The strange disease is no longer spreading and some patients have recovered.
The news spread throughout the capital immediately.
Xiao Beiming was shocked and immediately ordered Jingzhao Prefecture to find the recovered patients. After the imperial physician's diagnosis, the poison in their bodies had indeed been eliminated.
This incident greatly disrupted Xiao Beiming's plan.
He turned his gaze to Shangguan Yue who was standing beside him.
"Your Highness, Ning'er has been staying at home these days. With so many maids and nurses watching her, it's impossible for her to have any contact with the outside world."
Xiao Beiming frowned. He did send his confidant to watch Shangguan Wanning, so there was no way she would have the chance to pass on the antidote prescription.
So……
Xiao Beiming narrowed his eyes and a person flashed through his mind.
"Someone come."
"Your Majesty."
"Go and bring Sun Jinyao to me."
"yes."
"Don't bother me, Your Majesty."
Before the guards walked out of the door, Sun Jinyao swaggered in with a flute in his hand.
His eyes swept over Shangguan Yue and he smiled contemptuously.
"Your Highness wants to see me. No need to go to great lengths. I'll come here on my own."
"Did you do it?" Xiao Beiming asked straight to the point.
"It's me."
Sun Jinyao admitted it very frankly.
"Don't forget, Your Majesty. I got this poison from Lu Xiangzi. Ning'er and I are from the same school. If she can research it, then of course I can, too."
"You were the one who came up with this idea for me, and now you're trying to ruin my plan. Tell me, what do you want?"
Whenever Sun Jinyao thought of the scene where Lu Xiangzi committed suicide in order not to embarrass him, his heart would ache.
He had long regretted joining Xiao Beiming in order to get Shangguan Wanning. In the end, he got nothing and lost his uncle who loved him so much.
"I want to take Ning'er away." Sun Jinyao's face darkened and he said firmly.
"She will be my princess soon. You want to take her away? Why do you want to take her away?"
"Your Majesty, we have a tacit understanding, so I don't need to say more. If the patient can recover, then the rumors about you taking a walk will be dispelled, and it is hard to say which side the people will lean towards. I don't think you will give up the Spring and Autumn hegemony that you have worked so hard to build for so many years just for a woman."
Xiao Beiming's face turned ashen and his eyes were filled with murderous intent.
"Do you think I can't go on without you making poison for me?"
"Your Highness can use another poison. However, Your Highness, do you have such a talented person under your command who can produce a poison that no one in the world can cure? If someone finds out, what will be the consequences? I don't need to tell you."
Sun Jinyao smiled coldly and met Xiao Beiming's eyes.
"I just want Ning'er. How can a mere woman compare to a vast country? Your Highness, you should decide for yourself which is more important."
Xiao Beiming took a deep breath, looked at Sun Jinyao, and clenched his hands into fists behind his back.
What he hated most in his life was being threatened.
"Okay, I agree. But the people you have cured..."
"These few people should not be a big problem for the prince." Sun Jinyao played with the flute in his hand, turned his head to look at Shangguan Yue, and said, "After the lights are turned on tonight, please send Ning'er to the Moon Viewing Pavilion at Shilipu outside the city. I will wait there."
"Your Majesty, I will take Ning'er and fly far away. We have no interest in you continuing to seize your kingdom. I congratulate you in advance, and may your kingdom last forever."
After saying that, Sun Jinyao walked out of the hall with a big laugh.
Xiao Beiming had never suffered such humiliation before, and his face turned pale.
"My Lord, what do you mean?"
Shangguan Yue didn't want Shangguan Wanning to follow Sun Jinyao.
"Humph, he said he wants to take Ning'er away. Is Ning'er willing to follow? As far as I know, Ning'er is very filial to her mother, right?"
Shangguan Yue shuddered and his face changed suddenly when he heard this.
"You don't have to be so nervous. I know you and her have been married for many years. Even if we don't have any feelings for each other, we still have family affection. I won't be so disrespectful to you. I won't hurt your wife and children unless it's absolutely necessary. But... Sun Jinyao can't stay any longer."
"clear."
In the evening, Shangguan Yue returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion. He came to Shangguan Wanning's room and saw his daughter leaning against the windowsill reading quietly.
Ever since Shangguan Wanning discovered his partnership with Xiao Beiming, the father and daughter have basically stopped having any communication.
"master."
When Grape saw Shangguan Yue coming in, she bowed hurriedly.
Shangguan Yue waved his hand and dismissed the maid in the room.
Shangguan Wanning was completely indifferent and continued to read in her original seat.
"I've asked the butler to prepare a carriage for you. Go to the Moon-Watching Pavilion at Shilipu outside the city right away. Sun Jinyao will be waiting for you there."
Shangguan Wanning was stunned and finally raised her head to look at her father.
"Brother Yao? He..." Shangguan Wanning realized that something was wrong.
She is now a lamb on Xiao Beiming's chopping board, and her father will never send her to Sun Jinyao.
"What do you want to do?"
Shangguan Yue was a little annoyed. Sometimes it might not be a good thing for a girl to be too smart.
Helpless, he had to tell the whole story again.
"Sun Jinyao used this to threaten King Ming to take you away, so..."
"Hmph, can I still leave?" Shangguan Wanning didn't dare to hope at all.
She understood Sun Jinyao's feelings for her, but how could Sun Jinyao alone pull her out of this sea of fire?
"I won't go." Shangguan Wanning casually turned the book to the next page.
"You have to go."
Shangguan Yue's attitude was very firm, so firm that it made Shangguan Wanning feel chilled.
Sure enough, Shangguan Yue took out a dagger from his sleeve and placed it in front of Shangguan Wanning.
"You should know that some things should not be cracked; some people should not be alive."
Shangguan Wanning stared at the dagger for a long time.
She put down the book in her hand and slowly stood up.
"Are you still my father? You actually..." Shangguan Wanning completely understood what Shangguan Yue meant.
He wanted her to kill Sun Jinyao to silence him.
"I will not be your tool for killing people. Master has been kind to me, and Brother Yao is the only blood of the Sun family. Moreover, he has deep feelings for me. Even if I die, I will never hurt him."
Shangguan Yue had already expected Shangguan Wanning's attitude.
"So... you want your mother to be buried with you?"
Shangguan Wanning felt a chill down her spine.
"you……"
"Now that things have come to this, we must do what the King wants us to do." Shangguan Yue picked up the dagger and handed it to Shangguan Wanning.
"Before, Dad protected you very well and taught you to be knowledgeable, sensible and considerate. Now, Dad teaches you another rule of survival. In this world, always put yourself first. No matter how good others are to you, if they threaten your life, you must put yourself first."
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