After Su Shimin finished speaking, the officials and their families present echoed her in an attempt to please the Empress.
Baili Lingxiang looked up at Su Shimin.
“Xi’er doesn’t need to know these attention-grabbing things.”
After Baili Lingxiang finished speaking, he stopped looking at Su Shimin, as if looking at her would offend his eyes. Su Shimin was instantly enraged, her nails digging into her palms. Ha, all that hard work practicing dance for Baili Lingxiang was just for show.
The Empress winked at her, signaling her to go back, but Su Shimin, blinded by anger, couldn't hear her.
Su Shimin took the wine pot from the palace maid, poured herself a cup, and then took the one that Han Lingxi hadn't used and poured her a cup, then held the wine in front of Han Lingxi.
"Little sister, I was rude just now. I'll offer you this glass of wine as an apology. Please forgive me, little sister."
Han Lingxi rolled her eyes at the wine glass held up in front of her. Anyone with a brain would know something was wrong. How could you expect me to drink it?
There was indeed something wrong with this wine. Before the banquet began, the Empress had Su Shimin hide poison under her fingernails, but not to kill Han Lingxi. Instead, she wanted to kill a minister who opposed the Su family. Now that the palace was in the Empress's hands, she would naturally investigate the minister's death and protect Su Shimin.
Unexpectedly, out of jealousy, Su Shimin actually tried to poison Han Lingxi to death.
"Since this is an apology, Miss Su should drink both cups."
As Baili Lingxiang spoke, he restrained Su Shimin's wrist, which was holding Han Lingxi's wine glass, poured the wine into Su Shimin's mouth, and then took out a handkerchief to wipe his hands.
Su Shimin stared in shock, smashing the wine glass in her other hand to the ground. She then bent over and began to gag, but couldn't vomit. Su Shimin scrambled to the Empress's feet, begging her to save her.
The poison doesn't take effect immediately after drinking it; it takes effect half an hour later to avoid arousing suspicion about Su Shimin. However, there is no antidote.
"Shimin has had too much to drink, help her downstairs."
The Empress spoke without any emotion, as if unaware that her niece was about to die. Su Shimin, thinking the Empress was summoning her to take the antidote, happily followed the Empress's aunt down the stairs.
It wasn't until three days after the banquet ended that news spread that Su Shimin had died suddenly from an illness. It was probably because the Empress was afraid that people would find out that she had instructed Su Shimin to poison Su Shimin, so she deliberately suppressed the news.
However, because of this incident, the Empress and the Su family completely chose to support Baili Lingjun, which made Han Lingxi somewhat worried.
However, when the emperor passed away, Han Lingxi realized that her worries were completely unnecessary. The empress dowager produced the edict of succession left by the emperor, passing the throne to Baili Lingxiang. Therefore, Baili Lingxiang's succession to the throne was legitimate. The reason there was no edict of succession in her previous life was probably because Baili Lingxiang had no interest in the throne. So the empress dowager tacitly approved Baili Lingjun to become emperor.
Baili Lingxiang's power far exceeded others' imagination. Before Baili Lingjun could make a move, he was suppressed by Baili Lingxiang and exiled to the harsh northwest.
The Empress was also imprisoned in Cining Palace, never to step out of it again. The Su family was gradually weakened by Baili Lingxiang and soon fell into ruin, forcing them to leave the capital.
The coronation ceremony was also Han Lingxi's empress coronation ceremony. Baili Lingxiang held Han Lingxi, who was wearing a phoenix coronet and wedding gown, as they ascended to the nine-story platform. The two turned to look at each other, and Han Lingxi showed a bright smile. Baili Lingxiang also forced a smile, although it was not a pretty smile, it was indeed a genuine smile.
"Ding! Favorability +10, total favorability 100. Mission complete, reward 20 attribute points, 2000 points."
Just like in the previous life, the Southern Qin also launched a war when the new emperor of the Northern Wei was not firmly established.
However, Baili Lingxiang is not like Baili Lingjun, who only knows how to win people's hearts but not how to lead an army. Moreover, Baili Lingxiang has a group of generals he personally trained. In his previous life, these generals also retired when Baili Lingxiang went into seclusion in the mountains, which is why Northern Wei had soldiers but no generals when Southern Qin attacked.
Moreover, Jiade was very grateful for the kindness of Baili Lingxiang and Han Lingxi, so he supplied a large number of horses to the Northern Wei, and even personally led cavalry to launch a surprise attack on the Southern Qin army, causing the Southern Qin to suffer heavy losses in grain.
The Southern Qin army that marched north was almost completely wiped out. Baili Lingxiang did not stop after defeating the Southern Qin. He led his troops south and captured the capital of the Southern Qin in one fell swoop, annexing the Southern Qin.
Baili Lingxiang always doted on Han Lingxi, and even dismissed his harem for her sake, dedicating his life to her alone.
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