The Princess’s Inner Thoughts Were Overheard by Her Emperor Father

Chapter 104

Inside the Imperial Study.

Xiao Yunzhou was wide-eyed, looking at the skinny Little Eunuch who was kneeling on the ground, begging and apologizing in terror.

"I deserve to die, I deserve to die!"

"It wasn't intentional!"

The Little Eunuch kept knocking his head on the floor, his forehead quickly swelling and turning red, his face pale with fear.

Was this the person with a strength of 99?

Xiao Yunzhou doubted what he had heard.

His daughter couldn't be wrong, the only one who could be wrong was him.

"Fool! You can't even walk properly!" Wei Zheng was about to kick the Little Eunuch. "If you hurt the Little Princess, even your death wouldn't be enough to compensate!"

Xiao Yunzhou saw Wei Zheng was about to kick the Little Eunuch to the ground, his heart pounded heavily.

"Stop!" He put down his teacup abruptly and stood up.

Wei Zheng was taken aback.

The Little Eunuch on the ground was covered in tears and snot from fear.

But Xiao Yunzhou stood up nervously.

He quickly walked around the desk to Wei Zheng, took the blushing and wide-eyed Little Chuchu into his arms.

Only when he held his daughter and smelled her milky scent did Xiao Yunzhou managed to breathe slightly easier. He took two steps back and looked at the still terrified Little Eunuch on the ground.

"Your Majesty, shall I drag him out?" Wei Zheng asked.

"Shut up." Xiao Yunzhou took a deep breath.

Strength 99, even during his peak years of leading troops in wars, the Duke had only reached 93.

Drag this Little Eunuch out?

Who would dare to do it?

Perhaps the imperial guards standing outside the hall wouldn't even be able to do it!

Little Chuchu was now completely awake in Xiao Yunzhou's arms, and suddenly remembered the plot of the novel.

【Eh, I remember now, there was an assassin from the previous dynasty hidden in Jing Country's palace, trying to assassinate the emperor to avenge the previous dynasty, could it be him?】

Xiao Yunzhou was startled, the warmth from the brazier in the Imperial Study could not dispel the chill on his body.

An assassin from the previous dynasty?

The founding emperor of Jing Country, his ancestors, used to be farmers tending crops.

But the previous dynasty was filled with disasters and heavy taxes, more and more people starved to death, and gradually there were uprisings by the destitute.

The founding emperor of Jing Country was one of them. He led tens of thousands of followers to overthrow the previous dynasty, granted amnesty to the world, and renamed the country Jing.

Most of the descendants of the previous dynasty's imperial family died in the fire in the previous imperial palace. There were no records of anyone surviving.

The more Xiao Yunzhou remembered, the more terrified he became.

In recent years, Jing Country has faced crises from neighboring countries and plague, but never had they encountered an assassin from the previous dynasty!

How many years has it been since the previous dynasty was overthrown?

Xiao Yunzhou looked at the Little Eunuch on the ground who was only seventeen or eighteen years old, with clear eyes and handsome features. In an instant, he held Little Chuchu tightly in his arms, not even letting her little hands show.

"Your Majesty, I deserve to die too, I didn't protect the Little Princess well just now." Wei Zheng also knelt down to admit his mistake immediately.

Xiao Yunzhou moved his terrified gaze to Wei Zheng, trying to stabilize his voice, "You... indeed deserve to die."

Wei Zheng was taken aback, huh?

Wait a minute.

Wei Zheng was horrified. He was just speaking casually, what does this have to do with him!

"Your Majesty, please punish me."

Xiao Yunzhou took a deep breath, looking at Wei Zheng, who personally selected each eunuch to serve him tea and water, he felt that Wei Zheng's judgement was terrible.

Among all the little eunuchs, Wei Zheng, the chief eunuch, had the liberty to choose. And oddly enough, he picked a former dynasty's assassin?

Impressive, Wei Zheng...

Xiao Yunzhou wished he could instantly have the imperial physician examine Wei Zheng's vision!

"Your Majesty." Wei Zheng attempted to speak further, but Xiao Yunzhou waved him off.

"No more words. After your shift, go and accept your punishment." Xiao Yunzhou gritted his teeth.

He glanced at the little eunuch serving tea, who displayed a face of 'fear'.

"He doesn't have eyes on the back of his head, unaware you were holding the little princess behind him."

The little eunuch serving tea was taken aback by Xiao Yunzhou's words, raising his head in surprise.

Wei Zheng was also taken by surprise, his face full of shock.

The emperor defended the new tea server, not giving himself, the chief eunuch, a chance to speak?

Punishing him, not the little eunuch?

"I judge matters on their merits. Now, everyone, retreat outside the hall. I need to consult with the Imperial Physician."

Xiao Yunzhou put on a calm front, holding the little princess tightly and protectively, not daring to relax in the slightest.

He kept an eye on the little eunuch, who seemed to have the strength of 99 men, until he had left the royal study, then finally exhaled.

"Wow, according to the plot, the assassin who infiltrated the palace was raised as a death soldier, learning killing skills since childhood." Xiao Chuchu furrowed her little brows, "But why he infiltrated the palace and what his name is, seems not written. Did I forget?"

Xiao Yunzhou: "......!"

The Immortal Realm didn't provide a hint for the little princess?

Such important information, how could it be left out, forgotten?

But his daughter is a reincarnated fairy, it's normal for her to forget things.

Sigh.

Xiao Yunzhou sighed secretly.

The warning from his daughter has already been of great use.

He shouldn't expect more.

Just when Xiao Yunzhou was pondering who could come to his rescue, his beloved little Chuchu began her analysis.

"I remember the assassin has three sesame-sized red birthmarks on his right arm."

"Whether the eunuch serving tea is the assassin, we can find out by lifting his sleeve."

Xiao Yunzhou: "......"

He lowered his head, looked at his innocent little Chuchu in his arms, and was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

His daughter was too naive.

Who could dare to lift the sleeve of someone with the strength of 99 men?

If he indeed has the three red birthmarks, he would know that his identity as an assassin has been revealed. What if he decides to end it all and barges into the royal study? How to handle that?

"I remember the assassination takes place on the Lantern Festival, a day of family reunion."

As the time of the event approached, the plot in Xiao Chuchu's mind became clearer.

"Ah, on the day of the Lantern Festival, the assassin's first strike hits the emperor's right chest, injuring his lung."

Xiao Yunzhou's arm stiffened, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

Was he really in such a bad situation?

"After the first strike of the assassin, there wasn't a single guard in the grand hall whose strength surpassed the assassin's, making it impossible to stop him. As a result, the assassin took the opportunity to launch a second strike at the emperor."

"!!"

Xiao Yunzhou turned pale.

He knew it! It would be hard to find a second person in the entire palace with the strength of 99!

Especially this assassin, who, according to the fairy, was proficient in killing techniques.

"The second strike was aimed at the emperor's heart. In the critical moment, the Empress Dowager stepped forward and shielded the emperor."

What?

Xiao Yunzhou's face changed dramatically.

The Empress Dowager clung onto the assassin, allowing her guards to swarm in and slay him with their swords.

But the Empress Dowager was fatally wounded, and seven guards perished.

Xiao Yunzhou felt a chill through his body, his eyes filled with pain.

His mother...

And seven others, all lost because of an assassin...

Xiao Chuchu, nestled in Xiao Yunzhou's arms, also furrowed her tiny brow.

She quite liked the Empress Dowager, her grandmother. The money from the auction of jewelry and paintings last time, the Empress Dowager had given her mother her share.

Despite their few meetings, the Empress Dowager was really good to the Liu Family.

The Empress Dowager was one of the few people in the harem that Xiao Chuchu had no ill feelings toward.

And the Emperor's personal guards, who were often teased by Pang Rusong, would occasionally play with her, carried around by Wei Zheng.

Xiao Chuchu didn't want anything to happen to these guards, nor to the Empress Dowager.

Sigh.

Her brow furrowed in worry, "We can't startle the snake in the grass now, we need to find a way to deal with the assassin."

"But this assassin has been trained as a martyr since childhood, he's very cunning. Even sleeping drugs have no effect on him."

Thinking about the description of this assassin in the novel, Xiao Chuchu felt nervous.

"Not only can he recognize poison, but he's also been specially trained in observing people's expressions."

Xiao Yunzhou's brow furrowed more and more as he listened.

Observing people's expressions?

Then any suspicious action towards the assassin would likely be noticed by him.

If they were to encircle and capture him at that time, they might instead be killed by him.

If they were unprepared, a large number of guards in the palace would surely be killed or injured.

Just as Xiao Yunzhou was worrying, he heard his daughter's surprised voice.

"Huh? The Immortal Realm has given me a task from the Emperor, my father?"

What!

Xiao Yunzhou's eyes widened.

The Immortal Realm had given his Emperor's trial task to the fairy?

Xiao Chuchu's surprised voice was soon heard clearly by Xiao Yunzhou.

"Limited time task: Reform the former dynasty's martyr assassin, to serve Jing Country!"

"Deadline: Before the assassination on the Lantern Festival."

"If the task fails, the Emperor will be seriously injured, and the death of the Empress Dowager is irreversible!"

Xiao Yunzhou sat stunned on the throne.