In the palace, Zhao Yunwan quickly asked Huangfu Chuxiong from the Great Yue Kingdom for help—four beautiful and graceful young women.
After administering mind-controlling poison to the four women, they were sent to Emperor Hui's bedchamber.
However, Emperor Hui knew that the beauty was a gift from Zhao Yunwan, and he dared not enjoy her.
He's been too exhausted lately, so he has to go find Wei Xuanji again.
Upon hearing that Xiao Jing didn't even touch the four beauties, Zhao Yunwan flew into another rage. In the end, she had no choice but to use a curse to send Emperor Hui into their room.
Indeed, on the one hand, she blamed Emperor Hui for indulging in the harem, while on the other hand, she placed women in his bed.
Xiao Ding, on the other hand, sometimes talked nonsense and sometimes remained lucid.
Zhao Yunwan dared not let Emperor Hui know about Xiao Ding's situation, and only had Lu Dacheng suppress it.
At the Imperial Academy, the Second Prince has missed half a month of classes. The academic officials have inquired about it several times, but Zhao Yunwan has always turned them away by saying that the Second Prince is currently learning martial arts.
Lu Dacheng was frantic, like an ant on a hot pan, as he couldn't find a way to cure Xiao Ding.
Zhao Yunwan knew that Xiao Ding had developed a mental demon, simply because of his identity, which was now being used by everyone to compare him with Xiao Sheng. His excessive desire for the throne and his anxiety about losing it had triggered his delusions.
A mental illness requires a mental cure.
Lu Dacheng shrank back and said, "Your Majesty, for the sake of the Second Prince, we must secure the position of Crown Prince as soon as possible."
"Take it? How can I take it? I'd like to take it, but Xiao Sheng is still blocking my way. How can I take Ding'er? Those idiots from the four major sects can't even kill a single person. And they still claim to be the number one sect in the martial arts world?" Zhao Yunwan was furious.
"Over the years, we have given them so many benefits for nothing, thinking they would be a useful force. Who knew that one Ren Qingyun would cause the four major sects to split up among themselves."
"Teacher, how could there be such an unwritten rule in the martial arts world of Nanchen Kingdom? I've never heard of it before. If I had known that the number one on the martial arts ranking list had the right to issue a martial arts decree to command the entire martial arts world, I would have pushed the four major sects to the top position."
“Your Majesty, if martial arts practitioners can’t do it, we can ask the Qinglian Society, an assassin organization, to do it. As long as the money is right, there’s nothing the Qinglian Society can’t do,” Lu Dacheng said hesitantly.
"Do you think I didn't tell Xiao Yi about Xiao Sheng leaving the palace? Now Xiao Sheng has grown strong and has Li Ting as his backer. Even the Qinglian Society can't do anything to him. He's just like our people, blocked at the foot of Tianji Mountain," Zhao Yunwan said helplessly.
"Your Majesty, if our people can't go up Tianji Mountain, we can send the Crown Prince down! Once the imperial decree arrives, will he dare not show up?" Lu Dacheng hardened his heart and came up with an idea.
"What pretext should Emperor Hui use to bring Xiao Shengxuan back?" Zhao Yunwan pondered.
"Your Majesty, the anniversary of Zhao Yunshu's death is approaching."
"But Zhao Yunshu's death anniversary has never been celebrated before. How can Xiao Sheng return after such a sudden imperial decree?"
“The emperor’s command cannot be disobeyed; he doesn’t have the guts not to come back,” Lu Dacheng said sinisterly.
"However, Emperor Hui probably won't agree to this imperial edict, and I don't want to see him either; I feel utterly disgusted."
"Emperor Hui listens to you now. If you issue an imperial edict on his behalf, he should not blame you."
Xiao Yuyan overheard Lu Dacheng's conversation outside the door, rushed in, and threw herself into Zhao Yunwan's arms.
"Mother, that Xiao Sheng caused me to be confined to my quarters and almost made me lose my title as a princess. You must avenge me!" After saying this, she burst into tears.
"Yan'er, you need to be more careful in the future. Even if you absolutely have to do that thing, don't do it yourself. You have plenty of people to help you."
"Also, regarding Xiao Sheng's matter, don't act on your own anymore. Your mother will handle it. Do you understand?" Zhao Yunwan reprimanded Xiao Yuyan sternly.
Xiao Yuyan suddenly felt like she had pleased no one. Her brother was so angry about this that he developed delirium, her mother had become estranged from her father because of it, and she herself had been confined to her quarters because of it.
With tears in his eyes, he accepted Zhao Yunwan's reprimand.
But in her heart, she thought that if she had the chance, she would still take revenge on Xiao Sheng and make sure her brother became the crown prince.
That day, Zhao Yunwan summoned the four beauties who had been secretly sent by the Great Yue Kingdom and inquired about the emperor's situation.
The four women were all from poor families in the Great Yue Kingdom and were already of marriageable age. They thought their lives would consist of marrying farmers, raising a few children, and living a life of uncertainty. However, the emperor sent them to the Southern Chen Kingdom, where they entered the royal palace and became the emperor's women.
It turns out that good looks can bring wealth and a life of comfort.
Faced with the benefactor who changed their fate, the four listened to Zhao Yunwan's words without question.
She relentlessly exhausted Emperor Hui in her boudoir, and within a few days, she had extracted a great deal of information from him.
These messages were continuously delivered to Zhao Yunwan.
Zhao Yunwan had Lu Dacheng prepare a special drug for these four people to seduce them.
Emperor Hui forgot about Zhao Yunwan for a time, and only made merry in this four-person room.
Zhao Yunwan then had the opportunity to torment the two pregnant concubines.
Poor Emperor Hui, he forgot his old love for a new one, and his child died in the womb once again.
The two newly promoted concubines died one after the other in an abandoned well in the cold palace and hanged themselves under a peach tree in their newly moved-in courtyard.
The emperor was not saddened when he learned the news.
Thinking that I'm still young, I'll definitely have more children.
If all else fails, he already has two sons, doesn't he? Too many sons could easily cause trouble; the struggle for the throne is enough of a headache for him.
Zhao Yunshu's son was taken away by Li Ting, so he's probably not suitable to sit on the throne. It seems it's time to get Liang Qianfan to switch sides and support Ding'er.
Emperor Hui is now driven by lust, and his thinking has become simplistic.
Wei Xuanji observed the stars at night and found that the Emperor Star's brilliance had dimmed again. Anxious, he summoned Emperor Hui to the Imperial Observatory under the pretext of having refined a new elixir.
Wei Xuanji took the emperor's pulse. In any case, the emperor's health, which Fan Zu'an had cured, was showing signs of decline again, prompting Wei Xuanji to sigh, "A person's health ultimately depends on their own efforts to maintain it! External methods can save you temporarily, but they can't save you forever."
They quickly gave the emperor the medicine that Fan Zu'an had given to Wei Xuanji before leaving the capital.
After Emperor Hui took the elixir, Wei Xuanji lit some calming incense and had him sleep for four hours in the Imperial Observatory to help with the absorption of the medicine.
Upon waking, Emperor Hui felt full of energy and wanted to find the four beauties again.
These four beauties possessed an exotic charm that captivated Emperor Hui, making him unable to extricate himself from his infatuation.
Wei Xuanji observed the emperor's face and knew that he had once again suffered from physical depletion due to excessive sexual activity. He then subtly suggested that the emperor should exercise restraint, otherwise even a celestial being could not save him.
Emperor Hui remained unconcerned: "Don't I still have you, my beloved minister? Besides, my Wufang Tower is already under construction. Once it's completed, I'll be able to cultivate immortality and live forever. What's there to fear about mere bedroom matters?"
After seeing the emperor off, Wei Xuanji shook his head repeatedly. If things continued like this, with the crown prince not in the capital, something was bound to happen sooner or later.
Go and discuss it with Luo Lao Er.
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