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  The girl knocked her head several times towards the two, then lifted up that beautiful face, pitifully looking at Zhang Qi, also looking at Lang Ling Wang, not saying a word, only continuously flowing tears, those tears gushing down her cheeks, almost covering her small face when she again knocked her head.

  Although snowflakes covered the ground, she still quickly got a bump on her forehead.

  Zhang Yi turned her head and looked at Prince Langling.

  His face was expressionless, truly expressionless, and it was clear that the girl's actions in front of him had not moved him at all.

  Seeing Zhang Qi come over, Prince Langling furrowed his brow, "Let's go." After saying that, he took Zhang Qi's hand and walked to the side.

  Seeing him ignore her, the girl cried out in despair and called out to Zhang Qi: "Madam, madam, it was I who erred, spare my life, madam, spare my life!"

  One after another, just looking at Zhang Qi, just constantly kowtowing to Zhang Qi. It seems that she knew that the King of Lanling had a heart like iron and stone, but wanted to open up a path from Zhang Qi.

  When the girl rushed out, the few pedestrians on the street had already gathered to watch. Now, those people were surrounding her from a distance, pointing and whispering to each other. At this moment, seeing the girl pleading with Zhang Qi, several people shouted: "How pitiful!" "Does that lady have no heart? She's begging you like this, how can you be so indifferent?" "Looking at her figure, she's also a great beauty, how can her heart be so cruel?" "It's too much, she's begging like this, and you don't even care."

  The murmurs of disapproval grew louder and louder until even the other onlookers began to blame Zhang Qi.

  One after another, amidst the voices of condemnation, it seemed that Zhang Qi would not unconditionally forgive the girl unless he stood up for her and said some righteous words, or else he would be a man with ten evils unforgivable.

  Such scolding, paired with the girl's continuous tears and knocking her head on the ground, had truly become a scene amidst the snowflakes. Unbeknownst to them, more and more people were gathering around.

  Zhang Qi followed Lanling Wang, who was holding her hand, as they walked forward. She looked at Lanling Wang, waiting for him to speak. Although this girl did not introduce herself or say what she had done wrong and ask Zhang Qi to spare her life, with her intelligence, she immediately guessed that this girl was the adopted daughter of the governor of Jingzhou, who had once wanted to marry her off to Lanling Wang.

  This matter has now gone beyond a mere family dispute and has risen to the level of national interest. Zhang Gui, as a woman, would not dare to act impulsively out of sympathy and interfere with Langling Wang's decision-making.

  In the midst of the girl's mournful sobs, the thudding sound of knocking heads, and the surrounding voices of accusation and scolding, the two of them gradually drifted away.

  As they were about to leave, the girl let out a desperate cry and suddenly shouted in a shrill voice: "Mrs. Zhang, if you are not willing to forgive Ah Xue, Ah Xue will die right now for you to see!"

  As soon as she finished speaking, she drew out a short sword and pressed it against her own throat!

  As the girl made this move, the crowd let out a collective gasp of shock. At the same time, more than a dozen people spontaneously shouted at Zhang Qi: "You poisonous woman!" "You heartless woman!" "How can you be so cruel..." The insults grew increasingly vicious and chaotic, until Prince Lanling's footsteps paused, and he slowly turned his head back.

  His eyes flashed like lightning, coldly sweeping over the cursing crowd.

  Under his gaze, those passersby involuntarily shivered and slowly fell silent.

  The King of Lanling turned his head and looked at the girl Ah Xue.

  He released Zhang Qi's hand and walked slowly towards Ah Xue. Seeing that he finally looked at her properly and was walking towards her, Ah Xue's pale face immediately turned bright red, and she opened her eyes wide. With excitement, hope, and longing, she stared at the King of Lanling, and in the girl's pupils, there was a hint of some secret expectation.

  In Ah Xue's expectation, Lang Ling Wang walked in front of her.

  He drew out the sword at his waist. As soon as the sword was in hand, it reflected the snow light and transformed into a flowing, colorful glow.

  At this time, Langling Wang's wrist rose. Amidst a burst of shrill screams, he made a "pu" sound, and the cold sword blade cut off Asha's throat in a clean and ruthless manner!

  Fresh blood soared into the sky, and in the blink of an eye, the snowy ground underfoot was dyed a deep red. As Ah Xue's eyes widened, her secretly joyful expression had not yet faded when her body fell to the ground. The King of Lanling took out his handkerchief and slowly wiped away the bloodstains on the sword blade.

  At this time, all around were sounds of vomiting and cries of alarm. Amidst these chaotic and terrified voices, the Prince of Lanling raised his head.

  Wherever his eyes landed, people retreated backwards, slowly withdrawing their gaze. With a "whoosh" sound, the cold sword was sheathed, and the King of Lanling said in a low, measured tone: "That day, Gao certain said that this life's greatest hatred is for sinister plots! Inform Liang Xian and Yuwen Lian that their biggest mistake was to set their sights on my wife and insult her..."

  He hadn't finished speaking, when those few people who were mixed in the crowd and had just been scolding and cursing Zhang Gui with the most ferocity, couldn't help but reveal their identities. One by one, they fell to their knees, kowtowing non-stop towards him, begging: "We dare not! We will never dare again! Your Highness, please calm your anger! Calm your anger!"

  "This is our fault, we beg Your Excellency to show mercy!"

  "Prince, calm your anger! We dare not again."

  "It's better that you don't dare!" Langling Wang coldly threw out a sentence, turned around and walked to Zhang Qi's front, holding her hand, continuing to move forward.

  Looking at the two people's backs getting farther and farther away, in a horse carriage, Yuwen Lian's fat face was shaking into a ball. This was his idea again, no need to think about it, he knew that when they went back, even if Liang Xian still had some reservations about his identity, this time he would be scolded severely with fingers pointed at his nose.

  Yuwen Lian's face turned white, his eyes complexly watching the departing figure of Langling Wang. At this time, a trusted aide outside trembled with fear, his voice barely audible, "What do you think we should do now?"

  Yuwen Lian gritted his teeth, and after a while, he suddenly fell backwards. Amidst the panic of the servants on both sides, he bitterly said: "This Gao Zhanggong is simply a madman, a madman!" As the saying goes: killing one person is a crime, killing ten thousand people is heroic, and only when you kill tens of millions of people can you be considered a hero among heroes. The Langling King, who killed tens of millions of people, was indeed that kind of hero among heroes. In his dictionary, the four words "heart merciful and soft" had long ceased to exist. Therefore, he set the target of this action on Zhangshi, who was a woman.

  What he didn't expect was that by doing so, he would infuriate King Langling even more.

  It can be heard from the words of Lanling Wang just now. He was so furious, and he didn't hesitate to kill Ah Xue in front of so many people, it was because they had set their sights on Zhang Qi's head, it was because they wanted to use Liang Xue's tears, kneeling and cursing by others to force that Zhang to soften his heart. This was what he thought over and over again, thinking it was a good plan, but in the end, it backfired due to Gao Changgong's extreme favoritism!

  A man who regards a concubine-born woman as a treasure and cannot tolerate her suffering the slightest grievance, what is he if not a madman?

  Gritting his teeth, Yuwen Lian, who had already given up all hope, had only one last resort left, "Go to the residence of the Governor!"

  Zhang Yi and Langling Wang returned to the mansion for less than half an hour before receiving two extremely special guests.

  In the icy and snowy weather, the governor of Jingzhou, Yuwen, came with his bare upper body tied with thorny branches. Of course, they still maintained their dignity, and this journey was made by sitting in a horse-drawn carriage. Until they entered the gate of the mansion, they got off the carriage, took off their clothes, and revealed their stout bodies bound by thorns.

  Two high-ranking officials of Zhou Guo lowered their heads. Under the gaze of everyone in the mansion, after being led by Yang Shoucheng to the outside of the main hall, they both knelt down at the same time.

  This one kneel, only hope can let Gao Chang Gong forgive their previous mistakes, and not to instigate the Qi master to send troops to offend Zhou.

  This one kneel, only hope to let the Zhou land that has just experienced war, avoid a life of suffering! After all, the Chen people have always been weak, as long as the Qi people do not take the lead in attacking Zhou, it is possible to avoid a war through apology and compensation.

  The key point is whether the young and handsome man in the house can forgive them.

  It was unknown how long he had been kneeling when Langling Wang walked out.

  Looking at the two state ministers, he finally let out a long sigh. He walked forward and helped them up one by one, saying: "What's wrong with you two? It's freezing cold outside, be careful not to catch an illness."

  Before the two of them could speak, Gao Zhang Gong said warmly: "My wife has a soft heart, she can't bear to see you two elders like this. So let's just forget about past matters and start anew."

  The two were overjoyed, amidst the hearty laughter of Liang Xian and the repeated apologies of Yuwen Lian. The King of Lanling welcomed them into his study, had them change into proper attire, set out a feast, and after downing a cup of fine wine, they considered their former animosity forgotten.

  Half an hour later, the two senior officials of Zhou Guo changed into their finery and got on the carriage, with Langling Wang seeing them off at the gate.

  When he returned, Zhang Gui was standing at the door with sparkling eyes. Seeing him coming, she stepped forward and couldn't help asking: "Why did Chang Gong change his mind again?"

  The King of Lanling took her hand and led her into the study, where he slowly said: "I deeply understand Your Majesty's character. To say nothing of the current weakness of Zhou Guo, even if there were internal chaos in Zhou Guo, the Qi army could completely march in, but he would not raise an army." He coldly smiled and said: "Gao Jie is a person with small schemes but no great ambitions, and he has always been fond of fine wine and beautiful women. Nowadays, his actions have become more and more frantic."

  He pursed his lips at this point.

  He had known all along that the state of Qi would not send troops, hadn't he? Then why did he speak so aggressively, forcing two high-ranking officials of Zhou to humiliatingly apologize with a bundle of thorns?

  Langling Wang patted Zhang Qi's hand and said softly, "Ah Qi doesn't need to sympathize with those two old foxes. Do you think that woman would have a way out after kneeling in the snow earlier? Humph, they're probably already planning ahead, as soon as I loosen my grip, they'll immediately take action to kill all the people who know about this and those who saw their embarrassing side! It's not that they're afraid of Yuwen Hu knowing about this matter, it's just that the dignity of those in power must be maintained."

  Zhang Gui understood that even if the Prince of Lanling forgave them, the Chen envoys had been killed and this could not be hidden. Now the Qi state would not rise up in arms over this matter, so Yuwen Hu's punishment for them would also be somewhat lighter. If they could again use diplomatic means to silence the Chen state, then Yuwen Lian and Liang Xian's positions would also be lowered a notch or two, but in the end they would still wear an official hat.

  The King of Lanling walked towards his quarters, after a few steps, he saw that Zhang Gui had not followed. He turned around to look back.

  This time he turned back, and his gaze met Xiang Yun's dazed stare. The gaze was a bit complex, also a bit unfamiliar. Looking at her, Lang Ling Wang smiled: "What is Ah Qie thinking?"

  Zhang Qi lowered her eyes, and she silently nodded to him, without answering his question. Instead, she lightly laughed and said: "Congratulations, Duke, from now on, I'm afraid that whenever the officials of Zhou Guo hear your name, they will retreat three houses away!"

  As soon as the words came out, Langling Wang burst into laughter. At the same time, he also knew that Zhang Qi had understood, and that he had killed Ah Xue on the street for her sake to establish his authority, and just now he had deliberately said "My wife is soft-hearted, she can't bear to see the two elders like this", all of which were telling the world how much he cherished her.

  His woman, he had hurt her heart and made her give up on him. From the day he rescued her from Wuwei City, since discovering that he couldn't live without her for this lifetime, he thought of slowly, step by step, making her fall in love with him again, making her love him as much as he loved her! Until one day, she would also experience what he had gone through, thinking of giving up on him would be like a knife to the heart, thinking of leaving him would be better off dead...

  He is so proud, how can he allow the one he loves to always have reservations about him? Always wanting to get close but also wanting to retreat and leave quietly.

  He won't allow it!

  Here is the translation:

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  It's settled then.

  Staring at the snowflakes falling gently outside, Zheng Yu remained motionless.

  Seeing her like this, the maids and servants coming and going in the Wang mansion were all extremely cautious, trying their best not to make any noise.

  Finally, the outside gradually became lively and noisy. At noon that day, a carriage sound rang out, and then the maidservants happily heard the laughter of Autumn Princess and others, "Where's Ayou? Tell her we're here. Hehe, Gao Zhanggong has made a big show this time, I heard that the Turks are now trembling with fear at the mention of him. Oh no, it's not that, they have a deep blood feud with him."

  "Yes, now every street and alley is talking about Gao Zhanggong's name. Ah Yu must be very happy this time."

  "It's not just that, have you guys heard? Nowadays, in every street and alley, there's a phrase circulating, 'Under the heavens, three kingdoms, Lanzhou has no match', that little brat Gao Changgong is now an unparalleled figure in the world."

  "Hehe, yes indeed, as the wife of such an extraordinary person, Ah Yu must be delighted in her heart. Come on, let's hurry up." This sentence was spoken by a noble lady who wasn't quite familiar with how bad the relationship between Gao Chang Gong and Zheng Yu was. Therefore, after she finished speaking, the laughter from the crowd suddenly stopped, and one by one, they looked at each other, then slowly closed their mouths.

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  Rarely worked hard for once, asking for pink ticket reward ah.