BXBX NOVEL Chapter 143: In the Place of Father
Chapter 143
He was too busy flipping out her veil that he didn\'t bother to look first. After shouting, he realized no one was agreeing with him, which he found odd, so he hesitantly asked, "What\'s wrong with you all?"
Qin Song had a bad premonition rising in his heart and slowly turned his head, only to see a woman as beautiful as a sunken fish and fallen goose standing right before him!
She had a light smile that seemed to captivate one\'s soul.
The more he looked at this face, the more familiar it became, and Qin Song\'s expression gradually turned terrified!
Qin Song cried out, "You...you are ZhaoYang? Impossible!!"
He pointed at Qin Zhao\'s face and loudly questioned, "Speak! Why are you impersonating ZhaoYang?!"
The people of the Sixth Prince\'s faction gradually came out of their shock and started to gossip here and there.
"That\'s right, this person is an imposter!"
"Princess ZhaoYang was clearly very ugly. How could she have become like this?!"
Qin Zhao\'s eyes narrowed slightly. She thought, these people are desperate and have started to question my identity.
A bunch of hopeless fools!
Since Qin Song had people supporting his words, he became blindly confident and started spewing nonsense: "Daring to impersonate ZhaoYang, you\'re going to die for sure!"
Qin Song wanted to continue speaking...
Slap! Slap!
Two slaps from Qin Zhao shut him up. Feeling that wasn\'t enough, she urgently added a kick!
And kicked Qin Song flying!
Qin Song slammed into a pillar, bounced back to the ground, spit out a mouthful of old blood that smeared his chin, adding another thick stroke of color to his swollen red face!
Qin Zhao said, "Anyone who dares question my identity, I don\'t mind giving you a few more slaps!"
She spoke extremely arrogantly, but her words were powerful. Indeed, no one dared to deny she was Princess ZhaoYang anymore.
But Cao Ren couldn\'t stand to see Qin Song treated this way. He came to Qin Song\'s defense, "Even if you really are Princess ZhaoYang, you shouldn\'t have kicked the Sixth Prince!
Your behavior is disrespectful to your elder brother and an insult to propriety!"
When Cao Ren spoke, he deliberately avoided looking at Qin Zhao\'s face.
Facing such a peerlessly beautiful appearance, he really couldn\'t say anything harsh.
Qin Zhao coldly laughed and said, "When he took the lead in slandering me, he should have thought about what would happen!"
She dared to do this outrageous thing in the Hall of Heaven and Earth because she was confident that Qin Zheng didn\'t care whether Qin Song lived or died.
Cao Ren couldn\'t refute Qin Zhao, so he turned to ask the Emperor for help. "Your Majesty, Princess ZhaoYang physically attacked others right in the imperial court. She is challenging Your Majesty\'s authority!
Your Majesty, please stand up for the Sixth Prince!"
Qin Zheng, who was watching the lively scene: "..."
He lightly coughed to cover his embarrassment and looked at Qin Zhao, "ZhaoYang, your face has healed?"
This was what he really cared about.
ZhaoYang\'s destroyed appearance was from eating those medicines he had fed her. He had seen that red rash with his own eyes.
So he was very curious how the red rash had disappeared.
Qin Zhao\'s mind lit up. She realized Qin Zheng\'s question could be used to avenge the deceased Princess ZhaoYang if utilized well!
Qin Zhao replied, "Your child took some strange medicines. At first I felt very uncomfortable and my health deteriorated, and that\'s when the red rash appeared.
But after some time, my constitution recovered, even better than before.
So the red rash naturally disappeared on its own.
I was also able to easily kick the Sixth Brother flying thanks to the medicine."
Qin Zheng excitedly asked, "Does that medicine really have such a miraculous effect?"
Qin Zhao hesitated and said, "I can\'t confirm for sure. Perhaps I was just lucky and the medicine happened to have an effect on me."
Mixing truth and lies made it more confusing.
After hearing Qin Zhao\'s explanation, Qin Zheng was already half-convinced. He asked again, "Since your appearance has recovered, why don\'t you take off the mask?"
"The mask was bestowed by Father Emperor, I cannot bear to take it off."
The ministers: "..."
The princes: "..."
The princesses: "..."
They had never seen such a shameless person, but they had to admit Qin Zhao was favored precisely because she had a sweet tongue.
"Hahahahaha!"
Qin Zheng burst into loud laughter at this unexpected flattery!
The heavy atmosphere earlier in the hall was defused by the Emperor\'s laughter.
Only Qin Song lying on the ground thought his world had collapsed!
After laughing, Qin Zheng said, "Very well, but since you\'re now an imperial princess, you no longer need to wear a mask in the future."
Qin Zhao: "Your child obeys."
Watching this fatherly kindness and filial piety act between Qin Zheng and ZhaoYang was very unpleasant to Huo Xiaosu\'s eyes.
He couldn\'t tolerate how the Emperor and ZhaoYang had just decided on the imperial princess matter with a few simple exchanges!
Huo Xiaosu spoke up, "Your Majesty, your subject has something to say and begs Your Majesty to permit it."
"I permit it."
"Your subject thinks that since the Saintly Virtue Empress, Yue Country has not had a female ruler for three hundred years.
Princess ZhaoYang becoming an imperial princess lacks popular support. I\'m afraid it will be very difficult for her to smoothly ascend the throne."
The corners of Qin Zheng\'s mouth curved up in a meaningful smile. He said, "I also considered this point, which is why I will have ZhaoYang take my place to campaign in the northwest border.
If ZhaoYang can win battles and quell the barbarian unrest, then no one in the realm will doubt her abilities anymore."
Qin Zhao\'s heart thudded. So this was what he had waiting for her!
Qin Zheng had gone to such great lengths just to get her to die in his place at the border!
What a pity his wish was doomed to fail.
Huo Xiaosu didn\'t expect the Emperor to make such a muddled decision. He loudly refuted, "Princess ZhaoYang is just a woman who has never been on the battlefield before. Whether she can even pick up a spear is uncertain.
Moreover, the border crisis is urgent with many countries invading at once. Even the slightest mistake could lead to the Yue Country commoners suffering a disastrous fate. I implore Your Majesty to reconsider!"
Qin Zheng calmly said, "This is easy to resolve. We\'ll just send Huo Chengjin to go as well."
From Huo Xiaosu\'s attitude, he could see that the Huo family did not support ZhaoYang.
Having Huo Chengjin go together could ensure Yue Country didn\'t fall, and also give the Huo family and other factions opposed to ZhaoYang a chance to make a move against her!
Even if they couldn\'t kill ZhaoYang, with the chaotic arrows and swords on the battlefield, her life could still be taken!
Huo Xiaosu had wanted to argue more, but realizing certain possibilities, he said, "Your Majesty\'s thinking is meticulous. It was your subject who was overthinking things."
Huo Xiaosu withdrew back to his original spot. No one else in the hall spoke up.
Qin Zheng said, "Since it\'s settled, we\'ll do it this way."
He looked at Qin Zhao, "ZhaoYang, I wish you triumphant return in advance. When you come back victorious, I will arrange your marriage to Huo Chengjin."
Qin Zhao replied, "Thank you, Father Emperor. Your child will definitely not disappoint everyone and will return in victory!"
"Mm, I have faith in you."
Qin Zheng concluded, "We\'ll stop here for today."
Zhou Quande timely announced in a loud voice, "Dismissed!"
The Emperor exited first, and the others gradually left the Hall of Heaven and Earth.
Everyone who walked past Qin Zhao couldn\'t help but take several more glances at her.
Qin Zhao thought disdainfully, had these people never seen a beautiful woman before? How pitiful.
Qin Yu ran to Qin Zhao\'s side and looped her arm around hers. She said, "Ninth Sister, your performance in the imperial court today was so awesome!"
Qin Zhao raised her eyebrows. "Fifth Sister, you\'re able to accept the facts this quickly?"