"How dare you!"
The eunuch rebuked him again!
"How could I be so bold? Does that mean His Majesty is wrong? Please enlighten me, Your Excellency, on how I should speak!"
The eunuch blushed, but seeing that the emperor showed no anger, he didn't say anything more.
"You are incredibly bold; no one has ever dared to defy me like this before!"
Yin Muzhi sneered, "So this is what it means to talk back? Your Majesty is far too petty!"
"Aren't you afraid of dying?"
Emperor Xuanzong's expression turned cold, and his imperial aura was instantly revealed.
Yin Muzhi, however, was not afraid at all. "How can a dead person be afraid of death!"
"Are you afraid that your death will implicate more than a hundred members of the Yin family?"
"Aren't these people already on His Majesty's Book of Death, just waiting for His Majesty to write a single stroke and they will all become dead souls!"
Yin Muzhi's expression grew colder as she spoke, "If I were to die, it would be worth it to have His Majesty by my side!"
Upon hearing this, the eunuch panicked. "The tea is poisoned! Someone, someone come quick..."
Upon hearing the commotion, Jiang Segu didn't even wait for Jiang Chuhui and ran straight towards the pavilion.
Seeing that the Emperor was still sitting there, and Yin Muzhi had a mocking smile on her lips, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"They say that like master, like servant, and seeing it now, it's definitely true!"
Yin Muzhi picked up the teacup that the emperor had used, lifted the lid, and drank the tea in one gulp. Without bowing to the emperor, she left on her own.
Jiang Segu arrived just then and had to apologize on her behalf, "My eldest cousin is unruly, please forgive her, Your Majesty!"
Emperor Xuanzong remained silent and headed towards another part of the pavilion.
After walking a long way, he said, "I will have dinner at Yilan Palace. Have Consort Hui make the arrangements!"
What arrangements have been made?
Jiang Segu didn't understand, but Jiang Chuhui, who had rushed over, did!
Taming a disobedient person was one of the emperors' favorite things.
Jiang Chuhui looked at Jiang Segu, who had a blank look in his eyes, and started planning her evening...
Because the Emperor had given prior notice, everyone in Yilan Palace hurried about.
Jiang Segu watched the people coming and going, and saw Yin Muzhi carefully dressing up, and a deep sense of doubt arose in his heart.
"Big Cousin, don't make any rash moves!"
Yin Muzhi's lips, adorned with lipstick, curved into a smile. "What can I do? Cousin Azi, don't worry unnecessarily!"
"Big cousin, don't try to fool me. You've never liked brightly colored clothes, but today you're wearing this crimson dress that the Empress prepared for you, and you're even wearing makeup. You still say you don't know how to do this? Are you trying to fool me like a three-year-old?"
"Cousin Azi has really grown up, but there are some things you'd better not know! After all, you're still quite young in some matters!"
Jiang Segu felt a chill run down his spine. He was about to speak when he heard the voice of a eunuch outside.
"His Majesty has arrived!"
The sun hasn't even set yet, what is the Emperor doing here!
Yin Muzhi glanced at herself in the bronze mirror, her eyes filled with sarcasm and hostility.
So impatient?!
Good, the sooner you get on the road, the sooner you'll be free!
She gripped the sharpened hairpin hidden in her sleeve, gracefully rose, and walked towards the palace gate. "Cousin Azi, we should go and greet the Emperor!"
Perhaps because the emperor was present at the dinner table, Jiang Segu lost his appetite after only a couple of bites. Or perhaps it was because of the oppressive atmosphere, but Jiang Segu felt like he couldn't breathe!
When she realized something was wrong, her mind went blank, and she didn't even have the strength to get up.
As he watched her slump onto the table, Emperor Xuanzong's eyes turned frosty.
"How dare you plot against me!"
Yin Muzhi laughed and said, "Isn't this a case of the thief crying 'stop thief'? It was clearly His Majesty who made the first move, yet he turns around and blames others for plotting against you!"
"Consort Hui, you dare to scheme against me?"
Jiang Chuhui had not been in the palace for long, but she knew that this could not possibly harm the Emperor. Moreover, the Emperor showed no signs of needing Chinese medicine, which meant that he had probably already seen through her and Yin Muzhi's scheme.
At this point, she cannot reveal her hand so early.
Therefore, Jiang Chuhui shook her head pitifully and said, "What is Your Majesty saying? This concubine does not understand!"
"You don't understand?" Emperor Xuanzong sneered, clearly not believing him.
Jiang Chuhui explained with a pale face, "Your Majesty is wise. Tonight's dinner was prepared by the Imperial Kitchen. I was feeling unwell, so I only had a little porridge. I still don't know what's going on!"
She then looked at Yin Muzhi and asked, "Sister Yin, what exactly happened?"
Yin Muzhi didn't blame Jiang Chuhui for deserting her post. She pulled out the sharpened hairpin from her hair and stabbed it at Emperor Xuanzong.
"You dog emperor, prepare to die!"
"No! Protect the emperor! Quickly, someone come and protect the emperor!"
Jiang Chuhui screamed as she stepped in front of Emperor Xuanzong.
The instant she moved, a figure appeared out of nowhere, moving like the wind, and pierced Yin Muzhi's chest with a single stab.
"Huiniang!" Emperor Xuanzong helped Jiang Chuhui up and saw a hairpin stuck in her chest. He shouted, "Quickly, go and call the imperial physician!"
"Your Majesty, Hui Niang is unworthy and can no longer serve you!"
"I won't let anything happen to you. I'm still waiting for you to give me a prince..."
Emperor Xuanzong's words came to an abrupt halt. He stared in disbelief at the dagger in his chest, then shoved Jiang Chuhui away violently. "You wretch! Shadow killed her!"
As he finished speaking, the shadow's blade slashed across Jiang Chuhui's neck.
Warm blood splattered on Jiang Segu's face. She tried desperately to get up, but she had no strength left and was gradually losing consciousness...
When Jiang Segu woke up, he found himself in a completely unfamiliar room.
The unfamiliar curtains, the unfamiliar bed, everything unfamiliar made her sit up abruptly, instinctively calling out, "Qiaohe..."
After she shouted, her consciousness gradually returned to normal.
"Big sister, older cousin..."
Jiang Segu shouted as he quickly threw off the covers and got out of bed.
Just then, the curtain was lifted, and Qiaohe, carrying a tray, walked in. Seeing that she was awake, she hurried forward and asked, "Miss, how are you feeling? Is there anything that's bothering you?"
"Qiaohe?"
"It was me!" Qiaohe explained to Jiang Segu as she placed the tray on the bedside table. "General Gu brought you here, young lady."
Where is this place?
"This is General Gu's home, the courtyard next to our Marquis's residence."
"Where are my older sister and cousin?"
Qiaohe's eyes instantly dimmed. "The eldest daughter is gone!"
Jiang Segu felt a metallic taste in her mouth, and something was flowing from the corner of her lips.
"Girl, girl, don't scare me! Aunt Lan, come quick, the girl is vomiting blood!"
As Qiaohe finished speaking, Jiangsegu fell into a coma again.
When she woke up again from the nightmare, it was already the middle of the night.
"Miss is awake. Drink some water to soothe your throat first, and then I'll explain everything to you in detail!"
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