Emperor Xue Ye naturally dared not admit it.
He hurriedly shook his head, saying:
"No, no, no, this wasn't written by me."
Hearing this, Meng Bei grabbed Emperor Xue Ye's finger and said: "There are still scars on your hand, and you still dare to deny it!"
Hearing this, Emperor Xue Ye was shocked and fell to his knees.
In fact, the scars on Emperor Xue Ye's hand had mostly healed and were barely visible.
Meng Bei was completely bluffing Emperor Xue Ye, but the emperor's nerves were so taut that he didn't have time to look at his own finger before being scared into kneeling directly on the ground.
"I was forced by treacherous people, forced by treacherous people!"
Emperor Xue Ye tearfully explained.
Meng Bei sneered.
"Forced by treacherous people?"
"I'm afraid the treacherous person is Your Majesty himself!"
"My father-in-law Ning Fengzhi has assisted Your Majesty for many years, my brother has served Your Majesty, yet Your Majesty repays kindness with enmity, treats merit as fault, and actually wants a few scoundrels to harm us—why is this? Why is this!"
Hearing this, Emperor Xue Ye shrunk his head deeply and repeatedly said:
"I had no such intention, absolutely no such intention..."
Xue Qinghe at the side said coldly upon seeing this:
"If that's the case, then it seems you truly were coerced by treacherous people. Someone, execute Xue Beng and Xue Ke, the two who coerced Father Emperor!"
"No, don't!"
Emperor Xue Ye was greatly alarmed.
He hurriedly crawled on his knees to Xue Qinghe's feet, pleading bitterly:
"Qinghe, spare your younger brother and sister. They are all innocent, spare them!"
Xue Qinghe said sternly:
"Only subjects kneel before rulers—how can a ruler kneel before a subject? Your Majesty, please rise. Your Majesty, please rise."
Seeing he couldn't get through to Xue Qinghe, Emperor Xue Ye had no choice but to turn and kneel at Meng Bei's feet.
"Meng Bei! Prince Consort! I only have these two children left. They are my only family. I beg you to show mercy and spare them!"
Meng Bei bent down to help Emperor Xue Ye up, saying seriously:
"Your Majesty, the national law, the national law!"
"The national law, the national law!"
As he spoke, Meng Bei forcibly pulled Emperor Xue Ye up and whispered in his ear: "I don't know what noble rank Your Majesty holds to perform such a grand ceremony for me?"
Emperor Xue Ye was instantly stunned in place.
"Take them away!"
Xue Qinghe said coldly.
Two guards stepped forward from behind—both were powerful Spirit Masters.
They dragged up Xue Beng and Prince Xue Xing from the ground, along with Princess Xue Ke, and walked out silently.
Only now did Princess Xue Ke realize the gravity of the situation. She couldn't see any emotion in her eldest brother Xue Qinghe's eyes—she was really going to be executed!
Xue Ke made muffled sounds from behind her gag, her legs kicking wildly, but it was all useless. The guards coldly dragged her outward. Watching herself get farther and farther from Xue Qinghe, a great terror surged in Xue Ke's heart.
It was the great terror between life and death.
Ordinary people couldn't resist it.
Xue Ke was no exception. Tears of fright streamed from her eyes, and her skirt and white stockings became stained with a faint yellow tinge.
"I... confess!"
Emperor Xue Ye ultimately admitted his crime.
He didn't let his daughter take punishment in his place.
[Ding, side quest completed.]
Meng Bei's soul power rapidly increased, breaking through the level 60 threshold in one go.
Shortly after, Ning Rongrong was elevated to Princess of the Heaven Dou Empire under the watchful eyes of everyone, as the sister of Crown Prince Xue Qinghe.
Xue Beng and Xue Xing also, on the next day, recalled in their prison cells the facts of forging imperial edicts, poisoning Emperor Xue Ye, and attempting to usurp the throne.
They confessed to their crimes without reservation and were ultimately executed one after another on the same day.
And Emperor Xue Ye had also been poisoned by these two.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, as a pillar of the nation, naturally sent their Third Elder, Poison Douluo, specifically to treat Emperor Xue Ye's body of toxins.
Due to Emperor Xue Ye's unfortunate poisoning, the nation could only legitimately and temporarily be handed over to the Crown Prince as regent.
In all of this, Meng Bei seemed to have barely participated.
Except that he now had a maid named Qian Ke by his side.
"Who is she? How did she get here?"
Ning Rongrong questioned.
Meng Bei said: "I bought her. Daughter of a criminal."
Before long, when Ning Rongrong had no strength left, Meng Bei called out:
"Qian Ke, come here."
So Qian Ke came over shyly.
Just as she was about to undress, Meng Bei said:
"I'm not calling you for that. Rongrong has no strength left. Go hold her and push."
Hearing this, Qian Ke pressed her lips together and gladly agreed.
So she went to hold Ning Rongrong's body.
Ning Rongrong cried out, struggling.
"Qian Ke, slower... I can't take it, you're too fast... just you wait, I know who you are, I'll make you pay later, ah ah ya ya..."
Before long, Xiao Wu and Zhuqing also learned of Qian Ke's existence.
Xiao Wu was the most lively and even competed with Qian Ke, directly beating her by four whole rounds.
Zhuqing was somewhat jealous.
Ever since the little kitten confirmed her relationship with Meng Bei, she had been quite clingy with him,
just like a real little black cat.
When the two were alone, the little kitten very much minded a third person being present.
Therefore, Meng Bei just had Qian Ke wait outside the door.
Only when the little kitten inside was completely soft as a pancake would he call Qian Ke in to wash their bodies.
By that time, even though the little kitten resisted, she had no way to resist.
She could only let Meng Bei play with her at will.
Sometimes, accustomed to seeing Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong's bare appearance, Meng Bei often wanted to shave off the little kitten's tuft of short fur, but the little kitten always refused.
Speaking of which, compared to Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong, the little kitten with her better figure and more mature appearance was actually the most sensitive of the three.
Who knows if this was due to Meng Bei's level of development.
Thus another period passed.
Only one month remained until the wedding.
Heaven Dou City gradually became lively.
Red silk had already been spread throughout the entire city in advance.
Spirit Master nobles and princely families from various places entered the city early.
Meng Bei and Ning Rongrong met visiting guests almost every day.
Some were descendants of princes and marquises, some were descendants of Title Douluo.
Although these people no longer had their former glory, since they had traveled thousands of miles with gifts to attend Meng Bei's wedding, Meng Bei was willing to spend some time entertaining them.
Of course, there were too many visitors. Spirit Master families below Soul Sage level and old nobles below the rank of count were too numerous to count.
Even with three heads and six arms, Meng Bei couldn't possibly receive them all.
Thus, those from the Meng family came in handy.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Meng clan each sent people to receive visiting guests in the name of Meng Bei's relatives.
Among them, Meng Bei even indulged in a rare bit of mischief.
He had Tang San and the Grandmaster also come help receive guests.
After all, these two were genuinely related to him.
Both Tang San and the Grandmaster could be considered his brothers-in-law. Among them, Tang San was even more special.
Tang San could also be considered his son...
However, these two were still quite useful. For instance, when guests from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect arrived, the Grandmaster was very adept at receiving them.
"How is it you!"
A guest from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon family exclaimed upon seeing the Grandmaster.
The Grandmaster could only say awkwardly: "I'm with the groom's side..."
"Fine, whatever you are, quickly register. Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, Yu XX, accompanied by two people, gifts XXX, attending the banquet..."
Soon, after the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon family guest finished stating his information, he quickly left.
Upon reaching outside, he didn't forget to spit a thick glob of phlegm.
"Bah, useless thing, disgracing our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon family!"
Soon, the next person entered—coincidentally, another person from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon family.
The same scene played out again.
(End of Chapter)