"Prince Chengxiang has rebelled!!!"
The screaming maid had her head chopped off the next second. Sheng Jiu put away his blood - stained sword and threw it to the guard beside him. He frowned slightly.
"Her screaming gives me a headache."
The setting sun was as red as blood, shining on the bluestone path covered with blood. It was hard to tell whether it was blood or the glow of the setting sun.
Sheng Jiu drawled.
"Make them be quiet."
The guard respectfully complied, and the bloodstains on the stone path became even thicker. Sheng Jiu stepped on the blood and leisurely walked into the Chengxian Palace. On the high throne, the man in the dragon robe had been quietly waiting.
Sheng Jiu bowed with a smile.
"Your subject, your younger brother, pays respects to Your Majesty."
Sheng Jue closed his eyes on the high throne. Obviously, he didn't want to talk. Sheng Jiu straightened up and slowly said,
"Why isn't Her Majesty the Empress Dowager here?"
His tone was as if he was chatting casually, but there was a hint of cruelty in his eyes. Sheng Jue pursed his lips and said nothing. Sheng Jiu slowly stepped forward.
"Your Majesty is sitting on this throne now. Your subject finds it extremely annoying. Please move to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment and hand over this throne and the dragon robe to your subject."
Sheng Jue raised his eyes and stared at him fixedly. Sheng Jiu leaned down indifferently, got close to his ear and said,
"And, the treasure Your Majesty has hidden in the bedroom."
Sheng Jue couldn't help widening his eyes.
"You actually know..."
Sheng Jiu curled his lips and smiled smugly. He slightly raised his hand, and the guard beside him quickly walked over and took Sheng Jue away. When the two passed by each other, Sheng Jiu's expression suddenly turned cold.
"Where is the Empress Dowager?"
Sheng Jue didn't say a word. Sheng Jiu sneered.
"She forced my mother to death. Do you think she can live long? We gave in three years ago, but this time, I won't give in anymore, dear brother..."
Sheng Jue slowly closed his eyes and fell silent as if he had resigned himself to his fate. Sheng Jiu waved his hand. The dragon robe on Sheng Jue was taken off, and he was taken out of the Chengxian Hall. Sheng Jiu stepped on the dragon robe and walked out of the hall. He lazily left a sentence,
"Find Her Majesty the Empress Dowager. I will deal with her personally..."
After saying that, he went to Sheng Jue's bedroom. He rebelled very quickly, and there was no leakage of information before. Sheng Jue definitely didn't have time to prepare anything. The treasure in the bedroom should still be there...
Thinking of this, Sheng Jiu couldn't help speeding up his steps a little.
The bedroom was very quiet. Sheng Jiu almost saw the pool at a glance. He took off his outer robe, stepped into the water bare - footed in his inner clothes. There were a few bubbles rising on the water surface. There was a smile in Sheng Jiu's eyes.
His thin lips moved slightly, and two words slipped out of his mouth.
"Come out."
As soon as Sheng Jiu finished speaking, there was movement on the water surface. After a while, a blue figure emerged from the rippling water.
It was a beautiful woman with a slender waist. She had light - blue hair, and a white top covered half of her body. But what was immersed in the water was not a pair of slender white legs, but a light - blue fishtail that glistened.
Sheng Jiu tilted his head a little and watched that peerlessly beautiful face being exposed in front of him.
If Sheng Jiu remembered correctly, this was the first time the two of them had stood face - to - face.
Sheng Jiu slightly lowered his eyes and watched the wriggling fishtail under the clear water in silence.
This was the treasure his elder brother had brought back from his southern tour some time ago, a rare blue - tailed mermaid. This was also one of the main reasons for Sheng Jiu's usurpation of the throne.
Such a beautiful mermaid was really heart - stirring.
The mermaid bit her lower lip, looked at Sheng Jiu with her watery eyes, and asked in a soft voice,
"Where is Sheng Jue?"
The smile on Sheng Jiu's face disappeared visibly. He stretched out his hand to lift her chin, and his eyes were filled with a coldness that ordinary people couldn't withstand.
"Oh, still thinking about my elder brother?"
His eyes unscrupulously sized her up and down. He stepped on the bottom of the water and slowly got closer to her. His thumb pressed on her lips and he asked slowly,
"What exactly is your relationship with my elder brother?"
The little mermaid kept silent.
Sheng Jiu raised her chin higher.
"Should I call you sister - in - law then?"
The mermaid shivered. Her eyes were slightly red. She reached out and grabbed his wrist.
"Let me see Sheng Jue..."
There was obvious fear in her voice. Sheng Jiu looked down at her intently. After a moment, he let go of his hand.
"You're very afraid of me?"
The mermaid sobbed twice. It seemed that she was about to cry, but she still shook her head stubbornly.
Sheng Jiu frowned slightly and just silently watched her. After being quiet for a while, he said faintly,
"Sheng Jue has been locked in the prison."
The mermaid was stunned for a moment, then summoned up her courage and grabbed his sleeve.
"You, let him go."
Instead, Sheng Jiu grabbed her wrist and pulled her forcefully towards him. He put his arms around her slender waist, got close to her ear and slowly said,
"Then it depends on how sister - in - law pleases me."
The mermaid timidly looked at him, then slightly raised her head and pressed her lips against Sheng Jiu's.
Sheng Jiu's body froze. He stared down blankly and could only see her closed eyes. Her eyelashes were still trembling uncontrollably, as if she was extremely frightened.
Seeing her proactive appearance, Sheng Jiu didn't have time to savor the taste between her lips and teeth. He directly reached out and grabbed her chin.
The mermaid opened her eyes in panic. Tears welled up in her eyes. In her clear eyes, Sheng Jiu saw his own gloomy face.
Sheng Jiu frowned slightly and asked in a low voice,
"Who taught you to do this?"
The mermaid looked around blankly with her eyes, as if she didn't quite understand what he meant.
Sheng Jiu tightened his grip on her chin. A sentence slowly slipped out of his lips and teeth.
"I'm asking you, who taught you to please people like this..."
The mermaid pursed her lips and said nothing. Sheng Jiu's expression became even more angry. His thumb stroked her lips and he asked,
"Was it Sheng Jue? Did Sheng Jue teach you to please people like this?"
The mermaid was silent for a moment, then lowered her eyes and shook her head. Sheng Jiu's expression softened a little. He put his hand on her head and slowly said,
"Then have you ever pleased him like this?"
The mermaid bit her lower lip. Seeing that she didn't say a word, Sheng Jiu grabbed the blue hair at the back of her head and forced her to raise her head.
"Speak..."
The mermaid painfully grabbed her own hair and denied in a trembling voice.
"No... no. Let me go."
Sheng Jiu hardly believed such a statement. He didn't believe that Sheng Jue had brought her by his side for so long and done nothing.
Sheng Jiu slowly reached his hand into the water and stroked the scales on her tail. The mermaid flapped her tail and retreated as if she was frightened.
Sheng Jiu frowned slightly.
"I just touched your tail. Is it really necessary to react like this?"
The little mermaid shook her head in panic.
"The tail can't be touched..."
Sheng Jiu raised his eyebrows.
"Why can't it be touched?"
The little mermaid bit her lower lip and said nothing. Her pure and beautiful face was full of grievance.
"Your Highness, Her Majesty the Empress Dowager has been found."
A voice came from outside, interrupting their conversation.