Chapter 5 The General's Wife (The End).
Luo Xi frowned, as if thinking of something. She looked at Song Yu and asked, "So, how does His Majesty intend to deal with the Prince of Nanping? Does he plan to kill him secretly or something?"
Song Yu: "Anyway, poisoning won't work, because there is a highly skilled doctor by the side of the Prince of Nanping. He is from the Valley of Divine Physicians, so poisoning will not work on him."
“He has been living in Jiangnan, claiming to be recuperating. He has not returned to the capital for the past few years. Jiangnan is his territory, so it is difficult to kill him. He is very smart. He knows that as long as he is alive, the emperor will not easily do anything to Li Ling.”
"The Emperor told me that the Prince of Nanping had rebellious intentions. He even showed me a letter he had forged himself, instructing me to secretly lead men to Jiangnan to kill the Prince of Nanping."
Luo Xi: ""
Thinking about it, it makes sense. Song Yu was a general; it would be strange if the emperor didn't seek him out.
Song Yu didn't hide anything from her and continued, "However, the Emperor also sent the Crown Prince along, which suggests that he doesn't really trust me either."
Upon hearing this, Luo Xi's eyes flickered. She pursed her lips, then took his hand and said earnestly, "Husband, actually, I've been hiding something from you, but... I didn't mean to hide it from you."
Song Yu: !!
He was a little scared by her seriousness. He grabbed Luo Xi's hand, closed his eyes briefly, and then asked nervously, "Madam, please tell me. I can handle it."
Luo Xi:
He didn't really have to do that.
"Actually, I am the Emperor's daughter. More than ten years ago, when the Emperor was still young, he went to Baicheng incognito and had my mother serve him. And then... and then... I came into being."
Song Yu: !!
A princess? So she's not an orphan?
Luo Xi continued, "My husband, it's not that I don't want to be a princess. But... but the Emperor... the Emperor knows I'm his daughter, but he doesn't want to acknowledge me because my mother was a courtesan..."
In fact, the Emperor had approached her, intending to acknowledge her as his daughter. However, Luo Xi refused. That year, she knew the Emperor needed a bride for a political marriage, and unwilling to send his other daughters, he set his sights on her. Luo Xi was clever; she knew his intentions. Therefore, she refused, saying she didn't want to be a princess because she feared it would damage his reputation. Emperor Zhao then said he would keep the news secret and even offered to arrange a mother for her from a commoner family.
However, Luo Xi still refused. She told Emperor Zhao that she only had one mother and she did not acknowledge anyone else.
Unfortunately, Emperor Zhao did not give up so easily.
Until one day, Luo Xi risked her life to take an arrow for Emperor Zhao. After that, Emperor Zhao never mentioned the incident again. Later, he sent his eldest princess to marry a foreign ruler.
Luo Xi deliberately approached Song Yu because she knew he was very capable, and the Emperor was wary of him. Such a person couldn't possibly remain loyal to the Emperor forever.
From the moment the emperor wanted her to marry a foreign ruler, she had been plotting to overthrow his empire or to ascend the throne herself.
Emperor Zhao has never been kind to her, so why should he want her to go on a political marriage?
Luo Xi looked around and wrote a few words in Song Yu's palm.
Song Yu: !!
He was shocked! She wanted to be the emperor? Emperor Zhao currently had four princes and five princesses. If she wanted to become emperor, then... then everyone else would have to be dead for her to have a chance.
Luo Xi asked softly, "Husband, you will help me, won't you?"
Song Yu stared intently into her eyes. He hesitated for a moment, then asked with a hint of jealousy in his voice, "Then... if you succeed, won't you be surrounded by handsome men?"
Luo Xi:
Is that what he was thinking?
"No, it's just you, don't worry."
"I'm only interested in the throne. As for handsome men? You're enough for me."
"As long as you don't betray me, you will always be my only one."
Upon hearing this, Song Yu's eyes lit up. "Okay, I will definitely make sure you get the position."
Then, the two of them secretly plotted for a long time. If Luo Xi wanted to become empress, then all of Emperor Zhao's princes and princesses had to be dead; otherwise, given her status, Emperor Zhao would not allow her to become empress.
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The following day, Song Yu subtly instigated the Crown Prince to attack Li Ling. A large part of the Crown Prince's rise to power was due to his maternal grandfather, the Marquis of Zhenbei. Therefore, many people considered him incompetent. The Crown Prince, however, desperately wanted to prove himself and earn respect. So, he actually attacked Li Ling, only to be killed by Li Ling in retaliation. Thus, the Crown Prince died.
Emperor Zhao was furious. He ordered Li Ling to be captured and, disregarding the troops of the Prince of Nanping, beheaded him.
As for the Prince of Nanping, he was furious when he learned of Li Ling's death. After all, Li Ling was his only son, and he still cared about him deeply.
Emperor Zhao also sent Song Yu to lead troops to Jiangnan to kill the Prince of Nanping. Song Yu knew which minister in the court was the Prince of Nanping's man, so he deliberately revealed to that minister which route he was going to take to Jiangnan to kill the Prince of Nanping.
Finally, the Prince of Nanping led his men on a detour to avoid Song Yu, and then led his troops into the capital, even storming the palace.
The Prince of Nanping stabbed the Emperor of Zhao with his sword. Just as he was about to kill the Emperor, Song Yu appeared in time. He did not give the Prince of Nanping a chance to speak and killed him directly, saving the Emperor of Zhao.
Although Emperor Zhao was rescued, he was still seriously injured and would not live much longer.
As for Emperor Zhao's other princes and princesses, they were killed by the Prince of Nanping's men.
Before the dragon bed,
Song Yu and several ministers stood in front of the bed when a eunuch came in and said, "Your Majesty, Prince Yi and the others are making a scene."
Upon hearing this, Emperor Zhao's eyes turned icy cold. He coughed a few times and asked, "What's all this commotion?"
The eunuch said tremblingly, "They...they're talking about passing the throne?"
Emperor Zhao: !!!
He's not even dead yet! And they're already thinking about passing the throne to him?
Emperor Zhao had no intention of passing the throne to his half-brothers. After all, they had been eyeing his throne ever since he ascended it, and the fact that the Prince of Nanping had stormed the palace so quickly was certainly partly due to their instigation.
Emperor Zhao looked at Song Yu, who was standing in front of his bed.
Suddenly, he thought of Luo Xi; she was also his daughter, a princess. He could restore Luo Xi's status as a princess and pass the throne to her.
Who says a woman can't be an emperor? He'll make her one.
The next day, before he died, Emperor Zhao immediately arranged for a blood test to recognize Luo Xi in front of all the ministers, and even made Luo Xi the Crown Princess.
Emperor Zhao didn't care whether Luo Xi was capable of handling state affairs; he simply didn't want his throne to fall into the hands of others. Moreover, Song Yu would assist her.
A few days later, Emperor Zhao died, and Luo Xi ascended the throne as Empress, with Song Yu serving as her regent. (The End)
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