Chapter 1663
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"This poison is for An Cui?"
The Xichang Emperor's concubine knew that Hua Yuan was ambitious, but she didn't expect him to be so decisive. He actually wanted to poison An Cui!
No matter how bad An Cui was, his trust in Hua Yuan and importance to him was unquestionable. He even valued Hua Yuan and neglected Lu Zheng. Now, Hua Yuan wanted Hua Yuan dead for some unknown reason. The Xichang Emperor's concubine shuddered at the thought of it.
On second thought, Hua Yuan had forced her to do something even more disgusting. It didn't seem out of line for this person to have the ambition to kill her lord.
Hua Yuan glanced at the Xichang Emperor's concubine, his thin lips curving into a smile. The golden light shone on his face, forming a faint halo. He looked like a god. Xichang's Emperor Concubine felt even more complicated when she saw this. Heaven had given Hua Yuan an outstanding appearance, an elegant demeanor, and even extraordinary intelligence. Yet, such a beautiful appearance hid such filth and filth. One could not help but sigh.
As the Xichang Emperor's concubine's thoughts ran wild, she heard Hua Yuan's calm reply.
"Why would the side lady think that I want to poison my lord to death? My lord has treated me well. A drop of water should be repaid with a spring. "
The Xichang Emperor's concubine choked. Her face contorted.
A drop of water should be repaid with a spring?
The "spring" he mentioned was secretly transplanting a large patch of green grassland on his lord's head?
Not only did he transplant the grassland, but he also manipulated it in secret. He relied on An Cui's trust to tamper with the rations.
She wasn't wrong. The "rations" that Li Yun had gone through so much trouble to rob had been intentionally given away by Hua Yuan.
Only ten percent of the rations were real. The other ninety percent were fake.
Hua Yuan had secretly leaked information to lure the enemy over to rob the rations. Jiang Pengji had taken the bait and sent people to rob the rations. The 'two hundred thousand dans' of provisions were easily taken away by the enemy. Through this method, Hua Yuan managed to keep this batch of rations for himself in a justifiable manner.
The Xichang Emperor's concubine and the prince felt uneasy.
Hua Yuan's methods were so vicious and swift. Could they really gain even the slightest bit of advantage from him?
The Empress Concubine did her best to suppress the fear, worry, and fear in her heart, and forced out an extremely stiff smile. Hua Yuan had secretly embezzled a huge amount of rations and didn't even care about the lives and deaths of the frontline soldiers. Even a three-year-old child wouldn't believe that he didn't have the intention to rebel.
"How could I not believe Sir's words? I misunderstood you just now. " Although Emperor Concubine Xichang said that, no one knew what she was thinking. "I'm stupid. I hope you can give me some pointers so that I can understand."
"You don't know, but the lord has been looking forward to the child in your womb for a long time."
Hua Yuan stretched out his hand and used the back of his finger to caress Xichang's Imperial Concubine's protruding belly. The Imperial Concubine was so frightened by his actions that her entire body stiffened. She did not dare to move. Cold sweat broke out on her forehead, and her slender body trembled slightly. It was as if Hua Yuan was not using his finger but a sword to threaten her.
Finally, when she realized that Hua Yuan hadn't harmed her, she heaved a long sigh of relief. She faintly felt as if she had escaped from death.
"But Sir … Sir knows this child isn't …"
Hua Yuan retracted his hand and took out a handkerchief from his sleeve to wipe his fingers. His movements were reserved and elegant, as if there was really something dirty on it.
"The lord doesn't know, does he?" he said indifferently. "He doesn't know. The child you bear is his flesh and blood."
Emperor Concubine shut her mouth because she realized that Hua Yuan's eyes were flashing with murderous intent.
If she said one more thing that she didn't dare to say, she didn't doubt that the poison in Hua Yuan's hands would enter her mouth.
As if he was murmuring carelessly, Hua Yuan said, "If only this child was a son. The lord would have a successor."
Emperor Concubine forced a smile. "Even if it's a son, he's just a bastard son. Langjun still has a legitimate young master."
Because An Cui's body was damaged, he could no longer impregnate women. In order to appease the officials who followed him, he adopted a son from a branch family. After many years, this young master had long been recognized by the officials. Everyone treated him as An Cui's successor.
Even if Emperor Concubine Xichang gave birth to An Cui's "biological son," he would only be a bastard son. He wouldn't be able to compete with the adopted son and nominal son of the legitimate wife. When her child grew up, who knew if An Cui would still be alive … After all, there was a lunatic like Hua Yuan on the inside and Jiang Pengji on the outside. An Cui was sandwiched between them. No matter how you looked at it, he seemed like a short-lived creature.
Even if Jiang Pengji didn't kill An Cui, the young master would have grown up after many years. How could a young child be able to compete with him?
Unless … Emperor Concubine Xichang's mind spun. An extremely daring idea suddenly popped into her mind. Could it be …
Her eyes widened and she took half a step back in fright.
If the poison in Hua Yuan's hands wasn't prepared for An Cui, then it was prepared for the young master!
If the young master died, An Cui would stay at the frontlines and be controlled by Hua Yuan. Wouldn't his life and death be at Hua Yuan's disposal?
As long as the two of them died, the child in her womb could only be used as a bargaining chip for Hua Yuan to seize power.
As expected, Hua Yuan said, "Young master? Side madam, the lord values the child in your womb more. He has long had the intention to abolish Li. "
"Abolish Li?"
"Yes, this is indeed the lord's intention. The young master is a stumbling block for the child in the side madam's womb."
A stumbling block naturally had to be kicked out.
Emperor Concubine Xichang felt a chill in her heart. She didn't doubt An Cui's ruthlessness. His intention to abolish Li was probably true, but whether it was An Cui's idea or Hua Yuan's own decision to poison the young master was debatable. An Cui was shameless, but he wasn't brainless.
He favored his "biological son," but before his "biological son" grew up, he wouldn't kick out his backup stepson early.
An unborn child, no one knew how talented he was and whether he could grow up safely …
In summary, this was most likely Hua Yuan's own intention.
"How can a woman like me understand these things? Everything will be decided by the master … "
Hua Yuan laughed. "That won't do. I'll need a little help from the side madam."
Emperor Concubine Xichang's eyelids twitched violently.
"What kind of help?"
Hua Yuan leaned forward and whispered a few words into her ear. Emperor Concubine's body trembled slightly. Her eyes were filled with shock and fear.
"S-Sir … this matter …"
Her lips trembled and she wanted to refuse, but when she saw Hua Yuan's half-smiling eyes and the murderous intent deep in them, she had no choice but to give in.
"Everything … everything will be arranged by the master."
Emperor Concubine held her stomach with one hand and lowered her head. Hatred and indignation that could topple mountains and overturn seas rose in her heart.
It was too unbearable and humiliating to be at someone's mercy!
A conspiracy quietly took shape.
Two days later, a spring rain came. The mountain mist was thick and light, and the air was filled with the fragrance of soil and spring rain.
The faint sound of horse hooves approached from afar.
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