Chapter 362 I'm Not Afraid
Miss Lin stood there in a daze, her face turning pale and red.
Is there any need to ask?
Of course the emperor believes Bai Wutong!
After a few breaths, she continued to refute unwillingly, "Humph, even if the emperor doesn't believe our words, so what? Once this matter is made clear, it will be like planting a seed of doubt in his heart. He will definitely be on guard against you in the future. You should think about it carefully. By then, will you still be able to enjoy the honor and favor like you do now? I'm afraid it will be difficult for you to even see the emperor!"
"He is suspicious of even his own son, always on guard against his power being taken away. After all, the temptation of the throne is enough to make anyone greedy and lose their mind! Don't be naive to think that the emperor is a kind-hearted person who cares about old friendships!"
Not to mention the bloody struggles fought by emperors of successive dynasties for the throne.
Just look at their Turkic kings, which one of them is not walking on thin ice all day long, staring at his sons, fearing that one day he will be forced to give up the throne and become a prisoner.
As long as you ascend to the throne of the supreme ruler, you are destined to spend the rest of your life in loneliness and suspicion.
Brothers killing each other, fathers and sons turning against each other, these bloody and cruel dramas have been played out over and over again from ancient times to the present. Only a few dynasties can be passed down smoothly and steadily until their natural end, and only one in a million can do so.
Bai Wutong listened quietly, his expression did not change at all from beginning to end, "I'm not afraid."
Since she dared to lay this chess game out in the open, the layout and planning behind it must have been flawless and foolproof.
In Lanxin Pavilion, she not only returned the ointment to its original owner without anyone noticing and put it back to its original secret location, but also carefully arranged her confidants and left a crucial letter.
This letter is not an ordinary handwritten letter, but a carefully forged secret letter that is indistinguishable from the real thing!
It was densely written with Turkic characters, describing in detail the sisters' plan!
First, she tried every means to gain the favor of the emperor, and then tried to use the possible child in her belly to cooperate with the inside and outside to overthrow the country of Darong in one fell swoop!
In this way, whenever the emperor saw this letter by chance, his first reaction would inevitably be to think that these two Turkic beauties had ulterior motives.
Every word they said was a deliberate attempt to sow discord, trying to destroy the trust between Bai Wutong and the emperor, as well as the affection between the emperor and the prince, and thus disrupt the peace and stability that the Darong Kingdom had managed to maintain with great difficulty!
Miss Lin stared at Bai Wutong without blinking. Seeing her calm and composed expression that seemed to be in control, she unconsciously clenched the corners of her clothes with both hands.
It seems that the counter-measure plan I just came up with has failed.
Bai Wutong stood up slowly. "Do you agree or not? If you don't agree, I won't force you. Just leave now. If you think that what I just said can be used as a handle to threaten me, you can spread it freely. I want to see who in this deep palace will believe the one-sided words of you two foreign women!"
After saying that, he turned around and was about to walk out.
Seeing this, Miss Lin stepped forward subconsciously, "Wait, I promise!"
Bai Wutong's mouth curled up slightly when he heard her answer. He then turned around with a satisfied look on his face. "That's right. A man who knows the times is a hero. Don't worry, since I promised you, I will definitely keep my word and find a way to get you two out of this dark Buddhist temple."
As she spoke, she pulled out a small and exquisite porcelain bottle from her wide sleeves and shook it gently in her hands.
"There are two special pills in here. You will take them in a secluded place later. After taking them, you will start to vomit and have diarrhea. You will look like you are about to die. The symptoms will definitely be indistinguishable from the real thing. But don't be afraid. The emperor is reluctant to let you die now, at least not in winter."
"By then, he will surely be extremely worried and will immediately send someone to rescue you and arrange for you to return to Lanxin Pavilion for proper recuperation. Oh, by the way, I must solemnly remind you that everyone in the Imperial Hospital, from the chief to the ordinary medical officers, are all carefully arranged by me. If you don't want to become mute for the rest of your life and never be able to speak a word again, you'd better keep your mouth shut and don't leak a single word that shouldn't be said."
After saying that, Bai Wutong waved his hand and left leisurely, leaving behind only a faint, elegant and quiet fragrance that slowly dissipated in the air.
Lady Yan was so angry that she was shaking all over, her nails digging into her palms. "Sister, are we really going to do this? If we seduce the emperor as she asks, we'll probably lose our lives immediately after the crown prince takes the throne. But if we don't listen to her, we might still have a chance to survive..."
"Do you think it's that simple?" Lady Lin sighed bitterly, "This Concubine Zhao is ruthless and deep-minded. She is definitely not a good person! Otherwise, she wouldn't have climbed to the position of Imperial Concubine so quickly in this harem. If we want to report her conspiracy to the Emperor, we will probably be killed quietly as soon as we step out of this Buddhist temple, and we won't even have the chance to see the Emperor."
The Imperial Hospital, palace maids, eunuchs, guards, and every corner of the harem are filled with Bai Wutong's spies and minions!
The entire harem has long been firmly under her control, and they have no room for resistance at all!
Lady Lin looked at the porcelain bottle and said, "But we will definitely not let her manipulate us like this! Let's get out first. Only if we get out of here will we have a chance. The only one who can control Concubine Zhao is the emperor."
After saying that, she swallowed the pill without hesitation.
Seeing this, Miss Yan had no choice but to follow him even if she didn't want to eat.
It wasn't long before they began to show symptoms.
Lin Meiren knocked on the door in agony, "No, we are going to die! Someone come quickly!"
The palace maid outside didn't want to open the door, but a foul stench was emanating from inside.
She still opened the door, and saw that the two beauties were gasping for breath, their faces were pale, and they fell to the ground as if they were dead!
The palace maid was shocked and hurried to report to the Queen Mother.
The Queen Mother glanced at Bai Wutong and pretended to know nothing. "Come here, send them back to Lanxin Pavilion and report to the Emperor. Ask him to find two imperial doctors to take a look. As for why they became like this... it's all because they ate cold food for too long and caught a cold."
"Yes!" The palace maid immediately went to report.
The Queen Mother looked at Bai Wutong and said, "You must bring them to see me more often in the future."
"Your Highness, rest assured. How about this? I will send Yunyang to you and you can raise her."
The Queen Mother really loves children and would never hurt them.
Bai Wutong is also confident that he can convince Zhang Chengyan to let Yunyang stay.
In this way, the Queen Mother is also on her side.
Even though the Queen Mother has no power now and is not as powerful as before, a lean camel is still bigger than a horse, and she still has some hidden things in her hands!
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