They had put in so much effort. How could they allow someone else to take advantage of them?
Emperor Wu Hen said bluntly. "If this is the reason, I think the Second Prince has come for nothing. Every battle for the throne is full of variables. Until the very last moment, even the First Prince, who has the absolute advantage, would not dare say he has a hundred percent chance of success."
The rejection was obvious. They would not give up just like that.
"Haha, indeed. Before the final result is known, I would not dare to presume who will succeed in the end. But what I can be sure of is that my sister will definitely be among the losers. To be honest, the strength of your twenty-odd people is not enough." The Second Prince went straight to the point.
Princess Ruchen's face fell. She said unhappily, "You don't have to worry about that, Second Brother."
The Second Prince continued, "Sister, you should consider this carefully. If you give up your position to me now, you will still have the merit of attaining the throne. It will be beneficial to you in the future. If you refuse, you will gain nothing, as you have no hope of becoming the crown prince! The only way out for you is to rely on one of the princes.
"The battle for the throne of the Eastern Royal Family has always been extremely cruel. When it came to father's bloodline, he did not have any siblings. It goes without saying where they went. After father ascended to the throne, he either killed them or exiled them. In short, he wiped them out completely. Not a single one was left.
"Sister, you had better consider your future carefully. Do you want to be killed or be a happy and carefree king?"
Emperor Wu Hen let out a cold grunt. "If we have to rely on a prince, why should we rely on you? No matter how you look at it, the First Prince has more of an advantage than you. "
If they really had no other choice, the First Prince would be at a lower risk than the Second Prince.
"Hahaha, the First Prince has the right time, the right place, and the right people. Do you think he needs the support of your measly twenty people? Even if you give it to him, when he ascends to the throne in the future, how much leverage can you have? "
His words had hit Princess Ruchen where it hurt.
Indeed, the First Prince was like the sun in the sky. He did not care about his meager support.
The two women sank into a deep silence.
"Haha, I will not force you. Give me an answer before the ruins of Dayu the Great. If not, we will be enemies the next time we meet in the ruins! Farewell! "the Second Prince said arrogantly.
He held his head high and left the Princess Manor.
After witnessing the whole process, Su Yu finally understood why Princess Ruchen also wanted to fight for the position of crown prince.
She may not be greedy for power, but if she does not strive for the position of Crown Prince, what awaits her in the future is an extremely tragic ending.
The Second Prince, who was usually very gentle to her, was cold and heartless in the face of danger. This was enough to explain everything.
"Aunt …" Princess Ruchen glared at the second prince as he left. Then, she let out a whimper and threw herself into Sovereign Wu Han's arms, crying like a little girl who had been bullied. "I must become the crown prince. Otherwise …"
However, there was a trace of strange emotion in her determination.
Sovereign Wu Hen had a complicated look on his face. He patted her back and comforted her.
To be honest, based on Su Yu's experience, Princess Ruchen's temperament was not suitable to be the ruler of a country.
Willful, weak, and lacking foresight, it would be difficult for one to achieve great things.
However, if she were to ascend to the throne, she believed that she would be the only one among her siblings who would not go on a killing spree.
"If I receive a favor from someone, I must repay them tenfold," Su Yu said inwardly. He still persisted in his beliefs.
Regardless of the fate of the Dayu Empire, he would fulfill his promise and fully support Princess Ruchen.
After bidding farewell to the two girls, Su Yu returned to the mansion.
The lights in the mansion were dim. Because it was a newly built mansion, the palace maids and servants were left to choose from. Hence, it was rather desolate and lonely.
Sitting alone in the courtyard, Su Yu looked at the moon from afar. He could not help but feel a sense of loss.
Where was Xia Jingyu? He had caught a glimpse of the Ancient Dream Altar before it disappeared.
Ever since they met, Xia Jingyu had always been like a ball of hazy fog, a moon in the water. They would meet each other for a short time and then be separated for a long time.
Su Yu kept chasing and searching for her, over and over again.
There seemed to be an invisible barrier between them that could not be crossed.
Was it fate? Looking at the bright moon, Su Yu had an indistinct feeling.
In the invisible world, there was an invisible giant hand obstructing them.
That feeling was very much like the calamity that had befallen Su Yu from behind the scenes, trying to kill him.
Deep in his thoughts, he sank into a trance.
Until a servant girl held a cup of hot tea and called out softly, "Sixth Prince, the tea is here."
For the past few days, Su Yu had not trained. He had been drinking tea alone under the moon in the back garden. The servants had gotten used to it and served him tea on time.
Su Yu came back to his senses and picked up the teacup with a sense of loss. "You may leave."
"Yes."
He took a sip. The tea was rich and fragrant.
But suddenly, he frowned. Gradually, a pained expression appeared on his face. Drops of blood and sweat seeped out of his pores.
"There's poison in the tea? Who is it? "Su Yu's pupils quickly lost focus and were covered with a layer of gray.
In the darkness, he could vaguely see an exceptionally tall palace maid approaching him.
It was the one who had served him tea!
The palace maid had ordinary features, but there was something special about her. Below her right eye, there was a mole that looked like a teardrop.
Suddenly, Su Yu remembered a person!
The white-robed woman who had placed a bounty on Su Yu in the Dayu Empire was also a pinnacle existence.
The woman's most striking feature was her teardrop mole. Su Yu remembered her name clearly.
Qiu Henlei!
"How is it? The spirit tea made by Wuhen Lei tastes good, doesn't it?" Qiu Henlei squatted down, quietly watching as Su Yu gradually turned into a puddle of blood.
Su Yu groaned in pain. "Who sent you?"
Qiu Henlei's lips curled into a cold smile. "No one sent me. I was the one who wanted to kill you."
Strange! Su Yu had thought that it was an assassin sent by the First and Second Princes.
How heavily guarded was the Imperial Palace? There were Sovereigns in gray robes, as well as several Sovereigns in crowns. There were also countless powerful formations.
The probability of passing through the Imperial Palace undetected was zero.
Only with the help of the two princes could an assassin infiltrate the Sixth Prince's mansion.
Most importantly, the two of them had a reason to kill Su Yu.
"But I did help you get rid of an assassin hiding in the dark." Qiu Henlei waved her hand and threw out a corpse from her storage space.
The corpse's flesh was festering, and it did not look human. Its body contained a primordial power.
It was an emperor!
He was the assassin sent by the First Prince.
But even though they were both emperors, he had been killed by Qiu Henlei without attracting any attention.
This woman's level of danger was obvious.
"If he attacked, he would inevitably cause a commotion. To ensure that nothing went wrong, I had to get rid of him first."
Su Yu's face sank.
"Why did you want to kill me?" He asked with difficulty. The poison had corroded his body, and his throat was beginning to soften. His words were indistinct.
"Hehe, of course, for revenge. You killed someone you shouldn't have."
"Who?"
"Why did you make it onto the Huang Contribution Roll?" the other party asked coldly.
It was Xie Lang!
"He was my disciple! My real name is Luoshen Lei! You are a member of the royal family. I believe you must have heard of me. "
Hearing this, Su Yu's heart shook.
The most wanted criminal on the wanted list, Luoshen Lei!
It was actually this vicious person?
Su Yu did not know what crimes she had committed, but for her to be listed as the most wanted criminal, it was enough to imagine how dangerous she was.
Back then, he had accidentally obtained Xie Lang's head. He had not expected to provoke this vicious person!
Luoshen Lei smiled coldly. "You can die in peace. No one can live after being poisoned by my Luoshen Poison."
After saying this, she walked away slowly, leaving Su Yu and the decaying corpse of the emperor behind.
"Hehe, I'm afraid things won't go as you wish."
However, there was a strange movement behind her.
Before she could react, a dragon-shaped sword energy, which was close to the emperor, cleverly slashed towards the vital parts of her back.
Luoshen Lei's expression changed, and she hurriedly summoned a cloud of mist in front of her.
The dragon-shaped sword energy broke into the mist like a clay ox entering the sea.
But with a soft groan, Luoshen Lei's figure fell out, her chest a dark red.
Looking at Su Yu, she was a little surprised.
At this moment, Su Yu's body was bursting with amazing vitality. The emerald light shone brightly, and the festering body quickly recovered to its original state.
A cloud of pitch-black mist was slowly forced out from his palm.
"You weren't poisoned?" Luoshen Lei was shocked. When the Luoshen Poison entered his body, it immediately spread to his limbs and bones. Even the double crown emperor would find it difficult to force the spreading poison out of his body.
Unless he did not drink the tea from the beginning, and he was just affected by the poison.
Divine energy emerged from Su Yu's five fingers, wrapping around the Luoshen Poison.
"I searched your palace maid's soul and served tea according to her habits. How did you see through it?" Luoshen Lei asked in a low voice.
Su Yu said, "The tea is cold."
He had always been meticulous, and he noticed that something was wrong the moment he drank the tea.
The tea served by the palace maid was served immediately after it was brewed, and it was slightly hot. But this cup was a little cold, and it had obviously been left for a while.
His palace maids would never serve such a tea.
Therefore, he immediately wrapped the tea in his mouth with his divine Qi. Even so, the steaming poisonous gas was still tormenting him.
Fortunately, he had mastered 40 percent of the Law of Life, and he was able to counteract the poison with his strong vitality.
Just a trace of the poison was so powerful. If all the poison in the tea entered his body, it could be imagined that even the double crown emperor might not be able to withstand it.
Luoshen Lei sighed with regret. "So that's how it is. There's always a mistake. I can only kill you by force."
Anyway, Su Yu's sword had already caused a commotion, and she no longer cared.
But suddenly, a beautiful woman in a palace dress appeared beside Su Yu. It was Emperor Wuhen, who had heard the news and rushed over.
She stared at Luoshen Lei, and her eyes suddenly became cold. "How dare you come to the palace!"
Luoshen Lei crossed her arms in front of her chest, showing a pitiful sneer. "Oh? Isn't this the sister-in-law of Princess Xiao Yun? You have been living quite comfortably all these years. "
"Thanks to you, I have been alone all these years, and I have been living very well!" Emperor Wuhen's words were filled with unforgettable hatred.
It was as if there was an irreconcilable hatred between her and Luoshen Lei.
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