Chapter 1316: The Mermaid in the Mansion
The new emperor never expected that his reputation would be damaged so badly just one day after he ascended the throne.
Silently swallowing a mouthful of blood from his chest, the new emperor had to explain more about his reputation.
"It is true that I rescued your wife, but she was tricked by Su Sheng into coming to the imperial capital. Wen Rending, if you are only doing this for your wife, why don't you let everyone go back to their respective places? I will open the city gates immediately and let you go into the city to take her back, how about that?"
Anyone who heard these words would think that the new emperor was deceiving people and was planning to let Wenren Ding enter the city and then catch him in the trap.
Someone behind him immediately objected loudly, "Sir! You absolutely cannot do that!"
With one person taking the lead, voices of opposition rose one after another, one wave higher than the other.
But none of them could shake Wenren Ding.
He looked at the new emperor on the city wall from afar, his eyes flashed slightly, and suddenly stared at his hand.
The new emperor holds a mermaid pearl in his hand!
"You retreat and are not allowed to enter the city." Wen Ren Ding immediately ordered everyone to retreat within a shooting range.
Everyone's scalps tingled after hearing this, but under his gaze, they had no choice but to obey his orders.
Although they were a temporary group of skirmishers, their retreat was not slow at all. Instead, it was very fast, orderly and neat.
This is also what the people of Wenjia want.
The new emperor standing on the city wall was secretly frightened.
If he had really allowed Su Sheng and the emperor to dig out the mermaid's heart yesterday, what he would have to face today would really be an uprising by the Wen family, who is rich enough to rival a country!
"Go open the city gate."
Watching the army retreat, the new emperor also walked down from the city wall and ordered the guards to open the city gates.
The heavy and huge city gate slowly opened, splashing up dust. Wen Rending dismounted, threw his sword on the ground, and walked into the city gate without looking around.
He was alone and walked in alone.
The generals guarding the city gate really wanted to kill at this moment. They looked secretly at the new emperor, waiting for his order.
The new emperor smiled approvingly at Wenren Ding.
"Your wife is still in the palace. Do you want to come with me to pick her up?" he asked, wanting to test Wen Ren Ding's courage and sincerity again.
The answer was without hesitation. Wen Rending looked at him and said, "Go."
Shi Li was actually not in the palace, but was temporarily placed in the former Prince's Mansion in the East Palace.
The new emperor specially ordered someone to put her in the pond in the palace, so that she would not be uncomfortable in the wooden barrel. The new emperor had no idea that she was once a mermaid who owned an absolute sea area in the Wen family.
But there is no need to worry about this now.
Shi Li lay on the edge of the pond, wagging her tail anxiously.
Her current identity is that of a half hostage. If the new emperor still dislikes Wen Ren Ding, she will be a ready-made handle if she stays here.
But no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't think of anything she could do now.
She originally wanted to please Xiaoshuang, but the new emperor probably saw through her idea and simply sent her out of the palace, eliminating the possibility of her continuing contact with Xiaoshuang.
All Shi Li can do now is to wait patiently.
Even the slightest disturbance around her would make her nervous.
Time seems to be extraordinarily long.
There was no living person around except her.
Of course, the new emperor must have sent people to secretly watch her, but she just didn't know where they were.
Finally, after an unknown amount of time, Shi Li heard footsteps coming from far away.
I haven't seen the person coming yet, but my heart is beating very fast.
As if having an inexplicable sense, Shi Li flicked his tail and jumped out of the water, almost certain that the person coming must be Wen Ren Ding.
Her feeling was indeed correct. The next second, Wen Ren Ding appeared in front of her and held her tightly in his arms.
Hearing the familiar and reassuring steady heartbeat again, Shi Li almost lost a few more mermaid pearls. But when she saw the new emperor slowly appearing in her peripheral vision, she held back.
"We've gotten into a big trouble this time. Let me talk, and you stay silent."
Shi Li gritted her teeth, fearing that Wen Ren Ding would get angry again, and held onto his arm and whispered instructions.
Wen Ren Ding followed her gaze towards the new emperor and nodded without saying a word.
When he saw that Shi Li was safe and sound, the hostility in him disappeared in an instant.
The new emperor clearly felt this change and completely believed what Shi Li had said before.
Wenren Ding really came just for her.
"Your Majesty, I heard that they are not rebelling. They just made a big show to come and pick me up. Please forgive me."
In order to exonerate Wen Ren Ding, Shi Li demonstrated what it means to "tell lies with open eyes."