The man's face looked extremely ugly. His dignity as a man had been mercilessly exposed by his wife at this moment, and he felt annoyed.
"Come on, stop throwing a tantrum here. It's not the Emperor's fault, nor anyone else's. It's all because our daughter brought this upon herself."
Hearing this, the noble lady started pounding on her husband's chest, and her cries became even more heart - rending.
She just couldn't accept this fact.
The show of the King of the Western Regions was interrupted by the sudden appearance of the noble lady. He could only pretend to wait patiently on the side, but in fact, he was extremely annoyed inside.
When would this shrew leave? For a bright future, under the law, the death of a few people didn't matter at all. Not to mention her daughter, even if he killed her today, there would be no problem.
He thought he had hidden his emotions well, so he didn't even bother to conceal the disgust in his eyes. However, he never thought that there had always been someone secretly observing his every word and deed.
The young Emperor was fed up with the King of the Western Regions' look and felt impatient. He completely turned his back.
"Mother, we've waited here long enough. One person has already died down there. If we don't go down now, I'm afraid more people will be incited by the King of the Western Regions. Then our situation will be unfavorable."
Shi Muyuan calmly pulled the young Emperor back and gave instructions to Xiao Xiao beside her.
"That little girl was just confused. Immediately send someone to rescue her. There must be no mistakes."
Hearing this, Xiao Xiao disappeared in a flash. But this action made the young Emperor a bit dissatisfied.
"Mother, that woman showed no respect for the royal family. She spoke rudely in public. This is a lesson for her. Maybe in her next life, she'll understand what it means to 'invite trouble with one's words'."
Shi Muyuan helplessly shook her head and comforted the young Emperor.
"Your Majesty, after watching for so long, haven't you recognized who that couple is?"
Ji Heng looked over with a puzzled look in his eyes, staring at the quarreling couple below. Although he heard Shi Muyuan's words and always felt they were familiar, he still couldn't remember anything.
"I don't find them familiar at all. Mother, is there anything special about this couple?"
"Your Majesty, haven't you been reading those scrolls the National Master gave you?"
The young Emperor's little secret was exposed by his mother. He felt his whole face turn red.
However, afraid of being punished by his mother, his first reaction was to deny it.
"Mother, you've repeatedly told me to read those important things. I surely always remember to do so."
Sure enough, no matter how much the young Emperor grew up, he still couldn't get rid of the nature of a child. Although such a personality in such a high position was definitely dangerous, she would surely protect this young boy firmly.
Seeing that the young Emperor really couldn't remember, she didn't beat around the bush anymore.
"There's a wealthy merchant family in Changjing City that has been passed down for generations. They have an ancestral precept that no matter who their descendants are, they must never marry into the royal family."
With this appropriate reminder, the young Emperor immediately remembered.
"Is it the Sun family?"
There was a glint in his eyes. On the surface, the Sun family's ancestral precept was for self - preservation, but anyone who knew a little about the inside story wouldn't think so.
Because the Sun family also had an unwritten rule, that is, each generation of their family head would always be loyal to the royal family and advance and retreat with them.
This was also the reason why the Sun family had stood firm for a hundred years.
Now the Emperor finally understood why his mother had just sent Aunt Xiao to rescue the girl.
If something happened to that young girl, the relationship between the Sun family and the royal family would be completely broken.
He felt a shiver of fear in his heart. The royal family had many long - term transactions with the Sun family. The two sides were almost like grasshoppers on the same rope. There must be no mistakes.
Just as he was thinking about this, Xiao Xiao came back at some unknown time. This time, she also brought back another person.
The young girl was so scared that she curled up into a ball. Now she was tightly hugging Xiao Xiao and wouldn't let go no matter what.
He sighed. Well, it was said that the young lady of the Sun family had been doted on by her elders since she was born and had never experienced any hardships. It was not easy for her not to have wet her pants after coming so close to death today.
"Mother, what should we do next? Should we go down quickly? I'm sure some people can't wait anymore."
His hint was so obvious. Shi Muyuan wasn't a fool. Indeed, some people were already impatient.
Seeing that the King of the Western Regions might complain about that couple if he waited any longer, the two quickly showed up.
"The King of the Western Regions' arrival is so sudden. We failed to welcome you from afar. You should have sent a servant to inform us when you were coming. We just received the news and rushed here."
Shi Muyuan had deliberately let someone sprinkle some dust on her and the Emperor's clothes, so now they both looked a bit "dusty".
A look of surprise flashed across the King of the Western Regions' eyes. He had already calculated that when they met, they might confront him head - on or even attack him physically.
This was completely beyond his expectation.
He never thought the meeting would be like this. He stared blankly at the two people opposite. All the words he had prepared just now couldn't come out of his mouth.
Shi Muyuan turned her head and looked directly at the couple.
"Just now, our Lord Qi was just following the law and punished your daughter. Now your daughter has received dozens of blows with the board and has realized her mistake. She has been sent back to your mansion by us. I hope you two won't blame us."
It took the noble lady a long time to react to Shi Muyuan's words. Hearing that her daughter was okay now, she let out a long sigh of relief.
After experiencing this farce of almost losing her daughter, now that she heard her daughter was okay, she threw all her previous grievances to the back of her mind. Since the Empress Dowager had lowered herself to apologize to her, all her complaints had vanished.
"Thank you, Empress Dowager. Thank you, my lord. Our Sun family knows that the royal family and the court will surely enforce the law impartially. This time, it was really our daughter's fault. She spoke without thinking. After we go back, we will surely punish and discipline her well."
After the couple finished speaking, they rushed home to see their daughter.
Shi Muyuan smiled helplessly. Suddenly, she let out a surprised cry, as if she had just remembered the King of the Western Regions' presence. She turned her head with a look of apology on her face.