Chapter 339 Is She Dead?

Well, that's more like the guy in the palace.

What can a Qin Yuanqing do if he can kill his nephew to seize the throne and destroy his relatives and friends who he has been with day and night?

As the summer wind blew suddenly, the afterglow of the setting sun drifted in quietly, and thin threads of light swayed gently on Lu Mingchao's body, flickering, and his eyes were filled with a cold breath.

"What are you thinking about?" Lu Yao held the book in his hand, lifted the curtain, and asked softly.

"Thinking of the emperor." Lu Mingchao said in a deep voice.

Just like the sky outside the window, it is twilight.

Lu Yao was stunned for a few moments, and was speechless. "Thinking about the emperor?"

Lu Mingchao stroked his belly gently. "Second brother, is the person sitting on the throne still a human being?"

"Not really." Lu Yao blurted out without even giving it much thought.

"What about Huaiqian?"

Lu Yao was silent.

Lu Mingchao smiled and stopped bothering himself.

A few more days passed.

The emperor forcibly summoned the little Bodhisattva into the palace, and the little Bodhisattva was forced to jump off a cliff. The news of his life or death spread quickly throughout the country.

Xie Yan, who was far away in the north, also knew about it.

Although Xie Yan already knew about Xiaolu Mingchao's plan, he still couldn't help feeling worried at this moment.

His heart was filled with worry and his face looked grim. His whole temperament became increasingly cold and gloomy, and his actions became increasingly ruthless. Liu Jingyuan was extremely overwhelmed and at a loss as to what to do.

After much anticipation, Prince Duan Xiao Fei finally arrived with a secret decree to the Northern Frontier, and he only hoped that Xiao Fei could lend him a helping hand.

However, Prince Duan was a stubborn person who refused to listen to any suggestions or persuasion, just like a hammer, and ignored his good intentions.

She was noble and cold in front of him, but she was humble and submissive in front of Qiao Song.

Liu Jingyuan was almost furious.

That night, Prince Duan hosted another banquet for Qiao Song.

Well, he, the great general of the Northern Territory, was not among the invited guests.

During these days, he tried countless methods and killed countless people, but still failed to get rid of Qiao Song.

The Zhenzhi Pass did not become a dead pass as he wished, but instead became more and more prosperous.

The letters he sent to Tian Yinjun seemed to fall into the sea and there was no response.

Liu Jingyuan was unwilling to believe that Tian Yinjun, whom he promoted, had betrayed him.

But that's the reality.

The only good news is that Qin Yuanqing is dead.

After Qin Yuanqing's death, no one cared about the disappearance of the young general Qin.

If you think about it carefully, this is not good news.

Qin Yuanqing's death was so tragic that people were in a panic and there were many different opinions. He couldn't help but secretly wonder whether it was the loyal followers of the Xie family who did it.

After all, the way he died was exactly the same as Xie Jilang's.

The Qin family is the enemy of the Xie family, so what about him, the great general of the northern border who replaced the Xie family?

Day after day, he couldn't sleep every night, his heart was filled with fear, fearing that once he closed his eyes, a sharp blade would fall from the sky, chop off his head, and hang it on the city wall of Shengyan Pass.

This night was another sleepless night.

The candlelight flickers.

Liu Jingyuan was so shocked that he broke out in a cold sweat.

Looking around, there was no one in sight, and not even the slightest sound could be heard.

Liu Jingyuan put on his coat, pushed the door open and walked out, saying to the soldiers patrolling with torches, "Be more careful and don't miss anything."

Soon after, he returned to the room, and before he took off his outer robe, he noticed a wine pot on the table.

The next moment, he felt a pain in the back of his neck and passed out.

Before falling, he saw clearly who was coming.

Not Qiao Song?

Liu Jingyuan became even more confused.

Xie Yan, who was supposed to attend a banquet at Prince Duan's place, pinched Liu Jingyuan's jaw and poured drugged wine into his mouth.

The Ming Dynasty said that cephalexin should be taken with wine and it would be ready to go.

As long as he added enough dosage, Liu Jingyuan would have to leave.

The fact that his Ming dynasty was trapped gave him a reason to rise up in rebellion.

If he were to hurry up, even faster, the Ming Dynasty would no longer have to hide from place to place.

Go to Beijing.

There was a sound of dispute in the Princess's Mansion.

"Grandma, how can you be so indifferent and just sit there and do nothing?" County Lord Lerong's eyes were red and swollen, tears kept falling, and his voice was full of grief.

"Lu Mingchao has always regarded you as his elder and treated you with great respect. Various rare items are sent to your house almost every day."

"Even if you don't want to anger His Majesty, you should at least remember our old friendship and pass on the message secretly, giving her a chance to evade and hide, rather than standing idly by and allowing His Majesty to force her into the palace, forcing her to choose to jump off a cliff and commit suicide."

As he spoke, Lord Lerong burst into tears.

Princess Yongming was also a little confused.

She acted in accordance with the wishes of Empress Dowager Xie, did not ask questions, did not obstruct, and waited and saw what would happen.

She thought that Empress Dowager Xie and Lu Mingchao had a detailed and thorough plan.

Can……

Lu Mingchao jumped off a cliff.

Behind Mashi Castle stands the towering Mt. Daluo, whose cliffs are thousands of feet high, and below them is a dense forest, where many ferocious beasts lurk. If someone jumps off this cliff, they will surely die, and even their remains will be hard to find.

How could this be?

Could it be that Empress Dowager Xie and Xie Yan, in order to smear a heavy stigma on the emperor, actually abandoned the Lu Ming Dynasty and instead sought a legitimate opportunity to attack the foolish monarch?

That was the Ming Dynasty.

Lu Mingchao was wholeheartedly concerned about Xie Yan.

Lu Mingchao would rather take the risk himself to thank the Empress Dowager for saving Sanlang's posthumous son.

Has Empress Dowager Xie's desire for revenge reached this point?

Princess Yongming's lips moved, her throat was terribly blocked, and she could hardly speak, "Le Rong, I..."

When the words came to her lips, Princess Yongming didn't know what to say.

No matter how much I say, it all seems like shirking responsibility.

"I'll go to the palace." Princess Yongming didn't dare to look at County Lord Lerong's eyes again. She risked being punished and knocked on the palace door at night to ask to see Empress Dowager Xie.

Inside the Changning Palace, the candlelight flickered, as bright as day.

Empress Dowager Xie knelt on the cushion, reciting scriptures over and over again, and the Buddhist beads in her hand turned more and more rapidly.

Apparently, reciting scriptures did not calm the turmoil in Empress Dowager Xie's heart.

Jumped off a cliff.

Jumped off the bottomless cliff of Dalù Mountain.

How should she explain to Xie Yan?

"Your Majesty, the Grand Princess Yongming requests an audience."

Empress Dowager Xie's hand suddenly trembled, and the Buddhist beads in her hand slipped and fell to the ground.

"No." Empress Dowager Xie said numbly.

Amid the chaotic sound of footsteps, Princess Yongming pushed aside the palace maids who were blocking her way, rushed in hurriedly, and knelt directly on another cushion.

"Go away." Empress Dowager Xie waved her hand.

The palace maids nodded, and the fish rushed out.

"Is Lu Mingchao's death your plan?" Princess Yongming asked directly.

Empress Dowager Xie: “No.”

"That's not my plan."

"It was her own plan."

Princess Yongming just found it funny. "What the Empress Dowager meant was that Lu Mingchao was willing to use himself as bait for the Xie family's blood feud."

"impossible."

"I have talked with Lu Mingchao several times and understand her character. She is not someone who would sacrifice herself for a man or for love."

"She said that the Lu Ming Dynasty is the Lu Ming Dynasty first, and everything else is secondary."

Empress Dowager Xie was speechless.

"I don't know the inside story."

"When all the dust settles, the truth will be revealed."

"Yongming, it's not Aijia."

"When the palace coup took place, only a few members of the Xie family survived. How could I..."

"She is not from the Xie family!" Princess Yongming interrupted Empress Dowager Xie. "As long as Xie Yan is still alive, even if he has three wives and four concubines, what is the point of having offspring? What does the Lu Ming Dynasty mean to him?"

"Empress Dowager, Lu Mingchao is a little girl who is very worthy of your love."

"She's only sixteen."

"Twenty-eight years old."

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