The empress was already half-dead from being struck by lightning, and now she has lost an entire arm, with blood flowing uncontrollably, taking another half of her life away.
His body finally reached its limit, his eyes rolled back, and he passed out completely.
Sheng Lingwei's stunningly beautiful face was always cold and domineering. Even the beauty mark between her eyebrows revealed a hint of chill as she glanced coldly at the Empress.
"Useless! You fainted so quickly? This princess hasn't had enough fun yet."
The novel mentions that the culprit behind the death of the original owner's mother, Yue Yuqian, was the Empress. She was cunning and ruthless, and secretly ordered someone to poison Yue Yuqian.
This was a colorless and odorless poison. Yue Yuqian was careless for a moment, and by the time she realized it, the poison had already penetrated deep into her bones, ultimately leading to her death.
The Empress acted discreetly, and no one discovered her actions; moreover, the person involved had already been dealt with by her.
Even though Rong Momo and the others suspected her, she was so cunning that she pushed out another concubine who was jealous of Yue Yuqian as a shield.
Therefore, she, the culprit, has lived peacefully for so many years. If Rong Momo and the others knew that she was the murderer, they would have tried every means to kill her long ago.
But there was one thing she didn't understand.
Bai Ji's medical and toxicology skills were all taught to her by the original owner's mother, so logically her medical and toxicology skills should be even more profound and unpredictable.
But she was poisoned to death just like that, which doesn't make sense at all.
Unless she is heartbroken, hopeless about life, and doesn't want to live anymore, or she uses this incident to... fake her death!
Thinking of this, Sheng Lingwei's eyes flickered. It seemed that she would have to find some time to search the grave and see if Yue Yuqian was really dead.
"Bai Ji, give the Empress one of the Heartbreak Pills you made. Doesn't she like to poison others? Let her experience the torment of poison firsthand."
Heartbreak Pill!
As the name suggests, this is a poison for which there is currently no antidote. Those poisoned suffer from ruptured intestines and needle-like pain until they die from bodily decay after forty-nine days.
Many people cannot bear this pain and choose to end their lives by suicide.
Bai Ji's eyes lit up, and she replied loudly, "Yes, Princess."
Poisoning is her specialty, and the poisons she concocts, while not the most potent in the world, are still considered rare and valuable.
Only after the Heartbreak Pill was put into the Empress's mouth did Sheng Lingwei look at the eunuchs and maids and say, "Quickly take your Empress away, don't defile this princess's territory."
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly nodded in response: "Yes, yes, please calm down, Third Princess. This servant will leave immediately."
Sheng Lingwei: "Oh right, take these two ugly freaks with you as well. Don't even think about staying in my Chang Le Palace. There's no good wine or food here."
"Yes, Third Princess."
The palace maids and eunuchs, with their strong will to survive, quickly dragged the three women away from Chang Le Palace, as if they were being chased by dogs.
Before long, the people arranged by the Emperor arrived at Chang Le Palace. They moved the corpses off the ground with the fastest speed they had ever done, and cleaned the place spotless.
Everyone dared only look at the ground, afraid of seeing something they shouldn't, lest they provoke the ruthless and lightning-wielding Third Princess into unleashing her beastly nature.
Waaah, Mommy, I'm so scared!
Even the emperor and empress, who were high and mighty, were dealt with severely by the third princess, so they wouldn't even be taken seriously by these lowly servants.
This time, they risked their lives, for the imperial decree could not be disobeyed!
Sheng Lingwei had no intention of making things difficult for the guards, and waved for them to leave.
Oh dear, although she's a major villain, the people she kills are all people who deserve to die.
For example, Consort Shu, Consort Xian, and the guards brought by the dog emperor were all their lackeys. As the saying goes, like master, like servants.
Their hands were covered in blood.
These people deserved their fate.
No sooner had the guards left than the emperor's trusted eunuch arrived at Chang Le Palace, trembling with fear, carrying an imperial edict and a host of gifts.
He had a respectful expression and a hunched back, putting on a fawning and ingratiating posture, but his slightly plump body was trembling incessantly.
It is evident that his fear of Sheng Lingwei reached a very deep level.
"This servant kowtows to the Third Princess, may the Third Princess live a thousand years!"
Sheng Lingwei leaned back lazily in the recliner, glanced at her father-in-law indifferently, and nodded slightly. "Yes, get up!"
"This servant thanks the Third Princess for her grace."
The trusted eunuch stood up shakily. Logically, he shouldn't kneel while holding the imperial edict, but who could he do when the person in front of him was the great demon princess!
Indeed, ever since the Emperor returned to his palace, Sheng Lingwei's terrifying reputation has once again spread throughout the entire palace, and even some ministers have heard of her.
Therefore, everyone feared her from the bottom of their hearts and even gloriously earned the title of Great Demon!
The trusted eunuch sighed deeply in his heart and carefully opened the imperial edict. He didn't expect the Third Princess to kneel down to receive the edict; he only hoped that she wouldn't lose her temper.
"By the grace of Heaven, the Emperor decrees: My third daughter, Sheng Lingwei, is virtuous and talented, beautiful and dignified, of excellent character, gentle and intelligent, exceptionally capable, and filial... She is hereby conferred the title of Princess Changle, granted the fief of Yucheng County, and bestowed with ten thousand taels of gold, one hundred thousand taels of silver, and ten pieces of jewels and ornaments each..."
That high-pitched, effeminate voice is really unpleasant to listen to.
Sheng Lingwei raised an eyebrow. "Alright, that's enough. Just give me the imperial edict, leave the rewards behind, and get out of here immediately. Goodbye."
The trusted eunuch breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly handed the imperial edict to Sheng Lingwei with both hands before leaving Chang Le Palace in a hurry with his men.
Only after walking quite a distance did everyone finally breathe a sigh of relief, then wipe the cold sweat from their foreheads.
The Great Demon King's power is indeed well-deserved; they've practically brushed with death!
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In the emperor's bedroom, the emperor lay motionless on the bed, his body covered in ointment and bandaged. After hearing his trusted eunuch's reply, he felt increasingly uneasy.
The only eye that was visible was a pair of cross-eyed eyes, which kept darting around, completely baffled.
What does Sheng Lingwei mean by this?
Was she dissatisfied with his reward? Or with the fiefdom of Yucheng County? Why didn't she say anything?
No, he couldn't just sit and wait to die. He had to make this imperial edict a done deal, in case Sheng Lingwei suddenly changed her mind.
"Guards! Guards! Immediately spread the imperial edict of the Third Princess's investiture far and wide. Send more people to beat drums and gongs; it must reach the entire capital city within a day."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Sheng Lingwei withdrew her mental energy from monitoring Emperor Sheng and gave a meaningful smile.
The dog emperor did do a good thing, and she was happy to see it happen. In this way, at least there wouldn't be any more fools daring to provoke her.
She gets quite annoyed by the constant stream of people who are asking for trouble.
Now that we have the imperial edict, we can proceed with the next step of our plan.
"Chuanwu Chuanqiong, go and tell our people to pack up the supplies and head to Yucheng County immediately to build the princess's residence. If there are any family members, bring them along. We will not be returning to the capital."
"Yes, Princess."
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