Yuan Xi was confused and didn't know what to say, but a chill quietly passed through his heart.
Although Yuan Xi was in Hebei and had never fought against Yan Liang in his life, Yuan Xi had heard a lot about Yan Liang's cruel reputation over the years.
Of course Yuan Xi knew what happened to the princes such as Sun Quan, Zhou Yu and even Liu Zhang who were against Yan Liang after their defeat.
Every one of these once glorious princes was separated from his wife and children, tortured, and finally executed by Yan Liang with cruel methods.
At this moment, Yuan Xi was afraid that he would endure the torture suffered by Sun Quan and others. In that case, life would be worse than death.
"Your Majesty, please spare my life. I am willing to do something for you. I beg you to be kind to me." Yuan Xi, who was frightened in his heart, fell to the ground and burst into tears. Like a frightened child, he begged Yan Liang pitifully for mercy.
People say Yuan Xi is cowardly, and he is indeed well-deserved.
The kneeling man in front of him was probably the most spineless prince Yan Liang had ever seen. Others, such as Sun Quan and others, although they knelt down and begged for mercy in the end, they had been tough before and were never as unbearable as Yuan Xi.
The three sons born to Yuan Shao were really inferior to each other.
"You don't have to cry anymore. If I say I won't kill you, I won't kill you. You don't have to wipe your tears in front of me like your woman." Yan Liang scolded impatiently.
Yan Liang's words were indeed not teasing Yuan Xi.
Ever since Yan Liang dominated the world, Yuan Xi had never met him face to face. It can be said that apart from his surname, Yuan Xi actually had no grudges against Yan Liang at all.
Although Yan Liang is cruel, he is not a lunatic who likes to kill people by nature. The people he kills must be enemies who have enmity with him or have competing interests.
As for Yuan Xi, he had nothing to do with him and was just a weak loser. Killing such a person would give Yan Liang no pleasure at all.
But Yuan Xi just didn't believe it. He kept crying and cried bitterly while holding Yan Liang's thigh.
Yan Liang frowned as he listened to his feelings. He shouted sharply: "Where is Zhou Cang?"
"The end is here." Zhou Cang stepped forward with his knife in hand.
Yan Liang pointed at Yuan Xi and said coldly: "If this coward below me dares to cry again, I will order you to cut out his tongue."
"No." Zhou Cang responded. His hand had already tightened his grip on the handle of the knife. He stared at Yuan Xi fiercely, as if he was ready to take action at any time.
Yuan Xi was so frightened that he trembled all over. The cry that reached his lips was swallowed by him, and he only choked secretly with fear.
"Show me, Bronze Bird Terrace." Yan Liang stood up and walked down the steps, striding past Yuan Xi who was prostrate on the ground.
Zhou Cang followed behind, as if he were carrying a little chicken. He easily picked up Yuan Xi and sneered: "What are you still doing? Let's go, Mr. Yuan."
Yuan Xi felt uneasy and had no choice but to follow him cautiously.
The car drove out of the house and headed towards Tongque Terrace.
The setting sun is setting in the west, and the spring night is approaching.
The Bronze Bird Stage was already brightly lit, and the beauties in each room and palace had all applied themselves with makeup and prepared wine and food, hoping that the King of Chu would be there.
Although who among them will be lucky enough to serve Yan Liang tonight depends on whether they are lucky enough to be revealed with a jade medal, but every beauty still holds hope and longs for being the lucky one.
The atmosphere in each pavilion and room is lively, and the maids are busy preparing to welcome him.
There was only one attic room, but it was deserted, not even a few candles were lit, and it was dim.
The maids outside the door stood there bored, with a hint of secret resentment in their eyes.
There is no way, who knows that their master is not within the scope of the unveiling service.
Whenever Yan Liang was lucky enough to see a concubine, if he was in a good mood, he would reward the concubine's left and right maids.
These maids here are wondering why the King of Chu has never been lucky enough to meet his master for many years. As a result, they have no rewards and can only envy the sisters in other houses.
In the cold room, the stunning beauty was looking at the bright moon outside the window, lost in thought.
Although he is past his prime, his baby-like skin and watery face are still enough to make any woman jealous.
Just when I was feeling bored, I suddenly heard a eunuch singing from far away: "The king is coming!"
In the attic, the beauty trembled, and a trace of surprise flashed in her eyes, as if she couldn't believe her ears.
But outside the pavilion, the maids were all pleasantly surprised, as if they had finally gained hope amid despair.
"Madam, the king is here. Madam, please go out to greet him." The maids rushed in and urged excitedly.
The beauty frowned, turned her head to one side and ignored it, without moving her body.
"Your Majesty has finally arrived. If Madam doesn't go to greet you, it will be bad if you offend Your Majesty. Madam, you'd better go as soon as possible." The maids urged anxiously.
The beauty simply closed her eyes and ignored him, refusing to greet him.
Seeing that the king was approaching, the maids had no choice but to go out together and knelt outside the door to greet him.
Not long after, Yan Liang came with his head raised, glanced at the door, and asked: "Where is your wife, why don't you come out to greet me?"
The maids looked at each other, no one dared to answer, they all had a bit of fear on their faces.
Yan Liang understood, but he was not angry. He only sneered and said: "After all these years, you are still pretending to be reserved. Humph, I see how you are still so reserved now."
Yan Liang snorted coldly and strode in with a puff of sleeves.
Zhou Cang, who followed closely behind, dragged Yuan Xi inside.
The maids all secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but they were all curious in their hearts. They didn't know why their king brought a strange man to visit his wife.
Yan Liang strode into the room with long strides and reached the room. When he crossed the threshold, he saw Zhen Mi kneeling on the railing with her eyes closed and concentrating.
All the past events immediately appeared in front of my eyes.
Yan Liang couldn't help but think of the bet he made with this "Luo Shen" a few years ago. If it hadn't been for that bet, how could Yan Liang have let such a beauty go and enjoyed it for so many years.
Fortunately, there are so many beauties around Yan Liang, and there are many beauties like Zhen Mi who are alluring to the country, and some of them are beauties to vent his anger. Otherwise, Yan Liang would not be so bored as to keep any bet with her.
Now, it's time to end this boring bet.
Yuan Xi, who was dragged in by Zhou Cang behind him, naturally saw Zhen Mi, but the light in the room was dim, and Zhen Mi faced each other sideways. Yuan Xi, who was frightened, did not recognize for a moment that the woman in front of him was the one he once had.
's wife.
The gift that his brother Yuan Shang shamelessly offered to Yan Liang for help.
"Zhen Mi, you are such a big deal. You dare not come out to greet me when the king arrives." Yan Liang said displeased.
Upon hearing the name "Zhen Mi", Yuan Xi's body shook violently, and his anxious face was instantly filled with surprise.
He widened his eyes anxiously, looked at it carefully, and suddenly his expression changed drastically.
Yuan Xi finally recognized that the woman a few steps away was actually his wife Zhen Mi.
A sense of shame suddenly came to my heart.
Yuan Xi finally understood that Yan Liang brought him to see his wife to humiliate him wantonly.
Even so, Yuan Xi had no choice but to lower his head silently, not daring to look at Zhen Mi more.
Although Zhen Mi was reserved, how could she not hear the sullenness in Yan Liang's words? People under the eaves had to lower their heads somewhat, so Zhen Mi had to open her eyes.
She straightened up casually, gave a slight blessing, and said softly: "Zhen Mi has met His Highness."
In the Tongque Tower, every woman in front of Yan Liang would have to call herself "Concubine", but a woman like Zhen Mi who dared to call herself her own name was unique.
The maids on the left and right were all startled, and they all looked at their wife in horror. They were all horrified that she had such courage and dared to be so self-reliant in front of the king.
Yan Liang sneered. He had not enjoyed it for a long time, tearing the dignity of such noble women to pieces and making them crawl at his feet.
His purpose of coming here today is to tear Zhen Mi's noble dignity into pieces.
"Zhen Mi, I came here today to bring you a gift. I believe you will be very surprised." Yan Liang sneered.
Zhen Mi was indifferent. She thought that Yan Liang had brought her some gold, silver, pearls, and other things, trying to please her and win her heart, so as to induce her to be happy with him.
Zhen Mi had already made up her mind that she would never give in to Yan Liang's power no matter what.
Little did she know that the more indifferent and self-reliant they were, the greater Yan Liang's expectations would be.
"Come here, bring this gift to our noble Mrs. Zhen." Yan Liang ordered coldly.
At this moment, Yuan Xi was ashamed to be seen by Zhen Mi and was shrinking back at the corner of the curtain. However, Zhou Cang paid no attention to him. He reached out with his tiger paw, grabbed his neck and dragged him over.
"Go over there." Zhou Cang shouted and pushed forward hard.
Yuan Xi's feet gave way, and he fell forward. With a "pop", he knelt down in front of Zhen Mi.
Yan Liang's gift turned out to be a living person.
Zhen Mi, who was standing sideways, couldn't help but be surprised and couldn't help but look back.
It doesn't matter at this glance, Zhen Mi's elegant and noble body trembled violently, and a look of shame appeared on her face like a tide. She looked astonished, as if she had seen the most incredible thing in the world.
.
She never expected that the person kneeling in front of her would be her husband Yuan Xi.
At this time, Yuan Xi knew that he was ashamed and embarrassed, but the fact had become a fact and he could only accept it helplessly.
He was so ashamed that he even forgot to stand up. He just kept kneeling there. He raised his head in embarrassment, looked at his wife with a face full of shame, and whispered in his mouth: "Mi'er."
Zhen Mi stared blankly at her husband who was kneeling in front of her, but was so shocked that she couldn't say a word.
Yan Liang sneered, pointed at Yuan Xi and said: "Zhen Mi, this gift I gave you is a surprise." (To be continued...)
