Chapter 118 Miss Xie, want to usurp the throne?
Ye Wuque didn't expect her to accept it so quickly, and was a little confused, "You... believe it now?"
"Yeah." Xie Zhuoning nodded again.
After staring at her blankly for a long time, Ye Wuque laughed out loud, "It took me half a day to convince myself, but you believed me as soon as I heard it. Aren't you afraid that I'm deceiving you?"
"You didn't lie to me." Xie Zhuoning said calmly, "Because I saw with my own eyes Xiao Jinxuan draw the bow and arrow and ordered me to be shot through the heart with thousands of arrows."
His eyes widened suddenly, and Ye Wuque stood up excitedly, "Could it be that you also..."
"Hehe, I was just kidding you. Do you think my story is similar to yours?"
Xie Zhuoning tilted his head, raised the corners of his lips charmingly, and his eyes were full of mischief.
Ye Wuque was furious, "Do you think I am making up a story to tease you?"
"No, no, Your Highness, drink some tea to calm down." Xie Zhuoning smiled and poured him another cup of tea.
But that reaction was obviously just to fool him.
Ye Wuque took a deep breath and was too lazy to get angry with her.
Anyway, there are still many years before her death. These few years are enough for him to have the supreme power to change everything, and also enough for her to slowly discover the truth.
Xie Zhuoning saw him pick up the tea and drink it slowly, with no intention of leaving at all.
Just as I was about to ask, I heard a knock on the door.
She raised her voice and asked, "Who is it?"
The person outside the door answered, "It's me, Yang Lie."
Yang Lie?
Why did he come to see me so late at night?
Ye Wuque curled the corners of his lips fiercely, and smiled sharply, "Xiao Cao'er is so lucky."
"It's a misunderstanding, it's a misunderstanding. He is a guest in my house." Xie Zhuoning quickly denied it with a laugh.
After saying that, as if to prove herself, she immediately said loudly: "It's getting late. It's not appropriate for a man and a woman to be in the same room. Let's talk about it tomorrow!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Yang Lie said, "Miss Xie, are you afraid of being misunderstood? Don't worry, I checked when I came here, and there was no one around."
This guy is afraid that his words will not cause people to think too much!
"Ahem," Xie Zhuoning coughed twice, "It's still not right. After all, we have nothing to do with each other. If people knew about this, wouldn't it ruin the reputation of both parties?"
As she spoke, she looked at Ye Wuque, trying to express her firm stance with her powerful and resounding words.
After saying this, the man hesitated for a long time before speaking, "But am I not your male favorite, Miss?"
"Oh?" Ye Wuque smiled brilliantly, "Not only is she a mistress, but she also has a well-behaved and obedient male pet in her house. Xiaocao'er's love life is really colorful!"
Xie Zhuoning swallowed hard.
It was obvious that Ye Wuque's smile was extremely beautiful, but beneath that beauty was a poison; the more brilliant it was, the more dangerous it was.
How could she explain that she was just using Yang Lie to get rid of Xiao Jinxuan?
Seeing that she couldn't tell clearly, she began to count down silently, "Five... four... three... two... one..."
"What are you mumbling about?" Ye Wuque was curious, but when he heard the word "one" clearly, he fell backwards.
The moment he fell down, his eyes were filled with disbelief!
How dare she...
How dare she drug him!
Xie Zhuoning was also quite embarrassed.
Seeing that he was coming with great force, extremely intelligent and yet far away in the outer courtyard, she was afraid that something might happen to him, so when she poured tea, she added a little of the medicine powder hidden in her fingernails into the teacup.
After all, who is the good guy who sneaks into a girl's room in the middle of the night?
"Don't worry, it's just a knockout drug, he'll wake up in an hour."
As she spoke, she pushed the person under the bed.
After stuffing it in, she walked to the door and opened it, saying impatiently, "If you have something to say, say it. If not, get out!"
"Let's talk inside." Yang Lie ignored her fierce expression and walked straight past her into the house.
Seeing tea and cups on the table, he poured himself a cup.
When Xie Zhuoning closed the door, he turned around and saw that the cup of tea that Ye Wuque had just drunk was empty. He was shocked and asked, "Who told you to drink it?"
Yang Lie was stunned. "A cup of cold tea, is that a big deal?"
She is very angry today. Why is she so irritable?
Xie Zhuoning rubbed his brows with a headache.
Forget it, it’s not some deadly poison that kills instantly, it’s just a knockout drug. At worst, I can ask someone to send him back to rest for a night.
Without dwelling on it, she asked, "Tell me, what do you want to see me about?"
Yang Lie leaned closer, and the handsome face was magnified several times, and even the reflection in the eyes could be seen clearly.
It looked as if he was going to kiss me.
Even the words he spoke were ambiguous, "Since Yang is Miss Xie's male favorite, he should do what a male favorite should do."
Xie Zhuoning's eyes widened and his voice became choked.
The next moment, she slapped him on the forehead and said, "What are you doing? If you don't tell me what happened, I'll get someone to throw you out!"
But in the blink of an eye, the charming atmosphere disappeared completely.
Yang Lie was a little disappointed. "You are not shy at all in this situation? Are you still a woman?"
Xie Zhuoning thought for a moment and said, "I don't know if I'm a woman, but what is certain is that I don't treat you as a man."
Yang Lie curled his lips, finding it boring.
He had a serious suspicion of Xie Zhuoning and had a heart of stone.
"Miss Xie, may I ask why you are helping me?"
"What else could it be? Of course, they want you to overthrow your uncle and inherit the title, and then they will repay you." Xie Zhuoning said without hesitation.
"You're not after me?" Yang Lie felt sad.
Xie Zhuoning looked him up and down and said with disdain, "What's so great about you that I should be interested in you? I thought the two taels of silver I paid for you were too expensive."
Yang Lie smiled upon hearing this, then his expression changed and he suddenly became serious, "Miss Xie, do you not want to support the eldest prince to succeed to the throne?"
He initially thought that Xie Zhuoning's efforts to win him over were all to pave the way for the eldest prince to ascend the throne.
But these days, the more he thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong.
Since she has Zhou Yaoniang as a bargaining chip, why not use Zhou Yaoniang directly to bribe Yang He for the eldest prince?
Unless, she doesn't want to support the eldest prince, her future husband, to become emperor!
If he is not the eldest prince, it is naturally impossible that he is Prince Yong.
Her life almost died at the hands of Prince Yong, so why would she spend so much time and effort planning for him?
So why did she do all this?
After thinking hard for several days, Yang Lie finally came up with the result -
"Miss Xie, are you trying to usurp the throne?"
"puff--"
Xie Zhuoning was almost choked.
After she recovered from the shock, she said, "Those who plot to usurp the throne are traitors and villains, and everyone should punish them. I'm afraid that before he even takes the throne, there will be countless people who will come to the capital to support him in the name of clearing the emperor's entourage."
She wanted to change the tragic death of her father and his men, not to cause chaos in the world.
Neither Xiao Bicheng nor King Yong were wise rulers, so a new ruler should be elected.
By then, she can hide behind the scenes and control the emperor to command the princes without having to take any risks. Isn't this better than plotting to usurp the throne?
Yang Lie opened his mouth in shock. Although he had guessed that Xie Zhuoning had big plans, he didn't expect them to be so big!
She wants to change the day!
Seeing that he was speechless for a long time, Xie Zhuoning raised his eyebrows, "Why? Do you regret getting on the pirate ship?"
Yang Lie came back to his senses and shook his head solemnly, "No. If it weren't for Miss Xie, I would have been dead. Since you, a woman, are not afraid, then why should I, a man, be afraid?"
Isn't it just a gamble?
He risked his life!
Xie Zhuoning relaxed his features upon hearing this and smiled.
Before I could say anything, I heard another knock on the door...