Chapter 4 The Prime Minister's Wife
Main courtyard.
Luo Xi was not surprised that Jiang Rou'er died so quickly.
She was already being kind by letting Jiang Rou'er live a few more days.
She took a sip of tea calmly, then stood up and led Zhuzhu to the front yard...
forecourt.
Luo Xi's eyes were slightly red, and her voice trembled with sobs as she choked out, "Husband, it's all my fault. If you hadn't felt sorry for me, you wouldn't have sent Rou'er to the villa, and she wouldn't have..."
Gu Ziyan hugged Luo Xi, "This has nothing to do with you. I had someone send her there."
"She overthinks things, that's why she acted that way."
Gu Ziyan didn't have much affection for his cousin, after all, he had only met Jiang Rou'er, who had come to seek refuge with him, two months ago.
Luo Xi didn't say anything, she just hugged Gu Ziyan and cried.
Luo Xi wasn't worried about what the imperial physicians would diagnose!
She didn't care at all about the medical skills of those imperial physicians.
In this world, only one person could detect the poison she administered: her senior brother, Bai Zhi.
However, he discovered that while it was possible to discover the solution, it wasn't necessarily possible to solve it.
Luo Xi is not an orphan.
As everyone knows, there is a divine physician named Shen Yi in the Valley of Divine Physicians. He has an apprentice named Bai Zhi, who inherited his master's medical skills and is known as the Divine Physician Bai.
Although Bai Zhi is known as a divine doctor, his personality is quite unpredictable, and he saves people based on his first impression of them.
Luo Xi is Bai Zhi's junior sister.
Unlike Bai Zhi, she was not well-known.
Bai Zhi is skilled in both medicine and poison. Although he can't be considered a good person, he wouldn't harm the innocent without reason.
Luo Xi, however, was not skilled in healing; she was an expert in poisons. The poisons she concocted were incurable by anyone in the world, if she so desired. Not even her senior brother, the divine physician Bai Zhi.
The poison Jiang Rou'er was afflicted with was called Yan Hui. After being poisoned, she would cough up blood every day, the amount increasing each day, and her body would grow weaker and weaker. The poisoned person would be fully aware of their condition, but others would be unable to diagnose it. The poisoned person would die in this despair...
As for why Luo Xi left the Valley of Divine Healers...
Her eyes turned icy cold the moment she thought of the Valley of Divine Healers.
Their master, the divine physician Shen Yi, saw that she had mastered the art of poison to an unparalleled degree and attacked people indiscriminately, leaving no room for mercy. Even if the other party knelt down and begged for mercy, she would not show any mercy and was particularly ruthless.
As Shen Yi grew older, he worried that after he died, no one would be able to control her.
So he injured her meridians and drugged her to make her have a high fever. When she woke up, she had lost part of her memory.
Shen Yi had no intention of killing Luo Xi. After all, Luo Xi was also his disciple. He just didn't want her to make a mistake, not to die.
But what he didn't know was that Luo Xi had indeed forgotten many things, but she remembered that it was he who had given her the drug.
Although she has lost some of her memories, she still remembers some of the poisons.
A few days later,
She made a move against Shen Yi.
He thought she was harmless, so he didn't take any precautions.
So, Luo Xi gave Shen Yi a lethal poison that would kill him instantly, and in the end, Shen Yi died...
She was killed by two medicine servants.
She ran away without taking anything with her.
As for Bai Zhi, her relationship with him was so-so.
He had gone to the State of Jing to treat the emperor, and was not in the Valley of Divine Physicians.
If he were there, she definitely wouldn't be able to escape.
She was beautiful, and on the road she encountered some bandits with ill intentions who wanted to take her away.
Her martial arts skills were ruined, and she didn't carry any poison. She was now just a weak woman and couldn't possibly deal with them.
She thought that she should just give in to them to avoid suffering more physical pain.
Just then, Gu Ziyan appeared.
He saved her.
When Luo Xi saw him, she knew that his identity was not simple.
So she pretended to faint and fall to the ground.
Finally, Gu Ziyan took her back to the Prime Minister's residence.
After Luo Xi woke up, she first expressed her gratitude to him. Then, she told him that she was an orphan with no parents. She wanted to repay his kindness, so she asked him to let her work as a maid in his household to repay him.
He couldn't find out about her background.
After all, apart from the people of Divine Healer Valley, no one else had ever seen her.
Apart from Bai Zhi, the other people from the Divine Doctor Valley rarely come out.
Bai Zhi is currently in Jing Kingdom.
Gu Ziyan, of course, did not make her a servant, but let her stay as a guest.
As they spent more time together, they gradually became familiar with each other. Luo Xi subtly seduced him during their time together, leading him to fall in love with her.
Finally, he married her.
Two weeks later,
The Imperial Palace.
The emperor looked at the letter in his hand and sighed heavily.
It seems she still hasn't let go of Gu Ziyan!
So be it! So be it!
Chang Le married into the Jing state for the sake of the Qi state.
The Jing emperor whom Chang Le married has died, and now the third prince has ascended the throne.
He used 1,000 warhorses to persuade the new emperor to release her.
Chang Le and Gu Ziyan were childhood sweethearts. If it weren't for the marriage alliance, Chang Le would probably have married Gu Ziyan long ago.
Ultimately, it was he who broke them up.
If Gu Ziyan agrees, he will immediately arrange for them to divorce.
As for Gu Ziyan's current wife? She's easy to deal with. After all, she's just an orphan with no one to back her up. If she knows what's good for her, she won't cause trouble.
After the divorce, they will bestow upon her the title of county princess, which can be considered compensation to her!
If she dares to cause trouble, he can also kill her silently.
To make Chang Le a legitimate wife of the Prime Minister.
The emperor hadn't expected Gu Ziyan to disagree, because he had previously favored Chang Le.
He's a man, so naturally he knows what men think! The more they can't have something, the more they want it.
Therefore, he felt that Gu Ziyan would never disagree.
The following evening.
The Prime Minister's Residence.
Gu Ziyan: "Xi'er, Princess Chang Le will be returning to the capital in a month."
Luo Xi: ? ? ?
So what? And then what?
Gu Ziyan noticed her confusion and then said, "Before Princess Chang Le went to marry the foreign ruler, I did have a slight liking for her, but I assure you, that's not the case now. She doesn't hold any special significance for me."
"If anyone tells you about me and Princess Chang Le, don't believe them."
"I'm telling you this because I'm afraid they'll exaggerate the story, and I'm afraid you'll misunderstand me because of it."
"If there's anything you want to know, you can ask me directly, and I'll tell you the truth."
Luo Xi:............
"My husband, I understand."
"Then...then you can't get too close to that princess, otherwise, I'm not sure if I'll overthink it."
Gu Ziyan kissed her neck. "Okay, I will definitely stay far away from her."
He wouldn't have gone if the emperor hadn't ordered him to greet the emperor at the city gate.
His eyes were slightly cold. He always felt that the Emperor was intentionally trying to match him with Princess Chang Le.
But he was already married.
Hopefully he's overthinking it.
otherwise.........
If the Emperor dared to separate him and Luo Xi, he didn't know what he would do.
One month later,
When Princess Yongle returned to the capital, Gu Ziyan led several officials to the city gate to greet her.
The city gates were wide open.
Ahead on the main road, a grand procession was heading this way.
Fifteen minutes later,
A beautifully decorated carriage stopped in front of Gu Ziyan and his companions.
Princess Yongle slightly lifted the curtain, revealing her beautiful face. She stared intently at Gu Ziyan and said with a smile, "Ziyan, it's been a long time."
Gu Ziyan recalled what the Emperor had told him half a month ago. He frowned slightly and said calmly, "Princess Chang Le."
"His Majesty has sent us to escort you to the palace."
Yongle noticed his coldness, her smile faded slightly, and she replied, "Okay."
The Imperial Palace.
Yuqing Hall.
Chang Le said in a daze, "He doesn't want to? He really doesn't want to?"
The Emperor said, "Half a month ago, I approached him and asked if he was willing, and he said no."
He said that all he wants now is to grow old with his wife.
The emperor hadn't expected Gu Ziyan to be so deeply in love with his wife. He saw that Gu Ziyan's words were true, so he didn't dare pressure him; after all, Gu Ziyan was very talented and capable, and he still needed him.
The thought of Gu Ziyan falling in love with someone else pained Chang Le deeply. She almost lost her temper and said, "Father, can't you just grant us a marriage?"
emperor:! ! !
"Chang Le, he hasn't divorced yet."
“I…I can be a secondary wife.”
emperor:! ! !
Chang Le's eyes were slightly red, and she said with a hint of sobs in her voice, "Father, I don't want to fall into such a state of depravity, but... but I love him! I've endured it for so many years, and now that I've finally come back, I really don't want to endure it anymore."
"It's okay if he likes his wife. They've been married for many years, but his wife still hasn't conceived. She's probably infertile."
"He will fall in love with me again once we have a child."
Before she returned, she had someone inquire about Gu Ziyan. So naturally she knew that he didn't have any children yet.
The emperor thought about it seriously.
"Chang Le, this matter still depends on whether Gu Ziyan agrees or not."
"If he doesn't agree, you'll have to give up on him."
Seeing the emperor's unquestionable gaze, Chang Le could only say, "Yes, Father."
As expected! His father only cares about his throne.
She didn't intend to kill Gu Ziyan's wife; she just wanted to be his wife.
If she hadn't gone to marry into a foreign power, she should have been Gu Ziyan's wife.
Chang Le returned to her princess residence with a cold face.
One month later.
Mid-Autumn Festival Imperial Banquet.
Chang Le met Gu Ziyan's wife.
She was indeed very beautiful, breathtakingly so!
Chang Le saw Gu Ziyan serving food to his wife and smiling gently at her.
Yongle's eyes turned slightly cold as she looked away, refusing to look at them.
Luo Xi naturally noticed Princess Chang Le's gaze directed at them.
Luo Xi thought to herself:
It seems this princess still has feelings for Gu Ziyan!
An hour later,
Luo Xi found the palace banquet a bit boring, so she told Gu Ziyan and then took Zhuzhu out for some fresh air.
Princess Chang Le saw Luo Xi leave, lowered her eyes and thought for a moment, then she also left with her maid.
Luo Xi walked to a pavilion, closed her eyes, and quietly felt the cool breeze blowing towards her.
Fifteen minutes later,
Zhuzhu saw Princess Chang Le and reminded her, "Madam, Princess Chang Le is coming this way."
Luo Xi: !!!
She opened her eyes and saw Princess Chang Le walking towards her from not far away.
Princess Chang Le entered the pavilion and said softly, "Madam Prime Minister, are you here to sober up?"
Luo Xi bowed and said, "Greetings, Princess Chang Le."
Chang Le: "No need for formalities."
Luo Xi: "No, I just came out to clear my head."
Chang Le walked to Luo Xi's side, and upon closer inspection, she was momentarily stunned by Luo Xi's beauty.
With such a beautiful woman, it's no wonder Gu Ziyan was moved.
But does Gu Ziyan really not like her at all?
Chang Le did not believe it.
She still wanted to give it a try.
Luo Xi asked, "Did the princess come to see me?"
Chang Le: "No, I just drank a few too many cups of wine at the palace banquet and got a little drunk. I came out to sober up."
Luo Xi didn't believe it.
"Oh, I see."
"Princess, I'll head back now."
Suddenly, Princess Yongle fell backward and tumbled into the pond.
Zhuzhu: !!!
Luo Xi: !!!
Even a princess has moments of insecurity, and she resorts to such petty tricks to deal with her.
Princess Chang Le is really willing to go all out.
Luo Xi sighed.
It seems the poison she brought came in handy.
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