Quick Transmigration: Saving The Crazy Villainess

Chapter 156: Jiang Ying Yue (63)

The moment they arrived at the throne room, they saw that Hai Wang and the rest of the ministers not on Lin Wang's side were there.

"So we're already late? Hmm?"Jiang Li squinted his eyes to make sure he was not seeing many details wrong.

The first thing he noticed was that Lin Wang and his people were already kneeling on the floor, swords on their necks. This was simply the opposite of what happened this afternoon.

Second, the Emperor was in the middle, his lifeless body properly arranged in a lying position at the center of the hall, hands resting on each side. Jiang Li was sure he was not the one who helped retrieved this old dude's corpse. All he remembered was being merciful earlier and ordering the rodents to throw this old man outside with an intact body. But who knows how the mindless creatures handled his corpse? He suspected the mice dragged the poor old guy to somewhere disgusting since he smelled like the dirty water from the canals.

Third, there were two women at the place. Jiang Li frowned because one of them was someone he didn't expect. 'I thought this woman is already comatose? Is it her female lead halo kicking in again?'

Sheng Lingxin, at some point today, had awakened and even dragged her weak self towards the palace to assist her future ex-fiancee. Apart from her pale face, no part of her body was exposed, not even her fingertips.  It seemed the rashes and inexplicable red spots were still all over her body.

This woman just awakened three hours ago and when she did, the first thing she did was look for Hai Wang and warned him of the rebellion. She said she saw it all in her dreams, that Lin Wang would revolt, kill the Emperor, and then frame him. The utilitarian male lead patiently heard her out and then decided to make use of her prophetic knowledge.

Next to her was the villainess whose eyes immediately turned red when she saw Jiang Li barging into the room. She cried, "Your Highness!" Hands lifting her long skirt a bit, Jiang Ying Yue ran towards him and to his surprise, jumped in his arms.

"Why are you here?" Despite the astonishment and disbelief, the man caught her so she would not fall down or trip. 

That was when Hai Wang gave him a placid look then asked. "How's the situation outside?"

"What do you think, Your Highness?" Jiang Li glared at him, not liking that the man involved the villainess in his scheme. If only looks could kill, Hai Wang might have long dropped dead.

The male lead wryly explained, "Don't misunderstand, Chen Wang. It's Lady Ping'An who suddenly appeared at Lin Wang palace and knocked out everybody there. She's also the one who volunteered to help us enter the imperial palace." 'And bluffed Lin Wang his whole Residence is held hostage .' 

Jiang Ying Yue tugged at his sleeves.

Now that he remembered it, this girl also defied his orders so he also gave her a fierce look. She kept her head bowed and did not speak, aware of her mistake. 

Lin Wang looked murderously at Jiang Ying Yue. Jiang Li shielded her from the villain's freezing glare and then snorted. "Your Highness, Lin Wang, nice to see you're doing bad. But This Prince wants to let you know the strategy you employed earlier is quite astounding. Had my soldiers and I become a bit more cowardly and superstitious, we would have been reduced piles of bones. You are really a good commander. Genius. Admirable." The last part was said sarcastically.

"Lin Wang." The second prince looked away from the couple and spoke to his fourth brother. Before saying the next words, he first swept his eyes around and secretly nodded in satisfaction after seeing the ministers focusing their gazes on them. "For committing patricide and to our Imperial father at that..."

Jiang Li watched as everyone in Lin Wang's camp were detained.

All the guilty ministers would be executed tomorrow alongside Lin Wang. Because it was the Emperor killed, even their wives and offsprings would have to be punished with death or demotion to commoners.

"His Majesty, the Emperor perished due to his bad luck, raising sons who have no affection for him. But at least, many people would be buried and killed to accompany him in the afterlife. He will not be alone there." Jiang Ying Yue murmured.

Jiang Li glanced one last time at the scene and then led his people outside the imperial palace. With Hai Wang making the move, there would be no way a mishap would occur. It had to be mentioned, no matter how annoying her existence was, the female lead was also around, so the male lead's luck and halo would surely double.

Before galloping away, he stared at the seemingly endless sea of soldiers before him. Everyone belonged to his camp. It was him who these people viewed as their sole master.

He told Mao Hong, "Relay to our forces later. We will all go back to the borders after watching tomorrow's execution of the Marshal. The Lu Clan and Southern Army would then permanently stay at the South."

After watching the deputy general nod, he turned to Jiang Ying Yue.

"Are you willing to follow back to the South again?" His tone as flat as ever, as if what he asked was just a casual question and had no meaning which would tie her for a lifetime to him.

Without hesitating, she nodded. But the manner she tilted her head, curled her lips, and stared at him was quite weird. When he finally noticed her eyes were telling him he asked something obvious and stupid, he couldn't help but burst into laughter.

One thing made him further realize that he, very slightly, worried for nothing. It was her meaningful quoting,  "Sometimes home isn't four walls, it's two eyes and a heartbeat... "

1. Taken from 'Grey's Anatomy', I haven't watched the series and actually found this quote in the comment of the song 'Quite Miss Home', but I fell in love with the quote, so I used it here. No copyright infringement intended.