Chapter 1177: All The Careerists (7)

“Your Majesty, anger is good for the health.” Ming Shu stood up and broke the silence. “Your imperial husband has a good temper.”

“Prime Minister!”

The moment Shen Yu looked at Ming Shu she clearly had killing intent in her eyes. But when meeting with Ming Shu’s gaze, she held it back.

Ming Shu poured herself a glass of wine and drank it slowly.

Kada—

She put down the glass and propped herself up. “Your Majesty, I know you want to get rid of me, but fear the consequences. You almost did it the last time you set me up, so try harder, Your Majesty, maybe you will succeed next time. Everything depends on people.”She paused and used a tone as casual as having small talk. “I’m too lazy to beat around the bush with you. Since everybody knows what’s going on, it’s okay to talk about it. Just do it if you want to, but I don’t think you can remove me.”

Jing Yu: “!!!”

The ministers: “!!!”

What is going on here?!

Ming Shu gave a sweet smile to everyone and left gracefully. Shen Yu had probably been angered to speechlessness and just watched her leave.

Walking outside the palace, Jing Yu’s voice trembled. “Lady, why did you…”

“I made the situation clear.”

“Lady, are you…” Out of your mind? Her Majesty didn’t originally like you, yet you disrespected her like that.

Ming Shu patted Jing Yu’s shoulder. “If you want to be a successful career traitor, you must have such an awareness. Believe in yourself! Fight!”

Jing Yu: “…” Did you say the last sentence to yourself?

Wait, what exactly is a career traitor?

What on earth did my lady go through?

At this time, Jing Yu didn’t know what to say and just left with Ming Shu obediently.

They were walking through the imperial garden when they met a row of lanterns.

With pearls and jades jingling, a girl carrying a lantern came closer to them.

The warm yellow palace lantern swung gently with her movements, reflecting lights and shadows and scattering around.“Lady, it’s Princess Seven.”

Jing Yu reminded Ming Shu.

Princess Seven?

The late empress had nine children, including four princesses and five princes. The sons were not a threat, and maybe they could get married for clout later.

Shen Yu didn’t touch them. As for the princesses, Shen Yan and another princess had been killed, this Princess Seven was the only one left now.

As for why she could be safe and sound…

Probably because Princess Seven was different from other princesses.

No woman in Fengqi State could have accepted Princess Seven being dressed like a man.

Besides, since Shen Yu took the throne, Princess Seven had always been quiet. Even though Shen Yu was cruel, she couldn’t do bad things for no reason. She needed a reasonable excuse.

Princess Seven wouldn’t cause trouble and didn’t give Shen Yu any excuse.Princess Seven’s procession stopped there. The girl carrying a lantern stood in the middle, surrounded by others. Her royal highness, in the light of the palace lanterns around her, created such a beautiful scene.

Ming Shu turned around and left in another direction.

Princess Seven tilted her head and asked, “Was that the prime minister just now?”

The guard didn’t see clearly. It was dark and only two figures could be seen standing over there. She wondered how Her Highness recognized them at a glance.

“Her Majesty held a victory banquet for the prime minister today in the palace, so at this moment, the prime minister shouldn’t be here…”

Princess Seven pointed the palace lantern lightly and made it spin; she didn’t seem to care who it really was. “Why didn’t they come and salute?”

“Well…” The guard hesitated for a while. “If it’s really the prime minister, perhaps she wanted to avoid trouble… after all… the present situation…”

The guard wanted to say something but stopped. The situation in the palace and the court were both bad.Seeing Ming Shu was going to disappear, Princess Seven suddenly ran after her with her lantern.

“Your Highness…” The guard was startled. “What are you doing?”

“She saw me but didn’t give a salute, of course I’m going to punish her.”

The guard: “…”

If it’s really the prime minister, even Her Majesty didn’t dare touch her casually, aren’t you seeking death?

Just as Princess Seven was about to catch up with Ming Shu, the sudden noise of shouting to catch some assassins sounded from behind the palace.

Ming Shu turned around and happened to see the girl following her.

Perhaps having been startled by the shouting, she also stopped.

“Catch the assassin!”

“Don’t let the assassin get away!”

A dark shadow flew over and landed before the girl. The guards pulled out swords immediately, but the girl was still grabbed by the assassin, whose sharp, bloody knife rested on the girl’s neck.

Due to shock, the palace lantern in her hand fell to the ground and went out.

The imperial guards chasing over saw Princess Seven was caught and didn’t dare to come forward.

“You can’t get away. Let go of Her Highness!”

The assassin sneered. “If you dare take one more step forward, I’ll kill her.”

The imperial guards were frightened and didn’t know what to do. They sent someone to report to Shen Yu.

The assassin, who must have been wounded, took Princess Seven by the arm, and could hardly exert herself. But she was trying hard not to let others find it.

“Get out of my way!”

“Get away, or I’ll have her buried with me today. Let’s see whose life is more valuable, your princess’s or mine.”

There was no news coming from Shen Yu’s side, and the imperial guards didn’t know what to do.

Princess Seven was very cooperative as she was held hostage, even complaining with discontent, “Don’t tremble, my clothes have been stained with your blood.”

“Shut up!” the assassin scolded.

She exposed the fact that the assassin had been injured.

The imperial guards learned that too. “You let Her Highness go, we will give you a way out.”

The assassin was not that stupid, of course. She retreated while seizing Princess Seven, but behind them stood Ming Shu and Jing Yu, who didn’t carry any lanterns. The scene was quite chaotic just now, and the assassin probably didn’t notice that there were two people standing behind her quietly.

Jing Yu looked at Ming Shu.

Were they going to save her or not?

Jing Yu didn’t get Ming Shu’s answer because Ming Shu took action first.

She suddenly attacked the assassin from behind. The assassin sensed danger and tried to push Princess Seven forward as a shield.

Swoosh—

The sound of a sharp weapon piercing into flesh.

The assassin looked incredulously at the girl she was holding, seemingly harmless.

The girl’s body seemed to be pushed out by him, whirling around, and fell precisely into Ming Shu’s arms. Ming Shu felt a warm dagger being stuffed into her hand.

The girl threw herself on Ming Shu’s chest with the appearance of being over-frightened.

Ming Shu: “…”

The assassin fell to die on the ground with her eyes still open. The imperial guards came forward and the scene was immediately lit up.

Ming Shu was holding a dagger with blood on it, so the truth was as plain as day.

“Your Highness.”

“Your Highness…”

Princess Seven’s attendants rushed up in a crowd.

The girl lifted her head slightly from Ming Shu’s shoulder. “Is the assassin dead?”

The guard comforted her. “It’s okay, Your Highness, the prime minister has killed the assassin.”

“Oh.” The girl patted her chest, but didn’t move away from Ming Shu, just resting on her shoulder. “Thank you, Prime Minister, I won’t punish you.”

Ming Shu put away the knife quietly. “Your Highness, may I ask what you want to punish me for?”

“You didn’t salute me, Prime Minister, it was disrespectful.”

Ming Shu slid her hand to the girl’s waist and pressed her closer on purpose. “Your Highness, are you throwing yourself at me?”“What do you think, Prime Minister?”