At the same time, because Zhao Yarou was not even twenty years old, many people treated Zhao Yarou as their ultimate partner. They all thought how great it would be if they could marry Zhao Yarou.
Among the nobles, those who were old enough and unmarried all had such thoughts. They thought of ways to get close to Zhao Yarou and obtain her favor.
However, this hope seemed to be very slim. There had been a few ungrateful suitors who had been executed by Zhao Yarou. At that time, Zhao Yarou had even warned everyone not to have any thoughts about her, or else they would end up like these people.
However, there were people who didn't believe it and thought that they could do it. In the end, Zhao Yarou didn't just execute one, but a few!
Now, everyone understood that they shouldn't try to get close to Zhao Yarou. At the very least, they shouldn't try to get close to her so obviously. Otherwise, the only outcome would be death.
"Is she going to raise my title, give me territory, or is she starting to be interested in me …"
On the way here, Li Yan had been fantasizing all along. He was looking forward to how Zhao Yarou would reward him. His mind was filled with thoughts of rewards, and he even thought that Zhao Yarou would look at him in a different light, and then start to have a good impression of him.
However, this was all his own wishful thinking. As for what the situation was like, no one could tell. No one could tell whether Zhao Yarou's expression was happy or angry.
While summoning Li Yan, Li Tianjun had also asked Zhao Yarou what was going on, but Zhao Yarou had only calmly said that she would wait for someone to come.
Her calm tone made even someone like Li Tianjun, who had an extremely strong ability to read people's expressions, have no results. Zhao Yarou's thoughts were originally very difficult to guess. In this continent, almost no one could tell what she was thinking. Whether she was happy or sad, whether she was happy or angry, none of these things could be seen.
In fact, no one could even be sure when she was smiling. Fortunately, she didn't smile much, so there weren't many opportunities for people to guess.
He hoped that Li Yan hadn't offended her …
Because the consequences of offending her were simply too terrifying!
"Greetings, Your Majesty!" Li Yan came full of hope and took the initiative to pay his respects.
"You are Li Yan of the Li family, Li Tianjun's eldest son?" Zhao Yarou looked at Li Yan and asked indifferently.
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Li Yan replied.
"Did you reopen the Romantic House?" Zhao Yarou was still as calm as before. She looked at a document in her hand and asked a question.
"This … Yes!" Although Li Yan didn't understand why Zhao Yarou would ask this question, he still answered truthfully.
Since Zhao Yarou had asked this question, it meant that she had investigated the matter thoroughly. If he tried to deny it, it would only bring him a negative impact.
"Since you've admitted it, then it's easy. Men, drag him out and behead him!" Zhao Yarou's tone was still as calm as ever. It was as if she was talking about something very normal and not about to execute a person.
“？！”
"What?!"
After Zhao Yarou spoke, almost everyone was stunned. Although they knew that the Eighth Princess was temperamental, they never thought that she would summon Li Yan to execute him.
"Why did you kill me?"
"Your Majesty, what did my son do wrong? Please tell me!"
At this time, only Li Yan and his son made a sound. This was because the rest of the people didn't care about it. It wasn't that they were heartless, nor was it that they felt that Li Yan deserved to die. It was just that they were afraid of being implicated.
This Eighth Princess was a pervert. She could do anything. Who knew if she would vent her anger on them if they tried to advise her.
"Didn't I just say it? Let's move on to the next topic … "Zhao Yarou said coldly. She didn't explain further. This also announced that this matter was very difficult to change.
If Li Tianjun wanted to protect Li Yan, he would have to pay a certain price, and he might not succeed.
At this time, Li Tianjun really didn't understand how Li Yan had offended Zhao Yarou. He didn't believe that Zhao Yarou was like this just because of the Romantic House. In their eyes, this was nothing. Even if there was a problem, it wasn't a crime worthy of death!
"Your Majesty, please spare my son's life!" In order to save Li Yan's life, Li Tianjun could only kneel down and plead for mercy. As for figuring out the reason, he put it aside for now.
"You want to plead for mercy?" Zhao Yarou stopped and asked Li Tianjun.
"Yes!" Li Tianjun replied. Was there a need to ask? Who would ignore their own children?
"If you hand over some of your properties to make up for his crimes, then I'll spare his life!" Zhao Yarou said. It was clear that she wanted the Li family to pay for his life.
Since Zhao Yarou had spoken, it meant that these properties weren't simple. Otherwise, with Zhao Yarou's status as the empress, how could she take a fancy to them?
Very quickly, Zhao Yarou gave Li Tianjun a list. This seemed to have been prepared by her a long time ago, as if it was premeditated!
"…" When Li Tianjun saw the list, his expression changed, but in the end, he still nodded.
This list was made known to everyone. It wasn't actually very difficult. The Li family could afford it, so they wouldn't hesitate.
This list was all the properties that the Ye Family had taken over by the Li Family in the past few years. They had originally taken over from someone else, so they naturally wouldn't have any problems.
The reason why Li Tianjun's expression changed was not because of this loss, but because he felt that Zhao Yarou had already planned to take the Ye Family's property for herself and not give it to the Li Family.
In this way, Zhao Yarou would be able to take it openly, and he would still have to bear the crime of embezzling other people's property!
The Ye Family wouldn't blame Zhao Yarou, they would only blame the Li Family. If Zhao Yarou gave the Ye Family some property in the future, the Ye Family would be extremely grateful to Zhao Yarou.
From the beginning to the end, Zhao Yarou didn't need to pay anything, but the one who benefited the most was her. Furthermore, she could watch the two families fight, and from there, she could obtain even greater benefits.
This empress was indeed a terrifying person. You definitely couldn't offend her, or else you wouldn't even know if you were schemed against!
Although Zhao Yarou didn't take the Li Family's original property, the Li Family wouldn't feel lucky. They would feel that Zhao Yarou might scheme against them at any time, as long as they were dissatisfied with something.
At the same time, they felt that this warning was also a confirmation. At least she didn't take the Li Family's property, which meant that the Li Family was doing well, as long as they didn't do anything excessive.
Right now, the most depressed person was Li Yan. He never thought that he would actually become an excuse for Zhao Yarou to take away so many things. He was a little unconvinced!
If Li Tianjun had been a little more careful at this time, he might have been able to stop Li Yan's ignorant actions, so that he wouldn't be at a loss for his future!
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