"The world? Your Majesty is now the Empress, are you just saying that to appease me?" Jun Jiuxian was silent for a long time before suddenly whispering in Lu Qingyan's ear, "I believe Your Majesty is acting on the Emperor's orders to lure me into this scheme, so that you can openly and honestly take my life and allow the Emperor to be with Bai Li, right?"
Upon hearing his words, Lu Qingyan naturally swore to the heavens in denial: "Absolutely impossible. To be honest, Your Majesty, I have already received news that the Emperor intends to make Bai Li the Imperial Noble Consort and eliminate me to pave the way for her. I am weak and powerless. It would be fine if I died, but I still have my family. I only ask to protect their lives. If Your Majesty does not believe me, I have something I can give you."
Upon hearing this, Jun Jiuxian assumed it was the token of love he had imagined, and he released his grip on Lu Qingyan. Lu Qingyan coughed lightly, straightened her clothes, and sat up. In her haste, she had clung to Jun Jiuxian, and now that she had come to her senses, she realized it was somewhat inappropriate. However, thinking about Jun Jiuxian's face, she felt better since she hadn't really lost out.
Alas, beauty makes me forgive your sins.
Lu Qingyan got up under the pretext of needing to use the restroom, drank some water, and when she returned to bed, she quickly took out the box hidden in her clothes.
"Please take a look, Your Excellency." Lu Qingyan leaned closer, holding a luminous pearl in her hand. In the dim light, Jun Jiuxian opened the box, revealing countless black, thread-like worms crawling around inside. It looked quite disgusting. Jun Jiuxian's face immediately darkened. Where was the token of their love? He frowned, his face full of disgust: "Where did you get these Gu worms?"
The people in the southern border are skilled at raising Gu poisons. He had seen quite a few in just two months, but where did Lu Qingyan find these things without leaving her house?
Well, of course, Lu Qingyan exchanged these points and the system for them. Once Zongzheng Shen swallows these worms, she only needs to tap the drum to cause him excruciating pain. Just thinking about it is exciting and thrilling!
Looking into Lu Qingyan's bright eyes, Jun Jiuxian understood even without her saying anything.
"You want me to find a way to feed this worm to the Emperor?" Jun Jiuxian felt a chill run down his spine as he closed the box. At this moment, Lu Qingyan had already shown her intention to harm the Emperor, so he naturally believed that Lu Qingyan truly hated Zongzheng Shen and wanted to join forces with him to deal with him.
Jun Jiuxian's expression became unusually sincere: "This matter is of great importance. Your Majesty, please allow me to think about it and I will give you an answer later." After he finished speaking, he threw off the covers and rolled off the bed. He did not give Lu Qingyan a definite answer, but he did get the box of Gu worms that Lu Qingyan had worked so hard to obtain, which quietly ran away.
Jun Jiuxian left, and Lu Qingyan chuckled to herself while hugging her blanket. She really hadn't expected that the original owner of this body and Jun Jiuxian would have such a connection.
When Lu Qingyan came to her senses, she realized that he hadn't mentioned anything, yet she had practically revealed all her cards. She was so annoyed that she almost couldn't sleep all night. "This little one isn't stupid, how could I have fallen for someone like this?"
Is it just because it's a side quest?
Fortunately, the news of Jun Jiuxian's extensive search for his wife Bai Li in the capital was widely publicized the next day.
Lu Qingyan had previously suspected that Jun Jiuxian might not want revenge anymore, but upon hearing this, she felt relieved.
What Lu Qingyan feared most was that Jun Jiuxian wouldn't make a scene and would swallow his anger after learning the truth. Now that he's made a scene, if one day the world finds out that the wife of the former Prime Minister Jun, who once protected the country, is hiding in the palace, even if the emperor had a mouth, he wouldn't be able to explain his actions no matter how capricious he is.
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