Lan Mo was very happy that he could do something for her. He took the old man's luggage and sent him to the carriage. He turned to Ning Ruqiu and said,""Miss Ning, don't worry, I will definitely escort uncle home safely.”
"Bon voyage." Ning Ruqiu could only stand in front of the door and watch them leave. The Empress saw Ning Ruqiu watching Lan Mo leave and was secretly happy. This girl's heart was not as hard as iron and stone. In a few days, she would definitely be moved by Lan Mo.
Ning Ruqiu refined a poison that was several times more poisonous than poison within three days as scheduled. She named this poison " Soul Devouring ". It devoured a person's soul without a trace.
The Empress watched as Ning Ruqiu fed the " Soul Eater " to a white mouse. When the white mouse smelled the poison, it did not sense that it was poison at all. After drinking it for half a cup of tea, the white mouse fell into the cage.
"Empress, are you satisfied with the poison of this 'Soul Devourer?”Ning Ruqiu had spent two days and two nights without rest before refining the poison. How could the Empress be dissatisfied with it?
The queen saw the white mouse lying in the cage. The poison was effective on the white mouse, but it might not be effective on humans. Only by testing it on humans could she know how toxic it was.
"You've worked hard these few days. BenGong will take this poison to test and tell you the results tomorrow.”After the Empress finished speaking, she could not wait to take the antidote and find someone to test it.
"Who does the Empress want to test the medicine on?”Ning Ruqiu didn't want to see the Empress take innocent people to test medicine again, not even innocent commoners!
The Empress knew that she was kind-hearted, and she did not intend to let ordinary people test the medicine this time. Before she left, she turned around and told Ning Ruqiu," There are many murderers and arsonists in the death row. Anyway, they can't escape the fate of being executed after autumn. Why don't I give them a quick death and let them leave quickly?"”
When Ning Ruqiu heard that the Empress wanted to use prisoners to test the medicine, the guilt in her heart finally lessened a little.
He nodded at the Empress and returned to his residence.
At night, Ning Ruqiu was flipping through a medical book when the candlelight in front of the table suddenly flashed. Ning Ruqiu's eyes focused and a black shadow suddenly rushed in through the window.
Ning Ruqiu raised her eyebrows and continued to flip through the medical book." Why didn't General Lan take the main entrance? I remember that the Empress seemed to have promised you that you could come anytime not long ago?”
The man took off his black mask and looked at his face. It was undoubtedly Lan Mo. However, at this moment, his usually gentle and quiet face was a little solemn." Princess Ye, I came today to tell you a piece of news.”
Seeing Lan Mo's ugly expression, Ning Ruqiu's interest was piqued. She put down the medical book in her hand and said,""What is it?"
"I've found Prince Ye's whereabouts.”
Ning Ruqiu frowned." Why are you investigating his whereabouts?"”
Prince Ye escaped from the imperial prison, so of course I have to capture him, but…" Lan Mo paused for a moment before continuing,""It's just that Prince Ye seems to have suffered serious injuries…"
"Injured?" Ning Ruqiu's frown deepened." What injury? Why are you injured?"
"Prince Ye was ambushed on the way to save the emperor. The other party was extremely vicious and used underhanded methods everywhere. Prince Ye was seriously injured and had no choice but to escape.”
"What?" Hearing this, Ning Ruqiu stood up, but she wasn't concerned about Si Tingye's injuries. Instead, she muttered,""If that's the case, then no one will send the antidote to the emperor. If we calculate the time, then the emperor…"
"Yes!" Lan Mo nodded heavily." Your Majesty…I'm afraid you can't!"”"Miss Ning, it's not safe for you to stay here. Why don't you come with me?"”
"Leave? Where did General Lan want to go with Miss Ning?”Ning Ruqiu's room door was suddenly pushed open. There were hundreds of guards standing outside the door, and the person in the lead was surprisingly the current Empress.
Lan Mo turned pale with fright." Your…Your Majesty!”
The Empress pursed her red lips and a smile appeared on her lips. She ignored Lan Mo and looked at Ning Ruqiu instead."Miss Ning, could it be that bengong didn't treat you well or didn't treat you well enough? Otherwise, why would you want to leave?”
Ning Ruqiu stood up and bowed to the Empress, saying lightly,""Empress, if I remember correctly, I didn't say that I wanted to leave.”
The Empress raised her eyebrows." It seems so. Then it seems that I have wronged you, Miss Ning?”
Ning Ruqiu stood quietly, her tone neither servile nor overbearing." Your Majesty, your words are too serious. It's just that the Emperor's life is at stake now. In terms of feelings and etiquette, Your Majesty, you shouldn't be standing here.”
The Empress didn't comment. She looked at Lan Mo and said,""General Lan, shouldn't you give me an explanation?”
Lan Mo's expression changed, but it quickly returned to normal. He knelt on one knee and said,"Empress, please calm down. This general knows my crimes. This general has trespassed into the Li Kun Palace.”
The Empress took a few steps forward to Lan Mo and bent down to help him up. She then said with a smile," You are deeply in love with Miss Ning, and you even dared to barge into my Li Kun Palace at night. I saw it and was moved by your deep love. How could I blame you?" The Empress patted Lan Mo's hand." How about this, if you agree to one of my conditions, I will let you and Miss Ning go. How about that?"”
Lan Mo frowned without batting an eyelid and said in a deep voice,"What condition?"
The Empress pursed her lips and smiled. She took two steps back and looked at Lan Mo."Tell me where Prince Ye is."
Hearing this, Lan Mo glanced at Ning Ruqiu but didn't say anything.
The Empress smiled again." General Lan, there's actually nothing to consider about this. Don't you think so? No matter how you look at it, this matter has more advantages than disadvantages for you. Moreover, even if you don't care about your own safety, you should still care about Miss Ning's safety, right? Using Si Tingye's whereabouts in exchange for Ning Ruqiu's safety, don't you think that this is a very good deal for you?”
Lan Mo looked at Ning Ruqiu again. Seeing that the latter was indifferent and expressionless as usual, he nodded and said,"Prince Ye is in the Ye King Manor. To him, the most dangerous place is the safest place. Furthermore, he knows the Ye King Manor like the back of his hand, so he's going back to the Ye King Manor now.”
The Empress nodded and smiled brightly, but she was not surprised. In her opinion, such an ending was very reasonable. At this moment, a man who looked like a butler walked over quickly and whispered a few words into the Empress 'ear. The Empress was shocked." Are you serious?”
The man nodded solemnly.
The Empress seemed to be stunned for a moment before she finally laughed out loud." Haha, good, good, great! This Queen has been waiting for this day for too long! There was really a lot of good news today! Haha!"
The Empress looked at Ning Ruqiu and Lan Mo." I still have some things to deal with, so you can stay here for the time being. Don't worry, I will do what I said and won't make things difficult for the two of you."”
As the Empress spoke, she hurriedly walked out. As she walked, she instructed,"Quickly send someone to the Ye Manor to capture Si Tingye and bring him back to bengong. Also, immediately send someone to inform the country uncle that bengong is waiting for him at the Bright Sun Palace.”
"Yes, sir!"
Ning Ruqiu and Lan Mo watched as the Empress disappeared from their sight. They looked at each other, and a smile appeared in their eyes. The good show had finally begun!
The Empress rushed to the Bright Sun Hall. Just now, her most capable assistant, Ma Jie, told her that the Emperor had passed away. It was just that no one had discovered it yet, but he was indeed dead.
The Empress would never doubt Ma Jie's words. Ma Jie had been with her for so many years, and she had seen his ability to do things. Otherwise, she would not have placed Ma Jie in such an important position. Thus, he did not care that it was still late at night and immediately rushed to the Emperor's bedroom.
Clear Sun Hall was as peaceful as usual. There were two eunuchs on night duty at the door and two maids standing inside. When they saw the Empress, everyone immediately knelt on the ground." Greetings, Your Majesty."”
The Empress waved her hand. She was not in the mood to care about anyone. She only wanted to see the Emperor as soon as possible and confirm with her own eyes whether the Emperor was dead or not.
Although the eunuch at the door was afraid of the Empress, he stood in front of the Empress in fear and said,""Empress niangniang, the emperor has already rested. He instructed that no one should disturb him. Empress niangniang, please return.”
The Empress 'phoenix eyes widened as she glared fiercely at the young eunuch and angrily shouted,""You dare to stop me?"
The eunuch couldn't help but tremble, but he hardened his neck and said,""Empress niangniang, this servant is only acting according to the imperial edict, please niangniang don't make things difficult for this servant.”
The Empress's lips curled into a disdainful sneer as she said coldly,""What if bengong insists on seeing the emperor today?”
The eunuch took a small step back. At this moment, several guards suddenly rushed out from the shadows and blocked the entrance of the Bright Sun Hall." Your Highness, please return."”
The Empress sneered disdainfully." It seems that any dog dares to block my path. Men!”As soon as the Empress finished speaking, more guards immediately ran over from behind her. The Empress ordered coldly," These people have offended their superiors and despised the Empress. They deserve to be executed. Therefore, kill them without mercy!”
"Yes, sir!" The guards obeyed the order and left. The number of people on the Empress 'side was far greater than the other side. Therefore, in just a moment, the guards on the opposite side fell to the ground, their lives unknown.
The Empress snorted coldly and strode into the Bright Sun Hall. At this moment, the Imperial Uncle also rushed over and followed the Empress. The two of them came to the Emperor's bed together.
A figure lay quietly under the bright yellow mosquito net. The Empress and the uncle looked at each other and called out tentatively," Your Majesty?”
No one answered, and the Empress was delighted. If the Emperor was still alive, he would have noticed the commotion at the entrance of Clear Sun Hall. She strode forward and lifted the mosquito net. Inside, the Emperor's face was dark. The Empress checked the Emperor's breathing, and sure enough, he was not breathing.
"Haha, haha! He was finally dead! Good death!" The Empress laughed out loud, almost unable to control the joy in her heart.
The country uncle also came over." Congratulations, sister. Once this dog emperor dies, the world will be yours!”
The Empress laughed wantonly. After a while, she finally calmed down and said,"" State Uncle, immediately have our men take control of the entire palace. Also, this is Soul Devourer," the Empress said as she stuffed a packet of powder into the state uncle's hand."I've already tested its toxicity. It's a hundred times more potent than poison. We have to ensure that Lin 'er can ascend to the throne smoothly. Before the news of the emperor's death spreads and everyone is unprepared, we can't let any of the princes off!”# Daguan Review Passed: Daguan Time:111420184: 27PM #Cancel Review All: wdd201302 Time:111420185: 56PM #
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