The General's Darling Is Delicate-Chapter 258 - 166: Eliminate Them Root and Branch!
In the Royal City, there are still citizens of Sha Hai Country who fled here. Even though they don’t want to acknowledge me, I can see it!
These people have always adhered to their duties, merely seeking a way to make a living...
I beg you, can you please ask the General not to execute all the clan members!"
Yun Chunnuan was stunned, "What do you mean?"
Before Lian Qiao could answer, the door was already pushed open.
A tall man appeared at the door, angrily shouting, "I sent you to explain! But you’re good at using such despicable tricks!"
Lian Qiao was about to kneel down to the Little Princess, but the angry voice startled her, and she hurriedly hid behind the Little Princess.
Yun Chunnuan still looked puzzled, "Don’t rush to scold people. Is what Lian Qiao said true? You want to execute all the Sha Hai Country people in the Royal City?"
Yelyu Lie took a deep breath, facing his little wife, he struggled to suppress his anger, "Yes. Cut the grass, remove the roots!
Who can guarantee that those people have no connection with the band of robbers who looted and plundered?
And who can guarantee that those people won’t cause immeasurable harm to my Bianliao citizens?
Nuannuan, for this matter, I hope you won’t interfere."
His tone was unprecedentedly harsh.
Yun Chunnuan suddenly froze.
She knew this matter was really not something she could meddle in lightly.
But... should it really be ignored?
He has the citizens of Bianliao to protect, and as a Princess, Lian Qiao naturally has her people to protect as well.
Even the clan members who have never acknowledged her...
Neither of them was wrong.
But, misfortune should not befall one’s family, especially to family who have never received any favor.
When those robbers were looting, they were working hard, trying to earn a living.
Why should they perish together when disaster strikes?
This matter, Yun Chunnuan couldn’t understand.
The Little Princess’s silence made Lian Qiao feel fearful.
She knew that the only person who could save those family members was the Little Princess!
There was no one else in this world who could persuade the General, only the Little Princess’s words could he listen to!
Although she was no longer a Princess for three years and had long since shed all her former pride and dignity, at this moment, the sense of mission as a Princess to protect her people made her give up one more thing...
Dignity.
With a ’thud’, Lian Qiao knelt before the Little Princess, "Madam! Among my clan members, there are elderly in their seventies or eighties and infants still in swaddling clothes! They have done nothing wrong! There is no way they could be related to that band of robbers!
I beg you, save them!
I beg you!
If they have done anything harmful to Bianliao, I, Lian Qiao, am willing to be with them..."
"What are you?"
A voice as cold as ice came through, making one feel chilled to the bone, as if falling into an ice cave!
Lian Qiao, her face already stained with tears, turned trembling, only to see the man approaching slowly.
Each of his heavy footsteps seemed like the call of death from the underworld, a slowly approaching eerie sound of doom!
"If they’ve done evil, what would your death redeem? Hmm?
I remember your three years of staying quiet in the mansion, and so I gave you a shred of hope. As long as Nuannuan believes you, even if those people swear there was contact between you, I brought you here!
Are you making things difficult for her?
Ungrateful scoundrel!
Banlai!"
He shouted, the door opened once more, and a burly man appeared in the room.
"Take this woman away, and wait for further orders!"
From beginning to end, Yun Chunnuan said nothing.
Even as Banlai dragged Lian Qiao away, she clung to her legs, pleading continuously.
She lowered her eyes, giving her a slight shake of the head.
In an instant, Lian Qiao felt as if all her strength had been drained.
She didn’t understand what the message in those dark eyes conveyed, whether it was helplessness, or...
Soon, the room quieted down.
Lian Qiao was pulled away by Banlai, quietly without a sound.
After everyone left, Yun Chunnuan looked up at the solemn-faced man.
"Husband."
Her voice was still as soft, as sweet as ever, without any hint of anger.
Yelyu Lie paused.
Since they had cleared all misunderstandings, he had always pampered her, indulged her, even if she wanted the moon in the sky, he would wish to attach a pair of wings to fly up and pluck it down.
But today, he didn’t.
He didn’t even listen to any plea for that woman from his little darling.
He thought she would be angry.
He didn’t even know if this matter would affect their relationship as a couple.
So he regretted it.
Regretted being soft-hearted and bringing that woman before his little darling.
But...
She had no complaints, didn’t even utter a word when Banlai dragged that woman away.
This calmness made Yelyu Lie apprehensive.
In his mind, his little darling should have been angry.
"Nuannuan..."
He hurriedly came in front of his little darling, his tall figure collapsing like a small mountain in front of her.
He squatted down, his tone almost humble, "Don’t let this matter affect your love for me, please? I..."
"What’s Husband talking about?" Yun Chunnuan quickly held his perplexed hands, helping him stand, "Why should someone else’s matter affect us? 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶
Did you think my silence was out of anger?
Silly, because you’re handling the matter, and your people are still here, why would I do something to undermine my husband’s authority?"
Yelyu Lie stared, his eyes reddening with excitement and disbelief, "Really?!"
His little darling, her fair face indeed showing no trace of anger.
Instead, curling her plump lips, revealing those two sweet dimples at the corners, "Silly! Still asking if it’s real? If I get angry now, would you believe it then?"
