He calmed himself down before asking Yu Xiao, "Then can you tell me what requests you agreed to His Majesty?"
Yu smiled and shook her head, saying, "That's not important. Just know that she can't get anything out of me."
Later, Yu Tang asked several more times, but Yu Xiao just changed the subject each time.
Yu Tang knew he didn't want to talk about it, so she didn't ask any further.
That evening, after Yu Tang fell asleep, Yu Xiao got up and went to the study.
With his finger on the network device, he connected to the interstellar network and sent out the video of yesterday's banquet through several large accounts.
The video has been edited.
The story begins with Yu Tang taking a sip of wine from Zhou Nanfeng, then staggering and being tightly embraced by the man.
At that moment, Yu Tang's expression revealed undisguised discomfort and disgust.
He struggled to break free from the other's grasp, and Xiao Jin, seeing this, tried to rush forward, but was grabbed by the neck by a servant and pulled to the ground.
Yu Tang's expression turned angry, but he dared not move again.
At this moment, Yu Xiao appears on screen and throws Zhou Nanfeng over his shoulder to the ground.
The subsequent scene of stepping on someone's hand was naturally cut out. The seamless transition was to Yu Xiao picking up Yu Tang and walking out, followed by Prince Zhou shouting, "Blow him up! Use heavy weapons!"
The guard's words were deliberately amplified: "But General Yu is still in his hands..."
But Prince Zhou ignored him and shouted, "He's just a commoner, ignore him!"
"He hurt my son, I want him dead!"
Finally, with a deafening explosion, the video went dark.
Yu Xiao captioned the video: "Prince Zhou disregarded civilians and used heavy weapons in Losa City to assassinate General Yu!"
The video shocked the entire nation as soon as it was released.
Despite it being the early hours of the morning, the topic's popularity remained undiminished.
Everyone who came across this video was furious after watching it.
When Yu Tang went public with his relationship last time, although a bunch of die-hard fans poured cold water on him and Yu Xiao, it was all a minor matter in the end.
At most, it's just gossip to talk about over tea and after meals.
But Prince Zhou's contempt for commoners, his use of heavy weapons in the city, and his attempt to kill Yu Tang, a hero of the empire, were no small matter!
After all, the number of nobles in the empire only accounts for a few hundred thousand out of a population of tens of billions; the rest are commoners.
Although Yu Tang had no real power, he risked his life many times for the empire.
In addition, the Queen had previously intended to elevate him, letting the public know that commoners could also rise to the rank of general.
Therefore, over time, people who like Yu Tang regard him as their idol and hero.
Even those who dislike Yu Tang have to admit that he has indeed earned a lot of honor for the common people of the empire.
Now, seeing Yu Tang being schemed against at the banquet and almost killed by Prince Zhou, is truly heartbreaking.
With video evidence, public outrage was immediately aroused.
After all, the explosion in Los Angeles last night was quite a spectacle.
Although Prince Zhou tried his best to suppress the news, someone still took photos and posted them on the internet, further confirming the authenticity of the video.
The news was like a depth charge, causing a huge stir and quickly escalating the topic.
Yu Xiao, standing in front of the projector, clenched her knuckles tightly, using blood and pain to suppress her emotions.
He really didn't want people online to see the image of Yu Tang being held in Zhou Nanfeng's arms.
They even considered withdrawing the video now and killing everyone who had seen it.
But that won't work.
This video was essential because they wanted to bring down Prince Zhou.
He had to make the common people of the Oro Empire see the true colors of these nobles and show them how these bastards treated their heroes.
Only by provoking conflict can chaos be created, and only then can victory be achieved without bloodshed.
What he said to Yu Tang in the morning was actually a mixture of truth and falsehood.
He did indeed reach an agreement with the Queen. But he had absolutely no intention of pledging allegiance to that woman.
And after what happened yesterday, his thinking has changed.
He no longer thought about putting Yu Tang in that position, but planned to one day replace the Queen and dominate the entire Aurora Empire.
Then they confined Yutang in a meticulously crafted castle.
She would never let the man suffer the slightest harm, so that he could only ever look at her and stay with her until he grew old and died.
After all, he could no longer tolerate the swarms of pests surrounding Yu Tang.
The mere thought of people like Princess Tang Qi and Zhou Nanfeng emerging in the future made him unable to control his desire to sever humanity.
So, on the surface, he pledged his loyalty to the Queen, willingly becoming her loyal dog, and had a doctor inject him with a deadly poison, giving the Queen the illusion that he had completely controlled her. In reality, however, he was already planning to take action against the royal family after helping the Queen eliminate the nobles.
Once he had the entire empire under his control, he completely bound Yu Tang to his side.
No one may touch it.
Yu Tang was awakened by He Yu's knocking on the door.
He opened his eyes and found Yu Xiao lying obediently in his arms, sleeping soundly.
He carefully pulled his arm out and pressed the door open button.
"General Yu!"
Upon hearing the shout, Yu Tang frowned, made a shushing gesture to him, then got out of bed and had He Yu follow him out to talk outside.
At this moment, Yu Xiao, who had been keeping her eyes closed, opened them and lazily looked towards the door, yawning and stretching.
Then, he sat up, leaned against the headboard, and counted softly on his fingers: "One, two, three..."
Thud—
The door opened again, and Yu Tang quickly walked to the bedside, took the bracelet, and projected the image.
Pointing to the prince's manor, which was now surrounded by angry civilians, she asked him in shock, "Xiaoxiao, did you do this?"
Yu Xiao's gaze fell on the section of Yu Tang's skin peeking out from under his pajamas, and his throat began to dry again. It took him two seconds to suppress it.
He admitted, "Yes, I did it."
“Since they dared to touch you, they must pay the price for their actions.” A dark glint flashed in Yu Xiao’s eyes. “I think this is a perfect opportunity to stir up conflict between commoners and nobles, and help Her Majesty the Queen thoroughly reshuffle the noble class of this country…”
He kept saying it was for Her Majesty the Queen, but looking at Yu Xiao like this, Yu Tang couldn't help but feel that the young man didn't seem to have any respect for the Queen at all.
And perhaps it was just his intuition, but he felt that Yu Xiao was very likely planning something big behind his back.
So, he carefully chose his tone and said to Yu Xiao, "Xiao Xiao, can you discuss this with me before doing something like this in the future?"
He said, "Please don't hide it from me, okay?"
Yu Xiao's expression was flawless.
Her smile remains innocent and lovely.
He leaned in and kissed Yu Tang's cheek, reluctantly promising, "Okay..."
Chapter 25
Died for the seventh time for the villain (25)
Yu Xiao didn't really have any concept of rules.
In his eyes, the rule is Yutang.
Yu Tang said to be patient, so he was patient; Yu Tang was loyal to the Queen, so he was loyal to her.
But after what happened yesterday, a new warning line has been raised in his mind.
Anyone who dares to harm Yu Tang, whether it's a prince, a queen, or anyone else in the empire.
He won't let any of them go.
His "okay" to Yu Tang seemed like a lie, but it was also sincere.
I genuinely want to shoulder everything on my own.
He must not let Yu Tang know about the agreement he made with the Queen, and even more so, he must not let the other party know that he has been poisoned by the Queen and is now mired in a quagmire.
Instead, he planned to wait until this crazy power struggle was over, until the Queen turned her sword against him and Yu Tang, before revealing the Queen's true colors in front of the entire empire's populace.
In the end, he seized control of the entire empire.
He thought that if he told Yu Tang about this idea, the man would definitely not agree.
The only solution is to act first and report later.
If Yu Tang disagrees then, there's nothing that can be done...
Faced with the obedient Yu Xiao, Yu Tang frowned slightly, hesitating to speak.
But in the end, he didn't ask again.
Afterwards, the incident involving Prince Zhou continued to escalate.
He tried to use his influence to clear his name, but it was no use at all.
Nobody listened to him.
After all, Yu Xiao did this with the Queen's encouragement and support.
Originally, all that was needed was to shut down all social media apps, arrest all the rioting civilians, make an example of some to deter others, and then simply give time to quell the unrest, which would have prevented it from escalating to this point.
However, it was precisely because the Queen did not express her opinion and instead turned a blind eye that Prince Zhou ended up being cursed by the common people and had to issue a public apology in the end.
During the live broadcast, Prince Zhou's frosty expression, coupled with his forced apology to Yu Tang and the entire populace, successfully pleased the Queen in the council chamber.
Taking advantage of the public pressure during this period, she dismantled Prince Zhou's right-hand men and seized the opportunity to bring his assets under the empire's control.
They made a fortune, so naturally they were in a great mood.