"His Majesty wants a few fresh beauties, and remember they must be from outside the palace," Ji Xiaoxiao said weakly as she walked out with a pale face.
The guards, unsuspecting, received their orders and rushed out of the palace.
In the clean and quiet bedroom, Ji Xiaoxiao leaned back in her chair, rubbing her forehead as if she had a headache.
Zheng Run's debauchery and womanizing are well-known; it's common for him to skip court for a month at a time. If the illusion of Zheng Run's decadent lifestyle could be spread, Ji Xiaoxiao could buy herself and Hu Shao at most two months.
Hu Shao's abilities are evident to all; two months should be enough time for him to prepare.
"If it doesn't work..." Ji Xiaoxiao lowered her eyes, a hint of murderous intent lurking at the corners of her lips.
If that doesn't work, then kill.
One resists, kill one. Two resist, kill both.
They've been killed so many times they're afraid they won't obey.
Ji Xiaoxiao nodded, "I'm so smart!"
Self-admiration and self-respect: Ji Xiaoxiao did a good job.
After resting for a while, soft footsteps could be heard inside the room.
"Your Majesty, Consort De is still kneeling outside." Lan Xin bowed and said softly, "Your Majesty, Consort De has inquired about the Crown Prince."
"I don't want to hear anything about Zhang Linghua and Zheng Jincheng right now."
Ji Xiaoxiao's face showed anger, and Lan Xin's heart jumped into her throat.
"Wait a minute," Ji Xiaoxiao changed her mind.
We need to tidy up today, and we'll have to tidy up tomorrow, so let's do it all at once!
"Zheng Run is dead, keeping them around is of no benefit."
Hearing this, Lanxin roughly guessed what Ji Xiaoxiao was thinking.
Silently, I lit a row of candles for Zhang Linghua and Zheng Jincheng. Amen, may the Lord bless you!
Ji Xiaoxiao got up and walked outside. After wandering around, she found Zhang Linghua lying on her chaise lounge.
Upon seeing this, Lan Xin thought to herself, "They're courting death."
Ji Xiaoxiao took a step forward, looking down at the complacent Zhang Linghua, and said calmly, "Consort De, did you eat well?"
"It's acceptable," Zhang Linghua replied casually.
Zhang Linghua belatedly realized that the voice belonged to Empress Hu Miaotian.
"Oh, just Hu Miaotian!" Relaxing from her initial tension, Zhang Linghua raised her head, glanced at him casually, and suddenly screamed, "Ah...a ghost!"
Because of the white powder applied, Ji Xiaoxiao's face was as white as the bright moon, and her cold and fierce temperament complemented it perfectly, making her look exactly like a white-clad female ghost who had died tragically.
The shrill sound caused Ji Xiaoxiao to kick the chaise lounge.
The world spun around Zhang Linghua, who was unable to get up from the heavy chaise lounge.
After realizing what was happening, Zhang Linghua begged Ji Xiaoxiao for help. Ji Xiaoxiao ignored her, picked up the wine pot from the coffee table, and poured it over Zhang Linghua's face.
"Pah, pah, pah..." Zhang Linghua shouted angrily, "Hu Miaotian, what do you mean by that?"
Ji Xiaoxiao smashed the wine jug at Zhang Linghua, yelling, "Are you bullying me?!"
A wise man doesn't fight a losing battle, so Zhang Linghua swallowed her anger and said, "Tian Tian, I know Xiao Cheng has wronged you, but Xiao Cheng needs the help of that brute Luo Qing to ascend the throne. His marriage to Luo Qingshuang was truly unavoidable. Tian Tian, you love Xiao Cheng so much, you wouldn't want all his hard work to go to waste. In the struggle for the throne, since ancient times, the winner is king and the loser dies."
Even now, Zhang Linghua still believes that Ji Xiaoxiao is angry that Zheng Jincheng married Luo Qingshuang. In fact, they think this way because the original owner of this body was too naive and easily deceived.
Ji Xiaoxiao squatted down, grabbed Zhang Linghua's hair, and dragged her off the chaise lounge. Zhang Linghua's face lit up with joy, but before she could even laugh out loud, Ji Xiaoxiao gave her a strong shove, throwing her into the small pond of the Yanjue Palace.
"Hu Miao... gurgle gurgle, gurgle gurgle..."
Zhang Linghua couldn't swim, and after struggling for a while, she drowned.
The palace servants of Yanjue Palace watched helplessly as Ji Xiaoxiao unleashed her power, frozen in fear.
Of the family of three, only Zheng Jincheng remains.
Ji Xiaoxiao walked towards the small dark room in the main hall, and Lanxin and the others hurriedly followed.
"Open the door."
The guards at the door opened the door.
With a creak, Zheng Jincheng responded and squinted at the doorway.
"Tian Tian, you've finally arrived."
The place was dark and tiny, and not only were they not given food, but there were also cockroaches and rats. Zheng Jincheng had never suffered like this in his life. He vowed that one day he would make Hu Miaotian suffer a terrible death.
Waiting and waiting, forget about revenge, just give me a bowl of rice first.
Zheng Jincheng, terrified of hunger, was obedient and did not dare to utter a single complaint, for fear of angering Ji Xiaoxiao and causing her to starve him to death.
Ji Xiaoxiao looked at Zheng Jincheng. The original owner wanted Zheng Jincheng to have nothing, so killing him directly didn't seem to meet the original owner's requirements.
After thinking about it with a troubled expression, Ji Xiaoxiao whispered a few words to Lanxin.
"Your Majesty, isn't this inappropriate?" Lan Xin secretly gave Zheng Jincheng a pitiful look.
Ji Xiaoxiao remained noncommittal, urging Lanxin to hurry up and get down to business.
About half an hour later, a pot-bellied eunuch followed closely behind Lan Xin.
"Your Majesty, I have brought the person."
Ji Xiaoxiao looked at the chubby eunuch and asked, "Did you just take on this job?"
The young eunuch nodded tremblingly in agreement.
"I'm kind-hearted, so I've specially found someone for you so you can practice your skills." Ji Xiaoxiao pointed to Zheng Jincheng in the small dark room. "It's him. Go now!"
To leave Zheng Jincheng with nothing, the first step is to eliminate his possibility of ascending the throne.
When Ji Xiao once suggested finding a skilled eunuch to castrate Zheng Jincheng, she was not joking. The only difference now is that the skilled eunuch has been replaced by a newly arrived apprentice.
The young eunuch approached Zheng Jincheng tremblingly, and in front of him, he took off the box from his shoulder, opened it, and revealed a row of exquisitely crafted small knives, which chilled Zheng Jincheng to the bone.
"What are you going to do?" Zheng Jincheng looked up at the cold and indifferent Ji Xiaoxiao, sensing something, and asked tremblingly, "Tian Tian, what are you going to do?"
"You two go and restrain His Highness the Crown Prince, lest he move around recklessly and hurt himself."
A catastrophe struck from the sky, leaving the gatekeepers with no choice but to step forward.
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