"If he's already old, then why is he so reluctant to relinquish his military power? What he wants is so obvious. Can't the emperor see it?"
After saying that, Yan Zhihua looked at Su Nian'e again, whose face was gloomy. This woman had been a pawn all her life. Her father, who had always taken care of her, was just using her as a puppet to bewitch the king.
However, she was still trapped in her own world.
Every word of Yan Zhihua was like a blow to Su Nian'e.
Beside her, Su Ningde frowned upon hearing this.
Su Ningde looked at the petite and slender woman in front of him. He never thought there would be such a meticulous and ambitious woman in the harem.
Although he admired her, he also became more vigilant.
Then, Yan Zhihua spoke again.
"So, today's incident was all planned by the emperor. You, this pawn, have become a dead one. You're doomed to die today."
After saying that, Yan Zhihua motioned for Su Ningde to leave the room. Outside, the two of them slowly began to talk.
"Eunuch, you've been in the palace for quite some time. You must know what to do with such a heedless concubine. Anyway, she's going to die. As long as the result is achieved, it doesn't matter how."
Hearing this, Su Ningde nodded repeatedly. His hands were full of sweat. He only felt endless fear towards the woman in front of him.
Su Ningde rubbed his hands and bowed with a smile. "Your ladyship is right. We servants just do what we're told, so we're a bit entangled."
"Since it's the intention of your ladyship and the queen, then this servant..."
Su Ningde deliberately paused for a moment. He just wanted to know whose idea this was behind all this.
And Yan Zhihua seemed to understand what he meant. She just nodded symbolically. "You should know what to do next. If the person behind me knows about this, he will surely reward you handsomely."
As soon as these words were said, Su Ningde finally breathed a sigh of relief. "Your ladyship, please rest assured. This servant will surely do his best to handle this matter."
After saying that, Su Ningde entered the room again. Only a shrill scream was heard.
Then, the cawing of crows sounded from all directions, disturbing a large flock of birds.
In the room, there was a red circle around Su Nian'e's neck. Blood kept flowing, and she was no longer alive.
She was the daughter of a high - ranking official, but now she ended up dying a tragic death.
Su Ningde looked at the body on the ground with disdain in his eyes.
After a while, he rushed to the Liangqing Hall. Seeing Tang Youyou enjoying the cool there, Su Ningde smiled and said, "Queen, the things you asked this servant to do have all been done."
Hearing this, Tang Youyou was surprised but didn't ask much. She grabbed Qingyu, who was about to ask something, and with just a look, Qingyu became quiet.
Then, Tang Youyou smiled and said, "Thank you, eunuch."
After saying that, Su Ningde flattered with a smile again. "Queen, what are you saying? This Su woman was doomed to die. This servant just did what he should do. The body was handled very cleanly, leaving no clues. Her tongue was sticking out so long."
Hearing this, Tang Youyou's face instantly turned pale. She waved her hand and motioned for Yiran in the distance to give Su Ningde some gold.
After receiving the gold, Su Ningde nodded shyly and bowed with a smile. "Thank you, Queen. This servant will take his leave."
After seeing him leave, Tang Youyou finally felt relieved.
Beside her, Qingyu was already red with anger.
"This old thing really doesn't know his place. It's fine that the person is dead, but he still comes here to annoy the queen."
Suddenly, Tang Youyou turned around and retched. Lately, her morning sickness had been getting worse.
As the moonlight outside grew deeper, by the candlelight in the room, she saw someone coming outside.
So, she tugged at Qingyu, who was chattering non - stop. "Be quiet."
After a while, Kang Fuhai said outside, "Queen, Concubine An from the Yanxi Palace requests an audience."
Hearing this, Tang Youyou was slightly stunned at first, then with an expression that showed no joy or anger, she watched the person at the door slowly enter.
"Your servant pays respects to the queen."
Although Yan Zhihua verbally paid her respects, her body didn't show any sign of deference. She held her head high and stared straight into Tang Youyou's eyes.
Just like that day in the imperial garden, she could only be described as arrogant.
She said, "I guess that Eunuch Su has just been here. That matter was done by your servant."
After saying that, Qingyu couldn't hold back anymore. She sneered at Yan Zhihua and spoke sarcastically.
"Concubine An is really daring to do something but not brave enough to take the blame. How dare you put the blame on the queen? What crime do you deserve?"
But no matter how Qingyu interrogated her, Yan Zhihua remained unmoved. She even looked gleeful and sneered, "Queen, you'd better keep an eye on Concubine Wen, who has been so quiet. Don't end up being calculated to death without even knowing who to take revenge on."
Tang Youyou, sitting on the high seat, looked down at this self - important woman. This woman would be her helper in the future.
In the original drama, this woman was just the queen's trump card, but she didn't know why the two of them would be on the same side.
However, recently Wen Ruxue had been too quiet. It was so quiet that it made Tang Youyou feel as if the palace was just like when she first came.
Reminded by this person, Tang Youyou thought of the meaningful expression that Su Nian'e had left when she came to the palace a few days ago.
There should be someone else behind her expression.
Logically speaking, a proud person like her wouldn't do something to harm herself. So, it's likely that she didn't know that the spice could kill her.
Obviously, someone already knew that she was pregnant before that. As for Su Nian'e, she was just a scapegoat for Wen Ruxue.
In this case, there was probably someone from Wen Ruxue's side beside her.
As for why Rong Xun punished Su Nian'e, it's very likely that he also knew about this.
But she only found out that she was pregnant when she went to the Mingzheng Hall. Unless...
Unless Rong Xun was there at that time!
It's impossible. If he knew that Rong Jiangyu wasn't crazy and that she was pregnant with the imperial heir, neither she nor Rong Jiangyu would be able to escape!
Thinking of this, she seemed to find herself trapped in another situation.
This game had trapped her and made it difficult for her to extricate herself.
And Yan Zhihua in front of her seemed to have seen through all these things long ago. Tang Youyou finally fell into deep thought and began to assess the situation.