Emperor Shen's charming wife

Yes, in her previous life, the one she loved most was the most beautiful Wei Zi. In order to please her, Shen Yu spared no effort in manpower and resources to transport precious peony seedlings from thousands of miles away, just to make her smile.

Ridiculous, really ridiculous!

In her previous life, she naively believed that Shen Yu's affection was real, but she didn't know that all this was just a disguise for him to consolidate his power.

"Oh, men..." Ning Yao murmured in a low voice, her tone full of self-mockery and bitterness.

"Who made our queen unhappy?"

A low, magnetic voice came from behind him, with a hint of teasing, a hint of inquiry, and a hint of worry that he himself was not even aware of.

Ning Yao turned around and looked at Shen Yu who had returned. A playful smile appeared on her lips: "Why is the emperor back again? Didn't you say that I am a 'venomous woman' and should stay away from me?"

Shen Yu ignored her sarcasm and walked straight to her. His deep eyes locked onto hers tightly, as if he wanted to see through her. "I heard that my beloved concubine had an argument with Concubine Shen while admiring the flowers in the Imperial Garden today?"

Ning Yao raised her eyebrows and pretended to be surprised: "Your Majesty is really well-informed. He found out so quickly?"

Shen Yu didn't comment, but just asked calmly: "What's going on?"

"What else could it be?" Ning Yao sneered, with a hint of sarcasm in her tone, "I ordered people to move a few pots of flowers, which made Concubine Shen unhappy. She insisted that I stole her things and said..."

She paused, her eyes slightly reddened, and she looked aggrieved: "You also said that I am a foxy woman, seducing the emperor and wanting to replace him..."

"Nonsense!" Shen Yu's face darkened and he shouted angrily, "Am I the kind of person who can be seduced by beauty?"

Ning Yao sneered in her heart, but remained calm on her face. She just sighed softly and said quietly, "Your Majesty's words are golden, and I naturally believe them. But..."

She raised her head and looked at Shen Yu steadily, with a sly light in her eyes: "Your Majesty believes in me, but those women in the harem may not believe it..."

Shen Yu frowned slightly, seeming to understand what she meant.

Ning Yao was secretly proud of him when she saw him being moved, and continued to exaggerate, "Your Majesty also knows that I have been spoiled since I was young, and I am a bit arrogant and domineering. Now that I have entered the palace, I have to be careful everywhere, for fear of offending someone. But the more careful I am, the more those people will intensify. Today they are stealing my flowers, and tomorrow I don't know what they will do..."

When she said this, her voice already had a hint of crying, and tears began to well up in her eyes, as if they were about to burst out in the next second.

Shen Yu looked at her tearful face and suddenly felt annoyed. He hated to see women cry, especially Ning Yao's tears, which made him feel inexplicably upset.

"Okay, stop crying!" He said impatiently, "I will make the decision for you!"

Ning Yao's heartbeat suddenly paused. The figure behind the rockery, the dagger in his hand shining with cold light, and the eerie silence in the imperial garden at this moment all made her realize that a conspiracy against her was quietly unfolding.

Biyun was still young and had never seen such a scene. She turned pale with fear and tightly grasped Ning Yao's sleeve, her voice trembling: "Madam, is that an assassin?"

Ning Yao calmly protected Biyun behind her and said in a low voice, "Don't be afraid, I'm here."

In her previous life, she had experienced too many intrigues and swordplay in this deep palace. A mere assassin was not enough to make her lose her composure.

She looked around calmly. There was only one assassin and his target was obviously her. There was no one in the imperial garden at the moment, so it was a good opportunity to capture him.

"Biyun, go to the inner hall and ring the Yangyang Bell." Ning Yao ordered in a deep voice.

The Jingyang Bell is used to sound an alarm in the palace. It will not be rung unless it is absolutely necessary, but the situation is urgent at the moment and there is no time to worry about that.

Although Biyun was afraid, she also knew the seriousness of the matter. She did not dare to delay and quickly turned around and ran towards the inner hall.

Ning Yao watched Biyun's back disappear behind the palace gate, then she slowly turned around and looked coldly in the direction of the rockery. She opened her red lips slightly, and said with a hint of sarcasm: "You are hiding there secretly, but do you want to assassinate me?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the figure behind the rockery was obviously stunned for a moment, as if he did not expect to be discovered by Ning Yao.

After a moment's silence, the figure walked out from behind the rockery. It was indeed an assassin in black and mask. He held a dagger in his hand, which reflected a cold light in the sunlight.

"Since you've discovered me, don't blame me for being rude!" The assassin growled and pounced towards Ning Yao like lightning.

Ning Yao was prepared and calmly dodged to the side, while at the same time throwing out a silver needle from her sleeve and shooting it directly at the assassin's face.

The assassin obviously didn't expect Ning Yao to be so skilled. He hurriedly raised his dagger to block, but was still stabbed in the arm by the silver needle.

"You..." The assassin covered his arm, his eyes full of shock and disbelief.

"With your mediocre skills, you think you can assassinate me?" Ning Yao sneered, her tone full of disdain and ridicule.

In her previous life, she was a queen, surrounded by many experts. What kind of assassins had she not seen? With the skills of this man in front of her, he was not even qualified to tickle her!

"Don't be so complacent!" The assassin was angered by Ning Yao and rushed forward again, waving the dagger.

Ning Yao smiled contemptuously, dodged the assassin's attack like a ghost, and kicked him in the chest, kicking him away.

The assassin fell heavily to the ground, and before he could get up, Ning Yao had already flashed in front of him, with the cold dagger against his neck.

"Tell me, who sent you here?" Ning Yao's voice was like ice from hell, making people shudder.

The assassin felt the threat of death and trembled all over, but he still said stubbornly: "Kill me if you want to, don't even think about getting any information from me!"

"Ha, you're pretty tough." Ning Yao sneered and exerted a little force with the dagger in her hand. A blood mark immediately appeared on the assassin's neck.

"I ask again, who sent you?"

"Yes..." The assassin was about to say it, but suddenly his face changed, a mouthful of black blood spurted out, and then he fell to the ground and died.

Ning Yao looked at the assassin's body with a frown on her face. It seemed that the person behind this was really cautious!

"Empress, are you okay?" At this time, Biyun hurried over with a group of guards. When he saw the scene in front of him, he was so scared that his face turned pale.

"I'm fine." Ning Yao put away the dagger and said calmly, "Dispose of the assassin's body. No one is allowed to disclose this matter without my order."