" I can't, I can't…I can't do it…I'm just a high school student…"
Xue Yao stared at her firmly and said,"You can do it!" When necessary, they could borrow troops from Li Nation. Li Nation was the strongest country, and dealing with these rebellions was a piece of cake. " Oh right, the Li Emperor is called Li Yuan. He likes you and once wanted to marry you. If you borrow troops from him, he won't even frown. As for Yun Miao, you must fight her to the death in the future. If it's not a last resort, I beg you to spare her life. There is one more thing I want you to do. Please promise me first.”Xue Yao pretended to kneel.
Xue Lin hurriedly helped Xue Yao up. After hearing so many secrets today, she was about to collapse. "I agree. What is it?"
"It's about Haoyuan…"
Xue Lin thought that she wouldn't be surprised after hearing so many shocking things, but it turned out that she was wrong again. When Xue Yao finished speaking, she was already kneeling on the ground and couldn't move for a long time.
She walked out of Chenfang Residence in a daze, as if the air had been sucked dry. Why must it be her? She and Ziqing had already made all the preparations to escape, but why did it end up like this? She was unwilling. She was really unwilling!
When Zi Qing saw her coming out, he quickly hugged her and asked,""What's wrong? Xue, what's wrong with you? Don't scare me! How will the emperor deal with us?"
Xue Lin leaned heavily on Zi Qing's shoulder and said,""Let's go."
"Alright, let's go back first." Zi Qing carefully supported his fat wife out of the palace.
After returning to the Night Tide Palace, Xue Lin rested on the bed for a long time before saying,""The Emperor wants to pass the throne to me."
"She doesn't know your true identity?"”
"I don't know. Ziqing, I don't know why this is happening. I'm scared. I can't even sit in this position. I'm not cut out for it!”
Zi Qing pondered for a moment and said,"Then she won't kill you. This is a good thing." We'll just pretend that she doesn't know your identity. This way, Yun Miao won't be able to threaten you anymore, and you'll be safe. As for this secret, only Yun Miao and Hao Yuan knew about it. Unless it was absolutely necessary, they wouldn't reveal it. It's just that I never thought that the Emperor would actually want to pass the throne to you. Logically speaking, Princess Yun Miao is the most suitable candidate. Sigh, the heart of a Saint is unpredictable."
Xue Lin kept silent. She wanted to tell Ziqing about the current situation, but the matter about Haoyuan that Xue Yao had told her would be involved. This was also the reason why she had been unable to make a choice and was depressed.
At this moment, Yun Miao arrived. Xue Lin could only force herself to be spirited and go to receive them.
Yun Miao was even more dazzling after not seeing her for a long time. Her eyes were as deep and clear as autumn water, like a bottomless ancient well.
After they sat down, Yun Miao stared at her stomach and said,""She's about to give birth, right?"
Xue Lin gently stroked her protruding belly and said,""Yes, soon. Just these few days."
Yun Miao sighed. However, you know that the daughter of the royal family doesn't need friends. All she needs is benefits. For the sake of the throne, my second sister could kill her own sister and even take the opportunity to defeat me. I endured humiliation and grievances in order to survive, so I definitely can't allow the things I painstakingly obtained to be stolen. Xue Lin, I didn't expect you to be so powerful that mother wanted to pass the throne to you. You're fake, you're not Princess Xuexi, how are you qualified to accept the Emperor's posthumous edict? If you know what's good for you, you should disappear."
"Yes, I know. I know I should have disappeared. But have you ever given me a chance? If I wanted to leave, you would try to stop me, even using the lives of thousands of people from Night Tide Snow Palace to force me to leave. Why wouldn't you let me leave?”
"Because you couldn't leave then. You disappeared as soon as Yun Niao fell, what would others think? They will naturally suspect me because I am the only beneficiary!”
Xue Lin laughed at herself. It turned out that her guess was right. She was indeed afraid that her escape would affect her status! Then, what was their friendship? Where did that Yun Miao who saved and helped her back then go? Or perhaps she had wanted to use her as a chess piece from the beginning? However, she still asked with a trace of fantasy,"Yun Miao, you've been planning to get close to me from the beginning, right?”
Yun Miao was silent.
"Then, after you got into trouble, you gave me those banknotes because you were worried about me. You used to treat me as a friend, right?”Seeing that she was still silent, Xue Lin continued," But you shouldn't have let the Bai family take Sun Lian away and use him to threaten me. You know that as long as something happens to you, I will help you even if I have to die. Because I don't want anything to happen to you!”
Yun Miao finally replied," This face-changing thing is extremely dangerous. If you're not careful, you'll lose your life. Are you really willing to risk your life? I was just in case…"
"So I wasn't the only one who had a face change back then. It was just that they all failed and were disfigured. I was the only one who succeeded. Then, should I congratulate you or thank you, Yun Miao?”
"You even know this? Yes, I underestimated you. I don't know when your power has become stronger and stronger, so strong that it's enough to threaten me. When did you find out?"
" Is it important?" Xue Lin smiled bitterly. What was the difference between knowing and not knowing? Yun Miao, I've always thought of you as a heavenly daughter, a goddess. I used to admire and admire you so much. But later on, he realized that…there was no perfect person in this world.”
"You and I are naturally incomparable.”Yun Miao turned around and looked at the red and delicate lotus flowers in the courtyard." But I also find it very strange. Why were you the only one who survived among so many people back then? If it's not heaven's will, what is it? Is it because of this that I have to bear the eternal infamy of inviting a wolf into the house? So Xue Lin, I must expose your identity and you must die." This is also fate. If you want to blame someone, blame yourself for not coming here.”
Yun Miao clamored to see Xue Yao, but she was still blocked outside the hall. She made a ruckus for a long time before Xue Yao finally compromised and let her in. However, Xue Yao's gaze when looking at her was no longer the same as before. It was filled with pity, and this made Yun Miao's heart turn cold. But it was only for a moment. Yun Miao tried to ignore Xue Yao's gaze and wanted to reveal Xue Lin's identity. However, Xue Yao didn't let her say it. Xue Yao just waved her hand tiredly and said,"Alright, I don't want to hear anything now. I just want to rest. If there's nothing else, you can leave.”
The next day, Xue Yao passed away at the age of 49. Yun Miao searched the entire palace but could not find Xue Yao's posthumous edict. She could only look for the Ming Palace people to ask in detail, but the Ming Palace people refused to tell her no matter what. When she asked about the contents of the posthumous edict, he answered honestly. The Emperor requested to pass the throne to Princess Xuexi.
This made Yun Miao even angrier. Although she knew about this long ago, she couldn't help but feel pain in her heart when she heard others talk about it. Her mother clearly knew that Xuexi's bloodline was not straight and still wanted to pass the throne to her, so how could Yun Miao not feel disappointed? As a result, she didn't investigate the cause of Xue Yao's death carefully. Instead, she spent all her attention on Xue Lin.
It was time to make a move. Things would only get worse if they dragged on any longer.
She quickly sealed off the Imperial Palace and mobilized another 20,000 imperial guards to surround Night Tide Snow Palace while she rushed over with over a hundred guards. The journey was smooth and unobstructed. As expected, this girl was still far from it. She was actually not on guard at all. She probably did not have the strength to defend herself. She did not have a single army that she could use.
The guard did not obstruct Yun Miao and instead respectfully invited her in. So she walked through the corridors and crossed the long stone blocks. He opened the door with an imposing manner under the crowd's escort, and the big-bellied Xue Lin entered his sight.
"You're here?" Xue Lin smiled sweetly and poured her a cup of tea. Then she sat quietly in the chair.
Yun Miao dismissed everyone and closed the door before sitting down opposite her. She smiled sweetly."You're really calm. Don't you know that I'm here to kill you?”
"I know. I just didn't expect you to come and kill me with such a large force. I thought that with your wisdom, you shouldn't have made this matter known to everyone. There were many ways to kill a person, but what others would think after that person died was different.”
"Oh? How is it different?"
Xue Lin smiled," The emperor has passed away?" If I suddenly die at this time, and there are tens of thousands of royal guards as witnesses, I believe that Princess, you won't be able to explain it to the people of the country and thousands of aristocratic children, right? But if I'm not killed, but die of natural causes…for example, I'm about to give birth. You know that accidents are most likely to happen when a woman gives birth. If I'm unlucky, two lives will be lost…"
Yun Miao stood up as she listened. She stared at her and said,""Do you think this princess is a fool? This must be your delaying tactic."
"You can choose not to believe me. However, since ancient times, it has not been a proper title. It would not be easy for the princess to ascend the throne without the emperor's imperial edict, right? Besides, you can't explain it to the Prime Minister, right? You have to know that the child in my stomach is the grandson of the Prime Minister. Just now, you said that you were stalling for time. Then, may I ask if Princess can stall for two more days and I won't have to die? Or do you really think I have the ability to mobilize 40,000 troops in two days?”
"Of course not. Even if I gave you another month, you wouldn't be able to get it. However, my army will not withdraw. I'll see if you have the ability to escape!”
Seeing Yun Miao walk out, Lin Xue heaved a sigh of relief. What was Ziqing planning? How could there be a turning point at this juncture? He even said that he wanted to borrow soldiers. How could the army in the imperial court borrow soldiers? She might as well let Yun Miao kill her with a single slash, lest she had to wait for death on tenterhooks all day.
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