The Emperor quickly concluded the matter.
At the palace gates, Jun Mohan offered to escort Leng Jinyu and Leng Ruoli back to the Leng General’s Mansion.
The father and daughter did not decline, as the three of them had arrived at the palace in the same carriage.
Inside the carriage, Leng Ruoli was still pondering something.
“Father, women who become pregnant before marriage are subjected to being drowned in a pig cage or strangled. Who established such cruel punishments?” Leng Ruoli asked curiously.
Leng Jinyu glanced at Jun Mohan, whose expression remained unchanged, and he did not stop Leng Ruoli from being told the story.
Then, looking at Leng Ruoli, he sighed and said, “Before the founding emperor of Tianwu Kingdom, Jun Can'ao, conquered the land, he was deeply in love with a woman. Later, the world became chaotic, and various factions were in constant conflict. Jun Can'ao was forcibly conscripted by the government, and they were forced to separate. Many years later, Jun Can'ao became the leader of an uprising army due to his outstanding abilities. Under his leadership, he quickly unified his country and established Tianwu Kingdom.”
“It was only then that he had the time to search for the woman he loved back then, and as he wished, he soon found that girl. Moreover, the girl had been waiting for him. Jun Can'ao immediately enfeoffed the girl as Empress and held a grand ceremony for her enthronement. Six months later, the Empress gave birth to a premature baby for him, but the imperial physicians claimed that the Empress had given birth to a full-term child, because a child born six months into pregnancy would not survive.”
“Jun Can'ao quickly realized that he had been cuckolded and was so furious that he almost stabbed the Empress to death with his sword. However, he quickly calmed down and gave the Empress two choices: either be drowned in a pig cage or be strangled. The Empress chose to be strangled. After the Empress died, Jun Can'ao established a rule for the women of Tianwu Kingdom: any unmarried woman who became pregnant would either choose to be drowned in a pig cage or be strangled, with one choice to be made.”
“Holy crap! This emperor is clearly insane. He was cheated on by a woman, so why does he persecute other women?”
Leng Ruoli was so angry that she swore.
Jun Mohan’s perpetually icy face almost cracked, his expression faltering. His lips twitched, and he glared at her, saying, “Ugly woman, what did you just say?”
Leng Jinyu, hearing his daughter’s words, broke out in a cold sweat on his forehead and back. Did his daughter forget she was in Prince Leng’s carriage? She dared to say anything, not afraid that Prince Leng would slap her flat with one palm.
“Uh… Your Highness, my daughter is young and ignorant, and speaks carelessly. Please do not hold it against her,” Leng Jinyu quickly interjected to explain for his daughter.
Jun Mohan cast a fierce glance at Leng Ruoli. His anger was not because she disrespected his ancestor, but because she had used foul language.
She was, after all, a young lady of a noble family. To be constantly spouting obscenities, moreover, she would be the mistress of Prince Leng’s mansion in the future. This truly gave him a headache.
Afterward, he coldly uttered a single sentence: “Don’t use foul language from now on!”
Leng Ruoli: “……”
Leng Jinyu: “……”
The carriage instantly fell silent, with only the sound of the carriage wheels rumbling.
Suddenly, Jun Mohan heard rustling sounds from all directions. He had not paid much attention initially, but Leng Jinyu heard it too, and finally, even Leng Ruoli heard it.
Outside the carriage, Ye Yi and Ye Er, who were driving, shouted to the three people inside the carriage with looks of horror, “Your Highness, General Leng, Miss Leng, we are surrounded by insects!”
The three inside the carriage quickly opened the windows to look outside. Swarms of black, dense insects had completely surrounded their carriage and were crawling madly towards them, making their scalps tingle.
“Damn it, what kind of insects are these? They are so dark and disgusting,” Leng Ruoli could not help but swear again.
Immediately, she was met with Jun Mohan’s gaze, which seemed to want to strangle her.
“Your Highness, these insects seem to be the same corpse insects that bit Yin Chen and the Fifth Prince Beichen last time,” Ye Yi said after some thought.
“Could these be Granny Du’s corpse insects?” Leng Jinyu frowned, saying with some disbelief.
“Great General, you are correct. These insects are indeed Granny Du’s corpse insects, and they are highly venomous,” Jun Mohan said calmly, looking at the outside of the carriage.
“Your Highness, they are coming, they are coming, they are all crawling over! Oh my goodness! They stink so bad!” Ye Er said while covering his nose.
“Everyone, be careful. These corpse insects have venomous mouths. Do not let them bite you,” Jun Mohan warned.
“Damn it, they really stink!” Leng Ruoli grumbled, pinching her nose.
“Lier, you have no inner strength, be very careful not to let these corpse insects bite you!” Leng Jinyu said, looking at Leng Ruoli with concern.
“Father, don’t worry, your daughter will take care of herself. But Father, you must also be careful,”
Leng Ruoli was touched by Leng Jinyu’s words, reminding her of her past life when he would always think of her safety first whenever they encountered danger together with her godfather.
Seeing Leng Jinyu’s face, so identical to her godfather’s, she secretly vowed that she would not let Leng Jinyu get hurt tonight.
Then, she took out several disposable masks from her sleeve and distributed them for everyone to wear.
Jun Mohan and Ye Yi and Ye Er had seen these strange masks of hers before. They took Leng Ruoli’s masks and knew how to wear them.
Only Leng Jinyu had never seen such a thing. Seeing the small piece of blue cloth his daughter handed him, he was stunned.
“Lier, what is this cloth for?” Leng Jinyu asked curiously.
“Father, this is a mask. Wear it like this, and you won’t smell the terrible odor,” Leng Ruoli patiently explained.
“Oh, I see.” Saying this, he followed everyone else and put on the mask. Instantly, he felt as if the smell was not as strong.
Then, Leng Ruoli took out several sachets of insect-repellent incense from her sleeve and distributed them for everyone to hang on their waists.
These incense sachets were also something she had made in her past life for her missions in tropical rainforests. She never expected them to be useful in this ancient era.
So, she explained to everyone again, “I made these incense sachets out of boredom. They have the effect of repelling insects, but I don’t know if they can repel these corpse insects. Come on, let’s go out quickly, the corpse insects have already started crawling in.”
With that said, the four magnificent horses pulling the carriage suddenly went wild. Everyone knew clearly that these four horses must have been bitten by the corpse insects, causing them to whinny desperately.
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Little darlings, the village had a power outage today, so the update is late. So sorry. Love you muah muah