Unruly Phoenix Xiaoyao

Chapter 25: Gray linen handkerchief

"Ridiculous!" Lou Zigui blurted out. If his body was any better, he'd give Ning Xiaoyao a slap. Fang Tang, Song Jin, and the rest all remained silent. Had their Supreme Commander gone mad? Ning Xiaoyao was speechless as well. Couldn't he respect her as an emperor a bit?

"You..." Lou Zigui felt a bit regretful at his outburst. He didn't want to curse others, but the thought of Ning Xiaoyao stripping in public made his heart burn in anger. He wasn't sure why, but he knew it'd make him furious!

Ning Xiaoyao stared at him blankly. You what? If there's something to say, hurry up and say it, she was anxious to save lives.

From Empress Dowager Xie's angle, Ning Xiaoyao looked like she was leaning on Lou Zigui's shoulder by standing on top of the threshold. Her mouth seemed to be practically plastered against Lou Zigui's neck as well. This position was far too intimate. Her hands curled into fists until she felt pain emanating from her palms. When she lifted her hand, she found out that the sharp points of her finger sheaths had pierced her skin.

"Your Majesty," Dropping her hand, Empress Dowager Xie spoke up. "Are you going to hold onto the late emperor's testamentary edict indefinitely?"

Hearing her words, Ning Xiaoyao turned around and prepared to fight. Lou Zigui murmured, "You can't take off your clothes."

Ning Xiaoyao's mouth twitched. Why not?!

"Your Majesty," Empress Dowager Xie shouted.

Ning Xiaoyao walked over. Even if she ate the testamentary edict right now, it wouldn't solve any problems. This woman probably made sure everyone in the courtyard had a look. Ning Xiaoyao stuffed the edict into the arms of the eunuch behind the empress dowager before drawing in front of her mother to whisper in her ear. "You can't kill people recklessly."

Ning Xiaoyao's words were equivalent to telling the empress dowager that she knew the edict was fake. Empress Dowager Xie glanced at the few people behind Lou Zigui, including Shadowrain, before replying without a change in expression. "This Dowager is determined to kill them today. What does Your Majesty plan to do against This Dowager?"

"Nothing," Ning Xiaoyao rubbed her nose. "If you kill them, I'll just kill myself."

Empress Dowager Xie's eyes widened abruptly.

Ning Xiaoyao stood like a hooligan as she scratched her head in thought. Then she turned aside and beckoned an eunuch holding a tray of poison. "You, come over here."

The eunuch didn't dare disobey an imperial command and walked to Ning Xiaoyao's side. Ning Xiaoyao reached out to take the bowl of poison. "It's still hot. Perfect, I just happen to enjoy drinking warm things. This bowl should do it."

Before a big crowd, Empress Dowager Xie couldn't reach out and snatch away the emperor's things. Tears glimmered in her eyes as she spoke. "Did you listen to someone else's instigations? This really was your father's testamentary edict."

"Mm, who said it wasn't?" Ning Xiaoyao replied.

"Then you..."

"Hurry up and let them go, or else I'll drink."

Empress Dowager Xie was beginning to regret why she'd given birth to such an unfilial daughter in the past!

"Are you or aren't you letting them go?" Ning Xiaoyao raised her gaze, only to discover that the Esteemed Empress Dowager was crying.

"Just what happened?" Empress Dowager Xie asked as she wept.

If Ning Xiaoyao didn't know the ending of this story already, she really would have been defeated by Empress Dowager Xie's tears. She'd never seen a woman cry so beautifully, looking so delicate and helpless. "It's not right to recklessly kill people," Ning Xiaoyao tried to reason. "A life is such a precious thing. Why don't you cherish it?"