bottom of his eyes, Yan Wanqing couldn’t help but sneer in her heart, yet her face still spread with sorrow.

"Dependence can come in many forms, the kind you’re speaking of, this Commandery Princess is unwilling."

Xiao Hongshen moved closer, scrutinizing every inch of expression on her face. He pressed forcefully on the scar that had just been cut by a dagger, causing fresh blood to flow out again. He extended his tongue and licked the blood from his fingertip, his entire being extremely agitated.

"Do you think you have any other choice?" he asked with a sinister smile. "I want both your person and your heart, and I want you to plan for my future wholeheartedly. If not, then please leave today."

Yan Wanqing pursed her lips and said nothing.

Xiao Hongshen wasn’t in a hurry; he knew this was not something that could be rushed.

Yan Wanqing had always been like this; if pushed too hard, she might just break the net and die.

Xiao Hongshen was somewhat apprehensive about her tactics.

Seeing this, he softened his tone a little: "Your clothing is beside you; change first, I will wait outside for you." Saying this, he directly got up and walked towards the door.

Yan Wanqing’s gaze followed him until he closed the door, she silently breathed a sigh of relief and then vigorously rubbed her wound.

Every place he touched made her feel nauseous enough to vomit.

After Yan Wanqing changed her clothes, she felt cleaner and more comfortable. She walked to the table, poured a cup of hot tea, and downed it in one gulp, finally relaxing.

Only seven days remained.

Xiao Hongshen received the message from Mo Shan in the study that Yan Wanqing had changed her clothes and left the residence directly.

He nodded, continuing to review the reports in his hands.

Mo Shan asked puzzledly, "Just let the Commandery Princess leave like that?"

Xiao Hongshen seemed to be in a very good mood, "If we pressure her too much, it won’t end well, after all, her name is Yan Wanqing."

Not just any Tom, Dick or Harry can be called Yan Wanqing.

Mo Shan, expressionless, had a flicker of wariness in his eyes.

Indeed, not just any Tom, Dick or Harry can be called Yan Wanqing, and the Princess Anping cannot be dealt with using the methods used on ordinary women.

Subsequently, Xiao Hongshen continuously heard about Yan Wanqing visiting many veteran officials in the court, but most of them were turned away at the door.

He was well aware of her actions.

These officials, having received his instructions, naturally did not dare to have any further contact with the Yan Family.

So, Yan Wanqing ultimately had no choice but to cooperate with him.

The past sufferings she had ignored, would soon be dissolved and rewarded just as he wished—how could Xiao Hongshen not be excited and thrilled?

Yan Wanqing, oh Yan Wanqing, I’m really... so looking forward to seeing your helpless and uncontrollably wanton appearance beneath me...

That face.

Thinking of this, Xiao Hongshen’s lips curved into a slight smile.

He really wanted to know what kind of allure that face would have when emotions stirred.

...

The belly of the Noble Consort was increasingly large, and there weren’t many days left until childbirth.

The Palace Attendants, following the Empress’s instructions, dared not mention to Sun Lianyi the events that occurred at the General Residence.

And the Sun Family couldn’t possibly make it to the palace at all.

However, every time Zhang Lanyi passed by the Noble Consort’s chambers, she always felt the silence inside was terrifying.

She didn’t know why, but she always felt like Sun Lianyi seemed to be aware of something.

And within the dimly lit bedchamber,

Sun Lianyi sat before the candlelight, with an embroidered pouch placed on the table in front of her, empty.

The last piece of paper in her fingertips burned to ashes, the flames casting shadows upon her grim and indistinct face—a face that belonged to a pregnant woman about to give birth, yet filled with cold light deep within her eyes.

"To scheme is to live, not to scheme is to die," she murmured.

The Township Manor and the General Residence had already taken down their red lanterns and hung up white ones.

The servants had all changed into plain clothes, and the two once glorious residences in the Capital City were now filled with gloom and dilapidation.

The previously clean and tidy doorway was now piled with fallen leaves and dust.

Some powers could rise overnight and collapse just as quickly.

Especially the Township Manor, its doors tightly shut all day long, preventing anyone from peering inside to see what was truly happening.

Yan Wanqing was repeatedly turned away, ministers shunned her like the plague, either claiming illness or absence from home, in any case, they refused to see her.

The victorious General met with defeat, and the Emperor roared in fury, scolding the Township Manor and General Residence for diminishing the prestige of the Dawei Kingdom, unable to even defend Governor’s Office Pass.

Indeed, unable to defend even Governor’s Office Pass.

Yan Wanqing sat in the room surrounded by pitch darkness.

Her eyes were bright as she reviewed the maps of Governor’s Office Pass over and over in her mind.

Why couldn’t they hold it?

The message she had sent by pigeon through Master Wan Kong should have been seen by her father and brothers.

If they had seen it, why then could they not hold the pass?

Yan Wanqing couldn’t understand.

These past days she had been unable to sleep, incessantly pondering this question in her mind.

Even if her father wanted to pursue victory, how could her prudent eldest brother Yan Li’an agree so easily?

He was always the most calm and composed.

Moreover, he had her warning.

Yan Wanqing clasped her hands over her face, rubbing vigorously.

In her previous life, she hadn’t figured it out, but in this life, no matter the cost, she was determined to uncover just how Governor’s Office Pass was lost, and how her father and brothers died!

A mere statement of the Pass’s loss meant to cover up the hard-earned merits of her father and brothers who fought on the frontline.

Emperor, think again!

Yan Wanqing’s tongue pressed against her canine tooth, revealing a bloodthirsty smile.

Tomorrow would be the seventh day.

The day her father and brothers would return home.

If tomorrow anyone dared to obstruct her father and brothers’ return, let them not blame Yan Wanqing for a bloodbath in Chang’an City!

"Hong Wu, Piji," she called out softly, "gather all our people back, tomorrow we slay gods if they block our way, and slay Buddhas if they stand in our path."

Hong Wu and Piji knelt on the ground, their expressions filled with anguish: "Understood!"

The Township Lord and the Great General, who fought on countless battlefields, slaying numerous enemies and defending the territory of Dawei, but these days, those comfortable ministers in the rear didn’t even open their doors for Yan Wanqing.

Cowards, all of them!

None were worthy of the Township Lord and the Great General’s sworn defense!

Hong Wu and Piji took their leave to carry out the orders.

Yan Wanqing continued to sit inside the room, motionless, as silent as a statue.

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