Chapter 168 Eldest Princess 5
Chapter 168 Eldest Princess 5
"Don't worry, father. I know my limits. For the humiliation my Murong family has suffered today, I will repay them a thousandfold in the future."
After Murong Fu finished speaking, the bow and arrow in his hand shattered into powder.
General Murong shook his head and sighed, "You must be careful when you enter the palace tomorrow. This princess has a violent temper and loves killing people for fun. She has countless ways to torture people."
General Murong was originally a loyal minister and never thought of rebelling, but Gao Yang was so stupid and incompetent that the people under him complained about him. He either indulged in wine and women or made elixirs to seek immortality every day.
As soon as the palace banquet was over, Gao Yang took Tao Yao to the alchemy room to see the elixir of immortality he had just made.
Tao Yao looked at the Taoist priest in front of her who was wearing a Taoist robe and had an immortal look. She suddenly remembered that this man seemed to be a fake Taoist priest specially found by Murong Fu. He followed Murong Fu's orders and added chronic poison to the elixir every day.
Gao Yang was bedridden all day long because of taking these pills. Murong Fu also obtained the military token by deceiving the original owner. He successfully became the emperor without any soldiers, and changed the dynasty of Daye.
But to be honest, Murong Fu was indeed a wise ruler compared to Gao Yang. During Gao Yang's reign, the barbarians occupied a lot of land on the border of the Daye Dynasty, and they burned, killed and looted all day long, making the people miserable.
As soon as Murong Fu ascended the throne, he led his troops to fight and drove these barbarians back to their homeland. Because these barbarians were afraid of Murong Fu, they would pay tribute to the Daye Dynasty every year.
During Murong Fu's reign, he was ruthless and ruthless, and even corrupt officials were rare under him. He also encouraged private business and reduced taxes for the people. He can be said to be a truly wise ruler. History books also praised him in every way and called him an emperor of the ages.
The Taoist priest with an immortal look presented Gao Yang with the steaming hot pill that had just been made.
"Your Majesty, I just made this today. I've been trying out several recipes before. Your Majesty, please try it."
Gao Yang looked at the only pill in front of him, and gave it to Tao Yao without hesitation.
"My son, take this pill quickly. It's a good thing that can make you immortal."
Tao Yao looked at the black pill with some disgust. This was not some good thing that could bring immortality, it was clearly a poison that could take people's lives.
"Father, I won't eat it. I don't believe there's any elixir of immortality. I'm afraid you've been deceived by this old Taoist priest. I see you haven't looked well lately. Let's find a royal physician to take a look."
Seeing that she didn't want to eat it, Gao Yang wanted to eat it himself. Just as he put the pill to his mouth, Tao Yao slapped his hand away and the pill fell to the ground. Tao Yao was quick-witted and crushed it to pieces with her feet.
Gao Yang was heartbroken and wanted to pick it up, but seeing that the pill had been broken into pieces, he had to give up. He pointed at Tao Yao's nose angrily.
"My dear, what are you doing? Do you know that this is the recipe for immortality that the Taoist priest searched through countless ancient books to find, and it took him a full 41 days to refine."
Tao Yao didn't take Gao Yang's words to heart at all. This was obviously poison, but Gao Yang was kept in the dark. Murong Fu really took advantage of Gao Yang's fanatical desire for immortality. Gao Yang seemed to have gone crazy.
She had originally planned to ask the imperial physician to come and expose the Taoist priest's fake medicine on the spot, but seeing Gao Yang's behavior, she was afraid that he would not believe it even if she put the facts in front of him.
"Father, what's the point of immortality? No one in this world can truly be immortal. If someone could be immortal, they would either be a monster or a god. You should rest early. Maybe you can live a few more years."
Gao Yang was so angry at Tao Yao that he was shaking, but he couldn't bear to say anything harsh to her. Tao Yao looked very similar to her mother. Her mother was the woman he loved most in his life, but also the woman he felt most guilty towards.
He waved his sleeves in anger, "You are truly lawless. It seems I have spoiled you to the point of not knowing your place. Let's see who dares to speak to me like this."
Tao Yao knew very well that giving a slap in the face would give you a sweet reward, so she immediately begged for mercy and acted coquettishly.
"Father, I am only worried about your health. My second brother is weak and sick, and I am the only relative I can rely on. If anything happens to you, what will I do?"
Gao Yang was extremely tolerant towards his daughter Gao Yan. When he first came to power, he was also ambitious to be a good emperor, but he was too cowardly and was only focused on cleaning up the traitors, completely forgetting the bloody storm behind the court.
The queen, who was pregnant at the time, was murdered by the treacherous person and died in childbirth. The prince she gave birth to was also weak and sickly.
"Alright, Father doesn't blame you. Don't be so reckless next time. Go back and rest."
The next day, Tao Yao was woken up in her sleep just after dawn. She frowned impatiently and rubbed her eyes.
"Abi, who is that outside?"
Seeing that she was woken up and looked unhappy, A-Bi was so scared that she knelt on the ground and trembled.
"Your Highness, it's General Murong. He said he's here to serve as your personal guard. General Murong said he was worried there might be bad guys hiding in the dark, so he brought the palace guards to patrol early this morning."
Tao Yao scratched her hair angrily. This Murong Fu was so bold that he disturbed her sweet dreams as soon as he came. She really didn't know whether he was protecting her or harming her.
Tao Yao leaned on the pillow angrily and threw the jade pillow to the ground.
"Go and call him in."
Seeing that it was angry, A Bi silently lit a candle for Murong Fu in her heart. If the princess was woken up by someone on weekdays, she would definitely get very angry, so every morning, if a pigeon flew over the palace, they had to drive it out quickly, not to mention gathering the palace people together early in the morning to train outside.
Murong Fu was wearing a black guard uniform. He looked at the beautiful figure behind the gauze curtain and bead curtain in front of him. People who practiced martial arts naturally had excellent eyesight.
Tao Yao had just woken up and was wearing a snow-white nightgown. She was wearing a pea green dress underneath, which was embroidered with a emerald pink lotus. It seemed that a blooming red plum could be seen in the center of the lotus.
She leaned lazily on the soft pillow, looking at herself with impatience in her charming eyes.
"General Murong, you are now my personal guard. You must learn the rules of my palace. I asked A Bi to explain to you that the first rule is not to disturb my rest. It's just dawn today, and you're jumping around like a monkey, giving me a splitting headache. A Bi, tell me how I deal with those servants who don't follow the rules."
Ah Bi swallowed nervously, "Slaves who don't follow the rules will have their hands and feet cut off at the very least, or be turned into human pigs and have their skin and bones pulled out."
After A Bi finished speaking, Murong Fu nonchalantly lifted the bead curtain. Tao Yao was startled by his action. Murong Fu was too bold.
Even A-Bi was shocked, "General Murong, you can't do this."
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