Upon seeing this, Da Yu'er's face darkened, and she thought to herself: So you're afraid of death too!
So she raised an eyebrow and asked, "What? You don't want to?"
"Your Majesty, what are you saying? For the sake of the eternal prosperity of the Qing Dynasty, I am of course willing." Although Dong Ejun said this, he still did not have the courage to accept the tea from Da Yu'er.
Although establishing Fuquan as emperor was his dream, he also needed to be alive to enjoy it.
"Since you drank it, it proves your sincerity," Da Yu'er said coldly, taking a step forward.
Upon hearing this, Dong Ejun hesitated for a moment, intending to reach out his right hand to take the cup, but in the end he withdrew it.
Da Yu'er sneered, "It seems that Lord Dong'e has no intention of assisting Fuquan." She put the tea back in its place, "These teacups were just replaced by me, and His Majesty hasn't touched them at all."
Now Dong Ejun was filled with regret. He wanted to slap himself hard for hesitating.
Just as he was feeling remorse, Da Yu'er suddenly smashed the teacup on the table hard against Dong Ejun's chest.
Instantly, shards of the cup grazed his clothes, and blood seeped from his chest.
He bent over in pain, clutching his chest, his face deathly pale.
Dong Ejun knew he had committed a grave mistake. No matter how many reasons he gave, it was useless; Da Yu'er no longer trusted him.
Da Yu'er snorted coldly, her tone revealing a deep hatred, "You're afraid of contracting smallpox, so why make the Emperor suffer this pain?"
Upon hearing this, Dong Ejun was completely dumbfounded. He didn't understand what Da Yu'er meant at all. "Your Majesty, what do you mean by this?"
"Stop pretending to be confused with me," Da Yu'er said sternly, throwing the letter she had just received in front of him.
Dong Ejun picked it up shakily, and as he looked at the contents of the letter, he felt as if he had been struck by lightning, his whole body stiff and his eyes empty.
The letter is in his handwriting, but he never wrote these.
"No! Impossible! Your Majesty, please investigate thoroughly and do not fall into the trap of this villain!" Dong Ejun cried out in panic, beads of sweat pouring down his forehead.
"Ha!" Da Yu'er sneered, "This letter was written by you personally, and it even bears your seal. How could it be fake?"
Dong Ejun collapsed to the ground, muttering, "Impossible, someone must have framed me."
Seeing that he was still persistent, Da Yu'er was about to tell him about the smallpox patient she had mentioned a few days ago when Qi Lan suddenly rushed in.
Everything happened at just the right time; Wan'er had calculated it precisely down to the second.
She knew her mother would help her, but she had heard Qi Lan say that her mother was a straightforward person, and she was afraid that even if they communicated beforehand, there would still be loopholes.
Therefore, when she summoned Qi Lan, Da Yu'er's anger would only exacerbate Dong E County's crime, thus preventing a deeper investigation into Fu Lin's smallpox.
"Your Majesty, I beg you to do me justice," Qi Lan said as soon as she entered, kneeling down.
Dayuer glanced at her and immediately recognized her as a palace maid by Wan'er's side. She said, "If you have any grievances, just go to the Imperial Noble Consort. I don't have that much time to deal with your affairs."
"It was my fault for disturbing Your Majesty the Empress Dowager," Qi Lan kowtowed and said, "but only Your Majesty the Empress Dowager can help me with my grievances."
Da Yu'er was not a hard-hearted person. Upon hearing this, she frowned and asked, "What injustice have you suffered?"
Seeing that Da Yu'er trusted him, Qi Lan quickly took out the letter from his bosom and handed it over, saying, "Your Majesty, please take a look."
Da Yu'er took the letter and read it carefully twice. His face immediately darkened. He threw the letter at Dong Ejun again and cursed through gritted teeth, "You traitor Dong Ejun, how could you be so vicious and heartless!"
That's right, that letter was written by Qiqin a few days ago.
"Your Majesty, spare me! I didn't, I didn't..." Dong Ejun shook his head desperately, trying to explain.
"Hmph!" Da Yu'er snorted coldly. "Someone, go to the cellar in the Dong'e County government and see if he will admit defeat."
Then, a large group of guards set off.
Seeing the situation, Dong'e County realized that there was no way to escape today.
He could only lower his head and keep wiping the sweat from his forehead.
He collapsed to the ground when the guards brought news that more than ten girls had been released.
When Da Yu'er heard that there was a six-year-old girl inside, she trembled with anger, and her eyes were bloodshot.
"Guards, take Dong'e County away and execute him by slow slicing. Apart from Consort Ning, all the men in the manor will be exiled to the army, and the women will be demoted to commoners." Da Yu'er's voice was cold and ruthless, like frost in the dead of winter.
"yes!"
Just as the guards were about to obey the order to drag him away, Dong Ejun suddenly went mad and drew his sword at Dayuer.
Wan'er was so startled she almost cried out; she hadn't expected this at all.
But she knew that panicking wouldn't solve anything, so she forced herself to calm down and wait for an opportunity to rush out and save Dayuer.
"Haha!" Dong Ejun laughed loudly, "Since I am destined to die anyway, I might as well let the Empress Dowager accompany me to the underworld."
With Dong Ejun holding her hostage, Da Yu'er dared not make any rash moves and could only ask, "What do you want?"
While holding the knife to Dayuer, Dong Ejun said, "It's simple, one life for one life. If you spare my life, I'll let you go, how about that?"
Looking at Dong Ejun's insane appearance, Da Yu'er felt a surge of disgust. She had no intention of letting him go, because if she did, it would only lead to more children being harmed.
So she didn't agree to his offer right away, but instead stalled, saying, "A life for a life, perhaps, is possible. This life can be exchanged for your life, and it can also be exchanged for your child's life."
If she had the choice, she would not hesitate to exchange her own life for Fulin's. She believed that every parent loves their child, but Dong Ejun was clearly not.
He then sneered, "Of course, it's to exchange my life for yours. I'll have a wife and son again."
Having said that, he moved the sharp sword forward a few more inches.
A cold touch pressed against Dayuer's neck, causing her to gasp and turn pale.
Dong Ejun snorted coldly, "Speak quickly, do you want to change it or not?"
As a temporary expedient, Dayuer could only agree to his request.
"Very good. It seems that the Empress Dowager, like me, is someone who values life." Dong Ejun nodded in satisfaction, then said sternly, "Quickly tell them to leave."
Seeing this, the guards hesitated, but under Da Yu'er's signal, they could only slowly retreat a few steps.
"Hahaha!" Dong Ejun relaxed a lot. Just as he was about to kidnap Dayuer and walk out the door, Fulin called him back.
"etc!"
Startled by Fu Lin's shout, Dong Ejun's swords and spears veered off course.
Just then, Wan'er felt her chance had come and quickly ran out from behind the screen, tightly hugging Dong Ejun from behind. Taking advantage of this, Dayuer was able to escape.
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