Chapter 4 The Ruthless Eldest Princess (The End)
Three days later
The Princess's Residence.
Luo Xi looked at the list of people written on the slip of paper, which was sent in by her grandfather, the Marquis of Zhenbei.
She pondered for a moment, then said, "Suyan, go and talk to this Lu Zichen and ask him if he is willing to serve me."
Lu Zichen seems to be the most capable, but his family background is poor and he's too poor. Moreover, his luck doesn't seem to be very good either.
Several powerful and influential young men from prominent families are eyeing this official position.
If she doesn't help him, no matter how talented he is, he won't become the top scholar in the imperial examination.
An opportunity? She can give it to him.
Hopefully, he won't let her down.
"If he refuses, then kill him."
Su Yan: "Yes, Princess."
After saying that, she went out.
After a while,
Luo Xi rested her chin on her hand and said, "Zhuzhu, go to the palace."
"Tell the Empress Dowager to feign illness for the next two months and not to concern herself with the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet. Let other concubines attend instead."
Zhuzhu: "Yes, Princess."
Finally, the Empress claimed to be ill, and the four Consorts, Guixian, Shude, and De, took over all the arrangements for the Mid-Autumn Festival Palace Banquet.
One month later,
With Luo Xi's help, Lu Zichen evaded the schemes of those aristocratic scions and, relying on his own talent, became the top scholar in this year's imperial examination. He was handsome and exceptionally talented, and therefore enjoyed the favor of Emperor Luo.
Two months later,
Mid-Autumn Festival Imperial Banquet.
Because Luo Xi was still under house arrest, she did not attend the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet.
Large palace banquets like these usually involve a dense and mixed crowd, making them the easiest time to strike.
Moreover, Luo Xi has already found someone to take the blame.
Luo Xi: "Are they all here?"
Su Yan knew who Luo Xi was referring to. "Your Highness, they have all arrived."
At the Mid-Autumn Festival palace banquet, all the princes and princesses except for the eldest princess were present.
"Okay, that's fine then."
"Your mother's people will assist you; act according to the situation. Also, be careful of the palace guards; don't let them discover you. I don't want this to fail."
Su Yan: "Yes, Princess."
At the palace banquet,
All the princes and princesses were inexplicably poisoned, and several concubines also died from vomiting blood incessantly, beyond any cure.
When Emperor Luo saw this, he was furious and ordered the deaths of millions.
His princes and princesses, as well as several concubines, all died. How could he not feel pain and anger?
It was eventually discovered that the poison was administered by his "good" younger brother, Prince Rui. His aim was to poison all his princes, leaving him without an heir.
In the end, of Emperor Luo's children, only his eldest daughter, Luo Xi, remained, as he had confined her to her quarters and she had not attended the palace banquet.
To demonstrate his wisdom, Emperor Luo had previously kept Prince Rui, who had always been at odds with him.
But he didn't expect that this would fuel his ambition.
If he had known it would turn out this way, he wouldn't have spared his life in the first place.
Finally, Emperor Luo beheaded Prince Rui, dismembered him, and burned his body.
Even after Prince Rui died, Emperor Keluo still couldn't quell his hatred.
He issued an edict ordering that all of Prince Rui's children, wives, and concubines be torn apart by five horses.
All the officials who were close to Prince Rui were also beheaded.
There were also the four virtuous and noble concubines. If they hadn't been so lax in their management, no one would have sneaked in and smeared a layer of deadly poison on the rim of the wine cup.
Finally, the four concubines were given poisoned wine and died...
Emperor Luo was exhausted from losing several princes and princesses, and his health deteriorated day by day.
Emperor Luo had no other children, only Princess Luo Xi.
He will not allow the throne to fall into the hands of anyone else.
Finally, disregarding the opposition of his court officials, he passed the throne to Luo Xi.
Afterwards, Luo Xi made Prime Minister Lu Zichen and General Liu Huai her imperial consorts.
They didn't need to live in the palace; they lived in their own residences.
She will summon them to the palace whenever she needs them.
She needs their genes to have two children.
She only wants to have two children, either a boy or a girl.
Finally, Luo Xi and Liu Huai had a son, Luo Yao, and Luo Xi and Prime Minister Lu Zichen had a daughter, Luo Huang.
Luo Yao is skilled in martial arts.
Luo Huang is skilled in literature.
Finally, Luo Xi passed the throne to Luo Huang, while Luo Yao became a great general who protected the country. (The End)
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