Chapter 232 Fortunately, I’m not going to the sea to learn how to swim!
After saying this, the Emperor of Xiliang turned around and was about to leave.
At this moment, my mother-in-law's face turned cold and even a little gloomy.
"Emperor, I'm informing you, not begging you. Today, whether you agree or not, Li'er must be the Crown Princess!"
Listening to his mother-in-law's arrogant and unreasonable words, the emperor shook his sleeves vigorously. "Nonsense! Such outrageous talk! I call you mother-in-law out of respect for you. Don't you really not know who you are? I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."
The Xiliang Emperor turned and walked away, but after only a few steps, his body went limp and he fell to the ground.
His body hit the ground with a loud noise.
But the palace servants serving outside seemed not to have heard anything, and no one came in to check on the situation.
My mother-in-law was still sitting there steadily, with no intention of standing up.
It was unknown how long it took, but the Emperor of Xiliang finally regained consciousness.
He wanted to stand up, but found that he was too weak to even stand up.
This feeling made the Emperor of Xiliang terrified.
He crawled on the ground like a dog, and finally turned around. He raised his head and looked at his mother-in-law intently, "What...what is going on? What...what did you do to me?"
The mother-in-law smiled silently. "What did I do to you? Nothing much, I just poisoned you."
"Poisoned?" The Xiliang Emperor's pupils suddenly constricted, his eyes filled with disbelief. "When did you poison me? I clearly didn't eat or drink anything after I came in..."
"So you don't need to breathe?"
As she spoke, the mother-in-law began to laugh, her smile appearing incredibly gentle. "This room is filled with a colorless, odorless poison. With every breath you take, you'll absorb some of it into your lungs. When you've inhaled too much, you'll collapse to the ground. This is only the beginning. If you don't take the antidote in time, your internal organs will be corroded, you'll be in excruciating pain, and your body will rapidly deteriorate. In seven days at most, you'll bleed from all seven orifices and die."
As his mother-in-law continued to narrate, the fear on the Xiliang Emperor's face grew more and more intense. "How dare you! I am the Emperor!"
"So what if you're the emperor? You're the emperor while you're alive, but what if you're dead? Then you're just a corpse! A useless corpse!"
"Why?" The Xiliang Emperor was puzzled. "Why on earth did you do this? Is it because I don't want your granddaughter to be crowned as the Crown Princess?"
"Of course it's because of this reason. Otherwise, do you think it's because of something else?"
The Xiliang Emperor only felt a sweet and fishy taste in his throat. He tried his best to hold it back, and then he said, "But even if I agree, the civil and military officials, the royal family, will never agree!"
The granddaughter of a princess still dreams of becoming the crown princess. What's the difference between this and plotting to usurp the throne?
"If they disagree, I will naturally deal with them and make them agree. But the premise of all this is that you are willing to issue an order. However, it doesn't matter if you don't agree. After you die, I will want to let your son ascend the throne first, and then have him pass the throne to Li'er."
When my mother-in-law said these words, her facial expression did not change much, but her eyes revealed madness.
Looking at such a mother-in-law, the Emperor of Xiliang just felt strange.
He remembered very clearly that his aunt had been rebellious since childhood and did not like being a royal princess at all. What she liked most was to wander around the world.
So when she was still young, she secretly left the palace and even left Xiliang.
Over the years, although there was occasional news, the person never came back.
How could such a person, who was unwilling to give up being a princess herself, be so obsessed with making her granddaughter the Crown Princess decades later?
The Emperor of Xiliang was simply baffled.
He really wanted to ask why, but looking at his mother-in-law's face, he couldn't ask the question no matter what.
But before he could think about it, he felt a sharp pain in his chest, which made his whole body twitch, his breathing became rapid, and his eyes became blurred.
For a moment, the Emperor of Xiliang really thought he was going to die.
He didn't know how long it had been before he finally recovered, but his body hurt more than before.
Grandma smiled softly, "How is it? Does it hurt more than before? This is just the beginning. From now on, you will have an attack every quarter of an hour, and each time it will be more painful than the last.
You've been pampered and brought up, so you've probably never experienced this kind of pain before, right? You might die of pain in just one day, not even seven days."
Speaking of this, my mother-in-law seemed to have thought of something funny, and a mischievous expression appeared on her old face.
"Do you know what inspired me to develop this poison? It was childbirth! During childbirth, the pain comes in waves, each one more intense than the last. The pain is unforgettable, as if your bones are about to break.
I was thinking, why do only women have to go through this kind of pain? Men in this world should also be able to endure this kind of pain! You are lucky, you are the second person to feel this kind of pain!
Looking at his mother-in-law's face, the Xiliang Emperor's eyes became distracted.
He really felt like he was dying of pain.
At this moment, he was sweating profusely.
If it happened again, he didn't know if he could bear it.
The Xiliang Emperor closed his eyes and said, "I...promise!"
The voice was not loud and was a little hoarse.
But in this quiet room, it is still very clear.
After hearing what she wanted others to hear, the mother-in-law finally smiled with satisfaction.
She took out a porcelain bottle, took out a pill from it, and threw it directly on the ground.
"This is the antidote!"
The Emperor of Xiliang looked at the antidote three feet away from him, and without any hesitation, he crawled forward using his hands and feet.
The distance was not far, and his will to survive was strong. After a while, he crawled to the place and picked up the antidote.
Not caring about the dirt, the Xiliang Emperor immediately threw the antidote into his mouth.
The antidote melts in your mouth.
Not long after taking the antidote, the Xiliang Emperor felt that he had regained some strength and was finally able to get up from the ground.
He still used his hands and feet to stand up, then hurried to the chair, stumbled and sat down on it, and then he let out a long sigh.
At this time, the Emperor of Xiliang was sweating profusely, his hair was messy, and his clothes were even more disheveled. He looked in a state of disarray.
Grandma smiled at the Xiliang Emperor and asked, "Do you feel the warmth in your belly now? Is your strength gradually returning?"
The Emperor of Xiliang just looked at his mother-in-law coldly without saying anything.
The mother-in-law didn't seem to care about his attitude and laughed again.
"Don't underestimate this small antidote. It actually contains a poisonous insect. This insect has already hatched in your stomach. It must be fed so it won't gnaw on your internal organs.
But if you don't feed it, it won't be long before it starts gnawing at your internal organs, leaving your stomach empty. Without your internal organs, do you think you can still survive?"
The veins on the Emperor's forehead were throbbing. "Why are you—"
"Of course it's because you don't keep your word! Don't forget, I'm also of the Tuoba family! The blood flowing in the Tuoba family's bodies is selfish and cruel. As long as you get the antidote, you will immediately have someone capture me, or even kill me.
Knowing this, how could I possibly not have a backup plan? You truly underestimate me! By the way, the poison in your body needs to feed on the poison you just received. From now on, if you don't want the poison to devour your internal organs, you must consume this poison three times a day. If you don't, you'll die. However, if you do consume it, you'll also experience pain... but you can continue to live.
I won't force you. After all, you are the emperor of Xiliang, above all others. No one can do anything to you. The choice you make is up to you."
At this moment, the Emperor of Xiliang no longer felt any anger.
My mother-in-law had really anticipated everything and had already prepared everything.
As long as he doesn't want to die, he has only one choice - to be obedient!
The Xiliang Emperor gritted his teeth, “I only have one question.”
"Go ahead." Grandma smiled brightly. "I'm in a good mood now. No matter what questions you ask, I will answer you."
"Why do you want your granddaughter to be the Crown Princess?"
"Of course it's because—"
...
It has been almost ten days since we returned to Penglai Island.
During these ten days, Yu Youning took Jiang Lingzhou and Chu Huaixu to play on the island almost every day.
They have already visited all the interesting places on the island.
Since there was nothing fun to do on the island, Yu Youning wanted to go play under the sea.
But Chu Huaixu couldn't swim, but he still wanted to go along.
Looking at Chu Huaixu's pleading eyes, Yu Youning couldn't bear to refuse him.
After much hesitation, Yu Youning decided to teach him a lesson!
When Liuyun heard the news, he was terrified.
What should I do if something goes wrong while learning to swim in the sea?
But he couldn't object to what Chu Huaixu had decided.
Just when Liuyun was feeling uneasy, he saw Yu Youning leading them to a large courtyard.
There is a large pond in this yard.
After opening a water valve, the water quickly flowed into the pool, and soon the pool was full.
Yu Youning pointed at the pool and said to Chu Huaixu, "This is the pool where I played in the water when I was a child. After I stopped using it, it has been left unused. Now it's just the right place for you to learn how to swim."
Liuyun looked at the pond and finally felt relieved.
It’s okay!
Not learning to swim in the sea!
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