newbobooks Chapter 185 Breakthrough Competition ( )
Chapter 185 Breakthrough Competition ( )
Little Li couldn't bear to see it, so he found some herbs around to stop the bleeding.
He only has a general understanding of it and can't guarantee the results.
Seeing that the parties involved were not very clear about the matter, Gu Shijiu had no choice but to take a different approach: "It's okay, I've seen cats being neutered."
Consort Cao had also seen this: "It seems like they make an incision here and pull out the testicles."
Gu Shijiu gave her a thumbs up: "That's right, exactly."
The emperor finally panicked: "Don't do anything rash! You two are madmen! Someone, come to my rescue!"
Gu Shijiu grinned: "Go ahead and scream, no one will come to save you even if you scream your lungs out."
Sunlight filtered through the dappled branches and fell on her face, making her appear particularly terrifying to the emperor.
Consort Cao: Where did you learn these strange lines?
As the dagger sliced through his fragile skin, the emperor's shock outweighed the pain: "You actually dared—"
"What are you saying?" Gu Shijiu said, somewhat surprised. "Did I seem afraid?"
No way, she was acting very well.
Ignoring the emperor's wailing, she slowly pulled out his testicles with a dagger and then cut the spermatic cord, thus completing one side of the procedure.
"Awooo—" This was not a painful scream, but more like the instinctive roar of a creature suffering immense torment.
By the time Gu Shijiu finished the other side, the emperor had already fainted.
This makes it easier for her to get work done.
Little Li quickly applied the crushed herbs to the emperor's wound, but the effect seemed minimal.
"What should we do next?" Gu Shijiu frowned as she looked at the spurting blood. "If we don't stop the bleeding, he'll die."
Little Li recalled: "Sometimes, if the bleeding was too heavy, the knife maker would also use a branding iron to burn it."
Gu Shijiu heated the dagger over the still-burning fire.
The fire might not be hot enough, or the dagger might have a very high ignition point; it seems unlikely that it will get red-hot.
When the dagger was placed on the wound, the smell of burning flesh immediately wafted out.
The emperor, who had already fallen into a coma, was awakened by the scalding and let out another howl.
Gu Shijiu asked Xiao Lizi, "Is that so? Are there any other steps?"
Seeing the emperor's ashen face, Xiao Li Zi didn't mention that the eunuchs not only had their testicles removed, but all of them.
Seeing that the mission was complete, Gu Shijiu patted his clothes, which were covered in bloodstains.
The emperor looked down at his lower body, and the expression on his face could not even be described as one of utter grief.
If he still held a sliver of hope when he first regained consciousness, perhaps the mentally ill person was just trying to scare him.
The emperor could feel the sudden emptiness in his lower body and the excruciating pain that came with any movement. He realized that this madman was serious.
"I... will exterminate your nine generations, no, I will exterminate ten generations."
Gu Shijiu presented the two severed testicles to the emperor for his inspection.
The emperor couldn't bear the shock and fainted again.
Consort Cao was puzzled: "Why are you provoking him again?"
Gu Shijiu looked completely innocent: "I've seen many cats that have been spayed or neutered have their vets take them to have a look at them."
Um... that works too.
When the emperor woke up again, he was very weak. In theory, the injury was not serious and should have healed in a few days.
But he may have suffered a major blow, because for more than ten days he looked like he was dying.
Gu Shijiu hasn't been idle these past few days; she's gone out to find out what's going on.
Consort Cao and Prince Li had no relatives, so if they had any means, they would not have allowed their child to enter the palace.
Yao San Niang was sold into the palace, and now that trafficker is serving his sentence in prison.
The fact that the emperor had been lost could not be known to anyone. Although many people already knew, the Empress Dowager still issued a gag order.
After being caught, human traffickers spend no better time in prison than emperors.
After being subjected to severe torture, they finally came up with something that they didn't know if it was a clue.
“We’ve been keeping an eye on that woman for a while now. Before her mother died, she asked around on the street about a man named Yao Daqing.”
Upon hearing this, the Empress Dowager immediately remembered the man: "Isn't this the son-in-law of the Minister of Revenue?"
The reporting official immediately replied, "Indeed, this man is the son-in-law chosen by the Minister through a public search for a suitable husband, and he is currently the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue."
The Empress Dowager snorted coldly: "Investigate further."
The truth cannot withstand investigation.
When Yao Daqing was arrested, he was chatting with his wife while they were reclining on a sandalwood couch.
The table in front of me was laden with delicacies.
A roasted suckling pig, golden and crispy, sits on a pure gold plate, its skin glistening with oil and emitting an enticing aroma.
The table is also decorated with fresh lychees that were rushed from the south, each one plump and glistening.
The silver jug contains fine wine taken from a century-old cellar, and the wine ripples in an exquisite jade cup, releasing a mellow aroma.
Nearby, some handsome servants carefully peeled the fresh fruit and fed the flesh to the Minister's daughter.
On one side of the hall, several musicians were playing traditional string and wind instruments.
In the corner, a group of servants stood with their hands at their sides, ready to be ordered around at any time.
The Ministry of Revenue was a highly powerful department, in charge of important matters such as tax collection, fiscal budget, population statistics, and resource allocation.
After Yao Daqing married into the family, his standard of living naturally improved.
He is only in his forties this year, but he has already risen to the position of the second-in-command of the Ministry of Revenue.
It's hard to say that he has no connection with the Minister.
Therefore, Yao Daqing didn't care that his wife had some unknown fondness for handsome young servants.
Besides, I like these servants very much.
Not only that, his wife also took a concubine for him, who bore him two sons.
Although those delicate concubines couldn't bear such a great blessing and passed away after giving birth, he had a son.
The Minister's residence even allowed one of them to take his surname, so what more could he want?
Yao Daqing and his wife have a very good relationship.
The two often held small song and dance parties at home when they had nothing to do, and they had a lot in common when it came to eating, drinking and having fun.
The people sent by the Empress Dowager didn't care what they were doing; they simply arrested them and left.
As the previous champion of palace intrigue, the Empress Dowager may not be interested in interfering in affairs now, but that doesn't mean she lacks power.
The palace was suddenly thrown into turmoil, yet there was not a sound of it anywhere in or around the capital, which speaks volumes about their methods.
After Yao Daqing and his wife were arrested, the Minister of Revenue immediately realized that something was wrong.
On the surface, they stayed indoors and waited for news, but in private, they sent out their tentacles to inquire everywhere.
Yao Daqing was not a steadfast and unyielding man, and soon he tearfully confessed to abandoning his wife and remarrying.
He truly didn't know how Yao San Niang entered the palace, why she committed a crime, or who taught her her martial arts skills.
After investigation, the truth about the death of Yao San Niang's birth mother, Li, also came to light.
It turned out that the Minister's daughter was afraid of losing face and didn't want others to know that she had stolen someone else's husband, so she sent someone to kill Li.
As for Yao Daqing, he certainly knew about it, and was even an accomplice.