Young Liang Zhu
Ever since the Emperor vomited blood, his body had become increasingly weak.
The time for court had been pushed back.
Sometimes, there would be no court meetings for several days. Only when there was an emergency,
Would he summon important officials into the palace to discuss.
Xue Pinggui did not have many concubines in his harem.
The Western Palace was now like an empty shell.
As for the few beauties that Siyang had stuffed into his harem, they were of low status. Not many people cared about them. Under such circumstances, the New Year seemed to be neglected even more.
The weather was cold.
Everything in the Yukun Palace had been restocked.
Now, everyone's eyes were focused on Siyang's stomach.
If this child was a prince, it would be fine. If not,
There would be another round of twists and turns.
"I wonder how the war is going now?" Cui'er added charcoal to the gilded stove in the hall. She looked at Siyang, who was lying on the soft couch and reading a book leisurely. She shook her head and tucked the blanket over her. "Miss, you're not worried."
"Worried about what?" Siyang turned a page of the book and said calmly without looking sideways.
"Of course I'm worried about the Runan Of Gojoseon.
He's now the deputy general. The report from the border said that he lost the first battle.
I don't know how the situation is now.
Do you think that if the Xiliang Army wins the war,
What should we do? "
"Don't worry.
The matter of the border, presumably he already had a plan long ago. "Si Yang finished listening and said with a smile.
Cui'er was stunned for a moment. Then, she said with realization, "Could it be that Miss and Wangye discussed this?"
Si Yang closed her book and sat up. The corners of her mouth twitched unhappily. She snorted coldly. "He's very capable. There's no need to discuss with me."
Cui 'er carefully lowered her head and stuck out her tongue. Seeing how the Young Miss was usually indifferent to the Prince of Ru' nan, she thought that the two of them were just making a deal. But now, it seems that she still cares.
"Wangye is just worried that Miss will worry about him when you are pregnant and can't take care of the baby. Please don't mind him." For the sake of their future, Cui 'er tried her best to put in a good word for Li Yi.
Siyang raised her eyes and cast a sidelong glance at Cui'er. She did not expose her thoughts. She turned her eyes around the bedchamber and landed on the little palace maid standing by the side. "Is there any movement in the West Palace recently?"
Although Tuozan was now locked up, Siyang was still worried about her. She was the princess of Xiliang, the only royal family of Xiliang. The people of Xiliang would definitely not leave her alone.
"Your Highness, there are no other movements." The little palace maid knelt down and answered.
"Tuozan is so well-behaved?" Siyang did not believe it.
The little palace maid thought for a while and said, "A palace maid in the West Palace has been making a fuss because the food is not to her taste. Today, she said that the one in the West Palace is sick and wants the imperial doctor to treat her."
"A palace maid?" Siyang immediately thought of the palace maid by Tuozan's side, Aya. She frowned slightly and ordered slowly, "Call the commander of the imperial guards to see me."
With Xue Pinggui's illness, a lot of power had been seized by Siyang. Now, not only the imperial harem, but also the important ministers of the previous dynasty had urgent matters. It was much more effective to ask her, the empress, for help than Xue Pinggui.
On New Year's Eve, because of the war, the palace did not hold a banquet for the officials.
Siyang came to Ganlu Palace with her big belly. Xue Pinggui was still the emperor. As the empress, she naturally had to accompany him to celebrate the New Year.
"It's so cold outside. Why are you here … cough, cough." Xue Pinggui was very happy to see Siyang, but before he could finish his sentence, he covered his mouth and coughed nonstop.
Seeing him again this time, he was even more haggard than last time. His appearance was very familiar. It was just like when Siyang had first arrived. At that time, Wang Baochuan was just like this.
As expected, retribution was not pleasant.
Ganlu Palace had been ordered to set up a table of the best New Year's Eve dinner.
"Your Majesty's health is important. What is a bit of cold for this concubine to suffer?" Siyang went forward to help Xue Pinggui sit down at the table.
"Ai, zhen's body …"
"The imperial physician said that Your Majesty should rest well. Naturally, you will recover soon." Interrupting him, Siyang filled the cup in front of him with wine. With a faint smile on her lips, she advised, "Today is the last day of the New Year. Next year will be even better. All of the bad luck will pass. Isn't that right, Your Majesty?"
Looking at the wine in the cup, Xue Pinggui sighed. In the end, he nodded heavily, "Baochuan, you are right. Next year will be even better. Today, you and I, husband and wife, will properly celebrate the New Year." Saying this, he raised the cup and tilted his head back to pour the wine into his mouth.
"Cough, cough …" Drinking too quickly, Xue Pinggui spat out wine and coughed again.
"Your Majesty, drink slowly …" Siyang patted his back with concern.
And just at this time, the door of the Sweet Dew Hall was suddenly pushed open heavily, the sound was so loud that everyone in the hall looked over in shock, only to discover that outside the wide open door of the hall, a group of black clothed people holding steel blades in their hands suddenly rushed in.
"Husband and wife are truly in love. I don't know if this concubine has disturbed Your Majesty and the Empress enjoying the New Year's Eve dinner together." Tuozan had a cold smile on her face as she slowly walked out from the group of black clothed people. With her hands behind her back, she coldly stared at Siyang … and Xue Pinggui.
"You, how did you …" Xue Pinggui was shocked. He supported himself on the table as he stood up and pointed at Tuozan. Looking at the people beside her, he had a bad premonition.
"Humph," Tuozan glanced at him with disdain, "Does Your Majesty want to ask why this concubine is here? Isn't it obvious? Do you think that I, the Western Liang Princess, am just a decoration? "
"Princess, it's better to quickly kill that dog emperor Xue Pinggui. When the time comes, the world will belong to the Great Prince." One of the black clothed people standing beside Tuozan bowed and urged, "We didn't bring enough people. If the Imperial Guards from the palace arrive, I'm afraid it won't be easy to clean up the mess."
Tuozan raised her hand to cut him off. She smiled and said, "Don't worry, this princess won't be soft-hearted towards him again."
"Xue Pinggui, of course he will die. But before he dies, this princess wants to kill this woman first."
She raised her hand and took the steel knife that someone placed in her hand. Tuozan's eyes were filled with hatred as she walked step by step towards Siyang.
"Wang Baochuan, you didn't think that this day would come, did you?"
"Miss, quickly run …" Cui 'er stood in front of Siyang and anxiously called out.
Xue Pinggui took a deep breath and reacted, "Someone come quickly, there's an assassin, there's an assassin."
"None of you will be able to escape." Waving the knife in her hand, Tuozan looked at Xue Pinggui with disgust and carelessly said, "Your Majesty, you should save it. Those people outside your palace have already been taken care of by the people I brought. Those Imperial Guards are probably still dealing with the trouble outside the palace. For now, they won't be able to care about you, the Emperor."
"You, you dare to rebel? If you kill me, all of you will be buried here." Xue Pinggui said harshly.
Tuozan snorted indifferently, "Do you think that many people worship you as the Emperor? Once you die, I'll let my Shu 'er ascend the throne. He's your son anyway, so it's perfectly justifiable. Your courtiers want to stop the war and take advantage of this opportunity. Who cares about your life?"
"You, you …" Xue Pinggui's heart jumped when he heard Tuozan's words. It wasn't because of anything else, but because what she said was very likely to happen. He was so angry that he couldn't catch his breath. He clutched his chest and coughed violently.
Tuozan didn't want to waste any more words with him. She finally stood in front of Siyang. She completely ignored Cui 'er.
"You're the fish on the chopping block, and I'm the knife. What else do you have to say now?" Tuozan wanted to see Siyang's frightened face, but she was disappointed. From the moment she entered the room until now, she had been calm, which made her very angry.
Siyang pulled Cui 'er behind her. Cui' er wanted to resist, but she found that she couldn't break free from her Miss's grasp. She was easily pushed away. She was very surprised.
"I don't want to say anything to you. After all, you won't listen to what I want to say. You've never tried to hide your desire to kill me, have you?"
"You can see through it." Tuozan smiled coldly and nodded. She finally understood that Wang Baochuan had seen through her plan from the beginning. It was no wonder that she kept losing.
Tuozan's eyes darkened. She raised her hand and said, "Then you should know your fate now …"
"Ah —" Cui 'er screamed in fear.
"— — Puchi."
The sound of the sharp steel knife piercing flesh was ear-piercing and terrifying.
Xue Pinggui's body stiffened. All the blood in his body seemed to have frozen at this moment. He opened his mouth wide and wanted to shout, but no sound came out. With a face full of disbelief, he slowly lowered his head …
A steel knife had pierced straight into his abdomen. Blood had already spread out from his clothes and dripped down along the snow-white blade.
In contrast to Xue Pinggui's stunned face, Tuozan was even more panicked. She couldn't help but let go of the handle of the knife and hurriedly stepped back.
"How, how could …" Tuozan panicked. She didn't expect that the knife she had aimed at Siyang would be blocked by Xue Pinggui. No, he didn't want to block it.
"Wang Baochuan, you actually, actually …" Tuozan widened her eyes in disbelief. She pointed at Siyang with a trembling finger and said, "You, you …" She couldn't say anything. But she clearly saw that it was Wang Baochuan who pulled Xue Pinggui over to block the knife. She acted so decisively and without hesitation. Didn't she love Xue Pinggui the most?
Xue Pinggui, who was lying on the ground, also wanted to ask this question. He clutched the knife in his wound and knelt on the ground awkwardly. He stared at Siyang, wanting to get an answer.
But that woman held her belly, and her face was expressionless. It was as if she hadn't done what just happened. She didn't even look at him.
Han Yao waited for 18 years, and the clouds parted to see the moon.
— — As if!
— — —
Red bricks and glazed tiles, a magnificent palace hall.
The door creaked open, and the light from outside shone in, casting a thin and weak figure on the floor.
With another knock, the door of the hall was closed again.
The footsteps were very light, but there was a hint of urgency.
When Siyang woke up, she was faced with a room full of darkness. The doors and windows were tightly shut, and the room was filled with an unpleasant smell of traditional Chinese medicine.
It seemed that the original body was seriously ill.
With this thought, Siyang didn't move. She tried hard to adjust her breathing and calm her heart. When she first merged with this body, the pain all over her body came crashing down on her senses. Just now, when she moved a little, her body couldn't bear it.
I'm afraid that I'm beyond cure, right?
At that moment, someone came into the bedroom. When Siyang heard the noise, she closed her eyes and pretended not to notice.
"Niang niang?" The person came to the bed and called out softly. It was a woman.
Seeing that the person lying on the bed didn't respond, the woman called out again. This time, her voice was louder.
"Niang niang, are you awake? It's time to take your medicine. " Seeing that the person on the bed didn't move, the woman seemed to be a little anxious. She went forward to take a look.
"Oh …" Siyang pretended to have just woken up. She opened her eyes in a daze.
A woman dressed as a maid stood in front of the bed, holding a tray in her hands. That was the medicine she was talking about.
When she closed her eyes to rest, Siyang received all the information she needed, including the original body's memories. Now, everything here was left to her to deal with.
"Niang niang, you're finally awake." The woman was very happy, and her voice sounded relieved.
She opened her mouth, but no sound came out. She frowned, and after a while, she continued to speak.
"Cui … Cui 'er." Her voice was hoarse and unpleasant to hear.
"Come, niang niang, drink the medicine first. The imperial physician said that you can't stop drinking this medicine. This way, you'll be fine after you finish drinking it." As she spoke, the maid named Cui 'er placed the tray on the ground. She held the bowl of medicine and wanted to feed Si Yang the medicine.
Siyang frowned again and turned her head to block the medicine. Her entire body was sore and weak, and she couldn't use any strength. She could only use this method to express her refusal.
"This, niang niang?" Cui 'er was puzzled.
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