Long Xinghuang sat in his palace. In addition to taking his medicine three times a day, He Siyue would come to accompany him as the Empress Dowager ordered, in order to conceive a child.
Jingxi was placed under house arrest by the Empress Dowager because she knew too much and was influenced by the Gu worm to say the wrong thing.
He Siyue used every trick in the book to please Long Xinghuang.
He was like a block of wood, completely unresponsive to her, staring blankly at the wooden sculpture in his hands.
It was newly carved after Mu Tiantian entered the palace.
In a fit of anger, He Siyue snatched the wooden statue and slammed it to the ground.
Long Xinghuang showed an expression, and even reacted strongly.
Snap!
A crisp slap sound came from inside the palace.
The two eunuchs delivering the food outside the door stopped, not daring to push the door open.
"Get out!" Long Xinghuang roared, his eyes bloodshot.
He Siyue felt resentful because he seemed to want to kill her, but she still dared not go against Long Xinghuang.
Even though he was placed under house arrest by the Empress Dowager, he was still the emperor.
He Siyue covered her face and ran out angrily, attracting the attention of the guards.
Two eunuchs carried the food into the bedroom and closed the door.
Jing Huarong had instructed that the emperor must be watched while he ate, and no one was allowed to disturb him. As a result, no one noticed anything unusual about the two eunuchs.
The shorter eunuch placed the delivered meal on the table.
Long Xinghuang was still angry and overturned the plate, yelling, "Get out of here, all of you!"
Mu Tiantian spoke softly, "Your Majesty."
Upon hearing the familiar voice, Long Xinghuang's eyes lit up for the first time.
He stared at her with wide, hopeful eyes. Although her face belonged to a young eunuch who often delivered meals, her bright black pupils proved her identity.
Just as Long Xinghuang was about to call out to her, his mouth was covered by another strong eunuch.
A deep voice came from beside him, saying sternly, "Shut up if you want to come with us."
Long Xinghuang nodded.
According to Mu Tiantian's plan, she would disguise herself as Long Xinghuang and stay in the palace.
Long Fantian escaped from the palace with Long Xinghuang, where they were met by someone outside the palace.
Then they will lead troops into the palace to rescue her, and Shi Changbo will also produce the imperial edict. Everyone will obey the emperor's orders and follow the late emperor's will.
Everything went smoothly, just as Mu Tiantian had planned.
The only deviation was in his own body; the effects of the talisman water seemed to be wearing off, and his body was gradually getting cold.
...
Jing Huarong and others were imprisoned.
According to the late emperor's will, after Long Xinghuang's death, Long Fantian will succeed to the throne and at the same time depose Jing Huarong from her position as empress, allowing her to enjoy her later years in the harem. However, if she intends to rebel, she will be given a white silk ribbon to be buried with the late emperor.
The late emperor knew that Long Xinghuang would not live past thirty-five, and that his children would be more likely to die young.
He also knew that Jing Huarong was responsible for the deaths of the concubines and princes in the harem, but he had always turned a blind eye and pretended not to know.
Even after his death, he was still thinking about Jing Huarong. As long as she behaved herself, she could still enjoy her old age in the harem. Deposing her as empress would also cut off her thoughts of interfering in politics and wear down her ambition.
The latest information shows that the reason why the late emperor was so lenient with Jing Huarong was because her child died in the womb due to the late emperor's mistake, which made her unable to have children.
Furthermore, the late emperor genuinely loved her, which is why he always felt guilty and indulged her excessively.
Jing Huarong hanged herself with a white silk ribbon in the prison.
He Meng, who was imprisoned, committed suicide in prison shortly afterward.
It must be said that He Meng was truly sincere towards Jing Huarong.
However, according to the law, treason is a serious crime punishable by the extermination of nine generations of one's family. Even if he did not commit suicide, he would not live for many days.
However, Long Xinghuang did not exterminate the entire He family; he only punished those involved in the incident.
Jing Xi and He Siyue were demoted to commoners, and the Jing and He families fell into poverty.
Within a few days, Long Xinghuang was back on the throne, and the court returned to peace.
Mu Tiantian continued to use talisman water to prolong her life.
She hypnotized Ulana, making her write the second volume of the Gu Collection.
A method to expel the Soul-Stealing Gu has been successfully found.
In fact, with the medicinal powder that Mu Tiantian prepared to force out the Gu worms, plus her own martial arts internal strength, Long Fantian could have forced them out immediately.
It just takes a long time.
When Long Fantian learned that Mu Tiantian was in critical condition, he didn't care about the Gu worms in her body and rushed to the Imperial Preceptor's Mansion, thus missing the best time to force out the Gu worms.
After all, the medicinal powder has little effect on powerful Gu worms like the Soul-Capturing Gu.
Seven Unifications: [Did you know from the beginning that you could use this method to obtain the contents of the second volume of the Record of Gu Poisons?]
Mu Tiantian: [Ulana mentioned to me that she read the entire "Collection of Gu Creatures" when she was a child. As long as she has read it, even if she doesn't have a photographic memory and doesn't remember the contents at all, I can still make her write it down, but it's too mentally taxing.]
As she spoke, she drank several more bowls of talisman water.
Seven Commanders: [Long Fantian's corruption value is currently 10. As long as you die after his corruption value reaches zero, the mission will be completed.]
Ulana brought Wutashan to thank Mutian.
Wutashan was Wulana's childhood sweetheart. His family was also killed by Xinliangmu. Later, he met other people who shared the same fate and came together to plot the assassination of Xinliangmu.
I thought Xin Liangmu had died on the battlefield, but I never expected that he would come to the Central Plains and become the national advisor.
So they pursued them to the Central Plains, where many of their brothers and sisters died during the assassination attempt.
In the end, only the two of them remained.
Fortunately, he finally got his revenge, and those companions who were used by Xin Liangmu as Gu puppets have been properly buried.
Ulana and her companion planned to set off for Miao territory in a few days.
However, she will attend her wedding banquet with the Regent before leaving.
"Wedding banquet?" Mu Tiantian asked in confusion.
Ulana nodded. "Yes, didn't you get engaged to the Regent? The Regent has already started preparing for your wedding."
As soon as she finished speaking, Dongxue and Chunyu came out with various measuring tapes and different styles of red fabrics.
Ulana realized that the two had come to measure Mu Tiantian's figure, so she stopped disturbing them and pulled Wutashan away.
Chunyu happily took out a ruler to measure Mutiantian's size.
Dongxue stood in front of Mutiantian, holding various pieces of cloth, her cold face softening slightly.
Although she didn't say anything, her meaning was clear: let Mu Tiantian choose.
Mu Tiantian stared blankly at the wedding dress.
The marriage was a sham, so why did he take it so seriously?
How could she possibly marry him now that she's on her deathbed...?
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