How can one break a disadvantageous chess game?
Knowing it is a hopeless situation, why continue?
It’s better to overturn the chessboard and start over. This time, who wins is anyone’s guess.
Although a princess’s status is noble, a neglected pawn of a princess is simply too weak.
However, to kowtow and beg for mercy, to show weakness to the enemy, is a major taboo in strategy. Because you won’t get the opportunity to lie in wait and become strong, and you will be bullied to death.
If you get used to being bullied, even a desperate counterattack won’t harm the opponent in the slightest.
The original body’s fate is the best example of this.
The weaker you are, the more reckless you must be, letting others see your determination to burn your boats and fight to the death, making them wary of you, so you can gain a space to survive.
Now, Xiao Li’s move is very effective.
Perhaps others see it as inflicting more damage on yourself than on the enemy, but Xiao Li is not the original body and doesn’t care about innocence or reputation, so the damage to her can be ignored. Instead, Lu Yanzhi will never have peace of mind again.
As expected, Lu Yanzhi already had a head wound, and the powerful stimulus caused him to faint.
The Imperial Physician was urgently summoned, using acupuncture and prescribing medicine, and finally managed to save him.
The Empress Dowager seized the opportunity to have someone examine Lu Yanzhi to see if he had any physical deficiencies. The Imperial Physician had some connections with the Lu Clan, knew the whole story, and wanted to do the Lu Clan a favor.
He meticulously diagnosed Lu Yanzhi’s body and firmly concluded that there was nothing wrong with his health.
He knew very well that such talk of impotence could ruin a man, especially Lu Yanzhi, a son of heaven so noble and refined. The rumors would be immeasurable damage to him, so he even risked his future by saying, “If there is even a word of falsehood, your humble servant is willing to cut off his hands and never practice medicine again.”
“So Lu Yanzhi is healthy, he simply doesn’t like Imperial Sister.” The speaker was the young Prince Wei.
He was young and loved to have fun, lacking schemes and calculations. He said whatever came to mind, without thinking about what his casual words meant.
Lu Shilang immediately knelt on the ground upon hearing this: “Yanzhi is guilty, please Your Majesty show mercy!”
Before this, the princess had struck the consort, so the princess was at fault. But now, the fault lies with Lu Yanzhi.
Not having consummated the marriage for three years and treating the princess coldly, this hypocrisy and disrespect for imperial power cannot be avoided.
Although the Lu Clan is powerful enough to make the Emperor wary, they cannot surpass imperial power. And now that the fault clearly lies with the Lu Clan, the Emperor would not dare to protest if the Emperor took this opportunity to strike.
The Emperor’s mood was also somewhat subtle at this moment. Chief Minister Lu was his mentor and the chief of the ministers left to assist him by the Former Emperor, so he always felt inferior to the Lu Clan.
And the Lu Clan has always been proud and values its reputation, never allowing anyone to find fault with them. This is the first time the Lu Clan has been at a disadvantage, looking like they are waiting to be executed.
Princess Xuanyang has also done a good deed. He must seize this opportunity to diminish the Lu Clan’s power.
Xiao Li doesn’t know about court affairs, but she has found a way to escape.
Knowing that the Empress Dowager would be angry and would surely punish her upon her return, it would be foolish to wait to be scolded.
So, after the Empress Dowager returned, she had Princess Xuanyang brought to her, only to find that Princess Xuanyang had already left, leaving a message behind.
“The princess said she knew she was guilty and dared not stay here to upset the Empress Dowager, so she has returned to her residence to await punishment.”
The Empress Dowager suppressed her anger: “Await what?”
A Palace Servant replied, “Await the Empress Dowager’s punishment.”
The Empress Dowager was furious and wanted to severely punish her: “Bring someone here.”
“Mother!” The Emperor strode in, his face unable to hide his joy, and waved away the Palace Servants: “All of you, leave.”
No one knew what the Emperor and Empress Dowager said, but in the end, the Empress Dowager did not mention punishing Princess Xuanyang.
As for Xiao Li, she slipped away from the Palace Servants and walked outside the palace, but she got lost and wandered off somewhere.
The original body knew how to leave the palace, but she had never been down these back alleys.
There were many Palace Servants on the road. After seeing Xiao Li, they only bowed from a distance. Some also glanced at her obscurely, which Xiao Li understood was because of the consort’s situation.
Gossip is human nature, especially such explosive gossip as the consort’s impotence.
Although she was one of the sources of the gossip, the one who was more embarrassed was Lu Yanzhi. She wasn’t angry and even hoped they would publicize it more.
“You, come here.”
Xiao Li randomly pointed to a little eunuch, thinking he would take her to the Palace Gate.
He instinctively looked up at her, and the next moment his pupils shrank, his face filled with horror, and he ran away in a blink of an eye.
Xiao Li heard a heavy sound behind her and slowly turned around. She saw a man covered in blood lying not far behind her. After falling, his body twitched and he reached out to her, his eyes pleading for help.
“Over here!”
Two eunuch-dressed men rushed over menacingly, looking fierce, but when they saw Xiao Li, they immediately stopped and looked at each other, kneeling and bowing: “Greetings, Princess.”
A tall figure followed from around the corner, a dark purple and black patterned Grand Eunuch’s robe enveloping his slender body, his belt cinched, neat and tidy.
However, the most striking thing was his long, cold, white hand. His well-defined hand held a whip covered in barbs, which was dripping with blood. It was obvious that it belonged to the man on the ground.
“Get up.”
Xiao Li was about to acknowledge the greetings of the two little eunuchs when she was shocked by the newcomer and forgot to speak.
This… is a eunuch?
The newcomer was tall and slender, radiating a chilling cold aura, making him unapproachable.
But what surprised Xiao Li was his appearance. He had an exceptionally handsome face, with delicate features, thick eyebrows and phoenix eyes, and a high nose bridge. However, his eyes were gloomy, and his skin was unnaturally pale, making his whole person extremely feminine.
However, the femininity didn’t make him look like a woman, but rather a kind of cold, powerful, and dangerous feeling.
He clearly wasn’t an ordinary person, but he was wearing the clothes of a eunuch!
“Greetings, Princess.”
His emotionless gaze fell on Xiao Li, and he bowed without any waves, respectfully but without servility.
“Has the Princess taken the wrong path? This servant will have someone show you the way.”
He immediately instructed a eunuch to come forward to Xiao Li.
Xiao Li glanced at the man on the ground who was almost dying, then at the eunuch who was like an ice sculpture, raised her eyebrows slightly, and said nothing, turning and walking away.
After Xiao Li walked away, the other eunuch nervously looked at his leader.
“Sir, the princess saw…”
The purple-clad eunuch raised his foot, and with a snap, the man’s neck twisted and broke, and he died instantly.
“It doesn’t matter.” Just a princess who can’t even protect herself.
Wow, this is my favorite Male Lead! I originally wanted to introduce the sweet second male lead first, but I ended up writing him in. (*^__^*) Hehe…