“You old relic, beating you is part of the rules!” Luo Xi shook out her numb hand after slapping the Minister of Rites in court.
As the boldest and most formidable princess in Great Qing, she uses the Censorate to investigate corruption with one hand and wields her sword to protect loyal servants with the other. She can take on favored consorts and powerful ministers alike, and even her father, the emperor, has to give way to her.
Later, everyone realized the princess had truly gone on a killing spree
“I want power over the entire court. Anyone dare object?”
She stripped the powerful ministers bare, verbally demolished the favored consorts until they ran off in tears, and even turned a scheme to force a marriage alliance into a slaughterhouse, declaring, “I’ll send your whole family to the afterlife!”
The emperor rubbed his temples. “Xi’er, that’s enough. If you keep killing people, there’ll be no one left at court!”
Luo Xi raised an eyebrow and sheathed her sword. “No one left? Perfect. I can settle the score with everyone who slandered the Gu family back then, one by one!”
But who could understand? The son of the Gu family had been her childhood sweetheart. Yet their family’s prominence made them a target, and rumors came pouring in, claiming the Gus intended to seize the throne and rebel.
The Gu family’s wrongful conviction opened Luo Xi’s eyes to the ugliness of the court. From that day on, she swore to clear the Gu family’s name and prove their innocence in this lifetime.
The writing is quite heart-warming. I was lucky enough to read another book, which was good 👍