Before Ling Mama could answer, Jiang Yu got off the bed and slowly sat in front of the bronze mirror.
"I know he must have something urgent to attend to."
Ling Mama opened her mouth, but in the end she didn't say anything. How could she not know Mr. Huo's good intentions in hiding things from the Empress?
If word got out about how Mr. Huo protected the Empress last night... she would rather die inside what she saw.
Jiang Yu picked up the snail-shaped ink and began to trace her eyebrows and eyes, stroke by stroke.
"Before leaving, this jade pendant should be returned to its rightful owner."
As the warm current flowed through her blood, Jiang Yu regained consciousness; she could feel it and hear it.
Tell me what has happened these past few days.
Under the blazing sun, Jiang Yu felt a chill run through her body as she stepped out of the tent. Ling Mama followed behind her, trembling with fear. The Empress's calm... was frightening...
Arriving outside Gu Heng's tent, and hearing Gu Heng's angry roars inside, Jiang Yu smiled sarcastically.
"Your Majesty, the Emperor is currently in a meeting."
Cen Hai didn't dare to look up; he felt incredibly guilty in front of Jiang Yu.
[Da Ning's sudden attack on Heng County, which they captured almost effortlessly, only makes Gu Heng appear even more incompetent.]
Jiang Yu completely ignored Cen Hai and walked straight into the tent.
"Your Majesty, I have important matters to report." A resolute voice rang out, and the tent fell silent for a moment.
A few moments later, Jiang Yu was invited inside.
"There is a traitor within the hunting grounds."
As soon as Jiang Yu finished speaking, everyone shuddered in fear. There were assassins in the palace and traitors in the hunting grounds.
"Empress!" Gu Heng's face turned ashen. "I am discussing state affairs. Do not cause trouble here."
But Jiang Yu looked up at Gu Heng, and when their eyes met, Gu Heng felt like a bedbug in a sewer.
Gu Heng pressed his temples weakly. He knew that Jiang Yu had become suspicious of him.
"Your Majesty's safety will be threatened if the person who poisoned me at the banquet the night before last is not found."
Upon hearing this, everyone was so shocked that their mouths gaped open. Someone actually dared to poison the Empress so blatantly!
Jiang Yu's lips curled slightly.
Gu Heng, even if it means death, I'll drag you down with me before I die.
She wanted to make this already chaotic place even more chaotic, so that everyone would live in fear and worry about their safety.
"Such a thing has happened!" Gu Heng said, forcing himself to speak. "Cen Hai, send someone to investigate immediately."
"Your Majesty, I am willing to send out my guards to help with the investigation."
Since an investigation is necessary, then the families of every minister and the backgrounds of every member of the Imperial Guard should be investigated.
A glint of madness flashed in Jiang Yu's eyes. She stood there, letting Gu Heng's endless killing intent grow. She was the daughter of the Marquis of Dingyuan's mansion and the "mother" of Gu Qingling and the other two.
During the great war between the two countries, Gu Heng dared not touch her in the slightest.
......
"Simply saying that Heaven is dissatisfied is not enough."
The rumors circulating in the capital were written down and presented to Jiang Yu. After glancing at them a few times, Jiang Yu looked away.
"The Palace of Longevity caught fire, and Heng County was captured by Da Ning." Jiang Yu smiled dangerously. "According to my opinion, the successor chosen by the late emperor was not the emperor, but the Prince of Xiang."
[Didn't Gu Heng register A Yan under the name of the Prince of Xiang? Let's just go with the flow.]
Wanji's heart skipped a beat, and Jiang Yu's voice came again, "I remember that there were quite a few ministers in the court who supported Prince Xiang back then."
"This servant will take care of it immediately."
Wanji walked out step by step, each step punctuated by the pounding of his heart.
King Xiang... Huo Xiang... Gu Lin...
Jiang Yu closed her eyes briefly, a single, glistening tear glistening across her face, then vanished in an instant.
Gu Qingyan stood outside the tent, hesitant to step inside. He searched everywhere for Gu Lin's figure, but to no avail.
Suddenly, a violent vomiting sound came from inside the tent.
Gu Qingyan rushed in and saw Jiang Yu vomiting painfully, her face turning red.
Jiang Yu felt nauseous whenever she thought about the day she and Gu Heng would have physical intimacy on their wedding day.
"Mother..."
Gu Qingyan patted Jiang Yu's back helplessly. Jiang Yu vomited until she was almost convulsing before she slowly straightened up.
[Ayan, I have never regretted telling you that you are my child, but now, I am not so sure...]
Jiang Yu reached out and touched Gu Qingyan's face with trembling hands.
It's all my fault that you have such a father.
Such a selfish, calculating, and unscrupulous father.
"Ayan, I'm fine."
Jiang Yu twitched the corner of her mouth. "Tell me again about Mr. Huo."
......
In just a few days, the succulents that Jiang Yu had painstakingly raised disappeared rapidly.
Jiang Yu started spacing out much more often, and she also tied the jade pendant to her waist.
Public opinion intensified under Jiang Yu's influence, and the guards Jiang Yu sent to investigate also drove Gu Heng to the brink of rage. Finally, Gu Heng stepped into Jiang Yu's tent.
"My patience has its limits."
Gu Heng suppressed his anger. In front of Jiang Yu, he seemed to always be the unfavored prince he once was, both inferior and pitiful.
"Jiang Yu, aren't you afraid that I will cripple you? Or even kill you?"
"Your Majesty is the ruler of the country, so naturally I am afraid." As soon as Jiang Yu said this, Gu Heng felt even more embarrassed.
Gu Heng took a few steps back helplessly. "I have already ordered Marquis Dingyuan to ride back to the capital at full speed and then lead the troops into battle."
"As for the traitor in the hunting grounds, I have already found him, so there is no need for the Empress to worry about it."
During this hunt, the person he wanted to promote inexplicably broke his leg and lost the opportunity to show his abilities. His son also failed to bring him any honor. Instead, one bad thing after another happened.
Just thinking about these things filled Gu Heng with pent-up anger that he had nowhere to vent.
"Your Majesty, I have consulted the imperial physician, who said that Her Majesty used too much ice that night, and it may be difficult for her to conceive again in the future."
After leaving the tent, Cen Hai's words made Gu Heng suddenly stop in his tracks.
"What did you say?"
"The imperial physician says that Your Majesty may find it difficult to conceive again in the future..."
Meanwhile, inside the tent, Jiang Yu had ordered people to burn mugwort where Gu Heng had just stood. She now felt utterly disgusted even sharing a room with Gu Heng.
[Last time in Hengxian, he disappeared for a long time. What about this time...?]
With his body covered in wounds and bruises on his arms, how much suffering did he endure?
After sitting for a full hour, Jiang Yu finally slowly got up.
In his past life, he secured his throne by sucking her blood and eating her flesh; in this life, he should repay her with interest.
"Wanji."
"Go ask Doctor Mei if there's been any progress with the ointment the Second Prince is using." Jiang Yu's eyes sharpened. "Send someone inconspicuous to inquire."
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