Prince Rong was straightforward: "Kill Lu Xingjian."
Su Wanwan was not surprised and remained very calm. "Even if he dies, you may not be able to become emperor."
She found a chair, sat down, and looked Prince Rong up and down.
"When the time comes, all the kings in the land will rise up against you. With your physique, can you emulate Emperor Taizong's pacification of the country?"
"Besides, he's dead. I can become the Empress Dowager and support a young emperor to ascend the throne. You're not legitimate, so you still have no chance."
Prince Rong scoffed, "Your son is still in my hands, how can you be the Empress Dowager?"
Su Wanwan's indifferent attitude: "Why not? Let the concubines or palace maids give birth to a child, or adopt an heir, and I will still be the Empress Dowager ruling from behind the curtain."
Prince Rong's expression changed. "You have some of Wu Zetian's ruthlessness; you don't even plan to keep your own son."
Su Wanwan leaned back in her chair.
“You’ve already arrested him, how could you possibly let him come back alive?”
A sinister glint flashed across Prince Rong's face as he warily looked outside.
"So, you came here today with no intention of redeeming your child at all."
Su Wanwan remained calm: "Not bad."
Prince Rong chuckled coldly a few times and said to those behind the screen, "Now you know, right? Your parents are the most cold-blooded and ruthless people; they never intended to save you!"
Su Wanwan jumped up and was about to go behind the screen: "Yan-ge'er!"
Prince Rong grabbed her hand. "He's strapped with explosives."
Su Wanwan was so angry that she slapped Prince Rong across the face.
"Shameless!"
There was no movement behind the screen.
Rong Wang's face was a mixture of coldness and anger. "I'm shameless? Su Wanwan, you're the one who ruined me so badly. I'm going to settle this score with you!"
Su Wanwan raised an eyebrow. "The Embroidered Uniform Guard is just two streets away. If you don't leave now, you might be confined within high walls for the rest of your life."
Diexin, who was waiting outside the door, spoke up: "Someone's here!"
Prince Rong reached out and grabbed Su Wanwan's neck, veins bulging on his face: "You bitch! You're the one who ruined me like this!"
The difference in strength between men and women was too great, and Prince Rong had also trained in riding and archery, so Su Wanwan was completely powerless to resist.
She pulled something from her waist and held it up in front of Prince Rong.
Prince Rong's pupils trembled violently.
These are two jade pendants adorned with necklaces; they were personal belongings of his eldest and second sons!
How did it end up in Su Wanwan's hands?
Could it be that the imperial court has already taken control of the Rong Prince's Mansion in Changde?!
How is that possible?
"What have you done to my son?!" Prince Rong angrily strangled Su Wanwan to death.
Su Wanwan kicked him with her foot, her eyes already rolling back in her head.
Die Xin shouted, "It's the Embroidered Uniform Guard! Run!"
Prince Rong then released his grip, grabbed Su Wanwan, and led her behind the screen.
Behind the screen was a burly man, and on the ground lay an unconscious child.
The burly man pressed down on a brick in the corner of the wall, and a hidden door appeared in the wall.
Prince Rong was about to take Su Wanwan away, and the burly man prepared to grab the child.
Su Wanwan recovered slightly, pulled out her hairpin, and stabbed it into Prince Rong's neck!
In his haste, the burly man disregarded the child and rushed over to snatch the hairpin from Su Wanwan's hand.
But it was too late; the hairpin had pierced Prince Rong's skin.
The burly man knocked Su Wanwan unconscious with a single chop to the neck.
The footsteps outside the house grew closer.
Prince Rong and the strong man ignored the child on the ground and quickly hid in the tunnel behind the hidden door with the unconscious Su Wanwan, then closed the hidden door.
Lu Xingjian and Qian Ning rushed in together.
There was no one in the room, except for a child lying motionless on the floor behind the screen.
The child was strapped with explosives, but they hadn't been ignited yet.
The child was none other than Yan Ge'er.
Lu Xingjian was about to explode: "Where is the Empress?!"
...
Su Wanwan was woken up by a basin of ice water.
"Tell me, what poison did you give the Prince?!"
Su Wanwan smiled faintly: "The same poison as mine."
The burly man grabbed Su Wanwan's hair, "You don't want to live anymore?!"
Su Wanwan had to tilt her head back and laugh without restraint: "Anyway, I won't live much longer, so it doesn't matter."
The burly man angrily flung her hair away, shouting, "You don't even care about your son's life?!"
Su Wanwan's eyes reddened.
"This is the tribulation he was destined to face."
Seeing that she wouldn't listen to reason, the burly man became furious: "Unreasonable!"
Prince Rong sat in the next room, closing his eyes wearily.
"The Empress is in our hands. Let Lu Xingjian show his sincerity."
Although the news of Su Wanwan's poisoning was kept from the outside world, he had dealings with the Wang family and naturally knew how difficult it was to cure the poison Su Wanwan had been poisoned with.
He had to go to great lengths to have this poison collected.
He himself did not have the antidote.
Little did anyone know that Su Wanwan, under the guise of saving her son, actually poisoned him!
If he doesn't get the antidote, even if he succeeds in the coup and seizes the throne, how many more years can he live?
You, Su Wanwan, are willing to risk your son's life, yet you're willing to risk your own?!
...
A lock of Su Wanwan's hair, an earring, and a letter were placed on Lu Xingjian's desk.
Lu Xingjian stared blankly at the things in front of him.
The Imperial Guards are conducting a city-wide, thorough search.
Even Gu Dayong, who had been sent out to lead troops, was urgently recalled by him to devote himself fully to the investigation.
There is no news yet.
However, Lu Xingjian dared not gamble.
The letter demanded that he provide the antidote, or face the consequences.
Lu Xingjian delivered two of Su Wanwan's treasured pills to the designated location.
Qian Ning's expression was grave: "Your Majesty, this is not a solution. The other party will make even more bizarre demands."
Lu Xingjian frowned deeply, determined to do as he pleased, "We cannot let the Empress and the child be in danger."
With Liu Liu in his hands, Liu Qi should return with the antidote and the divine doctor, right?
After receiving the antidote, Prince Rong grinned maliciously.
Lu Xingjian is much more sentimental than Su Wanwan.
"If I asked him to trade his own life for the lives of his wife and children, do you think he would do it?"
Su Wanwan said expressionlessly, "He won't."
"You probably don't know, but he's currently in close contact with Miss Ma, and they're very much in love. They'll soon have a little prince born."
Prince Rong was skeptical.
Xiaoyuan was kept completely secret, and no information could be obtained.
Ma Ang's sister made a public appearance after performing a dance at the palace, but has recently disappeared without a trace.
With martial law now in effect in the capital, and after the capture of two children last time, the Beijing military has further strengthened its defenses, making it difficult to find any loopholes to exploit.
What's most infuriating is that Chen Hui, the newly appointed Commander of the Nine Gates and Earl of Sui'an, who had made a solemn vow, completely ignored Li Dongqian and his Prince Rong after taking office.
It would be more effective to use coercion and inducement on the original Marquis of Pingjiang, Chen Xiong!
The Li family is now surrounded by the Embroidered Uniform Guard, and not a single message can be sent out.
As for the present situation, he has no choice but to take things one step at a time, as he cannot escape from the capital.
This time, Prince Rong intends to thoroughly disgust Su Wanwan.
"Wanwan, tell me, if I ask him to depose the empress, would he agree?"
Su Wanwan paused slightly, "If you depose the empress, you can become the emperor?"
“I will be more confident,” Prince Rong smiled gently. “When I ascend the throne and make you my empress, your Su family will be credited with the success of my ascension to the throne.”
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