"Ruyi, don't cry. Don't worry, the Empress Dowager will definitely avenge you and your mother. After today, there will be no more 'Han Ziwei' in this world."

Han Ruyi wept bitterly, tears streaming down her face, while Empress Feng Meiling tried to comfort her.

The son liked the girl in front of him, and the Empress Dowager also intended to match them up. Feng Meiling, loving the house because of the girl, also liked Han Ruyi a bit more.

"I have already sent people to take care of it. Just wait and see the show! A mere lowly girl has managed to torment you and your mother like this. She has truly disgraced me."

I misjudged her before, thinking she was a good-for-nothing, but who knew she would be skilled in medicine, not only saving Prince Longxuan's life but also poisoning your mother.

"Tell me, you've been with her day and night, how come you didn't know she knew medicine? You even had me persuade the Emperor to arrange a marriage for Prince Longxuan, and now look what's happened, you've created a mess."

The Empress Dowager also had a lot of complaints when "Han Ziwei" was mentioned.

"Speaking of which, I find it strange that Han Ziwei was indeed ignorant and incompetent. Not to mention medical skills, she couldn't even read a single character. My mother wanted her to enter the Longxuan Prince's Mansion to help the Empress Dowager watch over the Longxuan Prince and make sure he was dead."

That wretched woman used to listen to my mother, only wanting to elope with Chu Yunmo, the gigolo from the "Mandarin Duck Pavilion." Her marriage to the Prince would only hasten his death; given her temper, she'd surely turn the Prince's mansion upside down. Even if the Prince had a breath left, she'd drive him to his death. Who would have thought that after the wedding, she'd become a completely different person? Not only is her medical skill exceptional, but she also no longer respects my mother.

Thinking about everything that happened at the Prime Minister's residence that morning, Han Ruyi wished she could eat the flesh and drink the blood of "Blood Purple Rose".

"Does Ruyi mean that 'Han Ziwei' has been possessed by a demon?"

Empress Feng Meiling felt a chill run down her spine, while Empress Dowager Feng Xiuzhen coldly snorted.

"Even if she is truly possessed by a demon, I will still subdue her today."

"Your Majesty must not be careless. That vile woman knows medicine. Ordinary sleeping potions might be detected by her."

Han Ruyi was a little uneasy, afraid that Han Ziwei would see through their plan.

"The sleeping powder I had them light wasn't ordinary; it was 'Soul of Enchantment,' a forbidden drug from the Kingdom of Liuli. It's colorless and odorless. I refuse to believe that some lowly woman can escape my grasp."

A ruthless glint appeared in Empress Dowager Feng Xiuzhen's eyes, while Han Ruyi curled the corners of her lips into a smile.

"Han Ziwei, you bitch, I not only want you dead, but I also want to ruin your reputation."

Speaking of Empress Dowager Feng Xiuzhen, she was actually the adoptive mother of the current emperor, Emperor Wu'an, Li Hongwen.

Feng Xiuzhen had been in the palace for many years without having children, so she adopted the child of Consort Rong, who had died in childbirth.

Consort Rong was the late emperor's most beloved concubine. Because Consort Rong died in childbirth, the late emperor was depressed and soon passed away as well.

However, "Blood Purple Rose" learned some inside information from the book that angered her so much that she transmigrated there: the deaths of Consort Rong and the late emperor were both suspicious.

The book records that both of them died at the hands of Feng, but it does not mention the specifics. It only says that Feng killed Consort Rong, killed the late emperor, and installed Consort Rong's son as a puppet emperor, replacing the entire Zixiao Kingdom.

After the late emperor's death, the young Li Hongwen ascended the throne. Empress Dowager Feng Xiuzhen controlled the government, supported her younger brother Feng Yi to become Grand Tutor, and her niece Feng Meiling to become the current empress.

Even his cousin Murong is the Prince of Jingnan, not to mention Fengyi's two sons, Fengjiao and Fengling, one is the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue and the other is the Vice Minister of the Ministry of War.

They all held important positions, effectively sidelining the current emperor.

When he was young, Li Hongwen had no say in the matter, but as he grew older, he became less and less willing to be a puppet. So he defied public opinion and named his eldest son, Li Mutian, as the crown prince, instead of making his second son, Prince Lin, Li Muchen, the crown prince as the Empress Dowager wished.

The order of seniority prevailed, and Empress Dowager Feng Xiuzhen didn't say anything. However, what Li Hongwen never expected was that Crown Prince Li Mutian went mad not long after taking control of the Crown Prince's seal. According to the Empress Dowager, it was because he couldn't bear such great blessings.

Emperor Li Hongwen knew that it must have been the work of the Feng clan in secret, but he was helpless because he had no evidence. So the matter was left unresolved. Helpless, Emperor Li Hongwen could only order the imperial physician to take good care of Li Mutian and demote him to Prince Xian.

"Since the Crown Prince has been deposed, according to the precedent of the Zixiao Kingdom, the order of seniority should be followed, so Your Majesty should establish Prince Lin as the Crown Prince."

Empress Dowager Feng Xiuzhen brought up the old matter again, prompting Emperor Li Hongwen to make another rebellious decision, overruling public opinion to recall his third son, Li Mufeng, who was guarding the border.

In short, he would never appoint his second son as crown prince, since he was the son of the current empress, Li Meiling!

Li Meiling is the niece of the current Empress Dowager Feng Xiuzhen. If the throne falls into the hands of the second son, he will be sidelined just like he was back then, and the Zixiao Kingdom will probably have to change its surname.

Emperor Li Hongwen naturally did not want to see such a scene, and secretly hoped that his third son, Li Mufeng, would inherit the throne.

Speaking of Li Mufeng's background, it was really not presentable. Her mother was just a palace maid, but she was outstanding in literature and was appreciated by Emperor Li Hongwen. The two fell in love and she was favored by the emperor and was given the title of Consort An.

Consort An was gentle and virtuous, and she understood the Emperor's current situation. She silently stayed by his side. Later, when Li Mufeng was born, Consort An also died in childbirth. This coincidence made the Emperor suspicious, but he was powerless to do anything about it. In order to make up for his guilt, he promoted her to Noble Lady An.

To protect Li Mufeng, Emperor Li Hongwen gritted his teeth and sent him to the military camp when he was very young. To outsiders, it seemed that he disliked this son, but in reality, he wanted to protect him from being harmed by the Feng family.

Unexpectedly, summoning him back to the capital this time still harmed him, causing him to be poisoned. Just when Li Hongwen was in despair, a miracle happened, and Li Mufeng was cured of the poison.

Just as "Blood Purple Rose" was sorting out the relationships between the people in the palace, the high-pitched voice of the little eunuch Liu Dong rang out.

"Princess Longxuan has arrived."

"Blood Purple Rose" glanced around with her glassy eyes, a look of confusion in them.

"Shouldn't the Empress Dowager be living in the Cining Palace? Why did she bring me here?"

This was a side hall, overgrown with weeds, clearly uninhabited for a long time. "Blood Purple Rose's" dark phoenix eyes swept around, and she noticed two men lurking in a corner, furtively peering in their direction. A smirk crept onto her lips.

"The show is about to begin."

"The Empress Dowager is taking a nap. Please wait here patiently, Princess Longxuan. I have other matters to attend to, so I will take my leave now. I will come to inform the Empress Dowager when she wakes up."

The fleeting glint of malice in Liu Dong's eyes was ignored by "Blood Purple Rose," who politely remarked...

"Thank you for your trouble, Eunuch Liu."

Pushing open the heavy door, "Blood Purple Rose" went inside. Not long after, a loud crash was heard, the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground.

Liu Dong pushed open the door and saw "Blood Purple Rose" lying on the ground. He went over and kicked her twice, but when she didn't react, he shouted in a shrill voice,

"Come out, all of you! This wretched woman has fainted. Quickly go and get some bundles of straw, set this place on fire, and I'll go back to report to the Empress Dowager."

"But Miss Han asked us to... well, haha... before killing... what do you think, Eunuch..."

The two lewd men stared at the unconscious "Blood Purple Rose" on the ground, drooling and emitting lewd laughs.

"Then let's finish this quickly and burn him alive before the Dragon Pavilion King's meeting is over."

Eunuch Liu understood immediately. He glanced at the beauty on the ground and felt a pang of regret that he was rootless and unable to enjoy the pleasures of love. However, watching others play with her was also a kind of fun. So he didn't rush to leave. He watched the two of them undress "Blood Purple Rose" and let out bursts of lewd laughter, completely perverted.