Chapter 32 Late Winter



"The eldest prince and the two sons of the Duan family will also go, as well as the son of the Duke of Qi's mansion and the second daughter of Prime Minister Lu's mansion, so tomorrow I will go to the Imperial College."

I thought the little princess would be very disappointed, but who would have thought that she would actually applaud and cheer.

"Great, we can play from now on. Eleven, take me to the school, okay?"

Eleven scratched his head. The little boy was too young and this matter should be rejected. However, looking at the little baby's cute appearance, he couldn't bear it, so Eleven nodded.

"good."

But a one-month-old baby should not have any destructive power, Eleven was thinking, when he suddenly heard a gurgling sound coming from the little princess's stomach.

He widened his eyes in surprise, it turned out that the little princess was hungry.

So she asked the wet nurse to prepare some milk powder. Xiao Ruyu had a full meal, then felt sleepy and fell into a deep sleep.

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Concubine Li couldn't sleep at night in the cold palace. The letters she sent out would be sent back. The nights in the cold palace seemed to her like they would never end.

Thinking of how she had given her the idea to switch the little prince, Concubine Li gritted her teeth and cursed angrily.

"I am in trouble now and even my identity is gone, but you, Dan Wandong, are so safe and sound that you are not affected at all! Damn it! Don't let me see you again!"

The scratches on Concubine Li's face have not healed yet, but have now formed scabs. She looks at the bronze mirror several times a day, worried that the scars will affect her appearance, so she can't help but pay more attention to them.

She couldn't eat a single bite of the leftovers sent to her from the cold palace every day. In just one month, she had become very thin. However, Emperor Shangwen's avoidance of her made her disheartened.

She is at the age of a flower, is it really true that she can only waste her time in the cold palace?

"Your Highness, it's just a minor dilemma. How can it be solved?"

The man's sudden voice was like a ghost appearing in the palace. Concubine Li looked at the man wearing a mask and recognized him as Shan Wandong.

It’s strange to say, some time ago, the emperor sent people to search for Shan Wandong but couldn’t find any trace of him. Now he actually appeared in the cold palace, which is really suspicious.

Concubine Li thought to herself that she would never trust Shan Wandong easily.

"You were the one who said the plan was perfect, why did it go wrong? The queen had clearly taken the medicine, and she should have died on the night of the birth. Why was our plan destroyed so easily?"

Concubine Li believed that she had always been cautious, especially when it came to matters concerning the Queen. Dan Wandong had helped her do many dirty things in the harem, and was also the fundamental reason for her rapid rise in the harem.

Shan Wandong was the one who secretly poisoned the little prince. Three years ago, Concubine Li went back home to visit her parents. On the way back to the palace, she accidentally met Shan Wandong who was seriously injured on the roadside, so she saved him.

In order to repay the life-saving grace, Shan Wandong stayed with Concubine Li, helping her to win favor and fight in the palace. Many concubines in the harem were harmed by him.

He was wearing a string of Buddhist beads in his left hand. He was tall, about nine feet tall, and there was a totem on his face that looked a little scary.

He had a ghost mask on his face, which made him look ghostly and mysterious in the dark.

In the past two days, many people in the imperial city have been searching for his whereabouts, all because of the twins. However, they did not expect that he, who thought he had made no mistakes, actually failed this time.

Shan Wandong looked at Concubine Li with a deep gaze. This chess piece was still useful, so he naturally didn't want to let her stay in the cold palace. If so, other things would be difficult to handle.

"It is perfectly reasonable for Concubine Li to be suspicious of me, but, Your Majesty, my plan was not wrong. The unexpected incident was caused by the twins in the Queen's palace."

Concubine Li couldn't help but smile. He really thought she was a fool who was easy to deceive. Did he think she would believe anything he said?

"Empress Duan's death was already decided, but she has the good fortune to come back to life. I'm afraid that the little princess is unusual."

"Oh, you're not going to tell me that the queen was saved by Xiao Ruyu's baby? Why don't you tell me that my Lu family will be destroyed by Queen Duan's daughter?"

Shan Wandong did not say anything, but just counted with his fingers. He looked a little strange. If the fortune did not change, according to the hexagram he had calculated, the Lu family would eventually be exiled and end up with a tragic death.

What on earth is this little baby girl’s reincarnation? She can’t be a god or bodhisattva.

"Empress Li, given your current situation, I'll leave it to you whether you believe me or not, but what if I have the possibility of turning the tide?"

The smile on Concubine Li's lips froze. She raised her eyes and glanced at Shan Wandong, with hesitation in her voice.

In fact, what Dan Wandong said was not pleasant, but it was true. My eldest brother has now been demoted by Emperor Shangwen.

If my father acts rashly, there is no guarantee that the queen will take other actions. Some things must be done with caution.

"Forget it. Now that things have come to this, I will trust you once again. But if you make a mistake again this time, Shan Wandong, I will never forgive you!"

Shan Wandong said respectfully, "Please rest assured, Your Majesty. No matter how much the Emperor loves the little princess, if she is an evil star and will affect the country's destiny, I'm afraid the Emperor can't protect her."

Whenever Concubine Li thought about the Queen being suppressed by her, she felt happy. There was nothing more gratifying than separating the Queen from her family.

"But how can I leave the cold palace? You said so much nonsense, but there is nothing practical!"

Shan Wandong smiled in an indeterminate manner, "My queen, you are already two months pregnant. This is your best trump card."

Concubine Li touched her belly in surprise. She had only felt a loss of appetite recently and thought she couldn't eat because she was too sad. She didn't expect that she was pregnant.

God has been pretty good to me. Even though there have been some twists and turns, it doesn't matter as long as I can win back the emperor's heart.

She still felt something was wrong. "The emperor hates me very much. Do you have any magic to make the emperor close to me? The emperor has been hanging around that vixen these past two days."

There was a flash of impatience in Dan Wandong's eyes. If it weren't for the twins' luck, he would not have helped this hopeless person.

He took out a bottle of incense from his sleeve and handed it to Concubine Li.

"Using this incense every day will disturb one's mind. No matter how much Emperor Shangwen hates you, he will only intoxicate your body in the end."

Concubine Li put the aromatherapy away. Such a good thing would naturally not be wasted on outsiders.

"I remember everything you did to help me, but what do you want, Shan Wandong?"

Shan Wandong did not answer immediately. Before disappearing like a ghost, he left a few words for Concubine Li.

"You don't have to be confused, my lady. You will know it when the time comes."

The cold palace became quiet as usual. Lu Jiali stroked the jade Buddha on her chest and knelt between heaven and earth.

"God, please help me ascend to the throne. If my wish comes true, I will build a temple to express my gratitude."

After saying this, Concubine Li kowtowed heavily.


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