CHAPTER 48: CHAPTER 48: THE EMPRESS SURE KNOWS HOW TO DISGUST PEOPLE!

"The laws of the Great Xia really spoil women!"

Zhao Yi shook his head, quite dissatisfied that the heroine could still be conferred as the Crown Prince Consort while in the Death Prison.

You can only say that’s typical of the heroine.

She managed to raise her status even while in the Death Prison.

This favor is indeed unprecedented!

Upon hearing this, Miaoyin said solemnly, "The laws of the Great Xia protect not women, but wives!"

She understood that Zhao Yi had never studied the law and knew nothing about the politics of the imperial court, so she broke it down for him.

"The laws of the Great Xia protect the status of wives; a wife who has shared hardships cannot be abandoned!"

"The term ’abandoned’ here refers to the dismissal of a wife, meaning a wife who has gone through hardships together cannot be discarded!"

"This law not only protects the position of the wife in the household but also confirms the legitimacy and reason of the Empress governing the imperial court in special times."

"With the laws protecting the status of the wife, wives will support the dynasty’s rule. The officials of the court may have their own agendas, but their households remain loyal to the royal family. Even if some have ulterior motives, they must weigh their actions carefully and avoid causing trouble at home!"

Here, Miaoyin asked, "Do you understand now why the Empress wants to elevate Su Qianqian’s status in the Death Prison?"

Zhao Yi nodded, exclaiming, "A case of buying horse bones for a thousand gold coins! Su Qianqian is still in the Death Prison, but as long as her engagement remains, she is still the Sixth Prince Consort and should thus be established as the Crown Prince Consort! The laws of Great Xia protect wives so thoroughly that all women under heaven will rally to the royal family!"

After speaking, he praised, "No wonder it’s the Empress! Even waste is utilized to its fullest potential in her hands! No wonder Father, despite being so cunning, was dominated by her all his life! It’s terrifying, truly terrifying!"

Miaoyin directly ignored Zhao Yi’s disrespectful remarks about the Empress, clearly unwilling to discuss her methods further.

"Buying horse bones for a thousand gold coins?" Miaoyin’s eyes lit up.

She looked at Zhao Yi in surprise and said, "Even the foolish have their moments of insight? Describing it as buying horse bones for a thousand gold coins is most fitting!"

After speaking, Miaoyin suddenly remembered and reminded, "General Zuo Luo of the Northern Border is about to return to the capital to be conferred the title of Grand General. The Empress wants you to make a good impression on General Zuo Luo."

General Zuo Luo?

Zhao Yi looked puzzled, "Who is that?"

Hearing this, Miaoyin pondered for a moment, considering the suitable terms to describe General Zuo Luo.

Eventually, she concluded, "That is a fierce person!"

Fierce person?

Zhao Yi immediately became interested, "Tell me, how fierce are they?"

Miaoyin blinked at Zhao Yi and replied, "General Zuo Luo was born in a fortress in the Northern Territories; both her father and mother were cooks in the military. General Zuo Luo grew up in the military kitchen, making porridge at three, wielding a ladle at five, and by eight, she could single-handedly cook meals for a hundred soldiers!"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Yi was stunned, "General Zuo Luo is a cook?"

Then, he suddenly seemed very expectant, "If a cook can become a general, her cooking must be exceptionally delicious!"

Miaoyin shook her head, "General Zuo Luo might cook well, but her generalship was earned step by step through military achievements!"

Military achievements?

Zhao Yi was taken aback, "Wasn’t she a cook in the kitchen? How did she achieve military merits?"

Miaoyin said, "General Zuo Luo, at the age of thirteen, became a leading cook in the Vanguard Battalion of the Armor-Breaking Army, the most elite force in the Northern Territory."

"The Vanguard Battalion of the Armor-Breaking Army?" Zhao Yi’s expression turned solemn.

Both the Armor-Breaking and Iron Armor Armies are among the Great Xia Dynasty’s most formidable forces.

The Vanguard Battalion is the elite of the elite within the Armor-Breaking Army.

For General Zuo Luo to be the head of the kitchen in the Vanguard Battalion at thirteen, her skills must be extraordinary!

Miaoyin saw Zhao Yi’s thoughts and nodded, "Yes, just as you imagined, General Zuo Luo is indeed remarkable. In a major battle against the Barbarian Race, the Vanguard Battalion was ambushed. The Marshal and Captains were severely injured; at that critical moment, it was General Zuo Luo who stepped forward and led the kitchen crew to form a formation and retaliate. Not only did they break through the ambush, but they completely annihilated the Barbarian army!"

At this point, Miaoyin added, "General Zuo Luo was only fifteen years old then; in that battle, she beheaded one hundred and twenty-nine enemies, using only a kitchen knife!"

Damn!

Hearing this, Zhao Yi finally remembered who this fierce person was.

The Armor-Breaking Battle Immortal, Zuo Xiaoluo!

In the original story, after the male protagonist’s uprising, the rebel army’s progress was consistently hindered.

The Great Xia Dynasty ruled for a millennium, with depths the protagonist could not fathom.

In the heart of Shengjing City, the Iron Armor Army stood like an iron mountain.

The rebel army couldn’t overcome it.

In the Great Xia Northern Border, the Armor-Breaking Battle Immortal Zuo Xiaoluo was like a war god descended to earth.

Zuo Xiaoluo defended the Northern Border, making it an insurmountable barrier.

The Barbarian Race beyond the Northern Border had gathered large armies multiple times to move southward to support the protagonist.

In the end, Zuo Xiaoluo slaughtered them nearly to extinction!

If it weren’t for the freakish genius known as Little Poison in the rebel forces,

The protagonist would have been crushed by Zuo Xiaoluo long ago!

Thinking of this, Zhao Yi suddenly had a sinking feeling, a sense of foreboding rising in his heart.

Zhao Yi had never seen Zuo Xiaoluo.

In the original story, Zuo Xiaoluo had always been guarding the border, never returning to Shengjing City.

Now, with Zuo Xiaoluo suddenly returning to the capital, it was hard to imagine her visit was simply for being granted the title of Grand General!

Looking at the real Miaoyin, Zhao Yi remembered her previous words and said in horror, "Is mother thinking of setting me up with Zuo Xiaoluo?"

Huh?

Miaoyin looked at Zhao Yi, surprised, and said, "You even know the personal name of General Zuo Luo?"

After speaking, she showed an expression of admiration: "As expected, the Empress leaves nothing to chance. It seems she knew you harbored secret feelings for General Zuo Luo, which is why she summoned General Zuo Luo back to the capital."

Damn!

Zhao Yi quickly denied it: "I didn’t, don’t spread nonsense! And if you lack education, go read more books. I’m a man, do you think ’harbor secret feelings’ is an appropriate term for me?"

Miaoyin, upon hearing this, looked Zhao Yi up and down disdainfully: "Compared to General Zuo Luo, do you still consider yourself a man?"

Zhao Yi: "..."

Why attack me personally when we’re just talking?

In front of War Immortal Zuo Xiaoluo, who would dare claim they are the real man?

Zhao Yi protested: "Mother can ask me to do anything, but I won’t go on a match-meeting with Zuo Xiaoluo!"

Zhao Yi is a looks fanatic!

Legend has it that Zuo Xiaoluo was naturally strong, eight feet tall, with a waist of seven feet two, able to eat an entire cow and three sheep in one meal, looking fierce as a demon, her name alone could stop the Northern Border Barbarians from crying!

If Zhao Yi married her, he’d have nightmares every night for the rest of his life!

Suddenly, he paused.

Looking at Miaoyin, Zhao Yi’s expression turned strange: "Mother just granted Su Qianqian as Crown Prince Consort, and now she wants me to have a match with Zuo Xiaoluo? She’s truly something!"

Hearing this, Miaoyin’s expression also turned quite strange.

"We’re not even there yet!"

Death Prison!

Su Changyuan hadn’t yet thought about how to persuade his daughter when another group of eunuchs arrived at the Death Prison.

Unlike the previous shabby announcement.

This time, the group was not only large in number, but also impressively adorned, the grand ceremony of the Crown Prince Consort filled the entire Vermilion Bird Street!

A large crowd had gathered to watch the spectacle on the street.

A small person, unable to squeeze in, asked the person next to him: "Brother, what’s happening?"

The person bared his teeth, as if seeing a grand joke, and laughed loudly: "The Empress ordered the granting of the Sixth Prince as Crown Prince, and that woman from the Su Family became the Crown Prince Consort!"

Damn!

The small person’s eyes widened immediately: "Wasn’t it said that woman had poor conduct, rumored to be involved with the Wild Monk from the West Mountain Temple, and such a person can become Crown Prince Consort?"

The person shook his head: "Although the Sixth Prince requested to nullify the engagement, the Emperor is unwell and unable to write the red approval, so the engagement is still valid. According to Great Xia’s law, even if her conduct is poor, she must be elevated to Crown Prince Consort!"

The small person was stunned: "Isn’t this too much of a gain for her?"

"A gain?"

The person seemed to hear a joke, hinting to the small person: "Listen carefully to what the official proclaiming the decree is saying upfront."

The small person paused for a moment, then hurriedly listened intently.

Soon, the sound of banging came through.

Clang! Clang!

"With the Empress’s decree: Crown Prince Consort Su Qianqian has a wayward personality and poor conduct. Effective immediately, she will go to the West Mountain Temple for secluded cultivation, thus decreed!"

Hearing this, the small person gasped.

"Isn’t West Mountain Temple the place where the Wild Monk practices?"

"The Empress not only orders the Crown Prince Consort to cultivate in the West Mountain Temple but also publicizes it widely?"

"The Empress is truly..."

"Tsk tsk!"

The small person stopped mid-sentence, exchanged a look with the prior speaker, and their expressions turned delightfully varied simultaneously!

The prior speaker patted the small person on the shoulder, laughed loudly, and said: "Do you still think it’s a good thing now?"

The small person also laughed loudly.

As the two laughed, more people around joined in laughter.

The usually somber Death Prison became a sea of joy today!

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