Chapter 213 I Have to Try Again
Doctor Du looked at Jin Congcong and snatched the pestle back: "Give it to me quickly, or you'll break it if you don't clean it."
"Huh? You old man really just throw it away after using it. No, I have to try again. I don't believe it. It worked just now, so it will work this time too."
Jin Congcong's eyes lit up: "If I can master this, I'll have another way to make money."
Bu Yanfu squatted outside and looked at the lively scene in the courtyard. She then looked down at her mud-covered clothes and hands, with jealousy and hatred in her eyes.
But she still said nothing and did nothing. She just withdrew her gaze and continued to plant the flowers in her hands. This made Bu Ruogao look at her more tolerant than before.
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As Bu Ruo's belly grew bigger day by day, the flowers outside the yard gradually increased.
During these three months, Bu Yanfu did not rest for a single day, and just planted flowers silently by herself. Bu Ruo did not care how fast she planted and did not ask anyone to help her. She just sat in the shade every day and watched the person working with his head down in the hot summer.
"Ruo'er, how do you feel today?"
Bu Ruo looked at the man who walked in and said with a smile: "Why are you back so early today? It's not even noon yet."
Xiao Yulan squatted beside Bu Ruo, touching her frighteningly large belly and said worriedly, "The Sixth Prince is here and is in the study right now. Do you want to see him? The matter will soon have a conclusion."
An incense stick later, Bu Ruo appeared in the study supported by Xiao Yulan. Neither of them took the figure that was secretly following them in the distance seriously.
"Nephew greets Uncle Ninth and Aunt Ninth."
After the Sixth Prince Xiao Hanfei finished his greetings, he looked at Bu Ruo's big belly in shock: "Auntie, is... she's about to give birth? You must be careful."
Bu Ruo sat on the chair and said with a smile: "I'm only seven months pregnant. Although Doctor Du said it might be early, it won't be this early."
Xiao Hanfei was even more surprised when he heard Bu Ruo's words: "Auntie Royal is pregnant... with twins?"
Seeing Bu Ruo nod, Xiao Hanfei continued, "My nephew has obtained many precious medicinal herbs in the past few years. I will send them to the imperial aunt tomorrow to prepare for emergencies. If the imperial uncle and aunt need my help in any way, I will definitely not refuse."
Perhaps it was because Xiao Hanfei was not destined to have children in this life, so he felt extremely close to Bu Ruo when he saw the pregnant woman.
"Sit down, and tell me what you want to say slowly. After that, stay here for dinner."
Xiao Yulan knew Xiao Hanfei's character and did not object.
"Uncle and aunt, I believe you have received the news. Now the palace is under my control. I am not stupid. I know that my uncle has helped me. Otherwise, I would not have been able to do this so smoothly."
"My nephew has come this time to ask the Emperor how to deal with him, and also... to ask the Emperor to ascend the throne."
But Xiao Yulan handed him a porcelain bottle and said, "It contains the poison that I asked Doctor Du for. It will cause him to suffer extreme torture for seven days without losing his breath. After seven days, his bones will become as brittle as tofu, his tendons and veins will all be broken, and he will have no life left."
"The medicine was given to you by the king. If you give it to him, it will be considered as revenge for you."
"As for the throne..."
Xiao Yulan glanced at Bu Ruo and said, "I just want to stay with your aunt right now. I don't have any thoughts about that position, so... you can sit on the throne."
Xiao Hanfei looked at the couple in shock, his hands trembling. "Uncle Emperor... aren't you afraid that your nephew will harm you after he takes the throne?"
Bu Ruo shook his head and smiled, "You should also know that I am a disciple of God. I will not be wrong about you. You are a good person and will be a good emperor who loves the people in the future. We are relieved to leave the Great Zhou to you."
Xiao Hanfei looked at the two for a long moment, then stood up and knelt heavily on the ground. "I swear here that I will be a good emperor in this life and benefit the people. If I ever let my uncle and aunt down, I will die without a burial place and will not be a human in the next life."
Three days later, Xiao Yulan and Bu Ruo entered the palace.
In the bedroom, the emperor, who had been tortured beyond recognition, lay on the bed, looking at the two of them with unusual calmness.
"Ninth brother, seeing my current appearance, are you satisfied?"
Xiao Yulan helped Bu Ruo sit on the chair, then sat next to her without saying a word.
The emperor looked at Xiao Yulan, and seemed to be recalling something through him.
"I once thought that Father would choose one of us no matter what, but I didn't expect... that he would actually wait for you to grow up and persist for so many years."
"When I was little, I also dreamed of gaining my father's love. Every time he came to my mother's palace, I would do my best to please him, but all I got was a cold look, not even a look, let alone anything else."
"Later, I discovered that Father treated every prince the same way, not just me. I gradually regained my composure, until your birth shattered it all..."
"Actually, I'm really jealous of you. Father dotes on the Empress, your mother, and he dotes on you immensely. Several of us princes have never been held in his arms since we were little, yet you... can actually let him carry you on his back, ride him like a horse, and even sit on his shoulders and pretend to be a general in battle."
"The doting in father's eyes is something I've never seen before. We're both sons, but only you have received the fatherly love I've always wanted."
"This jealousy reached its peak when Father gave you the Iron Guard and provided you with enough troops and food to lead the troops into battle."
"You may not know that every day after you left for the border, your father personally checked on the food and fodder being shipped there. He also took your mother to the Moon Viewing Terrace in the palace every day to gaze towards the north. When the news reached us that you had fallen off a cliff and were missing, he knelt in the ancestral temple for several days to pray for you."
"We are both the emperor's children, but everything you have has made me jealous."
"My mother has loved my father since she was a child, to the point of madness. However, my father only treated her as one of the many concubines in the harem. If it weren't for the need to maintain balance with the previous dynasty, I'm afraid there would only be your mother in the harem."
"I admit that my mother is very good. She is very kind to every concubine, prince, and princess in the harem, and she is also very kind to me. She has never even taken the initiative to calculate anyone's life or tried to take anyone's life. But she will show no mercy to those who try to touch you."
"Father built a bamboo house in the quietest corner of the harem for your mother, and she was the only one allowed to live there. I remember when my mother found out, she smashed everything in the palace."
"She has always been my constant companion since I was little. I've become jealous of you, and my desire to replace you has grown like wild weeds. So, my mother and I...colluded with the enemy and betrayed our country, leading to your death. We also secretly poisoned my father."
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