Volume 1 ◆ The Harem After the Chaos 037 That So-Called "Gaining an Inch and Advancing a Foot"
"Someone come! Give me..."
At this point, he paused, and everyone's heart was lifted up, waiting for Huangfu Huachen's next words. Su Jinping's little heart even jumped to her throat!
Huangfu Yi clenched his fists tightly, thinking that if Huang Bo really wanted to kill her, he would risk his life to plead for mercy.
Who knows...
The emperor looked at the woman trembling like fallen leaves in autumn wind by his feet, and his icy lips curled up: "Have someone drag this pear core away and behead it!"
What? The crowd's jaws dropped in astonishment, only feeling the crows flying overhead, all with a sense of dizziness! Did he chop down the pear tree? Has His Majesty gone mad?!
Huang Pu Yi was almost blown away by the wind!
The guards who rushed over at the order, slipped their feet and almost fell! With mouths agape, they looked incredulously at the small pear pit in Huangfu Huaihan's and Su Jingshen's hands... did they hear it wrong?
"What's wrong, didn't you hear my words?" A cold voice rose, and the dark purple eyes were tinged with a hint of unknown smile, but that smile was accompanied by coldness!
"You should die! I obey!" The eunuch trembled with fear, then took the pear kernel from Su Jin's hand with a complicated mood, holding it in an extremely awkward manner, thinking about how to cut it.
"Su Jinping obeys orders!" Another loud and overbearing shout rang out.
"Your humble servant is here!" She gritted her teeth and knelt at his feet, knowing he wouldn't let her off so easily.
Who would have thought that Huangfu Huaihan's thin lips curled up, and he spat out a sentence: "I order you to be the execution officer, execute that pear core! If there is even a hint of dissatisfaction from me during the process, be careful with your head!" Woman, if you want to play, I'll accompany you to the end!
"What?!" Su Jin's body swayed, almost falling over! Had Huang Fu Haichan gone mad?! After chopping the pear kernel, did he still need to behead an official?! Could he not be satisfied with just chopping a pear kernel?!
"Do you want to defy orders?" The voice suddenly turned cold.
The woman hastily scrambled to her feet, turned around and stared at the guard captain who was holding the pear core with a scowl on his face. "Guard Captain, how can you hold this thief so gently? This is an object of great disrespect to His Majesty! Are you trying to indulge the culprit?" She forced herself to pretend to be a loyal subject, hoping that Emperor Huangfu Haichan would see her efforts and not nitpick anymore.
Little did he know, the four words "harboring a murderer" made Huangfu Huachen's temples twitch with rage, his fists clenched tightly, but he remained silent...
The guard's stone-like expression crumbled once again, a bright black line appearing on his forehead as he spoke with reverence: "Execution Officer, sir! I was wrong! I will brutally deal with it!" As he spoke, he gritted his teeth and squeezed the pear pit with all his might, almost crushing it.
"Hmm! Let's get it over with, we must let the whole world know that those who are disrespectful to the Emperor will only be punished by death! Even if it's just a pear kernel, it can't escape death!" The woman said with great momentum, but there were big drops of cold sweat hanging behind her head. Your Majesty, you mustn't say anything dissatisfying, ah!
"Yes!" The captain of the guard, with a head full of black lines, put the pear core on the ground, drew out the sword from his waist, and with a swift slash, the cold light flashed, successfully cutting the pear core into five pieces!
But Huangfu Huaihan's face was cold, watching their performance with a stern expression, unable to see through their intentions. However, some interest flowed out from his dark purple eyes. He had two reasons for keeping her. Firstly, she still had value that could be utilized, especially towards that person. As for the second reason... Su Jingshen, you're quite eloquent, aren't you? I'll see whether it's your luck that's strong or my methods that are stronger!
"I report to Your Majesty, fortunately I did not fail my mission, the culprit has been beheaded and displayed publicly!" A certain woman reported in a manner that seemed like she was just going through the motions. Heh heh, now that the "culprit" had been dealt with, it didn't concern her anymore, right?
"Hmm." A cold response, with a chilling smile spreading across his lips.
Su Jinping let out a long sigh of relief in her heart, and suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck her mind. She smiled and raised her head: "Your Majesty, I have caught the thief for you, and had them beheaded without any mistakes. For such a great achievement, shouldn't you reward me?"
As soon as this was said, Huangfu Huachen's feet couldn't help but sway a few times, almost suffocating to the point of fainting! This damned woman not only didn't show gratitude towards him, but actually dared to take advantage of him even further! "Su Jinping! Don't be so presumptuous!"
A loud shout, shook the birds on the tree into a panic and they flew away in all directions.
"Cough, cough..." Huangfu Yi coughed desperately, his handsome face flushing bright red. The crowd below was also on the verge of collapse, almost falling over! Huangfu Huaihan's roar made everyone involuntarily break out in a cold sweat for Su Jingshen, the dragon's countenance was furious!
"Your Majesty, how can I be said to have made an inch of progress? You just had the Imperial Guard behead that pair who were disrespectful to you, doesn't that mean I have merit? Why are you talking about making an inch of progress?" A hint of cunning flashed in her phoenix-like eyes. It was actually Emperor Huāng Fù Huái Hán himself who ordered the beheading of the pear cores, if he said right now that she, Sū Jǐn Píng, was being disrespectful, then that would be like lifting a rock to hit his own foot! She believed he wouldn't do something so self-contradictory.
"YOU!" He gritted his teeth, staring at her for a long time, his eyes seeming to freeze Su Jinping! This damned woman, who had ruined herself, actually had the nerve to come and ask for rewards. Did she think Huangfu Huaihan was a paper tiger?! But every word she spoke was like a sharp knife, if he really killed her, he would be the laughing stock of others! But, did she expect him to reward her?! Reward someone who had ruined herself? It's better to give him a knife and end it quickly!
"Your Majesty, you are the richest in the world, can't bear to give up a small reward?" She didn't like to risk her own life to provoke this emperor without dignity, but rather - she wouldn't let go of any opportunity to make money!
"Master... Master, let's go and discuss the music theory instead!" Huang Fu Yi looked at his own brother's bulging veins from anger and tried to persuade Su Jin Ping. He didn't want his master to "go" before he could learn anything!
The woman waved her hand impatiently: "Wait, wait until the emperor rewards me before speaking!" The stinky brat, seeing that she almost lost her life and didn't help her, now that she has the upper hand, still comes to drag her down! Hmph!
Huangfu Huaihan gritted his teeth, his cold and stern face turning pale with rage! He had an urge to kill this woman with one slash of his sword! But the composure and calmness that an emperor should have soon took over, and the icy aura around him slowly dissipated. Looking at the woman who deserved to be cut into a thousand pieces, he clenched his teeth and spoke: "Su Jinping, are you certain you want me to reward you?"
"Definitely! Very definitely!" The woman nodded frantically, and her eyes once again showed a longing for gold.
Huang Pu Yi hated that he couldn't turn his head and cover his eyes, unable to bear looking again!
"Hmph! Fine! I'll grant your wish!" A cold hum escaped his lips, and a sinister smile lurked in the depths of his dark purple eyes.
