Chapter 296 Establishing PrestigeIn the capital, in an inconspicuous inn.
Xiao Cui put down the last bit of her luggage and rubbed her sore shoulders tiredly. After a long journey, working day and night, even though she had long been accustomed to Si Ren's strictness, she could not hold on any longer.
Si Ren, however, showed no sign of fatigue, but rather her eyes were bright and energetic. She sat down at the table casually and opened the chat group interface impatiently.
In the chat group, the chaos caused by Xiao Jiu's death and the mysterious disappearance of the group owner has not yet subsided, and everyone is still worried about what to do next.
Si Ren raised a disdainful sneer at the corner of his mouth and spoke directly to the group.
Si Ren: "I have arrived in the capital. Xiao Jiu is dead. From now on, I have the final say here."
As soon as she sent this message, the group seemed to be muted and fell silent instantly.
Then a message was sent out alone.
Su Lianyue: "Welcome Senior Si Ren! You are finally here! With you here, we have a backbone!"
This is the only one who immediately expressed his loyalty.
Most people were silent. Although many of them had never seen Si Ren before, they had asked around during this period and had some understanding of her temper. Therefore, they did not dare to speak for fear of accidentally offending her.
But this kind of silence and cold treatment made Si Ren extremely dissatisfied.
"Humph. What's wrong? Do you dislike me?" Si Ren snorted coldly, "Why do you all become mute when I come?"
As soon as these words were spoken, three messages were sent out immediately.
Li Tianer: "Senior Si Ren, you have come a long way, thank you for your hard work."
Su Wanqing: "Yeah, you've been traveling all the way, why don't you take a rest first?"
Lin Xuewei: "Just tell me what you want me to do. I will do my best and will never be lazy."
These three people had just experienced humiliation from Xiao Jiu not long ago, and the painful memory was still vivid. They really didn't want to experience it again, so they decisively showed goodwill.
However, Si Ren sneered at what the three of them said.
Si Ren: "Li Tian'er, Su Wanqing, Lin Xuewei, you three losers still have the nerve to speak up? Xiao Jiu, that incompetent slave, was killed by a pig-man emperor, why didn't you stop her? Why didn't you avenge her? Or are you just like Xiao Jiu, all good-looking but useless, who can only wag your tail and beg for mercy?"
Li Tianer and the other two turned pale instantly.
Li Tianer: "We have all been excluded from the plan. How can we save her..."
Si Ren: "Shut up! Trash is trash, what excuses are there! I despise incompetent idiots like you the most! Xiao Jiu deserved to die, but dying at the hands of a male pig is a disgrace to our heroine! And you, as her companions, watched her die, which is an even greater crime!"
Li Tianer was suddenly shocked and frightened.
She couldn't understand why Si Ren was targeting her even though she hadn't offended him and had been so humble.
The other two people were next to Li Tianer at the moment, and they also looked confused, not understanding what was going on.
Lin Xuewei felt more and more uncomfortable the more she thought about it, and was about to explain herself.
At this time, Su Wanqing suddenly stopped her and said, "Wait, I understand what she wants to do."
The two looked at her.
Su Wanqing explained: "A new official has three fires when he takes office. She is deliberately suppressing us to establish our authority."
When Li Tianer heard this, she burst into laughter and cursed, "She is sick! We have been so humble, but she still suppresses us! Shouldn't she suppress Concubine Li and other cronies of Xiao Jiu?"
"It's different." Su Wanqing shook her head and said, "How can Concubine Li and the others be considered as confidants? They were chosen by Xiao Jiu because they were very obedient, so there is no need to suppress them. But we are different. We were the only ones who jumped out to laugh at Xiao Jiu. We were typical troublemakers. When she didn't come, she might have liked us, but now that she has taken over Xiao Jiu's position, her attitude has naturally changed."
"You're crazy! Is that really the case?"
"Isn't this what a heroine like Si Ren is like?"
Lin Xuewei asked at this time: "What should we do then?"
"What else can I do? Just take the scolding quietly." Su Wanqing sighed.
When the other two heard this, their faces darkened, but they also obeyed obediently. Lin Xuewei gritted her teeth and typed humiliatingly: "You are teaching us a lesson, we know we are wrong."
Si Ren: "Know your mistakes? What's the point of knowing your mistakes? You still have to know how to correct them! Otherwise, what if you make the same mistake over and over again?"
Then Li Tianer and the others spoke one after another, saying that they would definitely correct their mistakes and would never make the same mistake again, and they made all kinds of impassioned speeches.
Although doing so was also quite humiliating, it was still much better than being forced to kowtow to Xiao Jiu that night, so they managed to endure it.
Si Ren looked at their humble appearance on the screen and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.
Si Ren: "Very good, you are sensible. But what about the others?"
Seeing that Li Tian'er and the others were so servile, everyone in the group dared not remain silent, and they all jumped out to show their loyalty and flatter them.
Having successfully established his authority, Si Ren was satisfied and then he leisurely got to the point.
Si Ren: "Okay, stop talking nonsense. That pig-man emperor, we just need to kill him, right? This is easy. As long as I can meet him and say a few words to him, I can make him die instantly."
She is absolutely confident in her abilities.
Everyone in the group immediately started to praise him at the right time.
"Just one sentence can take the emperor's life. What a powerful method!"
"Xiao Jiu tried so hard to accomplish something, but you solved it with just one sentence! You are truly a role model for heroines!"
"That's right. I was still discussing how to set up the trap before, but now it seems ridiculous. In the face of absolute strength, any strategy seems redundant!"
Si Ren smiled slightly, of course not caring about these flatteries, and continued to push forward the main topic: "But the problem is that he is hiding in the palace now. I have no status now, and I can't just rush in and kill that pig man. Does anyone have any good ideas that can allow me to contact him in a natural way?"
She paused and added, "Don't suggest those stupid methods to me. Poisoning is not a decent method. What I want is an aboveboard opportunity to make it appear in front of me obediently!"
Upon hearing this, the heroines in the group immediately started discussing it.
Concubine Li: "How about... taking advantage of the concubines in the harem? Relying on the selection to enter the palace?"
Si Ren: "You want me to engage in a competition among the female harem? Are you crazy?"
Concubine Zhuang: "How about... we follow Xiao Jiu's example, sneak into the palace in the middle of the night, and then find an opportunity to assassinate her?"
Si Ren: "And then give the group leader a chance to launch a sneak attack? Do you want me to end up like Xiao Jiu? Ah!"
Si Ren ruthlessly rejected several proposals in a row, and the atmosphere in the group became oppressive again. These heroines usually acted arrogantly in their own plot lines, but in front of Si Ren, they were like a group of trembling elementary school students.
At this moment, Su Wanqing suddenly spoke.
Su Wanqing: "I remembered something. In a few days, it will be the Spring Festival. According to the ancestral system, the emperor must go to the suburbs of Beijing to borrow fields and perform the ceremony of borrowing fields to encourage farming. This is a national ceremony, and the emperor will definitely participate unless he is too sick to get out of bed."
When Si Ren saw the message, a gleam of light flashed in his eyes.
Si Ren: "Borrowing the land ceremony? Hmm... this is not bad. The emperor plows the land himself, and all the officials accompany him. It's a grand scene. It's a good time for me to make an appearance. But how can I sneak in and how can I get close to him?"
Su Wanqing immediately replied: "Although the Ji Tian Ceremony is solemn, it is in the wild after all, and the guards are not as strict as in the palace. In order to show that the emperor is having fun with the people, there will be many people watching. If you are interested, you can disguise yourself as the family of the accompanying officials, or the palace servants in charge of the ceremonial guards, or even blend in with the people watching the ceremony, and find an opportunity to get close to them. Moreover, during the Ji Tian Ceremony, the emperor needs to hold the plow himself, and the guards around him will definitely step back a little to avoid disturbing the dragon plowing. That would be the best time."
After listening to this, Si Ren pondered for a moment, and finally a hint of approval appeared on his face.
Si Ren: "Su Wanqing, your brain is finally useful. Okay, it's settled! I'll go meet him with Tian Li! Just wait to hear good news from me!"
The other heroines all echoed and flattered him.
Si Ren smiled smugly, closed the chat group and said, "Group owner, your sweet pig boy is going to die soon~~~"
There was a gleam of anticipation in Si Ren's eyes, as if she had already seen Chu Lu's tragic death in her hands.
Xiao Cui on the side watched and heard everything silently, but her expression did not change at all. She still looked numb, as if she had lost interest in everything.
(End of this chapter)