Rong Xi's eyes were frighteningly cold, and this time she really had the intention to kill.
"Queen, I saved your life. I can save it, but I can also destroy it with my own hands."
The Queen didn't mean that, but her words did sound threatening, so she quickly changed her words.
"Ninth sister, you misunderstood. That's not what I meant. I do have selfish motives, but this is a good thing for you and Lord Du. Lord Du has enemies everywhere. Even if you succeed in leaving here, where can you go?"
The queen stood up and walked in front of Rong Xi.
"Many people are eyeing the power of the Western Factory. The power in the hands of the Jinyiwei and the emperor is not for show. If the emperor knew that nothing had happened to you, where do you think you could hide given his thoughts?"
The Queen's words did persuade Rong Xi, but she couldn't let her child call someone else "mother."
Seeing that Rong Xi's expression had softened a little, the Queen advised him again.
"I know your own plans, but have you ever thought about what will happen to your child in the future? He won't be able to pass the imperial examinations, let alone have a legitimate identity, and will only be able to live a mediocre life. Ninth sister, is this really what you want?"
Rong Xi hadn't thought about things that far ahead, because these things had always been arranged by Shen Ze'an.
"What about you? What's your purpose in having such thoughts?"
Rong Xi saw the madness that flashed across the queen's eyes. She did not intend to pretend and told Rong Xi her true thoughts.
"What do I want to do? Hahaha!" She laughed crazily until tears rolled down her eyes.
Her voice trembled as she spoke, "I will destroy all of this! I want the emperor to know that the throne he worked so hard to obtain will be destroyed by me and given to someone else. I want that bitch to watch her plans fail step by step, and let her taste the pain of losing everything. And those hateful members of the royal family, they all deserve to die! Not one of them will survive!"
After saying these words, she threw her head back and burst into laughter. Her laughter echoed in the air, filled with endless resentment and unwillingness.
As if she thought of something, the queen's tears fell from the corners of her eyes again.
"Ninth sister, I promise that I will let this child sit on the throne. I will definitely protect him and will not let him be harmed by the treacherous people like my child was."
Everyone in the palace is not as simple as they seem. Rong Xi doesn't dare to gamble with her child's life, and she can't afford it.
I was about to say something to refuse when I saw Shen Zean coming out from behind.
They both turned their gazes towards Shen Zean, expecting what he would say.
Just as the queen thought, Shen Ze'an was in good health and showed no symptoms of being poisoned or terminally ill.
Chen Ze'an followed Rong Xi here as soon as the Queen arrived. He was worried about Rong Xi being here alone. The Queen had just lost her child, and he was afraid that the Queen would be stressed and hurt Rong Xi.
But I didn't expect to hear what the queen said.
Time was running out, and he didn't have much time to think about the details of the future. He only knew to take Rong Xi away from the capital, hide their identities, and become an ordinary couple.
But he knew very well the situation of his subordinates.
As long as there is a determination to investigate, even several generations of their ancestors can be investigated clearly and thoroughly.
What's more, in the vast country of Xiali, there is not only one force like his Western Factory. If the emperor really wants to deal with him, it is entirely possible to temporarily set up an organization specifically targeting him.
He didn't want Rong Xi to live a life of displacement with him, so he walked out after the queen said this.
"How can Xi'er and I believe what the Queen said?"
"Don't worry, Lord Governor. My goal is simple. I just want them to get the retribution they deserve."
"Your Highness, why are you so anxious? You will have your own children in the future, and what will become of this child then?"
The queen's face was filled with sadness. "Don't worry if you laugh at me. The imperial physician said that I will have difficulty getting pregnant in the future. Even if I do get pregnant, there is little hope of giving birth."
Seeing that they still didn't believe her, the queen raised her hand and swore.
"I am the Queen of Xiali Country. I swear by the soul of my deceased child that I will never bear a child for the Emperor. If I break this oath, my poor child will never be reborn, and my mother's family will never rise again."
The weight of this oath was beyond their imagination.
Shen Ze'an did not believe in oaths or promises. He took out a porcelain bottle from his arms and placed it on the table, motioning for the queen to open it and drink the poison inside.
After seeing this, the queen understood clearly. She had heard long ago that no one from the Western Factory had ever betrayed them because they could not afford the cost of betrayal.
Without any hesitation, she opened the porcelain bottle and swallowed the pill inside.
The pain spread from her abdomen, as if countless ants were gnawing at her body.
In just a moment, she was sweating profusely, her face was frighteningly pale, and she fell to her knees weakly on the ground.
Her vision gradually became blurry, and everything around her seemed to be spinning, making her feel dizzy. Her breathing became heavier and heavier, and each breath seemed to exhaust all her strength.
At this moment, Shen Zean took out another pill and placed it in front of her.
The pill gave off a faint fragrance, but the queens were too lazy to examine it carefully. They snatched the medicine from his hand, and the pain was relieved the moment they took it.
Rong Xi saw all of this. It seemed that Shen Ze'an had already decided to send the child to the palace.
The queen slowly stood up. At that moment, she really felt that she might die here.
"This is a special poison made by my Western Factory. If you don't take the antidote on the 15th of every month, you will end up like today, until your intestines rupture and you die."
Shen Ze'an gently put down the two porcelain bottles again, looked at the queen calmly, and said softly.
"The bottle on the left is the antidote to this poison. Once you take it, the poison will be completely eliminated and will never recur. The bottle on the right is the antidote for next month. Once you choose this bottle, starting from today, on the 15th of every month, if you don't get the antidote on time, you will suffer as much as you are today."
The meaning is very clear, let the queen make her own choice.
"By the way, a reminder: if the Empress takes the bottle on the right, someone from her mother's family will also take the poison and die with her."
The Queen sneered, "As expected of the infamous West Factory Master."
"Thank you so much. What will the Queen choose?"
The Queen glanced at Rong Xi. She still hoped that Rong Xi would agree on her own.
Shen Ze'an didn't dare to look Rong Xi in the eye. He didn't have time to discuss this matter with her, and from her tone just now, she was unwilling.
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