"Is Yunlan Kingdom still satisfied with the peace between the two countries?"
Emperor Mingwen raised his eyebrows when he heard this and looked at her in confusion.
"The princess is arrogant and domineering. If she keeps doing this..."
"We will have a battle with the Yunlan Kingdom sooner or later. This marriage is just a bluff by the Yunlan Kingdom. In private, they are recuperating and waiting for opportunities."
The spies in Yunlan Country sent back news from time to time that the other party did not really want peace at all.
It was just an adjustment after the war and a pretense of marriage.
Emperor Mingwen had already seen through this little trick.
"Then what does the emperor plan to do?"
You can't let Yunlan Country bully you, it's too cowardly.
Because of the example of Yunlan Country, countries from all over the country are asking for peace with the Southern Country one after another.
How much of this is true and how much is false is self-evident.
Emperor Mingwen tapped his fingertips on the table, making a thumping sound, and said in a deep voice: "Prince Huai also acted frequently, and secretly tried to rebel with several vassal princes."
Since Chu Yunning praised the order of favor, many vassal kings were angered. They were deprived of their power and held a grudge, so they reached an agreement in private and secretly rebelled.
Chu Yunning was surprised: "Does this mean that the problems we may face next are internal and external troubles?"
Emperor Mingwen nodded with a serious look on his face. The power of the Southern State was not concentrated. Once the two parties colluded, it would mean the complete collapse of the Southern Congress.
Either change the dynasty or succeed in usurping the throne.
"Since we want to fight, why not do it before they are a mass of loose sand?" Chu Yunning said.
Once Nan Duan Country ceases to exist, then she and Beibei will lose their home, in order to give Beibei a stable home.
Chu Yunning suggested: "Among the five countries, the one with the best relationship with us is Linruo country. Your Majesty might as well explore the other country's intentions first."
Emperor Mingwen stared at Chu Yunning meaningfully, making her whole body tremble at the sight.
"What, I...did I say something wrong?"
Emperor Mingwen shook his head and said with a serious face: "If you were a man, I would definitely use you."
What a pity...
"What's wrong with women? Your Majesty, please don't underestimate women. There are many female Zhuges in this world."
Chu Yunning heard the pity in his tone and thought he discriminated against women.
"No, I just feel like I'm missing an assistant."
It can only be discussed in private, not in the court. Otherwise, she would have to fight all the scholars on her own. Thinking about that scene, she couldn't help but get excited.
Chu Yunning thought of Concubine Shu, her eyes moved slightly: "Your Majesty, Concubine Shu cannot stay any longer."
She had endured Concubine Shu many times, but she was forced to do so again and again. She was really worried about keeping such a poisonous snake by her side.
Emperor Mingwen hummed lightly.
...
Under the moonlight
Chu Yunning stood in an abandoned palace, put her hands on her lower back, and looked up at the moonlight.
The breeze blows, blowing a bit of coolness on the face, and also makes people sober up.
After waiting for a stick of incense, a thin crackling sound came from behind.
Two strong eunuchs dragged Concubine Shu over, and Concubine Shu's mouth was blocked with a ball of rags.
Concubine Shu saw Chu Yunning's face clearly, her eyes widened with relief, and she struggled hard, but was firmly held down by the eunuch.
After a while, Concubine Shu's clothes had taken off her clothes, and she looked a little embarrassed.
Chu Yunning winked at the person, and soon the eunuch took the rag away.
"Chu Yunning, you are so brave. You dare to kidnap me from the deep palace. Do you know that this is a capital crime?"
"Have you shouted enough?" Chu Yunning smiled disapprovingly.
This smile made Concubine Shu feel unsure, and her tone became more uncertain: "What on earth are you going to do?"
"This is an abandoned palace. No one will set foot here for decades. Even if Concubine Shu screams at the top of her lungs, no one will come."
Concubine Shu's face sank little by little, and her whole body was trembling uncontrollably.
"Is it the emperor's order?" Concubine Shu had given up struggling. No matter how much she shouted, it was of no avail.
Chu Yunning did not answer.
Concubine Shu suddenly smiled and sat on the ground dejectedly.
"Everyone, go down."
After retreating from everyone, Chu Yunning sat on a railing chair nearby, supporting his chin with one hand: "Everyone has left, let's talk."
"What happened to those princes?" Concubine Shu asked.
"Oh, you are talking about the cold poison and the poison. They have been solved long ago, otherwise the emperor would not have any heirs."
As soon as she finished speaking, Concubine Shu's pupils shrank suddenly.
"The Emperor really knows..."
"There is nothing in the whole world that the emperor doesn't know about. He just doesn't mention it."
Chu Yunning lazily changed his posture: "Your Majesty thinks that because you helped him despite the oppression of the Ling family, he can ignore Concubine Shu's faults and mistakes, and the Emperor also promises to honor you after your death."
Honor him, make him a queen, and give him a lavish burial."
Concubine Shu raised her head in disbelief: "The emperor wants me to die?"
"Concubine Shu doesn't think her hands are very clean, does she? She murdered so many lives in the harem, killed King Qin, drugged the emperor, poisoned his concubines, and incited the prime minister to threaten the emperor. Everything is true."
Every time Chu Yunning said a word, the light in Concubine Shu's eyes would fade a little, and finally her whole person would become depressed.
"Concubine Shu, Concubine Yuan said everything before she left."
The words Yuan Guifei became the last straw for Concubine Shu, and her whole body became excited: "Chu Yuan is not sick at all. It was you who instigated her rebellion and coaxed her out, right?"
Concubine Shu hated that bitch and gritted her teeth with hatred.
When she was the queen, Concubine Shu loved her sister very much because she had no children. She had all kinds of gold, silver, jewelry, silks and satins, and she wished she could give everything to her.
"Concubine Yuan has no interest in the Emperor at all. You forced her to get close to the Emperor and accept his favor. You are taking advantage of her."
Concubine Shu is no less cruel than Guiren Ling, but in comparison, Concubine Shu did give her feelings in the early stage.
Being stunned by Chu Yunning and speechless, Concubine Shu had no choice but to take a deep breath, turned her head and said nothing.
"Since you have nothing to explain..."
"Wait!" Concubine Shu immediately turned her head, perhaps a little excited: "I want to see the emperor, and I have to say something."
"Concubine Shu, I am not a kind person. You have asked the wrong person."
Chu Yunning waved her hand to summon the eunuch, but Concubine Shu said loudly: "I can exchange it with you, at any price."
Hearing this, Chu Yunning asked the eunuch to step back again.
"Shu Guifei, you should know after you have been in the queen position for many years that you have to get rid of the roots, otherwise there will be endless troubles. You and I are mortal enemies, so why waste time."
Chu Yunning looked at her with a playful attitude, as if he was teasing a puppy.
Even if Concubine Shu was angry, there was nothing she could do. She swallowed nervously and said, "I can hand over the antidote to the emperor's cold poison."
"The emperor's cold poison has been cured and there is no need for an antidote at all."
"How could it be?" Concubine Shu didn't believe it, but seeing how casual Chu Yunning was, she couldn't be sure whether this was true or not.
"If Concubine Shu wants to delay, don't do it. It's getting late. Concubine Shu, it's time for you to get on your way."
"Chu Yunning, I can persuade my father to help the emperor." Concubine Shu's heart almost rose to her throat. At this moment, she smelled the smell of death, and she was really scared.
Chu Yunning smiled: "Persuade the Prime Minister not to collude with the vassal king to rebel?"
"You!" Concubine Shu was speechless.
"The Emperor won't care about a mere prime minister. Concubine Shu, my patience is limited."
Chu Yunning looked impatient.
Concubine Shu thought for a while. She really didn't know what leverage she had to make Chu Yunning interested.
"What do you want?"
Chu Yunning put her fingertips on her head and rubbed her temples: "I'm not interested in the things you just said. Concubine Shu, it's you who owe the emperor a lot. He has been tortured for so many years. I was ordered to send him to you."
You go on the road, but I don’t want to make things easier for you and make you feel uneasy for the rest of your life.”
Concubine Shu was so angry that she almost vomited blood when she heard this. She would not listen to anything this man said.
She really didn't know what to do.
"Chu Yunning, I can exchange a secret with you." In desperation, Concubine Shu thought of a gold mine that the Prime Minister accidentally discovered.
I have been collecting them all these years, which is one of the reasons why the Gong family is rich.
Chu Yunning was really surprised. She was originally just trying to deceive whether Concubine Shu had any final use value.
Darling, if you have a gold mine, you will have enough money to lead troops and fight in wars.
Chu Yunning suppressed the ecstasy in her heart and her expression remained calm: "That's it?"
Concubine Shu took a deep breath, closed her eyes and said, "I still know who supplies father with food and grass."
"Ahem!" Chu Yunning almost choked and quickly turned around, almost suppressing the smile at the corner of his mouth.
It seems that this trip has yielded a lot.
"I want to see the emperor!" Concubine Shu regretted that she should not have treated Emperor Mingwen like that in the first place.
She has no children, why is she fighting for so much power?
Death is not terrible, what is terrible is to die with eyes open, especially for a woman like Concubine Shu who has been arrogant all her life. She relies on her noble status and has the dignity to die.
Chu Yunning tried this trick repeatedly and failed.
"Chu Yunning, I beg you, let me see the emperor."
Concubine Shu put down her pride and kowtowed to Chu Yunning: "It's absolutely my fault."
Seeing that her white forehead was bruised and covered with bruises, Chu Yunning raised her lips and asked: "The emperor also doesn't understand. He treats you well, why do you want to poison you? Isn't the queen's dignity enough to satisfy you?"
Vanity?”
Tears of remorse flashed across the corners of Concubine Shu's eyes: "It was the poison that the shaman brought back, one male and one female. They were love poisons. My original intention was just to let the emperor give me more. Unfortunately, the emperor was obsessed with it.
Ling Guiren, that bitch, I really have no choice. I have carefully raised the mother voodoo with blood, but I still can't win back the emperor's heart. The more the emperor treats other women, the more powerful the poison will bite back."
Chu Yunning silently wrote it down. No wonder she tried many methods to no avail.
"Didn't the shaman tell you that once the male voodoo dies, the poisonous voodoo will be eliminated?"
Chu Yunning made up lies without a blushing face, and Concubine Shu was stunned.
"The poison has long been frozen to death in the emperor's body. The cold poison administered by the Ling family has suppressed the poison, and the emperor will treat Ling Guiren differently."
Concubine Shu suddenly raised her head and clenched her fists tightly: "This bitch!"
At this time, Concubine Shu was immersed in anger. She calmed down for a long time before she came back to her senses: "Since Gu is dead, there is no point in raising the mother Gu in this palace."
As she spoke, Concubine Shu gritted her teeth and pulled out a hairpin from her temples and threw it on the ground. After a while, a fat little insect came out from the end of the hairpin.
Chu Yunning was overjoyed, reached out and picked up the mother voodoo, and quickly put it in the bottle.
Today's task was successfully completed.
"You lied to me!" Concubine Shu suddenly reacted and raised her voice.
The corners of Chu Yunning's lips curled up into a sneer: "Thanks to Concubine Shu, I would like to thank Concubine Shu on behalf of the Emperor."
"Chu Yunning!" Concubine Shu struggled and almost got up from the ground and rushed over.
The next moment, a silver needle pierced Concubine Shu's neck. Concubine Shu's eyes widened and she fainted.
"Carry it back to Yikun Palace."
"yes."
Chu Yunning took Mother Gu directly to find Emperor Mingwen, walking very quickly.
Eunuch Mo saw Chu Yunning coming from a distance and hurriedly stepped forward to greet him: "What happened?"
"Has the Emperor rested?"
"It's just that you come. The emperor said that no matter how late it is, it will happen. Just wait, I will go and report it now."
The candlelight in the inner hall lit up, and Chu Yunning was invited in. He took out a small bottle, poured out the mother poison, grabbed Emperor Mingwen's hand, pierced his index finger with a silver needle and dripped a few drops of blood.
Quick Mother Gu smelled blood, struggled hard and soon turned into a pool of blood.
"Your Majesty, drink it."
Emperor Mingwen frowned and drank all the blood in the cup under Chu Yunning's eyes.
After a while, Emperor Mingwen vomited a large mouthful of blood, swayed, and almost fainted.
Chu Yunning supported Emperor Mingwen and touched his pulse with her fingertips. The poison that had accumulated over the years had left his body, so he couldn't bear it.
"Chu Shanggong, what's going on?" Eunuch Mo asked worriedly.
Emperor Mingwen clutched his heart tightly and shook his head: "I'm fine. I've never felt this light."
"Congratulations, Your Majesty, you have finally become a normal person and will never be tortured by two poisons again." Chu Yunning said with a smile, her eyes as bright as stars.
Emperor Mingwen looked at it blankly for a while, then cleared his throat: "Chu Shanggong, you saved my life again."
He never expected that he could be able to detoxify in his lifetime. The master said that his body could not survive his thirties. Seeing that the time was approaching, Emperor Mingwen had already given up and even selected his successor.
God is wise and allowed him to recover at this juncture.
How could he not be excited?
Chu Yunning: "You are a good emperor. The south end cannot be without the emperor. I hope the emperor can cheer up and stabilize the country so that the people can live and work in peace and contentment."
In fact, what Chu Yunning is thinking is that if you die, we, mother and son, will not be able to go to Shu and live freely.