The line of large, chilling characters made of blood, like the final judgment from the deepest hell, floated slowly in Lin Wanwan's vision, carrying an overwhelming stench of blood and killing intent.
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Lin Wanwan's heart felt as if it had been frozen by this bone-chilling cold.
She knew that when this emoji appeared, it meant that the last trace of hesitation in Xiao Che's heart had been completely severed.
He was moved; he truly intended to kill.
"Wanwan."
Xiao Che spoke slowly, his voice hoarse, as if it had been sanded. His blood-red eyes turned to the pile of irrefutable evidence on the table, evidence powerful enough to turn the entire Great Liang Dynasty upside down.
"Tell me, should I immediately mobilize the secret guards, seal off the Prince's residence, and execute my good uncle and his entire family, exterminating their nine generations?"
His tone was very calm, as if he were asking what I wanted for supper tonight.
But it is precisely this calm that makes it all the more chilling.
Because Lin Wanwan knew he wasn't joking.
If she were to nod now, before dawn, that majestic and powerful Regent's Palace would be completely wiped off the map of the capital in blood!
This is the wrath of an emperor! Millions lie dead, and blood flows for miles!
At this moment, the exhilarating feeling of closing the net immediately, the desire to crush all enemies in an instant, is so tempting.
However, Lin Wanwan slowly shook her head.
“No,” her voice was equally calm, carrying a rational understanding of the overall situation, “not now.”
Xiao Che's blood-red eyes flickered slightly as he looked at her with a hint of inquiry.
Lin Wanwan walked to the huge map of the capital's defenses, stretched out her slender finger, and gently touched the coordinates on the map that were circled in red ink, representing the Regent's faction's power.
“Your Majesty, you see,” her voice was clear and articulate, “Regent Xiao Yuan is not a person. He is a tree, and the Prince’s Palace is his trunk, but his roots have long since become intertwined and deeply embedded in every corner of the court, the army, and even the harem.”
“With this evidence, we can certainly cut off his main trunk with ease. But,” she changed her tone, her eyes becoming incredibly sharp, “those roots buried deep underground cannot be eradicated at the same time. They will lie dormant, continue to cause trouble, and may even put forward a new ‘regency.’ At that time, if we don’t cut the weeds at the root, they will grow back in the spring breeze, and the foundation of the country will be in constant turmoil.”
Xiao Che fell silent.
He certainly understood this principle. His question just now was both an expression of his murderous intent and a test of Lin Wanwan.
Lin Wanwan's answer undoubtedly made him extremely satisfied.
His queen not only had the courage to fight alongside him, but also the strategy and vision to remain absolutely calm and maximize benefits at critical moments!
"Then what does the Empress think?" Xiao Che's tone softened a bit, and the pure killing intent in his blood-red eyes gradually faded, replaced by a hint of intrigued inquiry.
Lin Wanwan looked at him, and a sly, even "mischievous" smile slowly appeared on her lips.
Instead of answering directly, she asked in return, "Your Majesty, do you know when a person is in the most pain?"
Xiao Che raised an eyebrow, clearly not expecting her to ask such a question.
Lin Wanwan answered her own question, her voice soft yet carrying a devilish allure: "Not death, nor failure. But when he was at his most triumphant, believing he was about to reach the pinnacle of life and trample the whole world under his feet..."
She paused, a cruel glint in her eyes.
"...from the clouds, plummeting, crashing, into hell!"
"Let him watch as all his hopes and schemes vanish into nothingness. Let everything he relied on become evidence in his trial. Let him die not only disgraced, but also... subjected to the scorn of the world!"
As Xiao Che listened to her words, the light in his eyes grew brighter and brighter. He seemed to have guessed what she wanted to do, and the expression on his face became incredibly varied.
Lin Wanwan slowly walked to the table, carefully sorted out the irrefutable evidence of treason, piece by piece, and put it back into the brown paper bag.
She carefully tied the paper bag shut, and then, in an almost boastful tone, presented a plan that was both insane and even more dramatic.
"Therefore, we cannot take action now. Not only can we not take action, we must also continue to play along with his act."
"Didn't he agree to launch a coordinated attack on the capital on the Emperor's birthday? Then let's let him proceed according to his original plan."
"We must make him, along with all his cronies, reveal all his trump cards on that day, by his own hands!"
"We want him to believe, at the imperial banquet on the Emperor's birthday, in front of all the civil and military officials, that he has already won, that he has successfully forced the emperor to abdicate, and that he is ready to be crowned emperor..."
At this point, Lin Wanwan picked up the brown paper bag full of evidence and gently weighed it in her hand.
She raised her head and looked at Xiao Che, revealing a smile that was both captivating and extremely cunning.
"Then, we will turn this evidence into a special 'gift,' and present it at the imperial banquet on the Emperor's birthday, in front of the entire world..."
"Dedicated to our good Uncle Wang."
"boom--!"
This plan, like a thunderclap from a clear sky, exploded in Xiao Che's mind!
How insane!
How ruthless!
How wonderful!
He could picture that scene.
The imperial banquet for the Emperor's birthday was the focus of everyone's attention. Regent Xiao Yuan, having revealed his true intentions, believed he had everything under control and was preparing to receive the homage of the officials and ascend to the coveted throne.
At the very moment when he was at the height of his success and the most glorious moment of his life, his empress personally presented him with all the irrefutable evidence of his treason as a "gift"!
In that instant, it was an extreme reversal from heaven to hell!
That kind of public execution, where all pretense is stripped away in front of the whole world, revealing the ugliest and dirtiest parts of the body!
The utter despair of watching helplessly as all hope turns into irrefutable evidence that nails you to the pillar of shame!
This is more than just a simple victory.
This was a thoroughly enjoyable, highly ceremonial, absolutely humiliating... public execution!
Xiao Che stared blankly for a long time at the woman in front of him, who was smiling and devising a plan for him to send his enemies to the guillotine in the most cruel way.
He couldn't hold back any longer and burst into loud laughter!
"Hahaha...hahahaha!"
His laughter, filled with boundless joy and indulgence, echoed for a long time in the quiet, secluded room.
This is his true empress!
This is the kind of woman who can stand shoulder to shoulder with him at the pinnacle of power!
Not content with simple victories, but striving for the most magnificent, thorough, and devastating perfect hunt that will crush the enemy's will!
He smiled, reached out, and affectionately pinched Lin Wanwan's smooth cheek, his eyes filled with undisguised admiration and love.
"My Empress is becoming more and more..."
He drew out the last syllable, leaned close to her ear, and whispered in a slightly husky, magnetic voice that only the two of them could hear:
"...It pleases me greatly."
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