Time passed in a flash, and Mu Shizhen had been lying in bed for several days.
During this period, many doctors had come to diagnose and treat Mu Shizhen, but none of them had seen any effect.
This made General Mu Man suspect that the doctors in the city had malicious intentions and wanted to kill his son. Therefore, he ordered the Turgese soldiers to arrest all the doctors in the city and behead them to show the public.
This matter was then known to Xie Jingqi.
However, by the time Xie Jingqi found out, it was already too late.
The doctors who were escorted to the city gate had already had their heads chopped off.
Although Xie Jingqi was considered a slacker among the many princes, he was by no means someone who could endure being punched. Seeing the innocent doctors bleeding profusely on the city gate, he immediately kicked all the executing Turgese soldiers off the city gate.
He still felt unsatisfied, so he rushed to Mu Shizhen and dragged him up, beating him severely.
It was heard that by the time General Mu Man arrived, Mu Shizhen had already fallen into a deep coma.
If it were anyone else, they would have been scared out of their wits by General Mu Man, who arrived with an axe. However, Xie Jingqi had always been lawless. Not to mention fear, if Han Jingyu hadn't stopped him desperately, his fists would have already landed on General Mu Man's face in his lingering rage.
Finally, General Mu Man agreed to let the Yulin Army enter the city to quell the situation.
When Xie Jingqi thought that the Yulin Army could enter Luoyi now because of his contribution, he couldn't help but feel overjoyed. It was just a pity that Ji Zizhao, that dead girl, had not witnessed his heroic demeanor. Otherwise, she would surely have changed her arrogant attitude towards him and submitted to him.
"Ji Zizhao, actually, you don't have to admire me too much. I'm doing this for my Yulin Army. However, you must remember from now on, don't lecture me whenever you want. Of course, if you truly admire me, I don't mind..."
Facing Xie Jingqi's self-praise, the Tenth Prince beside him gently tugged at his seventh brother's sleeve.
"What?" Xie Jingqi lowered his eyes slightly, his gaze full of displeasure at being interrupted. He had finally found an opportunity to show off in front of Ji Zizhao and was unwilling to miss it easily.
The Tenth Prince glanced at Ji Zizhao not far away and whispered, "Seventh Brother, you'd better stop talking..."
Xie Jingqi raised an eyebrow. "Don't worry, if she truly admires and worships me, I'll give her a chance."
The Tenth Prince: "..."
Admiration and worship were not seen, but a clear indication of being utterly annihilated was written all over her face.
Seventh Brother, you...
Just pray for yourself.
Xie Jingqi, who was determined to show off in front of Ji Zizhao, did not understand the Tenth Prince's subtle meaning at all. He was full of anticipation for Ji Zizhao's admiration and praise.
However, Xie Jingqi waited until his flowers wilted, only to hear Ji Zizhao say indifferently, "Oh."
Xie Jingqi: "..."
He strongly suspected that this woman was jealous of him, which was why she appeared so indifferent.
General Mu Man stepped forward, a smile of victory on his face. "I am ashamed to say that because my son did not recover for a long time, I acted rashly in my haste. Fortunately, the Seventh Prince intervened in time, thus avoiding a major mistake."
These words were subtle, but the implied boasting was particularly evident.
General Mu Man knew that the same thing might be able to deceive the Seventh Prince, but it could not deceive Ji Zizhao at all.
However, even if Ji Zizhao had guessed something, it was already futile. What had happened had happened. Who told Yulin to produce such an ignorant Seventh Prince.
How could Ji Zizhao not hear such provocation?
Although Ji Zizhao still didn't understand General Mu Man's purpose in killing the doctors and deliberately letting the Yulin Army enter the city, she knew it was too early to be arrogant in front of her.
"It is truly admirable that a Turgese general has such magnanimity. Since that is the case, I will give the Turgese general a great gift."
General Mu Man narrowed his eyes slightly. "A gift is not necessary. After all, it was our Turgese who acted rashly first."
Ji Zizhao's dark eyes flashed with a cold light. She didn't give General Mu Man a chance to refuse and spoke again, "Qing Zhu! Lian Ju!"
Soon, Qing Zhu and Lian Ju responded and arrived.
And at this moment, along with them came the Turgese soldiers who had disrespected Ji Zizhao in the city.
At this time, the Turgese soldiers' hands and feet had already been bound by Qing Zhu.
The leading Turgese soldier panicked when he saw General Mu Man and shouted, "We were just following orders, General, you must save us..."
General Mu Man turned to look at Ji Zizhao, still with an apologetic smile. "No matter what my subordinates have done, it is my negligence. I ask Princess Ronghe to be lenient."
Ji Zizhao raised an eyebrow and asked, "In that case, are these people going to strip me in the street... at the behest of the Turgese general?"
General Mu Man was stunned, not expecting such a thing to happen.
The leading Turgese soldier cried out aggrievedly, "General, please uphold justice for us! We didn't know her identity at first!"
General Mu Man stated directly, "As the saying goes, ignorance is no excuse. Moreover, I have already ordered the Yulin soldiers to enter the city to express my apologies to Yulin."
Ji Zizhao laughed instead of getting angry. "In that case, General Mu Man intends to settle all matters by opening the city gates. General Mu Man is truly a shrewd businessman. However, the Turgese general seems to have forgotten that Luoyi originally belonged to our Yulin."
General Mu Man clenched his fists under his sleeves. "What does Princess Ronghe want?"
"The title 'Ronghe' was bestowed by our Emperor of Yulin. Now, the Turgese soldiers' disrespect towards me is disrespect towards the Emperor. However... if the Turgese general wants to resolve the matter, it can be done." Ji Zizhao said sarcastically, her dark eyes revealing a cold light. "Qing Zhu, Lian Ju, tie these people securely to the horses!"
This was about dragging them!
The Turgese soldiers turned pale with fright.
General Mu Man was furious. "Princess Ronghe, why must you be so aggressive!"
"When your subordinates insulted me, even the people of Luoyi saw it. Now that you want to apologize, it should naturally be known to the whole city. I just want them to follow behind the horses and circle Luoyi ten times. I don't really want to kill them."
Luoyi City was not big, nor was it small.
If they were truly dragged behind the horses ten times, their skin would probably be ground off!
General Mu Man felt a surge of anger. "Princess Ronghe, do not be so arrogant!"
Ji Zizhao chuckled softly. "It is just treating others as they treat you. Why is it arrogant? Moreover, only when the people of Luoyi know will the Emperor know the sincerity of the Turgese's apology."
General Mu Man: "..."
So, you want me to be grateful for killing my people?
Ji Zizhao did not intend to waste any more time. The smile on her lips instantly vanished, leaving only a gaze of icy coldness. "Lian Ju, Qing Zhu, drag them!"
"Princess Ronghe, spare our lives..."
"We were wrong, we truly were wrong..."
Only now did the Turgese soldiers truly understand what fear was.
They never dreamed that their general was unable to stop Princess Ronghe.
They never imagined that a seemingly delicate woman could possess such a strong killing intent.