Chapter 44: Highly Toxic! Touch It, and You Die!

Three treasures were very precious and marvelous.

Each one could be exchanged for a city, and they three were as valuable as ten cities. Only precious treasures in this kind befit the rank of the Lord Ming.

Considering value of this gifts, no one would doubt that the Emperor Tiansheng thought highly of Beiming Xuan, but --

The embroidery and Chinese zither were both women items. Were they really suitable for the Lord Ming, who was a soldier, a king of war. They were definitely useless to someone like him.

Besides, as for the jade beauty, it was known that he wasn’t interested in women, and he even beheaded a beauty and sent her body back to her master before.

All the gifts rewarded by the Emperor did not correspond with Beiming Xuan’s likes, so what did that imply?

Looking at these treasures, everyone there was impressed by the intention behind those gifts, and couldn’t stop thinking that --

Was there any real brotherhood in an imperial family?

Was there any absolute trust for an emperor?

And the Lord Ming was too outstanding to the Emperor.

While the former emperor was alive, the rumour that Beiming Xuan would be the future leader of this country had never disappeared. He started to lead his troops to fight in his teens, and had made too much contribution and achievement during the decade. In other words, his contribution to this country was unparalleled.

Nobody didn’t know the truth that the singularly fantastic achievement of an official would impact on the stability of the governance of an emperor.

At this moment, the amazement for the precious treasures in their eyes had been changed into the anxiety about this situation. They all stared at Beiming Xuan, daring not make a sound.

These gifts were absolute humiliations to him.

The title of the Lord Ming, was a divine word in the mind of all citizens, and nobody dared to humiliate him face to face. However, these gifts were rewarded by the emperor.

Could the Lord Ming refuse to accept them?

Now the Emperor Tianlong was watching him too, and he was also waiting for his response.

If he refused, then he would give an excuse to the Emperor to punish him for disobeying the imperial edict.

But if he didn’t, although he could get away, his dignity would be severely trampled down.

Actually, for the Emperor himself, he preferred the former.

After all, he was the only king in this country, and no one could stand higher than him. But somehow he felt undervalued by this cold and cavalier man.

Beiming Xuan, the humiliation you had brought to me would be returned back bit by bit!

Suddenly, Beiming Xuan smiled.

Although it was a faintly cold smile, he smiled surely.His smile surprised everyone here -- why did he smile? The Emperor Tianlong also raised his eyebrows, and he almost blurted his question out.

“Thank you so much, my elder brother.”

Hearing that, everyone took a deep breath. Was he going to receive those gifts?

“Really?” Ruan Jiujiu was also very curious whether he would accept them or not. But hearing his words, she couldn’t stop staring at him, “Are you crazy?”

Took this humiliation in the public? She doubted it.

At this high moment, he turned to her, with a very relaxing face, and asked naturally, “Jiujiu, bring those treasures to me.”

“Me?” Ruan Jiujiu was stunned.

He squinted his eyes, which sent a chill down her spine. She complained in mind, “Are you an air conditioner?”

She gave an artificial smile back, and bowed, “Yes, my lord.”

Fine, I was not satisfied by just admiring those treasures in far, and you were the one who was humiliated.

However, a chilling secret sound travelled into her ear after she took about two steps, “Slow down, your time is only enough from here to the boxes.”

What? Ruan Jiujiu was startled.

“I don’t want the three boxes.”

Beiming Xuan straightforwardly expressed his opinion to her.

But Ruan Jiujiu was speechless. He aimed at letting her come up with an idea for him to refuse those gifts.

That was harder than making a poem in just seven steps!

She wanted to stop there, but it was impossible -- everyone was watching her.

Not to mention that Beiming Xuan would never forgive her later if she did so, the citizens around who were fanatical supporters of Beiming Xuan would drown her with their spit for bringing this humiliation to him.

They dared not to blame the Emperor Tianlong, so Ruan Jiujiu naturally became the scapegoat.

If she refused to take the three boxes, the Emperor Tianlong could behead her with any excuse then and there.

What a big trap Beiming Xuan had dug for her!

And she even had no choice but jump in.

“Ruan Jiujiu, you’re dead.”

Suddenly she heard the vicious voice, Ruan Jiujiu saw that Ruan Qingqing had sobered up and stared at her coldly.

Ruan Jiujiu now wanted to curse again!

But Raun Qingqing even laughed gloatingly. Ruan Jiujiu clenched her teeth, and came close, “What did you say, cousin?”

“What?” Ruan Qingqing had never expected that she would walk to her, and could not help but let out a cry of shock.

Ruan Jiujiu frowned, and pretended to be surprised, “Sorry, could you say that again?”

Ruan Qingqing looked at her questioningly, and whispered, “What’s your problem?”

She could not scold her loudly, because in terms of her identity, it was not appropriate for her to argue with Ruan Jiujiu.

However, Ruan Jiujiu raised her voice, and asked surprisingly, “Really? Are you sure, my cousin?”

“Ruan Jiujiu, have you lost your mind? I warn you, there is no use for you to pretend to be crazy!” She looked at her, with her voice that was only enough for Ruan Jiujiu to hear, and her words were full of venom.

Ruan Jiujiu ignored her, and retreated two steps, and turned to Beiming Xuan, “My lord, we cannot take those boxes.”

Beiming Xuan looked at her coldly, “Why?”

Even the Emperor Tianlong above was also staring at her in rage.

But her words were more shocking, “They were toxic!”

“How dare you!” Suddenly a loud voice burst out, which stunned her a bit, and she stepped back. The Emperor’s eyes blazed with fury, and shouted, “Arrest her!”

The Emperor would never send these gifts to the Lord Ming if they were toxic.

And Beiming Xuan also frowned, “Is this your idea?”

But it seemed that this idea could only bring her to death.

At this moment, the guards of the Emperor had come to her and were ready to arrest her.

However, she jumped to hide behind Beming Xuan, so that these guards had to stop there.

Beiming Xuan also lost her temper. Not to mention her stupid idea, she even tried to hide behind him!

“Ruan Jiuji!”

But she clung to his clothes and never moved, and then raised her head and shouted to the Emperor, “My Emperor, it is my cousin who says they are toxic! She just says so, and people around her all have heard that! She also tells me that it is highly toxic! Touch it, and you die!”