C14

It was already early spring, and the imperial garden was already filled with flowers. Empress Deng leisurely walked amidst the flowers. Occasionally, she would even personally cut some flowers with golden scissors with great interest. The An Prince could see the beautiful figure of the Empress Deng from far away. The Queen looked like a twenty-eight-year-old slim young girl from far away, but she had the noble aura of a national mother.

Greetings to the empress. An Prince bowed respectfully, the etiquette of a sovereign and official clear.

An Prince stood up.

The Empress was actually in the mood to admire a flower today, so she must be in a very happy mood, right?

The empress glanced at the left and right palace maids, who all retreated to a distance of fifty meters away. The queen cut a mandala with a pair of golden scissors and put it in the basket.

As long as the Empress wishes, I will do my best.

Empress Deng glanced at An Prince. The Emperor and the An Prince had grown up together since childhood, and the various dukes back then had already turned into dried up bones. An Prince was wearing a southern colored python robe today, my dark hair had hidden a few eye-piercing silver threads that were used to press down on the golden crown. When the Empress saw that she had not chosen a man before, she could not help but say: "An Prince, you have aged, and I am no longer in my prime.

An Prince's expression was indifferent as he smiled and said: Why does the Empress need to sigh at the passing of the Shaohua? Even the flowers in this official's heart are inferior to those of the Empress. Empress Dowager need not lament. This subject is old, but Empress is young and everlasting.

There was a hint of frivolity in the An Prince's words, as if she had gone beyond the etiquette of a monarch and subject. Although Empress Deng was not angry, she was slightly displeased: "Isn't An Prince's words a bit too presumptuous?"

This official's every word was spoken from the bottom of his heart. If the Empress reprimanded this subject, he would willingly be punished.

Empress Deng let out a sigh: "This is a martial skill that An Prince gave me. No matter how beautiful I am, there will always be endless beauties in this palace." No matter how beautiful her face was, there would always be times when he would get tired of her. On the other hand, the An Prince had to choose more beauties. If not, who would inherit the throne in the future?

It was an open secret that An Prince did not have a son, and it was not without reason that Empress Deng advised him to do so. The An Prince turned a deaf ear to Empress Deng's words. Instead, he picked up the mandala flower that the Empress Deng had just cut and said: Although this flower is a flower of heaven recorded in the Buddhist Canon, this color cannot help but be somewhat ominous.

This flower was called Buddha's Smile, and it was also called the Flower of Separation. There are some things that I don't need anymore. The Crown Prince is the most important person in my heart. He hoped that tomorrow, he would be able to send the worries in his heart far away. After Empress Deng said this, she met An Prince's burning gaze. She couldn't help but look away with her phoenix eyes: This matter is all thanks to An Prince ?

This subject does not like this ominous flower. This subject has said that as long as it is a matter of the empress, this subject will not hesitate in the least. Moreover, he was only informing his royal brother about the Ming Prince secretly managing the Silver House. As long as he was the crown prince, he would not hold back.

The Jinling Silver Restaurant used Merman s to train a team that could sing and dance. As long as there were beautiful Merman s, they could all go to the Jinling Silver Pavilion and sell them at a good price.

Today, his Red Flame Army had captured more than ten Merman in the East Sea. I heard that there were a few that looked pretty good inside, so Shopkeeper Lan could go pick one and see if there were any who liked it. Gu Qingpin said as he sat opposite Yun Xinlan. It was an open matter to buy and sell Merman in the Jinling, Merman were usually unruly and unruly, and they could not sell for a good price.

Many thanks, Young Master Gu. May I know where these Merman are now?

Since there's nothing to do in the military today, I can accompany Shopkeeper Lan to take a look.

I'll have to trouble Young Master Gu then.

The Eastern Market of the Jinling was a place where commoners sold livestock. It was said that the Red Flame Army had captured more than a dozen young Merman when they were fishing in the East Ocean. Over thirty armored soldiers with red tassels stood in the most conspicuous area of the east market. After the army captured the Merman, they sold it in the market. Some of the more good-looking Merman could be sold for a good price. This was also an invisible income of the army. To these soldiers, it was no different than capturing some fish and shrimp to sell on the market. Furthermore, although these Merman females looked gentle, the males were exceptionally fierce. It was common for many soldiers to lose their lives in the process of capturing the Merman.

Over a dozen Merman were chained, and beneath them were thick and sturdy iron chains. These Merman s kneeled on the ground naked. The upper body of the Merman were no different from a normal person's. Their lower body looked like the tail of a fish, but one could faintly see bones similar to a human's legs. But from the waist onwards they had grown a kind of filigree, like a fin, to cover their private parts, perhaps because they had been out of the water too long, and the skin and scales of their bodies seemed a little overshadowed. Red Flame Army's whip lashed onto the bodies of some unobedient Merman, although these Merman were bound by chains and shackles. Some of the Merman even bared their teeth towards the soldier to express their anger. Only a few Merman had fallen to the ground helplessly after being dehydrated for a long time. They looked extremely miserable.

A soldier of Red Flame Army picked up a bucket of water and poured it on the body of a fallen female Merman. The female Merman, whose eyes had lost its luster, slowly opened her eyes wide. Just as the Red Flame Army Soldier was about to turn around and leave, he suddenly took a heavy blow. A red-haired male Merman at the side hit the Red Flame Army Soldier's back ruthlessly with its tail.

F * ck! He was about to die, but he still had so much strength! The Red Flame Army Soldier fell to the ground, while a few other Red Flame Army Soldiers hurriedly helped him up. Fortunately, he was wearing a thick armor, and these Merman were all exhausted from being tormented.

I was kind enough to help water your people, and you even gave me a little bit of it. Give me a whip! I want to kill this beast with my own hands!

This was a whip that the soldiers of the East Sea used specifically to deal with Merman. The whip was covered with dense barbs, and every time the whip swung down, it would hook onto the Merman's flesh and scales to come out. It only required a whip to cut open the Merman's skin and flesh.

Many Merman would not even be able to take a few lashes and their skin would be ripped apart. Even if they could return to the water, their body's skin would very quickly rot in the water. The dozen or so Merman began to manically twist their withered bodies, letting out all kinds of strange noises, and continued to struggle as if they were trying to break free from their shackles.