The scheming empress starts by conquering men

This was really unexpected. Logically, she shouldn't agree to it.

The maid Hongmei nodded with an indignant look on her face.

"Yes, this matter has spread all over Kyoto, and she has gained all the good reputation."

"Hmph, what a ruthless person! If she hadn't caused you to get hurt, what would have happened to her, Shao Dian Si Shui? Fortunately, the empress didn't agree. I heard that she was poisoned again."

"In my opinion, this is probably not a self-torture tactic."

Shaodian Haolan shook his head, and after secretly considering it, he said, "Maybe not this time."

She knew that the Sixth Princess loved to use the strategy of inflicting pain on herself.

But the problem is, if she wasn't really poisoned, she would have forced the Empress to assign her two tasks today, one for military merit and the other for fame.

No matter which one it is, the one who will benefit will definitely be Shaodian Sishui.

But she couldn't figure out who could have poisoned Shaodian Sishui?

Shaodian Haolan couldn't figure it out, so he simply stopped thinking about it and looked up at the maid.

"When is she leaving?"

"The Empress has issued an order to have her take the wedding procession that has been prepared and go to the north to welcome the bride for His Highness at noon today. However, His Highness is about to go to Shanrong."

Hao Lan's eyes moved, she tilted her head to look at the peaches growing outside the window, and spoke softly.

"Actually, I don't want to be her enemy, but the Queen Mother doesn't want us sisters to get too close."

"Since the Mother Queen asked me to go to Beirong, why not go?"

"but…"

Shaodian Haolan hesitantly withdrew his gaze and looked at the maid.

The maid saw His Highness's gaze and immediately understood what he meant.

"Your Highness, rest assured. We can take this opportunity to catch all the secret agents in her branch in Kyoto. However, we may..." Hongmei hesitated, a trace of pity flashed in her eyes. "We may accidentally kill our own people."

Hao Lan hesitated and gritted her teeth and said, "It doesn't matter. You will be in charge of this matter. Let those hidden men... die quickly."

Also all the chess pieces that followed her.

"Here."

Hongmei took the order and left quickly.

Shaodian Haolan lowered his head, deep in thought, wondering who would have poisoned Shaodian Sishui.

I just can't figure it out. Could it be that the person who poisoned her was the fourth brother?

No, not the fourth one.

Although the fourth sister has a hot temper and is a reckless person, she has a very good relationship with the sixth sister, so she shouldn't be thinking that seriously.

Who else could it be?

Until Shaodian Haolan's eyes fell on a portrait on the desk, he still couldn't figure it out.

The portrait shows a man wearing Mobei clothing and riding a horse at full speed.

I can only see the side profile, not the front face.

Although she couldn't see his face, Hao Lan was fascinated by this heroic man.

This is the emperor's daughter whom she is about to marry, Shao Jincong.

She actually hoped that the Sixth Princess would refuse to go to welcome the bride, as she really wanted to go there herself.

But even she did not expect that the Sixth Princess, who had always been aloof, would actually agree to the Empress Mother's harsh request.

Hao Lan rubbed the burly figure of the man in the painting and asked softly.

"Now that she has bowed her head, what do you think? Should we let her go?"

As long as the Sixth Princess keeps a low profile in the future, when she becomes the empress, she will not feel any pain when she spits out the pearl. She will also be given a fiefdom and allowed to leave Kyoto. She will never be killed.

After all, when she was a child, the Sixth Princess was her only close playmate, and she also worked as a medicine man because of her.

In the study room of the Sixth Princess’ residence.

"Sixth sister, I'm not your elder sister, you've always been careless. Shaodian Haolan was only slightly injured, so what's the big deal? You're on the expedition and welcoming her bride. What's your brain like?"

"Before your father was locked up in the cold palace, he kept telling me to keep an eye on you and take care of you. But you were careless and brought trouble upon yourself again."

"You've been sold, and you still have to count money for them!"

Seeing that Sixth Sister was in a daze and didn't say a word, as if she had suffered a great injustice, Shaodian Sheyu became furious.

With a look of disappointment, he gritted his teeth and said, "Say something! You're driving me crazy, you taciturn person."

Seeing that she was still in a daze and did not respond, Shaodian Sheyu could not bear it anymore.

"No, I'm going to find Shaodian Haolan right now. She's probably the one who poisoned you. Apart from her, I can't think of anyone else who could have poisoned you."

"Hmph, if it doesn't work, I'll go find the Mother Empress and ask her to judge and punish Shao Dian Hao Lan."

After Shaodian Sheyu finished speaking, he turned around and left, wanting to question Shaodian Haolan. They were sisters, so why did Shaodian Haolan poison her own sister?

Shaodian Sishui, who had been in a trance, suddenly came to his senses and hurriedly called her to stop. Because he was too anxious, he accidentally swallowed a mouthful of saliva and choked.

“Ahem… Fourth sister, don’t be in such a hurry to leave… Just listen to me.”

Shaodian Sheyu turned around irritably, and when she saw her sister's face turned red due to coughing, her expression was full of worry.

He quickly walked behind her, patted her back gently, and said with concern.

"I'm not leaving. Don't be impatient. Tell me what you want to say. I'll listen. You're still so impatient. Can't you learn more from me?"

Shaodian Sishui: "..."

She tried hard to suppress her cough, raised a miserable smile, and shook her head weakly at Shaodian Sheyu.

"My poisoning was not caused by Second Princess, it was all my fault. I poisoned myself."

Originally, Shaodian Sishui could have kept the matter from Shaodian Sheyu, but the problem was that Shaodian Sheyu in the book was a terrible teammate.

If you hide something from her, she will figure it out on her own, and it's easy for her to figure it out in the wrong way, to the point of being completely outrageous.

If it weren't for her stupid teammate, she would have died a little later.

However, Shaodian Sheyu truly loved her from the bottom of his heart.

She had deliberately died of poison in the hall, which was a step backward.

Because she knew that one should not push people into a corner. Even rabbits bite when they are cornered, let alone the empress. Once pushed into a corner, she would deal with her without regard for her dignity.

"What did you say? You poisoned yourself!"

Shaodian Sheyu's voice became louder and he looked at her in disbelief.

"Why did you poison yourself?"

She paused in confusion, her eyes lighting up.

"Oh, I see. You want to frame the second child, right? Then I should go and make trouble for the second child. The mother empress will definitely punish her."

Shaodian Sishui: "..."

Listen, what did she say? Is she a bad teammate?

It was a fucking frame-up. This low-level method was nothing in the face of the Empress's favor.

It's also a frame-up. If she goes out and says this, the one who will be hurt in the end is Shao Dian Si Shui.

"No, Fourth Sister, you understand me the best. You have been the best to me since I was a child. Although you are not born by my father, you were raised by my father. I have never wanted to frame anyone."

As Shaodian Sishui spoke, his eyes were misty and he looked aggrieved.

"I just wanted to find a bride for my second sister, but I was forced to do this."

"I just didn't expect that I would learn about the sudden war in Shanrong today. Ziqing must be in dire straits. When I was in the hall, I was a little anxious and wanted to go to Shanrong first to welcome the bride."

"When I return victorious, maybe I won't have to go to the wedding."

Shaodian Sishui said this, and slapped himself in the face with great hatred.

"It's all my fault. The poison in my body took effect too early. If I had known, I wouldn't have poisoned myself."