C211 (2/2)

Beside him, a guard stuck his head out and asked, ”Boss, aren't we going to beat the crap out of you? Should we inform the higher ups? ”

”Who knows?” The White-Faced Guard's face hardened. ”This kind of girl who doesn't know her place, if she dares to talk bad about the empress in front of the palace doors, she would die a light death. If she doesn't die, she wouldn't dare to say another word.” This matter will pass just like this, our job is to take care of these small matters for the masters above, if we have to ask them about anything, given how big the Great Zhou is, will they be able to handle it? ”

”Yes, yes.” The little guard rolled his eyes, silently learning the rules of a palace job.

He Guangkun had pulled Jin Xiaotao back from the unmarked cemetery on the morning of the second day.

Jin Xiaotao was still breathing but was carried away by someone and thrown into the pile of dead bodies. He Guangkun read about the relationship between husband and wife and grinded his teeth as he carried her back.

Everyone was busy searching for a doctor to treat him, but when they heard that he had been thrown out of the palace gates, no one dared to treat him.

With no other choice, He Guangkun ran to the pharmacy and bought some medicine to personally treat Jin Xiaotao's injuries. After ten odd days, even though Jin Xiaotao's life was saved, she was paralyzed on the bed, from her waist down, he had lost all feeling.

When He Guangkun came into the room carrying the medicine, he saw Jin Xiaotao fiercely beating her own leg.

She hated him, she regretted him.

She hated Jin Xiaolou for having such great luck, yet she had risked her life to save herself. She regretted even more, regret that time when she was in Wellhead Village, why didn't she just push Jin Xiaolou down the pond?

Now that Jin Xiaolou had become the queen, she, Jin Xiaotao, was not even comparable to an ant. The ants still had a chance to crawl to Jin Xiaolou's feet, and she would never have a chance to do so again.

”I already told you that you wouldn't listen, and that you had to make things difficult for her. Now, you're in such a predicament.” He Guangkun put down the medicine bowl and sighed, ”This capital city shouldn't be a place for people like us to come to!”

He Guangkun missed the feeling of being embraced by those from the Xin Ning s back then. Ever since he had arrived in the capital, the originally obedient Jin Xiaotao had turned hostile faster than flipping a book and suppressed him everywhere.

”In a hurry, I will sell that shop and we will return to our home in Xin Ning.” He Guangkun brought the medicine bowl in front of Jin Xiaotao. He didn't want to care about Jin Xiaotao, but in the end, his nature was good, if Jin Xiaotao was good, he really wanted to leave her after returning to the Xin Ning. Now that she only had half a life left, she could only lie on the bed everyday and rely on others to service her.

He would only treat it as raising an extra person in the Residence of He.

Jin Xiaotao did not dare to retort as she closed her eyes. She wished that this beating could kill her so that she could live in pain everyday.

On the second day after Zhao Yu was conferred the title of King Dingan, he left the capital and went to Huai Hai Island.

He had heard that the island was a good place, that it was spring and full of flowers, that every summer there were innumerable birds flying in from the sea, flapping their wings and landing on the bare rocks, and that he wanted to go to the countries of the four seas and see what he had never seen before.

Because Zhao Yu had left in a hurry, Zhao Yao basically did not prepare any sort of inauguration ceremony, and immediately assumed his position.

On the day that Zhao Yao ascended the throne, he was bestowed the title of Empress.

The voices of opposition in the court grew louder and louder, and Jin Xiaolou was not in the mood to stay in the palace. Recently, she was busy preparing a new education system and wanted to start a school under the direct control of the court.

In order to set up the academy, Jin Xiaolou brought Lv Yun and ran outside all day. Not only did she want to understand the economic capabilities of the citizens, she also wanted to study which courses were suitable for the current Great Zhou.

Since ancient times, where in the world would the Empress shamelessly stay in the palace and instead show themselves on the streets?

If word of this got out, it would just make people laugh their teeth off.

All of the officials present in the hall started to speak highly of Jin Xiaolou, as she was not a virtuous person, and did not have the chance to take the throne. They begged the Emperor to abolish the position of Empress, and the lightly hinted to the Emperor that the Emperor should accept many concubines, and choose a good man as his backer.