Chapter 322 My Target Today Is Not You
"No matter what, they are your parents. How could you do such a thing?" Empress Song Zhuyi was furious. "I believe I have fulfilled my responsibilities as an elder sister to you."
"My love for you has never diminished in the slightest."
"I never imagined I'd raise such a heartless wretch like you!"
"Hahahaha..." Song Zhuran burst into laughter, then stopped laughing after a while. She looked at Empress Song Zhuyi with a sweet expression and said, "Sister, why do you always worry about those things?"
"How many times have you questioned me?"
"In this world, apart from my master, you are no different from those cats and dogs in my eyes."
Song Zhuran tucked a strand of hair behind her ear and played with it. "You just think you're good to me. Stop living in self-pity, my dear sister."
"I'm not here to waste time talking to you. I just want to tell you to stay out of Jiang Wan Ning's business in the future. Maybe then I can spare your life until the baby is born."
"Otherwise, I'll send you down with me."
"Song Zhuran! Do you really think I won't tell His Majesty about your affairs?" Empress Song Zhuyi said angrily. "Now that things have come to this, I'm willing to give up my position as Empress to fight you to the death."
"Want to fight me to the death? My dear sister, you're not worthy." Song Zhuran said with a grin, "What good will it do if you tell that idiot Xiao Yu?"
"He's currently lost in his own dream and can't pull himself out. Also... he'll gradually become more and more dependent on me. Even if you tell him that, he'll only target you."
Empress Song Zhuyi felt a sudden panic, "What did you do to His Majesty?"
"Why are you in such a hurry, sister? You usually seem gentle and quiet, but you're actually very impatient. You want to know everything as soon as possible, but I just don't want to tell you."
"Alright," Song Zhuran stood up and patted the wrinkles on her clothes. "My dear sister, you should get some rest."
"You're not my target today, so don't worry."
"What do you want to do?" Empress Song Zhuyi stood up and blocked Song Zhuran's way. "You won't leave this room today unless you explain yourself clearly."
"I will not let you go out and harm people again. You will stay here quietly until the banquet is over. After the banquet, I will take the evidence of your crimes to see His Majesty."
"Evidence?" Song Zhuran looked around. "Does my sister have any?"
"Sister, you're really stupid. Tell me, would His Majesty choose having children or immortality?"
Song Zhuyi was suddenly startled. Since ascending the throne, Xiao Yu had been obsessed with refining various pills and Gu worms that could grant immortality. However, these things were initially tested by some medicine practitioners around him, and Xiao Yu himself had not yet tried them.
No wonder Xiao Yu has been unusually excited these past few days. The last time I ran into him, he was taking a pill. I even asked him about it then, but he just brushed it off and didn't tell me directly.
It seems that Song Zhuran was behind this.
"What did you do to His Majesty?"
“Of course I’ll do whatever Your Majesty wants for her,” Song Zhuran smiled sweetly. “I just told Your Majesty that my illness was cured by a Taoist priest.”
"That Taoist priest is now 180 years old. Because he often concocts and consumes some elixirs, His Majesty couldn't wait to meet him and started taking them as well."
"Because the longer the Taoist priest persuades people, the longer they will live."
"That idiot Xiao Yu is very cautious; he actually made me take it with her."
"There's no such thing in the world. If it were possible to live forever, wouldn't that lead to chaos?"
“But that idiot Xiao Yu believed it,” Song Zhuran said with a smile. “He thought that as long as I was willing to take the medicine with him, it would be fine.”
"But what he didn't know was that I had taken the antidote beforehand."
"But don't worry, sister. This medicine does make people stronger at first, otherwise how could that fool have believed it in just a few days?"
"It's just borrowing your physical strength in advance; the effects will naturally show later."
Empress Song Zhuyi thought she understood Xiao Yu, but she didn't expect that Song Zhuran understood him even better. It seems that Song Zhuran's frequent visits to the palace over the years were not just to see her, but to get to know everyone in the palace, especially Xiao Yu.
Few people knew that Xiao Yu was seeking a Taoist priest to refine an elixir of immortality; even the Prince of Langya and his wife were unaware of it.
Now, I'm afraid that no matter what I say, Xiao Yu won't believe me anymore.
Song Zhuran has completely taken control of Xiao Yu.
"Where did this 180-year-old Taoist priest come from?"
"Sister, isn't it stupid of you to ask such a question? Of course, there's no such thing as a 180-year-old, just someone in their nineties."
"What could Xiao Yu possibly see? You're all idiots."
"Alright, I've told you so much because you're my older sister," Song Zhuran pouted. "You're not allowed to keep asking me like this anymore."
"I get annoyed sometimes, or what if one day I regret telling you so much and can't help but kill you?"
"Sister, take good care of yourself during your pregnancy. I have other things to do, so I won't be able to stay with you."
Song Zhuran had only taken two steps when Song Zhuyi swept the teacup off the table and onto the floor. "I said, you are not allowed to go anywhere until the banquet is over."
"You think you can control me?" Song Zhuran smiled contemptuously, ignoring Song Zhuyi as she walked towards the door.
Just as he reached the doorway, Haitang, sword in hand, approached step by step.
Song Zhuran laughed and said, "I was wondering why my sister suddenly spoke so forcefully. It turns out she has someone who knows martial arts by her side."
"Jiang Wan Ning really meddles; she has to interfere in everything."
"But do you think you can control me just by relying on her?" Song Zhuran's lips curled up slightly.
Haitang stared sharply at Song Zhuran, "You're welcome to give it a try."
"I didn't want to fight here today." Song Zhuran looked around. Empress Song Zhuyi had already evacuated everyone, leaving only the three of them in the entire hall.
That's fine too.
"It seems you're determined to die. Well then, I'll send you down first, and let Jiang Wan Ning know what happens when you meddle in other people's business!"
As Song Zhuran spoke, she rushed towards Haitang, and with a slight flick of her wrist, a dart flew from her palm toward Haitang's neck.
Haitang slightly turned to the side and snatched the sword. As she rushed over, she drew her sword from its sheath and thrust it at Song Zhuran.
Empress Song Zhuyi, seeing the two fighting, clutched her belly and took a few steps back, her eyes wide with horror.
Unexpectedly, Song Zhuran's martial arts skills were so high. "Song Zhuran, haven't you always wanted to know about that matter?"
Empress Song Zhuyi shouted loudly.
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