The scheming empress starts by conquering men

Zhong Moyao went to the palace to meet the emperor and knelt outside the Yangxin Palace to plead for mercy, but the chief eunuch beside Shaodian Ruixue sent him away on the grounds that the emperor was unwell.

How could Zhong Moyao leave? He knelt on the ground with a pale face and dark circles under his eyes, not saying a word.

"Oh my, Sixth Prince's wife, please go back quickly. His Majesty is unwell and has not woken up yet. If you kneel down like this, won't you get sick again?"

The chief eunuch persuaded Zhong Moyao to leave.

Zhong Moyao sneered and looked at the chief eunuch. "I heard that the chief eunuch was punished by the mother emperor with twenty lashes yesterday. I saw today that the chief eunuch's injury healed quickly."

As he spoke, he looked at the plaque of the Hall of Mental Cultivation with resentment.

"But the Sixth Prince is burning all over and unconscious. Only the Great Witch can save him. But why? The Queen Mother can let someone save you, a guard, but she can't save her own daughter!"

"Why!"

Zhong Moyao roared, full of rage, but his voice could not be heard in the Yangxin Palace.

Seeing that he was so stubborn, the chief eunuch snorted coldly, said nothing more, turned around and went back to the Yangxin Palace to report to the emperor.

In the Yangxin Palace, Shaoding Ruixue was playing chess with the great wizard Bu.

Seeing the chief eunuch coming in, Shao Dian Ruixue chatted and laughed with the chief witch without even raising his head.

"Why can't you just let me win? Every time I play chess with you, you always win."

The Great Wizard had a hint of smile in his eyes. "Your Majesty, please don't joke around. If I can't beat Your Majesty, then I will have to hand over the position of Great Wizard to Your Majesty."

"Hahahaha..." Shaodian Ruixue laughed heartily and played chess casually; "You, you, you are the only one in the world who dares to talk to me like this."

"Of course." The Great Wubu said arrogantly, "It is a right granted by His Majesty."

"Ha ha ha ha…"

Shaoding Ruixue laughed out loud again, without any of the morbid look he had before.

After she finished laughing, she looked at the chief eunuch who was waiting beside her.

"He's still kneeling outside?"

The chief eunuch bowed his head and replied, "I haven't left even a step."

"Humph." Shao Dian Rui Xue snorted coldly; "Since he wants to kneel, then let him kneel. When he has kneeled enough, he will naturally leave. This is a good opportunity to teach him a lesson about his unruly temper."

This time, she wanted to take advantage of Shaodian Sishui's illness to kill her!

Since I can take her life and get Shao Chaogan's Shao Order, why not do it?

A mother’s kindness and a daughter’s filial piety are all for others to see. Nowadays, it’s better not to do it for the sake of face.

"Ah!" Shao Dian Ruixue sighed, picked up the chess piece, and stared at the Great Wu Bu; "Do you think Gu Xin is cruel?"

The Great Wubu looked calm, with a hint of smile in his eyes. "Your Majesty, what you have done is beneficial to the country and the people, there is nothing wrong with it. How can you be cruel? How can you say that?"

"Haha." Shaodian Ruixue smiled softly and nodded. She kept rolling the chess piece back and forth between her index and middle fingers, looking at the chessboard; "You still understand me!"

After looking at it for a long while, he threw away the chess piece in his hand.

"I lost again. Let's start over." She looked up and asked the chief eunuch, "When will Hao Lan and Lao Qi come to the capital?"

"Your Majesty, the guards have reported that we will arrive around noon."

"Yeah, very good."

In the Sixth Princess's residence, Shao Jincong took care of Shaodian Sishui without taking off his clothes.

The red circles under his eyes didn't go away for the whole morning, and they always looked misty.

Just after noon, Yan Xi walked in with a meal.

"Mr. Shao, you haven't had breakfast yet. It's already noon, so you should have some food."

Shao Jincong sighed; "I can't eat."

"You have to eat even if you can't eat it!"

Yan Xi was a little anxious and put the meal next to him.

"Wait for brother to come back and have dinner together." Shao Jincong said again.

He still knows the rules and will wait for Zhong Moyao to come back.

Yan Xi snorted and said unhappily, "My young master won't be coming back."

"What do you mean by this?"

Shao Jincong looked up at Yan Xi in surprise, not understanding what was going on.

Yan Xi remained silent, said nothing, and stood aside.

Shao Jincong was a little anxious. "Brother went to the palace this morning, why hasn't he come back yet?"

Yan Xi pursed her lips, tears in her eyes, and looked at him with some resentment, but still said nothing.

Shao Jincong became even more anxious; "Speak!"

His tone was so bad that Yan Xi shivered.

Yan Xi said angrily, "It's all because of you. If it weren't for saving you, His Highness wouldn't have been injured."

"You have been poisoned by the Second Princess. Why did our Highness need to use his heart's blood to save you?"

"In order to avoid suspicion from His Majesty, His Highness deliberately refused to marry you, so that you could enter the palace safely. But what about you? You don't have to do anything, and everyone is willing to sacrifice their lives for you."

"His Highness is in a coma and in critical condition. Even the witch doctor said that his Highness is beyond medical help and only the great witch doctor can save his life."

"But a night has passed, and His Majesty has not sent a great witch to heal Your Highness."

"Of course my son went to the palace and begged His Majesty to save His Highness by dying!"

"You still have the nerve to be mean to me?"

Shao Jincong trembled all over and his face turned pale in an instant.

"What did you say? The love poison was planted by the Second Princess? Your Highness deliberately refused the marriage proposal. Why?"

Why didn't he know anything? Why did everyone hide it from him?

The love Gu was actually planted by Shaodian Haolan?

He had no idea that the love Gu was planted by Shaodian Haolan, he only knew that he was poisoned by the love Gu.

Shao Jincong was in a state of confusion. He couldn't understand many things, especially the love poison. When did he get infected?

"Don't play dumb. You are the one who has been poisoned. How could you not know?"

"I really don't know." He gritted his teeth and frowned fiercely; "Damn Shaodian Haolan!"

He stood up suddenly and straightened his clothes.

"Prepare the car, I'm going to attack and meet the emperor."

Yan Xi, however, didn't want to pay any attention to him and kept making sarcastic remarks.

"Why are you going there? Going into the palace will only cause trouble."

"Prepare the car!" Shao Jincong ordered in a deep voice, with a cold light in his eyes.

If Zhong Moyao can ask, why can't he?

As His Highness's man, he can do the same thing that Zhong Moyao can do.

Even if I have to die today, I will force Your Majesty to send the great witch doctor to the palace to treat Your Highness.

Yan Xi was stunned by his expression and stared at him blankly.

Shao Jincong shouted coldly, "Go quickly!"

Yan Xi then came back to his senses, lowered his head and walked out.

Watching Yan Xi leave, Shao Jincong came to Shaodian Si Shui's bed and gently stroked her cheek with his fingertips.

"Don't worry, Your Highness. I will definitely find a great witch to save your life."

He said this as if to cheer himself up.

Even if he were to die today, he would still invite a great sorcerer to divine.

Shao Jincong rode in a carriage and arrived outside the palace gate. He saw Shaodian Haolan and Shaodian Ziqing entering the palace in a mighty procession, surrounded by hundreds of officials.

He stared at Shaodian Haolan's back, a hint of resentment flashing across his face.

It’s all her fault. If it weren’t for her, His Highness wouldn’t be in such danger!

Shaodian Haolan entered the palace happily, but she felt as if someone was looking at her.

She looked back and saw Shao Jincong getting off the carriage outside the palace.

Shaodian Haolan's face lit up with joy and he quickly walked towards Shao Jincong.

"Jincong, are you here to pick me up?"

Shao Jincong didn't want to pay attention to her. He held the badge and took a step back to keep a distance from her when she came forward.

"Your Highness Shao Jincong greets the Second Princess."

Shaodian Haolan was stunned for a moment, and reached out to pull his hand but froze in place.

"Servant?"

She quickly grabbed Shao Jincong's hand.

"You are my royal servant, how can you be my maid? Get up quickly."

Shao Jincong suddenly broke free from Shaodian Haolan's hand.

"Second Prince, Jin Cong was ordered by His Majesty to marry into the Sixth Princess's residence last night. He is now the Sixth Princess's attendant. I hope the Second Princess will not overstep the boundaries."

"What did you say!?"