After being reborn, I stole the female lead's cheat ability and raised the empress.

Chapter 210 Dealing with the Unfaithful Man

Zhao Jihua looked at the city lord, his expression calm yet exuding an undeniable aura, and slowly said, "You are the city lord of this place?"

The city lord, still reeling from his daughter's sobbing, nodded subconsciously.

His gaze fell on Zhao Jihua, and a question arose in his mind. Although the woman before him was dressed in gorgeous clothes and had an extraordinary temperament,

But this place is so remote, how could a princess and an empress suddenly appear here?

They haven't received any messages from above.

Fortunately, he was cautious and only looked at Zhao Jihua.

Seeing the suspicion on his face, Zhao Jihua didn't waste any words. She took out a token from her bosom, raised it high, and said in a loud and authoritative voice, "I am the current Empress Zhao Jihua. Do you know how great a crime your daughter has committed?"

The city lord looked up and saw that the nine dragons carved on the token were incredibly lifelike.

He was shocked, his legs went weak, and he knelt down with a thud.

Upon seeing this, the people around immediately knelt down as well.

"Greetings, Your Majesty the Empress! Long live Your Majesty! Long live Your Majesty! Long live Your Majesty!"

"Flat body."

The city lord said tremblingly, "Your Majesty, please forgive me! I have failed in my duty to discipline my daughter, allowing her to commit such a heinous act. I deserve to die!"

The city lord kowtowed repeatedly, his forehead hitting the ground with a dull thud.

"Get up first, and tell me how to handle this matter."

The city lord suddenly stood up, turned around, and slapped his daughter hard across the face.

He used all his strength in that slap, and the city lord's daughter's cheek quickly swelled up, leaving her stunned on the spot.

The city lord roared angrily, "You unfilial daughter! Kneel down and beg forgiveness from His Majesty and the princess!"

A look of grievance and shock flashed across the city lord's daughter's face, as if she were only now confirming the identity of the person before her.

She quickly knelt down, sobbing, and said, "Your Majesty, Princess, I know I was wrong. I truly did not know your identities. Ignorance is no excuse, please forgive me, Your Majesty and Princess..."

The city lord kowtowed repeatedly to Zhao Jihua and the Seventh Princess, saying, "Your Majesty, Princess, I will certainly discipline my daughter strictly. I beg Your Majesty to have mercy and forgive her this time. I am willing to accept any punishment, as long as it can make up for my daughter's mistake."

His voice trembled slightly, and there were bruises on his forehead, showing his fear.

"She has damaged the royal family's reputation; her crime is unforgivable. The Seventh Princess has repeatedly identified herself, but she continues to act as she pleases; her crime is intolerable!"

"Your Majesty!" The city lord slumped to the ground, looking as if he had aged ten years in an instant. He bowed deeply, "Your subject—obeys the decree..."

Zhao Jihua: "Have someone bring that unfaithful man here. The Seventh Princess suffered all the injustices today because of him. Shouldn't he come out and explain?"

The man was so frightened by the sight of Her Majesty the Queen that he collapsed to the ground.

Zhao Jihua looked at him with disgust and said, "As a married man, you deceived the princess and cheated on her feelings. This is a heinous crime."

The man kowtowed desperately, begging for mercy, but Zhao Jihua's mind was made up.

Ultimately, the man was sentenced to one hundred strokes of the cane and exiled to the frontier as a warning to others.

After the turmoil subsided, the border town returned to its former tranquility.

Inside a house, Xia Li was feeding the Seventh Princess medicine.

Upon seeing Zhao Jihua return, the Seventh Princess smiled weakly: "For me, it was a life-or-death ordeal, but Your Majesty's arrival has resolved everything."

Zhao Jihua said from the side, "It was because I solved it, and it was also because of my identity that it was resolved so quickly and smoothly."

"Power, huh..."

"Power should not be used as a license to act recklessly. Respect for rules and others is the way to conduct oneself in society."

The air was still for a moment.

Zhao Jihua asked, "Shouldn't you have a guard?"

"My father and mother were worried about my safety while I was out, so they sent a lot of guards to protect me. But they were so fussy and restrictive, I couldn't let my guard down at all. So I secretly shook them off, but I just managed to get rid of them when this happened..."

"You are naive and kind-hearted, so you are indeed easily deceived."

Zhao Jihua smiled and tapped her forehead. "What are your plans for the future?"

"I am not as brave and wise as Your Majesty. I will end this unpleasant trip here and go back to the palace with the guards when they arrive."

"If you're careful, you can actually travel around a lot..."

"No, there are some things that I cannot even dream of. I am already very content to have seen so much scenery."

"...Alright then."

The Seventh Princess stayed behind to recover from her injuries, while Zhao Jihua and the others continued on their way.

One day, they saw an empty house that they liked very much, and the group immediately decided to go inside and take a look.

However, they were stopped at the door.

A young man said, "Are you ladies from out of town?"

Xia Li: "Yes, we passed by here and saw that there was no one here, so we wanted to rest here."

"Absolutely not!" the man exclaimed in alarm. "There are snake demons inside. You must not go in, or you will lose your lives for nothing."

"What? A snake demon? Where in this world are there any demons?"

"Don't disbelieve me, there really are monsters."

Xia Li asked with a smile, "Big brother, did you see it?"

"This... I've never seen it before. But there really was a snake demon living in there, who was suppressed under Leifeng Pagoda by a highly virtuous monk just two years ago. Even now, the cries of a female ghost can be heard from inside every night; it's terrifying!"

"what?"

A thoughtful look flashed in Xia Li's eyes. If she remembered correctly, there should only be one snake demon imprisoned in Leifeng Pagoda.

The man began, “About five years ago, everyone here was struck by a plague, and people were dying every day. Just when everyone was in despair, a couple suddenly opened a clinic here. No matter what illness someone had, they could always be cured by the medicine they got. Everyone thought it was because of his superb medical skills, but later they discovered that it was actually a snake demon using its own saliva as medicine. So everyone went to invite a highly virtuous monk to subdue the snake demon.”

Tao Yao puffed out her cheeks in anger: "Wait! You cured her with your medicine, so why...aren't you repaying kindness with enmity?"

The man was speechless for a moment, then stammered, "But it's a snake demon after all..."

Zhao Jihua asked, "Has she ever hurt you?"

"...Never."

Not only did they not harm them, they also saved the entire village.

Momo stamped her foot in dissatisfaction: "Isn't this repaying kindness with enmity?"

The man said, "But she's a snake demon."

"There are no demons in this world, and none of you have ever seen her transformed into a snake demon. Haven't you ever considered that other shops might be trying to smear her reputation because they don't want her to do well?"

"This……"

"If that's really the case, then you are accomplices of these shady shops, accomplices in harming your own benefactors!"

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