Su Qingwen felt a vein throbbing on her forehead and couldn't help scolding, "Come on, could you please turn off the background music? And it's one of those popular Douyin songs!"
[System: Sorry. As an excellent system, the programmer implanted all kinds of high - tech into me when designing me, including a Chinese music library.]
"Ugh." Su Qingwen cleared her throat, still blushing uncontrollably.
Naturally, the system noticed this.
[System: Honey, your heart is beating very fast, and your face is extremely red. Obviously, your adrenaline is soaring. We call this phenomenon a flutter in the heart or the feeling of falling in love.]
"Uh..." Su Qingwen clenched her fists, suddenly feeling a bit dazed. It was so strange. How could she fall in love in a game? If Hua Yueye was just a character in the game, wouldn't she have had a illusory relationship?
Thinking of this, her face paled. She lowered her head and said, "System, I want to ask you, if I fall in love with a character in the game, what will happen?"
[System: This situation has never occurred before. But according to common sense, it won't end well. You can't live in the game forever. Alas, it's really a pity.]
As it said this, the system's voice gradually faded.
Su Qingwen opened her eyes. She felt a sudden inexplicable melancholy clogging her heart. Her chest felt stuffy, and she couldn't say a word. Then, she gave a bitter smile, lay down on the bed fully dressed, and thought, forget it, stop thinking about it.
Thanks to Su Qingwen's reminder and Hua Yueye's skillful maneuvers, the two court officials who had originally joined forces actually broke up. Moreover, their relationship had soured to the point where they would never want to see each other again.
It was thought that Hua Yueye had won this time. However, a month later, he found another excuse to send them to prison.
One family was executed and their property confiscated, while the other was exiled. Such a ruthless and decisive move was truly terrifying.
Even Gao Quan began to feel afraid. This Hua Yueye actually had such abilities!
He didn't dare to wait any longer. That very night, he changed his clothes and went to see the King of Rui.
"Why did you come here?" The King of Rui looked at the man in front of him, his eyes showing surprise, panic, and a bit of disbelief.
"Could I not come? Look at Hua Yueye and Su Qingwen. They're about to tear a hole in the sky!" Gao Quan squinted his eyes and angrily slapped the table. "How could I not have seen before that he's an ungrateful wretch?"
"Keep your voice down." The King of Rui lowered his voice, quickly went to close the window, and then locked all the doors.
Hearing this, Gao Quan calmed down a bit. He slowly sat down on the chair opposite and said, "I'm just really angry."
"You shouldn't have come here in person. If others find out, both of us will be finished." The King of Rui said seriously, looking at Gao Quan with displeasure.
"Come on, I'm already here. Don't say these things. Let's think about what to do next." Gao Quan waved his hand and continued, "Just like this, the Yang and Li families are gone. There will be fewer and fewer available people in the court."
"What are you afraid of? Anyway, when these two families fall, there will be others. Those people were all promoted by you." The King of Rui seemed calmer.
"No. Hua Yueye is already on the rise. This is a trend. We have to nip him in the bud and not let him develop any further." Gao Quan lowered his head and tightened his fists.
"If it really comes to that, while his wings are still not fully grown, we can force him to abdicate and find a young emperor." Gao Quan sneered.
"Do you think this is a good idea?" The King of Rui looked at the teacup in his hand, his eyes full of disdain. "Isn't this just repeating the same mistake? Didn't you do the same thing to Hua Yueye back then? People will grow up one day. What if that child is even more difficult to deal with than Hua Yueye?"
"Moreover, where can you find a child with a legitimate claim now? Now, the country is prosperous, the weather is favorable, and the common people don't want the throne to change hands easily." The King of Rui saw things clearly and immediately understood the stakes. He analyzed it for Gao Quan bit by bit.
"Then there's only one last resort." After a moment of thought, Gao Quan stood up straight, his gaze looking into the distance. "At first, I thought Hua Yueye was easy to control, so I didn't drug him. I hope it's not too late. Don't you have some Gu poison? Put some in his food."
Since Hua Yueye had left them no way out, they didn't have to show any mercy either.
The King of Rui frowned tightly. His face suddenly changed, and then he gave a bitter smile. "Fine. Now, this is our last resort."
As he said this, he took out a brown pill from a hidden compartment. "This Gu poison is called 'Puppet'. Just like its name, after a person takes it, they will obey the orders of the person who administers the poison. There's my blood in it, which means Hua Yueye will listen to me from now on."
"Hey, King of Rui, if Hua Yueye listens to you in the future, what about me?" Gao Quan was a shrewd man. He naturally wouldn't let all the benefits go to the King of Rui. What if the King of Rui turned against him in the future?
"Hahaha." The King of Rui suddenly burst into laughter. "Since that's the case, to show my sincerity, you can also put your blood in it."
As he said this, he took out a dagger and threw it into Gao Quan's arms.
At this moment, Gao Quan didn't have time to think too much. He snorted, cut a small cut on his finger, and dripped his blood directly onto the pill.
In the blink of an eye, the blood merged with the pill.
"Because of my status, it's really inconvenient for me to drug Hua Yueye, so I'll leave this to you." The King of Rui stuffed the pill into Gao Quan's hand and emphasized, "The effect of this medicine only lasts for three days. That means after three days, this medicine will lose its effect, so you have to be quick. Got it?"
"Don't worry. I'll definitely make him take it." Gao Quan nodded, lowered his head to put on his hat, and quietly left the King of Rui's room.
The King of Rui stood in front of the window, watching the man's back disappear into the night. His eyes suddenly became very strange, and then he sneered. "There are really a lot of fools in this world."
Leaving behind this inexplicable remark, the King of Rui tightly closed the window.
After Gao Quan returned, he immediately couldn't wait to give the pill to Ning Yunqing and repeatedly told her to make sure Hua Yueye took it.