Do you think I'm a pawn or a chess player?
Her tone was calm, but Yuwen Xun could hear her arrogance.
Yuwen Xun's thoughts turned. "Yun Gui Fei, what do you want?"
"Do you think I'll let you off if you want to do this to me?" Shi Sheng's Iron Sword easily pierced Yuwen Xun's clothes.
The moment the cold blade touched his skin, a chill entered his body from the tip. It was as if he'd been pushed into icy water in the dead of winter. Even his bones emitted a chill.
Yuwen Xun had never felt so close to death.
Shi Sheng didn't continue to use force. She could feel the rebound from Yuwen Xun's body. If she used any more force, she'd definitely be sent flying by the 'Protagonist's Halo' buff.
If that happened, she'd fail to act cool and get slapped in the face instead.
Shi Sheng gestured at the teapot on the table with his chin. "Drink that."
You'll have to drink your own sins!
"Yun Gui Fei, I am the ruler of a nation. How dare you treat me like this?" He was the one who'd ordered people to put that thing in the teapot. How could he not know what it was? He definitely couldn't drink it!
If he'd known this woman was so difficult to deal with, he wouldn't have let those people out.
"What are you saying, Your Majesty? I'm just treating you to tea." Who didn't know how to lie through their teeth?
Do you think I've never read books?
"Your Majesty, do you want to drink it yourself, or do you want me to feed you?"
Yuwen Xun found those words extremely familiar.
Just a moment ago, he'd said those words. Now, in the blink of an eye, she'd said those words.
As the emperor, Yuwen Xun had to have patience. So, he tried his best to stall for time with Shi Sheng, trying to find a chance to send a message to the people outside.
Shi Sheng obviously didn't have the patience to deal with Yuwen Xun. When Yuwen Xun tried to persuade Shi Sheng, she violently kicked him over, picked up the teapot, and poured it into his mouth.
"Your Majesty, I wish you good luck." Shi Sheng dragged him out of a nearby window.
Yuwen Xun fell flat on his face. Before he could even cry out, he heard his imperial consort say sinisterly, "Don't even think about coming back for me. I might not be able to take on all of you one on one, but … I guarantee that I'll have no problem blowing up the entire imperial city. Since I dared to let you go, I must have a way to deal with you. Anyway, I'm not afraid of death. "
The last sentence was the main point.
Yuwen Xun crawled up pathetically. Shi Sheng leaned against the window and met his gaze.
"Zhuang Qiong, just you wait." He really wanted to strangle this woman to death.
Shi Sheng turned around and threw out the man in black on the ground.
"I'm so scared!" Shi Sheng patted his chest and slammed the window shut.
The light disappeared, and Yuwen Xun's figure was immediately covered by darkness.
Zhuang Qiong!
…
The next day, Shi Sheng heard that Lu Ruo had been promoted to Zhaoyi.
Looks like Lu Ruo was the one who helped Yuwen Xun settle it last night.
Shi Sheng didn't know if that medicine really had a forgetful effect, but Yuwen Xun seemed to have completely forgotten that he'd come looking for trouble.
Yuwen Xun definitely wouldn't tell anyone about this. Of the people who'd come to her palace last night, only a few knew the truth. Those who did would've been killed by Yuwen Xun immediately.
Shi Sheng was rather displeased when he thought about it. He'd just put on a show, but Yuwen Xun had forgotten everything just like that?
Yuwen Xun wasn't an idiot. He probably had someone by his side who could give him advice and know all the details.
So Yuwen Xun probably just didn't know what had happened inside. He probably knew what had happened.
It could be seen from the gradually increasing number of imperial guards outside, as well as the palace maids and eunuchs who'd been quietly replaced.
"Imperial Consort … What does His Majesty want to do?" Right now, no one was allowed to leave the palace. Everything had to be sent in from the outside.
"House arrest, of course." Shi Sheng tossed the pastries in his hand into the pond.
"House arrest?" Tao Qin gasped. "Why would His Majesty put you under house arrest?"
Shi Sheng thought for a moment, then slowly said, "Maybe there's something wrong with his head."
[…] Are there any normal people in your eyes? Even Feng Ci is a retard.
Tao Qin: "…" Why isn't Imperial Consort worried at all?
"Imperial Consort …" Tao Qin took two steps towards Shi Sheng and spoke in a low voice. But before she could finish speaking, she caught sight of the pond from the corner of her eye. The fish fighting for food in the water floated up with their bellies up.
Her expression changed drastically, and she quickly knocked over the pastries in Shi Sheng's hand. "Imperial Consort, there's poison!"
Shi Sheng calmly patted the crumbs of pastries off his body.
"How could there be poison? Who would dare to poison Imperial Consort … Imperial Consort?"
"Who else could it be other than Yuwen Xun?" Shi Sheng said nonchalantly. "Guess how many methods Yuwen Xun will use to kill me?"
He didn't dare to kill her openly. After all, she still held the title of Noble Consort and the status of the Zhuang Clan's legitimate daughter.
What happened that night was indeed treacherous, but there were no witnesses, right? Yuwen Xun's actions couldn't be exposed. How could he dare to use that as an excuse?
So he could only act in secret.
"Imperial Consort …" What exactly happened between her imperial consort and His Majesty?
Why didn't she know anything about it?
"Are you afraid?" Shi Sheng shifted into a more comfortable position, then glanced at the pale-faced Tao Qin. "If you're afraid, you can leave the palace."
Tao Qin suddenly knelt down. "Imperial Consort, Tao Qin has followed you since I was young. This life belongs to you, Tao Qin is absolutely not afraid."
"You're one of my father's people?" Aside from Yuwen Xun's men, the only people by Yuwen Xun's side were Zhuang Fu's men.
She didn't have anyone she could trust.
Last time, she'd swapped out some of Zhuang Fu's men, but Yuwen Xun's men had sneaked in again.
Tao Qin lowered her head. "No, Lord Zhuang did seek this servant out, but this servant didn't agree."
"Rise."
Tao Qin raised her head slightly, carefully observing him.
Shi Sheng's expression was very calm. She couldn't tell if he was happy or angry, let alone any other emotions.
Tao Qin stood up quietly, then respectfully stood to the side.
"Imperial Consort, what should we do now? Should we report this to Lord Zhuang? "
Shi Sheng's gaze landed on the pond, which was already filled with dead fish. "He planted so many people in the palace. How could he not know?"
When Zhuang Fu heard that Shi Sheng had been placed under house arrest, he pressured Yuwen Xun in court. Yuwen Xun couldn't come up with any good excuses, so he could only remove those people.
Yuwen Xun had done it rather discreetly, and Shi Sheng hadn't publicized it, so Zhuang Fu didn't know for now.
However, he still sent people to ask her what was going on and why Yuwen Xun had placed her under house arrest.
Tao Qin held a brush in front of a sheet of paper, unsure of what to write.
Imperial Consort had told her to write whatever she wanted.
How should she reply?
After struggling for a long time, Tao Qin still couldn't squeeze out a single word.
She had no idea what was going on, alright?
Why did Imperial Consort fall out with His Majesty? She was just as confused as those flirtatious sluts outside.
"Just write: Yuwen Xun is jealous that I'm smarter than him."
Tao Qin's hand trembled, and the brush drew an ink mark on the paper.
Imperial Consort, are you sure you want to write this? You're not teasing me?
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