The Soldier King Becomes a Useless Little Girl

Chapter 300 - 299: Seventh Prince Longteng

Three drops of blood, still refusing to blend.

Even Long Qingchen was taken aback at this moment.

Divine assistance!

Xin Lin felt a secret delight and quickly knelt down with a bow.

"May the Emperor discern the truth and grant justice to Little Xinzhuo and Noble Lady Shi."

Beside her, Silly Chu hurriedly followed suit, dropping to his knees alongside his beloved daughter.

"Discern... justice..."

Silly Chu muttered indistinctly.

"May the Emperor discern the truth and grant justice to Noble Lady Shi and her son."

Then, General Zuo flipped open his official robe, knelt on both knees, and spoke with a grave voice.

As soon as he knelt, other military generals from the court also followed, kneeling one after another.

"May the Emperor discern the truth and grant justice to Noble Lady Shi and her son."

Three hundred Imperial Guards, led by Captain Yang, knelt down one by one.

Grandmaster Jin and Chu Tianyi wore faces of gloom, and the rest of the courtiers exchanged looks of confusion.

"Mother..."

Long Qingchen glanced at Empress Feng, hoping she would say something, only to be met with a fierce glare from her, forcing him to wait on the side with a bitter face.

"What a demand for justice. Xin Lin, now I truly believe that you are the daughter of Bei Qing. Rise."

Emperor Longteng pondered for a moment, paced forward to Xin Lin and her father, and with his right hand on Chu Bei, and the left on Xin Lin, helped them both to their feet.

At last, Emperor Longteng spoke again.

"Seventh Prince, you may rise as well. Everybody, please stand."

Little Xinzhuo’s body on the ground slightly trembled.

"Seventh Prince, the Emperor has asked you to stand. Please get up."

General Zuo hurriedly came forward to pull Little Xinzhuo up.

Little Xinzhuo had a look of confusion in his eyes, looking at Xin Lin and then at Emperor Longteng, a long-missed smile finally appearing on his young face.

"Thank you... thank you, Father Emperor."

This address of ’Father Emperor’ was now rightful and proper.

The identities of Noble Lady Shi and Little Xinzhuo seemed to have been tacitly acknowledged.

"Father Emperor, what about my injuries?"

Long Qingchen was still covered in blood, and seeing Xin Lin and her father in high spirits with the Emperor, his heart burned with resentment.

"Bei Qing is my sworn brother, which makes him your Imperial Uncle! She’s his daughter, and you even struck her. A grown man unable to best a little girl, do you have no shame?"

Emperor Longteng reprimanded.

Long Qingchen was scolded until he was drenched with proverbial blood yet had no right to talk back.

Empress Feng forced a cheerful smile.

"Your Majesty, please don’t be angry. This is all a misunderstanding. Perhaps the Third Prince assumed someone was impersonating the Imperial Heir, and acted that way for the sake of our family’s dignity. Upon returning, I’ll have him face the wall for a few days to reflect."

Empress Feng pulled Long Qingchen over, fearing he might cause further trouble.

"Your Majesty, look, dusk approaches, and the final stage of the Imperial Examination is upon us."

Grandmaster Jin also hurriedly came forward to smooth things over.

"We narrowly missed the main event; the Imperial Examination must go on. Xin Lin has been startled, let her rest for a moment."

The Emperor waved his hand, and everyone returned to their respective places.

Xin Lin and her brother stood to the side, with Little Xinzhuo still partly in a daze.

"Sister..."

He had barely spoken when Xin Lin hushed him with a low voice, telling him they would talk after returning.

The North Square was still Empress Feng’s territory, and judging from that bowl of water earlier, Empress Feng’s methods seemed even more formidable than those of Emperor Longteng.

"How did you do it?"

"I told you, we’ll talk when we go back."

Xin Lin came back to her senses, realizing it wasn’t Little Xinzhuo who asked her.

"Pride Corpse, it seems there’s finally something you don’t know."

Xin Lin realized that the one questioning her wasn’t someone else, but was Pride Corpse.

This fellow hadn’t paid her any attention for hours, and now it seemed he had "risen from the dead".