In the Hall of Eternal Life, Xue Zhiyi, Huo Wuyou and Shen Qingwei stood together, looking at An Zhaoyi's firm and decisive look, which was completely different from her former expression. They couldn't help but sigh: Prince Cheng actually has such a loyal person in his hands.
An Zhaoyi's attitude made the emperor even more furious. "It was I who doted on you, bestowed upon you wealth and glory! You're nothing but a dancer, a lowly servant! Without me, how could you be where you are today? You exploited my affection to poison me. That poison is incredibly rare. Without accomplices, how could it have come from? If you don't confess, I'll skin you alive and tear your bones apart to interrogate you for the truth. Then I'll execute you by slicing you to death, and punish your entire clan with it!"
After saying that, he started coughing rapidly again, as if he was going to die in an instant.
What An Zhaoyi didn't know was that that night was not the first time Sui Yunlang had met the emperor.
Ever since the emperor fell ill, Huo Wuyou had sensed something was amiss and introduced Sui Yunlang to the emperor. Sui Yunlang noticed that the emperor's symptoms bore many resemblances to Xue Ruoyu's, suggesting they had both been given a seven-day prescription for the slow-acting poison. Sui Yunlang wasn't entirely certain of the cause, so he naturally didn't tell the emperor.
It was not until the wedding night that Huo Wuyou was sure that the poison in the emperor's body was the Seven Days to Eliminate Hate Recipe. He rushed into the palace only to ask the emperor to allow their plan - to use the emperor's trick against him and lure the poisoner into taking action.
But An Zhaoyi laughed out loud, as if the emperor's threat was as light as a feather in her eyes.
"I am but an orphan without even a name. If Your Majesty can truly help me find my nine clans, I will be eternally grateful. As for my life, I have been prepared to die since I entered the palace!"
Before she finished her words, she suddenly broke free from the guards' grip and rushed towards the pillars of the hall with determination.
Fortunately, Huo Wuyou was quick-witted and quick-handed. Before she touched the pillar, he grabbed the back of her collar and pulled her back.
The guards rushed forward and held An Zhaoyi firmly, not daring to relax even a little.
An Zhaoyi's beautiful eyes were fierce, and she looked at the already frail emperor sitting high up with only mockery: "Your Majesty, do you really think that your little favor is so desirable?"
When these words came out, the emperor was suddenly stunned.
But then An Zhaoyi smiled and said, "Your Majesty says I've failed you. In reality, when you dared to take a dancer without any ancestral lineage into the palace, you allowed your lust to override your reason. Why bother talking about love or not? I won't be grateful to Your Majesty for this. Your Majesty's old, decaying body makes me sick. If it weren't for something I wanted to accomplish until my death, I simply couldn't endure being by your side day and night."
This was probably the first time that the emperor, who was above everyone else, was humiliated like this, and by a dancer who came from a humble background and was promoted to a high position by him step by step. The emperor pointed at An Zhaoyi with a trembling finger, but he couldn't even utter a complete sentence.
An Zhaoyi laughed out loud: "Yes, I have always had another man in my heart. This is why I want Your Majesty to die. It has nothing to do with any conspiracy, and no one is instructing me! I want to do it myself!"
Before An Zhaoyi finished speaking, the emperor's entire face had turned red, and he seemed to be having trouble breathing.
Xue Zhiyi cried out in his heart that this was not good. If the emperor was really angered to death by An Zhaoyi at this time, the situation in Huajing would probably change.
"Take An Zhaoyi away first, and call the imperial physician immediately!"
Out of sight, out of mind. The emperor has been shouting at the top of his lungs but hasn't found out anything yet. It's better to get rid of this person who could cost the emperor his life first.
The guards should have been mobilized by Shen Qingwei, but in this situation, everyone was worried that something really happened to the emperor, so they didn't care about much and hurriedly did as Xue Zhiyi ordered.
The imperial physician who came hurriedly gave the emperor medicine and acupuncture, and he finally recovered his breath. The empress dowager and the queen also came over after hearing the news.
The queen breathed a sigh of relief, her heart finally at ease.
After all this fuss, it turned out to be the emperor's own idea... I think Prince Gong had guessed this a long time ago, so he sent a message to her to keep her troops in place to avoid any trouble.
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When Xue Zhiyi returned to the Lin'an Marquis Mansion, he was exhausted.
In the bedroom, the wedding decorations had not yet been taken down, and the atmosphere was filled with joy, as if time had stopped at the wedding night, waiting for the return of the newlyweds.
After bolting the door, Huo Wuyou stretched out his body and said, "I'm so sore from sleeping on the bed in the prison. I can finally rest well."
As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly felt a warmth on his back...
After a slight pause, Huo Wuyou chuckled softly, turned around, and hugged Xue Zhiyi, who was hugging him from behind. "I haven't seen you for a few days. Did you miss me?"
Xue Zhiyi said nothing, but just let out a long sigh, as if his heartstrings had been loosened, and his tense body also relaxed.
Although it was only a few days, she had not had a single moment of peace in these days.
An Zhaoyi was gambling, and so were they? If there was even a slight oversight in this matter, or if the emperor made a slight mistake, Huo Wuyou might really be charged with the crime of plotting to murder the emperor.
And what they did in front of Gu Shichong in the prison that day was to make Gu Shichong realize that there was something wrong with them and guess that they were setting up a trap, so that he would be afraid to intervene in the matter again.
Not only that, from the very beginning, they hid the truth from the emperor and used secret agents to pass on false information to Prince Cheng, making Prince Cheng mistakenly believe that the emperor wanted to kill him. This was to lure out the snake from its hole and make Prince Cheng's people make mistakes in desperate situations.
As expected, this false news triggered An Zhaoyi's theft of the tiger talisman tonight.
Only Xue Zhiyi and Huo Wuyou knew how daring and thrilling it was for them to fool the emperor, Prince Sheng, and Prince Gong.
When she thought back on it all, she felt nothing but fear.
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