Xiao Lanchuan led his men to Xianxi Palace, and Nanzhi already knew about it through the system.
What's wrong with that man?
His name is He'an, and he seems to be a spy for the Yun Kingdom, but I'm too far away to find out more details.
A spy from the Yun Kingdom?
Thinking back to his previous life, after Xiao Lanchuan died, it wasn't Xiao Jingyi who succeeded him, but the Yun Kingdom that invaded the Xiao Kingdom, seized its territory, and became a regional hegemon.
At that time, a royal advisor appeared. Although he did not reveal his name, Nanzhi's sixth sense told her that it was He'an.
This Hern seems to be someone you shouldn't mess with.
Thinking of Xiao Lanchuan, she suddenly felt uneasy and got up to walk outside.
Dai Xue stopped her first: "Your Highness, you cannot leave Yilan Palace."
"But my stomach feels a little uncomfortable."
Seeing that Nanzhi's expression was not right, Daixue became anxious and said, "This servant will go and call the imperial physician."
After saying this, he summoned Ziyan to help Nanzhi into the palace.
After Nanzhi arrived at the palace, she said to Ziyan, "My stomach feels better now, but I'm a little thirsty and suddenly want some plum juice. Could you go and make me some?"
Ziyan has left.
After she left, she summoned a palace maid to watch over Nanzhi.
Nanzhi smiled slightly and had a palace maid help her to lie down on the bed.
As the palace maid helped her up, she punched her unconscious.
After changing into a palace maid's clothes and having the maid lie down on the bed, Nanzhi walked out of Yilan Palace with her head down.
Xiao Jingyi had little patience. After guarding outside Xianxi Palace for a while, he got tired of it and had a eunuch stand guard while he walked out of Xianxi Palace and wandered around the inner palace at will.
I heard that the Yilan Palace in Nanzhi is heavily guarded and difficult to enter.
Unable to see Nanzhi, he felt a pang of longing. On the road, he encountered a palace maid who was quite attractive in the moonlight. Driven by lust, he lured her to a secluded wine cellar and "abused" her.
He is still young, a year younger than Xiao Lanchuan, and is only twenty-one years old now.
He was at the prime of his life, full of vigor and vitality, but because he started indulging in sex too early and was too fond of it, his body became very weak, and he finished very quickly.
He looked at the palace maid with flushed cheeks and cursed angrily, "You little slut, who are you with?"
The palace maid remained silent.
Xiao Jingyi kicked her and, as he left, casually picked up a jar of wine.
The palace maid got up and dressed, giving him a disdainful look.
I had hoped to take this opportunity to try and climb the social ladder, but the time was so short.
Forget it, I'll just go find her guard brother.
The wine in the cellar had a high alcohol content, and Xiao Jingyi felt a little tipsy after only a few sips. In a daze, he saw a little palace maid walking towards him.
He opened his eyes wide and saw that the little palace maid looked exactly like Nanzhi.
Her beautiful, moist almond-shaped eyes, her fair and delicate face, her cherry-like lips, and her slender, snake-like waist aroused his lust once again.
"My little beauty, I've been thinking about you for so long. Did you come here especially to see me? Let me give you a good kiss!"
The wine jar was shattered on the ground.
Xiao Jingyi touched his head and found his hand covered in blood. He angrily raised his hand to slap Nan Zhi across the face.
Nanzhi smiled sweetly at him.
Xiao Jingyi was stunned for a moment, and his reaction was a beat too slow, so Nan Zhi hit him on the ground with a stone.
She stepped on his head and ground it down hard: "You little beast, I'm busy today and don't want to play with you."
She stomped on the person until they were unconscious, then quickened her pace toward Xianxi Palace.
Passersby also saw Dai Xue hurriedly leading Chen Huaizhi into her palace, where she hid behind a rockery to avoid being seen.
At Xianxi Palace, when He'an was having his pants pulled down, he snatched the sword from the guard's hand, grabbed the Empress Dowager, and took her hostage.
"Your Majesty, if you still want the Empress Dowager to live, let me go now."
Hean looked at Xiao Lanchuan with eyes full of apprehension.
The chosen one is indeed powerful; even such potent poison couldn't kill him.
The Empress Dowager turned pale with fright at He'an's actions and hurriedly said to Xiao Lanchuan, "My son, save me."
She didn't know how much Xiao Lanchuan had heard; at this moment, she could only place all her hopes for survival on him.
Fortunately, Xiao Lanchuan's expression did become tense. He stared at He An and said, "Release the Empress Dowager, and I will grant you whatever you want."
"Have all the guards leave."
Xiao Lanchuan quickly chased the guards away.
Seeing his concern for the Empress Dowager, He'an suddenly had a change of heart. Looking at the three of them left in the hall, he said with a sinister smile, "I can release the Empress Dowager, but who can guarantee that you won't hunt me down later? So, now, choose between the Empress Dowager's life and yours!"
After hearing He'an's words, the Empress Dowager felt that everything was over.
No matter how filial Xiao Lanchuan is, it's impossible...
Before she could even finish her thought, Xiao Lanchuan raised his dagger and looked at her intently: "Mother, don't be afraid, your son will definitely save you."
Your son...
In that instant, the Empress Dowager felt as if she had returned to the time before Xiao Lanchuan became emperor.
She returned to the time when Xiao Lanchuan was fifteen years old, when he returned to her side from the Empress.
[Mother, don't be afraid. The Empress is dead. From now on, your son will protect you and will not let anyone bully you.]
The Empress Dowager was in a daze, and in the next instant, she saw Xiao Lanchuan raise a dagger and stab it into her body.
The Empress Dowager was stunned when blood splattered on her face.
She moved her lips, as if trying to shout something, but it was as if her throat was blocked, and she couldn't utter a sound.
Hean released her, and her body went limp, collapsing to the ground.
Hean walked over and kicked Xiao Lanchuan. Seeing that he didn't move, he bent down and checked his breath.
Seeing that he had no breath left, Hean laughed loudly, "Dead, finally dead. It was worth all my eight years of hard work."
The Empress Dowager suddenly sensed something was wrong and looked at him, "What did you say?"
Hean walked over and sneered, "I told you you're a fool. I was just kidding you, and you actually poisoned your son."
Seeing the Empress Dowager's blank expression, He'an stopped pretending. He wanted to see if the Empress Dowager would collapse when she learned the truth.
“I am a wizard from the Yun Kingdom. Eight years ago, I foresaw that an emperor would emerge from your Xiao Kingdom who could unify the world, and that his offspring would become a great hero who would lead his warriors to reclaim my Yun Kingdom. And that person is your son, Xiao Lanchuan.”
That's why I plotted to have Granny Zhang use her life-saving grace to come to your side and have her take you out of the palace to see me.
The fact that you and your childhood sweetheart betrayed the emperor and had Xiao Jingyi, along with other secrets, was also discovered and told to me by Zhang Mama. You fool, you naively thought it was really me who foresaw it.
Heavenly secrets cannot be revealed; your worthless life is not worth me having to tell your fortune.
I was just telling you that Xiao Lanchuan would discover the truth about your betrayal of the late emperor and imprison you both, and that his child would kill you. And you believed me? Haha!
He'an's laughter filled the air, and the Empress Dowager looked at him in disbelief, as if struck by lightning, and then at Xiao Lanchuan, who was lying on the ground covered in blood.
Finally, as if she had come to her senses, she cried out in pain and crawled toward Xiao Lanchuan.
"Chuan'er, Chuan'er, Mother was wrong, please don't die, please don't die..."
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