Female Master: The Cold Prince

Xiahou Jiuyue walked into the hall with her heart pounding. As expected, she saw a group of maids kneeling all over the hall.

Sitting in the main seat, Ling Guijun had an icy aura and looked down at the people below with cold eyes.

Seeing this scene, Xiahou Jiuyue felt desperate inside, but a stiff smile appeared on the corners of her mouth.

"Father, I'm back!"

Her clear and pleasant voice stood out particularly in this eerily quiet hall.

But to the ears of the palace maids, it was like the sound of nature. They all raised their heads excitedly, looking at Xiahou Jiuyue who suddenly appeared with fiery eyes.

When Ling Guijun heard the voice and saw the person coming, he felt a little relieved, but he remained calm and serious.

Xiahou Jiuyue walked up to Ling Guijun with an awkward smile, looked at the people below and asked the question knowing the answer.

"Father, what happened?"

"Where have you been?" Ling Guijun didn't even look at her little face that was trying to please her.

Hearing this, Xiahou Jiuyue plopped her legs and knelt in front of Ling Guijun. Seeing this, Fuyin behind her also knelt down quickly.

"Father, I know I was wrong, and I promise I won't do it again. Please forgive me this time!" At this time, she could only avoid punishment by confessing.

Seeing that she was sincere and realized her mistakes in time, Ling Guijun's expression finally eased a little.

"Tell me, why did you leave the palace?"

"Father, I have never left the palace before, so I was curious about the outside world and couldn't help but leave." Xiahou Jiuyue said in a low voice.

"Yuer, your mother and father are not forbidding you to leave the palace, it's just that you are still young and don't understand many things. People outside are unpredictable and you can't be sure who will harm you, do you understand?" Ling Guijun said earnestly.

In this huge harem, there were countless people staring at his daughter.

If he is not careful, he will be doomed.

"Father, I know it. I will never do it again. I hope you can forgive me." Xiahou Jiuyue said seriously.

How could she not know her father's worries?

Seeing his daughter being so well-behaved and sensible, Ling Guijun sighed slightly in his heart.

"Okay, get up!"

Upon hearing this, Xiahou Jiuyue's face immediately lit up with joy.

Yay! She passed!

"Thank you, father. You are so kind!" Xiahou Jiuyue smiled like a flower and said sweetly.

"You! Don't be too happy too soon. Things haven't been dealt with yet." Ling Guijun said in a stern tone.

“!?!” Xiahou Jiuyue’s smile froze instantly.

What did her father mean by this?

In the blink of an eye, Ling Guijun's gentle eyes suddenly turned gloomy and fierce, and his voice was icy and piercing.

"Come here, drag all these palace maids out and beat them to death!"

"!!!" Xiahou Jiuyue was instantly shocked.

Her face turned pale instantly, and she looked at her usually warm father with disbelief.

"Please spare my life, Lord Ling! I know I was wrong, and I will never do it again."

"Mr. Ling, please spare my life! Mr. Ling! Mr. Ling, please forgive me this time because this is my first offense!"

"Fourth Princess, please save me for my loyalty!"

Suddenly, there were cries and begging for mercy in the hall, and the palace maids kowtowed desperately, just to save their lives.

Ling Guijun was already used to this kind of scene. To survive in such a huge harem, he needed to be ruthless and have some tricks. How could he control these people?

He had a resolute look on his face, and no matter how these people knelt and begged for mercy, he remained indifferent.

Xiahou Jiuyue came back to her senses and looked at the palace maids crying and shouting in panic. She felt a blackness in front of her eyes and a stone pressed on her heart, making it hard for her to breathe.

Are these people going to die in vain because of her?

No, you can't!

Xiahou Jiuyue’s face turned pale, her legs went weak, and she knelt down again tremblingly.

"Father, I am responsible for my own actions. I will take the responsibility for my own mistakes. They have nothing to do with me. Please don't implicate innocent people."

She was really shocked that life was so cheap in this feudal dynasty era.

So many people died because of her. She was truly guilty of a heinous crime. She could not forgive herself until her death.

When Ling Guijun saw his daughter's pale face, his heart suddenly ached. Did he scare her?

From the time she was born until now, he had never been angry in front of her, let alone killed anyone.

Inside the hall, everyone's cries for mercy suddenly stopped, and they all looked at Ling Guijun with expectant eyes.

Ling Guijun loves the Fourth Princess the most. If the Fourth Princess pleads for them, Ling Guijun should give them a lighter punishment.

"Yuer, it's not that your father wants to punish them, but do you know what you want your father to do if something happens to you?" Ling Guijun said in a soft voice.

Moreover, if those people in the harem knew about it, the consequences would be something he could not bear.

When Xiahou Jiuyue saw that his expression had eased, she suddenly felt hopeful and decided to strike while the iron was hot.

"Father, they are all doing this for me. I asked them to do this. If it weren't for me, they would never dare to deceive you. Please forgive them for their loyalty to me."

"Yuer, how can you expect your father to forgive you? They knew the palace rules and knew that you would be in danger if you went out, but they didn't stop you."

"You are still trying to hide things from me. You should be beaten to death for not following palace rules and not caring about your master's life or death!" Ling Guijun said sharply.

"Father, that's not the case. They all lied about my whereabouts because of my orders. I am their master, and they dare not disobey."

"This is all because of my playfulness. It has nothing to do with them. Please forgive them this time, father!" She was really afraid that they would die because of her.

She had never thought that her kind and generous father would one day beat someone to death because of her.

Ling Guijun felt complicated as he watched his daughter risking her life to protect these palace maids. He had gone through the same thing himself.

"That's all. The death penalty can be waived, but the punishment of life imprisonment is unavoidable. Each of you will be punished with twenty strokes of the cane and fined three months' salary. You can continue!"

Hearing this, Xiahou Jiuyue finally breathed a sigh of relief. That was great. Even though she was beaten, at least her life was saved.

"Thank you, Mr. Ling, for not killing me!"

"Thank you, Lord Ling, for not killing me! Thank you, the Fourth Princess, for your plea for mercy!"

Rather than being beaten to death, they would rather be beaten with a stick and fined monthly wages, even if it means being fined for three more months. They are willing to do that.

When Xiahou Jiuyue saw them all being beaten with a stick, she felt very guilty and uncomfortable.

It was all because of her that they suffered such an unexpected disaster.

From that day on, Xiahou Jiuyue never left the palace again. She stayed quietly in the palace every day, reading and writing, and familiarizing herself with various military books.

Not only that, the Queen hired a master for her to teach her martial arts.

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, ten years have passed.

During these ten years, serious wars broke out on the country's borders, the people were displaced, and droughts hit the borders one after another, making life miserable for the people there.

That year, Xiahou Jiuyue turned eleven years old. She volunteered to the empress and wanted to go to the border. Unexpectedly, this caused a lot of discussion among the ministers in the court.

To those ministers, Xiahou Jiuyue was a pampered princess who had been brought up in a pampered state. She was not the kind of person who could endure hardship. If things went wrong, she might even lose her life.

The Queen also disagreed with Xiahou Jiuyue going to the border. On the battlefield, swords were merciless and life and death were unpredictable. How could she let her go and die?

Ling Guijun even fell ill because of this incident, but there was nothing she could do as Xiahou Jiuyue had already decided to leave.

The border was in a state of emergency due to repeated wars. Finally, the empress had no choice but to appoint Xiahou Jiuyue as the vanguard general and send him to the border.