When she was a little over six months pregnant, they gave her an abortifacient. Because the medicine was so potent, the fully formed male fetus was aborted, and Consort De was also harmed as a result, losing her ability to have children.
"As expected, palace intrigues are always bloody. Emperor Mingxi is such a scumbag! He was the one who started it all."
【Master, should we use the little bead to cripple him?】 Yue Fuguang rolled her eyes. Look at you now, do you still have any semblance of a merit system?
Even if they were 'gods', deposing a country's emperor would still affect the smooth progress of their mission.
The current stability of the Great Yan court is what benefits them most. To talk about personal morality with an emperor is no different from lecturing a commoner on morality.
She's not that stupid.
Leaving aside distant examples, which of the capable emperors of the Xia Kingdom was without flaws in their private morality? Emperors are beings that cannot be measured and evaluated by the standards of ordinary people.
She believed that her mind hadn't been swayed by the sweet romance novels she'd read in her previous life, and that the idea of the emperor being devoted to her was the biggest joke.
Emperor Xiaozong of Ming, Zhu Youcheng: Then what am I?
Moonlight: Your nephew was adopted by a collateral branch of the family, and because there was no heir, your son was murdered and now you're being framed. Who do you think you are?
Pulling her wandering thoughts back, Yue Fuguang, though not intending to harm Emperor Mingxi, could still scare him into behaving himself.
Perhaps she had been thinking for too long, because the people outside were pacing anxiously back and forth. She then slowly said, "Let's see. If he chooses another concubine, I will take away his right to reproduce."
The harem was managed by the Empress Dowager and the Empress, so she couldn't speak ill of the harem, otherwise Emperor Mingxi would find an excuse to shift the blame for mismanagement onto Empress Xu.
So we'll just not let him participate in the talent show, and let him stay with the people in his current harem.
【Alright then, I'll give him another chance. Hehehe, confiscating reproductive rights is something I'm an expert at!】
Yue Fuguang thought to himself, "Isn't that something he excels at? He's already taken away several people! Eunuch Qian has gained quite a few like-minded people."
For men in ancient times, the inability to reproduce was as painful as losing their lives, and this suffering was continuous, even more torturous than being killed by a knife.
I believe that if the emperor behaves himself for a while and governs the country well, she can complete her mission sooner.
Yue Fuguang is treating the emperor and his officials like cattle and horses. She provides the technology, and they are responsible for development. There's nothing wrong with that!
Emperor Mingxi, far away in the palace, who was just about to take a break and push all the memorials in front of him to the Crown Prince, suddenly shivered, a chill rising from the soles of his feet.
Quickly put aside the idea of slacking off and going to the harem to relax.
【Master, would you like to know who was responsible for Consort De's 'heartbreak in a single day'?】
After thinking for a moment, Yue Fuguang realized that the only expert in poison making they knew was Du Zhongxian from Nanyue, so he said, "Could this 'Heartbreak in One Day' be another one made by Du Zhongxian?"
The system was a little disappointed. The entire white ball in the system space crumpled up, very dissatisfied with Yue Fuguang's reply. Who talks like that?
No wonder she was a rich and beautiful woman in her past life but was still single for twenty years. She's truly single by choice!
Suddenly, Yue Fuguang felt a tickle in her nose and had a feeling that someone was chirping at her!
Although the host didn't act as expected, the system still perked up, trying to sound cheerful, and continued, "Master is so clever; you guessed it right away."
"Isn't Du Zhongxian a bit too prolific? With his status in the 'poison world,' shouldn't his poisons be in high demand and hard to come by? How come his poisons are everywhere?"
From the imperial court to the common people, how many people have been harmed by Dayan's 'works'?
There is indeed a reason for this, but we won't talk about that today. The poison was Du Zhongxian's, but the poison in Consort De's possession was not bought from Du Zhongxian.
The bottle in her hand was given to her by Consort Xin, and the abortifacient that Zhou Yunxin used to harm Consort De was also delivered to Zhou Yunxin by Consort Xin through various channels.
Zhou Yunxin and Consort Xin were a perfect match; one committed the murder, and the other handed over the knife.
"So, the poison that killed the Crown Prince and the Emperor was also provided by Consort Xin?"
The system, which was about to burst into laughter, suddenly froze upon hearing Yue Fuguang's words. The words that were on the tip of its tongue couldn't come out, and it felt incredibly frustrated!
Sometimes, having too much 'experience' as a host isn't a good thing!
It suddenly missed the imperial court, where its host was a good straight man, allowing it to fully express its desire to confide.
The system remained relatively calm, composed itself, and forced a smile, saying, "That's right, it was she who had it delivered to Zhou Yunxin through various channels."
Fearing that Yue Fuguang would steal its words again, the system continued to output, "She is still the only one in the harem who knows who the Ninth Prince's biological father is."
Her feigned illness wasn't entirely fake; as a drug manufacturer, she was inevitably exposed to the poison, so naturally her body wasn't as healthy as an ordinary person's.
However, recently, Emperor Mingxi has been sending her fruits and vegetables grown in your greenhouse, and her health has gradually improved.
Even now, Yue Fuguang could imagine how interesting Emperor Mingxi's expression would be when he found out about this!
Thinking this to herself, she couldn't resist adding insult to injury, "The emperor is actually a pretty good person!"
[Master, the head palace maid beside Consort Xin is named Yue Ying; she is actually a man.] The system felt that the host's words were not enough to anger the emperor to death, so it continued to output.
"A man? The emperor's been cuckolded again? Who is the fourth prince's father...?"
This was used so skillfully that it sent chills down the spines of those outside!
No, Xie Zhiwei is the emperor's own son, a real debt collector, that much is true.
However, this Vietnamese-English man was not idle either.
He took most of the palace maids in Xinrong Palace into his household. Since Consort Xin's palace was occupied by only one main consort, the news had not been spread.
The palace maids and eunuchs were all from Nanyue, so Xinrong Palace was essentially Nanyue's private territory within the Dayan Imperial Palace. This was the result of the efforts of Gan Sheng and his father over two generations.
"Not only has the emperor's court been thoroughly infiltrated, but his harem isn't faring any better! It's quite remarkable that the Great Yan Dynasty could survive for eight or nine years under such circumstances!"
Yue Ying played a crucial role in this, as the poison passed through his hands and changed hands several times according to his plan before finally reaching Zhou Yunxin.
This man was also a master of poison making and use. He was a disciple of Du Zhongxian, and Consort Xin's poison skills were passed down from him. Although they were of similar age, they were actually master and disciple.
"No wonder he was able to take in most of the palace maids in Xinrong Palace." Thinking of this, a strange idea suddenly popped into Yue Fuguang's mind.
Unable to resist asking, "Doesn't Consort Xin feel awkward when ordering these palace maids around? These maids are, in a sense, her 'masters'!"
[Haha, Master is right!] The system was truly impressed by its host's thought process!
[And there are several palace maids around the Fourth Prince, all of whom are Yue Ying's daughters. So, they're the Fourth Prince's elders, hahaha!]
When the system mentioned palace maids, Yue Fuguang naturally thought of eunuchs. "Could the eunuch beside him also be Yue Ying's son?"
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